Proven
by Eyewitnesses
The AΩ Four Gospels - King James Version
Arranged
in One
for Study Purposes Only
©
By Donald Louis Giddens, 2005
This
book includes our AΩ Harmony of the Gospels and a Four to
Fifty-Two Week Study Guide[1]
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After
Studying the Evidence
Concerning
Jesus Christ, the Messiah
My
Personal Conclusion Is
Signed:
About
the Author
Don L. Giddens wrote this course to reach the
growing numbers of people world-wide who want to know more about the Jesus depicted
in Mel Gibson's "The Passion of Christ" and "The Jesus
Film".
The Four Gospels are four separate eyewitness
accounts of the pre-existence, birth, life, death, and resurrection, and
ascension of Jesus Christ.
Giddens has combined them into one narrative to
facilitate this study.
What you decide about Jesus can effect your life, family, and nation.
Many who buy this study through the Internet will
live in countries where the teachings of Jesus are discouraged or prohibited.
Maybe you do not even have a Bible available.
This course
is especially for you.
We hope that you investigate the life of Christ with more
intensity than any subject you have ever studied. Read through this
study in your family time. Read the New
Testament through every month for the rest of your life.
Invite your friends and neighbors, reach out to a
new village with The Absolute Certainty Jesus Is the Messiah using
the Study Guide .
Don and Minnie Giddens' ministry is in the local
church and Internet Evangelism.
Their
website reaches around the world with the Gospel. This course was developed to
win and disciple them.
Visit them at http: www.soulwinners.biz.
The Giddenses are proud of their family of five
daughters and one son, and eleven grandchildren as of 2005
This book is dedicated to them, and son, Charles
Nathan Giddens, who died at the age of 33. He was the first and only person to
call me a "World-wide Missionary".
I especially want to dedicate this book to my
faithful co-missionary, and loving, caring, and praying wife, Minnie.
Don Giddens,
Greenville, Texas, 2005.
Be a
facilitator in your town.
Please see the Facilitator[2]'s
Information. Page 52.
Introduction
The School of Tyrannus was an open forum in Ephesus
to discuss religions. The Apostle Paul disputed there daily with Jews and
Greeks sharing his faith in Jesus Christ. We desire to present an opportunity for
people of all religions or no religion to study the truths of the Holy Bible.
Acts 19.9. Paul departed from them, and separated
the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
10. And this continued by the space of two
years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus,
both Jews and Greeks.
Course of study: The Absolute Certainty Jesus Is
the Messiah by Don L. Giddens
Scope: Examine the life of Christ in the light of
the Four Gospels.
Participants: Anyone of any nationality or religion
who wishes to know more about Jesus' teachings and life. Who was this Jesus?
What did He teach?
Purpose of the course: To present evidence proving
Jesus is the Messiah to seekers.
Open course- available to believers and any other
persons interested in knowing more about Jesus..
This
may also be used as a study on the harmony of the Gospels or the Life of
Christ.
It
may be divided into from four to fifty-two lessons.
Opening
Day
Welcome to the Study of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
People of all religions or no religion are invited
to this school. We insist that each person be treated with equality, respect
and kindness no matter what 1) your name. 2) Your nationality 3) religion or no
religion. Thank you. Agreed?
Each person in the class please tell us the
following about yourself:
Complete these sentences, please.
My name is ____________or I do not wish to disclose
my name.
I am of _________ nationality or I do not care to
disclose my nationality or race.
I am of the___________religion, or I have no
religion, or I am a skeptic, or I do not wish to disclose my religion.
You are welcome here as if you were a juror in a
trial. Your decision is of utmost importance. It will affect you, your life,
your family, and even the course of your nation.
The person on trial here, is JESUS. The evidence is
found in the historical Biblical records, the Holy Bible. The Evangelists
(Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) prove beyond a shadow of a doubt JESUS is the
MESSIAH, the SON of GOD, and GOD the SON. Let us examine their records
carefully, and prayerfully. If one iota of evidence is proven false, some may
decide they have proven their case that Jesus is not the Christ; however, to
prove He is the CHRIST, every bit of evidence must be concluded true.
The evidence we have, written by the Four
Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John between 32 and 96 AD, has not been
contaminated. We will present to you other Scriptures concerning Jesus who is
called the Christ.
You will be allowed to discuss the evidence among
yourselves after class or in groups, as the instructor decides. We ask that you
promise to examine all the evidence fairly.
At any time, you can decide for yourself the
statements of the eyewitnesses are wrong and leave the class if you wish. Some
of you will leave the first lesson. If so, thank you for your interest in
Jesus. I hope that you will search the Holy Bible in the Prophets, Psalms, and
the New Testament for yourself and your family.
If you are
not a believer in Jesus you may decide to reject all the evidence as blasphemy.
We realize that you are not here because you want to become a Christian (if you
are not.)
Our goal is to answer the question of Solomon,
" Who hath ascended up into Heaven, or descended? Who hath
gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a garment? Who
hath established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His
Son's name, if thou canst tell?
Proverbs 30.4.
Christians could
call this course "A Harmony of the Gospels", or a study course on the
"Life of Christ" but our objective is to use it to reach out to our
friends and neighbors of any religion or no religion with the Gospel of Jesus
Christ.
If you would like to reach
those who do not know about Jesus see-
FACILITATOR'S: appendix
Revelation
1.7. Behold, He cometh with clouds; and
every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of
the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8. I
am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and
which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
AΩ The
Absolute Certainty Jesus Is the Christ is based upon the proofs given in the
eyewitness accounts of the four evangelists in the Four Gospels. We have inserted an AΩ or
Alpha Omega each time there is a
reference to Jesus Christ as the
Messiah or having or exhibiting an attribute of GOD or a Name of GOD.
Some of those attributes
and names in the Gospels are as
follows:
Jesus Christ, Son of God,
Emmanuel, Savior, the Word, the Lamb of God, the Lord our Righteousness, the
Lord, the Lord of glory, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, Prophet, Priest,
King, His
( Shekinah ) Glory, I AM, ONE,
The Almighty, King of Israel,
Branch, Rod of Jesse,
Messiah,
the Bread, the Life, the
Water, the Everlasting ONE, the Righteous One, the Just One, The Holy One, Nazarene, Servant,
Governor, forgiver,
foreknowledge, performed miracles, knowledge of God
and God's will, pre-existent, knows people's thoughts, Son of David,
the Door, the Good
Shepherd,
the Soon Returning Son of
man,
answers prayers, knows the
future, knows all about the Kingdom of God,
Heaven, and Eternity.
The Kingdom of God in
Heaven
Only the King would
have known the details Jesus told in the Four Gospels about the Kingdom of God
and/or Heaven.
Verses containing
references to the Kingdom of God are marked with AΩ (Alpha Omega) since His Kingdom is an
everlasting Kingdom on the Throne of David, and the house of Jacob, the seed of
Abraham in Jerusalem, and Heaven.
The scepter of His Kingdom
is righteousness and demands repentance,
and rebirth, by believing the Gospel of Jesus Christ's death, burial,
and resurrection.
The
Purpose of This Book
Luke 1. 4. That thou mightest know the certainty of those
things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
IN
THE BEGINNING
AΩ In the beginning was the Word,[3]
and the Word was with GOD, and the Word was GOD.
The same was in the
beginning with GOD. All things were made by Him; and without Him was
not any thing made that was made. [4]
John 1.1.
AΩ John 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.
Genesis 1. 1. In the beginning GOD created the Heaven and
the earth.
2. Jesus Calls Himself the Almighty
Isaiah 43. 13. Yea, before the day was I am he.
AΩ
John 8. 58. Jesus said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM.[5]
John 10. 30. I
and my Father are one.
John 14. He that hath seen
me hath seen the Father.
Purpose of the class
Evidence: In the Beginning
Evidence: The Genealogies
Evidence: The Angel
Gabriel
Evidence: The Virgin Birth
Evidence: Elizabeth's
Confession
Evidence: Mary's
Confession
Evidence: The Wise Men
Evidence: The Flight to
Egypt
Evidence: Jesus in the
Temple
Evidence: John 1. 10-12
Purpose of the Class
Luke 1.4.
That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast
been instructed.
Evidence: Where was JESUS
In the Beginning?
AΩ According
to the Book of John, Jesus was with _ _ _ before the world was made. (We know
John was referring to Jesus as the WORD by John 1.10. He was in the world, and he made the world,
and the world knew him not.)
Who was Jesus in the beginning? The C_ _ _ _ _ R. If
Jesus were the Creator who was He? (Genesis 1.1.) _ _ _. God told Moses to tell
the children of Israel I AM sent him. (Genesis 3.14.) Discuss the significance
of Jesus saying, "Before Abraham was I AM."
