<TITLE>08. Par 24-26</TITLE>L-24 Oh, when Jesus was on earth they could not deny Him being Messiah, because He did the signs of the Messiah. The Jews was blinded, and that's the reason they didn't see Him and see His signs as Messiah. That's what's the matter with the church tonight: it's blinded. The outside world, they can't see it, because the god of this earth has blinded their eyes to the things that are spiritual. Oh, if we could only understand...
Jesus went about and did the signs of the Messiah, and the people blasphemed Him. And if they blasphemed the great anointed King, Messiah, how much more will they call them of His household, of His Kingdom? Beelzebubs, and whatevermore they called Him, they call you worse than that: "Holy-roller, holy-jumper," something another. They always got a scandal name for it, because it comes from the devil. And they called them of His household, He said, more than they... If they called Him that, what would they call them of His household? But still it makes just the same.

L-25 Now, you say, "Now, Brother Branham, Jesus had the sign of the Messiah. How do we know what was the sign?" Well, when He come... The Bible said that when the Messiah come, He would be a--a prophet, and would show signs of the prophet. Any Scripture teacher knows that. Moses said, "The Lord your God shall raise up a prophet liken unto me."
And those... When He performed those signs of showing Himself, like in the--chapter 4 here, when He told the woman she had five husbands, she said, "Sir, I perceive that Thou art a prophet. We know that when the Messias comes, He will tell us all things."
He said, "I am He that speaks to you."
She ran into the city and told all the men of the city, "Come, see a Man Who told me the things I've done. Isn't this the very Messiah?"
Jesus said Himself, "If I do not the works of My Father, then believe Me not. If I claim to have the anointing, and do not the works of God, 'cause I am anointed by Him, with Him... It's not Me that doeth the works. That's... The Father dwelleth in Me. He doeth the works. And if I do not them works, then don't believe Me. But if I do them, believe them."

L-26 Now, that was for Messiah. For Messiahettes, the church, here it comes. Are you ready? Saint John 14:12, Jesus said, "He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also": Messiahettes. That's right. Messiahettes, the representation of Messiah on earth yet...
Mark 16, He said, "Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel. These signs shall follow (the Messiahettes): He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. He that believeth not shall be damned, and these signs shall follow them that believe." How far? To all the world. Who to? Every creature. Oh, I'm so glad. How are you going to rub that out?
Said, "It's just only to the disciples."
To the disciples? He said, "To all the world, and to every creature. These signs shall follow them that believe."


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