<TITLE>14. Par 142-151</TITLE>L-142   And, in Nineveh, I am told that the whale was the sea god, because he's the master of the sea. He can swallow up anything. And about noontime, here comes their god, up out of the sea; just opens up his mouth, and the prophet walks right out on the bank. No wonder they believed, see. See? They, certainly they believed, because the prophet, that was giving the message, come out of their god's mouth, "Repent or this city is going to perish." See?

L-143 So he wasn't out of the will of the Lord. He was doing just, as, "God makes everything work together for good to them that love God," that's right, "and were called according to His purpose." Jesus referred to him.

L-144 Then one more before we close for the prayer line. He referred to Solomon also.

L-145   Now, when God sends a gift to the earth, and the people respect it, it's always a golden age for that people. But when they reject it, it's always chaos for that people. He--He does that, every age. Just look. Look when they rejected Jesus, and when they rejected the prophets, and so forth, what it was.

L-146 But in Solomon's time, they believed, all of them. Solomon had a gift of discernment. God gave it to Solomon. It... And people believed it, all with one accord. They were--they were called the--the millennium, almost, for the Hebrew race at that time. It was the golden age, Solomon's age. No wars or nothing; He prospered it. They built the temple and all these great things that they done through Solomon's age, because he was a type, Son of David, you see, the fleshly Son of David. Now, we find that in this time, when they built the temple and everything, everybody respected that gift that God gave them, and even made him their king. And the fame went everywhere.

L-147   I'm telling you, Americans, if we would only respect the gift that God has sent us, the Holy Ghost, we wouldn't have to worry about the Russian astronauts and the atomic bombs, and things. Well, that's our--our security, is Christ. See? He is our security.

L-148 But the trouble of it is, He sends us the gifts and we laugh it to scorn, just like they did. That's the reason we are bound for judgment. We have. It has to strike. It's, just, God is no respect of person. If God would let this world get by, this New York, this America, this world, get by with what it's done now, without bringing judgment upon it, He would be duty bound, as a just God, to raise up Sodom and Gomorrah and apologize for burning them up, for He burnt them up the very same thing that we're doing right now. See? See? So He promised it would be this way.

L-149   Now we found now, that in the days of Solomon, could you imagine, everyone speaking of God, "Oh, Solomon's great power of discernment!" That was a gift that could discern, and everybody was bragging about it. There was no confusion, say, "Ah, no, no!" All of them believed it. And the fame spread into every nations. And nations become afraid of Israel, but not because they had a better army, but because God was among them. That's what brings fear, God. God was among them.

L-150 Oh, how it ought to be with us, professing a Christian nation! It's too bad that denominations and things has twisted us in such a condition, as we're all out of form today, and no man knows hardly what to believe.

L-151   And, watch, then the fame of Solomon went all the way down into Sheba. The queen heard it. She was a heathen. And every, only way they had then... They didn't have television and things that we have today, or the press. The only way they had to send messages was lip to ear. And every time a caravan would come in, no doubt the little queen would go out and say, "Did you pass through Palestine as you came down?"
"Yes."
"Is that so, what they say?"


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