In Revelation 1.8, Jesus identified Himself as the
first and the last, the
A_ _ _ _ _ _ y.[6]
That is G_D'S NAME! El-shaddai in this instance.
(Genesis 17.1) See Genesis 17.1 for the reason some prefer to spell the
name G_d instead of God?
In Genesis
17.1 God's name is recorded as J_V_H. No one knows the letters inserted in the
blanks.
AΩ Revelation 1. 8. I AM Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the
LORD, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the ALMIGHTY.
compared with
Isaiah 44. 6. Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and
his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside
me there is no God.
Hebrews 1.1. GOD, who at sundry
times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the
prophets,
Hath in these last days
spoken unto us by his SON, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom
also He made the worlds; 3. Who being the brightness of His glory, and the
express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power,
when He had by Himself purged our sin(s), sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4. Being made so much
better than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent
name than they.
GOD CALLS JESUS HIS SON
5. For unto which of the angels said He at any
time,
AΩ Thou art my SON, this day have I begotten[7]
Thee?
Hebrews 1.5b. And again, I
will be to him a FATHER, and He
shall be to me a SON? 6.
And again, when He bringeth in the first Begotten into the world, He AΩ saith, And let all the angels of GOD worship Him.
7. And of the angels He saith,
Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.
GOD CALLS JESUS, GOD!
AΩ Hebrews 1.8. But unto the SON
He saith, Thy throne, O GOD, is
for ever and ever: a sceptre[8]
of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy Kingdom.
In English,
we have Jehovah, so the name will be pronounceable to us. Psalm 68.4 has the
name, JAH. Some pronounce it "Jahweh", but they are no closer than
any other pronunciation. No one knows!
AΩ Isaiah 44. 6. Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his Redeemer the Lord
of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Jesus said in Revelation 1. 8. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the
Almighty.
AΩ Therefore, Jesus is G _ _.
The Holy Spirit[9]-
inspired writer of Hebrews chapter five makes some startling statements about
Jesus-
Hebrews 1.5 God calls Jesus His S _ _.
In Hebrews
1.8 God calls Jesus, G _ _.
In Hebrews 1.10 God calls Jesus,
L _ _ _ _.
According to these Scriptures and others J_ _ _ _ _
is G _ _.
The purpose of the Evangelists is to prove just
that! Read Luke 1.4.
Hebrews 1.9. Thou that has t loved righteousness, and hated
iniquity; therefore GOD,
even thy GOD,
hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.
GOD CALLS JESUS, LORD!
AΩ Hebrews 1.10. And, Thou, LORD,
in the beginning hast laid the foundation
of the earth; and the
Heavens are the works of Thine hands.
Evidence: The Genealogies Prove He was of the
Lineage of Abraham and David
The Messiah had to be the Seed of Abraham, and of
the tribe of Judah, and the throne of David.
Abraham, Judah, and David are all ancestors of the
Christ child.
Using historical and Biblical information, you can
add up all the ages recorded in the "begats" and arrive at the
approximate date I did, and Bishop .
Ussher did. However, I have estimated
the dates in between by averaging.
The Genealogies of CHRIST Prove He Was Heir to the Throne of David
The
Genealogy of King JESUS According to Matthew:
With
Approximate Dates[10]
AΩ 2
Chronicles 7.12. I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of
thy bowels, and I will establish his Kingdom.
AΩ 13. He
shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his Kingdom
for ever.
Matthew
1
AΩ
1. The book of the generation of JESUS CHRIST[11] the son of David (1040BC), the son of Abraham (2047
BC). 2. Abraham begat Isaac (1947 BC); and Isaac begat Jacob (1887 BC);
and Jacob begat Judas ( ca 1852 BC) and his brethren; 3. And Judas begat Phares
( ca 1800 BC) and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom (ca 1740 BC); and
Esrom begat Aram (ca 1740 BC); 4. And
Aram begat Aminadab (ca 1710 BC); and Aminadab begat Naason (ca 1680 BC); and
Naason begat Salmon (ca 1640 BC) ; 5.
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz ( ca 1610 BC) begat Obed of
Ruth (ca 1580 BC); and
Obed .....
Matthew's
Missing Generations
begat Jesse; 6.
And Jesse ( ca 1106 BC) begat David ( ca 1040 BC) the king; and David the king begat Solomon
(ca 1010 BC) of her that had been the wife of Urias; 7. And Solomon begat
Roboam (ca 994 BC); and Roboam begat Abia
( ca 972 BC); and Abia begat Asa
(ca 948 BC); 8. And Asa begat Josaphat (ca 925 BC); and
Josaphat begat Joram (ca 902 BC); and Joram begat Ozias; 9.
And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz
( ca 964 BC); and Achaz begat Ezekias (ca 718 BC); 10.
And Ezekias begat Manasses (ca 695 BC); and Manasses begat Amon ( ca 672
BC); and Amon begat Josias (650 BC);
11. And Josias begat
Jechonias
(ca 580 BC) and his
brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon
( 605 BC): 12. And after they were brought to Babylon,
Jechonias begat Salathiel (ca 555 BC); and Salathiel begat Zorobabel (ca 530 BC); 13.
And Zorobabel begat[12]
Abiud ( 460 to 253 BC)[i];
and Abiud begat Eliakim (ca 230 BC); and Eliakim begat Azor (ca 207 BC); 14.
And Azor begat Sadoc (ca 184 BC); and Sadoc begat Achim (ca 161 BC) ;
and Achim begat Eliud (ca 138 BC);
15. And Eliud begat Eleazar (ca
115 BC); and Eleazar begat Matthan (ca 92 BC); and Matthan begat Jacob (ca 69
BC); 16. And Jacob begat Joseph (ca 46 BC) the
husband of Mary, of whom was born JESUS, who is called CHRIST. 17.
So all the generations from
Abraham to David
are fourteen generations;
and from David until the carrying away into Babylon
are fourteen generations;
and from the carrying away
into Babylon
AΩ unto CHRIST
are fourteen generations.
Luke’s
Genealogy of the SON of man
With
Approximate Dates[13]
Luke’s
genealogy of CHRIST proves JESUS was a physical descendant of Jesse-
thus
fulfilling
AΩ
Isaiah 11.1 1. And there shall
come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his
roots:
Luke 3. 23 JESUS (ca 4
BC)… being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph
(ca 46 BC), which was the
SON of Heli (ca 69 BC), 24. Which was
the son of Matthat (92 BC), which was the son of Levi
(ca 115 BC), which was the son of Melchi (ca 138 BC), which was
the son of Janna (ca 161 BC), which was the son of Joseph (ca 184 BC), 25. Which was the son of Mattathias (ca 207 BC),
which was the son of Amos (ca 230 BC), which was the son of Naum (ca 253 BC),
which was the son of Esli (ca 276 BC), which was the son of Nagge (ca 299 BC),
26. Which was the son of
Maath
(ca 322 BC), which was the
son of Mattathias (ca 345 BC), which was the son of Semei (ca 368 BC), which
was the son of Joseph (ca 391 BC), which was the son of Juda (ca 414 BC),
27. Which was the son of Joanna (ca 437
BC), which was the son of Rhesa (ca 460 BC), which was the son of Zorobabel (ca
530 BC), which was the son of Salathiel
(ca 555 BC), which was the son of Neri (ca 580 BC), 28. Which was the son of Melchi (ca 603 BC),
which was the son of Addi (ca 626 BC), which was the son of Cosam (ca 649 BC),
which was the son of Elmodam (ca 672 BC), which was the son of Er (ca 695 BC),
29. Which was the son of Jose ( ca 718
BC), which was the son of Eliezer ( ca 741 BC), which was the son of Jorim ( ca
764 BC), which was the son of Matthat ( ca 787 BC), which was the son of Levi
( ca 810 BC), 30. Which
was the son of
Simeon ( ca 833 BC), which
was the son of Juda
( ca 856 BC), which was the son of Joseph
( 879 BC), which was the son of Jonan
( ca 902 BC), which was the son of Eliakim' ( ca 925 BC), 31. Which was the son of Melea ( ca 948 BC),
which was the son of Menan ( ca 971 BC), which was the son of Mattatha ( ( ca
994 BC), which was the son of Nathan ( ca 1015 BC), which was the son of David (1040 BC), 32.
Which was the son of Jesse[14]
( ca 1106 BC),
Luke's Generations from 1580 BC to 1106 Are Missing
Luke 3.32. which was the
son of Obed
( ca 1580 BC), which was
the son of Booz ( ca 1610 BC Boaz), which was the son of Salmon(ca 1640 BC
Salma), which was the son of Naasson
( ca 1680 BC), 33. Which
was the son of Aminadab ( ca 1710 BC), which was the son of Aram ( ca 1740 BC),
which was the son of Esrom (ca 1771 BC Hezron), which was the son of Phares (
ca 1800 BC), which was the son of Juda ( ca 1851 BC Judah), 34.
