<TITLE>15. Par 188-198</TITLE>L-188   You want to pull on a little certain thing, that, a little denominational group that seems to be a petty thing to you, and some little bright shiny something that you grab for. "And if I happened to reach out for the--for the Word, or something an other like that, my state presbyter will put me out, or my bishop will throw me out." Why, if you come to God, you're going to be throwed out, anyhow. So what's the difference? I'd rather be... If you're throwed out, you're throwed in. So that's it. See? See?

L-189   There is three things. God always deals in threes. We know that. He's perfected in threes. Remember, in the days of Noah, they went in the ark. And in the days of Sodom... Jesus was speaking of these two. Days of Sodom, they went out. They went in, in Noah's time. Went out, in--in Sodom's time. And then go up, in this time. Yes. Go in, go out, go up! See?

L-190 That's what we need now. We need a going-up affair. We need a going-up from these things and worldly things that's got us so bound down.

L-191 Daniel wasn't going to defile himself. Watch, he was going to keep that Word in a place where It could flow through, the Word. What'd it do? It sent down an Angel. It protected his life. He didn't mar hisself.

L-192   The Hebrew children was determined. They said, "All the rest of them are bowing when the flutes sound, and when the bishops say, 'Stomp.' And they holler, 'Froggy,' they jump. But," he said, "we're not going to do it. You might do it. You are able to burn us up. You are able to kick us out. You're able to do this, or that, or the other. But we'll not bow down to your image, anyhow." See? They wasn't going to--to defile their investment. It was going to be the Word. And, the Word, they was going to stand on. And when the time come to make a decision, they was going to stand by the Word. Saved their lives. It had a fourth Man down there.

L-193 There's anything that we need this morning, is that fourth Man, among us. That's right. That's right. That, now.

L-194   Now, Peter, one time, he was--He was nothing but a fisherman. He had a business, a fisherman. But you know what? He saw something in Jesus Christ, that his father... Well, you know, his father, Jonas, was a great man. He was a fisherman.

L-195 I'll just give a little drama here just before we close, that in the next few minutes. We... Just ten minutes after eleven. We'll try to be through by eleven-thirty, if you can stand it a little longer. So, we, we'll go ahead.

L-196   And I know, Jonas might have said to his son, just in a little drama, when he take him and Andrew on their lap. And his gray hair shining down, after days of fishing, where they had to trust, every day, for their daily bread. And I can see him set there, say, "My son, listen, Simon. There--there will be a time. I always wanted to see the Messiah. And we've always believed that, because we're promised One. But, listen, Simon, my son. There will be a lot of bogus things rise up," and there was, "before the real Messiah comes. But," said, "you'll know this Messiah, Simon, because He will be exactly with the Scripture. And all the rest of them will be against Him." See?

L-197 "But this Messiah will prove, because we are Jews. We are taught to believe those prophets. Cause, the Lord God told us, 'If there be one spiritual among you, or a prophet, I the Lord will speak to him in visions. And what he says will come to pass, and you'll know that that man is a prophet.' And Moses told us that our Messiah would be a prophet. And you watch Him. Now, we haven't had one for hundreds and hundreds of years. But, be knowing that."

L-198 After the old gentleman passed away. And one day Andrew had staggered off, down to hear a--a man speaking, that was prophesying of a coming Messiah. And after while, this Messiah come on the scene.


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