<TITLE>17. Par 59-62</TITLE>L-59 "And then this morning also, a priest came down from up there at Jericho, was the head of the ministerial association. And he come down here to see if there's going to have no healing service here, so he run that old blind man away from the gate out there begging, old Bartimaeus. You see? So he's in here to see that they don't have any healing service around here amongst these people. So I guess it's just a bunch of fanaticism anyhow. So I'll set here."
"Now, wait a minute, what if He turns that corner, He'd see me setting up here in this tree? I'm up pretty high. But you know, if I'll pulled a couple of these big leaves down like this, and kind of camouflage myself, He will never see me. And I'll get a look at Him when He passes by. Then I'll go back and tell Rebekah all about Him. I'll tell him that there's nothing to that guy. I just know I'm not going to believe Him. No, sir. So He ain't going to see me. And me setting up here with this garbage all over me anyhow from the garbage pail...?..."

L-60 You know, when you're... When you take a notion to meet Jesus, He will make you do some of the silliest things. He will--He will just ruin all your prestige. You think you won't squall and cry and boo-hoo. But you will if you want to see Him. You will--you will just do anything to see Him.
So there he was setting. Said, "What if my saw my competitors come by and seen me setting up here? So I will just camouflage myself real good so nobody will see me." So he pulled all the leaves around him and put the limbs around him so nobody could see him. And he left one little leaf for a door, oh, maybe something like this. And he left it here. And he could pull it down and look and see when He was coming, then pull it back up again.

L-61 He said, "I--I'll see Him, and then I'll know when I look at Him. I can tell He's an impostor. He's nothing no more than any other man. That's all. And I'll tell Rebekah when I go back, 'Stay away from such an impostor as that.' That's all."
After while there come a noise. Strange thing, everywhere Jesus is there's a lot of noise. I don't know why it is. But it's--it's a sign there's Life there.
You know when the priest went into the high--holy place he had a pomegranate and a bell. He had to make a noise so the people could understand he was still alive. I think some of these churches need to be buried...?... And they're dead a long time ago. You don't hear no noise at all. It's like a morgue instead of a--a lively place, a place on fire for God.
Then, said, "I'll set back here now and I'll watch Him."
And just about that time, he heard a noise coming. He looked around the corner. He said, "Uh-huh, He will be coming."

L-62 He seen this great big fisherman walking out there pushing them to one side. "I'm sorry folks. Our--our--our Brother is very very... Our--our Lord is very very tired. He's been out all night. He's on His road down here to see some friends of His. I'm sorry, we just won't have time." Very nice...
And the apostles come along, "I'm sorry, we have to do this," very gentleman like.
And--and so, I guess Zacchaeus must've said, he said to them, "You know, it's a little strange thing, but them men are gentlemen." You know, anybody that serves the Lord Jesus is a gentleman (See?), so then--in courtesy.
So then after while He come around the corner. He said, "You know what? That Guy looks a little different. I--I--I just... He..." You know, no man can ever look at Jesus and ever be the same. You'll be a worse critic or a better man. That's all. See?
So he said... Watched Him, he had this leaf, said, "Now, He will ever see me. He will never see me. Now, Rebekah said, He was a prophet so, He will never see me."


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