Which was the son of Jacob ( ca 1887 BC Israel), which was the son of
Isaac
( ca 1947 BC), which was
the son of Abraham ( ca 2047 BC Abram), which was the son of Thara ( ca 2117 BC
Terah), which was the son of Nachor
( ca 2146 BC Nahor), 35.
Which was the son of Saruch ( ca 2176 BC Sarug), which was the son of Ragau, which was the
son of Phalec ( ca 2238 BC, Peleg), which was the son of Heber ( ca 2361 BC),
which was the son of Sala ( ca 2311 BC), 36.
Which was the son of Cainan
( ca 2329 BC), which was the son of Arphaxad ( ca 2346), which was
the son of Sem ( ca 2448 BC Shem), which was the son of Noe[15] (
ca 2948 BC), which was the son of Lamech ( ca 3130 BC)
37. Which was the son of
Mathusala[16]
( ca 3317 BC), which was
the son of Enoch
( ca 3382 BC), which was
the son of Jared
( ca 3544 BC), which was the son of Maleleel ( ca 3609 BC), which
was the son of Cainan
( ca 3679 BC), Which was the son of Enos
( ca 3769 BC), which was the son of Seth
( ca 3874 BC), which was the son of Adam
( ca 4004 BC), which was the son of GOD.
Eyewitness
Accounts of
Luke 1. 1. Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set
forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed
among us, 2. Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning
were eyewitnesses,
and ministers of the Word; 3. It seemed good to me also, having had
perfect understanding of all things from the very
The
Narrative Begins with Zacharias and Elizabeth
ca
6 B. C. The Temple in Jerusalem
Luke 1: 5. There was in the days of Herod, the king of
Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife
was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6.
And they were both righteous before GOD, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the
LORD blameless. 7. And they had no child, because that
AΩ The genealogies of Jesus prove He was
The M _ _ _ _ _ _.
First, read lesson one, and see if the Scriptures
document the facts about Jesus in the beginning. Some will quote Colossians
3.15 that Jesus was begotten of God. Thus, they teach God created Jesus.
However, Paul, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, records in Acts
13.33, 34, that this verse referring to Psalm 16.10 "Thou art my Son, this
day have I begotten thee" is speaking of the resurrection of Christ!
Also, if you
wish to review His genealogies. The "begats" start in Genesis 5.4 and
will never be boring again if you add them up to discover the approximate dates
of births.
By historical evidence, the approximate date of
Jesus' birth, known dates of other historical figures, adding up the begats,
and averaging the missing genealogies you discover The Flood was
approximately_________B. C. (Our answer is in the book, but if you do not have
it handy, the answer is 2348 BC).
Methuselah died that year at the age of 969.
The
Miracles of the Messiah's Birth
Evidence: The Angel Gabriel
The angel Gabriel only appeared in Scripture four
times, and each time he had a tremendous announcement. It had been around ___
years since he told Daniel of the Messiah.
The
Birth of John the Baptist
This time Gabriel appears to announce the b_ _ _ _ _
of the forerunner of the Messiah. According to Luke 1, that
Luke 1.7b. Elisabeth was
barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8.
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before
GOD in the order of his course, 9. According to the custom of the priest’s
office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the LORD.
And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of
incense.
JOHN
THE BAPTIST,
THE FORERUNNER
AΩ Malachi 3.1 He shall prepare the way before
me.
The Angel Gabriel Announces John's Birth
Luke 1. 11. And there
appeared unto him an angel of the LORD standing on the right side of the altar
of incense. 12. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled,
and fear fell upon him. 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. And thou shalt have joy and gladness;
and many shall rejoice at his birth.
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. 16. And many of the children of Israel shall he
turn to the LORD their GOD.
17. And he shall go before
Him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the
children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people
prepared for the LORD.
18. And Zacharias said
unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife
well stricken in years. 19. And the angel answering said unto him, I am
Gabriel, that stand in the presence of GOD;
and am sent to speak
forerunner was J _ _ _ the _______ who, in Malachi
was called Elijah. Jesus Himself says John the Baptist was Elijah
in Mathew 14.14.Remember Elijah did not die, but was
carried up into Heaven by a fiery chariot.[17]
It is appointed unto man once to die,[18]
so therefore, I believe this was actually Elijah!
AΩ
Gabriel announces the
birth
of the SON of GOD.
Luke 1.27f. Gabriel said Jesus would be
called the S___ of ___. That would mean He was the Messiah.
Evidence: The Virgin Birth
Isaiah 7.14
(742 BC) said
a v_ _ _ _ _ was to conceive and bear a son
called Immanuel, GOD with us. Jesus' name means G ___ is S_______. [19]
Was Mary a virgin according to her own account?___ Luke 1.34. Was Mary a virgin
according to Matthew 1.19___?
Did Joseph and Mary have an intimate relationship
before married according to
Matthew 1.24?____
What does Luke 1.35 mean to you? Remember GOD is a
SPIRIT, not flesh and blood. An American cult teaches this was a physical
relationship between GOD and Mary. If GOD were not married to Mary, do you
think He would have such a relationship? And do you think if so, Mary would
still call herself a virgin?
5. Matthew 1.21. Why did Gabriel say they would call
His Name Jesus? "for He would _ _ _ _ His people from their
s _ _ s."
According to Isaiah 43.3 there could only be one
Saviour, and He the LORD thy GOD. So, if Jesus were Saviour, who must He also
be? the LORD our _ _ _.
Luke 1. 4. That thou mightest know the certainty of those
things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
Luke 1.19 b. unto thee, and to
shew thee these glad tidings. 20. And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not
able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou
believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. 21.
And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so
long in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and
they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto
them, and remained speechless. And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days
of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house. And after
those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
Thus hath the LORD dealt with me
in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
Luke 1. 26. And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel[20]
was sent from GOD unto a city of
Galilee, named Nazareth, 27. To a virgin[21]
espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the
virgin’s name was Mary[22]. 28.
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly
favoured, the LORD is with thee:
blessed art thou among women. 29. And when she saw him, she was troubled at
his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30.
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour
with GOD.
Gabriel Announces the Virgin Birth of the CHRIST
Nazareth,
ca 5 yrs and 9 mos B. C.
Therefore the LORD himself shall give
you a sign; Behold, a virgin [DLG1]shall
conceive, and bear a SON, and shall call his name Immanuel.[23] The Prophet Isaiah 7.14 742 B. C.
Luke 1. 31. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy
womb, and bring forth a son, and
shalt call his name JESUS[24]. 32.
He shall be great, and shall be called the AΩ SON
of the Highest: and the LORD GOD
shall give unto him the throne of His father David: 33. And He shall reign
over the house of Jacob forever; and of AΩ
His Kingdom there shall be no end.
Mary's Testimony of Being a Virgin
Luke
1.34. Then said Mary unto the angel,
How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
Gabriel Announces the Virgin Birth
Luke 1. 35. And the angel answered and said unto her,
The HOLY GHOST shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest[25] shall overshadow thee:
Gabriel Calls Jesus the SON OF GOD
AΩ Luke 1.35b. Therefore also that Holy thing
which shall be born of thee shall be called the SON of GOD. 36. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath
also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who
was called barren. 37. For with GOD nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the
handmaid of the LORD; be it unto
me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Matthew’s
Account of the Birth of the MESSIAH
Jerusalem 7 B. C.
Isaiah
47. 4. As for our Redeemer, the Lord of
hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Matthew 1. 18. Now the birth of JESUS CHRIST was on this wise: When as His mother Mary was
espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the HOLY GHOST.
19. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man,
and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away
privily. 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. 21. And she shall bring forth a SON, and thou
shalt call his name JESUS: for
He shall save His people from their sins.
22. Now all this was done,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the LORD by the prophet, saying,
23. Behold, a virgin[26]
shall be with child, and shall bring forth a SON, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, GOD with us. 24. Then
Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the LORD had bidden him, and
took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her
firstborn SON: and he called his name JESUS.
Elizabeth Recognizes the Baby in Mary's Womb Is LORD
Isaiah
42. 8. I am the Lord: that is my name
Isaiah
43.3. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of
Israel, thy Saviour.
Isaiah 49.1. The Lord hath
called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath He made mention of
my name.
Luke 1.
39. And Mary arose in those days, and
went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 40.
And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 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: 42. And she spake out with a loud voice, and
said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is
the fruit of thy womb. 43. And whence
is this to me, that the
mother of my LORD should come to
me? 44. For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine
ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed: for
there shall be a performance of those
things which were told her from
the LORD.
And Mary said, My soul doth
magnify the LORD, 47.
