<TITLE>21. Par 94-97</TITLE>L-94 What did she say? Listen. When He did that before the Jews, the Jews said He's reading their mind. He's Beelzebub, fortuneteller, a devil. But this woman said, "Sir, I perceive that You're a prophet. We know when the Messiah comes, He will do these things." It was a paradox. You see? "We know that You must be a prophet. Messiah will do this when He comes. But Who are You?"
He said, "I'm He that speaks to you."
She knew that was God. She knew that was the sign of the Messiah. So she hurries into the city and said, "Come see a Man Who told me to--my troubles. Isn't that the very Messiah?" And the people of the city believed on Jesus for the woman's saying.
Now. I believe the same God that performed paradox then, can make a paradox right now. Do you believe it? Amen. The Bible said, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." Just bear with me a minute longer.

L-95 Before He left the world, He said, "As it was in the days of Sodom, so shall it be in the coming of the Son of man." Sodom... Remember, Abraham's seed had... Abraham had come along and seen all these things of God. But the last vision, the last thing that Abraham seen just before the lukewarm world was destroyed... Now, remember, as I've always said, there's three classes of people: the unbeliever, the make-believer, and the believer. They're all vindicated. They was all vindicated right there: the Sodomites, like the world today; the lukewarm believer, down among them, living in their muck; and then Abraham, the elected church, called out and set aside.

L-96 Angel came down from heaven. Two of Them went down and preached in Sodom. They didn't do no miracles. They blinded them one night. Preaching the Gospel does blind the unbeliever. A modern Billy Graham out amongst the Sodomites out there, laying away. I believe Billy Graham's a man of God. And he's out there preaching his message of repentance, and "Get out of this Sodom." That was the message they heard.
But remember, this one Angel didn't go down there. But the other Angel that was sent to the church elect, He set--He was a man, eating flesh, drinking milk, and He had set with His back turned to the tent. Called Abraham his name, that had just been given him by God a few days before that, and Sarah the same way. Said, "Where is your wife, Sarah?"
Said, "She's in the tent behind You."
He said, "I'm going to visit you according to the time of life."
And Sarah laugh at... "Me? an old woman have pleasure with my lord?"
What did He say? "Why did Sarah laugh?" And Sarah come out and tried to deny it. What? He knew what she was doing back there. That's the same thing Jesus did. He perceived their thoughts. Why? He was the Word. Hebrews 4 said, "The Word of God's sharper than a two-edged sword, a discerner of the thoughts of the heart, the mind." The Word, Jesus was the Word. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelled among us." Now, "If ye abide in Me, and My Word in you..." What about that? Did God lie? He can't lie. He can't lie; He's God. Do you believe it? I believe it. Let's bow our heads just a moment. May God be merciful.

L-97 Stop just a minute. The first paradox was when you was saved. The next paradox was when He gave you the Holy Ghost. Now, let me ask you something. If Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever... If I told you the spirit of John Dillinger was in me, you'd expect me to have guns, be an outlaw. If I told you the spirit of a painter was in me, you'd expect me to take the brush and paint pictures, like is on the wall. And if I tell you the Spirit of Christ is in me, then I'll do the works of Christ. That's exactly what He said. You believe that? If you believe it, don't doubt it, God will make it manifest.


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