<TITLE>11. Par 37-41</TITLE>L-37 But finally killed him, just as they did Christ. Throwed into a ditch, sold for almost thirty pieces of silver. Taken up and in his imprisonment, one was lost and the other one saved by the butcher and the--or the baker and the butler. And so in Jesus' imprisonment on the cross: one lost and one saved.
And then after he was exalted to the highest position in--in the kingdom, of the right hand to Pharaoh... Which Jesus was exalted to the highest position in heaven, the right hand of God. And when Joseph went forth, the trumpet sound, "Every one bow your knee, Joseph is coming."
Same thing when the trumpet sounds. "Every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess to Jesus Christ the Son of God." We see it all typed.
Look at Elijah, and on down through it was all typing, on to John. And then the Messiah appeared according to them men back there who was anointed with His Spirit. And He was the full God in Messiahship. He was the anointed God, a Prophet.

L-38 And when He come to do those signs among the people, some of them were so stooped in their church belief, until they failed to see Him. Now, let's rehearse His life. Let's find Him in the 1st chapter of Saint John.
One of the first things we see Him do, there was a man named Andrew, who had believed on Him, persuading his brother Simon to come see this Man. Simon, which later became Peter and was given the keys to the Kingdom, the head bishop of the Church, a fisherman, ignorant, the Bible said unlearned... Saint--Book of Acts the 3rd chapter. He was both ignorant and unlearned, and so--and John also.

L-39 And then when we find him walking up into the Presence of this Man Who was supposingly to be the Messiah, let's watch what he found. What if he would've found a man that was just a great theologian? They had plenty of them in that day. See? They had plenty of them. Did he... What did he find? Not a great theologian. But he found a little humble sort of a Fellow. And as soon as he walked into His Presence, He looked him in the face and said, "Your name is Simon, and your father's name is Jonas." And immediately this well-trained man in spiritual things, recognized that that was the Messiah.
Hundreds of years since they'd had a prophet. And they knowed the next in line was the Messiah. Now, hold that in mind. Immediately, this man recognized that to be the Messiah, and he fell at His feet.

L-40 There was one standing there by the name of Philip, who seen this being performed. And in seeing it take place, he remembered of a good friend. There's something about it, when you see truly Christ, you must tell your friend. Any man feels that way about his friend.
So he goes around the mountain, fifteen miles. And he comes to the place of where a friend that was a great Bible studier... And his name was Nathanael. And he found him under an--a tree, out in the fig orchard, a praying. And when Philip came upon him, he said to him, after his prayer, "Come, see Who we have found."
Now, remember. Not Dr., Ph.D. See? Not a man with a great theologian. "We have found the Messiah which is called the Christ."
Said, "Well, Who is He?"
Said, "Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph."

L-41 Oh now, that really struck that man, because he'd become a little--a little associated with the church, because he was orthodox. And he said, "Now, could there be any good thing come out of Nazareth?"
In other words, could a--a poor little city like that, or a poor class of people that's degenerated and--and--and evil spoken of, known throughout all of our fair country as an evil place... They're ignorant and thief; they're murderers, and outlaws, and so forth. Could there be any good thing come out of Nazareth?
Now, I wished everyone would take this attitude. The same thing that... and... that he, Philip told Nathanael. He said, "Come, and see." There you are. Don't stay home and criticize. Come and see for yourself.


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