A Recommendation for the Future
What the Father should do Glorify the Shepherd (17:1, 5)
Edify the sheep
• By keeping them (17:11)
• By unifying them (17:11)
• By filling them with joy (17:13)
• By protecting them (17:15)
• By sanctifying them (17:17)
• By perfecting them (17:23)
• By someday receiving them (17:24)
• By filling them with love (17:26)
1. In the past they were sent forth without purse or provision.
2. In the future they were to make full provision for themselves. At this point Christ says:
"For I say unto you that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, and he was reckoned among the transgressors; for the things concerning me have a fulfillment" (Lk. 22:37).
Here Christ emphatically applies to himself a portion of Isaiah 53. (See also Acts 8:32-35.)
had suffered rejection by their own flesh and blood and both had wept over this.
I. He asks Peter, James, and John to watch and pray with him (Mt. 26:37, 38; Mk. 14:33; Lk. 22:40).
J. He experiences the agony of the hour (Mt. 26:37, 38; Mk. 14:33, 34).
1. He was sorrowful, amazed, and deeply distressed.
2. He said his soul was near death.
D. He sings a hymn with his disciples en route to the Mt. of Olives (Mk. 14:26; Mt. 26:30).
K. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 23, That he would be a man of sorrows. (Compare Isa. 53:3 with Mt. 26:37, 38.)
E.
Fortieth prediction: That his disciples would forsake him (Mt. 26:31).
Forty-first prediction: That he would see them in Galilee after his resurrection (Mt. 26:32; Mk. 14:28; 16:7).
1. All will be caused to stumble because of him.
2. The shepherd will be smitten and the flock will be scattered.
L. Fourteenth prayer: His first garden prayer (Mt. 26:39; Mk. 14:35, 36; Lk. 22:41, 42).
1. His position: kneeling on the ground and falling on his face.
2. His prayer:
a. "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me."
b. "Nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."
Forty-second prediction: Concerning Peter's second set of three denials (Mt. 26:33-35; Mk. 14:29-31).
1. Peter: "Even if all are made to stumble because of you, yet not I; I will never be made to stumble."
2. Jesus: "During this night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times."
3. Peter: "Even if I must die with you, I will not at all deny you."
M. He returns and finds the disciples sleeping (Mt. 26:40, 41; Mk. 14:37, 38).
1. "Simon, are you asleep?"
2. "So you could not watch with me one hour!"
3. "Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation."
4. "The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
H. He crosses the brook Kidron and enters Gethsemane (Mt. 26:36; Mk. 14:32; Jn. 18:1). Some ten centuries earlier King David had made a similar night walk across the Kidron. (See 2 Sam. 15:23, 30.) Both men
N. Fifteenth prayer: His second garden prayer (Mt. 26:42; Lk. 22:44; Mk. 14:39).
1. His position: Kneeling, with his sweat dropping as great drops of blood.
2. His prayer:
a. "My Father, if thou art willing, take away this cup from me."
b. "Nevertheless, if this cannot pass from me unless I drink it, not my will, but thine, be done."
Contrast the "not my will" of Jesus with the self-will of Satan. See Isaiah 14:12-14. Geth- semane thus becomes his preparation for Calvary. At Golgotha he yielded up his body, but here in Gethsemane he offered up his will.
O. He is strengthened by an angel from heaven (Lk.
22:43).
P. He finds his disciples sleeping for the second time (Mt. 26:43; Mk. 14:40).
What then, was the nature of this cursed cup? We are not left groping in the dark here, for the Scriptures plainly inform us that the Gethsemane cup was filled with the sins of all humanity! Our Lord looked deeply into the cesspool of human sin that dark night and groaned as he smelled its foul odor and viewed the rising poisonous fumes.
Was there no other way to redeem man than by drinking this corrupt cup? There was no other way. In a few short hours he would drain that container of its last bitter drop of human depravity.
Hebrews 2:9: "But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man."
(See also Isa. 53; Rom. 4:25; 1 Pet. 2:24; 3:18; 2 Cor. 5:21.)
Q. Many artists and songwriters have depicted this prayer for us, and their descriptions usually show a hushed and tranquil scene, with the light from heaven falling upon a kneeling Savior, his hands clasped devoutly in front, his eyes cast heavenward, and his lips moving faintly as he prays his "cup of suffering" prayer. All is silent, subdued, and serene. But this is not the biblical account at all. The careful student can almost hear the shrieks of demons and the crackling flames which filled the gentle Garden of Gethsemane that awful night. Notice our Lord's own description of his feelings during that hour. He says he was:
1. "Sore amazed"—that is, he was suddenly struck with surprised terror (Mk. 14:33).
2. "Very heavy"—that is, he experienced the totally unfamiliar which bore down upon his soul and filled it with uncertainty and acute distress (suggested exegesis here by the late Kenneth S. Wuest, Greek Instructor, Moody Bible Institute).
3. "Exceeding sorrowful unto death"—that is, he was so completely surrounded and encircled by grief that it threatened his very life.
From all this it becomes evident that the devil made an all-out effort to murder the Savior in the garden in order to prevent his blood being shed a few hours later on the cross. Our Lord realized this and responded accordingly, as we are told in Hebrews 5:7:
"Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared."
The Father heard his cry for aid and sent angels to strengthen him. (See Lk. 22:43.) We are told that he wrestled his way through three prayer sessions in the garden and he referred to "the cup" during each prayer. What was this cup his soul so dreaded to drink from? Some say it was the cup of human suffering, but our Lord was no stranger to suffering and pain, for he had known these things throughout his ministry. Others claim it was the cup of physical death that our Lord abhorred here.
But again, it must be realized that he was the Prince of life, and therefore, death would hold no terror for him.
R. Sixteenth prayer: His third garden
S. He finds his disciples sleeping for the third time (Mt. 26:45, 46; Mk. 14:41; Lk. 22:45, 46).
1. "Are you sleeping even now, and taking your rest?"
2. "It is enough! Behold, the hour has come, and the Son of man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners."
3. "Rise, let us be going. Lo, my betrayer is at hand."
T. He is betrayed by the kiss of a turncoat (Mt. 26:47-56;
Mk. 14:43-52; Lk. 22:47-53; Jn. 18:2-12).
1. Judas leads a band of soldiers and Jewish rulers to Gethsemane. A band of men equaled one tenth of a Roman legion. A legion was 6000 men. Then some 600 soldiers appeared here in the garden to arrest him.
2. He approaches Jesus.
a. Jesus: "Friend, for what purpose have you come?"
b. Judas: "Master, Master, hail. Master!"
c. Jesus: "Judas, are you betraying the Son of man with a kiss?"
3. Jesus approaches the soldiers.
a. Jesus: "Whom do you seek?"
b. The soldiers: "Jesus of Nazareth!"
c. Jesus: "I am he."
(At this, the amazed soldiers fall to the ground and must be assured once again that he is indeed the one they seek.) (See Ps. 27:1, 2; 40:14.)
d. Jesus: "If, therefore, you are seeking me, let those go away." (He said this that the Scripture prophecy might be fulfilled: "Of them which thou gavest me I have lost none" (Jn. 18:9).
4. Jesus is seized by the soldiers.
U. Thirty-fifth miracle: Restoring a severed ear (Mt. 26:51; Mk. 14:47; Lk. 22:50, 51; Jn. 18:10).
1. Peter draws his sword and cuts off the right ear of Malchus, a servant of the high priest.
2. Jesus quickly restores the severed ear, saying, "Permit even this."
V. Jesus rebukes Peter concerning his violent act (Mt. 26:52-54; Jn. 18:11).
1. "Put back your sword into its sheath; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword."
2. "Or do you think that 1 cannot now pray to my Father, and he will presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?"
Compare this with the power of just one angel. (See 2 Ki. 19:35.)
3. "But how then would the scripture be fulfilled, that it must be so?"
