<TITLE>12. Par 146-162</TITLE>L-146 "One of them said Thou art 'Elias,' and one said You're 'Moses,' and so forth."
He said, "But that's not the question. I asked you."
Said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God."

L-147 He said, "Blessed art thou Simon, son of Jonas, flesh and blood never revealed this to you. Never learned it in a seminary, nobody taught it to you, but it's a revelation." Oh, my! "Upon this rock I'll build My Church, and the gates of hell can't prevail against It," the revelation, or the identification of Jesus Christ.
He said, "If I do not the works of My Father, believe Me not."

L-148   Now let's journey on. We find Him... Now let's go to the 17th chapter. We find Him here in the 17th chapter, where He appeared to Abraham after the confirmation of this, showing what He was going to do.

L-149 And now, remember, the Spirit comes upon! And the Spirit that's in the Church, the real Church, true Church, God's Church, God's people; the Spirit that's in them, is on, the same Spirit is on Christ, with a promise, "The works that I do shall you also."

L-150   Remember, one time in the crucifixion, just before it, they put a rag around His face, and hit Him on the head, with a reed, said, "Now if You are the Son of God, if... You're--you're a prophet, they tell me. Prophesy, prophet!" They passed the stick, "Tell us who hit You." See that devil? See?

L-151 He said, "I understand that You're a great miracle performer. Turn these stones into bread. Let me see You do it. I'll--I'll--I'll believe You if You'll do it like that, turn these stones into bread. I'll believe. I'll do it."

L-152   A man told me not long ago, said, "If you can produce one person that's been healed, with a doctor's statement!"

L-153 I said, "Oh, mercy, man, shut up. Goodness sakes!" I said, "I'll bring doctors by the hundreds."
He said, "I got a thousand dollars waiting for you, if you do."

L-154 And I brought the doctors, with the cases. He said, "Well, the money is in..."

L-155 I said, "I want that money for a missionary offering." And he said... "Send somebody that believes the Gospel, overseas."

L-156 He said, "Well, let me take a little girl, and me and my brethren stand around, and we'll cut her hand, and then you heal it right here before us, and we'll believe you."

L-157 I said, "You need mental healing." That's exactly right. A man so possessed with the devil!

L-158 The same one said, "If Thou be the Son of God, if Thou be, come down off the cross." Oh, when the very Bible said He had to hang on the cross!

L-159 Caiaphas said, "He saved others; Hisself He cannot save." Not knowing that it, but the biggest compliment was ever paid Him. If He saved Hisself, He couldn't save others. He had to give Hisself.

L-160 Sure, He knew who hit Him, but He don't clown for the devil. God is not a clown. He don't clown for the devil. His works are sent to those that believe, not to be clowned by.

L-161   Notice, He appeared to him here when he was ninety and nine years old, and He appeared to him in the name of Almighty God. The name there, in the Hebrew, is El Shaddai.

L-162 Now, God has seven compound, redemptive names. We know that. And you cannot separate them from Christ. You can't separate them. Christ met every one of those compound, redemptive names. You believe that? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] He, do you believe He is Jehovah-Jireh, "the Lord's provided sacrifice"? ["Amen."] Then what about Jehovah-Rapha, "the Lord heals all thy diseases"? ["Amen."] And if that wasn't applied to Christ, then He wasn't Jehovah-Jireh. So you can't separate it, the whole thing is wound up, and there you are. He can't be Jehovah-Rapha without being Jehovah-Jireh, neither can He be Jehovah-Jireh without being Jehovah-Rapha. "He was wounded for our transgressions, with His stripes we were healed." There's no argument about That.


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