<TITLE>06. Par 23-26</TITLE>L-23 And then Israel, in that time, had many men of distinction. And Simeon was one of these men. He was a man who was well-thought-of among the people. He was a teacher and a master in Israel. And God chose to use this certain man. And one day while he was in prayer, the Holy Spirit came to him and said, "Simeon, you shall not see death until you see the Christ."
Could you imagine the attitude of the people when this man of eighty some years, an old sage teacher, priest of Israel, who came forth saying, "I have saw a vision. And the Holy Spirit has said to me I shall not see death before I see the Christ."
If there ever was a time that they did not look for the Christ, it was in that day. They had looked for the Christ since the day of Eden, since the promise was given, "The woman's seed shall bruise the serpent's head."

L-24 David, Samuel, all of the prophets had looked, and prophesied, and waited for the Messiah. And here a man, eighty years old, right at the time of the least expectancy, had made that statement that, "I have seen the Angel of the Lord. And He said to me that I'll not die until I see the Christ."
Oh, I can imagine his fellow priests said, "The old man has gone off at the deep end." Or perhaps, "He has lost his mind." and would say to the rest of the priests, "Do not hear this certain fellow, because He is mad. Just let him alone, so he will declare himself to all men that he's mad. We know that angels do not appear to people in these days. We know that those things do not happen. They haven't for years, since the days of the prophets and of Moses."

L-25 But the old priest knew what he was speaking about. It was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit and he held on to his testimony. And he was not ashamed to tell the rest, "I shall not see death until I see the Christ." He had a good reason, because it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit.
Now, there is not two Holy Spirits. There's only one Holy Spirit. And if the Holy Spirit is in churches, leading people, He will lead them all the same. And then you would know whether your church was right or not; it'll compare with the leading of the Holy Spirit in the beginning, the way He did at the first place.

L-26 Now, we notice this man with this statement. And the people all laughing at him. And there has never been an age; search the histories; search the Scriptures; there's never been an age or a person that God ever called but what was made fun of by the world. Find the Scriptures. Take the Lord Jesus; take the prophets; take the saints; and find out if ever there was such: never in all the world's history.


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