And my spirit hath AΩ
rejoiced in GOD my SAVIOUR.
Elizabeth
Confesses Christ
AΩ According to Luke 1.39 whom did Elizabeth
profess the child in Mary was?
verse 43b.
My _ _ _ _
Evidence: Mary Confesses Christ
In Luke 1.46 Mary confesses that she was rejoicing
in GOD, her S _ _ _ _ _ r.
We know she was a virgin, but does that also mean
she was sinless according to this verse? We know that all are sinners[27].
Mary's profession that Jesus was her Saviour, also
is a confession that she
Luke 1.48. For he hath regarded the low estate of his
handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me
blessed. 49. For He that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is
His name. 50. And His mercy is on them that fear Him from generation to
generation. 51. He hath shewed strength with His arm; He
hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down
the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
53. He hath filled the hungry
with good things; and the rich He hath sent empty away. 54.
He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy; 55.
As He spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
Luke 1. 56. And Mary abode with her about three months,
and returned to her own house.
57. Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she
should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. 58. And her neighbours
and her cousins heard how the LORD had shewed great mercy upon her; and they
rejoiced with her. 59. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day
they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the
name of his father. 60. And his mother answered and said, Not so;
but he shall be called John. 61. And they said unto her, There is none of thy
kindred that is called by this name.
62. And they made signs to his
father, how he would have him called.
63. And he asked for a writing
table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
64. And his mouth was opened immediately, and
his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised GOD. 65. And fear came on all that dwelt round about
them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country
of Judaea. 66. And all they that heard them laid them up in
their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the
LORD was with him.
needed a Saviour. Still, this does not imply she was
not a virgin!
Romans 3.23 All have sinned and come
short of the Glory of GOD.
67. And his father Zacharias was filled with the
HOLY GHOST, and prophesied,
saying, 68. Blessed be the LORD GOD
of Israel; for He hath visited and redeemed His people, 69.
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of His
servant David; 70. As He spake by the mouth of His holy
prophets, which have been since the world began:
71. That we should be
saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72.
To perform the mercy promised to our fatherss, and to remember His holy
covenant; 73. The oath which He sware to our father Abraham,
74. That He would grant
unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve Him
without fear, 75. In
holiness and righteousness before Him, all the days of our life.
AΩ
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; 77. To give knowledge of salvation unto His
people by the remission of their sins,
78. Through the tender
mercy of our GOD; whereby the
dayspring from on high hath visited us,To give light to them that sit in
darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
The Childhood of John the Baptist
Luke 1.78b. And the child grew, and waxed strong in
spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
E. Luke’s
Account of the Birth of JESUS
Bethlehem 5-4 B. C.
740
BC Isaiah 9. 6.
AΩ
For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall
be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The
mighty GOD, the Everlasting FATHER, The Prince of Peace.
Luke 2. 1. And it came to pass in those days, that there
went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2.
(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius [28]was
governor of Syria.) 3. And all went to be taxed, every one into his
own city.
4. And Joseph also went up
from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David,
which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of
David:) 5. To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
6. And so it was, that,
while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
7. And she brought forth
her firstborn SON, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a
manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by night.
9. And, lo, the angel of
the LORD came upon them, and the
glory of the LORD shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11. For unto you is born
this day in the city of David a SAVIOUR,
which is CHRIST the LORD.
12. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall
find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13. And suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly host praising GOD, and saying,
14. Glory to GOD in the highest, and on earth
peace, good will toward men.
15. And it came to pass,
as the angels were gone away from them into Heaven, the shepherds said one to
another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to
pass, which the LORD hath made known unto us.
16. And they came with
haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17. And when they had seen it, they made known
abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
18. And all they that
heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
19. But Mary kept all
these things, and pondered them in her heart.
20. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and
praising GOD for all the things
that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 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.
AΩ Luke 2.9 Gabriel calls JESUS, the
C _ _ _ _
t the L _ _ d. Christ means the Anointed One who takes away
our sin.
The Prophet
Micah said in 710 BC that the Messiah that would govern Israel, a prince of
Judah would be born in B_________________. Does Matthew 2.1 confirm that place
of birth?
Matthew
Tells of The Visit of the Wise Men
Bethlehem 5-4 B. C.
AΩ Isaiah 33.
22. For the LORD is our judge, the LORD
is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us.
Matthew 2. 1. Now when JESUS was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the
king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2. Saying, Where is He that is born AΩ King of the Jews? for we have
seen His star in the east,
and are come to worship Him.
3. When Herod the king had
heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4. And when he had
gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded
of them where CHRIST should be born.
5. And they said unto him, In
Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
AΩ
6. And thou Bethlehem, in the land of
Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a
Governor, that shall rule my
people Israel.[29]
7. Then Herod, when he had
privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star
appeared.
8. And he sent them to
Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye
have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
9. When they had heard the
king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before
them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the
star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary
his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their
treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and
myrrh. And being warned of GOD in a
dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own
country another way.
Evidence:
The Wise Men
AΩ Matthew 2.1. How would the wise men from the east know that Jesus would be in
Bethlehem if they were not scholars of the Old Testament Scripture? Remember
the Jews were carried into captivity in Babylon. The Scripture says there would
be a star[30] out of
Jacob.[31]
Evidently, there WAS a special star at this time according to Matthew 2.2.
Therefore,
6) The constellations confirmed the birth and
birthplace of
the M _ _ _
_ _ h.
7) Matthew 2.9. The wise men worshipped the Child
Jesus. Would that have been wise if He were not GOD?
Of course, that would have been idolatry.
"Thou
shalt the worship the LORD thy GOD. Him only shalt thou serve." Matthew
4.10.
8. According to Isaiah 11.1 the Christ was to be a
"rod (root) "netser"out of the stem of Jesse". Jesus was a
descendant of Jesse, David's father. The word "netser" might also
refer to Nazareth.
Jesus was called a Nazarene, and called Himself a
Nazarene.
Presentation
of the Child JESUS to the LORD
Jerusalem temple, 5-4 B. C.
After
forty-one days of the Mother's Purification, Leviticus
Luke 2.
22. And when the days of her
purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought
Him to Jerusalem, to present Him to the LORD;
Luke 2. 23.
(As it is written in the law of the LORD, Every male that openeth the
womb shall be called holy to the LORD;)
24. And to offer a sacrifice
according to that which is said in the law of the LORD, A pair of turtledoves,
or two young pigeons.
25. And, behold, there was
a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and
devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the HOLY GHOST was upon him.
26. And it was revealed unto him
by the HOLY GHOST, that he
should not see death, before he had seen the AΩ
LORD'S CHRIST.
27. And he came by the SPIRIT into the temple: and when the
parents brought in the child JESUS,
to do for him after the custom of the law,
28. Then took he Him up in his
arms, and blessed GOD, and
said, 29. LORD , now lettest thou Thy
servant depart in peace, according to Thy word: 30. For mine eyes have
seen thy salvation, 31. Which Thou hast prepared before the face of
all people; AΩ 32.
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel.[32]
33. And Joseph and his
mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of Him. And Simeon blessed
them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this Child is set for the fall and
rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;[33] 35.
(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts
of many hearts may be revealed. Luke
2.36. And there was one Anna, a
prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great
age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; 37.
And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed
not from the temple, but served GOD with fastings and prayers night and day. 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.[34]
And when they had performed all things according to the law of the LORD, they returned into Galilee, to
their own city Nazareth.
Matthew
Tells of the Flight to Egypt
with the Young Child
Egypt ca 5-4 B. C.
AΩ
Matthew 2. 13. And when they were
departed, behold, the angel of the LORD
appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his
mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod
will seek the young child to destroy him.
14. When he arose, he took the
young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: And was there
until the death of Herod[35]:
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the LORD by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my SON.[36]
Evidence:
The Flight to Egypt
AΩ The Messiah was to be "called out of
Egypt" according to Hosea 11.1. According to Matthew 2.14 where did Mary
and Joseph flee? E _ _ _ _.
Who told them to go, and who told them to return?
the a _ _ _ _ .
The
Slaying of the Innocents
5- 4 B. C.
Matthew 2.16.
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was
exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in
Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under,
according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Matthew 2. 17. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by
Jeremy the prophet, saying, 18. In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation,
and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not
be comforted, because they are not.[37]
But when Herod[38]
was dead, behold, an angel of the LORD appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20. Saying, Arise, and
take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they
are dead which sought the young child’s life.
21. And he arose, and took the
young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard
that Archelaus[39]
did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go
thither: notwithstanding, being warned of GOD in a dream, he turned aside into
the parts of Galilee:
Return
from Egypt to Nazareth 4 B. C.
