<TITLE>11. Par 39-42</TITLE>L-39 Now, notice closely. Now, who was this guy, Nathanael. He was a Israelite, the Jewish nation. Now, when this miracle was performed on him, he said, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel." In other words, "You are the Messiah that we've looked for."
That's what the true believing Jew thought when that was performed, because he knowed that was the sign of the Messiah. And any true believer knows it today, for He doesn't change.
But there was a lot of people, great church members, bishops, priests, doctors, who were smart and intelligent, what did they say? They said, "This man is a fortuneteller, Beelzebub, an evil spirit."
And Jesus said, "I'll forgive you for that. But when the Holy Ghost is come to do the same thing, one word against It will never be forgiven in this world, neither in the world that is to come."

L-40 So you see where we'd be standing in this day? The Holy Spirit will come someday and will do the same thing, and one word against it is the unpardonable sin, because they had called the Spirit of God an unclean spirit: blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, that's talking about It.
Calling like you call me a devil, that would be all right. You might be all right with that, and God forgive you. But you call the Holy Spirit an evil thing, it's never forgiven you. You should know better.

L-41 Now, that what the--the true Jew believed, and that's what the educated and orthodox Jew believed. One said, "You are the Son of God," because He did that.
And one said, "He's an evil spirit. He's possessed with a devil power to do that." They couldn't figure it out. They had no spirituality about them to know in the Spirit. God's things are hid from the eyes of the wise and prudent.
They was both reading the same Bible. They couldn't recognize that to be the Spirit of God. They knowed all the theology. They knowed all the--the--the church doctrine. But they didn't know the Spirit. They didn't know the real true Scriptures.
And now, notice. Here He goes a little further. And we find Him in Acts... I mean, in Saint John the 4th chapter. He was going down to Jericho. But He had need go up to Samaria. Now, if you've ever been in Palestine, that's altogether different. Go way up in here in the mountains to Samaria instead of going straight down from Jerusalem to Jericho.

L-42 But notice. He had need to go by. Now, we're going to find out in a few minutes why. And He sent His disciples away about noon. And a lovely woman come up, beautiful, but for the sake of talking, we believe that she was a--a woman of ill fame, prostitute.
And Jesus, a middle aged Man, though He was only thirty-three years old, yet the Scripture says He looked fifty. The Bible said that. "You say that this... You're not a man over fifty years old and say you seen Abraham." Now, we know you got a devil." See? Probably His work made Him look old.
But notice. He was setting over against a wall. And in Palestine and in the eastern countries, a little panoramic like that with vines usually going over it, and there's a well. And that place was that way.
And Jesus setting there, and this woman come out. Why, He knew she was coming. And notice. And when she started to lay the pot down into the well... If you notice it's got a windle there. And the women all come out early, get their water, and they talk, and get... The women and get all they do, and talk and get their water up, you know, and put it on their heads, and walk away with it.


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