4. "The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not drink it?" There are many "cups" in the Bible: The cup of salvation (Ps. 116:13), of consolation (Jer. 16:7), of joy (Ps. 23:5), and of judgment (Ps. 11:6; Jer. 25:15; Rev. 14:10).
W. Jesus rebukes his captors concerning their violent act (Mt. 26:55; Mk. 14:48, 49; Lk. 22:52, 53).
1. "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me?"
2. "Daily I sat with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not arrest me, you stretched forth no hands against me."
3. "But this has all come to pass that the scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled."
4. "This is your hour, and the power of darkness."
X. He is forsaken by all (Mt. 26:56; Mk. 14:50-52).
1. The disciples flee.
2. A certain young man (John Mark?) who has been following him flees.
Y. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 24, That he would be forsaken by his disciples. (Compare Zech. 13:7 with Mt. 26:31, 56.)
FIRST UNFAIR TRIAL
Step Fifty-four: From Gethsemane to Annas' house
(] n. 18:12- 74; 19-24).
A. Jesus is questioned by Annas concerning his disciples and his teaching.
B. Jesus answers:
1. "I spoke openly to the world."
2. "I taught in the synagogues and in the Temple."
3. "I said nothing in secret."
4. "Question those who have heard me as to what I said."
C. Jesus is slapped by an officer of Annas.
D. This marks the first of seven trials our Lord was subjected to. The New Scofield Bible aptly summarizes these terrible trials.
"There were two legal systems that condemned Christ: the Jewish and the Roman, the very two which underlie modem jurisprudence. The arrest and proceedings under Annas, Caiaphas, and the Sanhedrin were under Jewish law; those under Pilate and Herod were under Roman law. The Jewish trial was illegal in several particulars:
1. The judge was not impartial and did not protect the accused. There is no evidence that the quorum of twenty-three judges took part in the arrest; and they were hostile (Mt. 26:62, 63).
2. The arrest was unlawful because it was carried out under no formal accusation.
3. In criminal trials all sessions had to be started and carried on only during the day. Night sessions were illegal.
4. A verdict of guilty could not be rendered on the same day as the conclusion of the trial. It had to be given on the next day.
5. The search for hostile testimony was illegal (Mt. 26:59; Mk. 14:56; Jn. 11:53).
6. No accused could be convicted on his own evidence, yet the accusers sought replies and admissions from Christ to condemn him (Mt. 26:63-66; Jn. 18:19).
7. No valid legal evidence was presented against him.
After Pilate declared Christ innocent (Mt. 27:24), his subsequent acts were all contrary to the letter and spirit of Roman law." (p. 1042)
SECOND UNFAIR TRIAL
Step Fifty-five: From Annas' house to Caiaphas' palace
(Mt. 26:57—27:1; Mk. 14:53 - 72; Lk. 22:54-71; ]n. 18:15-18, 25-27).
A. Peter and John follow Jesus afar off.
B. Caiaphas and the assembled Sanhedrin make a miserable but unsuccessful attempt to condemn Christ through the testimony of false witnesses.
1. The attempt: "We heard this man say, I will destroy this temple of God that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not with hands."
2. The results: "For even though many false witnesses came forward and testified against him, their testimony did not agree."
C. Caiaphas questions Jesus.
1. The high priest: "Are you the Messiah, the Son of God?"
2. The Savior:
a. "It is as you have said: I am."
b. "Hereafter you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power and coming upon the clouds of heaven."
D. Forty-third prediction: Concerning his Second Coming (Mt. 26:64).
E. Caiaphas tears his clothes at Christ's answer. By doing this he breaks the Levitical law (see Lev. 21:10).
1. "He has spoken blasphemy."
2. "Why need we any more witnesses?"
F. Caiaphas and his group condemn Christ to die and turn on him like vicious wolves.
1. They spit in his face (see also Mt. 27:26, 30).
2. They strike him with their fists.
3. They blindfold him and mock him: "Prophesy to us, you Messiah!"
4. "Who is it that struck you?"
G. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 25, That he would be scourged and spat upon. (Compare Isa. 50:6 with Mt. 26:67; 27:26.)
H. Peter denies his Lord (Mt. 26:58, 69-75; Mk. 14:54, 66-72; Lk. 22:54-62; Jn. 18:15-18, 25-27). We have already observed the possibility that Christ predicted Peter would deny him six times, three times before the cock crowed at all, and three times before it crowed twice. It is, of course, impossible to be dogmatic here. The following is but a suggested chronological outline of these denials.
1. Peter and John arrive (after following him afar off) at the courtyard of the high priest.
2. John (who knew the high priest) apparently enters the trial room itself where Jesus stands before Annas and Caiaphas.
3. Peter stands outside, frightened and frustrated over the events of the past few hours.
4. To warm himself, he walks up to a fire which has been built for the bondservants and Temple guards.
First denials:
a. A servant girl who attends the door: "You are not also one of this man's disciples, are you?" Peter: "I am not!"
b. The guards (same question):
Peter: "I am not!"
c. A servant girl of the high priest: "This man, too, was with Jesus of Nazareth . . . you, too, were with the Galilean."
Peter: "Woman, I know him not. 1 do not know or even understand what you are talking about."
(At this moment a cock suddenly crows.) Second denials (perhaps an hour or so later);
d. A man and a woman: "This man, too, was with Jesus of Nazareth!"
Peter: Once again, he denies this relationship.
e. A man and a servant girl: "Of a truth, this man also was with him, for, he too, is a Galilean!" Peter: Denies all this.
f. A bondservant relative of Malchus: "Did not I see you in the garden with him? Surely you also are one of them! For you are a Galilean and even your speech confirms it and betrays you."
Peter: He begins to curse and swear, "I know not this man of whom you speak; man, I know not what you are talking about."
(While he is yet speaking, the cock crows a second time.)
1. The Lord turns and looks upon Peter (Mt. 26:75; Mk. 14:72; Lk. 22:61, 62). Note: Somehow the Lord overhears Peter cursing and denying him, and looks sadly upon his disciple.
1. Peter remembers the prophecy of the crowing cock and his own denials.
2. He is stricken in his thoughts and goes out weeping bitterly. It is not our sin that causes us to weep. It is rather seeing the Savior that we have sinned against that causes us to weep.
THIRD UNFAIR TRIAL
J. Jesus is formally convicted by the Sanhedrin (Mt. 27:1, 2; Mk. 15:1; Lk. 22:66—23:1).
1. The Sanhedrin: "If you are the Messiah, tell us."
2. The Savior:
a. "If I should tell you, you would not at all believe."
b. "Hereafter will the Son of man be seated at the right hand of the power of God."
c. Forty-fourth prediction: Concerning his Second Coming (Lk. 22:69).
3. The Sanhedrin: "So you are the Son of God?"
4. The Savior: "It is as you are saying, for I am."
5. The Sanhedrin: "What need have we for more testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from his own mouth."
K. Judas commits suicide (Mt. 27:3-10).
1. Judas is overcome with remorse and returns to the priests the thirty pieces of silver.
a. Judas: "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." Judas' "repentance" was not the godly repentance of 2 Corinthians 7:10.
b. The priests: "What is that to us? You see to that."
2. Judas leaves and hangs himself.
3. The priests take the money and buy a potter's field as a burying ground for strangers.
"Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying. And they took the thirty pieces of silver . . ." (Mt. 27:9).
There is a problem here, for this is a quote from Zechariah 11:12, 13.
Dr. John Walvoord suggests:
"Perhaps the best explanation is that the third section of the Old Testament began with the book of Jeremiah and included all that followed. Just as the first section was called the law, after the first five books, and the second section was called the Psalms, although other books were included, so that third part began with Jeremiah, and the reference is related to this section of the Old Testament rather than to the book of Jeremiah."
L. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 26, That
his price money would be used to buy a potter's field.
