An Annotated Life of Jesus
(What the Gospels
Say about the
Person, Mission and Message of Jesus)
Preview
I. Introduction
Jesus had a
hand in the creation of the physical universe , of space and time:
II. Birth
and Early Life of Jesus and John the Baptist
There are just hints that John will preach the
need for repentance and that Jesus will die on the cross to pay the penalty
for our sins.
III. Ministry of John the Baptist - c.
A.D. 25-27
John, like Jesus, did not
learn his mission until he was thirty years old.
John clearly tells everyone his call to
repentance of sin is not enough. They must look to his cousin
Jesus to pay the penalty for their sin:
IV. Ministry of Jesus - Beginning - c.
A. D. 27
Jesus himself admits He
needs the baptism of John.
He repents
of His sin, and wishes to be baptized in the Jordan by John as
a public declaration of His repentance.
After He and all the rest of those in the crowd who
repented were baptized by John, Jesus prayed and this triggered His second
baptism, His born again experience, His baptism of the Holy Ghost.
God's voice from heaven let's all know Jesus is
now the perfect sacrifice for all sin.
Jesus learns of his mission to die for our sins during
forty days of fasting.
He
does not reveal this mission publicly, only in private.
V. Northern Ministry of Jesus - A. D. 27-29
Jesus
performs all thirty seven recorded miracles to establish himself to all who
witnessed them that he was their predicted Messiah.
It
was time for a change. The Messiah was needed.
The
currant temple leaders were a generation of vipers; they were not doing
their God given job of teaching and preaching God' word.
Jesus' reason for
holding back the revelation of His person and message to the Jewish religious
leaders was that the more He reveals, the more they
seek to kill Him. But the time for his sacrifice on the
cross had not yet come.
It
will take two years of training before his twelve apostles are ready to
be sent out with the complete message of God's plan of salvation for the entire
world.
For two years they will be taught with parables which will
takes special spiritual discernment to understand, will witness miracles which
confirm the divinity of Jesus, and they will witness His death, burial and
resurrection. And at the end of their training period, as a graduation
ceremony at Pentecost, they will receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
VI. Southern Ministry of Jesus - Oct. A.D. 29 - A.D. 30
Now Jesus is shouting His message of salvation not just
in private to individuals, to His chosen ones, His disciples and apostles.
Now He is shouting it to all Jews in hearing distance.
VII. Final Week at Jerusalem -
Spring A. D. 30
Jesus devotes His last words to His disciples to
strengthen their courage through His death, burial, and resurrection.
He tells them:
1. He will care for them and prepare a place for them
in heaven.
2. God will meet their needs through prayer.
3. They will have the indwelling of The Holy Spirit for
their constant guidance.
4. They have been specially selected by God to perform
their duties as disciples.
5. The Jewish religious leaders will have completely
revealed their hatred for God and His Messiah.
6. Shortly after His death, He will resurrect and teach
them not with parables but with words of meaning clear to all.
Now the guilt of the high priest is complete. He has
received it right from the Son's mouth that He is what He claims to be and the
high priest has rejected Him.
Just as with the high priest Caiaphas, the rest of the
council proves their unfitness for their jobs. They reject the very God they
were appointed to serve.
The fact that God the Father would forsake God the Son
as He died on the cross was predicted by David a thousand years before the
event. This is just one of dozens of examples of how Jesus
fulfilled Old Testament prophesies for the coming Messiah:
Psa 22:1
VIII. The Resurrection though the Ascension - A.D. 30
The resurrection is the most important event in the Gospels.
Without it, as Paul says: "...your faith is vain; ye are
yet in your sins."
After reestablishing fellowship with His Father, Jesus
is quick to return to earth to begin the process of spreading the Good News.
Jesus teaches two ordinary disciples how He has
fulfilled Old Testament prophesy concerning the Messiah. These two immediately
relate their experience to the apostles. This is a living example to His apostles and to all His
missionaries of what and how to teach the world.
And just after we might have thought that Thomas
deserved the title of world champion doubter, we have it from Matthew that some
apostles continued to doubt their very own eyes that Jesus had conquered death.
But the hope of the world rests on those who do believe,
accept the power as promised, and go out and teach as instructed.
Order of Events
I.
Introduction
1.
Luke's Introduction
2.
Pre-fleshly state of Christ
3.
Genealogy of Jesus Christ
II.
Birth and Early Life of Jesus and John the Baptist
1.
7 B.C. - Jerusalem (Temple) - Announcement of Birth of John
2.
7 or 6 B.C. Nazareth - Announcement of Birth of Jesus to the Virgin
3.
c. 5 B.C. - Hill Country of Judah - Song of Elizabeth to Mary
4.
c. 5 B.C. - Hill Country of Judah - Mary’s Song of Praise
5.
5 B.C. - Judea - Birth, Infancy and Purpose for Future of John the
Baptist
6.
5 B.C. Nazareth - Announcement of Jesus' Birth to
Joseph
7.
5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - Birth of Jesus Christ
8.
5-4 B.C. - Near Bethlehem - Proclamation by the Angels
9.
5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - The Visit of Homage by Shepherds
10.
5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - Jesus' Circumcision
11.
4 B.C. - Jerusalem - First Temple Visit with Acknowledgments by Simeon and
Anna
12.
4 B.C. - Jerusalem and Bethlehem - Visit of the Wise Men
13.
4 B.C. - Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Egypt - Flight into Egypt and Massacre of
Innocents
14.
4 B.C. - Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Egypt - From Egypt to Nazareth with Jesus
15.
Afterward - Nazareth - Childhood of Jesus
16.
A.D. 7-8 - Jerusalem - Jesus, 12 Years Old, Visits the Temple
17.
Afterward - Nazareth - 18-Year Account of Jesus’ Adolescence and Adulthood
III.
Ministry of John the Baptist - c. A.D. 25-27
1.
c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean Wilderness - Johns Ministry Begins
2. and 3.
c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean Wilderness - Man and Message, his picture of
Jesus
4.
c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean Wilderness - His Courage
IV.
Ministry of Jesus - Beginning - c. A. D. 27
1.
c. A.D. 27 - Jordan River - Jesus Baptized
2.
c. A.D. 27 - Wilderness - Jesus Tempted
3.
c. A.D. 27 - Beyond Jordan - Calls First Disciples
4.
c. A.D. 27 - Cana in Galilee - The First Miracle
5.
c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum is "His" city - First Stay in Capernaum
6.
A.D. 27 - Jerusalem - First Cleansing of the Temple
7.
A.D. 27 - Judea - Received at Jerusalem
8.
A.D. 27 - Judea - Teaches Nicodemus about Second Birth
9.
A.D. 27 - Judea - Co-Ministry with John
10.
A.D. 27 - Judea - Leaves for Galilee
11.
A.D. 27 - Samaria - Samaritan Woman at Jacob’s Well
12.
A.D. 27 - Returns to Galilee
V.
Northern Ministry of Jesus - A. D. 27-29
1.
A.D. 27 - Cana - Healing of the Nobleman's Son
2.
A.D. 27 - Nazareth - Rejected at Nazareth
3.
A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Moved to Capernaum
4.
A.D. 27 - Sea of Galilee - Four Become Fishers of Men
5.
A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Demoniac Healed on the Sabbath Day
6.
A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Peter’s Mother-in-Law Cured, Plus Others
7.
c. A.D. 27 - Galilee - First Preaching Tour of Galilee
8.
c. A.D. 27 - Galilee - Leper Healed and Response Recorded
9.
c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Paralytic Healed
10.
c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Matthew’s Call and Reception Held
11.
c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Disciples Defended via a Parable
12.
A.D. 28 - Jerusalem - Goes to Jerusalem for Second Passover; Heals Lame Man
13.
A.D. 28 - En Route to Galilee - Plucked Grain Precipitates Sabbath
Controversy
14.
A.D. 28 - Galilee - Withered Hand Healed Causes Another Sabbath Controversy
15.
A.D. 28 - Sea of Galilee - Multitudes Healed
16.
A.D. 28 - Near Capernaum - Twelve Apostles Selected After a Night of Prayer
17.
A.D. 28 - Near Capernaum - Sermon on the Mt.
18.
A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Centurion’s Servant Healed
19.
A.D. 28 - Nain - Raises Widow’s Son from Dead
20.
A.D. 28 - Galilee - Jesus Allays John’s Doubts
21.
A.D. 28 - Galilee - Woes Upon the Privileged
22.
A.D. 28 - Simon's House, Capernaum - A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus
23.
A.D. 28 - Galilee - Another Tour of Galilee
24.
A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Jesus Accuses the Pharisees of Blasphemy
25.
A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Jesus’ Answer to a Demand for a Sign
26.
A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Mother, Brothers Seek Audience
27.
A.D. 28 - By Sea of Galilee - Famous Parables of Sower, Seed, Tares, Mustard
Seed, Leaven, Treasure, Pearl, Dragnet, Lamp Told
28.
A.D. 28 - Sea of Galilee - Sea Made Serene
29.
A.D. 28 - East Shore of Galilee - Gadarene Demoniac Healed
30.
A.D. 28 - East Shore of Galilee - Jairus’ Daughter Raised and Woman with
Hemorrhage Healed
31.
A.D. 28 - East Shore of Galilee - Two Blind Men’s Sight Restored
32.
A.D. 28 - East Shore of Galilee - Mute Demoniac Healed
33.
A.D. 28 - Nazareth - Nazareth’s Second Rejection of Christ
34.
A.D. 28 - Nazareth - Twelve Sent Out
35.
A.D. 28 - Galilee - Fearful Herod Beheads John
36.
Spring A.D. 29 - Near Bethsaida - Return of 12, Jesus Withdraws, 5000 Fed
37.
Spring A.D. 29 - Sea of Galilee - Walks on the Water
38.
Spring A.D. 29 - Gennesaret - Sick of Gennesaret Healed
39.
Spring A.D. 29 - Capernaum - Peak of Popularity Passes in Galilee
40.
A.D. 29 - Capernaum - Traditions Attacked
41.
A.D. 29 - Phoenicia - Aborted Retirement in Phoenicia: SyroPhoenician
Healed
42.
A.D. 29 - Decapolis - Afflicted Healed
43.
A.D. 29 - Decapolis - 4000 Fed
44.
A.D. 29 - Magdala - Pharisees Ask for a Sign
45a.
A.D. 29 - Magdala - Disciples Reprimanded
45b.
A.D. 29 - Magdala - Blind Man Healed
46.
A.D. 29 - Near Caesarea Philippi - Peter Takes Step Forward - Sees Jesus as
The Christ
47.
A.D. 29 - Caesarea Philippi - Jesus Foretells His Death
48.
A.D. 29 - Caesarea Philippi - Kingdom Promised
49.
A.D. 29 - Mountain Unnamed - The Transfiguration
50.
A.D. 29 - Mt. of Transfiguration - Epileptic Healed
51.
A.D. 29 - Galilee - Again Tells of Death and Resurrection
52.
A.D. 29 - Capernaum - Taxes Paid
53.
A.D. 29 - Capernaum - Disciples Contend about Greatness
54.
A.D. 29 - Galilee - Jesus Rejects Brothers' Advice
55.
c. Sept. A.D. 29 - Galilee - Samaritan Rejection
56.
c. Sept. A.D. 29 - Galilee - Demands of Discipleship
VI.
Southern Ministry of Jesus - Oct. A.D. 29 - A.D. 30
1.
Oct. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Feast of Tabernacles
2.
Oct. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Forgiveness of Adulteress
3.
A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - I Am the Light
4.
A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Temple - Pharisees Can’t Meet the Prophecy Thus Try to
Destroy the Prophet
5.
A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Man Born Blind Healed
6.
A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Parable of the Good Shepherd
7.
A.D. 29 - Probably Judea - The Service of the Seventy
8.
A.D. 29 - Judea - The Good Samaritan
9.
A.D. 29 - Bethany - Hospitality of Martha and Mary
10.
A.D. 29 - Judea - Lord's Prayer (again) and Parable of "a Friend in Need"
11.
A.D. 29 - Judea - Accused of a Connection with Beelzebub
12.
A.D. 29 - Judea - Judgment Against Lawyers and Pharisees
13.
A.D. 29 - Judea - Jesus Deals with Hypocrisy, Covetousness,
Worry, and Alertness
14.
A.D. 29 - Judea - Repent or Parish
15.
A.D. 29 - Judea - The Barren Fig Tree
16.
A.D. 29 - Judea - Crippled Woman Healed
17.
A.D. 29 - Judea - Parables of the Mustard Seed and Leaven
18.
Winter A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Feast of Dedication
19.
Winter A.D. 29 - Withdrawal Beyond Jordan
20.
Winter A.D. 29 - Perea - Return to Jerusalem
21.
Winter A.D. 29 - Perea - Meal with a Pharisee Ruler
22.
Winter A.D. 29 - Perea - Demands of Discipleship
23.
Winter A.D. 29 - Perea - Parables of Lost Sheep, Coins, Son
24.
Winter A.D. 29 - Perea - Parables of the Unjust Steward, Rich Man and
Lazarus
25.
Winter A.D. 29 - Perea - Lessons on Service
26.
Winter A.D. 29 - Perea to Bethany - Resurrection of Lazarus
27.
Winter A.D. 29 - Reaction of the Pharisees
28. and 29.
A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee - Last Journey, Heals Ten Lepers
30.
A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee - Lesson on the Coming Kingdom
31.
A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee - Parables - Persistent Widow, Pharisee and Tax
Collector
32.
A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee - Doctrine of Divorce
33.
A.D. 30 - Perea - Jesus Blesses Children
34.
A.D. 30 - Perea - Rich Young Ruler
35.
A.D. 30 - Perea - Laborers of the Eleventh Hour
36.
A.D. 30 - Near Jordan - Foretells Death
37.
A.D. 30 - Near Jordan - Ambition of James and John
38.
A.D. 30 - Jericho - Blind Bartimaeus Healed
39.
A.D. 30 - Jericho - Zacchaeus
40.
A.D. 30 - Jericho - The Minas
41. and 42.
A.D. 30 - Bethany - Return to Home of Lazarus and Plot to Kill
Lazarus
VII.
Final Week at Jerusalem - Spring A. D. 30
1.
Sunday - Bethany, Jerusalem, Bethany - Triumphal Entry
2.
Monday - Bethany to Jerusalem - Fig Tree Cursed
3.
Monday - Jerusalem - Attraction of Sacrifice
4.
Tuesday - Bethany to Jerusalem - Withered Fig Tree
5.
Tuesday - Jerusalem - Sanhedrin Challenge Jesus
6.
Tuesday - Jerusalem - Tribute to Caesar
7.
Tuesday - Jerusalem - Sadducees Question the Resurrection
8.
Tuesday - Jerusalem - Pharisees Question Commandments
9.
Tuesday - Jerusalem - Jesus and David
10.
Tuesday - Jerusalem - Jesus' Last Sermon
11.
Tuesday - Jerusalem - Widow's Mite
12.
Tuesday - Mt. of Olives - Jesus Tells of the Future
13.
Tuesday - Mt. of Olives - Parables of the Ten Virgins, Talents, and Sheep
and Goats
14.
Tuesday - Mt. of Olives - Jesus Tells Date of Crucifixion
15.
Tuesday - Bethany - Anointing by Mary - Again
16.
Tuesday - Judas Contracts the Betrayal
17.
Thursday - Jerusalem - Preparation for the Passover
18.
Thursday P.M. - Jerusalem - Passover Eaten, Jealousy Rebuked
19.
Thursday P.M. - Upper Room - Feet Washed
20.
Thursday P.M. - Upper Room - Judas Revealed
21.
Thursday P.M. - Upper Room - Jesus Warns of Further Desertions
22.
Thursday P.M. - Upper Room - Institution of the Lord's Supper
23.
Thursday P.M. - Jerusalem - Last Speech to the Apostles
24.
Thursday-Friday -Mt. Olives - The Grief of Gethsemane
25.
Friday - Gethsemane - Betrayal
26.
Friday - Jerusalem - Examined by Annas
27.
Friday - Jerusalem - Trial by Caiaphas
28.
Friday - Jerusalem - Peter's Triple Denial
29.
Friday - Jerusalem - Condemnation by the Council
30.
Friday - Jerusalem - Suicide of Judas
31.
Friday - Jerusalem - First Appearance Before Pilate
32.
Friday - Jerusalem - Jesus Before Herod
33.
Friday - Jerusalem - Second Appearance Before Pilate
34.
Friday - Jerusalem - Mockery by Roman Soldiers
35.
Friday - Jerusalem - Led to Golgotha
36.
Friday - Calvary - Events of First Three Hours on Cross
37.
Friday - Calvary - Last 3 Hours on Cross
38.
Friday - Calvary - Events Attending Jesus' Death
39.
Friday - Jerusalem - Burial of Jesus
40.
Friday - Jerusalem - Tomb Sealed
41.
Friday - Saturday - Jerusalem - Women Watch
VIII.
The Resurrection though the Ascension - A.D. 30
1.
Dawn of First Day, Sunday - Near Jerusalem - Women Visit the Tomb
2.
Dawn of First Day, Sunday - Near Jerusalem - Peter and John See the Empty
Tomb
3.
Dawn of First Day, Sunday - Near Jerusalem - Jesus’ Appearance to Mary
Magdalene
4.
Dawn of First Day, Sunday - Near Jerusalem - Jesus’ Appearance to the Other
Women
5.
Dawn of First Day, Sunday - Near Jerusalem - Guards' Report of the
Resurrection
6.
Sunday Afternoon - Jesus' Appearance on the way to Emmaus
7.
Late Sunday - Jerusalem - Jesus Appears to Ten without Thomas
8.
One Week Later - Jerusalem - Appearance with Thomas
9.
During 40 Days until Ascension - Galilee - Jesus Appears to Seven by Galilee
10.
During 40 Days until Ascension - Mt. in Galilee - Appearance to 500
11.
During 40 Days until Ascension - Mt. in Galilee - Great Commission
12.
During 40 Days until Ascension - Mt. Olivet - The Ascension
I. Introduction
1.
Luke's
Introduction
2.
Pre-fleshly state of Christ
The apostle John leaves no doubt that Jesus had a
hand in the creation of the physical universe , of space and time:
Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was
not any thing made that was made.
3.
Genealogy of Jesus Christ
II. Birth
and Early Life of Jesus and John the Baptist
1. 7 B.C. - Jerusalem (Temple) -
Announcement of Birth of John
John had the indwelling of the Holy
Ghost even from his mother's womb.
