<TITLE>09. Par 29-32</TITLE>L-29 While our blind beggar sets there on that cold morning, shivering, and the warm sun trying to bathe his back, and he thought of that great mighty Warrior that stood right outside the gate from where he was setting, and talked to Joshua and give him all the instructions, how the walls would fall at the sounding of the trumpet, and so forth... He was thinking, "But that--that great God can't die. He's forever alive."
Just about that time he heard a noise. That same great chief Captain, was on His road out the gate, coming through Jerusalem. And you know, there's something about it, where Jesus is, there's usually a lot of noise. I don't know why, but makes a lot of noise.
You know the high priest, when he went into the holiest of holies, he had--he was anointed with the--a perfume and with anointing oil. And on his--the hem of his garment, they had a pomegranate and a bell. And every time he walked, that played, "Holy, holy, holy, unto the Lord." And the only way that they knowed he was alive, when he was back in the holiest of holies, because there was noise. I wonder if there isn't some deadness somewhere? All right. That's the only way they knowed he was alive, because he was making a noise back in there. They were listening to see if there was still life in there when he went into the holiest of holies.

L-30 And when Jesus came forth out of the gate, there come a great multitude rushing and perhaps run over the poor old beggar; and he was blind, and he said, "What's going on? Wha--what's the matter?" Nobody paying any attention to him, and he heard the--somebody saying, "Hosanna, Hosanna, to Him that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna." Women was screaming. Men was screaming. Then he could hear others mocking and making fun.
Then he heard the--the head of the association of Jerusalem, that priest scream out and said, "Say, you fake prophet, they tell me you raised a dead man. We've got a whole graveyard full of them up here. Come up and raise these and let us see you do it." But you see, Jesus never did mind devils; He just let them go on. He had... He minded the Father, what... He did what the Father showed Him to do...?... He didn't turn any stones to bread. They put a rag around His face one time and hit Him on the head. Said, "Now if you're a prophet, tell us who hit you. We'll believe you if..." Put a rag... And He never opened His mouth and said a word.

L-31 Hanging on the cross, they said, "Tear your hands loose. Come down off the cross, if you be Christ." He could've done it. Sure He could. He could've done it, but if He'd done it, He'd been minding the devil. That's right. So as Billy Sunday said one time, said, "Every tree had fifty Angels setting in it, said, 'Just--just tear your hand loose and point towards us and we'll change this scene here in a few minutes.'"
Caiaphas said, "He saved others, himself he can't save," not knowing he was giving Him the greatest compliment He ever had. If He saved Hisself, He couldn't save others, so He gave Hisself that could save others. I'm glad that He was able to resist the temptation of the devil.
Jesus... When you hear people say, "Let me see Him heal this one; let me see him heal that one," just know that's the devil. That's the same voice. See?

L-32 "There's a little old man down here on the corner, he's got--sells pencils, I know he's a good old fellow. Come down and heal him. Let me see your divine healers do that." Just remember; that's the voice of the devil. That's right. Just remember; that's what the Scripture says.
And there's a lot of them that's just lot like that, but 'course, devils don't die. The--the devil takes his man, but never his spirit. God takes His man, but never His Spirit. The battle goes on just the same.


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