AΩ
Matthew 2.23. And he came and dwelt in
a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophets, He shall be called a
Nazarene. [40]
Luke 2. 40 And the child
grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of GOD was upon him.
JESUS Tarries behind in Jerusalem
Passover
, Jerusalem temple, 7-8 A. D.
Luke 2. 41. Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year
at the feast of the Passover.
42. And when He was twelve
years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.
43. And when they had
fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child JESUS
tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his
mother knew not of it. 44. But they, supposing Him to have been in the
company, went a day’s journey; and they sought Him among their kinsfolk and
acquaintance.
45. And when they found Him not, they turned
back again to Jerusalem, seeking Him.
Luke 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. 47. AΩ
And all that heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. And
when they saw Him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, son, why
hast Thou thus dealt with us? behold, Thy father and I have sought thee
sorrowing. And He said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that
I must be AΩ
about my FATHER’S business?[41]
And they understood not
the saying which He spake unto them.
AΩ Jesus at Twelve in the Temple
Consider Luke 2.47. Who was JESUS referring to as
His Father?
Nazareth 4-5 B. C. to 26 A. D.
Luke 2. 51.
And He went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto
them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
52. And JESUS
increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with GOD and man.
Note: JESUS would have been raised with His half
brothers and sisters among whom were listed four brothers ______, ______,
_____, _____? Matthew 13.56. And his
sisters, are they not all with us?
26-27 A. D.
The Beginning of the Gospel Ministry
26- 27 A. D.
The Wilderness of Judea
The Ministry of John the Baptist
John
the Baptist, The MESSIAH’s Promised Messenger
Malachi
3.1 Isaiah 40.3
Luke’s
Account of John the Baptist
Luke 3.1 1. Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of
Tiberius Caesar[42], Pontius Pilate
being governor of Judaea
(AD 26-36), and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip[43]
tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch
of Abilene, 2. Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests,
The word of GOD came unto
John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Accounts of John the Baptist Combined
Mark 1.1. The beginning of
the Gospel[44]
of JESUS CHRIST, the SON OF GOD:
The
Prophetic Elijah
Mentioned
in Malachi
AΩ Mark 1. 2.
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before Thy
face, which shall prepare Thy way before Thee. [45]
John
the Baptist Introduces JESUS
Discuss
John 1. 10-12.
AΩ
John 1. 10. He was in the world,
and the world was made by him, and the
world knew him not.
11. He came unto his own, and his own received
him not.
12. But as many as received him, to them gave He
power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Was there any
evidence in this lesson that proved Jesus was NOT the Messiah?
If so, what? Did
ALL the evidence support the claims that He is[46]
the Messiah?
What
the Bible said about Jesus Personal Notes
Mentioned in Isaiah
Mark 1.3. The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the LORD,
make His paths straight. [47]
Luke 3.5 . Every valley
shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the
crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; 6. And
all flesh shall see the salvation of GOD.
(Isaiah 40)
Introduction to John the Baptist by John the Apostle
John 1. 6. There was a man sent from GOD, whose name
was John.[48]
7. The same came for a witness, to bear witness
of the Light, that all men through
Him might believe. 8. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of
that Light. 9. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10.
He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him
not. 11. He came unto His own, and His
own received Him not. 12. But as many
as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of GOD, even to them that believe on His
name: 13. Which were born, not of
blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of AΩ GOD.
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.
16. And of his fulness
have all we received, and grace for grace. 17. For the law was given
by Moses, but grace and truth came by JESUS CHRIST. 18. No man hath seen GOD
at any time; the only begotten SON, which is in the bosom of the FATHER, He
hath declared him.
Evidence: Repentance
Evidence: The SON of GOD
Evidence: The Temptation
Evidence: Andrew and Nathaniel
Evidence: The New Birth
Evidence: John 3:16
Evidence: The Samaritans
Evidence: The Nobleman's
Son
Evidence: Isaiah 61
Evidence: Fishers of Men
Evidence: Healing and Praying
A. John the Baptist's Ministry Begins
Matthew 3.1. In those days came John the Baptist[49], preaching (the baptism of repentance for the remission of
sins) [50]in the wilderness of Judaea, . AΩ 2. And saying, Repent[51] ye: for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
Luke 3.3b[52] The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the
way of the LORD, make His paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and
every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made
straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; And
all flesh shall see the salvation of GOD.[53]
AΩ Evidence:
Repentance
Isaiah 55. 7.
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts:
and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our
God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Mark 1.5.[54] And there went out unto him all the land of
Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of
Jordan, confessing their sins.
Mark 1.7. And (John) preached, saying, There cometh
one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to
stoop down and unloose. I indeed have baptized you with water: but He shall
baptize you with the HOLY GHOST.
The
Baptist's Appearance
Mark 1. 6. And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and
with a girdle of a (leathern) [55]skin
about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
Repentance
and Fruit Afterward Demanded
Matthew 3. 7. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and
Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them,
Luke 3.7b O generation of vipers[56],
who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore
fruits worthy of repentance, and begin 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.
9. And now also the axe is laid
unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good
fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Luke 3. 10. And the people asked him, saying, What shall
we do then?
Luke 3.11. He answereth and saith unto them, He that
hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat,
let him do likewise.
12. Then came also
publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
13. And he said unto them,
Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
14. And the soldiers
likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do?
And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any
falsely; and be content with your wages.
AΩ
The Greek word is
"metanoia". Our expression "refresh your mind" or the
Biblical "renew your mind" might clarify the meaning.
Repentance includes
changing your mind about sin, self-righteousness, and the Saviour.
Repent and be
converted.[57]
Repent (turn) from
idols to serve God. 1 Thessalonians
1.9.
Repent toward God
and toward faith in the Lord Jesus (Acts 20.21)
Repent from sin.
2 Corinthians 12.21. Repent from dead
works. Hebrews 6.1.
The most complete
definition of repentance is found in 2 Corinthians 7.11. After we are saved we
repent everyday. 1 John 1.9.
See APPENDIX for
more on repentance.
Make sure you have
repented before proceeding too far!
People
Ask If John the Baptist Were the CHRIST
John 1.19. And this is the record of John, when the
Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
Luke 3. 15. (the people
were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were
the CHRIST, or not)...
John 1.20. he confessed, and denied not; but
confessed, I am not the CHRIST.
21. And they asked him, What
then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that Prophet? And he
answered, No. 22. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that
we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
.23. He said, I am the voice of one
crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the LORD, as said the prophet
Esaias.
John 1.24. And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. 25.
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou
be not that CHRIST, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
Luke 3. 16. John answered, saying unto them all, I
indeed baptize you with water (unto repentance)[58];
but One mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to
(stoop down[59] )
to unloose: (I indeed have baptized you with water). [60]He
shall baptize you with the HOLY GHOST and with fire: 17. Whose fan is in His
hand, and He will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into His
garner; but the chaff He will burn with fire unquenchable. 18.
And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
AΩ
Evidence: The SON OF GOD
John
1.29 John the Baptizer calls Jesus, the
Lamb of God.
AΩ
Genesis 22. 8. And Abraham said, My
son, God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of
them together.
Matthew 3.17. GOD calls JESUS His SON. Could GOD
have a SON who was not GOD? The Jewish rabbis' thoughts on that subject are
recorded in John 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.
John
the Immerser saw the HOLY SPIRIT come upon JESUS.
AΩ Isaiah 42. 1. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine
elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my SPIRIT upon him: He shall
bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
Exodus
12.13 and when I see the blood, I will pass over you,
AΩ
John 1.28. These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was
baptizing. 29. The next day John seeth JESUS coming unto
him, and saith, Behold the
Lamb of GOD, which taketh away the sin of the world. 30.
This is He of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred
before me: for He was before me.
31. And I knew Him not: but that
He should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with
water.
Evidence: Andrew and Nathaniel
After hearing John the Baptist proclaim,
"Behold, the Lamb of GOD!"
Andrew believed CHRIST was the MESSIAH. John 1.41.
After JESUS saw Nathaniel under the fig tree,
Nathaniel believed.
Today is the day to repent and believe.[61]
The
Jordan River ca 26 A. D.
Luke 3.21. Now when all the people were baptized
Matthew 3. 13. Then cometh JESUS from (Nazareth of) [62]Galilee
to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
Matthew 3.14. But John
forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
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.
JESUS quoted that chapter (Isaiah 42), saying, This
day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears. Luke 4.21.
GOD Calls Jesus His SON
Matthew 3.16. [63]
And JESUS, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: (
praying) [64]and,
lo, the Heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the SPIRIT OF GOD descending
like a dove, and lighting upon him:
AΩ
17. And lo a voice from Heaven, saying,
(Thou art)[65]
This is my Beloved SON, in whom I AM well pleased.
