<TITLE>23. Par 263-272</TITLE>L-263 And so he just stood back, Saint Martin, looking. He wasn't a believer, he wasn't a Christian then, he hadn't accepted It. He just stood and watched. Nobody did it, when the crowds went on by, some of them plenty well to do it. He only had one coat, and that was his military coat. He pulled out his sword and cut it, half in two, wrapped the old beggar up in it, and went on.

L-264 People laughed at him going down the street, one piece of coat hanging on him. "What a funny looking soldier," they said it was, made fun of him.

L-265 That night he was woke up, in his sleep. He looked, standing by the side of his bed, and there stood Jesus wrapped in that old piece of coat that he had wrapped the beggar in. Then he knowed, "Insomuch as you have done unto the least of these My little ones."

L-266 It was a paradox, his call. He was the--he was the messenger of that age. He stood for the Scripture, against all the wickedness of Catholicism in that day. God chose him, and He let him see Christ, by a paradox.

L-267   Brethren, we may see paradox after paradox. The great paradox is coming ahead of us, "When the Trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more; and the morning breaks Eternal, bright and fair." When the resurrection comes, and we're caught up together, to meet Him in the air, that'll be the final paradox, when we go to be with Him. Until then, let's be faithful servants to the Word of God, which is Christ.
Can we pray?

L-268   Heavenly Father, we thank Thee, this morning, for the Blood that makes us brothers. We thank Thee for the Son of God Who gave His life, that we might be one with Him in this great Kingdom upon the earth, the Kingdom of Heaven that's to be established. "We're looking for that glad Millennium day, when our blessed Lord shall come and catch His waiting Bride away," the little Bride Tree. He is that Tree that was in the garden of Eden; the Bread of Life. So is His little Wife a tree, the Bride Tree of the last days. Where, everything has tried to bring, but the great powers of God prunes the branches off, that the fruit might ripen. Grant, Lord, that we can be included in that. Give us Eternal Life.

L-269 We have this one thing together, while we're here in this city, we believe the Word of God. We believe in Jesus Christ. We believe that He is not dead, but He lives. And His Words, the promise for the hour, is now being manifested. This is the last hours. This is the last sign. The Coming of the Lor-... The promised Son is at hand.

L-270   We see the world, geographically. We see the signs; earthquakes in divers places, nations against nations. We see all the things that's predicted. We see fearful sights in the skies, man's heart failing; flying saucers, and so forth, that they can't explain, investigating judgments coming to the earth. We see the atomic bombs hanging out yonder, everywhere, and the great missiles can carry total destruction in an hour. We see the gases hanging above us there, that would rain the fires down, out of the heaven, and destroy the earth.

L-271 But we see Jesus, also, Who made the promise! And as was said, "This same Jesus, that was taken up from you, will come again in like manner as you've seen Him go into Heaven." We are watching for that glad Day to come.

L-272   Our hearts, many of us here, Lord, for since little boys, we've put forth every effort that we knowed how, to serve You. Lord, don't let our eyes be blinded to this hour. Open my eyes, Lord, that I'll see every promise. May I be able to punctuate it with an "amen," that it's so, everything that God has promised. Grant it, Lord. Give us a great meeting.


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