The Book of Matthew chapters 23-28

Matthew 23
In chapter 23 on of the book of Matthew
Jesus addresses the crowds and covers the crucifixion and
resurrection of Christ.
1Then
spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Jesus addressed the whole
crowd of people and His disciples at this time.
2Saying,
The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
These were the teachers of the religious law. They were interpreters of the law
of Moses. (Malachi 2:7).
3All
therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye
after their works: for they say, and do not.
Jesus tells the people to practice and obey the leaders and teachers of the law,
but not to follow their example. The Scribes and Pharisees taught the law of
Moses, but they themselves did not follow the law as they should have. Kind of like
"do as I say,
not as I do." (They don't practice what they preach). We call them hypocrites!
(Romans 2:20-23, 2 Timothy 3:5, Titus 1:16).
4For
they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay
them on men's
shoulders; but they
themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
They give you impossible demands that they can't even keep themselves.
(Certain church organizations even have their own book of rules for you to
follow).
Never let anyone put you in bondage by their by-laws, church doctrine, and traditions.
5But
all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their
phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments. "All done for
show." Phylacteries: Leather boxes bound to them that contained scripture
verses. (Deuteronomy 6:8). They act so holy by wearing prayer boxes, charms, and long fancy
robes. (You see a lot of this today).
6And
love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues.
They love to sit at the head table at banquets and right up front in the reserve
seats of the church or synagogue for everyone to see. The apostle James gives a
good explanation about favoritism. (James 2:1-4).
7And
greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
They
love titles like Rabbi, Master, Father, or Reverend, and like to be called by
their title. (Everyone wants a title of leader and importance now days). What
happened to the title of servant?
8But
be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are
brethren. Never let anyone call you that. Only God is your Rabbi, or
Master and only God deserves reverence. Everyone else in the many member body of
Christ is equal.
9And
call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in
heaven. And never address anyone here on earth as
"Father" (especially holy Father), for only God
in heaven should be addressed like that. Interesting that the very word "pope"
means "father." Keep in mind that we are speaking in a spiritual and religious
sense. You can call your biological parent father, but your spiritual Father is
God Himself, and only Him, "not any man."
10Neither
be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
Let no man
call you master. For Christ is your master. "Christ is everything." Christ served
us all on the cross. Again, this is in a spiritual sense. Example: Master used
in a different way such as, "she is a master at golf," or he is a "master of the
martial arts," would not apply.
11But
he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. To be the greatest
you must serve. The lower your service to others, the greater you are. Even
Christ came to serve. (Matthew 20:26-27, Luke 22:26-27, 2 Corinthians 4:5,
Galatians 5:13).
12And
whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself
shall be exalted. But, those you think themselves as great (self
righteous hypocrites), shall be disappointed and humbled; and those who humble
themselves shall be exalted. (Proverbs 29:23, Matthew 18:4, Luke 14:11, James
4:6).
13But
woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of
heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that
are entering to go in. These self righteous hypocrites close the Kingdom
of Heaven to others as they pretend to be holy. If you remember, the beatitudes
were at the beginning of Matthew in chapter 5. The eight beatitudes were the
teachings of Christ as taken from the law of Moses. Here we have the eight woe's
taught by the religious leaders. They are the exact
opposite of what Christ taught in the beatitudes. Another reference to compare
the two would be appendix #126 of the companion bible.
14Woe
unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and
for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater
damnation. They hold long public prayers in the streets looking so holy
(Praying in public to impress others),
while they evict widows from their homes. (Ripping them off and claiming their
estates). These are just plain hypocrites who will receive
the greater damnation.
15Woe
unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make
one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell
than yourselves. They go to all lengths to make one convert, then turn
them to twice the "son of hell" than they are themselves through false teachings.
(Teaching them to follow mans doctrine instead of God).
16Woe
unto you,
ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is
nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
Their rule is that to swear by God's temple means nothing, you can break that
oath. But to swear by the gold in the temple is binding. "All about the money."
(Did you ever notice that in most churches today, that those who give the most money get the most
attention).
17Ye
fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? Blind fools! What is more important, the gold, or
the temple that sanctifies the gold?
18And,
Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the
gift that is upon it, he is guilty. They say that to take an oath by the
altar can be broken, but to swear by the gifts of the altar' is binding. In
other words, according to these hypocrites, you can break your oath to God, but
if you make an oath to pledge money, you are bound by that pledge.
19Ye
fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth
the gift? God sanctifies all things. Never worship the gift more than the
altar.
20Whoso
therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
God is the head of the altar. When you swear by the altar you are swearing by it
and everything on it.
21And
whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth
therein. When you swear by the temple, you are swearing by it, and God
who lives in it.
22And
he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that
sitteth thereon. When you swear by the heavens, you are swearing by the
throne of God and by God Himself. The lesson here is that you should not need to
swear an oath to keep a promise. Jesus would say: Again,
ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not
forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: But I
say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
Nor by
the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of
the great King. Neither
shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or
black. But let
your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these
cometh of evil. (Matthew 5:33-37). Keep it simple; say 'yes I will' or 'no I won't.' Your
word should be enough. When someone tries to strengthen there promise with a
vow, it shows that something is wrong. (Beware of the small print).
23Woe
unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise
and cummin, and have omitted the weightier
matters of the law, judgment, mercy,
and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
These religious leaders worry so much about the tithing, they forget the law and
teaching of God's Word.
24Ye
blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
You strain out
a gnat and swallow a camel. You worry so much about the things that are not
important and ignore the things that really count.
25Woe
unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of
the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
You religious leaders make everything look so good and holy from the outside, but corruption goes
on inside.
26Thou
blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the
outside of them may be clean also. Clean it up from within. We are not
just talking churches here, but your heart and minds also. Sometimes we need to do a little
internal cleansing to get rid of all the junk we consume. False
teaching, church doctrine, and traditions of men. (Luke 6:45, 2 Corinthians 7:1,
James 4:8).
27Woe
unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited
sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead
men's bones, and of all uncleanness. like beautiful mausoleums full of
dead men's bones. They look so sanctified and religious, but are full of corruption.
28Even
so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of
hypocrisy and iniquity. Outwardly they look
like such saintly men in their fancy robes, but underneath in their hearts is every sort of hypocrisy and sin.
"Beware if you attend such a church."
29Woe
unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the
prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous.
You build monuments to
the prophets killed by your fathers, so you look so holy.
30And
say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers
with them in the blood of the prophets. They say;
if we lived back then, we would have
never acted like our fathers did. (Matthew 21:35-36).
31Wherefore
ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed
the prophets. In saying that, you are accusing yourselves of being the
sons of wicked men.
32Fill
ye up then the measure of your fathers. Go
ahead and finish what your fathers started. (Jesus knew they wanted to kill Him,
now He invites them to finish the job).
33Ye
serpents,
ye generation
of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Generation here is translated offspring. (Strong's G1081 "gennema"
meaning "offspring" or "generation"). "Generation or offspring of vipers." (Evil
wicked men). The offspring of
Satan! (John 8:44).
34Wherefore,
behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye
shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues,
and persecute them from city to city:
You crucified and killed the prophets in the past. I will send more wise men and
teachers and you will kill some of them also. Others you will persecute and
chase away. (Just like many churches today who ridicule real teachers of the Word).
35That
upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of
righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew
between the temple and the altar. All the ones murdered
from Abel to Zechariah. i.e. Murdered from A to Z
(Luke 11:51, Revelation18:24).
36Verily
I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Judgment of the centuries shall come upon this generation. (Upon this
offspring). Speaking of the tares (Kenites),
who are the children of the devil. (Matthew 13:37-39). Read our study topic
titled: "Sons of Cain," for a better understanding of who the Kenites are.