Luk 1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias:
for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou
shalt call his name John.
Luk 1:11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord
standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Luk 1:12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and
fear fell upon him.
Luk 1:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many
shall rejoice at his birth.
Luk 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord,
and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the
Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Luk 1:16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn
to the Lord their God.
2. 7 or 6 B.C. Nazareth -
Announcement of Birth of Jesus to the Virgin
Before he was conceived, an angel said to Mary :
Luk 1:33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for
ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Luk 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow
thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called
the Son of God.
3. c. 5 B.C. - Hill Country of
Judah - Song of Elizabeth to Mary
His cousin John knew Jesus pretty well (thanks
to his indwelling of the Holy Ghost?):
Luk 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard
the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled
with the Holy Ghost:
4. c. 5 B.C. - Hill Country of
Judah - Mary’s Song of Praise
5. 5 B.C. - Judea - Birth,
Infancy and Purpose for Future of John the Baptist
A hint here that John will
preach on the need for repentance:
Luk 1:67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy
Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
Luk 1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of
the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Luk 1:79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in
the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luk 1:80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit,
and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
6. 5 B.C. Nazareth - Announcement
of Jesus' Birth to Joseph
Just a hint from an angel that Jesus will die
for our sins:
Mat 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the
angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of
David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in
her is of the Holy Ghost.
Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt
call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
7. 5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - Birth
of Jesus Christ
8. 5-4 B.C. - Near Bethlehem -
Proclamation by the Angels
And as he was born an angel said to
shepherds:
Luk 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David
a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
9. 5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - The
Visit of Homage by Shepherds
10. 5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - Jesus'
Circumcision
An angel named him Jesus.
Jesus=Joshua=Yahweh is salvation.
Luk 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the
angel before he was conceived in the womb.
11. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem - First
Temple Visit with Acknowledgments by Simeon and Anna
Simion said of him as a baby:
Luk 2:30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luk 2:31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all
people;
Luk 2:32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of
thy people Israel.
And Anna said:
Luk 2:38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks
likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption
in Jerusalem.
12. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem and
Bethlehem - Visit of the Wise Men
Wise men said of him:
Mat 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews?
for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
13. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem, Bethlehem
and Egypt - Flight into Egypt and Massacre of Innocents
14. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem, Bethlehem
and Egypt - From Egypt to Nazareth with Jesus
15. Afterward - Nazareth -
Childhood of Jesus
He grew up pretty much like a regular
person but showed hints of greatness to come:
Luk 2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit,
filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Luk 2:46 And it came to pass, that after three days they
found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them,
and asking them questions.
Luk 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in
favour with God and man.
16. A.D. 7-8 - Jerusalem - Jesus,
12 Years Old, Visits the Temple
Jesus realized from an early age that he had a
mission from God:
Luk 2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought
me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
17. Afterward - Nazareth - 18-Year
Account of Jesus’ Adolescence and Adulthood
It was another eighteen years
before he fully learned what was his mission:
Luk 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in
favour with God and man.
III. Ministry of John the Baptist - c. A.D. 25-27
1. c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean
Wilderness - Johns Ministry Begins
John, like Jesus, did not
learn his mission until he was thirty years old.
Luk 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of
Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of
Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Luk 3:2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word
of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Mar 1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the
baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
2. and 3. c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean
Wilderness - Man and Message, his picture of Jesus
John clearly tells everyone his call to
repentance of sin is not enough. They must look to his cousin
Jesus to pay the penalty for their sin:
Joh 1:25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why
baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that
prophet?
Joh 1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water:
but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
Joh 1:27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before
me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance:
but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to
bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Mat 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire.
4. c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean
Wilderness - His Courage
IV. Ministry of Jesus - Beginning - c. A. D. 27
1. c. A.D. 27 - Jordan River - Jesus
Baptized
This is a very important event,
and yet its entire and true meaning is a mystery - each
of us who come to it need the guidance of the Holy Spirit to take it in, to
understand its meaning. That said,
here are a few comments on this event:
Jesus himself admits He needs the baptism of John. I
take that to mean He admits to being a sinner just like all the rest of us
humans, He repents of His sin, and wishes to be baptized in the Jordan by John as
a public declaration of His repentance.
After He and all the rest of those in the crowd who
repented were baptized by John, Jesus prayed and this triggered His second
baptism, His born again experience, His baptism of the Holy Ghost.
I take this passage to show that Jesus as a human like
the rest of us had free will to accept or reject the indwelling of the Holy
Ghost and His prayer was one of acceptance.
Like all Old Testament saints he needed to look forward
in faith to the perfect sacrifice of the Messiah on the cross for the atonement
of His sin.
Whether or not He knew at that time He was to become
that sacrifice is a mystery. I suspect not, I suspect it was revealed to Him in
the next event when He fasted forty days and forty nights in the wilderness.
That Jesus needed to be baptized by water shows to me he
was still mortal and required repentance.
That John needed yet to be baptized by Jesus shows he
needed to look to Jesus for his salvation.
What does the dove mean? The dove was the sacrifice
available to even the poorest. That could be it. God's word would imply that
Jesus, now in-dwelt by the Holy Spirit, is now the perfect sacrifice for all
sin.
Mat 3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto
John, to be baptized of him.
Mat 3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be
baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Mat 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be
so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered
him.
Mat 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up
straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Mat 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
2. c. A.D. 27 - Wilderness - Jesus Tempted
After forty days of fasting in the wilderness, Jesus
still did not answer Satan with the information that He was equal to God
. And His answers give little clue as to His mission - a
mission that was revealed to Him during the past forty days of fasting.
Luk 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned
from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Luk 4:2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those
days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Luk 4:12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said,
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Luk 4:13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation,
he departed from him for a season.
3. c. A.D. 27 - Beyond Jordan -
Calls First Disciples
How did John the Baptist know at this time that Jesus
was "the Lamb of God"?
One may guess that Jesus told him so. Jesus came
back to His cousin after forty days of fasting and temptation in the wilderness
and told him that God had revealed to Him
what was to be His mission here on earth -
that He was to undergo death, burial and resurrection as God the Father's
perfect sacrifice for the atonement of the sins of humanity.
Why were these men so quick
to follow Jesus?
Anyone who was present forty-one days ago at the baptism
of Jesus heard : "Mat 3:17...a
voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased.
Joh 1:35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of
his disciples;
Joh 1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith,
Behold the Lamb of God!
Joh 1:37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they
followed Jesus.
4. c. A.D. 27 - Cana in Galilee -
The First Miracle
He changed water into wine.
The main point can be no other than as stated. That is to
show his Godly ability and thereby give his disciples cause to believe him worth
following.
Joh 2:11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of
Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
5. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum is
"His" city - First Stay in Capernaum
6. A.D. 27 - Jerusalem - First
Cleansing of the Temple
This is like a mini parable; the first with many more to
come. Here He reveals to all His mission but none understand,
not even His chosen disciples.
Joh 2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this
temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Joh 2:20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this
temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
Joh 2:21 But he spake of the temple of his body.
Joh 2:22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his
disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the
scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
7. A.D. 27 - Judea - Received at
Jerusalem
Probably the same day, He did commit Himself to one man.
That man, Nicodemus, came to Him in private at night
with an open heart wanting to know the full meaning Jesus' person and mission.
Joh 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in
the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he
did.
Joh 2:24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them,
because he knew all men,
Joh 2:25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for
he knew what was in man.
8. A.D. 27 - Judea - Teaches
Nicodemus about Second Birth
He told Nicodemus he came from God
to die for our sins:
Joh 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that
came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Joh 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Joh 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have eternal life.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
9. A.D. 27 - Judea - Co-Ministry
with John
Here are
some very strong words from John the Baptist
showing that his cousin Jesus has revealed to him His divinity and His mission
to die on the cross and the meaning of that mission - everlasting life for those
that believe.
My understanding is that the Old Testament saints are
those who put their faith in an unnamed Messiah to be provided by God at some
unspecified date in the future.
John the Baptist and Nicodemus would seem to be the
first two to learn the Messiah had come and His name is Jesus.
John said :
Joh 3:31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is
of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven
is above all.
Joh 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting
life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God
abideth on him.
10. A.D. 27 - Judea - Leaves for
Galilee
There is a great significance in the fact that Jesus did
not baptize disciples. All the baptisms taking place at this time were in the
water of the Jordan as a public declaration of repentance. Those baptisms can
be well handled by John the Baptist and his disciples. (Some of whom were now
following Jesus)
The focus of Jesus' message is the baptism of the Holy
Spirit and that can only take place after Jesus' death on the cross, burial and
resurrection.
Up to now Jesus has limited His public ministry to the
performance of miracles in order to establish Himself as a teacher come from
God.
Joh 4:1 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had
heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
Joh 4:2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his
disciples,)
Joh 4:3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
Joh 4:4 And he must needs go through Samaria.
11. A.D. 27 - Samaria - Samaritan
Woman at Jacob’s Well
The Gospel of John gives quite a good outline of what
Jesus was preaching around the time of this event. It's the same message He
gave also in private to Nicodemus a few days before.
In Joh 4:10 Jesus gives the Samaritan woman a hint that
He is divine and can offer her a baptism certifying eternal life.
In Joh 4:13 He hints that a water baptism alone will not
give that certification.
In Joh 4:14 He confirms that His baptism is what leads
to eternal life.
In Joh 4:21 He tells her that the way to salvation will
soon change for all who worship the Father, for both God's chosen people the
Jews and for her and the rest of the world, the gentiles.
In Joh 4:24 He hints that His baptism revolves around
spirit.
In John 4:25 the Samaritan woman shows a remarkable
knowledge of Old Testament prophecy; Jesus' message to her rings a bell in her
mind of predictions of a coming Messiah.
And in Joh 4:26 Jesus tells her she has hit the nail on
the head and further more he is that very person.
John specifically states the returning disciples did not
ask Jesus what He was talking about with the Samaritan woman so up to this time
she now knew more about His message and mission than they.
Then in Joh 4:34 - 37 Jesus makes a pun when asked to
eat and gives them two more mini parables - the first about His mission and the
second about what is to be their jobs.
Not much hope that at this time they could catch the
meaning. Even a year later they needed His help to understand a similar parable
about sowing and harvesting. (Mat 13:3 - 23)
Joh 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true
worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father
seeketh such to worship him.
Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth.
Joh 4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then
cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the
fields; for they are white already to harvest.
Joh 4:36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth
fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may
rejoice together.
12. A.D. 27 - Returns to Galilee
The only recorded mention of preaching Jesus did on this
trip to Galilee was during a two day stop at Samaria.
The record of the detail of what He preached is that
given by John in his account of Jesus witnessing to the Samaritan woman the
first afternoon of this visit.
Very likely what He preached in the city was the same
message that He preached to the woman.
Also very likely His disciples (at this time we are told
of only four) were in the audience and were exposed for the first time to His
"preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel."
Mar 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom
of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
V. Northern Ministry of Jesus - A. D. 27-29
1. A.D. 27 - Cana - Healing of
the Nobleman's Son
Jesus has the power to cure the whole world of sickness
and death. He chose to do so in this particular case to establish
Himself to all who witnessed the miracle that He was their predicted messiah.
Joh 4:48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and
wonders, ye will not believe.
Joh 4:54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did,
when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
2. A.D. 27 - Nazareth - Rejected
at Nazareth
This is the third event presented in the Gospels which
give some insight into Jesus' message to the world - Nicodemus, the Samaritan
woman and now to His home folks in Nazareth.
Not a word in all three about repentance.
Maybe He was going to bring it up here, but they gave
Him no chance; they tried to throw Him off a cliff at the very beginning of His
message for claiming to be the Messiah predicted by Isaiah. (Isaiah 61:1-2)
Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath
anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the
brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to
the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luk 4:28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard
these things, were filled with wrath,
3. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Moved to
Capernaum
Up to this time Jesus seems to have left it up to His
cousin John to preach the first step to salvation - repentance.
Now that John is in Herod's jail He appears to have
taken on that duty also.
Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say,
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
4. A.D. 27 - Sea of Galilee -
Four Become Fishers of Men
Of the four Gospels, Luke gives the most detail of this
account. (John who was an actual participant gives none)
Luke had ample opportunity to quiz Peter some years
later after the event and that's likely to have been the source of his detail.
Luke's account indicates that Peter for one had taken
Jesus' message of repentance to heart and that it was the miracle of the large
catch of fish which made all four decide to follow Jesus' call to service.
There is no indication here that Jesus had yet publicly
revealed his divinity and the need for all to rely on Him for a spiritual
rebirth.
Luk 5:8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus'
knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Luk 5:10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of
Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not;
from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
Luk 5:11 And when they had brought their ships to land,
they forsook all, and followed him.
5. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Demoniac
Healed on the Sabbath Day
Wow, what can we make of this? Devils inhabiting sick
people! Is that covered in your health insurance plan?
But one thing we can get from this event - fallen angels
know God when they see Him and His name is Jesus.
Luk 4:33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a
spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
Luk 4:34 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with
thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou
art; the Holy One of God.
6. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Peter’s
Mother-in-Law Cured, Plus Others
Another instance of Jesus rebuking fallen angels for
revealing His divinity to the general public. The time for that had not yet come.
Luk 4:40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had
any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on
every one of them, and healed them.
Luk 4:41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and
saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not
to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
7. c. A.D. 27 - Galilee - First
Preaching Tour of Galilee
There can be no doubt the person who sent Jesus to
preach and gave Him the message is God the Father.
Mar 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before
day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Luk 4:42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a
desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that
he should not depart from them.
Luk 4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom
of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
8. c. A.D. 27 - Galilee - Leper
Healed and Response Recorded
Here is a clue as to why Jesus has not yet fully
revealed His divinity and not yet fully revealed God the Father's plan for
salvation for the whole world. He wants to give the priests ample time to repent of
their failure as spiritual leaders of His chosen people and to recognize the
predicted Messiah now that He has come.
Mat 8:4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but
go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded,
for a testimony unto them.
9. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum -
Paralytic Healed
This man received so much more than he and his friends
came for. They wanted health for the bed ridden man in this life; he received
life eternal. Each person on earth has his or her unique ability to
express repentance and faith. I understand this event as showing that God
judges each of us as to whether or not we have demonstrated repentance and faith
taking our unique abilities in consideration. A person with a doctor's degree
in religion should have a better testimony of repentance and faith than the
village idiot or the back woods native who never heard a word about Jesus.
Mat 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.
10. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum -
Matthew’s Call and Reception Held
The point of this event is not that the religious
leaders have no need for repentance. The point is that Jesus was sent because they were a
generation of vipers; they were not doing their God given job of teaching and
preaching God' word.
Mar 2:16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat
with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he
eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Mar 2:17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that
are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to
call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
11. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum -
Disciples Defended via a Parable
Here Jesus had a perfect opportunity to reveal His
divinity and God's plan for salvation for the whole world - a plan which
involved overturning the old temple/priesthood system.
But the time was not ripe. So He chose to tell the
Jewish religious leaders the first of His famous parables; stories for which
most of His hearers lacked the spiritual ability to understand.
The Parable
"New Cloth on Old Garment"
: The
old system of Jewish priests teaching God’s rules of conduct and sacrifices at the
temple as payment for violations thereof is so corrupt he won’t mend it with
his new system, his kingdom, his church, his body of believers and his
sacrifice on the cross.
Mat 9:16 No man
(Jesus (Isa 53:3))putteth a piece of new cloth
(the new covenant, his new kingdom,
his church, his body of believers (Jer 31:31) (Heb 8:13))unto an old
garment(the old covenant, Jewish priests and the
temple (Mat 27:51)), for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the
rent is made worse.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and
we esteemed him not.
Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that
I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Heb 8:13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old.
Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
Mat 27:51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent
in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks
rent;
The Parable
"New
Wine in Old Bottles" :
We can trust in God’s word and Jesus’
sacrifice to preserve us forever.
Mat 9:17 Neither do men put new wine(Jesus’
blood of the new testament shed for the remission of sins (Mat
26:28-29)) into old bottles: else
the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they
put new wine into new bottles(New covenant
(Mat 26:28)), and both are preserved.
Scriptural
references:
Mat 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament,
which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Mat 26:29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth
of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my
Father's kingdom.
Heb 8:13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old.
Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
Psa 37:28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh
not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall
be cut off.
Psa 21:4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
Psa 33:11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever,
the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Psa 89:36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his
throne as the sun before me.
Psa 110:4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent,
Thou art a priest
for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
Heb 10:12 But this man, after he had offered one
sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
Rev 22:5 And there shall be no night there; and they need
no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and
they shall reign for ever and ever.
12. A.D. 28 - Jerusalem - Goes to
Jerusalem for Second Passover; Heals Lame Man
And here we see Jesus' reason for holding back the
revelation of His person and message to the Jewish religious leaders. The more
He reveals, the more they seek to kill Him.
His death on the cross is, of course, God's plan for the
world's salvation but it can't be rushed. Jesus will need two more years to
find and train the disciples who will carry His message to the world.
Joh 5:15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was
Jesus, which had made him whole.
Joh 5:16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and
sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
Joh 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh
hitherto, and I work.
Joh 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him,
because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his
Father, making himself equal with God.
13. A.D. 28 - En Route to Galilee
- Plucked Grain Precipitates Sabbath Controversy
When asked, Jesus told the truth about His divinity.
But the truth is more than the religious leaders can
comprehend.
Mat 12:6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one
greater than the temple.
Mat 12:7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have
mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Mat 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath
day.
14. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Withered
Hand Healed Causes Another Sabbath Controversy
Rather than responding in joy that the messiah has
come, the religious leaders plot to kill Him. This just builds up more evidence that they must be
thrown out and the temple and their positions of authority be abolished.
Mat 12:13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine
hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
Mat 12:14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council
against him, how they might destroy him.
15. A.D. 28 - Sea of Galilee -
Multitudes Healed
And again Jesus cautions the multitudes of common people
and fallen angels not to reveal His true identity. To do so would only hasten His sacrifice at the hands
of the religious leaders before its proper time, before He has trained His
disciples.
Mat 12:15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from
thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Mat 12:16 And charged them that they should not make him
known:
Mar 3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down
before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
Mar 3:12 And he straitly charged them that they should not
make him known.
16. A.D. 28 - Near Capernaum -
Twelve Apostles Selected After a Night of Prayer
Next starts the training period for these twelve apostles.
