<TITLE>10. Par 44-48</TITLE>L-44 And now, then, they would get down and wash his feet, and get his feet good and clean, take the towel, wipe them off good, and up on his limbs. And then it would--it would take all the stink from his feet, and the dust, and along the road. And it would take all that off of him. Then he would slip him on a pair of--of these little slippers that would fit his feet just right. Then they'd pull them on his feet.
Then he would go over. There'd be another flunky standing there who took some ointment, oil. And it was highly perfumed. They'd get that perfume from a little apple that's from a rosebud that makes the perfume. And they'd make this perfume and pour it upon their hands, and they would wipe their hands.

L-45 And then, traveling in them days, that direct ray of that Palestinian sun was hot, and it would burn their neck and their face. And then they'd take this perfume and oil, and wipe their face, and over their ears. Then he would hand him a towel, then he would wipe his face and groom hisself down.
And then (See?), he had his feet washed, and a pair of slippers on. He had the dust off of him. And that had some kind of a... like that perfume would act in the place like menthol would make you feel cool and refreshed. Groomed hisself, and then he was ready then to--to meet the one who had invited him. Now, he didn't feel like meeting him all dirty.

L-46 I hope you people are catching the similarity of that, of when we go to meet God. See, got to be washed, the sacrifice, always. And it was groomed and ready, prepared. And that's the way we get to when we go to meet God. We've got to first come and be washed by the water of the Word (That's right.), perfumed with the anointing oil that went on Aaron's beard, that run all the way to the hems of his skirts, brotherly love, to enter into this holy, holy.
Then, when he went to the party that had invited him, when he come in his presence... Now, what if he come in with dirty, stinking feet and dirt all over him? He smelled bad. He would--he kinda feel bad. He would shun him. But then, after he'd had his feet washed, and been anointed (like we get anointed with the Holy Spirit, you see?), and then all groomed, then he walked in to the master of the house, master of ceremony. And he was--he was ready to meet him.

L-47 And here's the way they did it. They caught one another by the hand, like this. Now, what if he was all stinky, he wouldn't want to pull up against him. But, you see, he's groomed now. He's ready for him. So they embrace one another like this. And then he was welcome. Now, that last handshake (Thank you.), the last handshake made him welcome. But he had a preparation first, before he got that handshake and, many times, a kiss on the neck. He kissed him welcome: take his hand, hug him, and kiss him on both sides of the neck. That meant he was welcome. Now, he wouldn't feel like letting him kiss him with all that dust and stink on him. See? But that preparation is made.

L-48 Oh, my. If we can get it, the prepar... Remember in the parable, how one man come in without a wedding garment? He'd come by the door or some denomination. He hadn't come by... He had come by a window, not the door. Or if he'd have come by the door, he'd have got a robe. He come down the way of some creed or denomination. He was throwed out. He wasn't fit to set at the table. He must...
First he must be washed, and made groomed, and anointed. And then he was ready to come in. And when... As long as he, being the guest, and he had been invited, and had been... The last thing was shake his hand and kiss him on the cheek, or on the neck. And that kissed him welcome.
Oh, he was a full-fledged brother then. Amen. Yes, he was welcome then, can go into the refrigerator and get yourself a big Dagwood sandwich, and lay down across the bed. You're home. See? You're welcome as long as you get that kiss of welcome, like the prodigal son, you know, returning, as long as you get the kiss of welcome. Now, it was all right.


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