37O
Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are
sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a
hen gathereth her chickens under
her wings, and ye would not!
They would
not listen to the prophets, and they would not listen to Christ, even with all
the compassion God has had towards them. (Psalm 17:8, 36:7, 63:7).
38Behold,
your house is left unto you desolate. Jesus
Christ is the temple that they will try to destroy through the crucifixion.
(John 14:19). But, the temple and Jerusalem will also one day be destroyed. Why? Because the abomination of
desolation will appear there. (Daniel 9:27, 11:31, 12:11).
39For
I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed
is he
that cometh in the name of the Lord. The second advent of Christ.
(Psalm 118:26, Zechariah 9:10, 12:10).
Matthew 24
Mathew 24 is one of the most interesting chapters in God's
Word. It gives us a look at both tribulations. The tribulation of (anti-Christ),
or false messiah which comes first, then the tribulation of Christ, who returns
after the anti-Christ. It also gives us a glimpse of the seven trumps, seven
seals, and seven vials, pertaining to the end times, also mentioned in Mark 13.
His disciples would ask Christ, what would be the sign of your coming? So lets
see how Christ would answer them.
1And
Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to
him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. The disciples gave
Him a tour of the temple buildings.
2And
Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these
things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone
upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Christ replied; Not one stone shall be left upon another, and all these
buildings will be destroyed. (This was not in 70 AD, when Titus
destroyed the temple), this is future prophecy for the end times when Christ's return
at the second advent. "Keep in mind that this is and end of times
chapter."
3And
as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately,
saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of
thy coming, and of the end of the world? The word world here is
(Strong's G165 "aion" or earth age). They wanted to know the signs bringing us to an
end of this world age, not the world itself. This earth age will be
destroyed and the earth itself will be cleansed, but this world will
still remain.
4And
Jesus answered and said unto them,
Take heed that no man deceive you.
Christ made it very clear not to let anyone mislead you. A
serious warning about the false teachers and the antichrist. (2
Thessalonians 2:3, 2 Peter 2:1-3, 1 John 4:1).
5For
many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Many
will come in Christ's name. "Christ here is Messiah." Many will come
claiming to be the messiah, or savior. We have seen it throughout
history, but now every TV show is centered around some type of savior of
the world. (People are starting to believe in their fantasy world).
6And
ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled:
for all
these
things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
When
you see these wars beginning, this does not signal my return. What we
should look towards is when they call for peace among all these nations.
Wars and rumors of wars have been taking place for some time, but now we
are hearing the cry for peace, peace, peace.
7For
nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there
shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
Nations will rise against nations. (We have Iran rising against
Israel, and keep an eye on the rise of Islam). We
are now experiencing famines, plagues, and earth quakes in many places
like never before. (It's happening around the world already). There will
not only be a famine for food and water, but we must also keep in mind that there
is a spiritual famine in the end
times for hearing the Word of God. (Amos 8:11). People are starving for the truth of Gods
Word.
8All
these are the beginning of sorrows. When you see these things, this
is only the beginning of the horrors to come. This word sorrows is pain,
sorrow, travail (as in labor pains). The beginning of a new world age is
about to take place.
9Then
shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye
shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. Many will be
tortured, killed, and hated all over the world because of what true
Christians believe and stand for. (Look at all the Christians burned to
death during the reformation, and look at all the Christians being
killed today by the "rise of Islam" in the middle east and abroad).
10And
then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate
one another. Many will fall back into sin and betray and hate one
another. Can you see this in the world today? Can you see this in your own
family? (Mark 13:12, Luke 21:16).
11And
many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Many false
prophets (So called teachers of the Word), will appear and lead many
astray. Just turn of the television, radio, or click on the internet and
you will find all kinds of deception and false teachings. There are some
good churches, television, radio and internet ministries out there, but
not that many who teach the full gospel truth.
If you find one, stick with them.
12And
because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Sin
will be rampant everywhere and will cool the love of many. You don't need
to look to far to see this taking place. (People just don't care about
others anymore).
13But
he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Those enduring to the end shall be saved. Notice it says that those who
hang in there till the end will be saved. That means till the return of
Christ, at the second advent. (Don't try to take a shortcut out of here
with some false teachings like the rapture). Remember that antichrist comes first and
will deceive many, pretending that he is Christ.
14And
this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a
witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
The Good
News of the gospel will be preached throughout the whole world for all
nations to hear the truth and then finally, the end will come. The time is
near. With television, radio, and the internet, this is becoming possible.
Even here at the Good News Ministry, we reach and fellowship with members
from over 50 countries around the world. We are just a drop in the
bucket. The Word is spreading like a disease and people are hungry for the
truth.
15When
ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel
the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
When you see the horrible thing standing in the holy place spoken
by Daniel the prophet. (Daniel 9:27, 11:31, 12:11). Remember that Satan is
coming first as anti-Christ, and he comes in peace. (Daniel 11:21). This prince
(the antichrist), will make a seven-year
treaty with the people, but after half that time, he will break his
pledge and stop all the sacrifices. (The daily offering or
communion). He will defile the sanctuary of God as the desolator.
(Mark 13:14-26). This seven years will be shortened to five months,
as stated in Revelation 9, for the elects sake.
Here is how the seventy weeks of Daniel plays
out. And
from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination
that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety
days. (Daniel 12:11). From the time the daily sacrifice was taken away, (Christ's
crucifixion was the daily sacrifice), till the abomination of desolation is set
up, is 1,290 days. (A.D. 33 till 1948 = 1,290 of Daniels days). (33 years from
1948 = 1915). (1915 divided by 1,290 = 1.48). There is 1.48 of our years in one
day of Daniel's, making it a common denominator. (Read Companion bible appendix 89).
Blessed
is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty
days. (Daniel 12:12). Blessed are those who wait until the 1335th day.
Take 1.48 x 1335 = the year 1975. (This would just be the season or beginning of
the end times). Read Companion bible appendix 90 for further reference. (We are
in the time of the last generation).
16Then
let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Those in Judea
should flee into the Judean hills. (People of Israel). The antichrist comes to
deceive many of the people if they are unaware and let him. Matches with
John's vision in the book of revelation (Revelation 12:12-15).
17Let
him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his
house: Literally, "roof tops" which being flat, were used
as porches at the time. (Acts 10:9). They are not to even go inside to pack
a bag before they flee. (They are to flee when the antichrist appears on
the scene as the desolator).
18Neither
let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
Those
working in the fields should not even return to their homes for their
clothes. (You won't need them).
19And
woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those
days! We are not necessarily speaking of pregnant women.
Although this would be a tough time for them to flee. (This
figure of speech applies to men or women). A warning to those who fall for the antichrist.
Christ is returning for a virgin bride spiritually speaking. But, He
will return and find that many have become spiritually deceived
(impregnated), by anti-Christ. Following his
teachings, not God's Word. (Luke 23:28-31). Stay a spiritual virgin for the return of
Christ. Do not be deceived by Satan!
20But
pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
It was part of the law of Moses for the people of Israel not to
leave their homes on the Sabbath and the city gates were closed (Exodus
16:29).
Also, keep in mind
that this is harvest time, so don't be harvested out of season. Not only would winter
be a bad time to flee, but it is out of season for the locust army of Revelation 9.
(The time of the locust would be May thru September). "This could take
place in any upcoming year."
21For
then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of
the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. There will be
persecution such as the world has never seen before in all history, and
will never see again. (The great tribulation). However, if you have God's seal
(the truth) in your forehead,
you will not be touched. (Revelation 9:4).
