<TITLE>10. Par 34-36</TITLE>L-34 "Oh, I want to tell you, something's happened."
"What is it, don't keep the news from me any longer, Philip. I'm a man who loves to hear good news."
He said, "We... Come, see Who we have found."
"Who did you find?"
"Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph."
Now, I can see the countenances on his face, expressed, and said, "Now, just a minute, Philip. Could there be any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Or one of those little missions or whatever, you know? "Could there be any good thing come out of a place like that?"
And I think Philip give him the best answer that any man could give him. He said, "Come and see. Just come, see for yourself." And He was willing to go, upon his friend's invitation.
And if you're ever in Palestine, look how far that was around the mountain. And no doubt when Philip going along, said, "Now, I tell what I saw done. Simon come up, the old fisherman over there in Bethsaida, and when He came up, He even spoke to him, and knew who he was. It wouldn't surprise me but what He'd know who you are."
"Aw, now, come on now, Philip. I believe maybe the hot sun has just got the best of you. What kind of a cult have you got into anyhow? What's happened to you?"
"Well, just come on."

L-35 And as they went around the mountain, finally they came into the view, where Jesus was having a little prayer line, perhaps, praying for the sick. And when Philip walked up with Nathanael, Jesus turning and looking at him, looked out, and there was all the Jews. The great orthodox church was standing there, just all soured down. And Jesus looked back to Nathanael, and said, "Behold, an Israelite in whom there is no guile."
Now, all men dressed alike, and they wore beards, and robes, and so forth, so you never know whether he could have been a Greek or he could have been anything else. But Jesus said, "There is a just man, that's truthful."
And it almost took the little Jew from his feet, and he said, "Rabbi (meaning 'teacher'), when did You know me? And other wise, You've never seen me in Your life. How did You know I was just and honest, and was a very much of a child of Israel? How did You know that I was circumcised, and all these things it takes to make an Israelite a different and a peculiar people. How did You know that?" Listening to Jesus' Word...
Here it is. He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the trees, I saw you. Why, seven miles around the mountain, I saw You."

L-36 What did the man say? Now, he represented a Jewish nation of believers. He said, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God. You are the King of Israel."
And Jesus said, "Because I told you that, you believe Me? You'll see greater than this."
Now, the Jews was standing by, according to Luke's statement, and they said, not out loud, but in their heart, "This man is Beelzebub." When they seen His work... You know what Beelzebub is? Is a devil, a fortune-teller, a great power of the devil. Said, "This man is Beelzebub."
What did Jesus say about it? He said, "If you speak a word against that, against the Son of man, it will be forgiven you. But whosoever speaks a word against the Holy Ghost, when He comes to do the same thing (Just a little later in this lesson we'll get it.), when He comes to do the same thing, one word against It will never be forgiven in this world, or the world to come." Because they said--called the Spirit of God an unclean spirit. No wonder we are ready for judgment.


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