As said before, it will take two years before they are ready to be sent out with
the complete message of God's plan of salvation for the entire world.
For two years they will be taught with parables which will
takes special spiritual discernment to understand, will witness miracles which
confirm the divinity of Jesus, and they will witness His death, burial and
resurrection. And at the end of their training period, as a graduation
ceremony at Pentecost, they will receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Mar 3:13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto
him whom he would: and they came unto him.
Mar 3:14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with
him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Mar 3:15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast
out devils:
17. A.D. 28 - Near Capernaum -
Sermon on the Mt.
Now Jesus begins His training program for the twelve
chosen ones.
1. First He tells them the blessings they will receive if
they come to their mission of service with proper attitudes. (Mat 5:1-12 The
Beatitudes)
2. Next He tells them to be like Him in sacrifice and
light. (Mat 5:13-16 The Similitudes)
3. Then He cautions them that they will be required to live
lives of exemplary testimony. They will have to go above and beyond the
requirements given to them by Moses in the Ten Commandments, specially in the
areas of murder, adultery, divorce, oaths, retaliation, and love. (Mat 5:17-
48)
4. Next He outlines what will be required in their
spiritual acts of obedience to God in almsgiving, prayer, fasting, wealth, and
judging. (Mat 6:1-7:6)
5. Then, after laying down all these very strict rules of
conduct for his close servants, He gives them some very encouraging news. Their
Heavenly Father will be with them at all times to supply their needs and give
success in their mission. (Mat 7:7-11)
6. Finely, He sums up this first training session by
telling His chosen apostles that there will be opposition but the path He has
set them on is the only one to true success. (Mat 7:12-29)
Mat 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a
mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
1. Mat 5:3 Blessed are the
poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and
persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my
sake.
2. Mat 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have
lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for
nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
3. Mat 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness
shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case
enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which
is in heaven is perfect.
4. Mat 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to
be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Mat 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will
hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Mat 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your
life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye
shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Mat 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not,
neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are ye not much better than they?
Mat 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the
field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much
more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of
thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy
brother's eye.
5. Mat 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven
give good things to them that ask him?
6. Mat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in
sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
The
Parable "Candle Under
a Bushel":
If you disciples are wondering why you received such
strict instructions in righteousness in “The Sermon on the Mount”, it’s because
you will be Jesus’ surrogates here on earth. People will judge Jesus and his creditability by your actions.
Mat 5:14 Ye
(Jesus’ disciples (Mat 5:1-2))are the light of the world. A city that is set
on an hill cannot be hid.
Mat 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a
bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the
house.
Mat 5:16 Let your light
(The message, repentance and God’s
kingdom (Mat 10:27) (Mar 6:12) (Luke 9:2))so shine before men, that they may
see your good works(Heal the sick, cleanse the
lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils (Mat 10:7-8)), and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Scriptural references:
Mat 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when
he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them,
saying,
Joh 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh
into the world.
Mat 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear
in the ear, that
preach ye upon the housetops.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men
should repent.
Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of
God, and to heal the sick.
Mat 10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of
heaven is at hand.
Mat 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the
dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
The Parable
"A Wise Man Builds on a Rock":
Jesus told this
parable to his disciples as part of his “Sermon on the Mount”. It is basically instructions in conduct for
those who enlist in his elite band of apostles and disciples. The penalty for sloth in following these
instructions is quite severe - eternity separated from God.
Mat 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house(earthly
life (Ps 119:54)) upon a
rock(Christ (Matt 16:18)):
Mat 7:25 And the rain
(The time of final judgment
(James 5:7)) descended, and the floods came
(time of testing of where you have placed your faith (Gen
7:11)), and
the winds blew, (God’s judgment (Jer 22:22) and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded
upon a rock.
Mat 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house
upon the sand (any other foundation than Christ (1 Cor 3 :10-15)):
Mat 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and
the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall
(all die (1 Cor 15:22)) of
it.
Scriptural references:
Psa 119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house
of my pilgrimage.
Mat 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art
Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall
not prevail against it.
Jam 5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the
coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of
the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter
rain.
Gen 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in
the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the
fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Jer 22:22 The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and
thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and
confounded for all thy wickedness.
1Co 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given
unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another
buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
1Co 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than
that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1Co 3:12 Now if any man build upon this foundation
gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
1Co 3:13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for
the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire
shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
1Co 3:14 If any man's work abide which he hath built
thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
1Co 3:15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall
suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ
shall all be made alive.
18. A.D. 28 - Capernaum -
Centurion’s Servant Healed
Jesus has been doing these miracles of healing with the
purpose of establishing a belief in His chosen disciples and in the multitudes
of other Jewish witnesses that He is the predicted messiah.
Ironically, we have here a Gentile who catches on
quicker than the Jews.
Mat 8:7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
Mat 8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not
worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my
servant shall be healed.
Mat 8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to
them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no,
not in Israel.
19. A.D. 28 - Nain - Raises
Widow’s Son from Dead
This is another demonstration to the Jews that He is the
messiah, a quite successful one.
Luk 7:16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified
God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath
visited his people.
Luk 7:17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all
Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
20. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Jesus
Allays John’s Doubts
John is in prison facing a martyr's death for his
faithful preaching of the need for repentance of sin.
He knows the water baptism which he offers is only step
one. He knows the world also needs the opportunity for a Spiritual baptism. He
knows only his cousin Jesus can offer that baptism and must be wishing as his
time here on earth draws near to the end that his cousin would start preaching
the need for the second baptism, the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
But Jesus is not yet ready to do that. He wants more
time to train His disciples and God is willing to give the religious leaders
more time to repent of their sins and save their jobs.
Mat 11:4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew
John again those things which ye do hear and see:
Mat 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk,
the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor
have the gospel preached to them.
Luk 7:29 And all the people that heard him, and the
publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
Luk 7:30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel
of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
21. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Woes Upon
the Privileged
The message in this event shows the extreme importance
of repentance. There is no hope for a person, a city or a church which
does not recognize the realty of sin and the need for repentance.
Mat 11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most
of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
Mat 11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
22. A.D. 28 - Simon's House,
Capernaum - A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus
Jesus leaves unanswered the question "who is this that
forgiveth sins also?" His miracles have revealed His divinity to the sinful
woman but the wise Pharisee is still blind.
Luk 7:39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it,
he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have
known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a
sinner.
The Parable "The
Creditor and the Two Debtors"
: Simon as a
religious leader bears responsibility not only for his own sins but also shares
responsibility for the sins of those who he misleads. If and when he recognizes his sin, repents and puts his trust in
Jesus, he will “love him the most”.
Luk 7:41 There was a certain creditor
(God the Father (Gal 5:3)) which had two
debtors: the one owed five hundred pence(Simon the
Pharisee, possibly the father of Judas (both seem to be from
Capernaum) (Jer 22:22) (Eze 3:17-18) (Matthew 11:23-25)), and the other fifty
(Mary sister of Lazarus; she anointed Jesus and wiped his
feet with her hair twice. The identification comes before she
did it the second time. (John 11:2) (John 12:3)).
Luk 7:42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly
forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
Luk 7:43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to
whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
Scriptural References:
Gal 5:3 For I testify again to every man that is
circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Jer 22:22 The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and
thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and
confounded for all thy wickedness.
Eze 3:17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto
the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning
from me.
Eze 3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt
surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked
from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will
I require at thine hand.
Mat 11:23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto
heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been
done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Mat 11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
Mat 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I
thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these
things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Joh 11:2 (It was that
Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair,
whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
Joh 12:3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of
spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with
her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
23. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Another
Tour of Galilee
The plus side of this mission tour of Jesus' home
territory is that He is building up the faith in His close core group of
followers.
Luk 8:1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went
throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the
kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
24. A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Jesus
Accuses the Pharisees of Blasphemy
By hindering Jesus' appeal for repentance, by accusing
Him of working for Satan, the religious leaders show themselves beyond
redemption and that their system of service for God must be abolished.
Mat 12:22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a
devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both
spake and saw.
Mat 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This
fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
25. A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Jesus’
Answer to a Demand for a Sign
By comparing Himself to Jonah Jesus here predicts His
coming death, burial and resurrection - but in a way that not even His closest
follower can, at this time, grasp His meaning.
Mat 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in
the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the
heart of the earth.
The Parable
"Candle Under a
Bushel No.2":
Jesus is here giving a
recruiting speech to the multitudes. He
promises the support of his body here on earth, the church, but he warns that
he is looking for candidates of high righteousness and virtue.
Luk 11:33 No man
(Jesus), when he hath lighted a candle
(teaches his twelve disciples), putteth it
in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick
(the church, the body of Christ here on earth (Rev 1:13,
20)), that they which
come (they that open the door and let Jesus’
message into their heart (Rev 3:20)) in may see the light
(the gospel of the kingdom and the men should repent (Mat
10:27) (Mark 6:12) (Luke 9:2)).
Luk 11:34 The light of the body
(the illuminator of the body (Eph 1:18)
) is the eye (understanding
(Eph 1:18)): therefore when thine eye is single
(clear (Strong’s Greek Dictionary)), thy whole body also is full of light
(full of the gospel of the kingdom and goodworks (Acts 9:36)); but when thine eye is
evil, thy body also is full of darkness (moral
depravity (Rom 13:12)).
Luk 11:35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in
thee be not darkness.
Luk 11:36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light,
having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright
shining of a candle doth give thee light.
Scriptural references:
Rev 1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed
with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Rev 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou
sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are
the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest
are the seven churches.
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if
any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup
with him, and he with me.
Mat 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear
in the ear, that
preach ye upon the housetops.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men
should repent.
Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God,
and to heal the sick.
Eph 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the
riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
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G573
ἁπλοῦς
haplous
hap-looce'
Probably
from G1 (as a particle of union) and the base of G4120; properly folded together,
that is, single
(figuratively clear):
- single.
Act 9:36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by
interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and
almsdeeds which she did.
Rom 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand:
let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour
of light.
26. A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Mother,
Brothers Seek Audience
What a compliment, what a source of inspiration to His
close followers! Jesus informs them that they mean more to Him than His actual
brothers and even His mother.
Mat 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father
which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
27. A.D. 28 - By Sea of Galilee -
Famous Parables of Sower, Seed, Tares, Mustard Seed, Leaven, Treasure, Pearl,
Dragnet, Lamp Told
Why does Jesus speak so much to the multitudes in
parables?
The answer is in Mat 13:10 - 11.
Mat 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why
speakest thou unto them in parables?
Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is
given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is
not given.
This is the greatest parable of all. What's the
difference between disciples and the multitude?
Disciples are those who have accepted what has been
Jesus' message up to this point. They accept the fact that they are sinners,
they accept Jesus' claim to be the promised Messiah, and they want to know more
about the Kingdom of Heaven.
The rest of the multitude have not accepted the fact
that they are sinners, have not repented of their sins, and do not believe Jesus
is the promised Messiah. They are not ready to understand the mysteries of the
Kingdom of Heaven.
Luke 8:18 is also a parable and can be explained as
follows:
Whosoever has the rebirth of water which comes from
repentance can receive the second rebirth, the baptism of the spirit; whosoever
has not repented of his sins loses the opportunity for spiritual rebirth and
those in high positions of spiritual authority will lose those positions.
Mat 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which
have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Luk 8:18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever
hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken
even that which he seemeth to have.
Mat 13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat
by the sea side.
Mat 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto
him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the
shore.
Mat 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables,
saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Mar 4:34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and
when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
The Parable of
"The Sower
":
Jesus’ mission is to find men with honest
and good hearts capable of teaching others the gospel of the kingdom and
thereby aid in its growth. Hopefully
they will also be capable of spiritual growth themselves and thereby be more
useful for greater heavenly duties after their earthly service is over.
Mat 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables,
saying, Behold, a sower (Jesus (Mat 13:37))
went forth to sow;
Mat 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds
(the word of the kingdom (Mat 13:19) (Zec 7:12)) fell by the way
side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Mat 13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not
much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Mat 13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and
because they had no root, they withered away.
Mat 13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung
up, and choked them:
Mat 13:8 But other fell into good ground
(an honest and good heart (Luke 8:15)), and brought forth
fruit (fruit of the spirit (Gal 5:22-23)), some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Mat 13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mat 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why
speakest thou unto them in parables?
Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is
given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is
not given.
Mat 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he
shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away
even that he hath.
Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because
they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias,
which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye
shall see, and shall not perceive:
Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their
ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they
should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with
their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Mat 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your
ears, for they hear.
Mat 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and
righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen
them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
Mat 13:18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and
understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one (Satan
(Mar 4:15)), and catcheth away that which
was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Mat 13:20 But he that received the seed into stony places,
the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
Mat 13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a
while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and
by he is offended.
Mat 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he
that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of
riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Mat 13:23 But he that received seed into the good ground is
he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and
bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Scriptural references:
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it
not, then cometh the wicked one,
and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received
seed by the way side.
Zec 7:12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should
hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by
the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
Luk 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which
in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with
patience.
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is
no law.
Mar 4:15 And these are they by the way side, where
the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and
taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
The Parable of
"The Tares":
Judging who has a heart for God is best left to God.
Mat 13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man (Jesus
(Mat 13:37)) which sowed good seed
in his field (the world (Mat
13:38)):
Mat 13:25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed
tares among the wheat, and went his way.
Mat 13:26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought
forth fruit (the children of the kingdom (Mat
13:38)), then appeared the tares
(the children of the wicked one (Mat 13:38)) also.
Mat 13:27 So the servants of the householder came and said
unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath
it tares?
Mat 13:28 He said unto them, An enemy
(the devil (Mat 13:39)) hath done this. The
servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
Mat 13:29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the
tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Mat 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest
(the end of the world (Mat 13:39)): and in
the time of harvest I will say to the reapers (the
angels (Mat 13:39)), Gather ye together first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Mat 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went
into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the
parable of the tares of the field.
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the
harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Mat 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and
burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Mat 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels,
and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend
(false prophets and false teachers (2 Pet 2:1 - 2)), and them which
do iniquity;
Mat 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the
sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Scriptural references:
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the
harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the
people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall
bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring
upon themselves swift destruction.
2Pe 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways;
by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
The Parable of
"Candle Under a
Bushel No. 3":
You who have chosen to follow me are
to be like me, a light to the world. To
help your light to shine you will have the aid of my body here on earth, the
church.
Mar 4:21 And he said unto them, Is a candle
(a disciple (Mar 4:10-11)) brought to be
put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick
(the church, the body of Christ here on earth (Rev
1:13, 20))?
Mar 4:22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be
manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
Scriptural
references:
Mar 4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about
him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given
to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Rev 1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed
with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Rev 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou
sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are
the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest
are the seven churches.
The Parable of
"The Growing Seed":
You who preach God’s word are not
going to know for sure the fruit of your sowing until God’s harvest.
Mar 4:26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man
(an apostle or disciple (Mar 4:10-11))
should cast seed (the word (Mar 5:14)) into the ground;
Mar 4:27 And should sleep
(Die (John 11:11-13)), and rise night and day, and the
seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how (Only
God can read hearts (Luke 16:15) (Acts 1:24) (Acts 15:8) (Rev
2:23)).
Mar 4:28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself;
first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Mar 4:29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately
he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come (End
of the world (Mat 13:39)).
Scriptural references:
Mar 4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about
him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given
to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Joh 11:11 These things said he: and after that he
saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him
out of sleep.
Joh 11:12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep,
he shall do well.
Joh 11:13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they
thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
Luk 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which
justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is
highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Act 1:24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which
knowest the hearts of all men,
shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
Act 15:8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them
witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
Rev 2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and
all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts:
and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the
harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
The Parable of
"The Mustard Seed":
Beware of false teachers who shall
bring damnable heresies into the church.
Mat 13:31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed (the
children of the kingdom (Mat 13:38)), which a man
(Jesus (Mat 13:37)) took, and
sowed in his field (the world (Mat 13:38)):
Mat 13:32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when
it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree
(the church that will grow to have branches of idolatry
(Isa 44:14-17) (1 Tim 4:1-3) (2 Peter 2:1-2)), so that the
birds of the air (spreaders of idolatry (Mat 13:4,
19) (Rom 1:23) ) come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Scriptural
references:
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Isa 44:14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the
cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the
forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
Isa 44:15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he
will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a
god, and worshippeth it;
he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
Isa 44:16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with
part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he
warmeth himself, and saith,
Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
Isa 44:17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down
unto it, and worshippeth it,
and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in
the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing
spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their
conscience seared with a hot iron;
1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from
meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which
believe and know the truth.
2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the
people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall
bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring
upon themselves swift destruction.
2Pe 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways;
by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Mat 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the
fowls came and devoured them up:
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it
not, then cometh the wicked one,
and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received
seed by the way side.
Rom 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible
God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted
beasts, and creeping things.
The Parable of
"The Leaven":
Beware of sin and false doctrine in
the church. Its nature is to grow.
Mat 13:33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom
of heaven is like unto leaven (doctrine of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees (Mat 16:12) (Mat 23:13)), which a woman
(One easily led into idolatry (Jer 7:18)) took, and hid in three measures of
meal (Allowed in a little sin (1 Cor 5:6-8)), till the whole was leavened.
Scriptural references:
Mat 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread,
but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go
in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Jer 7:18 The children gather wood, and the fathers
kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour
out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
1Co 5:6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the
whole lump?
1Co 5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye
may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is
sacrificed for us:
1Co 5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with
old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the
unleavened bread of
sincerity and truth.
The Parable of
"The Hidden Treasure":
Jesus paid it all.
Mat 13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto
treasure (children of the kingdom, the people of
God (Exo 19:5) (Titus 2:14) (1 Peter 2:9)) hid in a field
(the world (Mat 13:38)); the which when a man
(God (John 3:16)) hath found, he hideth
(The gospel hidden to those who are lost (2 Cor 4:3-4)), and for joy
thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath (his
only begotten son, Jesus (John 3:16) (1 Cor 6:20)), and buyeth that field.
Scriptural
references:
Exo 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice
indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me
above all people: for all the earth is mine:
Tit 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might
redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous
of good works.
1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation,
a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called
you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
2Co 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them
that are lost:
2Co 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded
the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of
Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
1Co 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
The Parable of
" The
Pearl of Great Price":
God paid an infinite price to dwell
in the temple of the believer’s body.
