The most famous trial in the history
Based on the Bible and the book ‘ The Final Week of Jesus” by Max Lucado
” Do you ever feel like you’re racing downhill on a runway bike and
you don’t remember how to brake? Could you use a reminder on how to
slow your life down? If so, read what Jesus did during the last
Sabbath of his life. Start in the gospel of Matthew. Didn’t find
anything? Try Mark. Nothing there, either? Strange. What about
Luke? John? No reference? Hmmm, looks like Jesus was quiet that day.
-You mean with one week left to live…with all those apostles to train and people to teach, he took a day to rest and worship?
Apparently so.
On the Sabbath day he went to the synagogue, as he always did and
stood up to read. If Jesus found time in the midst of a racing agenda
to stop the rush and to sit in the silence, should we any less?
He chose you!
He turns and begins the final ascent to the garden. When he
reaches the entry he stops and turns his eyes toward his circle of
friends. He knows that one disciple’s betrayal is minutes away,
the other friend would disown him. He knows he would be left alone. But
he doesn’t accuse . He doesn’t lecture. Instead he prays.
His final prayer was about you! His final pain was
for you. His final passion was you. His humanity begged to be delivered
from what his divinity could see. There was a time when if he could
have, he would have turned his back on the whole mess and gone away.
But he couldn’t because he saw you. Right in the
middle of a world which isn’t fair …betrayed by those you love … with
a body which gets sick and a heart which grows weak. He saw you in
the Garden of Gethsemane- and he didn’t want you to be alone.
” Father, I want those you have given me, to be with me where I
am, and to see my glory , the glory you have given me, because you
loved me before the creation of the world.” John 17;24
He would rather go to ‘hell’ for you than go to heaven without you!
The most famous trial in history is about to begin. The accused is
brought into the room and placed below the magistrate. A covey of
robed religious leaders follow , walk over to one side of the room, and
stand. Pilate looks at the lone figure.
- Doesn’t look like a Christ, he mutters.
One eye is black and swollen shut. Hair bloodmattered to forehead . Arms and thighs streaked with crimson.
- Are you the king of the Jews?
For the first time Jesus lifts his eyes.
-Those are your words, he says.
No defense, no explanation.
Pilate walks back to his chair , sits and stares at Jesus. His question is yours.
What will I do with this man, Jesus?
You can reject him. That is an option. Or you can accept him. You can
journey with him. You can listen for his voice amidst the hundreds of
voices and follow him.”
It is your choice. Jesus said;
“As for the person who hears my words but does not keep
them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but
to save it. There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not
accept my words, that every word which I spoke will condemn him at the
last day.” John 12;48-49
” Moreover, the Father judges no-one, but has entrusted all
judgment to the Son,that all may honor the Son as thay honor the
Father. He who does not honor the Son , does not honor the Father, who
sent him.” John 5;22-23
” I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes
him who sent me, has eternal life and will not be condemned but he has
crossed over from death to life.” John 5;24
Thursday, August 9, 2012
The greatest work done in Jerusalem
“The greatest work done in Jerusalem”
Isaiah
53;5 “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for
our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace was upon Him and by His
bruises we are healed.”
v.11 says ” My righteous servant shall justify many, for He shall bear their iniquities”
v.12. “He poured out His soul unto death and He was numbered with the transgressors and He bore the sin of man."
In
all the religions of the world -what differs all man-made up gods from
the real one God is " The true one God sent a Savior to rescue the
mankind and confirmed Christ coming in hundreds prophecies throughout
the Biblical Scriptures written in the span period over 1000 years
before Christ came.
One
of the greatest things that has ever been done for all people
happened in Jerusalem and it is the work Jesus did for you on
the cross 2000 years ago!
The Son of God came down to pay the price of our sin and His forgiveness is available for everybody who believes.
The Son of God came down to pay the price of our sin and His forgiveness is available for everybody who believes.
Salvation was always by grace, not by good works. The given law is for recognizing the sin.
Even Abraham and Noah were saved by faith, born before the law was given to Moses.
Even Abraham and Noah were saved by faith, born before the law was given to Moses.
As we read in Romans 8;1 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”
Jesus said;”I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned , but he has crossed over from death to life.” John 5;24 The work Jesus did for you is the salvation work that gives you access to God and eternal life!
