<TITLE>08. Par 65-80</TITLE>L-65 Look at our women. It used to be wrong for them to cut their hair; the Bible says, "It's wrong." But they do it anyhow. It's, the Bible said for them not to do it. And to wear these clothes that look like men's clothes; the Bible said, "That's an abomination to God."

L-66 "Oh," you say, "that's Methodists." That's Pentecostals. That's right. It's all of them, see.

L-67 Why is it? You like your television programs more than you care about reading the Bible. See, you--you make those people your example instead of God's Word. See? Now, then, it's got to be judgment, and it's constantly getting worse and worse.

L-68   Now Jesus told them that there would be a sign. He spoke of the signs of the last day. And last night He told us, "As it was in the days of Sodom, so shall it be at the coming of the Son of man, that the Spirit of God would be revealed in the last day, in human flesh, that would be able to discern the thoughts that's in the mind, the heart."

L-69 Now the Bible says the Word of God does that, Hebrews 4, "The Word of God is stronger, more powerful, and sharper than a two-edged sword, piercing even to the sunder, the marrow of the bone, and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."

L-70   That's the reason, Jesus was the Word. "In the beginning," Saint John 1, "in the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us." That's the reason He could look upon them and perceive their thoughts.

L-71 That's the reason He could tell the woman at the well, see, that, "You have five husbands."

L-72 That's the reason He could say to--to Philip, when he brought Nathanael up; He said to Nathanael, "Behold, an Israelite in whom there is no guile."
He said, "When did You know me, Rabbi?"

L-73 Said, "Before Philip called you when you were under the tree, I saw you."

L-74 A discerner of the thoughts, oh, so many places in the Scripture identifying Himself! That wasn't to the Gentiles. Not one time did He ever identify Himself to Gentiles like that. Search the Scriptures. Not one time. That's today. See? The Gentiles had two thousand years, of study and theology; He's taken a people from the Gentiles, for His Name; but now the time has come that this must be done just before the burning like it was in Sodom.

L-75   Here was Jesus with His identified, vindicated sign, a Scriptural sign to the people, and yet those Jews saying, "I would like to see You perform a sign."

L-76 Have you ever seen people that's unbelievers, will say that to you, "If there be, I know of so-and-so up on the street, if He'll heal them!" See? Oh, it's--it's... You can see it's Satan, the same thing.

L-77 You know they said, "If Thou be the Son of God, come down off the cross." They put a rag around His head, said, "This guy says He's a 'Prophet.'" They hit Him on the head with a stick, with a rag over His face, said, "Now prophesy and tell us who hit You," when they passed the stick one to another, said, "we'll believe You."

L-78 But, you see, God doesn't clown for nobody. Jesus said, "I only do what the Father shows Me." See? And that's right.

L-79   And that's a true servant of God, always is obedient to his Master. See? Not to show off or--or say something to elate somebody else, but be honest and true with Him that sent him. That's the true servant of Christ.

L-80 Like Eliezer, representative, coming from Abraham, see, to pick up the bride to--to Isaac, the beautiful Rebekah; obedient, the model servant, see, he was about his master's business, alone. What a type of the Holy Spirit today, the same thing, picking out a Bride, see, in the evening time when the lights are going out.


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