<TITLE>10. Par 40-44</TITLE>L-40 Now. Now, let's notice closely now as we come in. Now, we see Him coming down out of the wilderness. Immediately the sparks begin to fly from His ministry, healings taking place, and great things taking place. And there happened to be one named Andrew. He had a brother named Simon. I took the history of his father, and of Peter, which we know him as tonight. His name then was Simon. And Andrew persuaded him to come to see Jesus, and told him He was the Messiah. He was thoroughly convinced that was the Messiah.
And when he came to Jesus, Jesus looked at him. Now, remember, He is Messiah, and now here's what He was yesterday. And as soon as He looked at Peter (or Simon), He said, "Your name is Simon, and you are the son of Jonas." That... Immediately Simon recognized it and accepted Him. Now, why would that man, upon that condition... Just because Jesus said those things, "Your name is Simon, and you are the son of Jonas," and he recognized Him immediately to be the Messiah. Why would he do it?

L-41 See, he was taught in the Scriptures by his father that someday the Messiah will come and there'll be a great disturbance amongst the people. Always before something real happens, there's a lot of counterfeit stuff rises up around it. We know that. Always that's the devil trying to counterfeit it. And remember, when you see a counterfeit, just remember it speaks of a real one coming. You see? That's always. See?
Now. And I can just hear Jonas say, "Simon, my boy," his hair gray, Jonas. And say, "I always thought I would see the day when the Messiah would come. But I'm getting old now, and I probably won't see it. But son, you and Andrew set here. Don't forget. The Messiah... There will be a lot of stuff rising up in your days. You may see Him. We've looked for Him now for four thousand years, but He may come in your generation. And don't you forget that our Bible cannot fail. Our Scriptures cannot fail. He will be a prophet, for Moses, the one that we believed all these years, the one that led us out of Egypt, told us that the Lord our God would give us a prophet just like him. And He will be a God-prophet, and you'll know Him by that."

L-42 And as soon as Simon seen this Jesus of Nazareth said, "Your name is Simon and the son of Jonas," that godly old father that had instructed him... There was the perfect sign that was the prophet. See?
You know, they said to Him, "Art thou the Christ? Art thou this prophet that was supposed to rise?"
Now, He made Hisself known to the man that He gave the keys to the Kingdom, that was the head of the church at Jerusalem, by telling him who he was, and what his father's name was. Now, that was the way He made Hisself known to Simon Peter, and Peter recognized Him to be the Messiah.

L-43 Philip was standing there. And it so thrilled him, because Philip was a godly man. He was waiting and watching. God... Listen, don't forget this. He will only appear to those who are looking for Him; no other. That's the reason John saw that Light, and he's the only one that saw it. John bare record saying, "I saw it." Nobody else saw it. When Paul saw that same Light... struck him down. Paul saw the Light; not the men was with him. See, see? Remember that it comes to those who are looking for it, who's believing it. That's the only way God reveals Himself--always has, and always will. Notice.

L-44 Now, Philip was standing there when he saw that taking place. He knew of a man that... They'd had Bible school together, and they were orthodox. They were really believers in the scrolls, and they were looking for something to happen. And around the mountain... If any of you was ever in Palestine, from where Jesus was preaching it was fifteen miles around to where he found his friend, Nathanael.
Nathanael had a orchard: olives. And so he went to the door, knocked at the door, and his wife told him that he was out in the garden. So he goes out in the garden, and there's Nathanael.


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