(Compare Zech. 11:12, 13; Jer. 18:1-4; 19:1-4 with Mt.
27:9, 10.)
FOURTH UNFAIR TRIAL
Step Fifty-six: From Caiaphas' palace to Pilate's hall
(Mt. 21:1, 11-14; Mk. 15:1-5; Lk. 23:1-6; ]n. 18:28-38).
A. Pilate and the Jews:
1. Pilate demands to know what Jesus has done.
2. The Jews evade the question, saying only that he is an evil-doer.
3. Pilate refuses to take any action unless specific charges are made.
4. The Jews then relate their grievances, realizing that no death penalty can be incurred without Pilate's permission.
5. Jesus is thereupon indicted on a threefold count.
a. That he perverted the nation Israel. This was false. (See Mt. 5:17.)
b. That he forbade the giving of tribute to Caesar. This too was false. (See Mt. 22:21.)
c. That he claimed to be the promised Messiah. This was true. (See Jn. 4:26.)
B. Pilate and the Savior:
1. Pilate asks him if he is the King of the Jews.
2. Jesus answers that he is, but that his kingdom is not of this world, else his attendants would fight to save his life.
3. Jesus tells Pilate that he came into the world to bear winess to the truth.
4. Pilate asks Jesus, "What is truth?" but walks out before the Savior can answer.
C. Pilate and the Jews:
1. Pilate reports to the waiting Jews that he can find no fault with Jesus.
2. The Jews retort that he has stirred up trouble from Galilee down to Jerusalem.
3. Pilate, upon hearing that Jesus is a Galilean, turns him over to the jurisdiction of Herod, who is also in Jerusalem at this time.
FIFTH UNFAIR TRIAL
(Lk. 23:7-12).
A. Herod is extremely glad to see Jesus.
1. He had heard so much and had desired to see him for a long time.
2. He hoped Jesus would perform some miraculous sign for his amusement.
B. Herod asks Jesus many questions, but the Savior answers him not a word.
C. Herod thereupon ridicules and mocks him by dressing him in gaudy apparel.
D. Jesus is finally sent back to Pilate at Herod's command.
E. Pilate and Herod use this incident to erase an enmity that has existed between them and become friends from this day on.
SIXTH UNFAIR TRIAL
(Mt. 27:15-26; Mk. 15:6-15; Lk. 23:13-25;
Jn. 18:39—19:16).
A. Pilate sets Jesus before the Jews, offering to chastise and release him.
THE FINAL DAYS OF CHRIST’S MINISTRY
(Jn. 12:1-11)
(Jn. 12:12-19)
(Mt. 21:12-22)
• About his authority (Mt. 21:23-27)
• About paying of tribute (Mt. 22:15-22)
• About the resurrection (Mt. 22:23-33)
• About the greatest commandment (Mt. 22:34-40)
(Mt. 23)
(Jn. 12:20-50)
(Mt. 24-25)
(Mk. 14:12-16)
(Jn. 13-14; Mt. 26:20-35)
(Jn. 15-16)
(Jn. 17)
(Mt. 26:36-56)
(Lk. 22:50, 51)
1. He reminds them that neither he nor Herod could find any fault with him.
2. He reminds them of their Passover custom whereby a Jewish prisoner is released.
3. He is himself reminded of his wife's sobering message: "Do nothing to that righteous man, for I suffered many things today in a dream because of him."
B. Pilate sets Jesus and Barabbas before the Jews, offering to release one of them.
1. The Jews desire Barabbas over Jesus. It is ironic that the name Barabbas means "son of the father." Pilate then set two men before the howling Jews. Both of them were "sons of the father."
a. Barabbas was a notable prisoner.
b. He was a robber, murderer, and insurrectionist.
2. The Jews demand the crucifixion of Jesus.
C. Pilate still desires to free Jesus and reminds them for the third time that no fault could be discovered in him.
1. He thereupon has Jesus scourged by the soldiers in an attempt to appease the Jews.
2. The soldiers ridicule him and place a crown of thorns on his head, striking him as they do.
D. The bloodthirsty Jews are unmoved and continue to demand his death, claiming he made himself the Son of God.
E. Pilate is filled with fear and privately questions Jesus.
1. He reminds the Lord that he had the power to release or crucify him.
2. He is, himself, reminded by the Lord that he has no power at all except what was given him from above.
F. The impatient Jews waiting outside now cry out: "If you release this man you are not a friend of Caesar."
1. Pilate retorts: "Shall I crucify your king?"
2. The Jews respond: "We have no king but Caesar!"
G. Pilate realizes the hopelessness of the situation and, sensing a riot, washes his hands before the multitude.
1. Pilate: "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man."
2. The Jews: "His blood be on us! And on our children!"
H. Pilate officially condemns Jesus and frees Barabbas.
SEVENTH UNFAIR TRIAL
Step Fifty-nine: From Pilate's hall to the Praetorium court (Mt. 27:27-31; Mk. 15:16-20).
A. The soldiers gather together to confront Jesus.
1. They strip him.
2. They clothe him with purple and place around him a crimson cloak.
3. They put a crown of thorns on his head.
4. They place a reed in his right hand.
5. They bow their knees in mock homage to him.
6. They ridicule him saying, "Hail, King of the Jews."
7. They spit on him and strike his head with the reed.
B. The soldiers put his own clothes on him and lead him out for crucifixion.
(Mt. 27:32-56; Mk. 15:21-41; Lk. 23:26-49;
]n. 19:16-37).
A. The soldiers force a man named Simon to bear Jesus' cross to Calvary (Mt. 27:32; Mk. 15:21; Lk. 23:26).
B. A group of sorrowing women follow Jesus and hear his sobering words (Lk. 23:27-31).
1. "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but for yourselves and for your children."
2. Forty-fifth prediction: The destruction of Jerusalem (Lk. 23:28-31).
3. "Then will they begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'"
4. "For if they do these things in the tree that is green, what will happen in the dry?"
C. Jesus is crucified (Mt. 27:34, 35; Mk. 15:24; Lk. 23:33; Jn. 19:18).
1. He is placed between two thieves (Mk. 15:27; Lk. 23:32, 33; Mt. 27:38).
2. He is offered drugged vinegar, but refuses it (Mk. 15:23; Mt. 27:34).
D. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 27, That he would be crucified between two thieves. (Compare Isa. 53:12 with Mt. 27:38; Mk. 15:27, 28; Lk. 22:37.)
E. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 28, That he would be given vinegar to drink. (Compare Ps. 69:21 with Mt. 27:34, 48; Jn. 19:28-30.)
F. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 29, That he would suffer the piercing of his hands and feet. (Compare Ps. 22:16; Zech. 12:10 with Mk. 15:25; Jn. 19:34, 37; 20:25-27.)
G. Seventeenth prayer: First prayer on the cross (Lk. 23:34).
H. Pilate writes an inscription in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin above his head on the cross: 'This is Jesus of Nazareth, The King of the Jews" (Mt. 27:37; Mk. 15:26; Lk. 23:38; Jn. 19:19-22).
1. The Jews are displeased and demand that Pilate change the sign.
2. Pilate refuses, saying: "What I have written I have written."
The soldiers cast lots for his seamless tunic (Mt. 27:35; Lk. 23:34; Jn. 19:23, 24).
According to the commonly accepted time table, our Lord was placed on the cross on an April Friday at 9 a.m. Here he suffered for some six hours and gave up his spirit at 3:00 in the afternoon. Surely these were the most important six hours of all human history, spent upon a lonely hill outside a city.
