<TITLE>09. Par 79-86</TITLE>L-79   First Timothy 3:16, "Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; for G-o-d, Elohim," capital G-o-d, in the Bible. Refer it back, anybody. It refers to, in the original, It said, "Elohim." "In the beginning, Elohim." See? "And, Elohim, without controversy great is the mystery of Elohim; for Elohim was made flesh, and we handled Him." Elohim, veiled in human flesh! The great Jehovah that covered all space, time, and everywhere, was made man. We handled Him, Elohim. "In the beginning, Elohim. And Elohim was made flesh, dwelt among us."

L-80   What? This is His way, the parts of the drama. That's the way He's to act it out, His way of revealing Himself to us as some different person. We are mortal, and He knows that. And we only understand as mortals. We only know as mortals. We only know as our senses will let us know, and the rest of it we have to believe by faith. We have to say there is a God; whether we see Him, or not, we believe it, anyhow. See? Whether there is or not, we still believe it because God said so.

L-81   Like Abraham, could not see that son, no signs, no pregnancy of--of Sarah, no even any menstruation periods or anything, but yet God said so. All hopes, even her--her womb was dead, and his life in him was gone, and the--the stream of his life had dried up, and her--her life had dried up within her. "And yet he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong, giving praise, knowing that God was able to perform anything He said He would do."
There's the way we got to believe that Word today. How is it going to be? I don't know. God said it's going to be that way, and that settles it.

L-82   Who is this great unseen Person? Who is This that Abraham seen in visions? Right at last, though, He was manifested in flesh, before the son came. God Himself came to Abraham in the form of a man, at the end time. Manifested! He saw Him in a little Light one time; he saw Him in visions; he heard His Voice; many revelations. But just before the promised son, he saw Him in the form of a man, and talked to Him, and fed Him meat and drink. See? Notice, God Himself veiled in human flesh.

L-83   This is a part of His way. This is the way that He manifests Himself to us, manifests the Eternal Word, God, Jehovah made flesh. Like in Saint John 1, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the... In the beginning was Elohim, and Elohim was... became the Word, and the Word was Elohim. And the Word was made Elohim." See? It's the same thing, just unfolding.

L-84 Like the attribute, see, it is in God. A attribute is your thought. God in the beginning, the Eternal, He wasn't even a God. He was the Eternal. He wasn't even God; God is an object of worship, or something. See? So He wasn't even that. He was Elohim, the Eternal. But in Him was thoughts He wanted to become material. And what did He do? Then He spoke a Word, and the Word was materialized. That's the whole picture, from Genesis to Revelations. Is nothing wrong. It's Elohim materializing so He can be touched, feel. And in the Millennium, there is Elohim sitting on the Throne, see, that's right, with all of His subjects around Him, that He predestinated before the foundation of the world.

L-85   Like a man building chimes or making chimes, the molder. Each bell has got to ring different from the other. The same materials, but so much iron, so much steel, so much brass, to make it give the "ting."

L-86 That's the way God did. He bred this one to that one, to this one to that one, to this one to that one, till He got exactly what He wanted. That's how He come down. God unveiled Himself in a Pillar of Fire down through the prophets, then into the Son of God, which, He was God. See, it's the same God bringing out exactly, from perfection to perfection, from glory unto glory. That's the way the Church goes.


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