Prophecy about Savior's’ birth;
Isaiah 9;6“ For to us a child is born, to us a son is given and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Matthew 1 starts with words; ” The book of genealogy of Jesus Christ , the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.”
The promise that was made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, founders of the Jewish family, a promise later renewed to Kind David, that one of their descendants would reign over the nations forever ( see Gen 28;14, 2 Sam7;16) Yeshua fit the prophet’s description in every detail and was hailed by thousands of Jews a Messiah. ( John 19;38-39, Acts 6;7)
In Matthew 1;20-23 we read what an angel said Mary ” that she will bring forth a Son and that His name will be Jesus and that He will save His people from sins” v.22 ” So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet , saying; ” Behold the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated ‘God with us”. Prophecy already fulfilled from Isaiah7;14
Other facts;
Jesus knew that he would be killed in Jerusalem and that he would rise again on the third day;
Luke 18;31-33
Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “ We are going up to Jerusalem and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be handed over to the Gentiles . They will mock him, insult him, spit on him, flog him and kill him. On he third day he will rise again.”
Jesus’ triumphal entry to Jerusalem ( Matthew 21;5 John 12;15 )
“The next day the great crowd that had come for the feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the King of Israel! Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written in Zechariah 9;9;
“ Rejoice greatly, o Daughter of Zion, Shout Daughter of Jerusalem!
See your king comes to you righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey,
On a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
The Old and the New Testament tells us about why Jesus came to die;
Isaiah 53 ;5
“He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities, the punishment that brought us peace was upon him and by his wound we are healed.”
See; Hebrew 10; 14 “(…) by one sacrifice he has made perfect for ever those who are being made holy.”
Hebrew 9;26 “(… he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.”
Psalm 22; 7 tells us details about what Jesus was facing on the cross and all these things happened exactly how they were described in the Old Testament;
“All who see me mock me, they hurl insults, shaking their heads. He trusts in the Lord let the Lord rescue him, let him deliver him since he delights in him.”
( fulfilled in the New Testament in Mathew 27;39, Mark 15; 29 Luke 23;35)
Psalm 22; 16-18
“(..) they have pierced my hands and my feet. I can count all my bones. People stare and gloat over me.
They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.”
( fulfilled in the New Testament in Matthew 27; 35 Mark 15; 24 Luke 23;34 John 19; 24 )
Psalm 69;21
“ They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.”( fulfilled in the New testament in Matthew 27;48 Mark 15; 36 John 19;28-29)
Psalm 34;20, Numbers 9;12 , Exodus 12;46,
“ He protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.
(Fulfilled in John 19; 33-36 )” But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his leg”
Zechariah 11; 12-13 tells us about Jesus that would be betrayed for 30 silver coins
“ If you think it best, give me my pay, but if not keep it. So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said to me ; throw it to the potter – the handsome price at which they priced me.”
( fulfilled in Matthew 27; 3-9) ” When Judas , who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders.”
v.6 ” The chief priests picked up the coins and said; ” it is against the law to put this into the treasury , since it is bloody money.”
v.9 ” Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled; They took the thirty silver coins, the price set on him by the people of Israel.”
About Jesus conquering death;
Matthew 28;6 The angel said ” I know that you are looking for Jesus , who was crucified . He is not here , he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay”
We learn that God gives us salvation while we believe in Jesus;
Romans 10;9 “If you confess with your mouth ” Jesus is Lord” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Galatians 3; 11 ” Clearly no-one is justified before God by the law, because ;” The righteous will live by faith.”
Hebrew 2;14 If you know Jesus there is no fear of death for you;
”
Since the children have flash and blood, he too shared in their
humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power
of death- that is , the devil, and free those who all their lives
were held in slavery by their fear of death.”
The place where you are going to spend your eternity depends on your relationship with Christ. He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him.
( John 3;36)
“Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven." Matthew 10;32-33
Christ the image of invisible God
" Christ the image of invisible God"
There are things we don’t really see but we know they are there. We don’t see the wind, we just feel it and it is enough for us to be believe it is windy. We don’t see the electricity but we know it is there after we plug something in and it works. We recognize electricity by its power what it does to the things it goes through.