I. First cross utterance: "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do" (Lk. 23:34).
Note: This prayer has bothered some, as it seems to be a blanket pardon for all involved in Jesus' crucifixion. Of course, we know this is not the case. Forgiveness can only come through faith (Eph. 2:8, 9). It has been pointed out by some that the word "forgive" here can also mean "to allow," and is actually translated thereby on at least thirteen other occasions in the New Testament. If this should be the case here, Christ then would pray, "Father, allow them to crucify me." Thus the prayer would be a plea to stay the wrath of a righteous Father as he viewed his beloved Son being murdered by sinful and wicked men. (See Mt. 3:15;
19:14; Mk. 1:34.) However, most Bible students would accept the word "forgive" at face value and interpret his prayer as a request for God not to add this horrible crime of regicide (the killing of one's own king) to the personal accounts of those individuals who killed him. Peter and Paul would amplify on this in later sermons (Acts 3:14, 15, 17):
"But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; and killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers."
See also 1 Corinthians 2:8: "Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory." The sinlessness of our Savior is again proven here, for he did not pray, "Father, forgive me." He needed no forgiveness for he knew no sin. In summary, the first cross utterance did not mean that men are excusable, but rather forgivable. (Contrast Rom. 2:1 with 1 Tim. 1:13.)
J. Jesus is cruelly mocked by various viewing groups (Mt. 27:39-44; Mk. 15:29-32; Lk. 23:35-39).
1. Those passing by:
a. "Aha! You who would destroy the Temple and build it in three days, save yourself!"
b. "If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
2. The Jewish rulers:
a. "He 'saved' others; himself he cannot save!" This was true!
b. "Let him save himself, if he is the Christ, the chosen one of God."
c. "He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he desires him, for he said, I am the Son of God."
3. The soldiers: "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"
4. The two thieves: "If you are the Messiah, save yourself and us."
K. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 30, That his garments would be parted and gambled for. (Compare Ps. 22:18 with Lk. 23:34; Jn. 19:23, 24.)
L. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 31, That he would be surrounded and ridiculed by his enemies. (Compare Ps. 22:7, 8 with Mt. 27:39-44; Mk. 15:29-32.)
M. One of the dying thieves accepts Christ as his Savior (Lk. 23:40-43).
1. He repents over his own foolish charges.
2. He rebukes the unrepentant thief.
a. "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same condemnation?"
b. "We indeed justly, for we are receiving due reward for our deeds, but this man did nothing amiss."
3. He looks upon Jesus.
a. The dying robber: "Lord, remember me when you come in your kingdom."
b. The dying Redeemer: "Verily, I say to you, today shall you be with me in Paradise."
N. Second cross utterance: "Verily, I say to you, today shall you be with me in Paradise" (Lk. 23:43).
Note: This statement emphasizes several facts concerning salvation.
1. That salvation is offered to anyone, anywhere. Are deathbed conversions valid? They are indeed, for here is one. But we quickly note:
a. There is one deathbed conversion in the Bible, so no dying man will despair.
b. There is only one, so no living man will presume. D. L. Moody once said: "Did ever the new birth take place in so strange a cradle?" Observe the contrast here:
(1) In the morning the thief was nailed to a cross. In the evening he was wearing a crown.
(2) In the morning he was an enemy of Caesar. In the evening he was a friend of God.
(3) In the morning he was spumed by men. In the evening he was fellowshiping with angels.
(4) In the morning he died as a criminal on earth. In the evening he lived as a citizen of heaven.
2. That salvation is by grace through faith alone. This conversion refutes:
a. The doctrine of sacramentalism. He was saved apart from confirmation, sprinkling. Holy Communion, and church membership.
b. The doctrine of baptismal regeneration.
c. The doctrine of purgatory.
d. The doctrine of universalism. Only one thief was saved.
3. That salvation will be rejected by some in spite of everything God can do. The other thief died, eternally lost. Here we see three men:
a. One was dying for sin (the Savior).
b. One was dying from sin (the repentant thief).
c. One was dying in sin (the lost thief).
All classes of humanity were represented at the cross. There were the indifferent ("the people stood beholding," Lk. 23:35); the religious ("the rulers derided him," Lk. 23:35); the materialistic ("the soldiers parted his raiment and cast lots," Lk. 23:34); and the earnest seeker ("Lord, remember me ..." Lk. 23:42). The cross is indeed the judgment of this world. See John 12:31.
O. Jesus speaks to his mother and John.
1. To Mary: "Woman, behold your Son."
2. To John: "Behold your mother."
a. Mary has stood by him at the cross along with Mary Magdalene, Salome (the mother of James and John), and other faithful women.
b. John now takes Mary home to live with him.
P. Third cross utterance: "Woman, behold thy son! Behold thy mother!" (Jn. 19:26, 27).
Q. Fourth cross utterance: "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Mt. 27:46).
Note: This prayer is deeper in its mystery and higher in its meaning than any other single prayer in the Bible. God forsaken by God! Who can understand that? The wisest and most profound Bible student feels utterly inadequate as he approaches it. It can never be mastered by the mortal mind, even though that mind has experienced new birth. Eternity alone will exegete it. Elizabeth Clephane has so well phrased it:
"But none of the ransomed ever knew,
How deep were the waters crossed;
Nor how dark was the night.
That the Lord passed through.
Ere He found His sheep that was lost."
There are so many unexplained "whys" raised here.
1. Why did the Father turn his back upon the Son?
2. Why did not even the Son know the reason?
3. Why did innocent blood have to be shed for forgiveness of sin?
The first and third of these questions are partially answered in Hebrews 9:22; 1 Peter 2:24; 3:18; Isaiah 53. But what of the second question? Did not Christ know? According to Philippians 2:5-8, Christ voluntarily abstained from employing some of his divine attributes while upon this earth. Thus:
1. He abstained from using his omnipresence for a period (Jn. 11:15).
2. He abstained from using his omnipotence for a period (Jn. 5:19).
3. He abstained from using his omniscience for a period (Lk. 8:45; Mk. 13:32. See also Lk. 2:40).
R. Eighteenth prayer: Second prayer on the cross (Mt. 27:46).
1. A strange dark has obscured the sun from noon until 3:00 p.m.
2. Some of the crowd hear this prayer and think he is calling for Elijah (Mt. 27:45-47).
S. Fifth cross utterance: "I Thirst" (Jn. 19:28).
T. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 32, That he would thirst. (Compare Ps. 22:15 with Jn. 19:28.)
1. Someone fills a sponge with sour wine and presses it to his mouth.
2. The bystanders wonder if Elijah will come and save him (Mt. 27:48, 49; Mk. 15:36; Jn. 19:28, 29).
U. Jesus receives the wine and cries out the victory (Mt. 27:50; Mk. 15:37; Jn. 19:30).
V. Sixth cross utterance: "It is finished" (Jn. 19:30).
Note: The sixth statement of Jesus is actually one word in the original Greek. It is tetelestai, meaning, "It was finished, and as a result it is forever done." This phrase was a farmer's word. When into his herd there was born an animal so beautiful and shapely that it seemed absolutely destitute of faults and defects, the farmer gazed upon the creature with proud, delighted eyes. " Tetelestai!" he said.
It was also an artist's word. When the painter or the sculptor had put the last finishing touches to the vivid landscape or the marble bust, he would stand back a few feet to admire his masterpiece, and, seeing in it nothing that called for correction or improvement, would murmur fondly, "Tetelestai! Tetelestai!”
Our Lord cries out, "It is finished!"
There are three important places where the Scriptures employ this word "finish." It is used in Genesis 2:1, referring to the creation of God's works. It is used here in John 19:30, referring to the salvation of his works. (See also Jn. 4:34; 5:36; 17:4.) It is used in Revelation 10:7 and 16:17, referring to the completion of his works.
With gladness we note that he did not say, "I am finished," for he was just beginning.
"Lifted up was He to die, 'It is finished,' was his cry; Now in heav'n exalted high; Hallelujah! What a Savior!"
W. Seventh cross utterance: "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit" (Lk. 23:46).
X. Nineteenth prayer: Third and final, on the cross (Lk. 23:46).
Y. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 33, That he would commend his spirit to the Father. (Compare
Ps. 31:5 with Lk. 23:46.) It should be noted that Jesus left out the last part of Psalm 31:5, which said: "Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth."
