<TITLE>09. Par 81-93</TITLE>L-81   Now they wanted to see a sign. Though He had been identified, thoroughly Scriptural signs, yet they didn't want to believe the Bible sign. They wanted Him to clown. Don't you see? That's the same kind of a spirit that said, "If Thou be the Son of God, command these stones to be turned into bread. If Thou be the Son of God, cast Thyself down off of here, 'cause it's written He would give His Angels charge over Thee; lest any time Thou dash Thy foot against a stone, They'll bear Thee up." But He wasn't dashing His foot against a stone. See? Certainly. And He said also there, if you noticed, when He put this upon the cross, and so forth; now that spirit here was in these Pharisees, saying, "We would seek a sign."

L-82 He said, "A wicked and adulterous generation will seek after a sign." Notice.

L-83   And He, God in all ages has had signs for His people. And without doing anything, God sends a sign, always He sends a sign first. And He promised He would do the same thing, 'cause He cannot change. So when we see the end time appearing, and the signs of the end time, even the last sign that was promised before Sodom burned.

L-84 We've had joy. We've had the--the stars shaken in the heaven. We've had wars, and rumors of wars. We've had earthquakes in divers places, and all those things. With, the gifts of the Spirit has returned back to the church. We've had all these different manifestations, great healing services and things, showing. That's all signs.

L-85 But the last sign, just before the Gentiles were burned, was the sign: God manifested in human flesh. Right. And Jesus said that will be at His return. We ought to be careful now and get really right with God. Be sure that you're right, now.

L-86   They were to, the Jews, was always to rely upon their signs, you know of that, instead of the theology and lectures. They had to rely upon sign, because the real true believer always believes that God is a God of power.

L-87 And where God is, signs has got to happen. You see, it's just like pounding a piece of steel, hot, on an anvil, you see, sparks has got to fly. It reflects. And everywhere God is, it also, there is signs and wonders. Jesus said, "These signs shall follow them that believe," the ministry throughout the world, see. "These signs shall follow them," always signs. God always gives signs, like He did in the beginning, and gives them to every generation, at the end.

L-88   He did it in Noah's time. Noah was a sign to that generation. He was a fanatic to the eyes of the world. To the scientists, why, His--His message would nothing like cope with their scientific understanding. He said, "Water is coming down from the heavens and going to flood the earth."

L-89 They might be able to shoot the moon, or with their radar, or whatever it was. They said, "There is no water up there. I can scientifically prove there is no water there," might said the scientists.

L-90 But Noah said, "God is able. If there is no water there, He is the Creator, He can put water there. And He knows how to do it." But he was a sign. He went ahead building an ark when there was no water for it to float in, but he--he built it anyhow. He was a sign to that people.

L-91 Well, Moses was a sign in Egypt, when they seen these great miracles, and so forth. Solomon, on down.

L-92   Then we find here that they called Jesus... the sign that He was giving them, the true prophetic sign of their Scripture.

L-93 Now there is a lot of signs that's not Scriptural signs. We must have Scriptural signs. It must come THUS SAITH THE LORD, out of this Bible, see, then we know it's right. Course, there is a lot of things that goes with that, that God can do anything He wishes to. He is God. But I know He keeps His Word, so I want to see it from His Word, then I know it's true 'cause it's the Word.


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