<TITLE>09. Par 82-90</TITLE>L-82 There is only one sane thing, and that's Jesus Christ the Son of God, and His Gospel has the answer to every thing. Our books of psychology, and all these things, are nonsense. If it's contrary to this Word, throw it away. God's Word is right, and all others are wrong.

L-83 We see these things. No wonder the world has become drenched in blood! No wonder the things are the way they are now! We don't... It's just every time... Wonder if Oswald, that murdered our President, wonder if he would have got an insane test. I doubt it. But, you see, how can a man run in and shoot another man, then take his life and go on? Now, I'm in Texas, I'll just stop on that. But let me tell you something, ever... The Lord will take care of it all, someday, at His Coming. Notice, you have no right to take any man's life. No, sir. God is the only one has right to take life. It's true.

L-84   Now watch, the Word truly written, the promise for that age, perfectly vindicated, and they still didn't recognize It. Notice, they had just acknowledged Him to be a prophet, Jesus of Nazareth. "Are You just... Are You a stranger here? Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed before God and the people." Acknowledged Him to be a prophet! Then, if they had acknowledged Him to be a prophet, a prophet is sent for that age that he lives in. He is to manifest God's promise. The Word comes to the prophet. And if He was the prophet, then the promised Word for that age was to be manifested by Him, and still they didn't see Him. They just couldn't see it.

L-85 They said, "He was a prophet, mighty in deed," and what His works was, "mighty in Word before God, and so forth. He was great, and we hoped..." Israel had their hopes built upon Him; spiritual Israel, not the church Israel, the... just the nation. The--the people, the real spiritual Israel had their hopes built upon Him.

L-86 And, notice, then when they acknowledged Him as a prophet, what did He go to? He done just exactly what a prophet should do, He went right straight back to the Word. See? Right back, to show. If He was a prophet that they said He was, He goes right back to show the Word promised of Himself, of that day. Still they didn't recognize Him. Walked right along, blind as they could be, didn't recognize it. The promised Word for their age, He was the prophet to manifest that same thing.

L-87   Now look, He said, "Fools, slow of heart to understand all the prophets has said about Christ, how that He must suffer these things that He said, and then enter into His glory, and raise up the third day. All these things He's supposed to do, and yet you don't understand?" They ought to have knowed that there was a Man that was making vindication of what they were saying they believed. But still they couldn't see it. He was a sure sign of a true--true prophet, always; to go not back to some other word, back to some other, but to prove a Word that today He is living in His promise.

L-88   Now remember, before He come, John came on the scene. He was a prophet. And what was he? A forerunner of the Messiah. And he said, "I am not no Messiah." They thought he was, because he was a prophet. He said, "I'm not the Messiah. I'm not even worthy to unloose His shoes, but He is standing among you." Oh, John was positive He was there, 'cause He knowed he had to introduce Him.

L-89 His father was a priest. He didn't go to their seminary, to learn to be a priest. His job was too important. He went to the wilderness, to be alone with God. He didn't want to carry a fellowship card from anybody, or they'd say this, that, or the other, 'cause they'd get all mixed up and influenced by--by the order of the man of that day. His job was important. He had to depend on God alone, for he was to announce the Messiah.

L-90 Jesus said, "He was a bright and shining light, and for a season you desired to walk with him, enjoyed walking by him. But I have greater witness than John." See? He's... Still they didn't believe it.


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