Is there any difference with God? In the old testament we read about invisible God and we know He is there. We read about His powerful works and miracles that testify about Him , we read about things to come or happen which were fulfilled about Christ, we read about ways how He was dealing with people, that way we can imagine Him who He is.
Are we somehow 'deprived' of the chance to see who God is because we don't see Him face to face like we see others? The answer is no. You can actually 'see Him' clearly in the human being in Jesus and learn how much He has been involved in people’s lives. If you still imagine God as a distant invisible inaccessible ‘being’ read what the Bible says about Jesus.
Philippians 2;6 ; ” (…) being in the form of God” v.7. “coming in the likeness of men” v.8.” being found in appearance of man”
Colossian 1;15 says that ” He is the image of the invisible God the firstborn over all creation”
Hebrew 1;3 says;” The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being sustaining all things by His powerful word.”
One of the disciples asked Him one day; “Lord show us the Father and it will be enough for us.’ Then Jesus answered; ‘ Don’t you know me, Phillip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me, has seen the Father.’” John 14;7
In the previous verse Jesus said’ “ If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know Him and have seen Him.”
He also said that “All that belongs to the Father is mine.” John 16;15 and talking about His Father , He said
„ All I have is yours, and all you have is mine.” John 17;10 . Sharing everything together includes also sharing Father’s divine nature. If you wished to see God dealing with people as a ‘visible being’ Jesus is your answer.
Strong words, you might think that is too much, Jesus was just a perfect man. But His work testifies clearly that He came from the living God;
John 14;10-11 says ”Don’t you believe that I am in the Father , and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own, rather it is the Father living in me, who is doing his work.”
And there is more than words but also his great miracles. We can notice that Jesus was doing things God Himself only does.
Part 1
Power over the nature; based on Isaiah 48;13
“ My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens, when I summon them, they all stand up together.”
Was Jesus less that this? We read in Matthew 8;23-27 “ When he got into the boat and his disciples followed Him, without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying ‘ Lord save us! We are going to drawn!’ He replied, ‘You of little faith, why are you so afraid’? Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. The men were amazed and asked , ‘What kind of man is this’? Even the winds and waves obey Him!”
Another story we read in Matthew 14;25-27 that “ During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them walking on the lake. When the disciples saw Him walking on the lake, they were terrified .’It’s a ghost’ they said and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them ‘Take courage! It is I, Don’t be afraid!”
Another story is with Moses and the burning bush that we know from the Old Testament and then Jesus’ power over the nature with the fig tree read in Matthew 21;18 . Jesus says at the tree ; ‘May you never bear fruit again!’ Immediately the tree withered. When the disciples saw this, they were amazed.’How did the fig tree wither so quickly ?’ They asked.”
Part 2
The great I Am.
Based on Isaiah 52;6 . God says;
“Therefore my people will know my name, therefore in that day they will know that I am who says ’ Behold, I am.’ ”
“Moses said to God; ’Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them; The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they ask me; ‘what is His name?’ Then what shall I tell them? God said to Moses; ‘ I Am who I Am.’ This is what you are to say to the Israelites’ “I Am has sent me to you!” Exodus 3;13
Jesus said; “I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am He, you will indeed die in your sins.” John 8;24
Based on John18;4 we read that before He was arrested He had an unusual conversation with the soldiers;
‘Who is you want? He asked
-Jesus of Nazareth, they replied.
“ I am He, Jesus said. When Jesus said “I am He” they drew back and fell to the ground. Again He asked them. “ Who is it you want? “And they said;”Jesus of Nazareth” “ I told you that I am He” Jesus answered.
Didn’t they realize that they just worshiped God bowing down before Jesus? They heard God’s name that put them to the ground but then they looked up and saw only the person of a man that they came after to arrest not realizing who they are dealing with. Their physical eyes saw only somebody whom they hated because he wasn’t matching their imagination of Christ.
Part 3
Restoring things, making things out of nothing.
