<TITLE>16. Par 148-155</TITLE>L-148 Now, why didn't He do those signs for the Gentiles? It never was performed by Him. Why? Gentiles wasn't looking for no Messiah. They were heathens, we were, our people, Romans and so forth, back there with a club on our back, worshipping idols. They wasn't looking for no Messiah. And Messiah only comes to those who are looking for Him. That's the only way. To them that look for Him, will He appear the second time, just those who are looking for Him, not just those who pretending; but those who are really looking for Him. And notice, He never come to Gentile. That miracle was never performed before a Gentile.
And the unchangeable God... Now, we've had two thousand years of scholarship and all kinds of things, and now it's come evening time, and now the Gentiles are looking for a coming Messiah. Now, if He's the same... He appeared the same them--to them two tribes, He's got to appear the same way there, and promised so. One more Scripture, and I'll close.
Always remember, keep three classes of people in your mind. They're always there, that's believers, make-believers, and unbelievers. They're in every crowd. See?

L-151 And Abraham was given the promise and Abraham's seed after him. Now, notice Abraham's seed in the form of Lot went down into Sodom, the pleasures of the world; that's church natural, denominational, organizational. But Church spiritual, which was Abraham that God visit personally (Amen.), the called-out, he never went into Sodom; he was out of Sodom; that's the Church, called-out. Now, the end time come, when He's going to destroy the lands with fire.
That's what He's fixing to do again. Is that right? Now, watch. Jesus said, "As it was in the days of Sodom, so shall it be at the coming of the Son of man." Remember, them were Gentile nations. See? The end, as it was in Sodom. Now, here's the Gentiles coming up. The Jewish time was destroyed by water. This time, Gentiles is destroyed by--by fire. Notice, "as it was in Sodom," let's just watch.

L-153 There was Abraham, the elected Church, called out of Sodom: spiritual, God appearing in their camp all the time, signs and wonders, with a promise, setting up here on the hills, barren grounds, not rich and like the rest of them, but poor, setting up, a little, despised group, made fun of. The rest of them had went out and got rich, and rulers of the city, like Cain's children always did, great men, scientists, doctors, and so forth. There they was, just as it always has been. God doesn't change. And there they was setting there.
Now, down in Sodom was the lukewarm church: Lot and his bunch. Abraham and his bunch was the elected Church. Notice. And then the Sodomites, the unbelievers...

L-155 And there came three Messengers from heaven, dressed like men. And Abraham set in the door of his tent one morning, and looked, and three Men come up. Now, they had dust on their clothes, like they had been traveling. And Abraham, there was a little Something down in him, he knew that them was strange Men. They looked like somebody that he ought to know, so he run out.
There's something about a real borned again Christian, when you meet one... I was coming through a restaurant today, somebody said, "God bless you." I turned around. I said, "Oh, oh, something wrong." A little lady shook my hand. Now, something about a borned again Christian.
And these Angels walked up there and begin to talk to Abraham. Now, remember, two of Them went down into Sodom to call out, see if they could find ten just people. Is that right? Two of them went away. One of them stayed back and talked to Abraham. Is that right? Now, watch.


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