22And
except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but
for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. In fact, unless
those days are shortened, all mankind will perish. But, for the sake of
God's chosen, those days will be shortened. (Speaking of the 1,290 days of
Daniel 12:11). The time of the locust army that will be shortened to a five
month period. (Revelation 9:5, 9:10), time of the locust is May through
September, this is also the time of Passover to the Feast of
Tabernacles.
23Then
if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe
it
not. Don't believe it if anyone tells you that Christ has returned
at this time or arrived at such a place. Remember that the antichrist
returns first pretending to be Christ.
24For
there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great
signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it
were possible, they shall deceive the
very elect. Many who claim to be Christian and prophets of God
will arise and do wonderful miracles, and if possible even deceive God's
elect. You can start to see it today in our society. Those who prey on the
weak minded with their hands on healings. Even some who may think they are
of the elect are being deceived by false teachings and doctrines. The true elect will not be deceived. "They know better."
25Behold,
I have told you before. See, I have warned you. God has foretold us
all things if we study His Word. (Mark 13:23).
26Wherefore
if they shall say unto you, Behold,
he is in the desert; go not forth:
behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe
it not.
If they tell
you Christ is in the desert, or hiding in a secret place, do not believe
them. As long as you are in this flesh body, the true Christ has not
returned yet. The minute Christ returns to the mount of Olives, we will
all be changed to our spirit bodies. (I Corinthians 15:44, 51, 52).
27For
as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west;
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. He will return to
Jerusalem, to the mount of Olives when He cleanses the temple. (Zechariah
14). However, remember that the false Christ comes first. It is at the sixth
seal, sixth trump, and sixth vial, when antichrist comes. His mark
(666). "The true
Christ comes at the seventh trump." (Revelation 1:7).
28For
wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Carcase: Strong's G4430 "ptoma" lifeless body, from the alternate
G4098 "pipto peto" to fall, (spiritually dead).
The
word eagle here, (that some translate as vulture), is (aetos), Strong's
Greek #105 (from it's wind like flight). Same as #109 and #5594 (breath of
life).
29Immediately
after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the
moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and
the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Written in old testament scripture. (Isaiah
13:10, Joel 2:10, 3:15). Another thought is
these stars that fall
from heaven represent Satan and his angels when they are cast
out by Michael the arch angel. Literally the powers of heaven shall be
shaken. (Ephesians 6:12).
30And
then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all
the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in
the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And then
literally, the coming of the Son of Man shall return. There will be deep
mourning all around the earth. (Revelation 1:7). Why mourning? Because of those who were
deceived by antichrist and false teachings. Just don't care about searching
for the truth of God's Word. God will say, I never knew you, get out of my
sight! (Matthew 7:22-23).
31And
he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall
gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to
the other. The angels shall gather the elect (the chosen ones),
from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven. (Those scattered during
the tribulation). This will take place at
the 7th trump. The four winds are the four spirits that will bring this
dispensation to an end. The same winds spoken of in (Revelation 7 &
Daniel 7).
32Now
learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and
putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer
is nigh: The summer is
the harvest of the fig tree. (Mark 13:28-29,
Luke 21:29-30). Another clue in
the season of the harvest of the earth and Christ's return. The chute
was set in the year 1948 when Israel became a nation. "The
reestablishment of Israel." (May 14th 1948). This is the generation of
the fig tree. The harvest of the good and bad figs are spoken of in the
book of Jeremiah 24. Speaking of Judah and the Kenites. The Kenites being
the bad figs. The time is nearing the end of this generation of 1948.
33So
likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near,
even at the
doors. The subject hear is the return of Christ. When
you see these things beginning to happen, you know that the time is near.
The word "it" hear should read, He is near, not it.
34Verily
I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be
fulfilled. What generation? The generation of the fig tree, (The
last generation), or generation of 1948 when Israel became a nation.
(Matthew 23:36, Mark 13:30). "We are living in this era."
35Heaven
and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Speaking
of this heaven and earth age. (2 Peter 3:7-12). The Word will remain forever.
(Isaiah 40:8, 1 Peter 1:25). Nothing else in this world will last. That is why we
need to study God's Word and forget all the traditions of men, false
teachings, and church clicks that do not stick to the truth of the Word.
36But
of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my
Father only. Only our Heavenly Father knows (that instant), when
the end will come. (Mark 13:32, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, Revelations 3:3). That is why people need to get their act together.
(Revelation 16:15). People setting dates for the return of Christ are
lying to you.
37But
as the days of Noah
were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
It
will be just as in the days of Noah before the floods came.
38For
as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the
ark, This word (Noe) here is Noah. What were they doing in those
days before the floods came? They were partying, and giving in marriage to
the Nephilim, (the fallen angels), under the influence of Satan. (Genesis
6:2-4). It is going to happen again when Satan and his band of fallen
angels are kicked out of heaven by Michael the arch angel.
(Revelation 12:7-9). That is why a woman should have power over her head
(meaning Christ), because of the angels as stated in (I Corinthians 11:10). Christ should be her spiritual husband. Only Christ and knowledge
of God's Word will protect us in the end times.
39And
knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the
coming of the Son of man be. People would not believe it till the
flood came and took them away. The same will happen when Christ returns.
How many time have you heard someone say; that won't happen in my time,
they have been saying this for years now. Do not be
deceived like those in Noah's day. It will be to late.
40Then
shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Taken by who? Will they be taken (spiritually deceived), by the antichrist and
his band of angels? They are spiritually taken by antichrist through
deception. No one is going to physically fly-away in a rapture. (They are
lying to you)! Remember we need to
follow the subject here, which is the return of antichrist and the way
it was in Noah's day. Who was taken by the flood? The ones that did not
listen to Noah and were deceived. Noah remained right here on earth, he
wasn't deceived or taken by the flood. When Christ returns at the
seventh trump, we will all be gathered back to Christ here on earth in
our spirit bodies. (God protects His own).
41Two
women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other
left. Again, the one's taken have been deceived by the antichrist.
We are to remain working in the field doing God's work. (the field is the
earth). What does your pastor teach? The truth of God's Word, or does he
teach traditions of men and fantasy doctrine?
42Watch
therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. A good watchmen watches the prophecies and
the signs given to us in the Word. (Mark 13:33).
43But
know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the
thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his
house to be broken up. In other words, do not be spiritually
asleep. (Know what is going on in the word).
44Therefore
be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man
cometh. Be ready for the unannounced return of Christ. Do not be to
spiritually relaxed. Now let me ask you this, what would be the most
relaxed hour for those who will be deceived? When the antichrist returns
first pretending to be Christ. If you already think Christ has returned,
you will be to relaxed and miss the return of the true Christ. Again, what
hour? The hour of temptation. That one hour when all people are in
confusion. (That hour of Revelation 17:12), "a five month period." When fully established, it will
be that time of the "one world political system" spoken of
in Revelation 13. Remember that Christ has told us all these things. (2
Thessalonians 2:5).
45Who
then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over
his household, to give them meat in due season? Are you a wise and
faithful servant of the Lord? He gives us "meat" to feed the
children, day by day, not just milk. Were talking of strong truth in God's
Word. Something of substance that you can hold on to and not be deceived.
46Blessed
is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Blessings
to those who are doing the work of the Lord at His return. Not the first
one taken, but those who remain in the field. Remember the "woe" of
verse 19, those nursing along the works of Satan.
47Verily
I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
Christ will put the faithful ones in charge of everything
He owns. (This is during the millennium).
48But
and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his
coming; But, if you are biblically illiterate and evil, and say to
yourself that Christ won't be coming for a while.