John the Baptist
Identifies the SON of GOD
John 1. 32. And John bare record, saying, I saw the
SPIRIT descending from Heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
33. And I knew him not:
but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom
thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he
which baptizeth with the HOLY GHOST.
AΩ
34. And I saw, and bare record that
this is the SON of GOD.
Luke 3.22b And JESUS
Himself began to be about thirty years of age[66]…
....(See Luke's Genealogy of JESUS)
John
the Baptist Imprisoned
( Luke 3. 19.
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother
Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20.
Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.)
See John Imprisoned.
27 A. D.
The Beginning of the Ministry of JESUS
Wilderness
ca 27 A. D.
Driven or Led by the
Spirit into the Wilderness
Luke 4. 1.
And JESUS being full of the HOLY GHOST returned from Jordan, and was led
by the SPIRIT…
Mark 1.12. And immediately the SPIRIT driveth him into
the wilderness.
Mark 1.12b (JESUS) was
there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of (the Devil)[67]
Satan, and was with the wild beasts…
Luke 4.2 And in those days
He did eat nothing: and when they were ended, He afterward hungered. 3.
And the devil said unto him, If thou be the SON of GOD, command this
stone that it be made bread. 4. And JESUS answered him, saying, It is
written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of GOD.
5. And the devil, taking
him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in
a moment of time. 6. And the devil said unto him, All this power
will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to
whomsoever I will I give it. 7. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall
be thine.
8. And JESUS answered and
said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship
the LORD thy GOD, and him only shalt thou serve.
9. And he brought him to
Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou
be the SON of GOD, cast thyself down from hence: 10. For it is written, He
shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
11. And in their hands they shall bear thee up,
lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12. And JESUS answering
said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the LORD thy GOD. And when the
devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
Ministering Angels
Mark 1.12c and the angels ministered unto him.
After the Victory
Luke 4.13 And JESUS
returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of
him through all the region round about.
15. And He taught in their
synagogues, being glorified of all.
AΩ Evidence: The Temptation
Hebrews 4. 15.
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling
of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without
sin.
Satan uses Scripture to tempt JESUS, the same way he
does us. Thus, Satan puts "poison in the soup." Truth mixed with
error is error every time. CHRIST did not cave into Satan's temptation to PROVE
to Satan HE was GOD. JESUS does not prove anything to those who refuse to
believe. Hearing must be mixed with faith. One can choose to believe or not
thus determining his Eternal destiny. Choose to believe.
JESUS Calls His First Disciples
John 1.35. Again the next
day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
36. And looking upon JESUS as He walked, he saith, Behold
the Lamb of GOD!
37. And the two disciples
heard him speak, and they followed
JESUS.
38. Then JESUS turned, and
saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him,
Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? 39.
He saith unto them, Come and see. They came
and saw where He dwelt,
and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. 40.
One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew,
Simon Peter's brother.
Andrew Confesses Christ
AΩ
John 1.41. He first findeth his own
brother Simon, and saith unto him We have found the MESSIAS, which is, being
interpreted, the CHRIST. 42. And he brought him to JESUS.
And when JESUS beheld him,
he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is
by interpretation, A stone.
43. The day following
JESUS would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him,
Follow me.
44. Now Philip was of
Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45. Philip findeth Nathanael, and
saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets,
did write, JESUS of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
46. And Nathanael said
unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him,
Come and see.
47. JESUS saw Nathanael
coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no
guile!
John 1.48. Nathanael saith
unto him, Whence knowest thou me?
JESUS answered and said
unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I
saw thee.
Nathanael
Confesses Christ
AΩ
John 1.49. Nathanael answered and saith
unto him, Rabbi, thou art the SON of GOD; thou art the King of Israel.
50. JESUS answered and
said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest
thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
Jesus'
Response
AΩ
51. And He saith unto him, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see Heaven open, and the angels of
GOD ascending and descending upon the SON of man.
JESUS’
First Miracle: Changing the Water into
Wine
Cana
of Galilee, ca 27 A. D.
John 2. 1.
And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the
mother of JESUS was there: 2. And both JESUS was called, and his
disciples, to the marriage.
3. And when they wanted wine, the mother of JESUS saith unto him,
They have no wine. 4. JESUS saith unto her, Woman, what have I to
do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
5. His mother saith unto the
servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
6. And there were set there six
waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing
two or three firkins apiece. 7. JESUS saith unto them, Fill the waterpots
with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8. And He saith unto
them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare
it. 9.
When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and
knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the
governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
10. And saith unto him, Every
man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk,
then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. AΩ
John 2. 11. This beginning of miracles
did JESUS in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples
believed on him.
JESUS’
First Trip to Capernaum
Capernaum
Ca 27 A. D.
John 2. 12. After this He went down to Capernaum, He,
and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there
not many days.
JESUS
First Cleanses the Temple and Calling It His
Father's House
Jerusalem ca 27 A. D. Psalm 69. 9
John 2.13. And the Jews' Passover was at hand, and
JESUS went up to Jerusalem. 14. And found in the temple those that sold oxen
and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
AΩ
15. And when He had made a scourge of
small cords, He drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen;
and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; 16.
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my
FATHER'S house an house of merchandise.
AΩ
17. And his disciples remembered that
it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
18. Then answered the Jews
and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us seeing that thou doest these
things?
AΩ
19. JESUS answered and said unto them,
Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
20. Then said the Jews,
Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in
three days?
21. But He spake of the
temple of his body. 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.
Miracles
in Jerusalem Cause Many to Believe in Him
Passover
, 27 A. D.
John 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. 24. But JESUS did not commit himself unto them,
because he knew all men,
AΩ
25. And needed not that any should
testify of man: for He knew what was in man.
Nicodemus Testifies that JESUS Came from GOD
John 3. 1.
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the
Jews: 2. The same came to JESUS by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know
that thou art a teacher come from GOD: for no man can do these miracles that
thou doest, except GOD be with him.
JESUS
Tells Nicodemus, “Ye must be born again”
Jerusalem
27 A. D. Numbers 21. 8, 9
AΩ
John 3. 3. JESUS answered and said unto
him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of GOD.
AΩ
4. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a
man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's
womb, and be born? AΩ
5. JESUS answered, Verily, verily, I
say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the SPIRIT, he cannot enter
into the Kingdom of GOD. 6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh;
and that which is born of the SPIRIT is spirit. 7. Marvel not that I said
unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8. The wind bloweth where it
listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it
cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the SPIRIT. 9. Nicodemus
answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
John 3.10. JESUS answered
and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
11. Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye
receive not our witness. 12. If I have told you earthly things, and ye
believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of Heavenly things? AΩ
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. 14. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so
must the SON of man be lifted up: 15. That whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have eternal life. AΩ
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.
17. For GOD sent not his SON
into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be
saved. 18. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth
not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only
begotten SON of GOD.
19. And this is the
condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather
than light, because their deeds were evil.
20. For every one that doeth
evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be
reproved.
JESUS
Agrees with Nicodemus' First Premise
John 3.21. But he that
doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they
are wrought in GOD.
AΩ Evidence: The New Birth
The best definition of how to be born again is 1
John 5.1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus
is the Christ is born of God:
When anyone comes to the conclusion that JESUS is
the MESSIAH who died for our sins, and the sins of the whole world, that person
has been born again, born from above, born into the Kingdom of GOD, and is a
citizen of Heaven.
Evidence:
John 3:16
Fill in your name in the blanks.
John 3.16.
For GOD so loved _____, that He gave his only begotten SON, that (if)_________ believeth in him _______
should not perish, but ______(should) have everlasting life.
Considering that verse, if you were to die today
where would YOU go?
JESUS’ Co-ministry with John the
Baptist
John 3. 22. After these
things came JESUS and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there He
tarried with them, and baptized. 23.
And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was
much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 24. For John was not yet
cast into prison.
25. Then there arose a
question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
26. And they came unto
John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom
thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
27. John answered and
said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from Heaven. 28. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said,
I am not the CHRIST, but that I am sent before him.
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. 30. He must increase, but I must decrease.
AΩ
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.
John 3.32. And what he
hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his
testimony. 33. He that hath received his testimony hath set
to his seal that GOD is true. AΩ
34. For he whom GOD hath sent speaketh
the words of GOD: for GOD giveth not the SPIRIT by measure unto him. AΩ
35. The FATHER loveth the SON, and hath
given all things into his hand. 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.
The
Samaritan Woman Believes on CHRIST
Jacob’s
Well in Samaria 27 A. D.
John 4. 1.
When therefore the LORD knew how the Pharisees had heard that JESUS made
and baptized more disciples than John,
2. (Though JESUS himself
baptized not, but his disciples,)
3. He left Judaea, and departed
again into Galilee. 4. And He must needs go through Samaria. 5.
