<TITLE>17. Par 200-215</TITLE>L-200 Then, He said, at the grave of Lazarus. Before He went down there, He said, told Martha. He said, "I am the resurrection, the Life." Not, "I ought to be, or I will be." But, "I AM." Amen.

L-201 "My brother, if You'd have been here, would not have died. But even now, Lord, whatever You ask God, God will give it to You."
He said, "Thy brother shall rise again."

L-202 "Oh, he'll rise in the last days, at the general resurrection. He was a good boy. Yeah, I believe he'll rise."

L-203 But Jesus straightened Him a little, self, up, said, "But I am the resurrection and Life." Not, "I will be; I ought to be," or so forth. "I AM." There's nothing there, there is nothing wavering, shaking about that. Nothing uncertain. It was positive.

L-204 "I am the resurrection, Life. He that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. Whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die." Now, not, "They might not; they perhaps won't." "They won't." Nothing, nothing uncertain about it. They won't die.

L-205 "He that heareth My Words and believeth on Him that sent Me has everlasting Life, and shall not even come to the Judgment, but has already passed from death unto Life."

L-206 "They should not come to the Judgment"? They won't come to the Judgment. Amen. He took my Judgment. Ain't got no business there. Amen. There you are. "Passed from death unto Life." Oh!

L-207   Now she said she believed it. Now, Jesus never said, "Well, you know, being that you believe that, and you know that I am the Word, and--and I--I... You know that I am He that was to come. You've confessed that. You believe it. I'll tell you what we might do. Let's go get the elders together, and go down and see if we can do anything about it." No, no. He said, "I'll not go down and see if I can raise him up." "I'll go wake him." Amen. Not, "I'll--I'll try." "I will." Nothing uncertain. That was no uncertain sound, when He said, "I will. I will."

L-208 And the same One said, "I will," made you a promise. Hallelujah! Oh, my! Amen.
"I will go and wake him."

L-209   Again He said, "Destroy this temple, and I'll see what I can do about it"? "You destroy this temple, and I will raise it up again in three days." Nothing uncertain. "Now I'll try. You all might stand around and see if I can do it or not"? Ah, no. "I will raise it up." Nothing uncertain. "I will raise it up. You--you destroy it; I'll raise it up." Oh, my!

L-210 Why? He knowed that He was that Person, in the Scripture, that David spoke of. "I will not leave His soul in hell, neither will I suffer My Holy One to see corruption." And He knew He was included in that Scriptural promise, so therefore He was positive.

L-211   Now, can't we be that positive? We take Him, example, for other things. As long as God's Word said it, can't we be as positive about the Word as He was about it?

L-212 "I am the resurrection and Life." "I will raise it up again." Amen. Why? He knowed the Word spoke of it, and He was sure to come forth.

L-213 If I'm that person over there in John 5:24, "He that heareth My Word and believeth on Him that sent Me, has everlasting Life, and I will raise him up again at the last days. He'll not come into Judgment; passed from death unto Life." That's--that's us. And what we scared about? What's the matter?

L-214 What difference does it make what brand you're wearing? You call yourself a this, that, or the other. We're children of God, by the grace of God. We been filled with the Holy Ghost, by the grace of God. What difference does it make about whether this one is that or that, if he's a Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist? If he's filled with the Holy Ghost, he's got resurrecting Life in him. Amen. Yes. Now, on the Day of Pentecost...

L-215   Jesus told them, in Luke 24:49, "Behold, I send a promise." Not, "I might do it. I'll see what I can do about it." "I will send the promise of My Father upon you. But go up there to the city of Jerusalem and wait until you're endued with power."


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