<TITLE>14. Par 133-143</TITLE>L-133   Let's following His ministry now. We're in Saint John 1. Let's watch what takes place, and see what He was then, then we can find out what He was now, then. Look at Him in the back ages, now, we're up to the time of Jesus.

L-134 Then we'll close, maybe pick it up tomorrow night, there. We just got a few minutes left.

L-135 Here He comes, out of the wilderness. The first thing, there was a man by the name of--of Andrew. He had been going to attend John's message. And John begin to say...

L-136 John knew that he was going to--to be the introducer of the Messiah, because he had done said, you know. His--his father was a priest, but he never followed his father. His job was too important to go to any of the theological schools, so he went to the wilderness at nine years old. He knowed he had to identify, had to see the sign that would prove who that--that Messiah was. And he knowed it so sure, he knowed his calling, he was so sure of it, till he was standing among a bunch of people like this, he said, "He is right among you now. There is One standing among you, Who you don't know. He'll baptize with the Holy Ghost and Fire." Said, "I'm not even worthy to loose His shoes."

L-137 And then, first thing, Jesus walked right out, and he saw that sign. He said, "I saw the sign, and I'm sure that that was Him." And he baptized Him. Now when Jesus...

L-138   And no doubt that Andrew had told his brother. Now, his brother was kind of a... Simon, he was kind of one of these hard guys that didn't want to believe anything. He said, "I remember what my father told me, he said, 'Son,' one day he said, 'you know, we've fished, and we've trusted God to--to give us fish, for pay our debts and get something to eat.' He said, 'Many times we've had to pray, way before mother died and all, to give us a good catch of fish, so we could have food for the day. And I've always looked, as any good Hebrew would, for the coming Messiah.' Said, 'Now I'm getting old, and I suppose I won't see Him. But I want you boys to know, just before He appears on the scene, there will be all kinds of false things rise up, see, but I want you to know, we must trust the Word. Moses our prophet told us, that, "The Lord God would raise up a prophet." Now we haven't had a prophet for hundreds and hundreds of years. But when the Messiah cometh, He'll be identified prophet. Now, you will know Him, 'cause He'll be a prophet.'"

L-139   And then this fellow was preaching, doing nothing else but preaching, John. So he, Simon, couldn't go for that.

L-140 So he told him that this One he was speaking of had come, so that identified Him as a prophet, see, that He... what had--what had happened.

L-141 So Andrew and Simon went down one day, and washing their nets, and they went down to see Jesus. And when Simon come, run up into His Presence, Jesus looked at him and said, "Your name is Simon, and you are the son of Jonas." That did it. He knowed right then that that was that Word made flesh. See, He knew it.

L-142 Why? Hebrews the 4th chapter, 12th verse, which is known through all scholars, that, "The Word of God is sharper than a two-edged sword, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." How many readers know that? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Right. Hebrews 4, that's right, 4:12.

L-143 Now, when he saw that, he knowed that He don't only know who he was, He knowed that godly old daddy of his, too. He knew right then that was Messiah. He was given the keys to the Kingdom, later.


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