Then cometh He to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the
parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son, Joseph. 6. Now Jacob's well was
there. JESUS therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well:
and it was about the sixth hour.
7. There cometh a woman of
Samaria to draw water: JESUS saith unto her, Give me to drink. 8. (For
his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9.
Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew,
askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings
with the Samaritans. 10. JESUS answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the AΩ 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 AΩ
living water.
11. The woman saith unto
him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence
then hast thou that living water?
12. Art thou greater than our
father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his
children, and his cattle?
13. JESUS answered and
said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
AΩ
John 4. 14. But whosoever drinketh of
the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall
give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.[68]
AΩ
15. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give
me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 16. JESUS saith unto her, Go, call thy husband,
and come hither.
17. The woman answered and
said, I have no husband. JESUS said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no
husband:
18. For thou hast had five
husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou
truly.
19. The woman saith unto
him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
20. Our fathers worshipped
in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to
worship.
AΩ
21. JESUS saith unto her, Woman,
believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at
Jerusalem, worship the FATHER[69]. 22.
Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is
of the
Jews.
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. AΩ
24. GOD is a SPIRIT: and they that
worship Him must worship Him in SPIRIT and in truth.
John 4.25. The woman saith
unto him, I know that MESSIAS
cometh, which is called CHRIST: when He is come, He will tell us all things.
AΩ
26. JESUS saith unto her, I that speak
unto thee AM HE.
27. And upon this came his
disciples, and marvelled that He talked with the woman: yet no man said, What
seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
28. The woman then left
her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
AΩ
29. Come, see a man, which told me all
things that ever I did: is not this the CHRIST?
Then they went out of the
city, and came unto him.
31. In the mean while his
disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
32. But he said unto them,
I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
John 4.33. Therefore said
the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
34. JESUS saith unto them,
My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
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. 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. 37. And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another
reapeth. 38. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men
laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
39. And many of the
Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the
woman, which testified, He
told me all that ever I did. 40. So when the Samaritans were come unto him,
they besought him that he would tarry with them: and He abode there two days. 41.
And many more believed because of his own word;
The Samaritan's Confess
CHRIST
AΩ
John 4.42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying:
for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the CHRIST, the
SAVIOUR of the world.
43. Now after two days He departed thence, and
went into Galilee. 44. For JESUS
himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
AΩ Evidence:
The Samaritans Believe
The Samaritan woman believed JESUS was the MESSIAH
because she said, John 4.29. Come, see
a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
Several times in the New Testament it is said of JESUS
that HE knew their thoughts. If you talked to a stranger, even a foreigner, who
knew your every thought, and your past, would you not come to the same
conclusion after you heard what He said about Himself. The fact that Jesus, a
Jew, was even talking to a Samaritan[70]
was reason for her to pay attention to what He said.
Other Samaritans also believed in JESUS, not because
of what she said, but because of what HE said.
What did He say that convinced them?
John the Baptist Imprisoned and Beheaded
( Luke 3. 19. But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by
him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod
had done, 20. Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.)
Matthew 14. 1.
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of JESUS,
2. And said unto his
servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore
mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
3. For Herod had laid hold on
John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother
Philip's wife. 4. For John said unto him, It is not lawful for
thee to have her.
5. And when he would have
put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a
prophet.
6. But when Herod's
birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased
Herod.
7. Whereupon he promised with an oath to give
her whatsoever she would ask. 8. And she, being before instructed of her
mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
9. And the king was sorry:
nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he
commanded it to be given her. 10. And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
11. And his head was
brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her
mother.
12. And his disciples
came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told JESUS. When JESUS
heard of it, He departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the
people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
AΩ
John 4.25. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh,
which is called Christ: when He is come, He will tell us all things. 26.
Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am He.
AΩ
Mark 1. 14 14. Now after that John was
put in prison, JESUS came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the Kingdom of
GOD, AΩ
15. And saying, The time is fulfilled,
and the Kingdom of GOD is at hand: repent ye, and believe the Gospel.[71]
John 4. 43. Now after two days He departed thence, and
went into Galilee.
44. For JESUS himself
testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
45. Then when He was come
into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that He
did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
The Galilean Ministry of
JESUS
27 A. D. Cana of Galilee
Healing
of the Royal Official’s Son
John 4.46 JESUS came again into Cana of Galilee, where
He made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at
Capernaum. 47. When he heard that JESUS was come out of
Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that He would come
down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
48. Then said JESUS unto him,
Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
49. The nobleman saith
unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
AΩ
50. JESUS saith unto him, Go thy way;
thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that JESUS had spoken unto him,
and he went his way.
51. And as he was now
going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
52. Then inquired he of
them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the
seventh hour the fever left him.
53. So the father knew that it
was at the same hour, in the which JESUS said unto him, Thy son liveth: and
himself believed, and his whole house.
This is again the second
miracle that JESUS did,
when He was come out of
Judaea into Galilee.
AΩ
Evidence: The Nobleman's Son
This was the JESUS'
second miracle, the first being changing the water into wine.[72]
JESUS healed the
nobleman's son who was at the point of death. To confirm that fact the nobleman
checked out when his son recovered, and it was the time JESUS said, "Thy
son liveth."
You may discover
for yourself that GOD answers prayer, and heals people when you pray believing.
We do not believe in so-called "faith-healers" but we do believe in a
healing GOD. Today, when anyone is sick they are to call the elders who are to
pray over them. Surely they should go to the doctor, and take the prescribed
medicine, but they should also have the elders pray for them. James 5.14.
Have you had God
answer your prayer by healing one of your children?
Of course you have.
Jesus Reads Messianic Scriptures and Is
Rejected at Nazareth (Luke 4:16-30)
Luke 4. 16. And He came to Nazareth, where He had been
brought up: and, as his custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath
day, and stood up for to read. 17. And there was delivered unto him the book of
the prophet Esaias. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where
it was written,
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, 19. To preach the acceptable year of the LORD.[73]
20. And He closed the
book, and He gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all
them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. AΩ
21. And He began to say unto them, This
day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22. And all bare him
witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.
And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
23. And He said unto them,
Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we
have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. 24.
And He said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own
country.
God
Does Not Always Heal
AΩ
25. But I tell you of a truth, many
widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the Heaven was shut up three
years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
26. But unto none of them
was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a
widow.
27. And many lepers were
in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed,
saving Naaman the Syrian. 28. And all they in the synagogue, when they
heard these things, were filled with wrath,
29. And rose up, and
thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their
city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
Miraculous Deliverance
AΩ
30. But He passing through the midst of
them went his way,
AΩ Evidence:
Isaiah 61.
Read Isaiah
61 and Luke 4.16f.
Think about that. Read Isaiah 61.10 and consider
this verse- 2 Corinthians 5. 21. For He
hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the
righteousness of God in him.
We are clothed in His righteousness, and as David
said, we will go in the strength of the LORD GOD: we will make mention of His
righteousness, of His only. Psalm 71.16.
David
spoke clearly of the death of
CHRIST in Psalms 21, 22, and 23.
What else did David say about the Messiah?
Psalm 72. 17.
His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as
the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
18. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who only doeth wondrous things.
19. And blessed be his glorious
name[74]
for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Matthew 4. 13. And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in
Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and
Nephthalim:
13. And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in
Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and
Nephthalim: 14. That it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by Esaias the prophet, saying,
AΩ
15. The land of Zabulon, and the land
of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
Matthew 4.16. The people
which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and
shadow of death light is sprung up.
From that time JESUS began
to preach, and to
say, Repent: for the
Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. AΩ
Sea
of Galilee 27 A. D.
Luke 5. 1. And it came to pass, that, as the people
pressed upon him to hear the word of GOD, He stood by the lake of Gennesaret
(Sea of Galilee).[75]
Luke 5. 2. And saw two ships standing by the lake: but
the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
Matthew 4. 18. And JESUS, walking by the sea of Galilee,
saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net
into the sea: for they were fishers.[76]
19. And He saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you
(to become)[77]fishers of men.
Miraculous
Following
Matthew 4.20. And they straightway left their nets, and
followed him. 21. And going on from thence, He saw other two
brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with
Zebedee their father, mending their nets[78];
and He called them. 22. And they immediately left the ship and their
father, and followed him.
AΩ Evidence: Fishers of Men
Is not one of the
biggest miracles, that men would immediately reject their former life, and
leaving all follow JESUS? JESUS said, Luke 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. 33. So likewise,
whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my
disciple."
What would you do if JESUS said to you today,
"Come after me, and I will make you a fisher of men?"
What would it cost
you? Would it be worth it?
JESUS
Taught with Authority and Power
Mark 1.21. And they went into Capernaum; and
straightway on the Sabbath day He entered into the synagogue, and taught.
