<TITLE>10. Par 102-116</TITLE>L-102   Now watch him. There he stood there, and he said, "Now, we haven't had a prophet for four hundred years, and here is a Man Who tells me who I am, and who my godly father was. That's the Messiah." Now, we are told that Simon was a ignorant and unlearned man, but he was made the head of the Church.

L-103 We find out, there was one standing there, by the name of--of Philip, and he saw that. And he had had Bible studies with a man named--named Nathanael. If you'll mark where Jesus was, to where he found Nathanael, it was fifteen miles. That's a good day's journey. So he must have run around there, around the hill, like that. Now we're going to see. He said, "Nathanael!" When he met him, he said, "You know, we've been having Bible studies."
"Yes."

L-104 "Well, now, we've been believing that it's time for something to happen. The dispensations are changing, and we're time for the Messiah to come, 'cause we haven't had any prophet now for four hundred years. And Malachi told us that He would send the forerunner before us, and I believe that to be John."

L-105   Now we know, when you see a sign, a true Bible sign, there is a true Bible voice behind it. If there is no voice follows the sign, just the same old theological voice, forget it; it never come from God. There is, always. Told Moses, "If they won't believe the first sign, they'll believe the voice of the second sign." There has got to be a voice with the sign. Absolutely! And if it's the same old theological voice, forget it. You already had that. It's something; God is trying to attract the attention of the people, by a sign, and then give them the voice, what's behind the sign. Must be a Scriptural voice; Moses wouldn't have believed it, neither would Paul.

L-106 On his road down to Damascus, when he seen that sign, of that Pillar of Fire, he screamed out, "Lord!" That Jew would have never called anything else "Lord," but Lord, but the Lord Himself. He said, "Who are You?"

L-107 He said, "I am Jesus, and it's hard for you to kick against the pricks." See? There was the sign, and there was the voice of the sign.

L-108 Then look what he said. Look, watch his ministry from then on, what he did, and you'll see how to run the church.
Now we find out, that, there He was identified to Simon.

L-109   Then we see him, Nathanael, we'll bring him around. And Nathanael said, "Now, wait a minute. Now, you must be wrong."

L-110 "No, I'm not wrong. You know that old fisherman that we used to fish with down there?"
"Yes."
"You know he couldn't sign his name."
"That's right, to that receipt, for the fish that time."

L-111 "When he walked up into the Presence of This what I know to be the Messiah... Now, I want to ask you, Nathanael. You're a good scholar, a good Hebrew, and a good reader of the Bible. What will the Messiah be when He comes?"
"Well, He'll be a prophet, 'cause the Bible said He..."

L-112 "Well, what would you say if I told you that He told that man, Simon, who he was, and what his, who his father was?"
"Oh, I can't believe that."
"Well, let's go find out. Let's go. Come and see." See?
"Could anything good come out of Nazareth?" he said.

L-113   He said, "Come and see." That's a good question. Don't stay home and criticize It. Come and see, for yourself. He said, "Come, bring your Bible and search it." Here he come.
"Could any good thing come out of Nazareth?"
He said, "Come, see."

L-114 And when he walked up into the Presence of Jesus, Jesus looked at him. Now He said, "Behold an Israelite in whom there is no guile."
He said, "Rabbi, when did You ever know me?"

L-115 He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you."

L-116 He said, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God. Thou art the King of Israel."


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