Many awesome wonders follow the Savior's death (Mt. 27:51-56; Mk. 15:38-41; Lk. 23:45, 47-49).
1. A centurion who has watched him suffer and die cries out: "Truly this was a righteous man!"
2. The Temple veil is torn in two, from the top to the bottom.
3. The earth is shaken, some tombs are opened, and many dead saints arise.
4. These saints will later appear to many in Jerusalem after the resurrection.
5. The centurion cries out again in fear and awe: "Surely this man was the Son of God!"
6. The crowd at the cross is dispersed and the people return home beating their breasts.
7. The Scofield Bible has the following on these events:
"The veil that was tom, or rent, divided the holy place from the holy of holies, into which only the high priest might enter on the Day of Atonement (see Ex. 26:31, note; Lev. 16:1-30). The tearing of that veil, which was a type of the human body of Christ (Heb. 10:20), signified that a 'new and living way' was opened for all believers into the very presence of God, with no other sacrifice or priesthood except Christ's (cf. Heb. 9:1-8; 10:19-22). Although the graves were opened at the time of Christ's death (vs. 50, 51), the bodies did not arise until 'after his resurrection' (v. 53). Christ is the firstborn from among the dead (Col. 1:18; Rev. 1:5) and 'the first fruits of them who slept' (1 Cor. 15:20). It is not said that these bodies returned to their graves. The wave sheaf (Lev. 23:10-12) typifies the resurrection of Christ, but it would appear from the symbol used that plurality is implied. It was a single 'com of wheat' that fell into the ground in the crucifixion and entombment of Christ 0n. 12:24); it was a sheaf which came forth in resurrection. The inference is that these saints went with the risen Christ into heaven."
Z. All four Gospel accounts record the death of Christ. But one wonders how such a thing could happen? Was not Christ God incarnate? Indeed he was! How, then, could God have actually died on the cross? To explain this, we must return briefly to the book of Genesis. Here we are told of Adam's creation and of his tragic sin. God had warned him that disobedience would result in death, and so it did. In fact, it brought down upon the head of mankind two kinds of death: physical and spiritual. Both kinds of death here can be defined by one word: separation. That is the biblical and theological meaning of the word death. Physical death is separation, the parting of the soul from one's body. Spiritual death is likewise separation, the parting of the unsaved person from God. This is sometimes called the second death (see Rev. 20:6,14; 21:8).
So then, these two hellish enemies, physical and spiritual death, let loose by Adam, continued to curse and terrorize the human race for over forty centuries. Then, in the fullness of time, God sent his beloved Son to our world. The Father referred to his Son as the last Adam (among other names) in 1 Corinthians 15:45.
Why this title? Because he had come to undo what the first Adam had previously done; that is, he came to
rid mankind of those two evil enemies, physical and spiritual death. This he did while on the cross, where he died spiritually, being separated from God; and died physically as he accomplished both tasks. Spiritual death was immediately given the death blow. Paul later assures us that nothing can now separate the believer from the love of God (Rom. 8:35-39). But what about physical death? Paul answers this question in 1 Corinthians 15:51-55:
"Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written. Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, were is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?"
(Mt. 27:57-66; Mk. 15:42-4-7; Lk. 23:50-56;
Jn. 19:31-42).
A. The Jews request that Pilate complete the execution of the thieves and Christ before the Sabbath begins (Jn. 19:31-37). The Jews had just viciously murdered a man but were now expressing their pious "concern" that the body be removed lest the Sabbath be polluted.
1. The soldiers find the two thieves still alive and break their legs.
2. The soldiers find the Savior already dead and pierce his side with a spear, gazing upon him as they do.
B. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 34, That his bones would not be broken. (Compare Ps. 34:20; Ex. 12:46; Num. 9:12 with Jn. 19:33-36.)
C. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 35, That he would be stared at in death. (Compare Zech. 12:10 with Jn. 19:37; Mt. 27:36.)
D. Joseph of Arimathea boldly asks Pilate for the body of Jesus (Mt. 27:57; Mk. 15:43; Lk. 23:50-52; Jn. 19:38).
1. Joseph was a rich but secret disciple of Jesus.
2. He was a reputable member of the Sanhedrin, untainted by their wickedness.
3. He was a good and righteous man, looking for the kingdom of God.
E. Pilate questions the centurion and learns that Jesus is indeed dead (Mk. 15:44).
F. Joseph is given the lifeless body of the Savior (Mt. 27:58, 59; Mk. 15:45, 46; Jn. 19:38-40).
1. He gently takes the body down from the cross.
2. He brings a roll of fine linen cloth.
3. He is aided by Nicodemus, who comes with 100 pounds of myrrh and aloes.
4. He and Nicodemus wrap Jesus' body in the clean linen cloths with the spices. The custom was to use about half as many pounds of spices as the weight of the body being prepared. Thus our Lord must have weighed around 190-200 pounds. The body would be prepared by rubbing it with myrrh and aloes, and then wrapping it with linen strips. The process would begin with a finger.
G. Jesus is laid in Joseph's rock-hewn sepulcher (Mt. 27:60, 61; Mk. 15:46, 47; Lk. 23:53-56; Jn. 19:41, 42).
1. The two men roll a great stone against the door and depart.
2. The two Marys (Magdalene and possibly Jesus' mother) linger near the tomb for awhile and depart.
H. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 36, That he would be buried with the rich. (Compare Isa. 53:9 with Mt. 27:57-60.)
SATURDAY
I. The Pharisees meet with Pilate on the following day (Mt. 27:62-65).
1. Their request:
a. "Sir, we remember that that impostor while yet alive said, 'after three days 1 will arise!'"
b. "Command therefore that the grave be made secure till the third day, lest his disciples come by night and steal him away, and say to the people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the last deception be worse than the first."
2. His answer: "You have a guard detachment; go and make it as secure as you can."
J. The Pharisees secure the sepulcher, seal the stone, and station their guard (Mt. 27:66). It is sad to note that the only group who remembered Christ's oft-repeated prophecies about his resurrection was his enemies.
(1 Pet. 3:18-20).
SUNDAY
(Mt. 28:2-4; Mk. 16:9-11; Lk. 24:12; Jn. 20:1-18).
A. Jesus is resurrected physically from the dead. The last two chapters in Matthew (27-28) which speak of his death and resurrection could rightly be entitled, "The King is dead; long live the King!"
1. There is a great earthquake.
2. The angel of the Lord descends from heaven.
a. His appearance is as lightning.
b. His raiment is as snow.
c. He rolls the stone away and sits upon it.
3. The guards tremble, become as dead men, and finally flee in terror. Thus the very soldiers who were ordered to prevent the fulfillment of the prophecy of Christ's resurrection were the first witnesses of it.
B. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 37, That he would be raised from the dead. (Compare Ps. 16:10 with Mt. 28:2-7.)
C. Mary Magdalene arrives at the garden to aid in the planned anointing of his body (Jn. 20:1, 2).
1. She sees the stone has been removed.
2. She runs and reports to Peter and John: "They took away the Lord from the sepulcher, and we know not where they laid him."
D. Peter and John arrive at the garden (Lk. 24:12; Jn.
20:3-10).
1. John outruns Peter and, looking into the sepulcher, sees the linen cloths.
2. Peter arrives and, entering into the sepulcher, sees the head napkin separated from the linen cloths. Thus, like a seed, Jesus came out of his tomb. The old shell (the outer wrappings) were left in the ground. (See Jn. 12:24.)
FIRST RESURRECTION APPEARANCE
E. Mary Magdalene returns to the garden alone (Jn. 20:11-18).
1. She stands outside the sepulcher weeping.
2. She looks into the sepulcher and sees two angels.
a. The angels: "Woman, why are you weeping?"
b. Mary: "Because they took away my Lord, and I know not where they laid him."
