<TITLE>10. Par 31-32</TITLE>L-31 There was one man who heard that. And he went on his way to find his friend. His name was Nathanael. And he found... Philip found Nathanael, rather, in the garden, praying. And when he stood up and told him, "Come, see Who we have found, Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph."
And to see a very starchy man, he said, "Now, Philip, could there be any good thing come from Nazareth?"
He said, "Come and see." That's the best answer any man could give: "Come, see for yourself."
"Is there anything to It?" Don't stay home and criticize, come find out. Search the Scriptures.
And when he came, he told him, no doubt, of meeting--when Jesus had met Peter. And let's think they said this, as Philip and Nathanael talked. Nathanael said, "Now, what is this you tell me?"
He'd say something like this, "Nathanael, knowest thou not that Moses said, 'The Lord our God shall rise up a prophet liken unto him?' And what is the Messiah to be? Is to be the God-prophet. And this Man, without knowing Simon Peter, the old fisherman, that can't even sign his own name..." But it pleased God to make him the head of the church at Jerusalem, not with enough education to sign his name, but he believed.
Notice, and when he did this, he said, "Isn't He to be the God-prophet?"
"Yes."
And when they come up to where He was praying for the sick, as soon as Jesus laid His eyes upon Nathanael, He said, "Behold, an Israelite, in whom there is no guile." How did He know him? Because there was a Balm in Gilead; because the promise that Moses made was made manifest.
There he was, "Behold, an Israelite (Not because he dressed... All Eastern people dressed the same way.), in whom there's no guile."
It astonished the man so much until he said, "How did You know me, Rabbi?"
He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you."
He knowed there was a Balm in Gilead. He said, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God. You are the King of Israel."

L-32 There were those who stood by that said, "This man has Beelzebub."
Jesus said... Because He was discerning their thoughts... And Jesus discerned their thoughts when they thought that in their heart. They never said it out loud. They were staunch church members, and they dared to say it out. But Jesus said, "I'll forgive you for it. But someday... (in so much words like this), the Holy Spirit will come and do the same thing. And one word against It will never be forgiven in this world nor the world to come."
There will be a Balm continually in Gilead. It'll be after I go. "And these works that I do shall you do also. Lo, I am with thee, even in thee to the end of the consummation. I'm be with you a little while; the world will see Me no more; yet ye shall see Me (the Church, the believer), for I'll be with you even to the end of the world." Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever, absolutely...


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