49And
shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the
drunken; If you begin oppressing your fellow servants, just
partying and getting drunk. Giving and taking with the Nephilim (fallen
angels), and false
Christ (verse 38), because of deception. Even God will send strong
delusion, to believe a lie on people like this. (2 Thessalonians 2:11). There is no sin or shame in
being biblically illiterate, but don't stay that way. Study God's
Word!
50The
lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for
him, and in an
hour that he is not aware of, They
may think he is already here, but
it is the false Christ. "This hour of temptation is a five month period."
(Revelation 9:5, 9:10-11). "When the true Christ returns, they miss the
boat." (They have been deceived)!
51And
shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. He will say, I never
knew you! Those deceived will be sent off to judgment with the hypocrites.
And yes, there will be a lot of weeping in that day. Do not be deceived!
Matthew 25
1Then
shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps,
and went forth to meet the bridegroom. Ten
virgins: These would represent (ten Christians),
that would be attending the wedding. Remember that we are to remain spiritual
virgins when Christ returns as the bridegroom.
2And
five of them were wise, and five were
foolish. Lets see what the wise
ones did and see what the foolish ones did. Remember that the first step to
wisdom is to revere and obey the Lord. Not some man.
3They
that
were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
A
Christian is to reflect the light of Jesus Christ. Oil used here is (Elahyon) or
anointing oil. Representing God's anointing, or the Word of God. (They were
lacking the truth).
4But
the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. The wise
ones took the oil, Gods anointing, or the Word of God that they knew very
well. (They were prepared with truth).
5While
the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. They slept and got
a little sidetracked from what was going on. Just like can happen to us with
false teaching and traditions of men. (Stay focused on the truth).
6And
at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to
meet him. This would be in the seventh trump hour, at the return of
Christ in the second advent. (Revelation 16:15).
7Then
all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. The wise ones knew who
Christ was and were prepared at His return. "They knew the truth in the word and
were not deceived." (Luke 12:35).
8And
the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
The foolish ones had no light in them because they were biblically
illiterate. (No truth, just traditions of men and false teachings). They did not know the real Christ from the false Christ who comes first.
9But
the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but
go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. Now remember from
verse six that we are talking about 12:00 midnight. It is hard to buy lamp oil
at this time in those days. They blew it and were to late, just as you can't buy
Gods Word either. You either learn the truth or not, and the truth is given to
you by God, not some man or woman.
10And
while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in
with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Some people wait all their lives before coming to the truth, some don't get it
at all. But, its to late now for those
who were not ready for His return. (They missed the wedding and the door was
shut)! What side of the door will you be on?
11Afterward
came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
They begged
to get in, but it was to late.
12But
he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
It is to late, I don't even know you! These are the ones who
were deceived by the antichrist who comes first. Now they want to be part of the
true Christ. To late fool!
13Watch
therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man
cometh. Be prepared, for you should know the season of His return, but we
do not know the exact day or hour. (Matthew 24:42-44, Mark 13:33-37). Remember
what Christ said back in Matthew 24 about those who will be saved? But
he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. (Matthew
24:13).
It amazes me how so many pastors quote this scripture and still believe
in the rapture. "Those enduring to the end shall be saved." Notice it says that those who
hang in there till the end will be saved. That means till the return of
Christ, at the second advent. (Don't try to take a shortcut out of here
with some false teachings like the rapture). Remember that antichrist comes first and
will deceive many, pretending that he is Christ.
14For
the kingdom
of heaven is as a man
travelling into a far country, who
called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
The man called his servants
together and gave them each some money for them to invest while he was gone. We
are to be servants of Christ; He gives us the wisdom to study and understand the
word through the Holy Spirit. We are to invest in the knowledge He has given us
by sharing the truth with others. Everyone according to the gifts given to us,
so the word will spread and multiply. (Romans 12:6-8, Ephesians 4:11). In the
end, there will be rewards for serving Him. (Colossians 3:24).
15And
unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man
according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
He
gave the servants an amount that they could be responsible for according to
their ability to earn. Just as God gives us truth in the Word according to our
ability to use it and share it. (Make it grow if you will), God is always fair
and He knows your limitations, do you?
16Then
he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made
them other five talents. This servant worked and traded until he doubled
the money.
17And
likewise he that
had received two, he also gained other two.
This servant also worked and traded until he doubled his money, even though it
was less than the first servant, he did the best he could with what he had.
18But
he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
This servant hid the money and made no profit at all. (Kind of like
hiding a truth of the Word within yourself). Never sharing the truth with others
so it would spread and multiply.
19After
a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
The lord called the servants together to account for his money.
20And
so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents,
saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained
beside them five talents more. Invested well
and doubled his money.
21His
lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou
into the joy of thy lord. Well done the
master said. Now I can trust you with more responsibilities.
22He
also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me
two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
This
servant doubled his money also.
23His
lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou
into the joy of thy lord. Well done again
the master replies. I can trust you also with more responsibilities. Notice He praises this servant
the same as the one with the more money. The exact same blessing. Why? Because
our Lord is always 100% fair. God will only expect from you what He gives you
and will never give you anymore than you can handle. God does not play
favorites. Never think that you are not doing enough for God by comparing
yourself to others. Do your best with what the Lord has blessed you with and the
Lord will be pleased. This same parable can apply to supporting a church or
ministry. Remember the story of the poor widow? (Mark 12:41-44).
24Then
he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou
art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast
not strawed: Our Heavenly Father is very strict, but we should be able to
cut it, if we call ourselves Christians. Being a Christian is not always easy
and takes a lot of work to learn the truth in the word. You will be rejected by
many and may not be the most popular person around. But, the Holy Spirit will
see you through if you make the effort.
25And
I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo,
there thou hast
that
is thine. This servant produced nothing. Afraid to take a chance and
share a truth of God's Word. Just kept it for himself, and would not share
it with others. (Sometimes people are ashamed to share a truth in Gods Word
because they fear embarrassment and rejection from others). Let me ask you this?
Would you rather be rejected by man, or by God? If you are ashamed of your faith
in Jesus Christ, the Heavenly Father will be ashamed of you when it counts.
26His
lord answered and said unto him,
Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest
that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
Wicked lazy servant. This man did nothing to increase what was given to him.
(Totally useless)! God expects some return on what He gives us.
27Thou
oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and
then at my coming
I should have received mine own with usury. You could have at least put
the money into a bank so I could have gained a little interest. God at least
expects us to plant a seed if not a full truth, and He will take it from their.
This servant did not even do that.
28Take
therefore the talent from him, and give
it unto him which hath ten talents.
Give it to someone who will do something with it. If you do not care
anything about Gods Word, He will keep the truth from you. "Its called the
spirit of slumber."
(According
as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes
that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto
this day. (Romans 11:8).
29For
unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from
him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Every man
or woman who uses what they are given shall be given more, and have
abundance. But, those who are unfaithful, even the
little responsibilities shall be taken from them and given to another. (Mark
4:25, Luke 8:18, John 15:2). "Do not waste the gifts given to
you by God."
30And
cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth. Remember that the subject here is still the return of
Christ. Make sure you are doing God's will and work at His return. "Do not
be deceived." Stay away
from the false teachings and traditions of men. Use the gifts God has given you,
and be a faithful servant with what He has blessed you with. Those who are
useless will be cast into outer darkness with the hypocrites. (Matthew 24:51).
31When
the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then
shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: When the Messiah
comes in His glory and sits upon His
throne at the second advent. Those remaining will receive their reward according
to his works. (Matthew 16:27).
32And
before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from
another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: This word
nations here is "Ethnos" Strong's #1484 in the Greek, meaning non-Jewish or the
Gentile people.