Based on Luke 22;49
Sometimes our blindness can be really serious. Things that are obvious to us can go unnoticed by others. When one of the disciples struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear Jesus touched the man’s ear and healed him. Seeing this miracle those who came after Jesus didn’t realize that He had a power over our human body! And they thought He was in their hands as a helpless man…
In the other parts of the Bible we read about Jesus’ miracles with multiplying bread and fish ( Luke 9;16), and changing water into wine and read in the old testament how the almighty Father changed rivers into blood in times of the Faro.
Part 4
Knowing peoples’ thoughts and events from their lives
Gospel of John 4;18 shows us Jesus talking to the Samaritan lady telling her the truth about her life; “The fact is, you have had five husbands and the man you now have is not your husband. You are right when you say you have no husband.”
In John 1;47 there is a story when Jesus meets Nathanael. When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching , He said of him, ‘ Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false.’ ’How do you know me?’ Nathanael asked. Jesus answered; ‘I saw you while you were still under the fig tree’.
Jesus was also talking about the last days and about destruction of the temple. He knew thoughts of doubt in Thomas while not being around. When Jesus’ disciples told Thomas ’We have seen the Lord!’ Thomas answered;’ Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it!’ A week later Jesus came and stood among them and said to Thomas: ’Put your finger here , see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.’ Thomas said to him; “My Lord and my God!” John 20;25-29
Part 5
Authority of forgiving sin;
Based on Isaiah 43;25 we know that only God has right to forgive sin.
” I am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.”
Jesus had the authority to say the same thing; “ But so that you know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins, then he said to the paralytic; ‘Get up, take your mat and go home. ’ And the man got up and went home.” Matthew 9;6
Part 6
Power over death and life
Jesus had the abilities of raising the dead ones to life ( Lazarus) , bringing all the sick to health and coming back to life on the third day after his death on the cross.
In gospel of John 10;18 we read about what He said about His life;
“ No-one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up.” He also claims that His existence goes beyond his physical body’s life. In gospel of John 8;58 he says; “I tell you the truth, Jesus answered ’before Abraham was born , I am!”
Authority to give life is also shown in His words ;“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live even though he dies.” John 11;25
Part 7
Healing
Both Exodus 4;6 and Mark 3;5 are similar ‘hand incidents’. Jesus healing a man with a shriveled hand by telling the man to stretch out his hand and the hand gets healed immediately, and then the Lord in Old Testament saying to Moses; “ Put your hand inside your cloak. So Moses put his hand into his cloak and when he took it out , it was leprous like snow. Now put it back into your cloak, he said. So Moses put his hand back into his cloak and when he took it out , it was restored, like the rest of his flesh.”
Part 8
Judge
The list of his supernatural things can go on more and more. And the authority of Jesus manifested in His words as a judge and to be honored on the same level as the Father; “Moreover, the Father judges no-one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son. That all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father.” John 5;22 Then we also read in Mathew 28;18 that Jesus has been given all authority in heaven and on earth.
Part 9
The First and the Last
In Revelation 1;17 Jesus refers to Himself as the First and the Last the same way God referred to Himself in Isaiah 48;13. “ Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel whom I have called; I am He and I am the first and the last.”
Part 10
The one in the glory
Jesus is described as the one who is coming back in the glory of His Father. As they both share everything , His glory is also the glory of His Father;
“ For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father’s glory with His angels .” Matthew 16;27
„ When the Son of Man comes in His glory and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His throne in heavenly glory.” Matthew 25;31.
Part 11
The one who is separating sheep from the goats
About Jesus in Matthew 25;32 „ All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.”
„ As for you my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says; I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats.” Ezekiel 34; 17
Part 12
The one who can be worshiped
Based on Matthew 4;10
“ For it is written; ‘ Worship the Lord, your God, and serve him only’.”
„ And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him saying; ‘ Truly you are the Son of God.” Matthew 14; 32-33
“ When he saw Jesus from the distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.” Mark 5;6
” Let’s all God’s angels worship Him.” Hebrew 1;6
Part 13
The one who is the shepherd of His sheep
Ezekiel 34;11-12: “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says; I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. As\a shepherd looks after his scattered flock, when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.”
In gospel of John 10;14-16 Jesus says;
„ I am the good shepherd, I know my sheep and my sheep know me, Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice , and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.”