3. She turns around and sees Jesus, but mistakes him for the gardener.
a. Jesus: "Woman, why are you weeping; whom are you seeking?"
b. Mary: "Sir, if you bore him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him away."
c. Jesus: "Mary!"
d. Mary: "Rabboni!" (Dear Teacher!)
e. Jesus:
(1) "Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father."
(2) "But go to my brethren and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God!" (Jn. 20:17).
Note his phrase, "Go to my brethren." There is a progressive intimacy between Jesus and his disciples. He calls them servants Qn. 13:13), friends (Jn. 15:15), and here, brethren.
4. Mary runs and tells the disciples that she had seen and spoken to the living Lord, but they do not believe it (Mk. 16:9-11). It was a Samaritan woman to whom Christ first revealed his messiah- ship. (See Jn. 4:25, 26.) It is now to another woman, Mary Magdalene, that Christ first appears in his resurrection body. Both were formerly women of questionable moral backgrounds. (See Mk. 16:9.)
(Jn. 20:17).
SECOND RESURRECTION APPEARANCE
Step Sixty-five: From the Father to a road near Jerusalem
(Ml. 28:5-15; Mk. 16:2-8; Lk. 24:1-11).
A. The women who stood by him at the cross arrive at the garden.
1. They come with spices and ointments to complete his burial.
2. They anticipate a problem: "Who will roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulcher?"
3. They discover the stone has been moved.
4. They enter the sepulcher and are greeted by two angels.
a. "Do not fear; do not be amazed. For I know that you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified."
b. "Why seek the living among the dead? He is not here, for he has risen, as he said."
c. "Remember how he spoke to you, while he was yet in Galilee, saying, 'The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.'"
d. "But go quickly and tell his disciples, and Peter, that he has risen from the dead. ..."
5. The women are filled with fear and joy and hasten to tell his disciples the glorious news.
6. Jesus appears to them en route.
a. "Rejoice!"
b. "Fear not; go tell my brethren to go into Galilee, and there shall they see me."
7. The women seize Jesus by the feet and worship him and continue their journey.
8. The disciples discount their unbelievable report as idle tales.
B. The sepulcher guards arrive at the Jerusalem Temple
and report Jesus' resurrection.
C. The chief priests bribe them to lie about what really
happened.
1. They were to say: "His disciples came by night and stole him away while we slept."
2. They are assured that no further punishment will be leveled at them.
THIRD RESURRECTION APPEARANCE
(Mk. 16:12, 13; Lk. 24:13-35).
A. Jesus joins two of his followers, Cleopas and another person (his wife?) on the road to Emmaus, but is recognized by neither.
1. He asks them what they were discussing and why they are so sad.
2. They ask him where he has been during the recent days, not to have heard of the tremendous events which have taken place. They tell him:
a. That there was a prophet, Jesus of Nazareth, who had been mighty in word and deed.
b. That he had been condemned and crucified by their own rulers.
c. That their personal hopes for Israel's redemption are now shattered.
d. That his body was discovered missing and that there were unfounded rumors of his resurrection.
B. Jesus rebukes them for their unbelief and expounds the Old Testament Messianic passage to them, beginning with Moses.
C. Cleopas invites Jesus to lodge with them for the night.
D. The two followers recognize Jesus as he takes and blesses the bread at the supper table.
E. Jesus suddenly vanishes from their sight.
F. The couple share their heart experience with each other concerning their walk with the unrecognized stranger: ''Did not our hearts burn within us, as he talked with us on the road and kept opening up to us the Scriptures?"
G. They thereupon return to Jerusalem and tell the disciples that Jesus has walked and talked with them.
H. They learn that Christ has also appeared to Peter. What a meeting this must have been. The last time he had seen Christ was when Peter was cursing the Lord!
FOURTH RESURRECTION APPEARANCE
Jesus appears to Simon Peter (Lk. 24:34; 1 Cor. 15:5).
FIFTH RESURRECTION APPEARANCE
(Lk. 24:36-43; Jn. 20:19-23).
A. Jesus walks through locked doors and appears to ten of his disciples late Sunday night. (Judas was dead and Thomas was absent.)
1. Their reaction:
a. By his words.
(1) "Why are you troubled? And why do doubtings arise in your hearts?"
(2) "Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself."
(3) "Handle me, and see; for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have."
This gives us valuable information concerning our own resurrection body, for we shall have a body like his (1 Jn. 3:2). Jesus had a body of flesh and bone, and so shall we. However, it was not limited by gravity or restricted by time, nor will our resurrected bodies be.
b. By his deeds.
(1) He shows them his pierced hands, feet, and side.
(2) He eats a piece of broiled fish and some of a honeycomb.
B. Jesus breathes on them and imparts to them the Holy Spirit. As we have already noted, the disciples were terrified until they recognized Jesus.
"And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord" (Jn. 20:20).
The last part of this verse may be compared to a statement made by some Greeks who once said to a disciple: "Sir, we would see Jesus" (Jn. 12:21).
Early that morning Jesus had told Mary to, "touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God" (Jn. 20:17). But here in the evening of that same day he invites the disciples to touch and handle him. Why the change? It is believed by many that he ascended that afternoon to present his blood to the Father for sprinkling upon the mercy seat in the heavenly tabernacle. The debt of sin had now been officially paid.
SIXTH RESURRECTION APPEARANCE
(]n. 20:24-29).
A. Thomas cannot believe the excited report of the other disciples.
1. Their testimony: "We have seen the Lord."
2. His unbelief: "Unless I see in his hands the imprint of the nails and press my finger into the mark of the nails, and my hand into his side, I will not at all believe."
B. Jesus again walks through locked doors and appears to the disciples, including Thomas.
1. The Savior: "Bring here your finger and look at my hands, and bring your hand and press it into my side, and be not unbelieving but believing."
2. The doubter: "My Lord and my God."
3. The Savior: "Because you have seen me, Thomas, you have believed; blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed."
SEVENTH RESURRECTION APPEARANCE
(Jn. 21:1-25).
A. Peter and six other disciples have spent an unsuccessful night fishing.
B. Thirty-sixth miracle: Catching a great number of fish On. 21:6).
1. Jesus calls out to them unrecognized from the shore at dawn: "Children, have ye any meat?" He was, of course, asking them if they had caught any fish! Someday, at the judgment seat of Christ, he will ask us this same question!
2. The disciples answer in the negative and hear him say: "Cast out the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some."
3. The net is cast out and is immediately filled with 153 large fish.
4. Peter recognizes Jesus and swims to meet him.
C. Jesus cooks breakfast for the seven disciples. He invites them to "come and dine" (Jn. 20:12). We must be fed by him before we can feed others.
D. Peter is closely questioned concerning his affection for Christ.
1. Three times he is asked if he really loves the Savior.
2. Three times he answers in the affirmative. In the Greek New Testament there are two different kinds of love. One is phileo love, which refers to that warm affection between two human beings. The other kind of love is an agapao love, which is a divine love—God's love for sinful man.
This love is never found in the heart of any man prior to the ascension of Christ. In fact, Jesus asks Peter on three occasions (Jn. 21:15-19) if he really loves him. The first two times Jesus uses the second kind of love and asks the following question. "Peter, do you agapao me?" On both occasions Peter answers by choosing the first word. He says, "Lord, you know I phileo you." Finally, our Lord
(condescendingly) uses the first word also. The reason for all this (as Peter would later find out) is explained in Romans 5:5 by Paul:
"... the love ( agapao ) of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."
Thus, the reason Peter answered the way he did was because the Holy Spirit had not yet come at Pentecost and it was therefore impossible for him to love Christ with this divine agapao love. Also to be noted here is Jesus' request that Peter feed his lambs (Jn. 21:15) and his sheep (21:16, 17). Again there is a play on the Greek here, for Christ uses two different words for feed. He says "be grazing my baby lambs," but discipline my older sheep. Today we have this truth in reverse. We discipline the young and feed the old!
