<TITLE>13. Par 122-136</TITLE>L-122 And as soon as Nathanael got in the Presence of Jesus Christ, what did he do? What happened when he got where Jesus was? He said, "Behold an Israelite in whom there is no guile."

L-123 Well, that sure deflated the man. And he said, "Rabbi," which means teacher, "when did you ever know me? I've never seen you in my life. I live fifteen miles around the mountain here, and I never even heard of You until yesterday afternoon. And here I come around and You--and You tell me that I'm an Israelite."

L-124 Well, you say it was because the way he was dressed. Oh, no. All the Easterners dressed like that, and wore a beard. "You are an Israelite in whom there is no guile." Now what about that?
He said, "Rabbi, when did You ever see me?"

L-125 He said, "Yesterday, when you were under the tree, before Philip called you, I saw you." Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever. See?

L-126 What did he say? His priest might have been standing there. There might have been a lot of critics standing there, which there was. But he run up to Him, and he said, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God. Thou art the King of Israel." His name is indelible tonight. It's wrote in the Lamb's Book of Life.

L-127   There was those standing by, of course, who didn't believe that. Certainly. They said, "This man is a fortuneteller. He's Beelzebub." And Jesus turned around. Why? They had to answer their congregation for something. The works had been done. It--it--it was there. So he said, "This man is Beelzebub, a fortuneteller, telepathist, or something."

L-128 Jesus said to them, "You speak that against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven you. But someday the Holy Ghost is coming, and if you speak... to do the same thing. And if you speak a word against That, it'll never be forgiven you, in this world or in the world that is to come." It's never to be forgiven. Now, that was the generation we're in now.

L-129 Now we got the first generation identified. We can pull more, but let's go now, 'cause we're going to have to start the prayer line. There was the Jews, the real orthodox. Real Christian, God-called believers recognize that right now.

L-130   Then one day He was going down to Jericho, but He had need to go by Samaria. Wonder why? They were looking for a Messiah, but we Gentiles wasn't.

L-131 But now we are looking for a Messiah. See? See, we've had two thousand years, like they had two thousand years. See? But we've had two thousand years, looking for Him. We've heard of Him, but now we're looking for Him to come the second time.

L-132 And now we notice that He had need to go up to Samaria. That's up on the mountain. And when He went up to Samaria. It must have been around noon, so He sent His disciples into the city to buy victuals. From the city came a little woman.

L-133 Now, if you want, if I had time, I could break that down and tell you why she came at that time of day. All the decent women has to come together. The ornery and the decent are not associated together. They cannot be caught in public, the same time, even to this day. Now, she was marked, a woman of ill-fame. You know what I'm talking about: prostitute.

L-134   Now, we find out that she come up there about eleven o'clock in the day to get, draw water. And let's think, she was a very attractive woman. And she had her water vase on her shoulder. And it kind of comes up...

L-135 I've seen them put one pot on their head, and one on each hip, and walk, talk like women can, and never spill a drop of it. And, they, what a balance! I don't know how they do it. But, here, walking along, and she had this, it's got two handles on it. Then they go to the well. It's got a windle, and you let it down and get the water, then draw it back up.

L-136 And this was Jacob's well, where Jesus... Just outside the city. It was a public well. And where Jacob had dug the well and watered his animals there, and so he had drank from it, himself.


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