<TITLE>14. Par 51-55</TITLE>L-51 And the Jews was looking for a Messiah. He showed them what the Messiah was: Nathanael, Peter, and them, to prove that He was that prophet that Moses spoke of. And the--the Samaritans was looking for a Messiah, and He showed them right there Who He was.
But the Gentiles, we were worshipping idols then. We wasn't looking for no Messiah. I'd like to ask if it--ask this question tonight, while we're... Then we'll--we'll turn our screen on again. But while we're here, the Gentiles.
Now, that was ending up for the Jews. And now the Gentile age is ending up. And if we are looking for a coming Messiah, and we believe that in the form of the Holy Spirit, He's here; and the Bible said He's the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13: 8). And if that was the identification mark in them days; and that Messiah said in St. John 14:12, "He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also."... And He said, "As it was in the days of Lot, so shall it be in the coming of the Son of man." Did you notice it?

L-52 Don't get them threes out of your mind, like justification, sanctification, baptism of the Holy Ghost; Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, all those perfection numbers: first coming to redeem His Bride, second coming to catch His Bride away, third time coming with His Bride: all--all's in threes, all through the Bible.
Now. Watch it close. There's three classes of people. That's believers, make-believers, and unbelievers. And at the end, when... There's three churches that these three peoples belong to. Abraham represented the church elect. Lot represented the church formal in the world. But them Sodomites represented the world.

L-53 And coming to Abraham was three Angels. Two of Them went down, and preached the Gospel and tried to call Lot and his people out, trying to find even ten people that were righteous. But One stayed back. And the One that stayed back and talked to Abraham, and the elected church...
I believe the church is elected. It's... By God's foreknowledge it's predestinated to, because He predestinated by foreknowledge. You see? That church is going to be there. Now, whether I am or not, I don't know. I have to work out my salvation. But--but I know the church is going to be there. That's right. I just hope I'm part of it. And I believe, as long as I'm part of it, I'll be there with it. That's where my hope rests, right there.

L-54 And now, there Lot had the Gospel preached to him, and his--the sins of the city vexed his righteous soul daily. And when he seen these modern Billy Grahams, and so forth coming, there's something struck him. He knew that that was a little more than an ordinary man. They didn't perform much miracles, just smote some people blind one night. And--and preaching the Gospel smites the unbeliever blind. That's right.

L-55 But this Angel that stayed with the church elected, Abraham and his group, set with His back turned to the tent. And Sarah... She was a little different from some of our modern sisters today. You know... Don't it make you feel kind of bad when, you know, men start talking, and women come out and butt right in, oh, it's kind of rude?
You know, when God made a woman, He gave her the feminish spirit to be dainty and sweet, like the real Christian sisters are. But these women with overalls on, and a cigarette in their mouth, and stomp right out and cuss, and sing, "God bless America." See? And that, it just don't seem--seems rude. It just don't... There's something that's wrong...?... That's right. And... But little Sarah was a little Pentecostal sister that stayed back to take care of her business. She was back in there cooking some dinner. See?


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