E. Forty-sixth prediction: Peter's martyrdom (Jn. 21:18, 19).
1. "When you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you desired."
2. "But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands and another will gird you and carry you where you would not go." (See 2 Pet. 1:14.)
F. Peter desires to know of the destiny reserved for John the apostle.
1. Peter: "But what of this man. Lord?"
2. Jesus: "If I desire that he remain till I come, what is it to you? Follow me!"
G. Jesus' answer later gives rise to the false rumor that John would never die.
EIGHTH RESURRECTION APPEARANCE
(Mt. 28:16-20).
A. Jesus is worshiped on the mountain by the eleven in spite of some remaining unbelief.
B. He imparts to them a fact, a command, and a promise.
1. The fact: "All authority has been given unto me in heaven and upon earth."
2. The command: "Go therefore and disciple all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I commanded you."
3. The promise: "Lo, I am with you always, until the consummation of the ages."
NINTH RESURRECTION APPEARANCE
(Mk. 16:14-18; Lk. 24:44-49).
A. He gently rebukes the disciples for their initial unbelief concerning his resurrection.
B. He repeats his command for them to evangelize the world.
C. He expounds the law of Moses and the Psalms to them.
D. He tells them to wait in Jerusalem for the promise of the Father.
TENTH RESURRECTION APPEARANCE
(Mk. 16:19, 20; Lk. 24:50-53; Ads 1:4-11).
A. He blesses them and promises the baptism of the Spirit.
B. He orders them to witness for him:
1. in Jerusalem
2. in Judea
3. in Samaria
4. unto the uttermost part of the earth
C. He is received up into glory to the right hand of the Father.
D. Old Testament Prophecy Fulfillment Number 38, That he would ascend. (Compare Ps. 24:7-10 with Mk. 16:19; Lk. 24:51.) Did the resurrected Christ appear before any unsaved individuals? On the strength of Matthew 23:37-39 it would seem he did not.
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord." With these words we conclude our brief study of the greatest life ever lived. It should, however, be said that his glory story is not limited to the four Gospel accounts. In fact, each of the sixty-six biblical books presents a glimpse of this marvelous and mighty Messiah. Note the following "scriptural summary of the Savior."
Christ in Every Book
"Christ is the theme of the entire Revelation of God. He is promised in Genesis, revealed in the Law, prefigured in its history, praised in poetry, proclaimed in its prophecy, provided in its Gospels, proved in its Acts, preeminent in its Epistles and prevailing in Revelation.
He is seen in every book of the Bible. Take a journey through the Halls of Holy Writ and in every one of them you will see Christ. Starting with Genesis He is the Seed of the woman; in Exodus the Lamb for sinners slain; in Leviticus, our High Priest; in Numbers the Star of Jacob and the Brazen Serpent; in Deuteronomy the Prophet like unto Moses and the Great Rock; in Joshua the Captain of the Lord's Hosts; in Judges the Messenger of Jehovah; in Ruth our Kinsman-Redeemer and the Faithful Bridegroom; in 1 Samuel He is seen as the Great Judge; in 2 Samuel as the Princely King; in 1 Kings as David's Choice; in 2 Kings as the Holiest of All; in 1 Chronicles as King by birth; in 2 Chronicles as King by Judgment.
In Ezra He is seen as Lord of heaven and earth; in Nehemiah as the builder; in Esther our Mordecai; in Job our Daysman and our Risen, returning Redeemer; in Psalms the Son of God and the Good Shepherd; in Proverbs our Wisdom; in Ecclesiastes as the One above the sun; in Song of Solomon the great Church lover, the one Altogether Lovely and the Chiefest among ten thousand.
HE TEN RESURRECTION APPEARANCES OF CHRIST
FIRST DAY
Mk. 16:9; Jn. 20:11-18
Mt. 28:9,10
Lk. 24:13-32; Mk. 16:12, 13
Lk. 24:34; 1 Cor. 15:5
Lk. 24:36-43; Jn. 20:19-23
In Isaiah He is the suffering and glorified Servant; in Jeremiah the Lord our Righteousness; in Lamentations the Man of Sorrows; in Ezekiel the glorious God; in Daniel the Smiting Stone and the Messiah. Hosea reveals Him as the risen Son of God; Joel as the outpourer of the Spirit; Amos, the Eternal Christ; Obadiah, the Forgiving Christ; Jonah as the Risen Prophet; Micah the Bethlehemite; in Nahum He is the Bringer of Good Tidings; in Habakkuk, the Lord in His Holy Temple; in Zephaniah the Merciful Christ; in Haggai, the Desire of all nations; in Zecha- riah, the Branch; and in Malachi, the Sun of Righteousness with healing in His wings.
Matthew shows Him as King of the Jews; Mark the Servant; Luke the Perfect Son of Man; John the Son of God; in Acts, He is the Ascended Lord, in Romans the Lord our Righteousness; in I Corinthians our Resurrection; in 2 Corinthians our Comforter; in Galatians the end of the Law; in Ephesians the head of the Church; in Philippians the Supplier of every need; in Colossians the Fullness of the Godhead; in
1 Thessalonians He comes for His Church; in 2 Thes- salonians He comes with His Church; in 1 Timothy He is the Mediator; in 2 Timothy the Bestower of Crowns; in Titus Our Great God and Savior; in Philemon the Payer of our Debt; in Hebrews the rest of the Faith and the Fulfiller of Types; in James, the Lord drawing nigh; in 2 Peter the Vicarious Sufferer; in 2 Peter the Lord of Glory; in J John the Way;
2 John the Truth; 3 John the Life; in Jude, He is Our Security; in Revelation the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the Lamb of God, the Bright and Morning Star, the King of kings and Lord of lords." (Robert J. Wells, Prophetic Messages for Modern Times; Dallas; Texas Printing House, Inc., 1944; pp. 205, 206)
