<TITLE>10. Par 54-60</TITLE>L-54   Now, at the crucifixion, where we are today on the subject, of, "Jesus on your hands." God's Word had been thoroughly vindicated, had been proven over and over, that He was the answer to God's Word. Where that the scribes...

L-55 You see, God has already got It laid out. Let the ministry study It. But, you see, they take somebody else's word about It; some group of man. They're so blinded to the Truth, that, when the Truth is presented, they fail to see It. But, you see, God is just, He's got It wrote out there. He's got wrote out, right here in the Book, what's going to happen today, so It will be fulfilled. But others that's not ordained to see It, will never see It, see, they--they got It all mixed up.

L-56   And that's the Way they had It then. They had never knowed that It was Him. And by the signs that He was the Messenger of that time, nobody could deny it. His prophet spoke of it; he said, "I, I've got to decrease, but He will increase. I'm not worthy to unloose His shoes, but He is standing among you now," said John. "And He will come. And the axe is laid to the root of the tree; and the trees that doesn't bring forth fruit will be taken out of the forest, that, or out of the--the vineyard, or the--or the orchard. It won't be there no more."

L-57   Now, we find that those things happened just exactly the way that He said. He could discern their thoughts in their heart. He was a prophet. Everything that He foretold, just happened exactly the way He said it.
"I go up to Jerusalem. There I'll be delivered into the hands of sinful man. And they shall evilly mistreat Him, and He'll be crucified. And on the third day He'll rise up again." But said, "See that you tell no man this." And He blinded It from them, that they didn't understand It until That was fulfilled.

L-58   See, many times that He let's us become blind until the hour that we have need of It. He lets us become blind to the things that we see today, for this is the hour we have need of It, to vindicate the day that we're in. See? Our fathers didn't know these things. The Bible said that they wouldn't know them. He had hid them up, and in--in the last days It would be revealed to the sons of God; or, make, they would be manifested, to be shown His glory and His praises upon the earth.

L-59   And all that Daniel said about the last days, and how that, "They that know their God will do exploits." And just so many Scriptures tying in this day that we're living in! How that these evil, deceiving times would be on the earth! And just exactly what we're having now fulfills It.
They, they had--they had been given a chance to see Him, and, but they rejected their very Messiah.
And today it's the same thing, the very same thing. We are given the opportunity, because God cannot judge without first having... being justified for His judgment.
Now, if you told a--a certain person going down the road, speeding; you'd stop them, say, "There is a--a hole in the road down there. If you continue that speed, you'll be killed."

L-60 And they say, "Nonsense, I know what I'm doing." Then, you see, the blood can't be upon you, because you have thoroughly warned them.
Well, God does the same thing by His Word. He thoroughly warns the people of oncoming judgment, and shows His signs and wonders that's predicted in the Bible for that age. He shows them, and the people just walk right over It.
It's not easy for a person to go to hell. A man fights his way to hell. The first lie you ever told, you know it was wrong. The first cigarette you ever smoked, you knowed was wrong. The first evil you did, you knowed was wrong. But in your conscience, told you it was wrong, but you continually run through the red light, run over the barricades. You're reckless. You want to do it, anyhow, show you're some big guy. See? But, remember, you fight your way to hell. It's not easy to go to hell. You have to reject Truth.


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