There are things we don’t really see but we know they are there. We don’t see the wind, we just feel it and it is enough for us to be believe it is windy. We don’t see the electricity but we know it is there after we plug something in and it works. We recognize electricity by its power what it does to the things it goes through.
Is there any difference with God? In the old testament we read about invisible God and we know He is there. We read about His powerful works and miracles that testify about Him , we read about things to come or happen which were fulfilled about Christ, we read about ways how He was dealing with people, that way we can imagine Him who He is.
Are we somehow 'deprived' of the chance to see who God is because we don't see Him face to face like we see others? The answer is no. You can actually 'see Him' clearly in the human being in Jesus and learn how much He has been involved in people’s lives. If you still imagine God as a distant invisible inaccessible ‘being’ read what the Bible says about Jesus.
Philippians 2;6 ; ” (…) being in the form of God” v.7. “coming in the likeness of men” v.8.” being found in appearance of man”
Colossian 1;15 says that ” He is the image of the invisible God the firstborn over all creation”
Hebrew 1;3 says;” The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being sustaining all things by His powerful word.”
One of the disciples asked Him one day; “Lord show us the Father and it will be enough for us.’ Then Jesus answered; ‘ Don’t you know me, Phillip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me, has seen the Father.’” John 14;7
In the previous verse Jesus said’ “ If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know Him and have seen Him.”
He also said that “All that belongs to the Father is mine.” John 16;15 and talking about His Father , He said
„ All I have is yours, and all you have is mine.” John 17;10 . Sharing everything together includes also sharing Father’s divine nature. If you wished to see God dealing with people as a ‘visible being’ Jesus is your answer.
Strong words, you might think that is too much, Jesus was just a perfect man. But His work testifies clearly that He came from the living God;
John 14;10-11 says ”Don’t you believe that I am in the Father , and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own, rather it is the Father living in me, who is doing his work.”
And there is more than words but also his great miracles. We can notice that Jesus was doing things God Himself only does.
Part 1
Power over the nature; based on Isaiah 48;13
“ My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens, when I summon them, they all stand up together.”
Was Jesus less that this? We read in Matthew 8;23-27 “ When he got into the boat and his disciples followed Him, without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying ‘ Lord save us! We are going to drawn!’ He replied, ‘You of little faith, why are you so afraid’? Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. The men were amazed and asked , ‘What kind of man is this’? Even the winds and waves obey Him!”
Another story we read in Matthew 14;25-27 that “ During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them walking on the lake. When the disciples saw Him walking on the lake, they were terrified .’It’s a ghost’ they said and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them ‘Take courage! It is I, Don’t be afraid!”
Another story is with Moses and the burning bush that we know from the Old Testament and then Jesus’ power over the nature with the fig tree read in Matthew 21;18 . Jesus says at the tree ; ‘May you never bear fruit again!’ Immediately the tree withered. When the disciples saw this, they were amazed.’How did the fig tree wither so quickly ?’ They asked.”
Part 2
The great I Am.
Based on Isaiah 52;6 . God says;
“Therefore my people will know my name, therefore in that day they will know that I am who says ’ Behold, I am.’ ”
“Moses said to God; ’Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them; The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they ask me; ‘what is His name?’ Then what shall I tell them? God said to Moses; ‘ I Am who I Am.’ This is what you are to say to the Israelites’ “I Am has sent me to you!” Exodus 3;13
Jesus said; “I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am He, you will indeed die in your sins.” John 8;24
Based on John18;4 we read that before He was arrested He had an unusual conversation with the soldiers;
‘Who is you want? He asked
-Jesus of Nazareth, they replied.
“ I am He, Jesus said. When Jesus said “I am He” they drew back and fell to the ground. Again He asked them. “ Who is it you want? “And they said;”Jesus of Nazareth” “ I told you that I am He” Jesus answered.
Didn’t they realize that they just worshiped God bowing down before Jesus? They heard God’s name that put them to the ground but then they looked up and saw only the person of a man that they came after to arrest not realizing who they are dealing with. Their physical eyes saw only somebody whom they hated because he wasn’t matching their imagination of Christ.
Part 3
Restoring things, making things out of nothing.