AΩ
22. And they were astonished at his
doctrine: for He taught them (with power)[79]
as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
Capernaum,
27 A. D.
Mark
1.21-28, Luke 4. 31-37,
Mark 1. 23. And there was
in their synagogue a man with (the spirit of) an unclean devil (who) cried out,
AΩ
24. 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[80]
OF GOD.
AΩ
25. And JESUS rebuked him, saying, Hold
thy peace, and come out of him. (and hurt him not).[81]
Mark 1.26. And when the
unclean spirit had torn him, (and thrown him
in their midst) and cried with a
loud voice, he came out of him.
27. And they were all amazed,
insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this?
what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth He even the unclean
spirits, and they do obey him. And immediately his fame spread abroad
throughout all the region round about Galilee.
Healing of Peter’s Mother-in-Law-
Power over Sickness
Capernaum 27 A. D.
Luke
4.38-41, Matthew 4.38-41, Mark 1.29-34, Isaiah 53
Luke 4. 38. And He (forthwith)[82]arose
out of the synagogue, and entered into (Andrew)[83]and
Simon (Peter's)[84]
house. And Simon (Peter's) wife's mother was taken with a great fever; (and
anon they tell him of her)[85]and
they besought Him for her. 39. And He stood over her, (and touched her
hand)[86]
(and lifted her up)[87]and
rebuked the fever; and it
(immediately)[88]
left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
AΩ
40. Now when the sun was setting, all
they that had any sick with divers diseases (and them that were possessed with
devils)[89]
brought them unto Him; and He laid his hands on every one of them, and healed
them. (and suffered not the devils to speak for they knew Him)[90]
AΩ
Matthew 4. That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet,
saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. (Isaiah 53)
AΩ
Luke 4.40b 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.
Galilee 27 A. D.
Mark’s
Account of the First Galilean Preaching Tour
(Mark 1. 35-39, Luke 4.42-44, Matthew 4.23-35)
Mark 1. 35. And in the morning, rising up a great while
before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place (in the desert)[91],
and there prayed.
Luke 4.42b and the people
sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that He should not depart from
them.
Mark 1. 36. And Simon and
they that were with him followed after him.
37. And when they had found him,
they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
AΩ
38. And He said unto them, Let us go
into the next towns, that I may preach (the Gospel of the Kingdom[92] there
also: for therefore came I forth.
AΩ
And He preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out
devils.
Matthew’s Account of the
First Galilean Preaching Tour (Matthew 4. 23-25)
AΩ
Matthew 4. 23. And JESUS went about all
Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the Kingdom,
and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
AΩ
24. And his fame went throughout all
Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers
diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those
which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and He healed them.
And there followed him
great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from
Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
Christ Even Heals Lepers
Touching Them
Galilee 27 A. D.
Leviticus 13.49
Matthew
8.2-4, Luke 1.40-45,
Matthew 8.1. When He was come down from the mountain, great
multitudes followed him.
Luke 5. 12. And it came to pass, when He was in a
certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face,
and besought him, saying, LORD, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Mark 1. 40. And there came a (man full of leprosy) [93]
to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him (fell on his face)[94],
and saying unto him, (LORD)[95]
If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
41. And JESUS, moved with
compassion, put forth his hand, and touched
him, and saith unto him, I will; AΩ
be thou clean. 42. And as soon as He had spoken, immediately
the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. 43. And He straitly
charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
44. And saith unto him, See thou
say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer
for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto
them.[96]
But he went out, and began
to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that JESUS could
no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they
came to him from every quarter.
Luke 5.15. But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great
multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by
him of their infirmities.
Luke 5. 16. And He
withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
Capernaum 27 A. D.
Luke
5.17-26, Matthew 9.1-8, Mark 2.1-12
Matthew 9.1. And He entered into a ship, and passed over,
and came into his own city.
Mark 2. 1. And again He entered into Capernaum, after
some days;
AΩ
Luke 5. 17. And it came to pass on a
certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the
law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and
Jerusalem: and the power of the LORD was present to heal them.
Mark 2.1b and it was
noised that He was in the house. 2. And
straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to
receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and He preached the word unto
them.
Luke 5.18. [97]
And, behold, (four)[98]
men brought (carried)[99]
in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy[100]:
and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
19. And when they could
not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they
went upon the housetop, (and uncovered the roof where He was) [101](and
when they had broken it up) [102]and
let him down through the tiling with his (bed) [103]couch
into the midst before JESUS.
AΩ Evidence: The Galilean Tour
JESUS went on this first Galilean tour
preaching,
praying and healing.
Consider the healing of the leper. JESUS touched a
leper, and healed him instantly. Both were miracles. Would GOD not reach down,
touch, and heal us no matter what our problem might be?
CHRIST not only died for our sins. He also died for
our sicknesses (Isaiah 53.5) and our sorrows (Isaiah 53.4).
What a Saviour!
My
Prayer Today
Conclusion of
Lesson Two-
Was there any
evidence in this lesson that proved Jesus was NOT the Messiah?
If so, what? Did
ALL the evidence support the claims that He is[104]
the Messiah?
My
Personal Notes
What did we learn
about Jesus today?
JESUS FORGIVES SIN! ONLY GOD CAN FORGIVE SIN
Numbers 14. 20.
And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
AΩ
Luke 5.20. And when He saw their faith,
He said unto him, Man, son) [105]
thy sins are forgiven thee.[106]
21. And the scribes and
the Pharisees began to reason,[107]
saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies?[108]
Who can forgive sins, but GOD alone?
AΩ
22. But (immediately) [109]when
JESUS perceived (in His SPIRIT) [110]their
thoughts, He answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
(wherefore think ye evil in your hearts [111]?)
23. Whether is easier, to
say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up (take up thy bed) [112]and
walk?
Proof of His Power to
Forgive Sins
AΩ
Luke 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 (bed) [113]couch,
and go into thine house.[114]
AΩ
25. And immediately he rose up before
them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house,
glorifying GOD.
26. And they were all
amazed, and they glorified GOD, (which had given such power unto men) [115]and
were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
Mark 2.12 We never saw it
on this fashion.
Evidence:
Forgiveness or Blasphemy?
Evidence: The Homework
Jesus Assigned
Evidence: JESUS=GOD?
Evidence: JESUS' Answers
Evidence: LORD of Sabbath
Evidence: Meet The Twelve
Disciples
Evidence: The Sermon on
the Mount
AΩ Forgiveness or Blasphemy?
Is it not true that only GOD can forgive sins?
To His hearers, JESUS was saying, "I wash away all your sins; I cover
them with my blood sacrifice and they are forgiven." They knew that
without the shedding of blood there was no remission or forgiveness. Hebrews
9.22. See Leviticus 4.20 the Atonement.
Ephesians 1. 7.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of his grace.
Thus, we are
accepted in the Beloved.
May I say here, that if we are perfectly forgiven,
then we are declared perfect in Him! We are perfected forever according to
Hebrews 10.14. We are perfectly forgiven and He will never remember our sins
anymore.
AΩ
Hebrews 10. 17. And their sins and
iniquities will I remember no more.
AΩ
Micah 7. 19. He will turn again, he
will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast
all their sins into the depths of the sea.
AΩ
JESUS said in Matthew 26. 28. For this
is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of
sins.
What a Saviour! JESUS was the Lamb of GOD that takes
away the sin of the world.
Capernaum 27 A. D.
Matthew
9.9-13, Mark 2.13-17, Luke 5.27-32
Mark 2. 13. And He went forth again by the sea side; and
all the multitude resorted unto him, and He taught them.
Matthew 9. 9. And as JESUS passed forth from thence, (as
He passed by) [116]He
saw a man (a publican), [117]
named Matthew (Levi, the son of Alphaeus), sitting at the receipt of custom:
and He saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, And (left all) [118]followed
him. [119]
Luke 5. 29. And Levi made him a great feast in his own
house
Matthew 9.10. And it came to pass, as JESUS sat at meat in
the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and
his disciples. (for there were many and they followed Him)[120]
11. And when the (scribes
and) [121]Pharisees
saw it, they said (murmured) [122]unto
his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?[123]
12. But when JESUS heard
that, He said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that
are sick.
AΩ
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,[124]
but sinners to repentance.[125]
AΩ
Evidence: Mercy Not Sacrifice
JESUS assigns the homework for this lesson. Matthew
9. 12. They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. 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.
He may have been referring to Hosea 6.6, or 1 Samuel
15. 22. And Samuel said, Hath the Lord
as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of
the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat
of rams.
23. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.
Question:
are there any righteous? No.
Are there any self-righteous? Yes.
God offers mercy to sinners, but offers no pity for
people who think they are not. Luke 18.13. 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.