<TITLE>11. Par 117-132</TITLE>L-117 Why? His characteristic identified Him. Why? Hebrews the 4th chapter, the 12th verse, says that, "The Word of God is more powerful, more sharper than a two-edged sword, dividing asunder, and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."

L-118 That's what the prophets did, and they were the Word. They were the Word in their age, but here was the fulness of the Word. See? They was the one who could tell them what happened, discern the thoughts; and what was, and what is, and what is to come.

L-119   So there He was standing there. Oh, there was some of them stood there, said... They had to give an answer to their congregation. They had to do it, 'cause there the--the mighty works was done and they couldn't deny it.

L-120 See, they already had healing, as far as healing was concerned. They had the Pool of Bethsaida, up there, you know. They, Bethsaida, they went into that pool and got healed. They had Divine healing in every age, but here was a prophet.

L-121 They--they had to do it. You know what they said? "This man is Beelzebub, a fortuneteller. He does the..."

L-122 Jesus said, "I'll forgive you for that. But when the Holy Ghost comes in another age, to do the same Word, one works... one word against It, will never be forgiven, not in this world or the world to come." That's blasphemy, calling the Spirit of God an unclean spirit, that's doing the work of God. Think of that real hard now. Remember, keep that on your mind.

L-123   Yes, that's how He was identified yesterday. That was Jesus, yesterday. And if He is the same today, He would do the same. That's how He made Hisself known as the Messiah. That's how they knowed Him, by that work. Look, that's...

L-124 There is only three kind, three races of people, that's, Jew, Gentile, and Samaritan. And that's the--the Ham, Shem, and Japheth's people. Now, if we believe the Bible, they all come from the sons of Noah, and that's the Jew, Gentile, and Samaritan.

L-125 Now, the Gentile wasn't looking for no Sama-... no Messiah. We had a club on our back, and worshiping a heathen god. We Anglo-Saxon, and so forth, in them days, we were heathens, Romans and Greeks, and so forth. We wasn't looking for no Messiah. But the Hebrews was looking for it, and He...

L-126 Remember, get this close now. He only appears to those who are looking for Him. Only appears to those who are looking for Him. Makes Hisself known to those who are looking for Him.

L-127 And He made Hisself known to the Jews, many times. When we get later on in the week, get more characters. But right now...

L-128 Now there is a Samaritan, they're looking for Him, too. So He was on His road down to Jericho, so He had to go up by the way of Samaria, and He come to the city Sychar. About eleven o'clock, or twelve, and He sent the disciples into the city, to get some victuals.

L-129 While they were gone, an ill-famed woman of the city came out, maybe a pretty girl. She had probably, you know, had been turned out by her parents and everything, and she had seen nothing in the church, so she just made her living in a bad way, by having too many husbands. And she come to the well, and there was Jesus sitting there, a Jew.

L-130 He probably looked a little older than what He really was, 'cause He was only thirty, and we find out in Saint John 6 that they claimed that He looked like He was fifty. They said, "You're not over fifty years old, and say you seen Abraham?"

L-131 He said, "Before Abraham was, I am." See? But it might, His work, might have made a big strain on Him.

L-132 There He was, sitting over against the wall, and this woman come up and took the little... You that have, down here in the South, a windle, you know, and hooped. There is still little old wells right there, and the same way. And it's a little panoramic, like. And--and she let this waterpot down.


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