<TITLE>08. Par 78-89</TITLE>L-78   Jesus in His age, what was He? Just like the prophets of their age, each one of them was God's Word being interpreted for that age.

L-79 Moses was God's Word, interpreted. God said, "I'll send down there, and I'll deliver them. I'm sending you down with My Word. I'll do great signs and wonders." He did it.

L-80 Mary, she was God's Word, interpreted. "A virgin shall conceive." That was God's Word, interpreted.

L-81 Now here comes Jesus on the scene, the God of the prophets. And here they were, so organized and criminated, and, oh, in such a condition till they couldn't even... They didn't even recognize Him. He didn't come the way they thought He ought to come. They thought God would pull a little lever here, and let the corridors of Heaven down, and He would walk out and say, 'Caiaphas, high priest of God, I have arrived.'"

L-82 But He had a Baby born in a manger, down in a--a little cave, stable in Bethlehem. Way down there, with the straw and manure of the barn, a little baby wrapped in swaddling cloth, and laid It into a manger. Had no schooling. Watch how they corrected the Word? As, He was the Word. He is the Word. He ever remains the same, yesterday, today, and forever. Right.

L-83   Now, I'm not making any, throwing off anything, to anybody or anything. That's not in my purpose to do that. If that was in my heart, I'd get around in front of this altar, and get right, first.

L-84 But, look, to you people who pray to Mary, for an intercessor; look at Mary. I believe she was a virgin woman, certainly, but she was just an incubator that God used to bring Christ to the earth. The house that...

L-85 God stretched His tent, from being Jehovah, to be man. He was Emmanuel, "God dwelling among us," camping with us; God, handled in the flesh; God, housed in a tent called a man, that was the Son of God.

L-86 Look at Mary. Here is a Boy, twelve years old, never had a day in school, as we know of; here He is, standing in the temple, debating with the priests. And watch, here comes this father and mother, three days and nights, they had missed Him, and they found Him in the temple. They said, "Son, we have sought..." Mary, listen at Mary, said, "We, your father and I have sought You, day and night, with tears." Looky there, denying her testimony. She told Joseph that the Holy Ghost overshadowed her; she told those priests that This was a virgin-born baby; and here she stands, and say, "Your father, Joseph, and I." See how incorrect that is?

L-87   But watch the Word of God, said, "Know you not that I must be about My Father's business?" The Word always corrects the error by identifying God among them. Twelve-year-old Child, if he had been, Joseph had been His father, He'd have been building houses and cabinets. But He was out there tearing down them denominations of that day. He was about His Father's business. See what He was doing? "And know ye not that I must be about My Father's business?" See, told His mother, see how that...? Well, He was the Word.

L-88 He is the Word, and the Word corrects the error by the identifying of God's characteristic. Amen. Look, when the world...

L-89   I can imagine Simon Peter. I read a little story once, of him and--and his brother, Andrew. And his name was Simon then, you know, and he hadn't been called Peter yet. So him and his brother was fishers, with their father, and they was out on the sea. And the old man was getting old, and he called them to the boat, one night, and he said, "Boys, you know we have trusted God. Many times that we would have nothing to eat, and had bills to pay. And--and we'd go out, without a catch, for two or three days. And your mother and I, before you... she went away, why, we would all gather around and pray, and God would give us a good catch. Boys, I've trusted God, all my life. And I always lived like any true Hebrew, to see the Messiah coming. Now, boys, I--I'm getting too old now. I probably won't see Him, but I want you boys well instructed."


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