<TITLE>07. Par 68-77</TITLE>L-68 But notice these prophets, as they were born, like in... I believe, in Jeremiah here, God said, "Before you was even conceived in your mother's womb, I ordained you a prophet over the nations." You see? Moses was born a prophet. And John the Baptist, seven hundred and twelve years before he was born, "he was the voice of one crying in the wilderness," Isaiah the prophet speaking of him. See, it's not... These gifts are born gifts, God placing them in the Church.

L-69   And, now, and during the first advent of our Lord, there had not been a prophet on earth for four hundred years. Malachi was the last prophet, and he spoke of the coming of John. In the 3rd chapter of Matthew, which would be Isaiah--Isaiah, the prophet, spoke of him. And then, also, then Malachi spoke and said Elijah would appear on the scene, a one forerunning Christ. "I send My messenger before My face, to prepare the way," as He said in Matthew 11, identifying John.

L-70 And the strange thing now, when Jesus begin to speak, and had been identifying Himself, let's watch how He did that now. If He isn't Scriptural in what He did, then He wasn't Messiah. He has to come according to the Scripture.

L-71   Now there had been a man by the name of Andrew, had been attending John's revival, that John said He was coming. He is... John was so sure of His coming, he said, "He is standing right among you now," 'cause he knowed that he was to announce that Messiah.

L-72 Now, he never went off to a seminary, to learn what the Messiah would be. He went into the wilderness, and was out there by himself, and come forth. Cause, he was... had to not be man-trained. He had to be trained by God. Because, now, his father was a priest, and it was customary that the son followed the--the father's business and his schooling, and so forth. But John's business was too great, too important.

L-73 Well, a lot of them people, he said, "Now, you know Brother So-and-so here, he meets the--the qualifications."

L-74 But John went out in the wilderness, and, till, he was with God till he was definitely knew what the sign of the Messiah would be. When He come, he said, "I knew Him not, but He that said, 'Upon Whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining, He is the One is going to baptize with the Holy Ghost and Fire.'" See? He knew and was definitely sure that that was Him.

L-75   Now, Andrew had been trying to get his brother, Simon. They were fishermen, and they were trying to get his brother to come to the meeting.

L-76 Now, I read a story sometime ago about their life. They were great believers in the order of the Pharisees. And he had a--a... His father, father's name Jonas, and he was a--he was a great fisherman, too. And, many times, they'd have to trust God for what they got to eat, their fish, to pay off the debts, and--and get food. And I reading one day where the old father took Simon and set him down, and him and Andrew, and he said, "Boys, I always believed that I would live to see the coming Messiah, that we've looked forward for, all these years. And now, sons, before the Messiah comes, perhaps I'll--I'll be gone, because I'm old. But I don't want you boys to be deceived. Now there will be all kinds of things raise up before He comes."

L-77 It always has to be that way, you know, to kind of knock off the--the--the real thing when it gets there. You see, Satan is always out there. Just like before Jesus come, they said there was other Jesuses raised up and took groups out into the wilderness, and perished, and so forth.


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