<TITLE>10. Par 35-39</TITLE>L-35 And along the road, as they go along, let's follow them just a little bit. I can hear Philip say to Nathanael, "You know that old fisherman, that day that you got the fish, and you wanted him to sign the receipt, and he couldn't sign it?"
"Yeah."
"He come up into the presence of this Jesus of Nazareth, and He told him who he was. He told him what his pappy's name was, Jonas. And you know, it wouldn't surprise me but what He told you who you were, when you come."
"Oh, now, just a minute. I don't believe in no such stuff as that. I will have to see it with my own eyes."
Said, "Come on."

L-36 And when they got into the presence of Jesus, a fifteen mile journey around the mountain. And when they come up into the presence of Jesus, perhaps into the prayer line, wherever it was, I do not know; it don't say. But when he come into the presence of Jesus for the first time, watch what Jesus yesterday, did.
He said, "Behold an Israelite in whom there's no guile." Now, He said... Of course he was dressed like that. All of them dressed the same. He could've been an Arab; he could been Greek; all of them wore the outer robe, garment with a turban.
He said, "Behold an Israelite in whom there is no guile." He could have been a cheater, a murderer, or thief.
And it astonished him so, that he said, "Rabbi (which means teacher), when did You ever know me?" Watch the answer coming back.
"Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you." What eyes! Fifteen miles around the mountain, day before... That was Jesus yesterday. If He's the same today, He's got to remain the same in His people today, as He was then.

L-37 What did He say? "I do nothing till My Father shows Me." The Father had showed Him that he was under the tree before he come. He showed Him Simon, who he was, before he come. Told him who his father was. You see? Now, that's the way Jesus started out representing Himself.
Now, how many knows there's only races of people? That's Ham, Shem, and Japheth's people. Certainly. Come from the sons of Noah, if the Scripture's correct. All right. That's Jew, Gentile, and Samaritan. The Samaritan is half Jew and Gentile.

L-38 To you people who read your Scripture, Peter had the keys to the Kingdom. At Acts 2, he opened to the Jews at Jerusalem, went right on down. Philip went out and preached to the Samaritans. The... And one had been down there before him, named Stephens (or not Stephens, but let's see if I can call his name just in a minute, moves my mind just now) Philip, and he went out and preached to them, and they had received the Word, but hadn't received the Holy Ghost, 'cause Peter had the keys, come down and laid hands on them; Holy Ghost come on them.
Acts 10:49, the Gentiles... Up there when Peter opened the Gospel to the Gentiles, and from then, all nations had it. No more to speak of it. What was it? Jew, Gentile, and Samaritan.

L-39 Now, when Jesus represented Himself to the Jew, you see how He did it, in the very first of His ministry?
Now, watch what Philip said, "Thou art the Son of God; You are the King of Israel."
That's what that real staunch Jew said, when He said, "I saw you before you--when you was under that tree, I saw you."
And Philip, or Nathanael said, "You are the Son of God, the King of Israel."
Jesus said, "Because I told you, I saw you under that tree, you believe Me?"
Said, "Yes."
"Well, then you'll see greater than this." See? He was in position to know something, to get farther with God.


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