33And
he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Make
note that the sheep are on the right, as Christ sits on the right hand of God,
and the goats are on the left. The sheep are the good people (believers), and
the goats (strong's G2055 "eriphion" symbolically wicked person), represent the
wicked people or non-believers. (This has nothing to do with the politics of
conservative or liberal like many try to make it). There are good and bad people
in both parties, so don't listen to a bunch of idiots saying that one party is
better than the other.
34Then
shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
The sheep, or those on the right will enter into the Kingdom of God. Those who
hear the word of God and keep it. (Luke 11:28). The
Heavenly Father had the plan right from the beginning. Those who overcome will
inherit all things. (Revelation 21:7). i.e. Anyone who comes to the truth as a
true believer no matter who he or she is.
35For
I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I
was a stranger, and ye took me in: I was
hungry and you fed me. (Fed Me
the truth of God's Word). I was thirsty and you gave me water. (The living water
of Christ that quenches all thirst). I was a stranger and you took me in your
home. (Gave me that place of rest within your heart).
36Naked,
and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came
unto me. Naked and you clothed me. (Clothed
Me with the Gospel Armor of God). Sick and in prison, and you visited me. (Sick
and in bondage to false
teachings, church doctrine, and traditions of men). "Now the truth will set you
free." (John 8:32).
37Then
shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and
fed thee? or thirsty, and gave
thee drink?
38When
saw we thee a stranger, and took
thee in? or naked, and clothed
thee?
39Or
when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? The righteous
wanted to know when they did all this for Christ. Here is how He replies.
40And
the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done
it unto
me. When you did any of these things to my brothers or to the lost, you
were doing it to me. We are all one family. (Ephesians 5:30). When you give a person a truth, or plant a good seed for the Heavenly Father to make grow, we
are pleasing to Him and we will receive the blessings He has promised. (Hebrews
6:10).
41Then
shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: Here we have
those on of the left side. (Non-believers). Away with you cursed ones, into the
eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. These are the ones who will
not obey God. Keep in mind that this is for the ones after the millennium. (The
thousand year reign and teachings with Christ). Those who will all have the
chance to learn the truth, but will still reject the Word of God.
42For
I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no
drink: Speaking of those who had the knowledge
of truth, but would not share it.
43I
was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye
clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Pushed me aside and did not care,
leaving me imprisoned and in bondage to the world.
44Then
shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or
athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister
unto thee? When did we see these things of
need? So busy with making money and
things of the world that they never have time for any one or any thing else.
45Then
shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did
it not
to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. When you refused to
help the least of these lost ones, you were refusing to help me.
46And
these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life
eternal. The wicked shall go away into eternal punishment
(Revelation 20:15, 21:18), but the
righteous into everlasting life. (John 3:36, 5:29).
Matthew 26
1And
it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his
disciples, Finished with His sermon on the mount of olives. Now it would
be time for Him to complete His mission.
2Ye
know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is
betrayed to be crucified. Christ is that Passover lamb slain and has
become our Passover. (I Corinthians 5:7-8). It was time for Him to be betrayed
and crucified. (Matthew 17:22).
3Then
assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the
people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
This was the
head church at the time, and Caiaphas was the high priest. Caiaphas: This was
Joseph, surnamed Caiaphas, who succeeded Simon son of Camith, in the
high-priesthood, about ad 25. About two years after our Lord's death, he was
deposed by Vitellius governor of Syria; and unable to bear his disgrace, and
perhaps the stings of conscience for the murder of Christ, he killed himself
about ad 35.
4And
consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
They were
thinking of ways to capture and take Jesus quietly to kill Him.
5But
they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
But not during the Passover celebration (to many people from around the
world), they did not want to upset the people,
so they put off their first attempt to capture Him.
6Now
when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Bethany means
"house of misery."
7There
came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and
poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. Jesus was being anointed
by Mary (sister of Martha and Lazarus), for
His burial. (John 11:1-2). This would be very expensive perfume worth about
"three hundred denarii," about a years worth of wages. (John 12:5).
8But
when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose
is this
waste? They were all angered and complained because they thought this was
a waste of good ointment that could have been sold and given to the poor. (Well,
at least that's what they said, not sure it would have been given to the poor).
Very little donation money actual goes to a charity. Someone is always dipping
in to fill their pockets. (John 12:4-6).
9For
this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
Always thinking of the money and missing the deeper meaning. Yes, it is always
good to give to the poor, but what was being done here, and where it would lead
to, "was for all mankind." (Always keep an open mind
and look for the deeper meaning).
10When
Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why
trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. Why criticize the woman, she has done a good
thing.
11For
ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
Jesus didn't say forget about the poor; He simply meant that they have plenty of
time for the poor, but His time here was about to end. Christ
was about to be crucified and they still didn't get it.
12For
in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did
it for my burial.
She did it to prepare Christ for His burial. How could anyone deny Him that?
13Verily
I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world,
there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
This woman will always be remembered for what she has done throughout the
whole world, wherever the the Good News is preached. (Mark 14:9). You can bet that this woman
was guided by the "Holy Spirit" for this anointing. She was the only one who
came forward at that moment to do what needed to be done.
14Then
one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, He
went to the chief priests to betray Jesus. No one really knows the mind of Judas
or why he betrayed Jesus. Some believe that he wanted to gain favor with the
Jewish leaders and others believe that he wanted to gain favor in the Kingdom of
God by figuring that God would send His angels to protect Christ after being
betrayed. Another point to consider is that Judas Iscariot was a builder of
cities, just as the tribes of Cain. (Genesis 4:17). Could he have been a
descendant of Cain? He could have very well been a Kenite. But, remember that
Judas repented. Also remember that Judas was murdered by the church, he did not
commit suicide. (Acts 1:18). The church did not want anyone to know what they
have done.
15And
said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they
covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. How much will you pay to
get Jesus in your hands? And they gave him thirty silver coins. Why thirty
pieces of silver? Because it was written 600 years before this took place.
(Zechariah 11:10-17). Thirty pieces of silver was also the going price for a
slave at this time. (Exodus 21:32).
16And
from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. Judas watched for the
opportunity to betray Jesus.
17Now
the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus,
saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
The feast of unleavened bread is what you see in the picture of the twelve
apostles and Jesus. We call it the last supper. (Luke 22:8-9).
18And
he said,
Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My
time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
This was a pre-arranged event about to take place. Christ's time was at hand and
He was about to die.
19And
the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
Feast of the unleavened bread.
20Now
when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. Again, these are the twelve
apostles we see in the picture of the last supper.
21And
as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you,
that one of you shall betray me. It is written that a friend would betray me.
(Psalm 55:12-14).
22And
they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him,
Lord, is it I? They were not sure which one of them would betray Jesus.
(We all have a little weakness at times). However, Jesus knew all along who it
was. (John 6:64).
23And
he answered and said, He that dippeth
his hand with me in the dish, the same
shall betray me. It is the one I served first.
24The
Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son
of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
Where is it written of Him? (Psalm 22). Written one thousand years before the
actual crucifixion.
25Then
Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him,
Thou hast said. It was not Christ who accused Judas, it was Judas
himself.
26And
as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave
it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat;
this is my body. Representing the
body of Christ that would receive the stripes at the crucifixion.
27And
he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
Drink ye all of it; He gave thanks to the cup of His own blood.
This is a spiritual representation of the body and blood of Christ. This is not
transubstantiation (the belief that the bread and wine given at Communion become
the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ when they are blessed by a priest),
like many want you to believe.
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he
that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never
thirst. (John 6:35). It is
the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak
unto you, they are spirit, and
they
are life.
(John 6:63).
