<TITLE>08. Par 27-29</TITLE>L-27 Now watch, Peter, all excited, because the supernatural was being done, he said, "Let us build three tabernacles, if Thou wilt, one for Moses, one for Elias, one for Jesus." Now, he said this, "Oh, this is going to be a great move. Let's build a tabernacle here for everybody that wants to worship with Moses." Moses represented the law. And there is no salvation in the law. There's no legal thing that you can do that will merit your salvation. It's a free gift of God. Moses represented the law. And Peter wanted to build a tabernacle for all those who wanted to keep the Sabbath days, and the new moons, and everything, the law.
But the law has no grace. The law is a policeman. The law only showed you your sin. The law only told you you are a condemned sinner. But it had no remedy for you. It can put you in jail, but it can't take you out. Who wants that? Not me. I don't want the law. It only tells me I'm a sinner, and points to me the accusing finger that I have sinned, and death is a penalty of sin. Moses with his law, and Peter wanted people to have that kind of a church.

L-28 Then the next, he wanted to build a tabernacle unto Elijah. And Elijah represented the sternness of God or the justice of God. Remember him up on the mountain? God sent him up there, and the king said, "Go up and get him with fifty men." And Elijah raised up, and as so much to say this, "I am the anointed servant of God, don't come near me. And if you do, something will happen."
"Oh," he said, "we got orders from the king, you fanatic. We'll get you anyhow."
And they started. And Elijah said, "If I be a man of God, let fire fall from heaven and consume you." And fire fell and consumed them: justice, what they deserved. I don't want that.
So the King said, "Oh, perhaps there's a storm going over. Just some natural element happened, because them days are gone. Let's send another fifty."
So another fifty come and Elijah said, "If I be a man of God let fire fall from heaven and consume you." And fire fell and consumed them. Kinda got weary of sending fifties.

L-29 God still lives. In every generation He's still God. But that's justice. I don't want the law; it puts in prison. I don't want justice. Listen, friend; I don't want justice; I want mercy, not justice. I was borned in sin, shaped in iniquity, come to the world speaking lies; I know it. And justice sends me to hell, God's own holy law. Justice sends me to hell for being a sinner. I don't want the law to point it to me; I don't want justice; I want mercy.
But Peter wanted all that to go on, tabernacles to be built, denominational barriers, and so forth; "Oh, I'm with Moses, I'm with Elijah." Oh, I want you to listen now just a minute. Before it even got from his mouth (blessed be the Name of the Lord), there was a voice came from heaven and said, "This is My beloved Son; hear ye Him." What did He represent? Mercy, salvation, justification, Divine healing. He represented heaven, great joys for us. Where the law and justice condemned us to hell, Christ being innocent, suffering for the guilty, justified us freely by His grace and set us free from every penalty of sin. And that's the requirement of the Almighty God's justice.


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