<TITLE>21. Par 86-88</TITLE>L-86 Now, notice now. Now, we find out that Jesus bore record. When Simon... he knowed... He--he said, "I know what my daddy told me: that there'd be a lot of confusion around in that day when He comes."
I can just hear old--the man Simon telling--his--his father tell his son, said, "Son, look. I hoped to see the Messiah, but I guess I'm getting too old now. I won't see Him. But now, listen. I want you to know. Now, there's going to be a lot of imitations rise up, but you'll know that Messiah. When He comes, Son... I've taught you how to catch fish. Uh-huh. I've taught you to be honest on your scales down yonder. I've taught you to keep your word. That's what makes you a man of integrity. That's what makes you a man of honesty. Son, if you can take that kind of teaching in being honest, and take your dad's word and be honest, then be honest and take God's Word. (Amen.) God said this Messiah would be a prophet, not a theologian: a prophet the Lord your God shall raise up."

L-87 Simon had this in his mind. One day when Andrew come told him about when he'd been all night with Him, he was convinced. And Simon goes down to see who he was talking about. That day on the shore, when he set down on this chunk and listened at Him... But as soon as He looked at old Simon, He said, "Your name is Simon, and you're the son of Jonas." That was all right. That was all right. Why? He knowed there was a Scriptural sign. That was the Messiah.
When Philip went to get Nathanael, and Nathanael come back, said, "Now, wait a minute. I might've heard about it, but I wonder if it's really true or not."
He said, "Would... I wouldn't know. But you wait till you get there. You'll find out. Stand and watch the meeting a little while and see what takes place."
Here come Philip and Andrew walking up together, Jesus standing and looked, said, "Behold, an Israelite in whom there's no guile."
He said, "Rabbi..." That deflated him right then. He said, "Rabbi, how did You ever know me?"
He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree I saw you." What was it? A Scriptural sign, Messiah. That's right.

L-88 The Samaritan woman when she was at the well, He said, "Woman, bring Me a drink."
She said, "It's not customary. We have segregation here. You Jews and Samaritans, we have no dealings. And I'm a woman; You're a man. How You come to say something like this?"
He said, "But if you knew Who you were talking to, you'd ask Me for a drink."
She said, "Why, we know, we worship in this mountain. And you say at Jerusalem, you being a Jew and so forth..."
The conversation went on. Jesus caught her spirit. He said, "Go, get your husband and come here." Oh, my.
She said, "I don't have any."
He said, "You've said the truth." Said, "You've had five, and this sixth one you got's not yours." Right.
What did she say? She said, "Sir, wait a minute; just a minute. You must be a prophet. That's the Word of the Lord. Now, we know we're living in the day when we're expecting the Messiah to come, and He will show us these kind of things."
Jesus said, "I'm He."
Brother, Jacob's well had no taste no more. Right into the city she went and said, "Come, see a Man Who told me what I've done. Isn't that the very Messiah?" A Scriptural sign that He was Messiah. Exactly right. Yes, sir. Yeah.


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