28For
this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission
of sins. The blood of the new covenant
between God and His people. It is poured out to
forgive the sins of many. (Jeremiah 31:31-34). The old covenant, and all blood ordinances
were
nailed to the cross at the crucifixion. (Exodus 24:8, Hebrews 10, Hosea 6:6), All
God desires is your love.
29But
I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until
that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
When the Kingdom of God is reestablished at Christ's return. (Maybe we will all
enjoy a nice glass of Chardonnay with Jesus).
30And
when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
What hymn did they sing? The traditional Passover Psalms, better know as the hallelujah Psalms. (Psalms 113-118).
31Then
saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended
because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the
sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. Tonight you will all desert me, for it is written in
the scriptures. (Zechariah 13:6-7). Everything planned by God. Isaiah wrote that
God would strike the shepherd. (Isaiah 53:10).
32But
after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
Christ told the disciples He would rise from the dead and meet them in Galilee,
but they were still surprised when He showed up there.
33Peter
answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee,
yet will I never be offended. Offend used here is Strong's G4624 "skandalizo"
to entrap, trip up, entice to sin. Peter declared, "if everyone else deserts
you, I won't." Peter was strong, but would still deny Christ. (How weak
we can become when enticed to sin).
34Jesus
said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this
night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Christ told Peter straight up that this very
night, he would deny Him three times. Do you think this might have offended
Peter? I'm sure it did.
35Peter
said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise
also said all the disciples. "I would die first" Peter insisted, and all
the other apostles said the same thing. Just like we hear Christians say today,
"I'll never sin again." Yea right! Don't get to puffed up in this flesh body
because it is bound to fail you sooner or later. (Proverbs 16:18, 28:14, 29:23).
36Then
cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the
disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. Sit and wait till I
go and pray. Gethsemane was a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives, beyond
the brook Cedron.
37And
he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful
and very heavy. He began to feel anguish and distressed. "A Man of
sorrows." (Isaiah 53:3). Would you have some sorrow and anguish if you were
facing death by crucifixion?
38Then
saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful,
even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. My soul is crushed with horror and sadness to
the point of death. "Stay here awake with me He asked Peter." (Not a
very demanding request).
39And
he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying,
O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me:
nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. Jesus was speaking of the cup of wrath He would need to
deliver in the end times. When Christ returns at the second advent, He comes back with a rod of iron, pouring
out the fury of the cup of God's wrath. It is written in the old testament.
(Isaiah 51:21-23).
40And
he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter,
What, could ye not watch with me one hour? The three disciples did not
stay awake to watch, not even Peter who He trusted to stay awake and watch. For the deeper student, the one hour Christ
asked them to stay awake and watch is symbolic of that hour of temptation in
(Revelation 17:12-13), when we are delivered up to antichrist. This is the five month period of (Revelation 9:5). We are
to be the watchmen for that one hour. (Revelation 3:10-11). The lesson here is
that If it happened to Peter, it could happen to you. We must remain spiritually
awake in the end times as the watchmen.
41Watch
and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed
is willing, but
the flesh is weak. We are to remain spiritually awake and pray, otherwise
temptation will overpower us. Especially during that hour of temptation of
antichrist. Remember that the flesh is weak, but the spirit remains strong.
(Don't fall asleep like Peter).
42He
went away again the second time, and prayed, saying,
O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except
I drink it, thy will be done.
That is
the way that it has to be. The wicked will drink from the cup of wrath at the
return of Christ.
43And
he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
No
discipline! You must remain disciplined in the word, or you will fall into a
spiritual sleep, just as the disciples did.
44And
he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same
words. Three times Christ prayed that He could spare the "cup of wrath"
that would be delivered,
but it is the will of God that it be done.
45Then
cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them,
Sleep on now, and take your
rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed
into the hands of sinners. Christ told the disciples that He would be
betrayed into the hands of men. That hour is coming soon for us all. Are you
going to betray Him? The disciples walked with Christ and could not stay awake at His time of need. This is an example to us. We did not even see
Christ, but we believe and live by faith. Are you going to stand in the end
times, or are you going to be spiritually asleep?
46Rise,
let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
Lets go guys, look, here comes
the man that will betray Me.
47And
while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great
multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the
people. At that moment He was speaking, Judas arrived with a crowd of
people with swords and clubs, sent by the Jewish leaders. These were common people
led by the priests, not Caesar's army. (Watch being a follower of man, they
can get you in real trouble).
48Now
he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that
same is he: hold him fast. Judas had told them to arrest the man that he
would greet with the kiss. (Psalm 55:20-21).
49And
forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
This was a firm affectionate kiss. The
kiss of death! (Proverbs 27:6).
50And
Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou
come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and
took him. Jesus knew what Judas and the crowd had come
for. It was written. (Psalms 41:9). Kissed and betrayed by His friend. If your
up their in age like myself, you know how it is to be betrayed by a family
member or friend.
51And,
behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his
sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.
Yes, the disciples were armed because of danger in the streets in those days.
(Just as we need to protect ourselves in these days). It
was Peter who drew his sword and cut the ear off of the high priests servant.
(John 18:10-11).
52Then
said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into
his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Put away your sword Christ
said. "Those using swords will get killed." (Revelation 13:10). We must resist
the temptation, because it will be the religious beast that we face in the end
times. (Revelation
13:11-14). Our sword is the "sword of the Lord." (Revelation 1:16). Which is the Word of God.
53Thinkest
thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more
than twelve legions of angels? Christ said to the disciples; Don't you
realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and He
would send them instantly. Remember Elisha (2 Kings 6:17). Christ did not need an army of angels. This was meant
to be. Yes, Christ could have prevented the crucifixion, but He did it for you
and the sins of the world.
54But
how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? The
scriptures must be fulfilled that describe what is happening now. Where is it
written? (Isaiah 53:4-6).
55In
that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye
come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily
with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. You come to me with weapons like I was
a criminal; I haven't been hiding, and I taught with you in the temple. This
was the religious community that was coming for Him. When you teach truth in the
word, the religious community won't like you either. (Most of them don't know
the truth, or could not handle the truth).
56But
all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.
Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
Again, the scriptures must be fulfilled. Now all the disciples deserted Him and
fled. Smite the shepherd and the sheep will scatter. (Zechariah 13:7) Why? This
was an example to us of what will happen in the end times when antichrist
appears. We are to remain and
stand in the end times against the antichrist when he appears on the
scene. Not run like a bunch of scattered sheep. Yes, it may be tough, but you
can handle it if your a true Christian. (2 Corinthians 4:8-9).
57And
they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where
the scribes and the elders were assembled. They brought Him to the head
church where all the Jewish leaders were gathering.
58But
Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat
with the servants, to see the end. Peter followed from behind (Jesus
being in trouble, he didn't want to follow to close), but he did sit with the soldiers to see what was going to happen to Jesus.
Most people will desert you in your time of need, but they still want to know
what's going down.
59Now
the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against
Jesus, to put him to death; "These are church leaders." They were
looking for a bunch of "Liars" in the church that would testify against Jesus.
They wanted to kill Him based on lies, not truth! Usually when people come
against another, the lies will start to come out.
60But
found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the
last came two false witnesses, Many false witnesses came forward, but
they all contradicted themselves and none of their stories held up. (Titus 2:8,
1 Peter 3:16). But, here
comes a couple of the higher-ups. "Holier than thou people."
61And
said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it
in three days. Was this written? Yes... But they twisted the scripture.
Jesus never said "I would destroy the temple," but rather "you would destroy the
temple," speaking of His body as the temple of God. (John 2:18-21). This was the
temple that He would raise up in three days, and He did. "Beware of false
witnesses."
