<TITLE>14. Par 55-57</TITLE>L-55 Now, let's just drama for a little bit for the children. I can imagine Nathanael, a scholar of the Scripture, you know, stood up, said, "Now, Philip, you and I have studied the Scriptures for years, since we were boys out of school. And you must have went off on a deep end somewhere (as we'd say it today). What do you mean, a scholar as you are in the Scriptures? And--and you'd say, 'We've found Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph, being a Messiah?' Why, it's impossible. Nothing good could come out of there."
Now, He... I think he give him a very good answer. He didn't say, "Stay home and criticize." He said, "Come, see for yourself. See? Come find out for yourself. Come and see."

L-56 I can imagine them going along the road the next day. Why, I can hear Nathanael say--or Philip say to Nathanael, "You know what? Do you remember that old ignorant fisherman..."
Now, you remember, Peter, the bishop, the hierarchy of the first church, didn't have enough education to sign his own name. The Bible said he was both ignorant and unlearned. But it pleased God by his faith to recognize Who He was. See? He even give him the keys to the Kingdom, without enough education to sign his name.
I can hear him say, "Do you remember that old fisherman that you bought that fish from that time?"
"Oh, yes. They--they call him Simon. Yes, I remember. I knowed his daddy, Jonas. Sure. He used to be an old Pharisee up there, deacon in the church, you know, and so forth."
"Yeah."
"You remember, you bought them fish, and he couldn't sign that receipt."
"Yes."
"He came up before this fellow, Jesus, the young Prophet of Galilee. And He told him what his name was, and told him who his father was. You remember how... Why, it wouldn't surprise me if He don't tell me who--tell you who you are when you get there."
"Oh, if I can see that."
"Now, we know that we both studied the Scripture. We're in agreement that Moses... We have to take his word, because he was God's great signpost, and he said when Messiah would come He would be a prophet. Now, we've just got to remember He's a prophet."
And he said, "Oh, yes. Sure, Messiah's a prophet."
"Well, how did that man know who Simon was, or who his father was? His father's been dead for years."
Now, he said, "Well, I'll just go see."

L-57 And when he walked up in... Well, maybe Jesus had a prayer line coming, or maybe walked up and set down in the audience, or whatever it was. I...
After while, Jesus turned, and looked at him, and said, "Behold an Israelite in whom there is no guile."
Now, you say, "Well, 'course, the way he was dressed..."
No, no. The Egyptians, all of them wore beards, and so forth. "A Israelite in whom there is no guile." He didn't call him an Egyptian. He said, "An Israelite in whom there is no guile." He could been a murderer, cut-throat, anything. You see? But he said, "There's a Israelite in whom there is no guile." That just deflated him.
He said, "Rabbi (which means 'teacher'), when did You ever know me? I've never seen You before."
He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you." That was it. That was Jesus yesterday, amongst the Jews. Said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you."
Listen. Maybe the bishop was standing there for all I know, but quick... That didn't make any difference to Nathanael. He ran up, and fell down by Him, and said, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God. Thou art the King of Israel." Amen.


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