<TITLE>08. Par 84-96</TITLE>L-84 But He was more than a prophet. He was the God-Prophet. What David was, what Moses was, what Elijah was, what all of it was, "in Him dwelt the fullness of the Godhead bodily." He was the God-Prophet. He was God, Jehovah, became a flesh in His Own Son, raised Hisself up a tabernacle to manifest Hisself in. All the rest of them failed, they had flaws; but there is no flaw in Him. Even God Himself said, "This is My beloved Son in whom I am pleased to dwell in." That's right, no flaw in Him. "Hear ye Him!" He was manifested God.

L-85 They said, "You make Yourself God, or equal with God." He was. He was His Own Son. Amen. He had... He was the manifestation of God. God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself.

L-86   And in this last day, He speaks to the people through His Son, Christ Jesus, making Himself known. Then what is Christ? The Word. The Word of what, the word of Moses? Yes, but today He is the Word manifested for this day.

L-87   Notice how Jesus was. Now, He is to be a Prophet, let's see if He had the Messianic sign. Let's go to Saint John, the 1st chapter, for the next five, ten minutes, before we close. Saint John 1, we see Him come on earth. He was born of a virgin, just what the Bible said. He was conceived in the womb of a virgin.

L-88 Not that the virgin was a goddess now, she. You say, "What about Mary?" She was imperfect. She was the woman, just a woman like any other woman, not a goddess; a woman. Somebody said, "Ain't you ashamed to say that?" No, sir!

L-89 Watch here. Where did she make the mistake? Why, here she made one. When they went down to the Pentecostal feast, and the people went along three-days journey; and they missed Him, His parents, so they went back to find Him. And they found Him in the Scripture, debating It with the priests in the temple. And watch what Mary said, right there before those priests, those critics. She said, "Your father and I have sought You, with tears."

L-90   But the Word always straightens the error. He was the Word, a twelve-year-old Boy. Where did this wisdom come from?

L-91 Remember, right there she denied her testimony. She said God was His Father; and here she said, "Your father and I, Joseph, has sought You, with tears."

L-92 He said, "Don't you know that I must be about My Father's business?" See? See? If He had been with His father, Joseph, Joseph had been His father, He'd been making cabinet doors and things. See? But He was about His Father's business, straightening out the Word for that day. He was the Word. Amen. See, Mary made the mistake, but there is no mistakes that He made. He was the perfect One.

L-93   Notice, when He was born, brought up, baptized by John, the Holy Ghost came upon Him, into the wilderness, back out, His ministry started, healing. There was a man named Simon, and he came with his brother, Andrew, to a meeting.

L-94 Now listen closely now, we're going to close--close, and see what He was then. And if "He spoke to the fathers by the prophets, in this last days by His Son," see just what God is today, see if He is identified the same way.

L-95   How did He identify Himself? Did He come down and say, "Now I have went through the school. I got my Bachelor of Art, Ph.D., LL., so forth. I am ready for My ministry"? No, sir. He did not do it. He went into the wilderness, like John did, came out anointed with the Holy Ghost.

L-96 Watch how He identified Himself when He started preaching. There was a man, Andrew, had been listening to John, went with Jesus to find out where He was at, followed Him down to the meeting; brought his brother, Simon. As soon as Simon walked up into the Presence of Jesus, Jesus said, "Your name is Simon, and you are the Son of Jonas." That identified Him. Right there Peter's name was changed from Simon to Peter, which is "little stone," and became the head of the church, later.


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