Mat 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a
merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Mat 13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl
(gate to God’s dwelling (Rev 21:21) (Eph 2:22)) of great price
(His only begotten son (John 3:16)),
went and sold all that he had, and bought it (the
body of the believers (1 Cor 6:19-20)).
Scriptural
references:
Rev 21:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate
was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Eph 2:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an
habitation of God through the Spirit.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
1Co 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the
temple of the Holy Ghost which is
in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
1Co 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
The Parable of
"The Net":
You disciples will have a very
important job. You will be spreading a
message of repentance and the kingdom, which will affect where people chose to
spend eternity.
Mat 13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net,
that was cast into the sea, and gathered (The
harvest judgment (Isa 56:8) (Rev 14:19))
of every kind:
Mat 13:48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and
sat down, and gathered the good (Children of the
kingdom, the saved (Mat 13:38) (Rev 21:24-27)) into vessels, but cast the bad
(those not found written in the Book of Life (Rev
20:12-15)) away.
Mat 13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the
angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
Mat 13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Scriptural references:
Isa 56:8 The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of
Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are
gathered unto him.
Rev 14:19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the
earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the
wrath of God.
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Rev 21:24 And the nations of them which are saved
shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory
and honour into it.
Rev 21:25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all
by day: for there shall be no night there.
Rev 21:26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of
the nations into it.
Rev 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any
thing that defileth, neither whatsoever
worketh abomination, or maketh
a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand
before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were
judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their
works.
Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in
it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were
judged every man according to their works.
Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake
of fire. This is the second death.
Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the
book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
28. A.D. 28 - Sea of Galilee - Sea
Made Serene
This event is another lesson for His disciples that
Jesus is God.
Mat 8:27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man
is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
29. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Gadarene Demoniac Healed
Jesus is still not keen to have his healing power
published to the world. The man was instructed to reveal his cure to
his own home but he told the whole city.
Luk 8:38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed
besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
Luk 8:39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great
things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout
the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
30. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Jairus’ Daughter Raised and Woman with Hemorrhage Healed
So now He instructs them to tell no one of His
healing power.
Mat 9:18 While he spake these things unto them, behold,
there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now
dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
Mat 9:20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an
issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his
garment:
Mat 9:21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch
his garment, I shall be whole.
Mat 9:22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her,
he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the
woman was made whole from that hour.
Mat 9:25 But when the people were put forth, he went in,
and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
Mar 5:43 And he charged them straitly that no man should
know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
31. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Two Blind Men’s Sight Restored
Mat 9:30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly
charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
Mat 9:31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad
his fame in all that country.
32. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Mute Demoniac Healed
Mat 9:32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a
dumb man possessed with a devil.
Mat 9:33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake:
and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
Mat 9:34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils
through the prince of the devils.
33. A.D. 28 - Nazareth -
Nazareth’s Second Rejection of Christ
Mat 13:54 And when he was come into his own country, he
taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said,
Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Mat 13:57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said
unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his
own house.
34. A.D. 28 - Nazareth - Twelve
Sent Out
The mission of the apostles was not for the Samaritans,
not for the gentiles, was not a message of salvation. Its purpose was to give
the Jews another call to repentance. But above that, its purpose was to show the apostles the
resentment from loved ones they will experience as servants of Jesus; to harden
them for the task ahead of telling the world the good news of salvation through
the death, burial, and resurrection of the Savior.
Mat 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them,
saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans
enter ye not:
Mat 10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel.
Mat 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of
wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Mat 10:36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own
household.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men should
repent.
35. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Fearful
Herod Beheads John
Luk 9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns,
preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
Luk 9:9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is
this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
36. Spring A.D. 29 - Near
Bethsaida - Return of 12, Jesus Withdraws, 5000 Fed
Joh 6:1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of
Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
Joh 6:2 And a great multitude followed him, because they
saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
Joh 6:10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there
was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
Joh 6:11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given
thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set
down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
Joh 6:14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle
that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the
world.
37. Spring A.D. 29 - Sea of
Galilee - Walks on the Water
Mat 14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples
to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the
multitudes away.
Mat 14:24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea,
tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
Mat 14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went
unto them, walking on the sea.
Mat 14:33 Then they that were in the ship came and
worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
38. Spring A.D. 29 - Gennesaret -
Sick of Gennesaret Healed
Mar 6:53 And when they had passed over, they came into the
land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
Mar 6:56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or
cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that
they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as
touched him were made whole.
39. Spring A.D. 29 - Capernaum -
Peak of Popularity Passes in Galilee
Jesus explains in the synagogue in the manner of a
parable that all must trust in his sacrifice for their salvation.
This startling message lost Him many disciples and the
Jewish religious leaders in Galilee sought to kill Him.
Joh 6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I
say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did
eat of the loaves, and were filled.
Joh 6:31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is
written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
Joh 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life:
he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never
thirst.
Joh 6:59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he
taught in Capernaum.
Joh 6:60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had
heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
Joh 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back,
and walked no more with him.
Joh 7:1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he
would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
40. A.D. 29 - Capernaum -
Traditions Attacked
Mat 15:1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which
were of Jerusalem, saying,
Mat 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of
the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Mat 15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also
transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
Mat 15:15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare
unto us this parable.
Mat 15:16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without
understanding?
Mat 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Mat 15:20 These are the things which defile a man: but to
eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
41. A.D. 29 - Phoenicia - Aborted
Retirement in Phoenicia: SyroPhoenician Healed
Jesus always addressed His good news message to the
Jews. It is not until some years after Pentecost that His
disciples are allowed, in fact commanded, to preach the Gospel to the gentiles.
Mat 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto
the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
42. A.D. 29 - Decapolis -
Afflicted Healed
Mat 15:30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with
them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them
down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
43. A.D. 29 - Decapolis - 4000 Fed
This act of compassion had a secondary purpose: His
disciples saw Him produce food out of thin air. The multitude probably never realized their meal came by
way of an act of God.
Mat 15:36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and
gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the
multitude.
44. A.D. 29 -
Magdala - Pharisees Ask for a Sign
This looks like bad news for the Pharisees.
Up to this time Jesus has only asked them to repent and
now He comes close to saying there is no hope they will do so.
Mat 16:1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and
tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
Mat 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a
sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet
Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
45a. A.D. 29 - Magdala - Disciples
Reprimanded
Here's a turning point - the disciples come to realize
their religious leaders were teaching them false doctrine.
Mat 16:5 And when his disciples were come to the other
side, they had forgotten to take bread.
Mat 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not
beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees.
45b. A.D. 29 - Magdala - Blind Man
Healed
Mar 8:26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither
go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
46. A.D. 29 - Near Caesarea
Philippi - Peter Takes Step Forward - Sees Jesus as The Christ
And here's an even greater turning point in the training
of Jesus' disciples - it has finely gotten through to at least one of them that
Jesus is God in the flesh. The disciples are told to keep this information to
themselves.
Mat 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea
Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man
am?
Mat 16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
Mat 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the
Christ, the Son of the living God.
Mat 16:20 Then charged he his disciples that they should
tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
47. A.D. 29 - Caesarea Philippi -
Jesus Foretells His Death
So now it's time for Jesus to start teaching His
disciples the good news, His gospel message that they are to take to the whole
world, the message that Christ died for our sins.
Mat 16:21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his
disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the
elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the
third day.
48. A.D. 29 - Caesarea Philippi -
Kingdom Promised
Jesus here foretells His Second Coming:
Rev 19:11 Then I saw heaven standing open, and there was a white horse!
Its rider is named Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and wages
war. Rev 19:12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many royal
crowns. He has a name written on him that nobody knows except himself. Rev 19:13
He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God.
Rev 19:14 The armies of heaven, wearing fine linen, white and pure, follow him
on white horses. Rev 19:15 A sharp sword comes out of his mouth to strike down
the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod and tread the winepress of the
fury of the wrath of God Almighty. Rev 19:16 On his robe and his thigh he has a
name written: "King of Kings and Lord of Lords." Rev 19:17 Then I saw an angel
standing in the sun. He cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying
overhead, "Come! Gather for the great supper of God. Rev 19:18 Eat the flesh of
kings, the flesh of commanders, the flesh of warriors, the flesh of horses and
their riders, and the flesh of all people, both free and slaves, both
unimportant and important." Rev 19:19 Then I saw the beast, the kings of the
earth, and their armies gathered to wage war against the rider on the horse and
his army. Rev 19:20 The beast was captured, along with the false prophet who had
performed signs on its behalf. By these signs the false prophet had deceived
those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both of
them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. Rev 19:21
The rest were killed by the sword that belonged to the rider on the horse and
that came from his mouth. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
Mat 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his
Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his
works.
49. A.D. 29 - Mountain Unnamed -
The Transfiguration
The purpose of this event seems mainly to bolster
the teaching abilities, the confidence of the three apostles who witnessed it.
Who can better teach the message that Jesus is God and
that he died for our sins than one who heard it direct from God the Father?
Mat 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud
overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
50. A.D. 29 - Mt. of
Transfiguration - Epileptic Healed
Mat 17:14 And when they were come to the multitude, there
came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
Mat 17:15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick,
and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
Mat 17:18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out
of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
51. A.D. 29 - Galilee - Again
Tells of Death and Resurrection
This is the second time for most of the disciples to
hear this news (Peter, James, and John are hearing it for the third time).
The account in Mark and Luke implies that none
understood.
Mar 9:30 And they departed thence, and passed through
Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.
Mar 9:31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them,
The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and
after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
Mar 9:32 But they understood not that saying, and were
afraid to ask him.
52. A.D. 29 - Capernaum - Taxes
Paid
Mat 17:27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go
thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up;
and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that
take, and give unto them for me and thee.
53. A.D. 29 - Capernaum -
Disciples Contend about Greatness
Maybe James and John understood to some extent that they
had been selected for high place in the Kingdom and are here wrangling over who
will be the highest. They are still overly concerned about the matter a year
later. (Mat 20:20 - 28)
Mat 18:1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus,
saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Mat 18:2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set
him in the midst of them,
Mat 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this
little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
The Parable of "The Lost Sheep":
We
are all lost sheep and the joy in heaven will be just as great for each of us
who repents of our sins and trusts Jesus as our shepherd.
Mat 18:12 How think ye? if a man
(Jesus (Psa 23:1) (Isa 53:3)) have an hundred sheep, and
one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine
(The truth is they are all lost (Isa 53:6)), and goeth
into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray (which
it will be is not by an act of the sheep but by an act of God’s
mercy (Titus 3:3-7)) ?
Mat 18:13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto
you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not
astray (in their own eyes, not God’s eyes (Luke
18:9-11) (Luke 13:3).
Mat 18:14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which
is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
Scriptural references:
Psa 23:1 <A Psalm of David.> The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and
we esteemed him not.
Isa 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of
us all.
Tit 3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes
foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in
malice and envy, hateful, and
hating one another.
Tit 3:4 But after that the kindness and love of God
our Saviour toward man appeared,
Tit 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have
done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration,
and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Tit 3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus
Christ our Saviour;
Tit 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should
be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Luk 18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which
trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luk 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the
one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
Luk 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with
himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers,
or even as this publican.
Luk 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye
shall all likewise perish.
The Parable of
"The Unforgiving
Servant":
Be careful what you ask for and
promise. God will keep his end and will
see to it that you keep your end of the deal.
Mat 18:23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a
certain king (Jesus (Job 41:34) (Mat 2:2)), which would take account of his servants
(his disciples (Mat 20:27) (Mat 23:11) (John 12:26)).
Mat 18:24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought
unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
Mat 18:25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord
commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and
payment to be made.
Mat 18:26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped
him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Mat 18:27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with
compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
Mat 18:28 But the same servant went out, and found one of
his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him,
and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
Mat 18:29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and
besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Mat 18:30 And he would not: but went and cast him into
prison, till he should pay the debt.
Mat 18:31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done,
they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
Mat 18:32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said
unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou
desiredst me (it’s right in the “Lord’s Prayer”
(Mat 6:12-15)):
Mat 18:33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on
thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Mat 18:34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the
tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Mat 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto
you, if ye from your hearts forgive not (It’s part
of the agreement in becoming a disciple (Mat 5:20) (Mat 6:14-15)
(Jam 2:13)) every one his brother their trespasses.
Scriptural references:
Job 41:34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a
king over all the children of pride.
Mat 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of
the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and
are come to worship him.
Mat 20:27 And whosoever will be chief among
you, let him be your servant:
Mat 23:11 But he that is greatest among you
shall be your servant.
Joh 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow
me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be:
if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive
our debtors.
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Mat 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Mat 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses.
54. A.D. 29 - Galilee - Jesus
Rejects Brothers' Advice
His brethren wanted Jesus to go to Jerusalem and prove
to all His divinity. Jesus did go, but to prove the hatred of the religious
leaders for Him and His message of their need for repentance.
Joh 7:3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence,
and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
Joh 7:8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this
feast; for my time is not yet full come.
55. c. Sept. A.D. 29 - Galilee -
Samaritan Rejection
Two years earlier Jesus brought many Samaritans to
repentance and trust in Him. Now Samaritans reject Him because He is going to worship
in Jerusalem. Jesus does not find this at all reason to give up hope for their
later salvation. A short time later He shows in the parable of the good
Samaritan that this hope is well founded. The Samaritan loves Him but the
religious leaders of the Jews reject Him and try to kill Him.
Luk 9:51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that
he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
Luk 9:52 And sent messengers before his face: and they
went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
Luk 9:53 And they did not receive him, because his face was
as though he would go to Jerusalem.
56. c. Sept. A.D. 29 - Galilee -
Demands of Discipleship
Jesus again lets His people know that those chosen as
apostles and missionaries are held to very strict rules of obedience.
They are to live a life without a permanent home. Their
service in preaching salvation to the world comes ahead of service to their own
earthly family.
Luk 9:61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee;
but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
Luk 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his
hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
VI. Southern Ministry of Jesus - Oct. A.D. 29 - A.D. 30
1. Oct. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem -
Feast of Tabernacles
Now Jesus is shouting His message of salvation not just
in private to individuals, to His chosen ones, His disciples and apostles.
Now He is shouting it to all Jews in hearing distance.
Joh 7:25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this
he, whom they seek to kill?
Joh 7:26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing
unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
Joh 7:37 In the last day, that great day of the feast,
Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and
drink.
Joh 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath
said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Joh 7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that
believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because
that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
2. Oct. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem -
Forgiveness of Adulteress
And the first event after His salvation message to the
Jews is a message for the need for repentance and forgiveness to those who call
Him Lord.
Joh 8:7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up
himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first
cast a stone at her.
Joh 8:9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their
own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the
last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
3. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - I Am the
Light
Jesus continues His public declaration to the Jews that
He is a prophet sent by God His Father.
Joh 8:18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the
Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
4. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Temple -
Pharisees Can’t Meet the Prophecy Thus Try to Destroy the Prophet
Some of the Jews believe Jesus' claims to be the
promised Messiah, but the Pharisees reject. When Jesus tells them flat out that He is Devine they
take steps to kill Him.
Joh 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up
the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of
myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
Joh 8:59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus
hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so
passed by.
5. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Man Born
Blind Healed
God planned this opportunity for the Pharisees to
recognize the divinity of Jesus when the man was born blind.
When the opportunity arose the Pharisees failed to see.
Once again they proved themselves unfit for their jobs
as religious leaders.
Joh 9:24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and
said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
Joh 9:41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should
have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
6. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Parable
of the Good Shepherd
Here Jesus explains who are God's sheep. They are those who recognize His voice.
It is clear that the current religious leaders are not
His sheep.
Joh 10:4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep,
he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
Joh 10:19 There was a division therefore again
among the Jews for these sayings.
Joh 10:20 And many of them said, He hath a devil,
and is mad; why hear ye him?
The Parable of
"The Good Shepherd":
You scribes and Pharisees don’t have a clew. You are blind spiritually. You are heading to destruction, but you
won’t get my apostles to follow.
Joh 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth
not by the door (Jesus (John 14:6)) into the sheepfold
(God the father (Psa 61:3)), but climbeth up some other way, the same is
a thief and a robber (the priests (Hos 6:9) (Hos :1)).
Joh 10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the
shepherd of the sheep.
Joh 10:3 To him the porter
(Peter (Mat 16:18-19)) openeth; and the sheep
(the apostles (Mat 10:16) ) hear his
voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
Joh 10:4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth
before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
Joh 10:5 And a stranger
(the religious leaders, teachers of apostasy (Jer
3:13)) will they not follow, but will flee
from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
Joh 10:6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they
understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
Joh 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I
say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
Joh 10:8 All that ever came before me
(the scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 15:1, 9)) are thieves and
robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
Joh 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall
be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture (heaven
(John 14:2)).
Joh 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to
kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might
have it more abundantly.
Joh 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth
his life for the sheep.
Joh 10:12 But he that is an hireling
(Peter (and James and John?) (Matthew 26:37)
), and not the shepherd,
whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf (Judas
(Matthew 26:47)) coming, and leaveth the sheep, and
fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
Joh 10:13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling,
and careth not for the sheep.
Joh 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am
known of mine.
Joh 10:15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the
Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Joh 10:16 And other sheep
(other disciples (John 17:20)) I have, which are not of this
fold (Gentiles (John 17:21)): them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be
one fold (the church, the body of Christ here on
earth (John 17:23)), and one shepherd.
Joh 10:17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay
down my life, that I might take it again.
Joh 10:18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of
myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This
commandment have I received of my Father.
Joh 10:19 There was a division therefore again among the
Jews for these sayings.
Joh 10:20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is
mad; why hear ye him?
Joh 10:21 Others said, These are not the words of him that
hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
Scriptural references:
Joh 14:6 Jesus saith
unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,
but by me.
Psa 61:3 For thou
hast been a shelter for me, and a strong
tower from the enemy.
Hos 6:9 And as
troops of robbers wait for a man, so the
company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
Hos 7:1 When I
would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the
wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
Mat 16:18 And I say
also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church;
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Mat 16:19 And I will
give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt
bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Mat 10:16 Behold, I
send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as
serpents, and harmless as doves.
Jer 3:13 Only
acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy
God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and
ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
Mat 15:1 Then came
to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Mat 15:9 But in vain
they do worship me, teaching for
doctrines the commandments of men.
