<TITLE>11. Par 40-43</TITLE>L-40 "And when we passed by, we heard their conversation, and one of them said, 'Well, you know we've got to answer our congregation. And if they all get to running after that, what are we going to do? Well, we see what he done awhile ago. How did he know those things? So we're going to have to hold a council now, and find out what we'll have to answer to our congregation next Sunday, when they ask about this. And you know, we can't believe on him.'"
"So they said, 'We'll just say that he is Beelzebub, the prince of the devil. He's a fortuneteller. That's the best way we can do it.'"
"See, instead of setting down, and looking through the Scriptures, they just draw up their own opinion, what they think. While they were doing that Jesus turned around and perceived their thoughts, and He said... Do you remember? The Bible said they didn't speak it out loud. They thought it in their heart, and Jesus caught it. And when He told them that He would forgive them for it, but there would come another day sometime that when the Holy Ghost would come..."

L-41 "Now, we don't yet understand that, brethren in this ship tonight, you know, what about that Holy Ghost He's talking about coming. But He said when it comes and would do the same thing, that to speak a word against It, would never be forgiven. Then, brethren, there must be something ahead that He's fixing to do to make that so tight. It must be something great."
"Now. And while Brother Nathanael was standing there, Jesus turned and looked at him and said, 'Behold, an Israelite in whom is no guile.' And you remember, Nathanael, it just took you off your feet."
"And you turned, and you looked over sideways, and there stood your bishop (or your rabbi), standing over there in that council. And he looked down and saw you. 'Hmmph.' Cleared his throat because you played a big part in the church."

L-42 "But then, it was to choose between what the rabbi had said, or what God had said. So you turned and addressed Jesus as, 'Rabbi, Teacher, how did You know me? I've never seen You and You've never seen me. So how would You know that I was a--a staunch orthodox believer?"'
"And you remember, Nathanael, what He said?"
Nathanael said, "Can I say it?"
"Yeah."
"He said, 'Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree I saw you.'"
Nathanael said, "I don't want to stop your testimony, but that settled it for me. Let me tell the brethren what I said. I don't care if all of the celebrity was standing around, I run right up to Him and said, 'Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God. Thou art the King of Israel.'" Because it was Scriptural, he knew it. "Thou art the King of Israel."

L-43 Poor, old, patient Andrew, he'd waited so long for his testimony, and Nathanael... And then everybody knowed the moon was coming up. And so, the testimony meeting... You know, when a good testimony meeting gets started, why, they just--you just don't know when time runs out. You just keep on going. Oh, they were so interested, each one listening to the other one's testimony.
And then Andrew said, "Brethren, let us all think of this, being that we're talking about His ministry, if it is with the Word of God or not. We all know that. Let me call your attention. You remember that day He said, 'I'm going to take you all to Jericho'? We're all aware of that." And Andrew must've stood up, rocked the boat a little bit maybe, quietened in a minute.


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