<TITLE>09. Par 26-28</TITLE>L-26 Now, in those days they said, "This man, there's nothing to Him. We can't figure it in our books; we can't place Him anywhere in the Scriptures," because the Bible said the Scriptures was blinded to them. They couldn't understand, said... After Jesus had done so many miracles, yet they could not believe Him, because the Bible said, Isaiah: "They have ears and can't hear; eyes and can't see." They were blinded; it was hid from them. But then they come around to criticize those that had it.
Now, these people are odd people; they might not be able to explain it, but they got It. That's the main thing, is have It. I can't explain how them lights burn; nobody else can. But we got it just the same. That's the way with the Holy Ghost. I can't tell you how It comes; It just--It's just here; that's all I know. And It proves Itself is here.
Someone asked me one time, "Where did them ravens get bread and meat," fried meat or ever what it was that He fed Elijah with. "Where did a crow get that meat and feed him for three and a half years?" I don't know; maybe Elijah didn't either. But the only thing that he knew, that the ravens brought it, and he eat it. He lived three and a half years by it.
And that's the way it is by the Holy Spirit. I can't tell you where It's at, what It does, but only thing I know, It comes and we get It and receive It, and have It, and It's our heritage from God by grace of God. It's the Holy Ghost, and It belongs to the church. God gave It to the church to lead and guide it. A peculiar church, odd to the things of the world but glorious in the sight of God, that's His church.

L-27 They could not explain it, they did not know why they were doing this. They said, "Their leader... their leader what is He? He's a fake healer." Now, isn't that just about the way it is today? "A fake healer. And He is a friend to that wild, crazy, man, with no clothes on, piece of sheepskin wrapped around him, called him John the Baptist. He was a friend to him, and that's the kind of a crowd He's associated with." Why, sure it was. Thanks be to God for that crowd. I'm glad to be one of them.
I like to say with the apostle Paul of old, "In the way that's called heresy to the world, that's the way I worship the God of our fathers."

L-28 Oh, they were waiting for Him, and when He come they knew Him. They knew His nature. Now, today the Church, after it has received the former rain, or received the latter rain, the pouring out of the Holy Ghost upon the Church... That was first; they received the Holy Ghost, the latter rain. Then the former rain comes back with the latter rain to unite with it to prove that the latter rain was right.
Now, the Holy Spirit has come into the church to give signs, discernment. Why do we know It's right? Because It's the same Spirit with the same action, with the same signs, with the same wonders, with the same power, with the same of all that was in the early church is in this church: discernment of spirit, prophecy, tongues, interpretation, Divine healing, powers. Why, it'll take a borned again church to believe that.


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