<TITLE>04. Par 28-38</TITLE>L-28   God, knowing the end from the beginning, therefore He lotted to His--His world a certain part of Word for each generation as they come along. He sent prophets in the Old Testament, we are taught in Hebrews 1, "God, in sundry times and divers manners spake to the fathers, through the prophets; in this last day through His Son, Christ Jesus." Now if we'll examine that Scripture real well!

L-29   When Jesus was on earth and said He was the Son of God, they condemned Him. He said, "Why would you condemn Me when I say I am the Son of God, when you call those who the Word came to, 'gods'?" Abraham was considered a god, Elijah was a god, Isaiah was a god, because the Word of God came to them. And they were, in portion, gods. Jesus said they were. He said, "You call them 'gods.'"

L-30 Now, you see, when the man was anointed, like Joseph, he portrayed Christ; when Moses was anointed, he portrayed Christ; when David was anointed, he portrayed Christ. All leading up to Christ, and He was the fulness of the Word. The Word was made manifest in Him. He was the complete Anointed One. They had It by portions; we have It by portions. He was the anointed One. The entire plan of God laid in Him. God's plan before the foundation of the world, to redeem a lost world, was in Him. He was the Word, and He is still the Word, "the same yesterday, today, and forever." Remember, He came to the fathers, through the prophets, made Himself known through the prophets; and then in this last day, through His Son, Christ Jesus. He was God made manifest.

L-31   Notice, the Word always comes to the prophet. God never did work through a group of people. It's an individual He works through. He worked in the days of Noah, through Noah. He worked in the days of Moses, through Moses. Worked in the days of Elijah, through Elish-... -lijah, through Elisha and Elijah. Through Isaiah and those prophets, as they came down through the age.

L-32 And then when He was here, He was manifested fully; not in Pharisees, Sadducees, but in Jesus Christ. He was the Word. That's why He could say what He said. That's the statements that He could make. Now, these Greeks knew of this, see.

L-33   Through each age, God has lotted so much Word, and the churches get it all confused up, then He sends a prophet among them and vindicates that Word. It's just like any other time, we speak today and say the Methodists...

L-34 Lutherans said, "When you believe, that's all you have to do; you are justified by faith, believe." Many said they believed, and didn't have It. We know that.

L-35 Along came Wesley with what called, "second work of grace," sanctification, "All that shouts, and are sanctified, has got It." Many shouted, and didn't have It.

L-36 Along come the Pentecost, said, "All that speaks with tongues, has got It." Many spoke with tongues, and didn't have It.

L-37 Along comes the Christian Science, and said, "It's love, the fruit of the Spirit." Many of them shows fruit of the Spirit, and don't have It.

L-38   Those Pharisees could show ten times the fruit that Jesus could. Did you know that? Now what if I would take, say... And God forgive me, but I'm going to take the other side, I'm going to say, "There is a Fellow here in Dallas, just a young Fellow sprung up from down here, nowhere, on the... a little slum down here, that calls Hisself a Prophet, down at Galilee. Here He is, going about. I've drawed you people together to show you what's wrong. This Man claims to be a Prophet."


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