<TITLE>05. Par 32-39</TITLE>L-32   I--I truly believe that we're on the--the verge of one of the most mightiest things that ever struck the earth since the days of the Lord Jesus. See? See? But now we can only be known as... It'll be so humble. See? See, what man calls mighty, God calls "abomination." But what man calls foolish, God calls "mighty." See? So now watch it, see, it'll be so humble that you'll never miss... that you'll miss it if you're not got the Token there to examine it, you see. See?

L-33   Who would a ever thought that the mountains was skipping like little rams, and the leaves were clapping their hands, when a prophet came forth from the wilderness; that was spoken by Isaiah, twelve hundred... or seven hundred and twelve years before. With whiskers all over his face, and a piece of sheepskin, not even a pulpit to preach in, excommunicated from all the churches, and standing on the bank of the Jordan, screaming, "Repent!" And called the people a bunch of "vipers," snakes. But that's what God said, that when He come, "the mountains would skip like little rams." See? The humble saw it and was glad.

L-34 How could they understand that a... that great Messiah, that was prophesied from the very beginning of the Book, in Genesis, that He would come, a Saviour? All sacrifices, and all prophets, and everything had pointed to Him. And then when He come, supposingly to be a illegitimate birth; a father that was not even married to His mother, supposingly. See? And the woman was found pregnant with the baby before they was even married. And come up in such, and born in a--a little... Well, it says a stable, in the Bible. But a stable in them days was a cave back in the--back in the wall. I met such a place out in Arizona one time, hunting. There was a stable back under a clift of rocks. And that's the way Jesus was born, back in this little cliff-stable on a manger of hay and straw, in a cow barn, see, where stock was.

L-35   And was raised up as a carpenter's helper, and how could That be the mighty Jehovah? But it was, see. It was. See? Very odd sort of a Person. But, oh, when He was just a boy, He astounded the priests by knowing that Word. Because why? He was the Word. See? He was the Word.
He never wrote a book. He never wrote a--He never wrote a word. The only word He ever wrote, I guess, He erased it out, in the--in the sand, when a woman had been taken in adultery. He never wrote a word. Why? He was the Word. See? He was the Word. He didn't have to write It; His life lived It. He was the Word. If He... "If I do not the works of My Father, then believe Me not." See? "If I don't do exactly what the Word said I would do, then I'm not the Word. But if..." That's what He meant. He is the Word.

L-36   So now prepare yourself now for the--the oncoming healing service and the communion. We'd be happy for you to stay with us if you can. If you can't, we'll have a dismissal right away.

L-37 And don't forget, pray for me and pray for my wife, the sweetest woman in all the world, and--and for my children. And now I've claimed them, every one, for the Lord Jesus.

L-38   Now, Becky is just at the age of little "ricketta," you know, and just a--a little "teen-annie," as we used to call it. And then she's just at that age. But, now, she's a very sweet girl, and I--I thank the Lord for that; no smoking, no drinking, no running around, nothing. But she's just at that age, she--she is carefree. She don't want to go to church, and, if she does, she set back there and chew chewing gum, get up and walk out. That, see. I want to see her filled with the Holy Ghost.

L-39 I want to see Joseph, I want that boy... I believe that some day when I can't walk to the pulpit no more, I want to take this old worn-out Bible and hand it over to him, say, "Joseph, stay with It, son." Then I'm ready to climb on up. I want to hear a wind blowing somewhere, look up, wave my hand, take off.
Let's pray.


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