62And
the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it
which these witness against thee? Won't you defend yourself the
high priest asked Jesus?
63But
Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure
thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of
God. Jesus remained silent. "But the high priest demanded in the name of
the living God that Jesus tell them if He claims to be the Messiah, the Son of
God."
64Jesus
saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say
unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of
power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Yep,
you said it! And in the future you will see me sitting at the
right hand of God, and returning on the clouds of heaven. They understood who
the Son of Man was, it was written of long ago. (Daniel 7:13).
65Then
the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further
need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
It was considered blasphemous for one to claim that they were the Messiah
(unless He was). However, they
didn't need any false witnesses, their minds were already made up to kill Jesus.
66What
think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death. These religious
leaders wanted to kill Jesus no matter what. "Nice religious people." Making
themselves judge and executioner when only God is
judge.
67Then
did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms
of their hands, "A bunch of hypocrites and phonies." Remember that Satan
works the best through churches and pulpits.
68Saying,
Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee? Now some of the
Roman soldiers join in playing games slapping Jesus on the back of the head to
see if He can tell who hit Him. (Very degrading way to slap someone).
69Now
Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also
wast with Jesus of Galilee. Peter was sitting in the courtyard, probably
heart broken from what he just saw, and a young girl came over to accuse him of being
with Jesus. Remember, Peter said he would rather die than deny Christ back in
verses 34 and 35.
70But
he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.
Here comes
the first time Peter denies he was seen with Christ.
71And
when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them
that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.
Another young
girl accuses Peter. (Beware of little snitches).
72And
again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. Here comes the
second time Peter denies being with Christ, and this time with an oath.
73And
after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou
also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. Now a couple of men
that were standing there came over and accused Peter of being one of Christ's
disciples and said; we know you are because you speak with a Galilean accent.
(Sometimes the things you say, will give you away). If you walk like a
Christian, you will talk like a Christian. If you walk in the ways of the world,
you will talk that way. "People know your heart by the way you speak."
74Then
began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the
cock crew. Peter was angry now and denied he even knew Christ. This was the
third time, and the cock crowed. This is an example to us. Peter was spiritually
strong, but his flesh took over. Even a Spiritually strong Christian can be
taken over by the flesh, if you let it happen. Will you deny Christ when the
time comes like Peter did?
75And
Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow,
thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
Peter was
crushed and went away crying bitterly. It happened just as Christ said it would
happen with Peter. Can you understand what Peter must have went through? Barjona
(son of a dove), as Christ called him at times. As it was written he denied
Christ three times, but later would be one of the apostles used to establish the Christian church.
(Galatians 6:1, 1 Peter 1:5).
Matthew 27
1When
the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took
counsel against Jesus to put him to death: All the head priests and
elders from the whole denomination. They wanted to put an end to Jesus for teaching truth.
However, only the Roman government had the authority to pronounce you to death at this
time.
2And
when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate
the governor. Delivered to the roman governor. (The Messiah betrayed by
His own people).
3Then
Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented
himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and
elders, Judas repented and wanted to back out of the deal. He did not
think that it would come down to killing Christ. At this point, Judas was very
dangerous to Pilate and the chief priests. They knew that Judas might reveal
their plot to kill Jesus to the people.
4Saying,
I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is
that to us? see thou to that. They told Judas that was his problem and
that they did not need him anymore.
5And
he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and
hanged himself. Judas did not hang himself, he had help from others.
(Acts 1:16-18). Do not judge Judas; Remember that he repented for what he had
done. Judas had no choice, it was written that he would betray Jesus by David in
the old testament. (Psalm 41:9, 55:12-13).
6And
the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put
them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. It was blood
money, and unlawful to put it in the temple treasury.
7And
they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers
in. They took the money and bought a certain field where the clay was
used by potters, and made it into a cemetery for foreigners who died in
Jerusalem.
8Wherefore
that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. That is why the
cemetery is still called "The Field of Blood."
9Then
was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took
the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the
children of Israel did value; Thirty pieces of silver
was also the going price for a slave at the time.
10And
gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. Jeremiah
may have said it, but it is written in (Zechariah 11:12-13).
11And
Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou
the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him,
Thou sayest.
You said it, "Jesus replied." (Jesus made no declaration here).
12And
when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
They made many accusations against Him, but Jesus remained silent. Again, it is
written. (Isaiah 53:7).
13Then
said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against
thee? "Don't you hear that they are talking about all these
charges against you?"
14And
he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
But, Jesus said nothing, much to the governor's surprise. Pilate considered
religion a superstition, so it wasn't that big of a deal to him. But, he
couldn't figure out why the Jews had a problem with Jesus, even Pilate could
find no fault with Him.
15Now
at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom
they would. Pilate was trying to pacify the elders and the people. The
governors custom was to release one Jewish prisoner each year during Passover
celebration.
16And
they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. Barabbas was pretty well
known. "He was a very bad man." (Mark 15:7, John 18:40).
17Therefore
when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I
release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
The people were given a choice on who to release. Well, not really, you know
their was someone behind it. "It was Satan and the kenites enticing the people."
18For
he knew that for envy they had delivered him. Delivered up for jealousy
because of His popularity with the people.
19When
he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou
nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a
dream because of him. Pilate's wife sent him a message: "Leave that
good man alone, because she had a terrible nightmare concerning Him the night
before."
20But
the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask
Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. The kenites (sons of Cain), enticed by
Satan, were the ones doing the dirty
work here and stirred up the crowds against Jesus.
21The
governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I
release unto you? They said, Barabbas. The crowds picked Barabbas to
save. Barabbas (meaning, Son of the father), but which father? He was a son of
the devil!
22Pilate
saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They
all say unto him, Let him be crucified. They were furious, and called on
Christ to be crucified. (Again, enticed by Satan). That sleazy serpent that is
behind all evil!
23And
the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more,
saying, Let him be crucified. Pilate again demanded. What has this man
done wrong? But again they spoke with authority, "Let Him be crucified." (You
can bet that these were also men of authority in the religious community).
24When
Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he
took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of
the blood of this just person: see ye to it. Pilate could not sway them
to release Jesus, so he washed his hands of it. It was the church who sentenced
Jesus to death. Nice church, and I bet they looked so holy. How is your church
doing?
25Then
answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
This is a very controversial scripture verse. We should never blame our brother Judah for this heinous crime.
(They are God's chosen people). It was more likely
the kenites (enticed by Satan), in the crowd that wanted Jesus crucified, and
the Romans were the one's who crucified Him. However, because of this, a
terrible event would come upon the Jews with the destruction of Jerusalem
in 70 AD by the Romans.
26Then
released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him
to be crucified. After Pilate was pleading for Jesus, he had to release
Barabbas because the crowds demanded it. He ordered Jesus to be flogged and gave him to the
roman soldiers to take Him away and be crucified. (To be flogged was a severe
punishment, the flesh being generally cut by the whips used for this purpose).
27Then
the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto
him the whole band of soldiers. Taken to the Roman soldiers.
28And
they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. Mocking Jesus in the
robe as "king of the Jews." Trying to shame Him and the
people.
29And
when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed
in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying,
Hail, King of the Jews! They placed that crown of thorns on His head and
knelt before Him in mockery.
30And
they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. They
spit at Him and were beating the crown of thorns they placed on His head with a
stick.
31And
after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own
raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. No pity was given to
Him. After beating and mocking Jesus, He was led away to be crucified.
32And
as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled
to bear his cross. Simon, a Christian man who was from Cyrene, was forced
to carry Jesus' cross. (This was a cross beam, not the entire cross).