Joh 14:2 In my
Father's house are many mansions: if it were
not so, I would have told you. I go to
prepare a place for you.
Mat 26:37 And he took
with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very
heavy.
Mat 26:47 And while
he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great
multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the
people.
Joh 17:20 Neither
pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through
their word;
Joh 17:21 That they
all may be one; as thou, Father, art in
me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe
that thou hast sent me.
Joh 17:23 I in them,
and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may
know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
7. A.D. 29 - Probably Judea - The
Service of the Seventy
Almost a year before this event the twelve apostles were
sent out with the same message - a call for repentance to the Jews because God
will shortly establish a new Kingdom here on earth.
God's disciples will not be sent out to preach a
rebirth of the spirit message until after the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.
Luk 10:1 After these things the Lord appointed other
seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and
place, whither he himself would come.
Luk 10:9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto
them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
8. A.D. 29 - Judea - The Good
Samaritan
The Parable of
"The Good Samaritan":
Get out of here and shape up you hypocrite lawyer; you
know very well that your neighbors are your fellows who love God. But right now your
head judges are planning to nail your God to a cross and your fellow lawyers,
Pharisees and Priests will stand by and cheer. One of the last ones to give God
love and thanks before you have him nailed to
that cross will be a Samaritan, whom you despise:
Luk 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, Luk 17:16 And fell down on
his face at his feet, giving him
thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
Luk 10:30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man
(Jesus (Luke 14:16) (Luke 15:11) (Luke 20:9)) went down
from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves(Head
Judges (Isa 1:23)), which stripped him of his
raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Luk 10:31 And by chance there came down a certain priest
that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Luk 10:32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place,
came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
Luk 10:33 But a certain Samaritan
(The Samaritan leper (Luke 17:12-19)), as he journeyed, came
where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
Luk 10:34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring
in oil (love (Ps 133:2)) and wine
(offerings (Lev 23:13)) , and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and
took care of him.
Luk 10:35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out
two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and
whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Luk 10:36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was
neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
Luk 10:37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then
said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Scriptural References:
Luk 14:16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a
great supper, and bade many:
Luk 15:11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
Luk 20:9 Then began he to speak to the people this
parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and
went into a far country for a long time.
Isa 1:23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth
gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth
the cause of the widow come unto them.
Luk 17:12 And as he entered into a certain village,
there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Luk 17:13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus,
Master, have mercy on us.
Luk 17:14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew
yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were
cleansed.
Luk 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
Luk 17:16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks:
and he was a Samaritan.
Luk 17:17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten
cleansed? but where are
the nine?
Luk 17:18 There are not found that returned to give
glory to God, save this stranger.
Luk 17:19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy
faith hath made thee whole.
Psa 133:2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down
upon the beard, even
Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
Lev 23:13 And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour
mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink
offering thereof shall be
of wine, the fourth part
of an hin.
9. A.D. 29 - Bethany -
Hospitality of Martha and Mary
Martha makes her statement of faith in Jesus
later at the time of the resurrection from the dead of her brother:
Joh 11:27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that
thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Luk 10:39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat
at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
Luk 10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen
that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
10. A.D. 29 - Judea - Lord's
Prayer (again) and Parable of "a Friend in Need"
The Parable of
"A
Friend in Need":
When a Gentile comes in need to a disciple, the disciple will never
find a “do not disturb” sign when he (the disciple) asks God for help. He will always get a good answer.
Luk 11:5 And he said unto them, Which of you
(a disciple (Luke 11:1))
shall have a
friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend
(Jesus (John 15:14)) , lend me
three loaves (payment for our sins (Gen 4:1)
(1 Cor 15:3-4);
Luk 11:6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me,
and I have nothing to set before him?
Luk 11:7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble
me not: the door is now shut, and my children (God’s
people, the children of Israel (Exo 7:4)) are with me in bed; I cannot rise
and give thee.
Luk 11:8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give
him, because he is his friend (the Gentiles (Eph
3:6) (Jer 16:19)), yet because of his importunity he will rise and
give him as many as he needeth.
Luk 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given
you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Luk 11:10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Luk 11:11 If a son shall ask bread
(Jesus that gives life (John 6:33) (Luke 22:19) (Mat
26:26)) of any of you that is a
father, will he give him a stone (an idol
(Lev 26:1) (Mat 4:3)) ? or if he ask a fish
(Created by God and good (Gen 1:21)), will he for a fish give
him a serpent (the devil (Rev 20:2))?
Luk 11:12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a
scorpion?
Luk 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy
Spirit to them that ask him?
Scriptural references:
Luk 11:1 And
it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased,
one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught
his disciples.
Joh 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I
command you.
Gen 4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that
Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
1Co 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that
which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures;
1Co 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose
again the third day according to the scriptures:
Exo 7:4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that
I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the
land of Egypt by great judgments.
Eph 3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and
of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
Jer 16:19 O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my
refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the
ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies,
vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
Joh 6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down
from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
Luk 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and
brake it, and gave unto them, saying,
This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Mat 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread,
and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it
to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Lev 26:1 Ye
shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image,
neither shall ye set up any image of
stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am
the LORD your God.
Mat 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said,
If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Gen 1:21 And God created great whales, and every
living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after
their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Rev 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old
serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
11. A.D. 29 - Judea - Accused of a
Connection with Beelzebub
Luk 11:20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils,
no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
12. A.D. 29 - Judea - Judgment
Against Lawyers and Pharisees
Luk 11:39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees
make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full
of ravening and wickedness.
Luk 11:44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not
aware of them.
Luk 11:53 And as he said these things unto them, the
scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to
speak of many things:
Luk 11:54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch
something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
13. A.D. 29 - Judea - Jesus Deals with Hypocrisy, Covetousness,
Worry, and Alertness
The verses Luke 12:8-9 could almost be understood as a
Readers' Digest version of Jesus' salvation message - whosoever calls Jesus Lord
is saved from eternity in Hell. The rest of this passage (Luke 12:13-57 is much a repeat
of the message given by Jesus about a year and a half earlier in the Sermon on
the Mount. Jesus tells His chosen disciples they will be subjected to very
strict standards and trials
Luk 12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say
unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the
body, what ye shall put on.
Luk 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and
prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with
many stripes.
Luk 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things
worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is
given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of
him they will ask the more.
The Parable of
"The Rich Fool":
Jesus uses this “certain rich man” in three
parables: this one “The Rich Fool”, “The Unjust Steward”, and “The Rich Man and
Lazarus”. He was a chief priest and no
doubt well versed in scripture and so received ample warning from Isaiah,
Jeremiah, and Jesus himself in his sermon condemning the whole crowd which was
running the temple (Matthew chapter 23). Three days later this man together with the rest of his crew of scribes
and Pharisees had Jesus crucified.
Luk 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The
ground of a certain rich man (one of the chief
priests (Luke 16:1) (Luke 16:19) (Exo 28:5-6)) brought forth plentifully:
Luk 12:17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall
I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
Luk 12:18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my
barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Luk 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much
goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry
(acting like a dumb dog (Isa 56:9-12) (Psa 52:6-7)
(Jer 17:11) (Mat 23:13)).
Luk 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy
soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou
hast provided?
Luk 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and
is not rich toward God.
Scriptural
references:
Luk 16:1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich
man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted
his goods.
Luk 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was
clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Exo 28:5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
Exo 28:6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of
scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
Isa 56:9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
Isa 56:10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark;
sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Isa 56:11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and
they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to
their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Isa 56:12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill
ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
Psa 52:6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and
shall laugh at him:
Psa 52:7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but
trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Psa 52:8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in
the mercy of God for ever and ever.
Psa 52:9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou
hast done it: and I will wait
on thy name; for it is
good before thy saints.
Jer 17:11 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave
them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Mat 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go
in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
The Parable of
"The Faithful and the
Evil Servants":
The
disciples have responsibility and accountability; responsibility to preach the
gospel of repentance from sin, an accountability for the sins of those who fail
to get the message due to the disciple’s negligence. Jesus gives them fair warning that he will check in on them at a
time when they may least expect.
Luk 12:35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights
burning;
Luk 12:36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for
their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and
knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
Luk 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he
cometh shall find watching (the disciples have the
God given responsibilities of watchmen (Eze 33:1-9)): verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself,
and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
Luk 12:38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come
in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
Luk 12:39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house
had known what hour the thief (Jesus
(Rev 3:3) (Rev 16:15)) would come, he would have watched, and not have
suffered his house to be broken through.
Luk 12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man
cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Scriptural references:
Eze 33:1 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Eze 33:2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy
people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of
the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
Eze 33:3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the
land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
Eze 33:4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the
trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his
blood shall be upon his own head.
Eze 33:5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took
not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall
deliver his soul.
Eze 33:6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and
blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from
among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at
the watchman's hand.
Eze 33:7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a
watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my
mouth, and warn them from me.
Eze 33:8 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost
not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his
blood will I require at thine hand.
Eze 33:9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his
way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his
iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
Rev 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received
and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will
come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon
thee.
Rev 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his
garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
The Parable of
"Faithful and Wise
Steward":
Yes Peter, Jesus was talking about
you and anyone else who is given the special call and gifts to be
His (Jesus’)
apostle, disciple, preacher, or church leader.
Luk 12:41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou
this parable unto us, or even to all?
Luk 12:42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and
wise steward (Apostles, elders of the church
(Eph 3:3-10) (1 Peter 5:1-4)), whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them
their portion of meat in due season?
Luk 12:43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he
cometh shall find so doing.
Luk 12:44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him
ruler over all that he hath.
Luk 12:45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord
delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to
eat and drink, and to be drunken;
Luk 12:46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when
he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in
sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
Luk 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and
prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with
many stripes.
Luk 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things
worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is
given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of
him they will ask the more.
Scriptural
references:
Eph 3:3 How that by revelation he made known unto me
the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
Eph 3:4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my
knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
Eph 3:5 Which in other ages was not made known unto
the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by
the Spirit;
Eph 3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and
of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
Eph 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to
the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his
power.
Eph 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all
saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the
unsearchable riches of Christ;
Eph 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which
from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by
Jesus Christ:
Eph 3:10 To the intent that now unto the
principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the
manifold wisdom of God,
1Pe 5:1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who
am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a
partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
1Pe 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you,
taking the oversight thereof,
not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
1Pe 5:3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples
to the flock.
1Pe 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye
shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
14. A.D. 29 - Judea - Repent or
Parish
Still no mention of the penalty for sin and how it
will be paid.
Luk 13:1 There were present at that season some that told
him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
Luk 13:2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye
that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they
suffered such things?
Luk 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall
all likewise perish.
15. A.D. 29 - Judea - The Barren
Fig Tree
The Parable of
" The
Barren Fig Tree":
The Jews are to get just a short time
more to repent and turn to Jesus. If
the temple priest system does not start to bear fruit of God loving people it
will be destroyed; which it was in 70 A.D.
Luk 13:6 He spake also this parable; A certain man
(Jesus (Luke 10:30) (Luke 14:16) (Luke 15:11) (Luke 20:9)) had a
fig tree planted in his vineyard (house of Israel
(Isa 5:7); and he came and sought fruit thereon
(Them that have a heart to know the Lord (Jer 24:7)), and
found none.
Luk 13:7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard
(Probably Peter – chief disciple (Mat 16:19)),
Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none:
cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
Luk 13:8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone
this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
Luk 13:9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after
that thou shalt cut it down.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of
Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression;
for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Jer 24:7 And I will give them an heart to know me,
that I am the LORD: and they
shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with
their whole heart.
Luk 10:30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho,
and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Luk 14:16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a
great supper, and bade many:
Luk 20:9 Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man
planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country
for a long time.
Mat 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the
kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in
heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
16. A.D. 29 - Judea - Crippled
Woman Healed
Luk 13:11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit
of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift
up herself.
Luk 13:13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she
was made straight, and glorified God.
17. A.D. 29 - Judea - Parables of
the Mustard Seed and Leaven
The Parable of
"The
Mustard Seed ":
Beware of false teachers who shall
bring damnable heresies into the church.
Luk 13:18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God
like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
Luk 13:19 It is like a grain of mustard seed
(the word of the kingdom (Mat 13:19)), which a man
(Jesus (Mat 13:37))
took, and cast into his garden (good ground,
honest and good hearts ((Isa 61:11) (Luke 8:15)); and it grew, and waxed a great tree
(grew to have branches of idolatry (Isa 44:14-17)
(1 Tim 4:1-3) (2 Peter 2:1-2)); and the
fowls (the devil (Luke 8:12)) of the air lodged in the branches of it.
Scriptural
references:
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it
not, then cometh the wicked one,
and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received
seed by the way side.
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Isa 61:11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and
as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the
Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the
nations.
Luk 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which
in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with
patience.
Isa 44:14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the
cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the
forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
Isa 44:15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he
will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a
god, and worshippeth it;
he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
Isa 44:16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with
part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he
warmeth himself, and saith,
Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
Isa 44:17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down
unto it, and worshippeth it,
and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in
the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing
spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their
conscience seared with a hot iron;
1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from
meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which
believe and know the truth.
2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the
people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall
bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring
upon themselves swift destruction.
2Pe 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways;
by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Luk 8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear;
then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they
should believe and be saved.
The Parable of
"The Leaven":
Beware of sin and false doctrine in
the church. Its nature is to grow.
Luk 13:20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the
kingdom of God?
Luk 13:21 It is like leaven
(doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees
(Mat 16:12) (Mat 23:13)), which a woman
(One easily led into idolatry (Jer 7:18)) took and hid in
three measures of meal (Allowed in a little sin (1 Cor 5:6-8)), till the whole was leavened.
Scriptural references:
Mat 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread,
but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go
in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Jer 7:18 The children gather wood, and the fathers
kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour
out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
1Co 5:6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the
whole lump?
1Co 5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye
may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is
sacrificed for us:
1Co 5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with
old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the
unleavened bread of
sincerity and truth.
18. Winter A.D. 29 - Jerusalem -
Feast of Dedication
This passage contains some confusing statements but they
make complete sense if it is kept in mind that Jesus is explaining that God does
the choosing when it comes to selecting those qualified to be His full time
agents, His missionaries, His sheep. It is not a matter of free will. It is
not open to all. This passage should not be used to prove the Calvinistic
doctrine that God has determined who is qualified for salvation. That is open
to all, a matter of free will choice for each of us.
Joh 10:26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my
sheep, as I said unto you.
Joh 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they
follow me:
Joh 10:37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me
not.
Joh 10:38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe
the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in
him.
19. Winter A.D. 29 - Withdrawal
Beyond Jordan
Joh 10:40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place
where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
Joh 10:41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no
miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
Joh 10:42 And many believed on him there.
20. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea -
Return to Jerusalem
Two points here: When a disciple asks Jesus if few will be saved, He
doesn't say yes. He says many will come to salvation from all over the world,
but they will come God's way. And He tells the Pharisees that He will be sacrificed by
them in Jerusalem according to God's plan.
Luk 13:23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that
be saved? And he said unto them,
Luk 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many,
I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Luk 13:29 And they shall come from the east, and from the
west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom
of God.
Luk 13:33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow,
and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
21. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea - Meal
with a Pharisee Ruler
The Parable of
"Best Places":
This is a reminder to the proud
Pharisees in the crowd of the many passages in scripture that God prefers the
humble. (If they are to get an
invitation to “The Marriage Supper of the Lamb”, they must first humble
themselves, turn from their sin and look to Jesus as their savior.)
Luk 14:7 And he put forth a parable to those which were
bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
Luk 14:8 When thou art bidden of any man
(Jesus (Isa 53:3) (Luke 10:30)) to a wedding, sit
not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of
him;
Luk 14:9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to
thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
Luk 14:10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the
lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend,
go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at
meat (Marriage Supper of the Lamb (Rev 19:7-10)) with thee.
Luk 14:11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased;
and he that humbleth (an outward sign of love for
God (Deu 8:2) (2 Ch 7:14)(2 Ch 34:27) (Psa 9:12) (Luke 18:14) (Mat 18:4)
(Mat 23:12) (Jam 4:6) (Jam 4:10) (1 Peter 5:6)) himself shall be exalted.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a
man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and
we esteemed him not.
Luk 10:30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho,
and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Rev 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour
to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself
ready.
Rev 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be
arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness
of saints.
Rev 19:9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the
marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings
of God.
Rev 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And
he said unto me, See thou do it
not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of
Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Deu 8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which
the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou
wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
2Ch 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name,
shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked
ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal
their land.
2Ch 34:27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou
didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this
place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me,
and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
Psa 9:12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he
remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Luk 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house
justified rather than the
other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that
humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Mat 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as
this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 23:12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be
abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Jam 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he
saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Jam 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,
and he shall lift you up
1Pe 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty
hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
The Parable of
"The Great Supper":
Yes, it is a blessing to eat bread at
the “The Marriage Supper of the Lamb”,
but the choice is yours to make if you are invited.
Luk 14:16 Then said he unto him, A certain man
(Jesus (Isa 53:3) (Luke 10:30)) made a great
supper (The Lord’s Supper (1 Cor 11:20-26)), and bade many
(All are invited (Rev 3:20)):
Luk 14:17 And sent his servant
(the twelve and the seventy sent to
preach (Luke 9:1-2) (Luke 10:1-2)) at supper time to say to
them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
Luk 14:18 And they all with one consent began to make
excuse (Those that have no root (Luke 8:13) (Luke
9:57-62) (Luke 18:22-23)). The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must
needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Luk 14:19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of
oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
Luk 14:20 And another said, I have married a wife, and
therefore I cannot come.
Luk 14:21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these
things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out
quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor,
and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind (Those
with good reason to know they need a savior (Luke 21:2-3) (Luke
5:24-25) (Luke 6:10) (Luke 7:21)).
Luk 14:22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou
hast commanded, and yet there is room.
Luk 14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out
(Witness to the whole world (Acts 1:8)) into
the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be
filled.
Luk 14:24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which
were bidden shall taste of my supper.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and
we esteemed him not.
Luk 10:30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho,
and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
1Co 11:20 When ye come together therefore into one
place, this is not to
eat the Lord's supper.
1Co 11:21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is
hungry, and another is drunken.
