<TITLE>03. Par 18-28</TITLE>L-18 And now we have, today, in this day and time, just like they did in His day and in all days, we have our own thought of It. But, surely, if there is any way in the world that we would truly know, we will have to find out what He was, and then find out what He was in other ages.

L-19   Remember, the Bible said, "He's the same yesterday, today, and forever." So we'll have to find what He is, out of other ages; to know what He was in the age that He walked on earth, the age before He walked on earth, and the age after He was on earth and left the earth. We'll have to find out what He was, to know what He is today, always, 'cause He's the same yesterday, today, and forever. Now, but, in otherwise, we'll have to go back and search out, to see whatever He was.

L-20 Now we find out, in Saint John the 1st chapter, beginning with the 1st verse, it says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God." Now that's the attributes, His Words; they're thoughts now, they're not expressed. See, "In the beginning is, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. In the beginning was the Word!" Well, if He was the Word in the beginning, He's the Word today, because He always is the Word.
Now God has got to judge the world by something.

L-21   And people say, well, now as... If I would ask the Catholic here tonight, what do you think that God will judge the world by? The Catholic would say, "By the Catholic church." All right, now what Catholic church? Now they got the Roman, the Greek Orthodox, and many of them. Which Catholic church would it be? The Lutheran say, "By us," then you Baptist are out. And then if we'd say, "By the Baptist," then you Pentecostals are out. So there would be such a confusion, no one would know what to do, so He never promised to judge the world by the church.

L-22 He promised to judge the world by Christ, and Christ is the Word. And the Bible is what will judge the world, which is Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever.

L-23   Now, if He was in the beginning, He lotted His Word, so much, for each generation, each time that He--that He had this age coming on.

L-24 He is omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, and infinite. If He isn't, He isn't God. Being infinite, He's--He's--He's Eternal. And then, in that, being omnipresent; being omniscient, knowing all things, makes Him omnipresent. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

L-25 So, therefore, He could tell the end from the beginning, and in each age He lotted so much of His Word, in each age.

L-26 And then, usually, man gets It so twisted up, and the world gets in such a shape, until He has to send some man, anointed. All ages has been the same. He identifies Himself upon the earth, in man. God does nothing without man. The Bible said so, you know. See? He always takes man, 'cause it was man He had to use, and let the man... Put him on free moral agency, knowing that he would fall, in order to display His attributes as a Saviour, for there was nothing lost. And, therefore, He chose man. He could have chose stars, He could have chose trees, but He chose man.

L-27 One time, standing, looking upon the harvest; Jesus, He said, "The harvest is ripe. The labourers are few. Pray the Lord of the harvest to send labourers into His harvest." And He was the Lord of the harvest. See? "You have not because you ask not. You ask not because you believe not. Ask abundance, that your joys might be full." See? He is depending on you asking, and believing that you receive what you ask for.

L-28   Now, then, in the beginning, we find out that He lotted His Word. We find out, in the days of Moses and all down through, that He--He identifies Himself each time by His prophets. The Bible says, "He does nothing till first He reveals it to His prophets." And, remember, God is unchangeable God. He never changes. He remains the same, yesterday, today, and forever.


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