33And
when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a
skull, Golgotha, an Aramaic word meaning "the skull." The Latin is
(Calvaria), "a skull," Hence English Calvary. Near the hill "Moriah," where
Abraham carried Isaac up to be sacrificed. (Genesis 22:1-2).
34They
gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he
would not drink. Written in (Psalm 69:20-28),
they even gave Him (gall) and vinegar to drink. Gall is from the poppy seed
plant and vinegar was the poor mans wine. Trying to drug Jesus up a little,
maybe to kill the pain. "Jesus would not drink it."
35And
they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them,
and upon my vesture did they cast lots. The Roman soldiers cast lots for
His clothing. Written in (Psalms 22:18), 1,000
years before the crucifixion.
36And
sitting down they watched him there; They sat around and watched Him as
He hung to die.
37And
set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Common practice of the Romans to put up a sign to show what the man was
crucified for.
(John 19:19-22).
38Then
were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on
the left. The two malefactors.
39And
they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, People passing
hurled abuse, shaking their heads at Him.
40And
saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save
thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Mockery and
slamming Jesus; if you are the Son of God, come down off the cross and save
yourself. This "Temple" we are speaking about here is "Christ" and the many
member body of Christ that He started to build after the crucifixion. The
"Temple of Christ" would rise again after three days. "They didn't get
it."
41Likewise
also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
Even the chief priests and elders mocked Him.
42He
saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now
come down from the cross, and we will believe him. It is written that
these words would come from the enemies mouth. (Psalms 22:7-8). Again, written
1,000 years before the crucifixion. Jesus could have saved Himself, but because
He didn't, we are the ones who would be saved. (John 12:47).
43He
trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am
the Son of God. All the chief priests and religious leaders just having a
field day mocking Jesus. It was God's will for Him to be crucified and would not
save Him. Jesus had to fulfill what He came to do. "Die for the sins of the
world." (John 3:16-17, 5:17-25).
44The
thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
Even the malefactors mocked Jesus as they hung there beside Him. (Later one of
them would believe on Him).
45Now
from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
From 12:00 noon till three o'clock, the whole earth was covered in darkness.
46And
about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying,
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Christ
was not crying for help, and God did not forsake Him. Note that Jesus
never called the Heavenly Father God, He always called Him Father. He
was quoting from (Psalms 22:1).
47Some
of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for
Elias. Elias is the Greek for Elijah. Many of them misunderstood
and thought that Jesus was calling on Elijah to save Him. Again, Christ was
quoting from a Psalm of David. (Psalm 22). Written 1,000 years before this event took place.
48And
straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and
put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. In (Matthew 27:34), Jesus
was offered (Gall), drugs mixed with poor mans wine and He refused it. Here He
is given just poor mans wine from a soldier to quench His thirst.
(John19:29-30).
49The
rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
Saying
to each other, lets see if Elijah comes and saves Him.
50Jesus,
when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. Christ bowed His head and gave up the Spirit.
(John 19:30). Ghost is a bad
translation, and should be translated as Spirit.
51And,
behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and
the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; The curtain secluding the
Holiest place in the Temple was split apart from top to bottom as the earth
shook. Meaning that
Christ had paid the price, and there was no more need for sacrifices. Christ was
the sacrifice for one in all times. "He died for us." Why did He come in the
flesh? (Hebrews 2:12-15), that through His death, He would destroy the one who
had the power of death, that is, the devil! (Giving us a chance to come out of
bondage under the devil).
52And
the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
Many godly men and women who had died came back to life again. A one time event.
53And
came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and
appeared unto many. Again, this was a one time event to document that
Christ had defeated death. (John 5:19-47).
54Now
when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the
earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly
this was the Son of God. Even the unbelievers were frightened and shocked
at what had happened and made them believers.
55And
many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee,
ministering unto him: The woman remained as did John, but the others all
scattered.
56Among
which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother
of Zebedees children. Again, the women remained to care for Him.
57When
the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also
himself was Jesus' disciple: This was Joseph of Arimathea "the tin man" Mary's uncle.
58He
went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to
be delivered. Joseph was the "kinsman redeemer." This was the law at this
time.
59And
when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
Joseph took care of the body.
60And
laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a
great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. Written in
(Isaiah 53:9), 600 years before the crucifixion.
61And
there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the
sepulchre.
Both Mary's sitting nearby watching.
62Now
the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and
Pharisees came together unto Pilate, They wanted to cover their tracks
for what they have done.
63Saying,
Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three
days I will rise again. They said to Pilate, that liar said that after
three days, He would come back to life again.
64Command
therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his
disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is
risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
They wanted watch guards on the tomb, to prevent His disciples from coming and
stealing the body away.
65Pilate
said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
Pilate told them to use their own temple police to guard the tomb.
66So
they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
So they sealed the stone and posted guards to protect it from intrusion.
(No one could claim that the body was stolen).
Matthew 28
1In
the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week,
came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
This would
have been Sunday morning as the new day was dawning.
2And,
behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from
heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
An angel of the Lord, "the Lord's presence itself."
3His
countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
A glorious
arrangement that beamed like lightning.
4And
for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
The guards
shook with fear and passed out at His presence.
5And
the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek
Jesus, which was crucified. The angel new they were looking for Jesus,
but why here?
6He
is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord
lay. He is not here the angel replied; He is risen, and took them into the tomb to see.
7And
go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold,
he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
Go and tell the disciples that He is risen from the dead and He has gone to
Galilee to meet them there.
8And
they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to
bring his disciples word. The woman ran from the tomb with fear
(reverence), but were filled with joy because they had good news for the
disciples.
9And
as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying,
All hail. And they came and
held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
As they were
running to the disciples with the good news, suddenly Jesus was there in front
of them. They stopped, fell to their knees, and began to worship Him. (Profound
reverence).
10Then
said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my
brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. Jesus told them again,
go to Galilee. How many times He repeated this. Just as the word repeats itself to us
so we can grasp the truth. (Sometimes it takes a while to sink in).
11Now
when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed
unto the chief priests all the things that were done. The guards who had
been guarding the tomb went to the chief priests to tell them what had happened.
The problem is that they passed out and kind of missed what went on. So, here is
their story.
12And
when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large
money unto the soldiers, The chief priests paid the guards off to keep
their mouths shut on what really happened and fabricated their own story.
(Probably the Kenites who paid the guards off).
13Saying,
Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
The guards story was that they fell asleep and the disciples came during the
night and stole His body. Many still believe this fabrication today. There has
even been a book written on the subject called "The Passion Plot."
14And
if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.
If the governor finds out about our little plot, we will stand up for you and
pay the fine and protect you, the council promised.
15So
they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly
reported among the Jews until this day. The guards accepted the bribe and
said what they were told to say. There story spread widely among the Jews, and
is still believed by many of them to this very day. Remember this was arranged
by the Kenites, "sons of Cain" (those of the synagogue of Satan), not our brother Judah. (Revelation 2:9), those who claim to be
of our brother Judah.
16Then
the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had
appointed them. The disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain
where Jesus had said they would find Him.
17And
when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. Some were not
sure it was Jesus. "Thomas doubted."
18And
Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power
is given unto me in heaven and in earth. All power in heaven and earth. Never fear when you are of
Christ. As it is written in (Zechariah 9:9-10), The first advent of Christ, He
came as a babe riding upon a colt. And at His second advent, He will have
dominion from sea to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
19Go
ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teach His word. All ethnos
(all nations, all people),
Baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
20Teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with
you always, even
unto the end of the world. Amen. Teach these new
disciples all things in His Word. "All of it." "And be sure that I will be with
you till the end of the world." (End of this world age). Amen. (That's That).
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