<TITLE>18. Par 178-194</TITLE>L-178   And what was she? She was one that had her name There. No matter what kind of a state she was in there, as soon as that true Gospel Light struck that little prostitute, she recognized It. Why? There was something in there to spark it off. See, she recognized It.

L-179 You might pour water in gasoline, it'll only hinder it; but let a little fire hit it one time, and watch what happens, you see. It takes the sparking of faith, to the Word of God. When they know it's the Truth, there is something happens!

L-180 She never asked one more question. She knew that was that Messiah. Why? He had fully identified Himself. Just like Philip said, "Why, You're the Son of God, the King of Israel!"

L-181 There were those there, said, "That's, He is fortunetellers, that's what He is."

L-182 He said, "You cannot be forgiven for that, when the Holy Spirit does it." See? He said.

L-183 But now watch here how He was identified to her. And she ran quickly into the city, and she said to the men.

L-184   Now, really, if there is any Easterner here, you, the Bible is a new book to--to a man from the West, that goes East once, see, because all the customs, they still live it the same way. She had no right to go in the city and talk to the men. She could not do it. They would really wouldn't listen to her.

L-185 But she had a message, that nothing could stop her. See, she had found Life, something that struck. She run into the city and told the men, "Come, see a Man that told me the things I've done. Isn't that the very Messiah? Isn't that what we've been looking for?"

L-186   Identified as the Messiah! And the Bible said that, when Jesus came into the city, He never did that one more time, not to them. But they believed what the woman said, see, and they received Him. He never healed any sick; He knowed Philip was coming down to do that, so, and get them straightened out, after the Holy Spirit come, so He just let them know that He was Messiah.

L-187 Now look, there was the Jews, recognized Jesus. He was identified at the end of their dispensation, as Messiah, and that's how He did it.

L-188 Same way with the Samaritans, they were looking for a Messiah. That's how He identified Himself as Messiah.

L-189   Now it's been two thousand years with the Gentiles, they received the Gospel. Now our dispensation is running out, the church age, we're finishing. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, never changes His plans. And if He stood among us, tonight, He would not be a man with great clerical clothes on, some orator of speech, or lecturer, or something, but He would prove to us that He was the Messiah. See? He said, when He was here on earth, He said, "As it was in the days of Sodom, so shall it be at the Coming of the Son of man."

L-190 Watch this real close. In the days of Sodom, and always, there's been three classes of people.

L-191 Three is a "perfect" number, we know. And seven is the "completion." Forty is the "temptation." Fifty is the "jubilee." You know the mathematics of the Scripture.

L-192   But now notice, at--at Sodom, there was your three classes of people. There was your Sodomites, who were unbelievers. There was Lot and his group, which were lukewarm believers, church natural. There was Abraham, the spiritual, called-out, elected, out into the wilderness away from Sodom.

L-193 Watch, three Angels came down from Heaven, one day. The sins of Sodom got about as bad as it is in the world today. They come down. Now, They were looked like men, They were dressed in clothing like men wear; dust upon Them, and Their feet were dirty from walking. And Abraham, sitting under the oak, saw Them coming at a distance.

L-194   Now we're referring to what Jesus said to take place at the end time, just before His Coming. Now, remember, the Sodomites were Gentiles.


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