<TITLE>14. Par 49-51</TITLE>L-49 But I can hear Philip go to him with something that was positive, not some words He had said, but something that He had done.
Now, I hear Him say, "Nathanael, you are a scholar of the Scripture."
"Yes, sir."
"What kind of a man will the Messiah be?"
"Why, the Messiah will be a prophet."
"Yes, sir; that is true, because Moses told us, our leader, he was... Or his words we've depended on (and should depend on it), until there came a prophet. And He would be the Messiah, and would show the sign of the Messiah."
"Yes."
"Well, this Jesus of Nazareth I'm talking about... You remember that old fisherman down there they called Simon, you bought the fish from that time, he couldn't even sign the receipt for it?"
"Oh, yes. I knowed him. I knowed his father well."
"Well, the other day his brother brought him up into the audience where Jesus was standing. He looked around and said, 'Your name is Simon. You're the son of Jonas.'"
You know them both. And He did that?"
"Yes."
"Who told Him about it?"
"Nobody. Simon just was brought up by Andrew, his brother. Come up there... You know it wouldn't surprise me but what He'd tell you who you are when you get there."
"Well, I don't know about that now. I've got to see. You know, I've been an orthodox a long time. So I--I'll have to see about this."

L-50 And the first thing you know, the next day when they come up, they might've come in the prayer line, or they might've come in the audience. I don't know. Anyhow, as soon as Jesus saw him the first time, Jesus looked right around at him, said, "Behold an Israelite, in whom there is no guile." That took the starch out of him. That's...
He said... Now, maybe some of them stood by, say... Well, today they'd say, "Well, sure. He'd know He was that; 'cause the way He was dressed He was an Israelite." No, no. All the easterners dressed alike. He could've been an Arab. He could've been a Greek. Sure, they all dark, wore--wore beard and turbans, and garments the same.
He--He said, "Behold an Israelite, in whom there is no guile."
Oh, it just got him so bad. He said, "Rabbi, when did You ever see me?"
He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you."
Listen at him. "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel." See, making Himself known to His own...

L-51 Now, there was those stood by who called themselves His own. One of them stood by Him, and he said, "You know what? I've got to give an answer for our churches. He didn't come to our organization. So what will we tell the church about it, when they... We got to--we got to say something, 'cause something's being done. So we--what will we tell our church?"
One of them said, "I'll tell you. The little ministerial council over in the corner said it's of the devil. That's exactly."
But they couldn't hide it from Him. He turned, perceiving their thoughts. He said, "You say that against Me, the Son of man, I'll forgive you for it. But now (to break this Word down)... But someday, the Holy Ghost will come, do the same thing. One word against it will never be forgiven in this world, neither in the world that is to come." The unpardonable sin to call the Spirit of God that's doing the Messiahic works (as He was doing) an unclean spirit like a fortuneteller.
They said, "He's Beelzebub, a fortuneteller. He's reading their minds. He's--He's got a telepathy, a mental telepathy, and He can read their minds. That's what He's doing." They couldn't say He wasn't doing it, 'cause right there it was before the people.


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