<TITLE>10. Par 32-34</TITLE>L-32 But you know, that attitude has never left the people. And God has never changed either. He does what He wants to do. He does what He said He would do. He comes... He don't have to come to any organization. He just comes to the people. So we find out... He said, "Well, now, you come and see."
He said, "Now, now, looky here, Philip. I believe you are a good scholar, and I don't see how you'd ever fall for such a thing as that."
"And I said to him, 'I want to ask you something. Do you not know the Holy Scriptures?'"
"Yes, I've studied them since a child."
"All right. Tell me then, tell me then if you know the Scriptures, what is Messiah going to be like when He comes?"
"Why, He will be born of a virgin."
"And what kind of a life will He lead? What kind of a sign will He give us? You know, we're Jews--we seek signs. God told us to watch the prophet, and see what he said. If it come to pass, he was God's prophet. What kind of a sign will Messiah be?"
"Well, according to the Scriptures, He will be a prophet."

L-33 "Now, I want to ask you something. Do you remember that old fisherman that you bought that fish from that day and he couldn't sign you a receipt?"
"Yes. Oh, his name was Simon. Yeah. I used to know his old father up here at the--the synagogue."
"Well, as soon as he walked up into the Presence of this Jesus of Nazareth, He looked him straight in the face and told him what his name was, and told him whose son he was. Why, it wouldn't surprise me, Nathanael, when you walk up in front of Him, if He don't tell you who you are."
"Oh," he said, "now could there be any good thing like that come out of Nazareth?"
Well, I think he give him a good answer, an answer that ought to satisfy everybody. He said, "Come, see." Don't set at home and criticize it; come, find out. Come, see for yourself. You ought to be that much concerned. Come, see; examine it by the Scriptures, see what it'll be.

L-34 And as they went along the mountain talking, soon they came up into the place where Jesus was praying for the sick. Maybe he was in the prayer line, or maybe he just stood in the audience. But as soon as he come up, Jesus looked over and caught him.
You know, there's something about that Scripture, "My sheep know My voice." He caught his eyes, and He said, "Behold an Israelite, in whom there is no guile."
I said that one time, and a man said, "Sure. He was dressed like an Israelite." No, they all dressed alike: Arabs, and Jews, the Greeks, they all dressed alike--the eastern garb.
Said, "Behold an Israelite, in whom there is no guile." That took the wind out of his sails.
Watch what Nathanael said. "Rabbi (which means 'teacher, master'), Rabbi, this is the first time You ever saw me. This is the first time I ever laid eyes on You. How did You ever know me?"
Jesus said, "Before Philip called you, when you was under the tree, I saw you."
That did it. Said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. Thou art the King of Israel."
And that was Jesus yesterday, and He's the same today. That's Jesus today. You believe it? Sure.


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