<TITLE>10. Par 35-37</TITLE>L-35 Now notice Him... And Nathanael was all sewed up in that. And he said, "Could there be any good thing come out of Nazareth?"
And I think Philip give him the best answer that could be given, said, "Come, see."
"Well, my church is not cooperating."
"That doesn't matter. Come see anyhow!" And if God's dealing with you, there isn't enough in the world to keep you away from Christ. There isn't nothing will keep you from Him.
"If I be lifted up, I'll draw all men unto Me." That's what He said
And now, notice. Said, "Come and see."
Now, let's watch them as they go around. It was fifteen miles around the mountain. Take them a day's journey each way. And so on the road back, I could hear Philip say, "Do you know the reason we know this is the Messiah? Did you remember that time you bought them fish down there from that old fellow by the name of Simon?"
"Oh, yes, that old ignorant fisherman that couldn't sign my receipt?"
"Yeah. Well, you know, as soon as that old ignorant fisherman come up in the Presence of this Messiah, He told him, 'Your name is Simon, and your father's name is Jonas.' It wouldn't surprise me, Nathanael, that when you come into His Presence, He wouldn't tell you who you are too. He seems to know, discern the spirit of man. He knows what's in man. He knows what's the matter with man."

L-36 And as they walked up, Jesus in His regular procedure, perhaps was standing in the prayer line, and then when Philip come up into the congregation bringing him to the meeting that night--or day, whenever it was--walked up in the Presence (the first time that he'd ever saw Jesus)... Watch Jesus yesterday. Jesus said, "Behold, and Israelite in whom there is no guile."
"Well," you say, "he was dressed..." No, no. He could've been a Arab. He could've been a Greek. They all dressed the same, wore turbans and long--or--or garment, robes. They--dark complected people. He could've been Arab or been many a national...
But He said, "You are a Israelite and a just, honest man in whom there's no guile."
Why, it took that Jew off his feet, till he said, "Rabbi (Teacher), when did You ever see me? When did You know me?"
And Jesus said, "Before Philip called you, I saw you when you were under the tree." That was Jesus yesterday. That's the way He manifested Himself before the Jew. Find out any other Scripture where He ever made Hisself known in any other way but that way--That's the only way He did.

L-37 Now, watch. There's a expression of the true Jew. What did this true Jew say (on who the miracle was performed)? He said, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel."
Jesus said, "Because I told you that, you believe me. You'll see greater things than this."
But there were those who stood by, very holy, orthodox, staunch, D.D.D., Ph. double L.D., standing all by. And you know what they said? They had to brand it something. But their eyes were blinded, the Bible said, to that. Now, there's what the real true Jew said. Nathanael represented the true believer. Jesus recognized him as the believer. And when Jesus told him where he was before he come to the meeting, he knowed that was the sign of the Messiah. If that was the sign of Messiah yesterday, it's the sign of the Messiah today. He's got to express Hisself the same way if He's this Messiah, the same Messiah.


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