<TITLE>16. Par 64-66</TITLE>L-64 There was one standing there by the name of Philip; it thrilled him so much till... He'd had Bible study with a man named Nathanael. It's about fifteen miles, if you check it, from where Jesus was preaching to where Nathanael lived: probably took him a day to go over there. And he got over there, and he found Nathanael under a tree, praying.
I can imagine Nathanael saying, "Oh, Jehovah, we're looking for a coming of the Messiah. Oh, we're in Roman bondage. How long shall we suffer this way? Oh, great Jehovah, send Him."
And I can imagine Philip standing there, saying, "Bless God. Wait till I tell him. Just wait till I tell him."
After while, when he said, "Amen," and stood up, he didn't talk to him about the orange grove, or the citrus grove, or whatever he had. He said, "Come, see Who we have found, Jesus, of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph. This is that Messiah."
Oh, I can imagine Philip saying to him, "Now, wait a minute here..." or Nathanael saying, "Now, wait. We've had too many good Bible studies together for you to go off on a deep end like that. Now, there's something wrong."

L-65 All right, let's just break in on their conversation. I can hear some of them say--hear Philip say, "Now, wait a minute. Aren't we taught according to our Scriptures, that when Messiah comes He will be a [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] prophet?"
"Absolutely. Moses said so. We believe our prophets, and He will be a prophet."
"Do you know that old fisherman down there that you bought that fish from, that he couldn't sign the receipt?"
"Oh, Simon? Yes. Oh, I even knowed his father, Jonas. Sure, I know him well."
"His brother, Andrew, brought him to the meeting yesterday. And as soon as he walked in the Presence of this Jesus of Nazareth, He told him his name was Simon and he was the son of Jonas. What about that?"
I can hear Nathanael say, "I'll go see for myself."

L-66 He's got more respect than many Americans. They'll stay home and criticize. They won't go, even try to find out. So they'll...
Here they'll come. And they went around the bend talking. And then when he come up into the Presence of Jesus... Now, watch. And as soon as he come in the Presence of Jesus, Jesus looked at him and said, "You're... Behold an Israelite, in whom there's no guile." That was Jesus yesterday. "Behold an Israelite... whom there is no guile," and He looked at him.
You say, "Well, it's the way he was dressed."
No, sir. All of them dressed the same way, the eastern people, a garment on. And He could've been a Greek. He could've been, oh, Egyptian, wearing the turban, every... See, He didn't know him by his dress. He said, "An Israelite, in whom there's no guile," not only Israelite, but he's--he's an honest man.
And he stopped, and he looked at Him. He said, "Rabbi (which means 'Teacher'), "when did You ever know me? This is our first time meeting. How do You know me?"
And Jesus said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you."
I can imagine he look around, and there stood Bishop So-and-so there that was saying, "The first one that attends one of them meetings is going to be churched." But it didn't make any difference. He saw a Scriptural Messiah, and he run up, and fell down at His feet, and said, "Rabbi, Thou art the King of Israel. Thou art the Son of God." That's the way Jesus identified Himself yesterday. That's how they knowed He was.
Look at Jesus turned around, said, "Because I've told you this you believe? You'll see greater than this." That was His identification.
How we could go to blind Bartimaeus, and on down to many others, many others, and on down through.


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