<TITLE>24. Par 84-87</TITLE>L-84 The blind man that had been born blind, his eyes were healed. He couldn't argue theology with them. They said, "We know this man is a devil. He don't agree with our organization."
He said, "It's a strange thing to me. You're the leaders of the land, and here a Man opened my eyes--had never been done in all the world that we ever knowed of, and then you, the religious leaders, you not--know not whence He come. That's a strange thing."
He had pretty good theology to argue with, don't you think so? He sure did. One thing he knowed. He said, "Whether He's a sinner or not, I don't know. But wherein I was once blind, I can now see." Amen. That's one thing he knowed for sure. He was persistent with it.

L-85 So was Nathanael persistent to recognize Him to be the Christ, when he saw that mysterious thing take place, when He said, "I saw you when you were under the fig tree."
He said, "Thou art the Son of God, the King of Israel."
That little woman was persistent at the well, when He told her she had five husbands. When He did that in front of the Jewish educational group, they said, "He's Beelzebub."
But this little woman said, "I perceive that You're a prophet. We know when Messiah cometh, He will tell us these things."
He said, "I'm He."
Now, stop her. Into the city... She said, "Come see a Man Who told me what I've done. Isn't this the very Messiah."
How could you stop Simon Peter from preaching the Gospel, even if he couldn't write his own name, when Jesus said, "Your name is Simon, and you're the son of Jonas?" He knowed that was Messiah. There's no way of stopping him.

L-86 Here not long ago down in Mexico (And I'm closing.), we was having a meeting there, and I had a great thing. It's a great Catholic country, and all of you, pretty near, you ministers know General Valdena. He--he was the one taking me in.
The government... The bishop of the Catholic church went up, told the president, said, "Well, you're bringing a Ca--a non-Catholic in here."
He said, "Well," said, "General Valdena says it's a reputable person."
Said, "Well," said, "there isn't nothing like that in here." Said, "You... We can't do that."
He said, "Why," he said, "they tell me that thousands of people come out to his meetings," the president said.
He said, "Well, nothing goes out there but just the ignorant and unlearned."
He said, "You've had them five hundred years. Why are they ignorant and unlearned?" Guess that would crop off the feathers. See?

L-87 When we come down there, we had just three nights to stay. The second night there, I'll never forget it. An old Mexican come across the platform, poor old fellow. You all know Brother Espinosa, nearly all of you. I think he belongs to the Assemblies of God. He was my interpreter, standing by my side. Business Men's "Voice" had to pack this article. You can't print nothing in print 'less it can be proven. You see? So then here... Unless you're sticking your neck out for something that's in trouble...
So this poor old Mexican come across. He was blind. He couldn't see where he was going, you know. And he got close to me. He was bare-footed, his old feet rough, and his trouser legs tore off up like that, an old ragged coat on, no shirt, an old hat in his hands sewed up with cord, dust all over.
I looked, his white cataracted eyes... And he was going across there, and he reached down in his pocket, and got a little beads, and started with a "Hail, Mary," you know. And so I told him, "Put them up."
And Brother Espinosa stopped him. He put them in his pocket, and he mumbling off something in Spanish. I couldn't understand, don't know Spanish.


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