1Co 11:22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink
in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I
say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
1Co 11:23 For I have received of the Lord that which
also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took
bread:
1Co 11:24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my
body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
1Co 11:25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped,
saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye
drink it, in remembrance of
me.
1Co 11:26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink
this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if
any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup
with him, and he with me.
Luk 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples
together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure
diseases.
Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of
God, and to heal the sick.
Luk 10:1 After these things the Lord appointed other
seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and
place, whither he himself would come.
Luk 10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest
truly is great, but the
labourers are few: pray
ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into
his harvest.
Luk 8:13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear,
receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe,
and in time of temptation fall away.
Luk 9:57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in
the way, a certain man
said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Luk 9:58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes,
and birds of the air have
nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Luk 9:59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he
said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Luk 9:60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their
dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Luk 9:61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow
thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
Luk 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put
his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Luk 18:22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said
unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute
unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Luk 18:23 And when he heard this, he was very
sorrowful: for he was very rich.
Luk 21:2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting
in thither two mites.
Luk 21:3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that
this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
Luk 5:24 But that ye may know that the Son of man
hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I
say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
Luk 5:25 And immediately he rose up before them, and
took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
Luk 6:10 And looking round about upon them all, he
said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was
restored whole as the other.
Luk 7:21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and
of evil spirits; and unto many that were
blind he gave sight.
Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the
Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in
Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of
the earth.
22. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea -
Demands of Discipleship
The Parable of "Building
a Tower, a King Making War":
When you enlist in Jesus’ army be
prepared to give it everything you have. If you don’t, there is a steep penalty.
Luk 14:25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he
turned, and said unto them,
Luk 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father,
and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own
life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Luk 14:27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come
after me, cannot be my disciple.
Luk 14:28 For which of you, intending to build a tower,
sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost (much
is required of a disciple (Luke 12:47-48)), whether he have sufficient to
finish it?
Luk 14:29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation,
and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
Luk 14:30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able
to finish.
Luk 14:31 Or what king, going to make war against another
king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able
(unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much
required (Luke 12:47-48)) with ten
thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Luk 14:32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off,
he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace (If
you volunteer to enter into Jesus’ war against Satan and are
slothful, you may lose salvation (Mat 25:30)).
Luk 14:33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that
forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Luk 14:34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his
savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
Luk 14:35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the
dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Scriptural
references:
Luk 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord's
will, and prepared not himself,
neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Luk 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things
worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given,
of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they
will ask the more.
Mat 25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into
outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Parables of Lost Sheep, Coins, Son
Luk 15:1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and
sinners for to hear him.
Luk 15:2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying,
This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
The Parable of "The Lost Sheep":
We
are all lost sheep and the joy in heaven will be just as great for each of us
who repents of our sins and trusts Jesus as our shepherd.
Luk 15:3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
Luk 15:4 What man
( Jesus (Psa 23:1) (Isa 53:3)) of you, having an hundred sheep, if he
lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine (The
truth is they are all lost (Isa 53:6)) in the wilderness, and go
after that which is lost (which it will be is not
by an act of the sheep but by an act of God’s mercy (Titus
3:3-7)), until he find it?
Luk 15:5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his
shoulders, rejoicing.
Luk 15:6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his
friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my
sheep which was lost.
Luk 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in
heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just
persons, which need no repentance (in their own
eyes, not God’s eyes (Luke 18:9-11) (Luke 13:3)).
Scriptural references:
Psa 23:1 <A Psalm of David.> The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and
we esteemed him not.
Isa 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of
us all.
Tit 3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes
foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in
malice and envy, hateful, and
hating one another.
Tit 3:4 But after that the kindness and love of God
our Saviour toward man appeared,
Tit 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have
done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration,
and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Tit 3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus
Christ our Saviour;
Tit 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should
be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Luk 18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which
trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luk 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the
one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
Luk 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with
himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers,
or even as this publican.
Luk 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye
shall all likewise perish.
The Parable of "The Lost
Coin": The scribes and
Pharisees are just as lost if not more so than the publicans and sinners.
Luk 15:8 Either what woman
(house of Israel (Jer 3:20-22)) having ten pieces of silver
(ten tribes of Israel (1 Kings 11:31-35) (John 11:52)
(1 John 1:8-10) ), if
she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek
diligently till she find it?
Luk 15:9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her
friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found
the piece which I had lost.
Luk 15:10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the
presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth
(the thankful Samaritan (Luke 17:12-19)).
Scriptural
references:
Jer 3:20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have
ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
Jer 3:21 A voice was heard upon the high places,
weeping and
supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their
God.
Jer 3:22 Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings.
Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.
1Ki 11:31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces:
for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out
of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
1Ki 11:32 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant
David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all
the tribes of Israel:)
1Ki 11:33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have
worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the
Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my
ways, to do that which
is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
1Ki 11:34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom
out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David
my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my
statutes:
1Ki 11:35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's
hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
Joh 11:52 And not for that nation only, but that also
he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered
abroad.
1Jo 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1Jo 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1Jo 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make
him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Luk 17:12 And as he entered into a certain village,
there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Luk 17:13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus,
Master, have mercy on us.
Luk 17:14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew
yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were
cleansed.
Luk 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
Luk 17:16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks:
and he was a Samaritan.
Luk 17:17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten
cleansed? but where are
the nine?
Luk 17:18 There are not found that returned to give
glory to God, save this stranger.
Luk 17:19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy
faith hath made thee whole.
The Parable of "The Prodigal Son":
The
elder son is still dead to sin but doesn’t know it.
Luk 15:11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
Luk 15:12 And the younger of them
(publicans and sinners who repent (Luke 15:21)) said to his father,
Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto
them his living.
Luk 15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered
all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his
substance with riotous living.
Luk 15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty
famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
Luk 15:15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of
that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
Luk 15:16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the
husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
Luk 15:17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many
hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with
hunger!
Luk 15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say
unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
Luk 15:19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make
me as one of thy hired servants.
Luk 15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he
was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and
fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Luk 15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
Luk 15:22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth
the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his
feet:
Luk 15:23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it;
and let us eat, and be merry:
Luk 15:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he
was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Luk 15:25 Now his elder son
(the Pharisees and scribes who deny their sin (Luke
15:29) (1 John 1:8-10)) was in the field: and as he
came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
Luk 15:26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what
these things meant.
Luk 15:27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and
thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and
sound.
Luk 15:28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore
came his father out, and intreated him.
Luk 15:29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these
many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment:
and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
Luk 15:30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath
devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Luk 15:31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me,
and all that I have is thine.
Luk 15:32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be
glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is
found.
Scriptural references:
Luk 15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have
sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy
son.
Luk 15:29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I
serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment:
1Jo 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1Jo 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1Jo 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make
him a liar, and his word is not in us.
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Parables of the Unjust Steward, Rich Man and Lazarus
The Parable of "The Unjust Steward":
You apostles and disciples, if you
decide to be slothful in your duties of ministry, do it at my expense, not my
sheep’s.
Luk 16:1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a
certain rich man (One of the chief priests (Luke
12:16) (Luke 16:19) (Exo 28:5-6)), which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he
had wasted his goods (ill gotten rewards (Isa
1:23) (Eze 22:12)).
Luk 16:2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it
that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be
no longer steward.
Luk 16:3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I
do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am
ashamed.
Luk 16:4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out
of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
Luk 16:5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto
him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
Luk 16:6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he
said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty
(Reduce the bill for unrighteous gifts and bribes
thereby applying mercy over sacrifice (Hos 6:6)
(Mat 9:13) (Mat 12:7)).
Luk 16:7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou?
And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill,
and write fourscore ( Reduce the bill for
unrighteous gifts and bribes thereby applying mercy over sacrifice (Hos 6:6) (Mat 9:13) (Mat 12:7)).
Luk 16:8 And the lord
(God (not the steward’s lord) Luke
uses “the Lord” in fifty-nine verses in his gospel, always referring
to Jesus) commended the unjust steward, because
he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser
than the children of light.
Luk 16:9 And I say unto you
(You, my (Jesus’) disciples (Luke 16:1)), Make to yourselves friends of
the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into
everlasting habitations.
Luk 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is
faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in
much.
Luk 16:11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the
unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Luk 16:12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is
another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
Luk 16:13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he
will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Scriptural
references:
Luk 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The
ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luk 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was
clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Exo 28:5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
Exo 28:6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of
scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
Isa 1:23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth
gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth
the cause of the widow come unto them.
Eze 22:12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood;
thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy
neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.
Hos 6:6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and
the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Mat 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not
sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Mat 12:7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not
sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Luk 16:1 And he said also unto his disciples, There
was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him
that he had wasted his goods.
The Parable of "The Rich Man and
Lazarus": This is not a parable; Lazarus was literally raised from the dead to
demonstrate to the priests their need for repentance. Their answer was to plot the death of both
Lazarus and Jesus.
Luk 16:19 There was a certain rich man
(the chief priests (John 12:10) (Exo 28:5-6)), which was clothed
in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Luk 16:20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus
(Lazarus, of Bethany laying in his grave at the very time
of the telling of this parable (John 11:1-44),
which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
Luk 16:21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell
from the rich man's table (the priests are
spiritually blind (Mat 23:13)): moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Luk 16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and
was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died
(dead in that the chief priests were carnally minded (Rom
8:6)), and was
buried;
Luk 16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in
torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Luk 16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy
on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water
(salvation (Isa 55:1) (John 4:10)), and
cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
Luk 16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy
lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now
he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
Luk 16:26 And beside all this, between us and you there is
a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot;
neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
Luk 16:27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that
thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
Luk 16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify
unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
Luk 16:29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the
prophets; let them hear them.
Luk 16:30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went
unto them from the dead (which Lazarus did and the
Priests plotted to put him back to death (John 12:10)), they will repent.
Luk 16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and
the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Scriptural references:
Joh 12:10 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also
to death;
Exo 28:5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
Exo 28:6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of
scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
Joh 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister
Martha.
Mat 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go
in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Isa 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the
waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine
and milk without money and without price.
Joh 4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou
knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink;
thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Joh 12:10 But the chief priests consulted that they
might put Lazarus also to death;
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Lessons on Service
The Parable of
"Unprofitable
Servants":
What ever we get from God is purely a
gift, he does not need our services.
Luk 17:7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or
feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go
and sit down to meat?
Luk 17:8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready
wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and
drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
Luk 17:9 Doth he thank that servant because he did the
things that were commanded him? I trow not.
Luk 17:10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those
things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants
(There is nothing we can do to earn the Lord’s blessings
(Job 22:2) (Job 22:3) (Job 35:7) (Psa 16:2) (Isa 64:6) (1 Cor 9:16) (Eph 2:8-9)): we have done
that which was our duty to do.
Scriptural
references:
Job 22:2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that
is wise may be profitable unto himself?
Job 22:3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways
perfect?
Job 35:7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him?
or what receiveth he of thine hand?
Psa 16:2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
Isa 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade
as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
1Co 9:16 For though I preach the gospel, I have
nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I
preach not the gospel!
Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and
that not of yourselves: it is
the gift of God:
Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
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Bethany - Resurrection of Lazarus
The main purpose of this event, the death and
resurrection of Lazarus, Jesus states twice (John 11:4 and 11:15).
He staged it to strengthen the belief of His disciples
that He is the source of eternal life.
Joh 11:4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is
not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified
thereby.
Joh 11:15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not
there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
27. Winter A.D. 29 - Reaction of
the Pharisees
However, the resurrection of Lazarus had a second
purpose: to show the corruption of the chief priests and the Pharisees. It
strengthened their determination to put Jesus to death.
Joh 11:53 Then from that day forth they took counsel
together for to put him to death.
28. and 29. A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee -
Last Journey, Heals Ten Lepers
Here again, Jesus want's the people and the priests
to realize he has God given powers.
Luk 17:14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew
yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were
cleansed.
30. A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee -
Lesson on the Coming Kingdom
Jesus tells the Pharisees the Kingdom of God has
arrived in His person. But they refuse to observe it. He goes on
to tell His disciples that they won't be around when the unbelivers will be
destroyed with fire as predicted by John the Baptist: Mat 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire.
Luk 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there!
for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
31. A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee -
Parables - Persistent Widow, Pharisee and Tax Collector
The Parable of "The
Importunate Widow":
If you want answered prayer, your
first prayer must be to repent of your sins and place your trust in Jesus.
Luk 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that
men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Luk 18:2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared
not God, neither regarded man:
Luk 18:3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came
unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
Luk 18:4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he
said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
Luk 18:5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge
her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
Luk 18:6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge
saith.
Luk 18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect
(those trusting in the blood of Jesus (1 Peter 1:2)
(John 14:12-14)), which cry
day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
Luk 18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily.
Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
Scriptural
references:
1Pe 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God
the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling
of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
Joh 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do;
because I go unto my Father.
Joh 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that
will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Joh 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will
do it.
The Parable of'
"The
Pharisee and the Publican":
Pride is a red warning light of sin,
specially for those in position of religious authority.
Luk 18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which
trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luk 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one
a Pharisee (A greater sinner than the publican
(Mat 23:13-15)), and the other a publican.
Luk 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself,
God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust,
adulterers, or even as this publican.
Luk 18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all
that I possess (acts having no bearing on
justification (Rom 3:28)).
Luk 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not
lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God
be merciful to me a sinner (a prayer of repentance
and calling on Jesus for salvation (Mat 9:13) (Luke 24:44-47) (1 Cor 15:1-4)).
Luk 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house
justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be
abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Scriptural references:
Mat 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go
in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Mat 23:14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye
shall receive the greater damnation.
Mat 23:15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made,
ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Rom 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is
justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Mat 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am
not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Luk 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you,
while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written
in the law of Moses, and in
the prophets, and in
the psalms, concerning me.
Luk 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that
they might understand the scriptures,
Luk 24:46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and
thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
Luk 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins
should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
1Co 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the
gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye
stand;
1Co 15:2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in
memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
1Co 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that
which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures;
1Co 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose
again the third day according to the scriptures:
32. A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee -
Doctrine of Divorce
Again, the disciples are told that they will work
under higher standards
Mat 19:11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive
this saying, save they to whom it is given.
33. A.D. 30 - Perea - Jesus
Blesses Children
Little children, young children, infants, this event is
proof that they are pure in God's eyes.
Only until we reach a certain point of maturity are we
held accountable for sin.
Luk 18:16 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer
little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom
of God.
Luk 18:17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not
receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
34. A.D. 30 - Perea - Rich Young
Ruler
Let's hope the young man has not
rejected salvation when he rejected the invitation to follow Jesus as a
disciple. But he has lost "an hundredfold" by hanging on to his
possessions.
Mat 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect,
go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
Mat 19:22 But when the young man heard that saying, he
went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
Mat 19:28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you,
That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall
sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging
the twelve tribes of Israel.
Mat 19:29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or
brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for
my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting
life.
35. A.D. 30 - Perea - Laborers of
the Eleventh Hour
The Parable of
"The Labourers
in the Vineyard":
What God says is fair payment is fair
payment just based on the fact that He says so.
Mat 20:1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that
is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into
his vineyard (House of Israel (Isa 5:7)).
Mat 20:2 And when he had agreed with the labourers
(Jesus’ disciples (Mat 9:37) (1 Cor 3:9)) for a
penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Mat 20:3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw
others standing idle in the marketplace,
Mat 20:4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard,
and whatsoever is right I will give you (It’s
right because God says it’s right (Psa 33:4) (John 1:14) (John
17:17)). And they went their way.
Mat 20:5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour,
and did likewise.
Mat 20:6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found
others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
Mat 20:7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us.
He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that
shall ye receive.
Mat 20:8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard
saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning
from the last unto the first.
Mat 20:9 And when they came that were hired about the
eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
Mat 20:10 But when the first came, they supposed that they
should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
Mat 20:11 And when they had received it, they murmured
against the goodman of the house,
Mat 20:12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and
thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the
day.
Mat 20:13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I
do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
Mat 20:14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give
unto this last, even as unto thee.
Mat 20:15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with
mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Mat 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last:
for many be called, but few chosen.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of
Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression;
for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Mat 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The
harvest truly is
plenteous, but the labourers are
few;
1Co 3:9 For we are labourers together with God: ye
are God's husbandry, ye are
God's building.
Psa 33:4 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among
us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)
full of grace and truth.
Joh 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is
truth.
36. A.D. 30 - Near Jordan -
Foretells Death
The most wonderful event in the history of the world is
about to take place a quarter of a year from now - the death, burial, and
resurrection of God's Son Jesus, the atonement for the sins of all.
Jesus now informs His chosen ones of exactly how and
when His sacrifice will take place. He is preparing them for their job of
spreading the good news of this atonement around the world.
Mat 20:18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man
shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall
condemn him to death,
Mat 20:19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock,
and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
37. A.D. 30 - Near Jordan -
Ambition of James and John
Jesus has just revealed His upcoming sacrifice and the
first reaction of His disciples was to squabble over positions of authority in
His Kingdom. Now Jesus reveals the reason for His sacrifice is to
serve others, to pay the sin penalty for "many" and that His disciples are to
emulate Him in such service not in authority.
Mat 20:26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever
will be great among you, let him be your minister;
Mat 20:27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be
your servant:
Mat 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered
unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
38. A.D. 30 - Jericho - Blind
Bartimaeus Healed
Once again Jesus proves to His disciples and to the
people that He has God given power to save.
Luk 18:43 And immediately he received his sight, and
followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise
unto God.
39. A.D. 30 - Jericho - Zacchaeus
Zacchaeus is a Jew. He has broken God's commandments to
the Jews. He has repented of his sins and now looks to Jesus as Lord, the
promised Messiah. Jesus pronounces him saved.
There is no hint that Zacchaeus realizes his salvation
will be accomplished in another week or so by Jesus' death, burial, and
resurrection.
Luk 19:3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could
not for the press, because he was little of stature.
40. A.D. 30 - Jericho - The Minas
Here is more instruction and warning to His chosen
disciples. They are all to be given an equal amount of spiritual gifts to
enable them to perform their assigned jobs of spreading the salvation message.
Depending on their performance, they will be rewarded
more spiritual gifts and authority in the future. None will lose their
salvation. But things look very bad for the currant Jewish
religious leaders who refuse to follow Jesus a Messiah. They face spiritual
death.
