<TITLE>09. Par 97-113</TITLE>L-97   Then we see a fellow standing there, by the name of Philip, he said, "Now wait a minute, we haven't had a prophet for four hundred years. The next prophet, we know what it's to be."

L-98 So then he goes around the mountains, about fifteen miles, if you're ever there to mark the place, where he found a friend that he had been having Bible lessons together. He was a very staunch man, fine cultured man. His name was Nathanael. So no doubt, walking up to the door and finding that he wasn't right at his house, it might have been his wife that said, "He is out in his olive grove, out there praying."

L-99 So Philip, so enthused about what he had seen done, the perfect identification of Deuteronomy 18:15, a Prophet had raised up! So he went, met Nathanael, and said, "Nathanael, come, see Who we found." Didn't have time to discuss the weather and things. The message was urgent. His heart was burning. That's too much with us now, we got too many other things to do besides This. And the first thing you know, he said, "Come, see Who we found, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

L-100   Let's break in on their conversation as they walked around the seashore. I can hear Philip say to Nathanael, "You know that old fisherman down there, you know?"

L-101 "Oh, the--the--the old one that died here not long ago, Jonas?"
"No, no. His son, Simon."

L-102 "Yes, Yes. Oh, I remember buying fish from him. Well, what about him? Well, he hasn't got enough education to sign his own name. He couldn't sign my receipt." (The Bible said he was ignorant and unlearned, but they taken notice he had been with Jesus; so we find out he couldn't even sign the receipt.)

L-103 He said, "Yeah," said, "you know what? When he come right up in the presence of this Man, the Man not knowing him, told him his name was 'Simon, the son of Jonas.'" Said, "Isn't that the Messiah? Isn't that a prophet? Isn't that Deuteronomy 18, the Scriptures fulfilled? Chase back His life; what day are we living? We're living, watching for that coming Messiah. All of us Hebrews are. Isn't that it?"

L-104   "Ah, now wait a minute," said Nathanael, "I'll have to find out."
"Well, it won't surprise me if He won't know you."

L-105 "Huh-uh-uh, let me see it. Let me go to one of the meetings and see it done."

L-106 All right, he walks right up in the meeting where Jesus is standing. He said, "Behold an Israelite, in whom there is no guile!"
He said, "Rabbi, when did You know me?"

L-107 Said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you." That was it. That was it.

L-108 What is that? "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever." See, He identified Himself, the Word.

L-109 What did this reader say? "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God. Thou art the King of Israel."

L-110   But there stood some of those by, who didn't believe that. They said, "This Man is Beelzebub."

L-111 Jesus said, "I forgive you for that, calling the Spirit of God 'an unclean thing,'" because the atonement wasn't made. But when the Holy Ghost, He the Holy Ghost..." He is a personal pronoun; when, not a thought; a Person! "When He the Holy Ghost is come to do the same thing, one word against It will never be forgiven." Remember, He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, the identified Word made flesh. Then we find Him there, now, that was Jews.

L-112   There is only three races of people. We can have our segregations and--and integrations, and whatever you want to, I... it's not my interest. I'm a servant of Christ, serving all man. But, listen, let me tell you. Look at here. There was a Jew, Gentile, and Samaritan.

L-113 And watch the Gospel, talking about Peter with the keys. He opened it on the Day of Pentecost, to the Jews. Philip went down and baptized the Samaritans, and cast out devils, Holy Ghost had come upon them not; Peter came down and laid hands on them, they received the Holy Ghost. And at the house of Cornelius, the Gentiles received It.


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