<TITLE>15. Par 178-188</TITLE>L-178 Cause, the Word of the Lord comes to prophets only, never to theologians. It is to prophets. And the Lord said He did nothing, in His unchanging Word we just talked about, until first He shows His prophets. And the end time, them seven seals that this Bible has sealed up, the sevenfold mysteries of all of Christ, has to be revealed first, and it can only be brought to a prophet. We've been looking for that, for years, and we believe that His Spirit is among us now, so we find.

L-179   Now watch when Jesus come, watch what He did to prove Himself to be that Messiah, that Anointed One. One day, after He had received... The Father had came down and dwelt in Him, in the form of a dove coming down from Heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am pleased to dwell in."

L-180 That's the reason He said, "I and My Father are One. My Father dwelleth in Me. It's not Me that doeth the works; it's My Father that dwelleth in Me."

L-181 John bear record, seeing that Spirit of God, like a dove, descending. A Voice coming from It, saying, "This is My beloved Son in Whom I'm pleased to dwell." See, and He dwelt in Him.

L-182   Now watch when His ministry started, He had to act Son of man now. Now watch what He did. There come up a man by the name of Simon Peter. His name was Simon then, later called Peter. Andrew had been attending the meeting of John; and then when Jesus come, and John had introduced Him, he saw Him. And Andrew asked his brother, Simon, to come to the meeting with him.

L-183 And he had been told by their father, as it said that, "There would come a time, before the real Messiah would come, that there would be many false Messiahs raise up." There is always that way. He said, "But, sons, remember, the real Messiah, you will know Him because He'll be according to the Scripture. He will be a prophet. Now, we haven't had a prophet for hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of years, since Malachi. But there'll be many people make claims, which we know there was--there was a Jesus raised up and carried out a bunch, and so forth. But this real Messiah will be a prophet." And all Hebrews are taught to believe what the prophets says are the truth.

L-184   [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] Right then that uneducated fisherman, who we're told didn't have enough education to write his name, the Bible said he was both "ignorant and unlearned," he recognized that to be the Son of God. He recognized that to be the Messiah, because there was a prophet. There was the One Who told him who his name was, and told him what his father's name was. Then he knowed that had to be a prophet, 'cause the Man didn't know him. And he was given the keys to the Kingdom.

L-185   And we find there was some standing there listening at that, and one by the name of Philip, who had a... was having Bible studies with a friend, by the name of Nathanael, looking for the Messiah. So he runs around the mountain, about a day's journey, and comes back. And he finds this Nathanael over there under a--a fig tree, pray--praying. And he said, "Come, see Who we found, Jesus of Nazareth the son of Joseph." So Nathanael being... or Philip or...

L-186 Nathanael, rather, being a good man, he said, "Now, could any good thing come out of Nazareth?"
He said, "Well," he said, "just come and see."

L-187 Now, that's good advise. Come, see for yourself. Don't stay home and criticize. Come, find out. "Search the Scriptures, in them you think you have Eternal Life." Jesus said, "They are They that testify of Me."

L-188 So on the road back, no doubt, they had a little talk. He told him, said, "You know that fisherman that couldn't sign that ticket for them fish you got that day? He told him. You know his father was up there in the church, his name was Jonas. You remember? So, He--He--He told him who he was."
"Oh, I'll have to see that."


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