The Parable of
"The Minas": First comes this parable about the gift of the indwelling
of the Holy Spirit that Jesus will shortly after his resurrection confer on ten
of his apostles. The Holly Spirit is
infinite and does not come more to some and less to others. A few days later Jesus relates the parable
of the “talents”. That has to do with
the conferring of spiritual gifts. These do come in packages of varying amounts. The point of both parables is that the apostles will be judged
for their actions in the use of these gifts. Sloth in the use of Spiritual gifts is penalized more severely than
sloth practiced by one indwelt by the Holy Spirit. Which leads one to think that a person who receives water baptism
a la John the Baptist for repentance of sin can receive spiritual gifts prior
to (or if ever) receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit at the time of taking
Jesus as a personal savior.
Luk 19:11 And as they heard these things, he added and
spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that
the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
Luk 19:12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman
( Jesus (Acts 1:9)) went into a
far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return (His
second coming (Acts 1:11)).
Luk 19:13 And he called his ten servants
(ten of the apostles (John 20:24)), and delivered
them ten pounds (The Holy Ghost (John 20:22-24) (1 Cor 12:7) (Psa 139:7 – 9)), and said unto them, Occupy
(minister (1 Peter 4:10)) till I come.
Luk 19:14 But his citizens
(the house of Israel (John 1:11) (Acts 7:51 - 54)
) hated him, and sent a message
after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
Luk 19:15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned,
having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto
him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had
gained by trading (How abundant was their ministry
(1 Cor 15:10)).
Luk 19:16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath
gained ten pounds.
Luk 19:17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant:
because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten
cities (heavenly reward (1 Peter 5:4)).
Luk 19:18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath
gained five pounds.
Luk 19:19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over
five cities.
Luk 19:20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is
thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
Luk 19:21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere
man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not
sow.
Luk 19:22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth
will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man,
taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
Luk 19:23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the
bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
Luk 19:24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from
him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
Luk 19:25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten
pounds.)
Luk 19:26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which
hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be
taken away from him (he loses all (Eze
18:26).
Luk 19:27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I
should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me
(the second death (1 Th 2:15 – 16)).
Scriptural references:
Act 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while
they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Act 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why
stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you
into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Joh 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the
Holy Ghost:
Joh 20:23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are
remitted unto them; and
whose soever sins
ye retain, they are retained.
Joh 20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called
Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
1Co 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given
to every man to profit withal.
1Pe 4:10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to
another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Joh 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received
him not.
Act 7:51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart
and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
Act 7:52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers
persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the
Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
Act 7:53 Who have received the law by the disposition
of angels, and have not kept it.
Act 7:54 When they heard these things, they were cut
to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
1Co 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and
his grace which was
bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly
than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
1Pe 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye
shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Eze 18:26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness,
and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done
shall he die.
1Th 2:15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their
own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary
to all men:
1Th 2:16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that
they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon
them to the uttermost.
41. and 42.
A.D. 30 - Bethany - Return to Home of Lazarus and Plot
to Kill Lazarus
As Jesus predicted in the parable of "The Rich Man
and Lazarus", the chief priests did not repent even though He brought
Lazarus back from the dead.
Joh 12:10 But the chief priests consulted that they might
put Lazarus also to death;
Joh 12:11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews
went away, and believed on Jesus.
VII. Final Week at Jerusalem -
Spring A. D. 30
1. Sunday - Bethany, Jerusalem,
Bethany - Triumphal Entry
Here we have Jesus' disciples doing just what He has
been training them to do: proclaim to all that will hear that Jesus is our
Messiah. And Jesus tells His enemies that if the disciples don't
do that job the stones - works of God's creation will tell all willing to hear
to look to their creator for salvation.
Luk 19:37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the
descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to
rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had
seen;
Luk 19:39 And some of the Pharisees from among the
multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
Luk 19:40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you
that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
2. Monday - Bethany to Jerusalem
- Fig Tree Cursed
The barren fig tree, of course, represents the
temple leaders who are keeping people from God.
Mar 11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he
came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found
nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
Mar 11:17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not
written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye
have made it a den of thieves.
3. Monday - Jerusalem -
Attraction of Sacrifice
Jesus explains His mission to the chief religious rulers
and is backed up by the voice of God from heaven.
Still they refuse to follow Him.
Joh 12:28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice
from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
Joh 12:42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many
believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest
they should be put out of the synagogue:
Joh 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the
praise of God.
4. Tuesday - Bethany to Jerusalem
- Withered Fig Tree
Jesus had two purposes here in this miracle.
One, he wanted to build up the faith of his disciples in God and his Son.
Two, he wanted to demonstrate what will happen to the corrupt temple
leaders.
Mat 21:20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled,
saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
Mat 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say
unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is
done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou
removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Mat 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in
prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
5. Tuesday - Jerusalem -
Sanhedrin Challenge Jesus
The Parable of "The Two Sons":
The chief priests and elders convict
them selves out of their own mouths of refusing to do the work of God, that is
repent and believe on Jesus.
Mat 21:28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons;
and he came to the first (those that repent –
Publicans and harlots (Mat 21:31)), and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard
(House of Israel (Isa 5:7)).
Mat 21:29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward
he repented, and went.
Mat 21:30 And he came to the second
(Chief priests and elders (Mat 21:23) (Mat 21:32)), and said likewise. And
he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Mat 21:31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father
(Believe on him whom he has sent, righteousness, and
judgment (John 6:28-29) (Jer 51:10) (Isa 49:4))?
They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That
the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Mat 21:32 For John came unto you in the way of
righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots
believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might
believe him.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of
Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression;
for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Mat 21:31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The
first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the
harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Mat 21:23 And when he was come into the temple, the
chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching,
and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this
authority?
Mat 21:32 For John came unto you in the way of
righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots
believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
Joh 6:28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do,
that we might work the works of God?
Joh 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is
the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Jer 51:10 The LORD hath brought forth our
righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.
Isa 49:4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have
spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
The Parable of "The
Wicked Husbandmen":
This was Jesus’ last warning to the
chief priests and elders. Three days
later they had him crucified.
Mat 21:33 Hear another parable: There was a certain
householder (God (Isa 5:4)), which planted a vineyard
(house of Israel (Isa 5:4)), and hedged it round about, and digged a
winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen
(Priests (Jer 12:10), and went into
a far country:
Mat 21:34 And when the time of the fruit
(Those after God’s own heart (Amos 8:2) (Mat
3:8-10)) drew near, he sent
his servants (Prophets (Jer 35:15) (Amos
3:7) (Mat 23:35) (Luke 11:51)) to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
Mat 21:35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat
one, and killed another, and stoned another.
Mat 21:36 Again, he sent other servants more than the
first: and they did unto them likewise.
Mat 21:37 But last of all he sent unto them his son
(Jesus (John 3:17)),
saying, They will reverence my son.
Mat 21:38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said
among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on
his inheritance.
Mat 21:39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the
vineyard, and slew him (Crucified him (Mat 26:3-5)
(Mat 27:20)).
Mat 21:40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh,
what will he do unto those husbandmen?
Mat 21:41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy
those wicked men (Destruction of Jerusalem in 70
A.D. (Mark 3:2) (Luke 21:6) (21:20-24)), and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen
(Apostles and disciples (Mat13:17)), which
shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
Mat 21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the
scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head
of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
Mat 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God
shall be taken from you, and given to a nation (The
church (Acts 2:4, 5, 47)) bringing forth the fruits
thereof.
Mat 21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be
broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Mat 21:45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had
heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 5:4 What could have been done more to my
vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should
bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
Jer 12:10 Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard,
they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a
desolate wilderness.
Amo 8:2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I
said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come
upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
Mat 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for
repentance:
Mat 3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, We
have Abraham to our
father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up
children unto Abraham.
Mat 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root
of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn
down, and cast into the fire.
Jer 35:15 I have sent also unto you all my servants
the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and
amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall
dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have
not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
Amo 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he
revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Mat 23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous
blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of
Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Luk 11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of
Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto
you, It shall be required of this generation.
Joh 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to
condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Mat 26:3 Then assembled together the chief priests,
and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high
priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Mat 26:4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by
subtilty, and kill him.
Mat 26:5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the
people.
Mat 27:20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded
the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
Mar 13:2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest
thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another,
that shall not be thrown down.
Luk 21:6 As for these things which ye behold, the
days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another,
that shall not be thrown down.
Luk 21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed
with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
Luk 21:21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to
the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let
not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
Luk 21:22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all
things which are written may be fulfilled.
Luk 21:23 But woe unto them that are with child, and
to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the
land, and wrath upon this people.
Luk 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the
sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be
trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Mat 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many
prophets and righteous men
have desired to see those
things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and
have not heard them.
Act 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy
Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
utterance.
Act 2:5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews,
devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
Act 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the
people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
The Parable of "The Wedding Feast":
God here warns that his old covenant with Israel
will be cancelled and be superceded by a new one that covers all humanity.
Mat 22:2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king
(God (Job 41:34)),
which made a marriage for his son (Jesus (Mar 1:1)),
Mat 22:3 And sent forth his servants
(Old Testament prophets (Zec 1:6)) to call them that were
bidden (Those under God’s covenant with Israel (Exo 19:5-6)) to the wedding: and they would not come.
Mat 22:4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell
them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my
fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
Mat 22:5 But they made light of it, and went their ways,
one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
Mat 22:6 And the remnant
(Jews left after the exile (Isa 1:9)) took his servants, and entreated
them spitefully (Killed the prophets (Mat 23:31
(Luke 11:48-51)), and slew them.
Mat 22:7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and
he sent forth his armies (Those that destroyed
Jerusalem in 70 A.D. (Luke 21:20)), and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their
city.
Mat 22:8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is
ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Mat 22:9 Go ye therefore
(The commission (Mat 28:19)) into the highways, and as many as
ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
Mat 22:10 So those servants went out into the highways, and
gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding
was furnished with guests.
Mat 22:11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he
saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
Mat 22:12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in
hither not having a wedding garment (Righteousness
(Rev 19:8) (Acts 10:35))? And he was speechless.
Mat 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand
and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 22:14 For many are called
(Salvation is open to all (Rev 3:20)), but few are chosen.
Scriptural
references:
Job 41:34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of
pride.
Mar 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God;
Zec 1:6 But my words and my statutes, which I
commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and
they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us,
according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
Exo 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice
indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me
above all people: for all the earth is mine:
Exo 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of
priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of
Israel.
Isa 1:9 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a
very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto
Gomorrah.
Mat 23:31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves,
that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
Luk 11:48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the
deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their
sepulchres.
Luk 11:49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I
will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
Luk 11:50 That the blood of all the prophets, which
was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
Luk 11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of
Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto
you, It shall be required of this generation.
Luk 21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed
with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost:
Rev 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be
arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness
of saints.
Act 10:35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and
worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if
any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup
with him, and he with me.
6. Tuesday - Jerusalem - Tribute
to Caesar
In this attempt to build up evidence against Jesus,
the chief priests and scribes actually are building up more evidence
against themselves. They are a generation of vipers.
Luk 20:20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which
should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that
so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
7. Tuesday - Jerusalem -
Sadducees Question the Resurrection
The Sadducees may have come to Jesus with honest
respect. Jesus' answer may have gained some converts from even the
scribes.
Luk 20:27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which
deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
Luk 20:39 Then certain of the scribes answering said,
Master, thou hast well said.
8. Tuesday - Jerusalem -
Pharisees Question Commandments
Here Jesus seems to have gained some more converts
from the scribes. Unfortunately they quit their questioning.
Mar 12:28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard
them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked
him, Which is the first commandment of all?
Mar 12:34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly,
he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after
that durst ask him any question.
9. Tuesday - Jerusalem - Jesus
and David
Jesus tried to draw them on but the scribes made the
worst decision of their lives, they stopped the discussion
Mat 22:41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus
asked them,
Mat 22:42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he?
They say unto him, The Son of David.
Mat 22:46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither
durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
10. Tuesday - Jerusalem - Jesus'
Last Sermon
Jesus continues the theme of this day: The Jewish
religious leaders have condemned themselves to hell by their corruption. They
are the ones to blame for the destruction of the temple and of all Jerusalem
which is to come in another forty years.
Mat 23:1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his
disciples,
Mat 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye
escape the damnation of hell?
Mat 23:36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall
come upon this generation.
Mat 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the
prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have
gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her
wings, and ye would not!
Mat 23:38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
Mat 23:39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me
henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the
Lord.
Mat 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these
things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon
another, that shall not be thrown down.
11. Tuesday -
Jerusalem - Widow's Mite
In the midst of being questioned by his enemies,
Jesus continues to instruct his disciples on how to serve God.
Mar 12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith
unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than
all they which have cast into the treasury:
Mar 12:44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but
she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
12. Tuesday - Mt. of Olives -
Jesus Tells of the Future
The temple system of worship came to a halt because it
ceased to produce fruit for God. The current church system has endured for nearly two
thousand years but God may very well bring it also to an end if it too ceases to
produce good fruit.
The Parable of
"The Fig Tree": The temple and system of priests will
end in the lifetime of those alive today. However, those who follow Jesus will have their names written in his
book, “The Lamb’s Book of Life”, and live forever.
Mat 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his
branch is yet tender (Christ’s body the church is
young (Isa 53:1-2)), and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh
(end of the House of Israel is close (Amos 8:2)):
Mat 24:33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these
things (wars, etc. (Mat 24:5-26)), know that it is near
(Destruction of the temple (Mat 24:1-2)), even at the doors.
Mat 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation
(Those alive today – a generation of vipers (Mat 12:34)) shall not
pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Mat 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words
(Lamb’s Book of Life (Phil 4:3) (Rev 3:5) (Rev 5:8) (Rev
21:27))
shall not pass away.
Mat 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not
the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Mat 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the
coming of the Son of man be.
Mat 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood
they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day
that Noe entered into the ark,
Mat 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them
all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Mat 24:40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be
taken, and the other left.
Mat 24:41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one
shall be taken, and the other left.
Mat 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your
Lord doth come.
Mat 24:43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house
had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would
not have suffered his house to be broken up.
Mat 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour
as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is
the arm of the LORD revealed?
Isa 53:2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender
plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and
when we shall see him, there is
no beauty that we should desire him.
Amo 8:2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I
said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come
upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
Mat 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am
Christ; and shall deceive many.
Mat 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of
wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is
not yet.
Mat 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and
earthquakes, in divers places.
Mat 24:8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Mat 24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be
afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my
name's sake.
Mat 24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall
betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Mat 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and
shall deceive many.
Mat 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love
of many shall wax cold.
Mat 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the
same shall be saved.
Mat 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be
preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the
end come.
Mat 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination
of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso
readeth, let him understand:)
Mat 24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into
the mountains:
Mat 24:17 Let him which is on the housetop not come
down to take any thing out of his house:
Mat 24:18 Neither let him which is in the field return
back to take his clothes.
Mat 24:19 And woe unto them that are with child, and
to them that give suck in those days!
Mat 24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the
winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Mat 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as
was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Mat 24:22 And except those days should be shortened,
there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be
shortened.
Mat 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there;
believe it not.
Mat 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and
false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive
the very elect.
Mat 24:25 Behold, I have told you before.
Mat 24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you,
Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers;
believe it not.
Mat 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the
temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
Mat 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all
these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone
upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Mat 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being
evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaketh.
Phi 4:3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow,
help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose
names are in the book
of life.
Rev 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be
clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of
life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Rev 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four
beasts and four and
twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and
golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
Rev 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into
it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are
written in the Lamb's book of life.
The Parable of
"The Absent
Householder":
This is another red alert
from the Lord to his servants to not let down on their jobs. There is a two fold reason to be
faithful. The salvation message will be
thereby better spread to a lost and dieing world and to identify the faithful
servants for even greater positions of service in the spiritual realm.
Mar 13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray
(keep up your prayer life (Eph 6:18)): for ye know not
when the time is.
Mar 13:34 For the Son of man
(Jesus) is as a man taking a far
journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants
(those who obey Jesus (Rom 6:16)), and to every
man his work (Having different gifts (Rom 12:4 -
8), and commanded the porter (Peter,
whose job is watchman (Mat 16:19) (Eze 3:17 - 21)) to watch.
Mar 13:35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the
master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or
in the morning:
Mar 13:36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
Mar 13:37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch
(There is a blessing for those found watching (Luk 12:43 - 44)).
Scriptural
references:
Eph 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and
supplication for all saints;
Rom 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield
yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of
sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Rom 12:4 For as we have many members in one body, and
all members have not the same office:
Rom 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one
of another.
Rom 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the
grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of
faith;
Rom 12:7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
Rom 12:8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he
that giveth, let him do
it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that
sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Mat 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the
kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in
heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Eze 3:17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto
the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning
from me.
Eze 3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt
surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked
from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his
blood will I require at thine hand.
Eze 3:19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not
from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but
thou hast delivered thy soul.
Eze 3:20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness,
and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die:
because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his
righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I
require at thine hand.
Eze 3:21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he
doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast
delivered thy soul.
Luk 12:43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so
doing.
Luk 12:44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make
him ruler over all that he hath.
13. Tuesday - Mt. of Olives -
Parables of the Ten Virgins, Talents, and Sheep and Goats
The Parable of "The
Wise and Foolish Virgins":
The good disciple will
keep his powers of ministry in peak condition at all times through an active
prayer life. To neglect to do so is to
risk missing out on the rewards to be passed out on awards night (Marriage Supper of the Lamb).
Mat 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto
ten virgins (Disciples mentioned in Rev. 14:1-5), which took their lamps
(their works of ministry for Jesus (Rev 3:15–16)), and went forth to meet the bridegroom
(Jesus (John 3:29)).
Mat 25:2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Mat 25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took
no oil (love (Rev 2:4) (Exo 27:20) (Psa 133) (Zec 4:2 - 3) (1 Cor 13:1 - 13)) with them:
Mat 25:4 But the wise took oil in their vessels
(love in their hearts (2 Cor 1:22)) with their
lamps.
Mat 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered
and slept.
Mat 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the
bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
Mat 25:7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their
lamps.
Mat 25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of
your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Mat 25:9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there
be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for
yourselves (repent and pray (Acts 8:18 – 22)).
Mat 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came;
and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage (Marriage
Supper of the Lamb (Rev 19:7-10)): and the door was
shut.
