<TITLE>15. Par 56-59</TITLE>L-56 Then, what? Notice, all the people rallied around Solomon. The gift was mighty; it done great things. They never seen anything like it; they knowed it had to come from God. Such discernment, they never seen such. All the passers-by, they'd want to go by and see Solomon; they'd want to see it.
Why, Nehru, and other--and Khrushchev, and them, wouldn't be coming to this nation just to see what good roads we have to take over. They wouldn't want to be seeing what kind of a capitol buildings we have, how much riches we have, and how our farms, how much agriculture or so forth. They wouldn't be coming to see that. If we all rallied around the Holy Spirit, they'd be so hungry for God; they'd be so scared of it, because they know that God controls every fiber of the earth. Yes, that's what we need today is--is men and women rallying around the gift of God--the Holy Spirit. And the Holy Spirit working in them, showing His Presence with them, that they might... people--other unbelievers--might see that it is God.

L-57 Now, we find out that the people passing by found out about Solomon, and his fame spread all over the world, and went all the way down (the Bible said) to the utmost parts of the earth. Now, the--that was the utmost parts of the known world at that day. And if you'll notice, it's quite a distance from Palestine down across the Sahara desert, into the--where she was queen, the queen of Sheba.
Now, let's think. Everybody coming by, would pass by the little queen, you know, and they'd say, "Well, we are travelers. We've been up in the certain-certain countries. Oh, you should go to Palestine. They are a mighty people; they're all of one accord. The whole nation is blooming in riches. And they've got a man up there that's got a gift from their God, that that man performs just like their God would do, if He was standing there."
You know, faith cometh by hearing. See? And that little queen would say, "What do you know about that?"

L-58 Oh, then the next fellow come by, "Yes, I... Little queen. We've come by and we've been traveling, our caravans with the camels. And--and we passed through Egypt; we come through all the countries. And when we come to Palestine, say, they've got a mighty God up there, a living God. Oh, we got gods in our country, of course, but they got a God that acts in His people. He's a real God. You should see it! They even took this man Solomon, and made him their king. And oh, their God is powerful; you should see Him."
You know, faith cometh by hearing, hearing of the Word. If a man has anything about him of God, when he hears the works of God, he will begin to hunger. She begin to consider taking a little trip; must she expect this. Now, she lived in heathen land; we know. She was a heathen, a pagan, herself.

L-59 But let's just take a little drama now. I'd imagine now, her--her prestige, before she could leave the country, she'd have to consult her church and her pagan priest, if she'd be able to go.
So I can see her go over to her priest, and she said, "Holy father, I--I've heard great news of the Israelites, that their God up there has anointed one of their--their brethren. And he's a great man, that he shows wonders, and signs, and wisdom, and can discern the thoughts of the people, and great things that he's doing up there."
I can hear the pagan priest say, "My child, you know you are a queen? You are a member of this church, the church of this great nation that you're a queen over? Did you know your great-great-great-great grandmother, and all down were queens before you? Would you disgrace your church and your people to--to attend such a fanatical meeting as that? Why, if--if gods was ever to do anything, our gods would do it in our church." If that isn't the attitude today, I never knowed it. Yes, sir.


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