Based on Luke 22;49
Sometimes our blindness can be really serious. Things that are obvious to us can go unnoticed by others. When one of the disciples struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear Jesus touched the man’s ear and healed him. Seeing this miracle those who came after Jesus didn’t realize that He had a power over our human body! And they thought He was in their hands as a helpless man…
In the other parts of the Bible we read about Jesus’ miracles with multiplying bread and fish ( Luke 9;16), and changing water into wine and read in the old testament how the almighty Father changed rivers into blood in times of the Faro.
Part 4
Knowing peoples’ thoughts and events from their lives
Gospel of John 4;18 shows us Jesus talking to the Samaritan lady telling her the truth about her life; “The fact is, you have had five husbands and the man you now have is not your husband. You are right when you say you have no husband.”
In John 1;47 there is a story when Jesus meets Nathanael. When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching , He said of him, ‘ Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false.’ ’How do you know me?’ Nathanael asked. Jesus answered; ‘I saw you while you were still under the fig tree’.
Jesus was also talking about the last days and about destruction of the temple. He knew thoughts of doubt in Thomas while not being around. When Jesus’ disciples told Thomas ’We have seen the Lord!’ Thomas answered;’ Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it!’ A week later Jesus came and stood among them and said to Thomas: ’Put your finger here , see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.’ Thomas said to him; “My Lord and my God!” John 20;25-29
Part 5
Authority of forgiving sin;
Based on Isaiah 43;25 we know that only God has right to forgive sin.
” I am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.”
Jesus had the authority to say the same thing; “ But so that you know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins, then he said to the paralytic; ‘Get up, take your mat and go home. ’ And the man got up and went home.” Matthew 9;6
Part 6
Power over death and life
Jesus had the abilities of raising the dead ones to life ( Lazarus) , bringing all the sick to health and coming back to life on the third day after his death on the cross.
In gospel of John 10;18 we read about what He said about His life;
“ No-one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up.” He also claims that His existence goes beyond his physical body’s life. In gospel of John 8;58 he says; “I tell you the truth, Jesus answered ’before Abraham was born , I am!”
Authority to give life is also shown in His words ;“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live even though he dies.” John 11;25
Part 7
Healing
Both Exodus 4;6 and Mark 3;5 are similar ‘hand incidents’. Jesus healing a man with a shriveled hand by telling the man to stretch out his hand and the hand gets healed immediately, and then the Lord in Old Testament saying to Moses; “ Put your hand inside your cloak. So Moses put his hand into his cloak and when he took it out , it was leprous like snow. Now put it back into your cloak, he said. So Moses put his hand back into his cloak and when he took it out , it was restored, like the rest of his flesh.”
Part 8
Judge
The list of his supernatural things can go on more and more. And the authority of Jesus manifested in His words as a judge and to be honored on the same level as the Father; “Moreover, the Father judges no-one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son. That all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father.” John 5;22 Then we also read in Mathew 28;18 that Jesus has been given all authority in heaven and on earth.
Part 9
The First and the Last
In Revelation 1;17 Jesus refers to Himself as the First and the Last the same way God referred to Himself in Isaiah 48;13. “ Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel whom I have called; I am He and I am the first and the last.”
Part 10
The one in the glory
Jesus is described as the one who is coming back in the glory of His Father. As they both share everything , His glory is also the glory of His Father;
“ For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father’s glory with His angels .” Matthew 16;27
„ When the Son of Man comes in His glory and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His throne in heavenly glory.” Matthew 25;31.
Part 11
The one who is separating sheep from the goats
About Jesus in Matthew 25;32 „ All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.”
„ As for you my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says; I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats.” Ezekiel 34; 17
Part 12
The one who can be worshiped
Based on Matthew 4;10
“ For it is written; ‘ Worship the Lord, your God, and serve him only’.”
„ And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him saying; ‘ Truly you are the Son of God.” Matthew 14; 32-33
“ When he saw Jesus from the distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.” Mark 5;6
” Let’s all God’s angels worship Him.” Hebrew 1;6
Part 13
The one who is the shepherd of His sheep
Ezekiel 34;11-12: “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says; I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. As\a shepherd looks after his scattered flock, when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.”
In gospel of John 10;14-16 Jesus says;
„ I am the good shepherd, I know my sheep and my sheep know me, Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice , and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.”
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