Mat 25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying,
Lord, Lord, open to us.
Mat 25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you,
I know you not.
Mat 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor
the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Scriptural
references:
Rev 14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the
mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their
foreheads.
Rev 14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the
voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the
voice of harpers harping with their harps:
Joh 3:29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom:
but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth
greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Rev 14:3 And they sung as it were a new song before
the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn
that song but the hundred and
forty and four
thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
Rev 14:4 These are they which were not defiled with
women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever
he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
Rev 14:5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for
they are without fault before the throne of God.
Rev 3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold
nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
Rev 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and
neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Rev 2:4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou
hast left thy first love.
Exo 27:20 And thou shalt command the children of
Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the
lamp to burn always.
Psalms 133 -
The excellency of brotherly love.
Zec 4:2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I
said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of
it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
Zec 4:3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the
right side of the
bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
1Co 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and
of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
1Co 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and
understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so
that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
1Co 13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to
be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
1Co 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not;
charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1Co 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not
her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
1Co 13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in
the truth;
1Co 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things,
hopeth all things, endureth all things.
1Co 13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail;
whether there be
tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
1Co 13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in
part.
1Co 13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then
that which is in part shall be done away.
1Co 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I
understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put
away childish things.
1Co 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but
then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am
known.
1Co 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these
three; but the greatest of these is charity.
2Co 1:22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the
earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
Act 8:18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of
the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
Act 8:19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on
whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
Act 8:20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish
with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with
money.
Act 8:21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this
matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
Act 8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and
pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
Rev 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour
to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself
ready.
Rev 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be
arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness
of saints.
Rev 19:9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the
marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings
of God.
Rev 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And
he said unto me, See thou do it
not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of
Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
The Parable of "The Talents":
Those
chosen as apostles and disciples are to be blessed with spiritual powers of
different types and amounts. They are
expected to use these powers in spreading the gospel and to increase them
through exercising faith, fasting and prayer. Those that use these powers well and increase them will be blessed with
further responsibilities in heaven. Those who are slothful with their spiritual gifts will have them taken
away and (harsh as it may seem) will them selves be rejected from heaven.
Mat 25:14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling
into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his
goods (Spiritual gifts (Rom 12:6)).
Mat 25:15 And unto one he gave five talents
(measure of the gift, much or little (Luke 12:48)), to another
two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability
(stage of spiritual growth (2 Tim 3:15)); and
straightway took his journey.
Mat 25:16 Then he that had received the five talents went
and traded with (preached the gospel (Rom 15:19)) the same, and made them other five talents
(doubled the strength of the gift through faith (Mat
17:20) (Heb 6:10) (Jude 20)).
Mat 25:17 And likewise he that had received two, he also
gained other two.
Mat 25:18 But he that had received one went and digged in
the earth, and hid his lord's money.
Mat 25:19 After a long time the lord of those servants
cometh, and reckoneth (made them give an
accounting for their gifts (Rom 12:6)) with them.
Mat 25:20 And so he that had received five talents came and
brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents:
behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
Mat 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and
faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee
ruler over many things (Heavenly reward (Rev
21:7)): enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Mat 25:22 He also that had received two talents came and
said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two
other talents beside them.
Mat 25:23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and
faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee
ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Mat 25:24 Then he which had received the one talent came
and said, Lord, I knew (I convict myself of sloth
and fear out of my own mouth (Luke 19:22))
thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast
not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
Mat 25:25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in
the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
Mat 25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked
and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather
where I have not strawed:
Mat 25:27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to
the exchangers (Moneychangers (Matthew 21:12), and then at my coming I should have received mine own with
usury (increase from strangers (Deu 23:19-20)).
Mat 25:28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it
unto him which hath ten talents.
Mat 25:29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and
he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even
that which he hath.
Mat 25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer
darkness (the second death (Rev 21:8)): there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Scriptural
references:
Rom 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the
grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of
faith;
Luk 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things
worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given,
of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they
will ask the more.
2Ti 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the
holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith
which is in Christ Jesus.
Rom 15:19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the
power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto
Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
Mat 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your
unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard
seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it
shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Heb 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love,
which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints,
and do minister.
Jud 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on
your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Rom 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the
grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of
faith;
Rev 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things;
and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Luk 19:22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own
mouth will I judge thee, thou
wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid
not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
Mat 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and
cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables
of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
Deu 23:19 Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy
brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent
upon usury:
Deu 23:20 Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury;
but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may
bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest
to possess it.
Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the
abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and
all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone: which is the second death.
The Parable of "The Sheep and the
Goats": Jesus continues the teaching of his disciples that they
must be faithful in the use of his gifts of spiritual powers to spread the
word. Those who meet the needs of
ministry as they arise will be blessed, those who neglect will be rejected.
Mat 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and
all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
Mat 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and
he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from
the goats:
Mat 25:33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but
the goats on the left.
Mat 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right
hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world:
Mat 25:35 For I was an hungred
(spiritually hungry (1 Cor 10:3-4)), and ye gave me meat: I was
thirsty (spiritually thiristy (1 Cor 10:3-4), and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger
(a non Jew that loves the Lord (Isa 56:6-7)), and ye took me in:
Mat 25:36 Naked
(Spiritually uncovered (2 Cor 1-5)), and ye clothed me: I was sick
(spiritually ill (Mic 6:13)), and ye
visited me: I was in prison (in spiritual darkness
(Isa 49:8-9)), and ye came unto me.
Mat 25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee
drink?
Mat 25:38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or
naked, and clothed thee?
Mat 25:39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came
unto thee?
Mat 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them,
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of
these my brethren (those which hear the word of
God and do it (Luke 8:21)), ye have done it unto me.
Mat 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left
hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil
and his angels:
Mat 25:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I
was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
Mat 25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked,
and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Mat 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord,
when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger , or naked, or sick, or in
prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Mat 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say
unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not
to me.
Mat 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting
punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Scriptural
references:
Luk 8:21 And he answered and said unto them, My
mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
1Co 10:3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
1Co 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink:
for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was
Christ.
Isa 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join
themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be
his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh
hold of my covenant;
Isa 56:7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain,
and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their
sacrifices shall be
accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for
all people.
2Co 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a
building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2Co 5:2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to
be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
2Co 5:3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be
found naked.
2Co 5:4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened:
not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be
swallowed up of life.
2Co 5:5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame
thing is God, who also hath
given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
Mic 6:13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
Isa 49:8 Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time
have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will
preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the
earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
Isa 49:9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go
forth; to them that are
in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
14. Tuesday - Mt. of Olives -
Jesus Tells Date of Crucifixion
Only a few weeks ago Jesus informed His disciples of His
upcoming sacrifice. Now He continues the countdown to its occurrence. There
are two more days to go.
Mat 26:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all
these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
Mat 26:2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the
passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
15. Tuesday - Bethany - Anointing
by Mary - Again
And now this evening, Jesus prepares his friends for
some trying days coming up at the end of the week.
Mat 26:11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye
have not always.
Mat 26:12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my
body, she did it for my burial.
16. Tuesday - Judas Contracts the
Betrayal
Who gets the blame, Satan or Judas? Either
way, it's all part of God's plan for our salvation.
Luk 22:3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot,
being of the number of the twelve.
Luk 22:4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief
priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
17. Thursday - Jerusalem -
Preparation for the Passover
Jesus continues to perform miracles right up to the
end, building faith in his disciples.
Mar 14:13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and
saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a
pitcher of water: follow him.
Mar 14:16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the
city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
18. Thursday P.M. - Jerusalem -
Passover Eaten, Jealousy Rebuked
Jesus enjoys the fellowship of eating with His apostles
and He tells them it won't happen again until after His resurrection.
Peter informs us in Acts 10:41 that He did make good on
this promise: Act 10:41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses
chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose
from the dead.
Luk 22:15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired
to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
Luk 22:16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat
thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
19. Thursday P.M. - Upper Room -
Feet Washed
For one last time Jesus tells His disciples they must
have a servant attitude.
Joh 13:15 For I have given you an example, that ye should
do as I have done to you.
Joh 13:16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is
not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent
him.
20. Thursday P.M. - Upper Room -
Judas Revealed
The future looks dark for Judas.
But he did repent. Depending on his heart attitude
toward Jesus, we may yet hope to see him in heaven.
The main lesson in this event for the disciples is to
increase their knowledge that Jesus has fulfilled all the Old Testament
predictions concerning the Messiah.
Mat 26:25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and
said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
21. Thursday P.M. - Upper Room -
Jesus Warns of Further Desertions
The lesson here is for Jesus' disciples. God knows
their weaknesses long before they show them. This should remind them to trust in God for the strength
to carry them forward in their duties.
Mat 26:31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be
offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
22. Thursday P.M. - Upper Room -
Institution of the Lord's Supper
This may be the passage in the Gospels which most
clearly shows the reason for Jesus' sacrifice - for the remission of our sins.
Mat 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which
is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Luk 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it,
and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in
remembrance of me.
Luk 22:20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This
cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
23. Thursday P.M. - Jerusalem -
Last Speech to the Apostles
Jesus devotes His last words to His disciples to
strengthen their courage through His death, burial, and resurrection.
He tells them:
1. He will care for them and prepare a place for them
in heaven.
2. God will meet their needs through prayer.
3. They will have the indwelling of The Holy Spirit for
their constant guidance.
4. They have been specially selected by God to perform
their duties as disciples.
5. The Jewish religious leaders will have completely
revealed their hatred for God and His Messiah.
6. Shortly after His death, He will resurrect and teach
them not with parables but with words of meaning clear to all.
Joh 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were
not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
Joh 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do
it.
Joh 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you
another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Joh 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and
ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit
should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may
give it you.
Joh 15:22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had
not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
Joh 16:25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs:
but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I
shall shew you plainly of the Father.
24. Thursday-Friday -Mt. Olives -
The Grief of Gethsemane
Jesus reveals His complete humanity by expressing His
wish not to undergo His sacrifice. He shows His divinity by His complete willingness to
obey the will of God The Father.
Mat 26:39 And he went a little further, and fell on his
face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from
me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Mat 26:42 He went away again the second time, and prayed,
saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it,
thy will be done.
25. Friday - Gethsemane - Betrayal
Judas has rejected Jesus as the predicted Messiah.
But that rejection and betrayal only goes to further
prove that Jesus is what He claims to be: Psa 41:9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I
trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
Mat 26:48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign,
saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
Mat 26:49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail,
master; and kissed him.
Mat 26:56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the
prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
26. Friday - Jerusalem - Examined
by Annas
This poor "Rich Man" had two opportunities to make a
good decision for Christ and he flubbed it both times.
Right here and later as Luke records in the book of
Acts: Act 4:6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and
Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were
gathered together at Jerusalem. Act 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy
Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, Act
4:9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by
what means he is made whole; Act 4:10 Be it known unto you all, and to all
the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye
crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even
by him doth this man stand here before you whole. Act 4:11 This is the stone
which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the
corner. Act 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none
other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Act 4:18
And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in
the name of Jesus.
Joh 18:13 And led him away to Annas first; for he was
father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
27. Friday - Jerusalem - Trial by
Caiaphas
Now the guilt of the high priest is complete. He has
received it right from the Son's mouth that He is what He claims to be and the
high priest has rejected Him.
Mat 26:57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away
to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
Mat 26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said:
nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on
the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Mat 26:65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He
hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye
have heard his blasphemy.
28. Friday - Jerusalem - Peter's
Triple Denial
Even during His trial the Lord is training His
servant for the hard times ahead
Luk 22:61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And
Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock
crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Luk 22:62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
29. Friday - Jerusalem -
Condemnation by the Council
Just as with the high priest Caiaphas, the rest of the
council proves their unfitness for their jobs. They reject the very God they
were appointed to serve.
Mat 27:1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests
and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
30.
Friday - Jerusalem - Suicide
of Judas
Looks bad for the salvation of Judas. Both he
and Peter have denied their Savior. Both repented. But Peter
went on to serve, Judas commits suicide.
Mat 27:5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the
temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
31. Friday - Jerusalem - First
Appearance Before Pilate
Little does Pilate realize the person on trial here is
himself. He recognizes Jesus as spiritual king of the Jews but
fails to respond when Jesus tells him He is also spiritual King of all who hear
His voice.
Joh 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king
then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and
for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.
Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
32. Friday - Jerusalem - Jesus
Before Herod
And like Pilate, Herod, not Jesus, is the person on
trial. And like Pilate, Herod rejects Him as his Savior.
Luk 23:7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto
Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at
that time.
Luk 23:8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad:
for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many
things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
Luk 23:11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought,
and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to
Pilate.
33. Friday - Jerusalem - Second
Appearance Before Pilate
Sorry Pilate, it's not that easy. You can't
just wash your own hands. You must submit to the water baptism of
repentance and trust in Jesus to pay the penalty for your sins.
Mat 27:24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing,
but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before
the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to
it.
Mat 27:26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he
had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
34. Friday - Jerusalem - Mockery
by Roman Soldiers
What can be said for these soldiers mocking their
Savior? Are they vile sinners or just faithful soldiers following
orders? They seem to have crossed the line.
Mat 27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into
the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
Mat 27:29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they
put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee
before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
35. Friday - Jerusalem - Led to
Golgotha
Great symbolism here. We all have
opportunities to bear the cross. I can only hope it will be recorded I
bore mine with as little compulsion as Simon.
Mat 27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene,
Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
36. Friday - Calvary - Events of
First Three Hours on Cross
Now that's not so hard, is it?: "I am justly
condemned, Lord, remember me." We have a loving God.
Luk 23:33 And when they were come to the place, which is
called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right
hand, and the other on the left.
Luk 23:39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged
railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
Luk 23:40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost
not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
Luk 23:41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due
reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
Luk 23:42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when
thou comest into thy kingdom.
Luk 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee,
To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
37. Friday - Calvary - Last 3
Hours on Cross
The fact that God the Father would forsake God the Son
as He died on the cross was predicted by David a thousand years before the
event. This is just one of dozens of examples of how Jesus
fulfilled Old Testament prophesies for the coming Messiah:
Psa 22:1 <To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A
Psalm of David.> My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far
from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
Mat 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud
voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why
hast thou forsaken me?
Mat 27:50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice,
yielded up the ghost.
38. Friday - Calvary - Events
Attending Jesus' Death
I can't pretend to know what's going on here.
Mat 27:51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in
twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
Mat 27:52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of
the saints which slept arose,
39.
Friday - Jerusalem - Burial of Jesus
Mar 15:43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor,
which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate,
and craved the body of Jesus.
Mar 15:44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and
calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
Mar 15:45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the
body to Joseph.
Mar 15:46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and
wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a
rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
40. Friday - Jerusalem - Tomb
Sealed
Mat 27:66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure,
sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
41. Friday - Saturday - Jerusalem
- Women Watch
Mar 15:47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses
beheld where he was laid.
VIII. The Resurrection though the Ascension - A.D. 30
1. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Women Visit the Tomb
This is the most important event in the Gospels.
Without it, as Paul says: "...your faith is vain; ye are
yet in your sins."
1Co 15:17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is
vain; ye are yet in your sins.
Mat 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn
toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see
the sepulchre.
Mat 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the
angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from
the door, and sat upon it.
Mat 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come,
see the place where the Lord lay.
2. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Peter and John See the Empty Tomb
Joh 20:2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and
to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken
away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
Joh 20:4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple
did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
Joh 20:8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came
first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
Joh 20:10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own
home.
3. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Jesus’ Appearance to Mary Magdalene
God the Son has been forsaken by God the Father, has
shed His blood for the remission of our sins, has suffered death on the cross
and a three day separation from His Father. His first act after His rebirth is to renew His
fellowship with His Father in heaven. Then He can come back to earth and further instruct His
apostles on spreading the good news - the penalty for our sins has been paid.
Joh 20:11 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping:
and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
Joh 20:14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself
back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
Joh 20:16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself,
and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
4. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Jesus’ Appearance to the Other Women
Mat 28:9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold,
Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and
worshipped him.
5. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Guards' Report of the Resurrection
Mat 28:13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and
stole him away while we slept.
Mat 28:15 So they took the money, and did as they were
taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
6. Sunday Afternoon - Jesus'
Appearance on the way to Emmaus
After reestablishing fellowship with His Father, Jesus
is quick to return to earth to begin the process of spreading the Good News.
Jesus teaches two ordinary disciples how He has
fulfilled Old Testament prophesy concerning the Messiah. These two immediately
relate their experience to the apostles. This is a living example to His apostles and to all His
missionaries of what and how to teach the world.
Luk 24:31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him;
and he vanished out of their sight.
Luk 24:33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to
Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
Luk 24:34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath
appeared to Simon.
7. Late Sunday - Jerusalem -
Jesus Appears to Ten without Thomas
Now and for a few more times to come, Jesus tells His
apostles to go out and tell. As promised shortly before His sacrifice, Jesus instills
them with a guide and comforter, The Holy Ghost. And He reminds them of their main message to the world:
look to Jesus for the remission of your sins.
Joh 20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you:
as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
Joh 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them,
and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
8. One Week Later - Jerusalem -
Appearance with Thomas
Thomas can certainly lay claim to have been the greatest
doubter in creation. He had it from ten eye witnesses, all apostles chosen by
God, all close friends, he had their testimony that Jesus arose from the dead
and he chose to disbelieve. All of us who read the Gospels have that same freedom of
choice
Joh 20:30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the
presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
Joh 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life
through his name.
9. During 40 Days until Ascension
- Galilee - Jesus Appears to Seven by Galilee
Joh 21:1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to
the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
10. During 40 Days until Ascension
- Mt. in Galilee - Appearance to 500
1Co 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred
brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some
are fallen asleep.
11. During 40 Days until Ascension
- Mt. in Galilee - Great Commission
And just after we might have thought that Thomas
deserved the title of world champion doubter, we have it from Matthew that some
apostles continued to doubt their very own eyes that Jesus had conquered death.
But the hope of the world rests on those who do believe,
accept the power as promised, and go out and teach as instructed.
Mat 28:16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee,
into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
Mat 28:17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but
some doubted.
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All
power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I
have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the
world. Amen.
12. During 40 Days until Ascension
- Mt. Olivet - The Ascension
Luk 24:51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he
was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
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