Describing the indescribable

"When Jehovah appears to somebody He materializes; He's right there in front of them. He sits down and eats with them.

Genesis 19:1: [1] And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

"The two angels go to Sodom to get Lot out and Jehovah stays with Abraham.

Genesis 18:22: [22] And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

"Abraham is standing there with Jehovah who has appeared to him; it's not just a dream.

Genesis 19:24: [24] Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

"There's Jehovah in heaven and there's Jehovah on the earth calling down fire and judgment from heaven. There's two Jehovahs! That's not a split personality within the godhead; that's God the Father and God the Son.

Zechariah 12:10: [10] And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

"By the way, the new bibles change that verse. Here's Jehovah talking to Israel. 

"If you go to John 19:33-37, John quotes that passage as being fulfilled at the Cross. John 19 says that person from Zechariah 12 is the Lord Jesus Christ.

Psalm 89: [8] O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

[9] Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

"Jesus stands on the bough of that little boat and says to the waves, 'Peace, be still,' and the storm goes calm. You know why He could do that? He was the master of the waves in the sea because He's Jehovah and He was demonstrating to those disciples who He was. He controls nature. What He was demonstrating was, 'I am the Lord your righteousness.'

Isaiah 35:

[1] The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
[2] It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
[3] Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
[4] Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
[5] Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
[6] Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

"Do you remember in Matthew 11 when John the Baptist is in jail? He's been preaching, 'Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand . . .  I'm the voice of the one crying in the wilderness; prepare the way of the Lord,' and he winds up in jail. Things aren't working out like he thought they would.

"He sends his disciples to Jesus to ask, 'Are you really the one or are we looking for someone else?' Jesus said, 'Go back and tell John,' and He quotes that passage from Isaiah.

"What did that passage tell you? When your God comes and you see that, that's because God's here. He's telling John, 'I'm the guy back in Isaiah 35; it's me! You saw the things that happen when the Messiah appears. He's the healer.'

Matthew 9:

[2] And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
[3] And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
[4] And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
[5] For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
[6] But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
[7] And he arose, and departed to his house.
[8] But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

"Think about that. He just said, 'Thy sins be forgiven.' They think, 'Who's He think He is?!' He reads their minds and tells them what they're thinking. That's not Houdini or that kind of stuff; that's God. I don't know about you, but if He just read my thoughts I think I'd be a little bit hesitant about grabbing this guy.

"You know why those guys were mad? They say, 'No one can forgive sins but God.' Jesus Christ stood there and said, 'Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.' They said, 'Nobody but God can do that!' He's demonstrating Himself to be God.

"He said, 'You need me to show you that I can do it? Rise up.' Why? Because He's also the healer. He's literally demonstrating Himself to be who He is. He's demonstrating Himself to be who all of the Scriptures said He would be. He manifests the glory of the Father. The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.

"You know, when you describe the Lord Jesus Christ, you're describing the indescribable."

(new article tomorrow. will present some thoughts on the conference in Chicago too.)