<TITLE>27. Par 83-85</TITLE>L-83 How long the journey was? Measure how far it is from Palestine, where the temple was built, all the way down to where the queen's palace was in Sheba, across the Sahara desert. And she didn't go across there in a air-conditioned Cadillac. She went across on a camel. It takes ninety days, three months, on the back of a camel. Some people won't come across the street to hear it. Automobiles, and airplanes, and everything, no wonder Jesus said, "She will rise in the day of judgment and condemn this generation. She came from the utmost parts of the world to hear the wisdom of Solomon, but a greater than Solomon is here." He said. Certainly. And a greater than Solomon is here tonight: the Holy Spirit, the very God of Solomon. A greater than Solomon is here.
What did she do? After crossing the desert... She began to travel of a night, because of that direct rays of that sun will beat the hide right off of you. And here she come through... those camels, riding on there, reading those scrolls, what Jehovah was. Amen. On her way the devil said, "You better go back."
"I'm determined to find it." Oh, brother, blessed are they..." Here he come. "Now, we see that Jehovah does this; He appeared in the prophets. He did this; this is His way. The prophet foretold things. Here's a man with that same Spirit of discernment. And if that works, I'll find out. I'll go see, and I'll see if it's right." Finally she arrived at the gate.

L-84 Now, she was different from the women of 1961 (See?), that version of them. They come in, set down a few minutes, "If he says one thing contrary to our priest, we'll stomp out." That shows you was raised poorly. That's right. That's right. Shows what kind of home you came out of. See? No, she come to stay till she was satisfied whether it was right or wrong. She'd search it with the Scriptures and try it out and see if it was right. She come to stay till she was convinced over and over.
She put up her little tent, and unpacked the camels, and scooted her money back under the other places, and set the guards around. And the next morning I can imagine her fixing her hair all up, you know, and getting her--her hands clean, and her face, and putting on her best garments, and she goes over to the church. She sets down. And all the--the bands, the trumpets sounded, and the music played, just before the church started. And after while, out come Pastor Solomon. Walked out to the pulpit, begin to speak.

L-85 And when the first person come up, she said, "Now, I'll see. I know just exactly what Jehovah is, their God. I'm going to see if He works like that. He knows the thoughts of the heart. He knows the secrets of the mind. So we'll see. I know that man's a man. I see him standing there. He's got clothes on; he's just a man, like any other man. So I'll just see if that is God in that man." So the first thing, a person come across the platform to Pastor Solomon, and he told them the secrets made known. Then her little heart begin to jump.
Next thing, the next day, more was said. The next day, more was said. Day after day, and finally her prayer card was called, and so (Maybe not like that. Anyhow, you know... ) But she got into the prayer line. She said, "Now, I'll see what he says when he gets to me." So after while she walks up on the platform to where he was. "How do you do?" And the Bible said that there was no question in her heart but what was made known to Solomon. Amen. Brother, it worked on her then.


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