<TITLE>12. Par 33-35</TITLE>L-33 Now, we'll notice, the first thing we'll take in Saint John 1, we find out that there was a man by the name of Simon. And he had a brother named Andrew. They were fishermen. Now, listen close. Don't miss this. So Andrew, perhaps, talked to Simon, after he'd been down to the meeting and seen the Holy Spirit descending like a dove upon the Lord Jesus, this great Light coming down from heaven, like had wings, and lit upon Him, and a Voice saying, "This is My beloved Son, in Whom I'm pleased to dwell."...
And then we find that he must've told these brothers, so Simon came on his way up to see Jesus. A well-taught Pharisee, knowed his father was a great worshipper of God and had taught him how that--how the Messiah would be when He came. He said, "There'll be a confusion in that day. No doubt that there'll be all kinds of false things rise up just to prerun, or in the day, but, Simon, don't you forget, this Messiah will be God's Prophet, and He will show the sign of a prophet, 'cause Moses said, 'The Lord our God will raise up a prophet.' So remember, He will be a Prophet, Simon." Now, we're looking for Him yesterday.
And Simon walks up with a honest heart before God, walked up into the line where Jesus was standing, as soon as Jesus saw him and throwed His eyes on him, He said, "Your name is Simon; you are the son of Jonas."
Oh, I imagine that took all the starch out of Simon. "Your name is Simon, and you are the son of Jonas."
Simon was... He staggered and looked at Him. Not only did He know him, but he knowed that godly old father of his. Then must come into Simon's mind, "That's Him." And falling down at the feet of the Lord Jesus, Jesus said, "From henceforth you'll be called 'Peter,'" which means "little stone." And He gave him the keys to the Kingdom.

L-34 There was one standing there by the name of Nathanael. He saw this done, and he knowed without a doubt, or, I mean Philip, the one that we're talking of tonight. He saw that done, and he run around the mountain. If anybody here has ever been in Palestine, to watch where they mark... It's about fifteen mile from where Jesus was preaching around to where he found his friend, Nathanael. Walked up and knocked on the door, no doubt ask where Nathanael was, the great Bible student. And his wife must have said, "He's back in the--under the fig trees back there, somewhere looking at his grove."
Around the mountain he went, until he hit the little fig tree, and there was Nathanael on his knees praying. Listen. And as he saw him praying, as a Christian gentlemen he waited till he was finished before he moved around any. And he waited till the--the man had finished praying. And as he got up and was brushing off his garment, he--right quick, he said, "Come, see, Who we found. Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph."
Now, you know this man was an orthodox believer. And he said... Now, I could imagine him saying this: "Philip, I know you to be a good man. You surely have gone off on the deep end. You mean to tell me that, Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph... Could there be any good thing come out of Nazareth?"
You know, I think he give him the best answer than anybody could give. "Come and see."
Didn't say, "Stay home and criticize." Or, "Get up and get out."
He said, "Come, see for yourself."

L-35 Around the mountain they went. I can imagine Philip saying to him, "Oh, you know that old man we bought them fish from that time, by the name of Simon?"
"Yes."
"Well, he came up before the Messiah the other day, and the Messiah told him, 'Your name is Simon.' You remember, he didn't even have education enough to sign his own name."
The Bible said that Peter the one that had the keys to the Kingdom, was ignorant and unlearned. He couldn't even sign his own name he was so illiterate. But it pleased God to his faith, to give him the keys to the Kingdom, for he had the revelation of Jesus Christ: illiterate, unlearned man.


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