THE SUMMARIZATION PROM HIS LIFE
1. The thirty-six miracles of the Savior.
2. The thirty-eight parables of the Savior.
3. The nineteen prayers of the Savior.
4. The forty-five predictions of the Savior.
5. The sixteen sermons of the Savior.
6. The thirty-six dialogues of the Savior.
REMAINING 40 DAYS
Jn. 20:24-29
Jn. 21:1-24
Mt. 28:16-20; 1 Cor. 15:6
Mk. 16:14-18; Lk. 24:44-49; 1 Cor. 15:7
Lk. 24:50-53
7. The sixteen Old Testament references of the Savior.
8. The twenty-two Old Testament quotes of the Savior.
9. The tenfold proof of the deity of the Savior.
10. The thirtyfold proof of the humanity of the Savior.
11. The thirty-seven names and titles of the Savior.
12. The thirty-seven Old Testament prophecies fulfilled by the Savior.
13. The twenty-seven souls converted by the Savior.
14. The fifteen kinds of sufferings experienced by the Savior.
15. The seven last statements of the Savior.
16. The ten resurrection appearances of the Savior.
17. The political and religious parties in the days of the Savior.
18. The various places visited by the Savior.
19. The many individuals who met the Savior.
THE MIRACLES OF THE SAVIOR
1. Changing of water into wine (Jn. 2:7-9).
2. Healing of the nobleman's son (Jn. 4:50).
3. Healing of the Capernaum demoniac (Mk. 1:25; Lk. 4:35).
4. Healing of Peteris mother-in-law (Mt. 8:15; Mk. 1:31; Lk. 4:39).
5. Catching a great number of fish (Lk. 5:5, 6).
6. Healing a leper (Mt. 8:3; Mk. 1:41).
7. Healing a paralytic (Mt. 9:2, 6, 7; Mk. 2:5, 10-12; Lk. 5:20, 24, 25).
8. Healing a withered hand (Mt. 12:13; Mk. 3:5; Lk. 6:10).
9. Healing a centurion's servant (Mt. 8:13; Lk. 7:10).
10. Raising a widow's son (Lk. 7:14).
11. Calming the stormy sea (Mt. 8:26; Mk. 4:39; Lk. 8:24).
12. Healing the Gadarene demoniac (Mt. 8:32; Mk. 5:8; Lk. 8:33).
13. Healing a woman with internal bleeding (Mt. 9:22; Mk. 5:29; Lk. 8:44).
14. Raising Jairus' daughter (Mt. 9:25; Mk. 5:41; Lk. 8:54).
15. Healing two blind men (Mt. 9:29).
16. Healing a dumb demoniac (Mt. 9:33).
17. Healing of a thirty-eight-year invalid (Jn. 5:8).
18. Feeding 5,000 men and their families (Mt. 14:19; Mk. 6:41; Lk. 9:16; Jn. 6:11).
19. Walking on the sea (Mt. 14:25; Mk. 6:48; Jn. 6:19).
20. Healing a demoniac girl (Mt. 15:28; Mk. 7:29).
21. Healing a deaf man with a speech impediment (Mk. 7:34, 35).
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22. Feeding 4,000 men and their families (Mt. 15:36; Mk.
8 : 6 ).
23. Healing a blind man (Mk. 8:25).
24. Healing a man bom blind (Jn. 9:7).
25. Healing a demoniac boy (Mt. 17:18; Mk. 9:25; Lk. 9:42).
26. Catching a fish with a coin in its mouth (Mt. 17:27).
27. Healing a blind and dumb demoniac (Mt. 12:22; Lk. 11:14).
28. Healing a woman with an eighteen-year infirmity (Lk. 13:10-17).
29. Healing a man with dropsy (Lk. 14:4).
30. Healing ten lepers (Lk. 17:11-19).
31. Raising of Lazarus (Jn. 11:43, 44).
32. Healing a blind man (Mt. 20:34; Lk. 18:42).
33. Healing a blind man (Mt. 20:34; Mk. 10:46, 52).
34. Destroying a fig tree (Mt. 21:19; Mk. 11:14).
35. Restoring (healing) a severed ear (Mt. 26:51; Mk. 14:47; Lk. 22:50, 51; Jn. 18:10).
36. Catching a great number of fish (Jn. 21:6).
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF HIS MIRACLES Nature of the Miracles
1. Healing of individuals (seventeen in number)
a. of fever (see 2, 4)
b. of leprosy (see 6, 30)
c. of paralysis (see 7, 9, 17)
d. of a withered hand (see 8)
e. of internal bleeding (see 13)
f. of blindness (see 15, 23, 24, 32, 33)
g. of deafness (see 21)
h. of dropsy (see 29)
i. of a severed ear (see 35)
2. Rebuking of demons (seven in number)
a. concerning convulsions (see 3, 25)
b. concerning insanity (see 12)
c. concerning muteness (see 16)
d. concerning an unknown affliction (see 20)
e. concerning blindness and muteness (see 27)
f. concerning paralysis (see 28)
3. Raising the dead (three in number)
a. a little girl (see 14)
NOTEWORTHY MIRACLES
b. a young man (see 10)
c. Lazarus (see 31)
4. Protecting his disciples (two in number)
a. while standing in a boat (see 11)
b. while walking on the water (see 19)
5. Feeding the hungry (five in number)
a. some wedding guests (see 1)
b. 5000 men (see 18)
c. 4000 men (see 22)
d. four of his disciples (see 5)
e. seven of his disciples (see 36)
6. Providing tax money (see 26)
7. Cursing a fig tree (see 34)
Comments on the Miracles
1. His miracles were performed anywhere and everywhere.
a. at a wedding (see 1)
b. at funerals (see 10, 31, 14)
c. in graveyards (see 12)
d. in synagogues (see 3, 8, 28)
e. in homes (see 4, 7, 14, 20, 29)
f. on seashores (see 36)
g. in a garden (see 35)
h. on a mountain (see 18, 22)
i. by a pool (see 17)
j. in boats (see 5,11)
2. Our Lord touched the person during eleven of his miracles (see 4, 6, 14,15,19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 33, 35).
3. On one occasion he was touched (see 13).
4. On three occasions he spat while accomplishing the miracle (see 21, 23, 24).
5. Five of the miracles were performed on the Sabbath (see 8, 17, 24, 28, 29).
6. Jesus was filled with compassion as he performed six of his miracles (see 6,10, 18, 22, 32, 33).
7. Jesus was filled with amazement during two of his miracles (see 9, 20).
8. Jesus groaned during one miracle (see 21).
9. Jesus wept during one miracle (see 31).
10. Four of his miracles had far-reaching results.
a. The fifth resulted in the full-time call of Peter, Andrew, James, and John.
SCRIPTURE
MIRACLE WHY NOTEWORTHY LOCATION
1 . | CHANGING WATER INTO WINE | First miracle | Jn. 2 |
2. | WALKING ON THE SEA | Shows he is above natural law | Jn. 6 |
3. | CALMING THE SEA | Shows he is in control of natural law | Mt. 8 |
4. | FEEDING THE 5,000 | Shows he cared for people and not just “souls” | Jn. 6 |
5. | HEALING THE MANIAC OF GADARA | Most fearful case of demon possession on record | Mk. 5 |
6. | RAISING LAZARUS | Greatest of all his miracles | Jn. 11 |
7. | HEALING A MAN BORN BLIND | Explains the purpose for all his miracles | Jn. 9 |
8. | THE FISH WITH A COIN IN ITS MOUTH | Illustrates his work as the second Adam | Mt. 17 |
9. | CURSING THE FIG TREE | The saddest of all recorded miracles | Mt. 24 |
10. | CATCHING A GREAT NUMBER OF FISH | Last miracle | Jn. 21 |
b. The thirty-first sealed his doom with the Pharisees.
c. The thirty-fourth signified the divine rejection of Israel.
d. The thirty-fifth doubtless saved Peter from instant death.
11. Some of his miracles revealed the characteristics of the human heart.
a. its lack of faith (see 2, 11,19)
b. its wickedness (see 5, 16, 17, 27, 28)
c. its ingratitude (see 30)
12. Sometimes he would ask a question as he performed the miracle.
a. "Woman, what are you doing to me?" (see 1).
b. "Which is easier to say. Your sins be forgiven you, or. Take up your bed and walk?" (see 7).
c. "Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath?" (see 8).
d. "Where is your faith?" (see 11).
e. "What is your name?" (see 12).
f. "Who touched my clothing?" (see 13).
g. "Do you believe that I can do this?" (see 15).
h. "Do you wish to get well?" (see 17).
i. "Where shall we buy loaves of bread?" (see 18).
j. "What made you doubt?" (see 19).
k. "How many loaves do you have?" (see 22).
l. "Do you see anything?" (see 23).
m. "From whom do the kings of the earth collect tribute?" (see 26).
n. "If Satan is casting out Satan . . . how then shall his kingdom stand?" (see 27).
o. "Where have you laid him?" (see 31).
p. "What do you wish for me to do for you?" (see 32, 33).
q. "Children, have you anything to eat?" (see 36).
13. Sometimes he issued a command as he performed the miracle.
a. "Fill up the water jars with water" (see 1).
b. "Launch out where it is deep and let down your nets for a catch" (see 5).
c. "Stretch out your hand" (see 8).
d. "Rise, take up your pallet and walk" (see 17, 7).
e. "Have the men recline for eating in groups of fifty" (see 18).
f. "Come!" (see 19).
g. "Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam" (see 24).
h. "Go to the sea and cast in a hook and take the first fish that comes up" (see 26).
i. "Lazarus, come forth" (see 31).
j. "Cast out the net on the right side of the boat and you will find some" (see 36).
14. The first and last miracles are recorded by John alone (see 1, 36).
15. Only two miracles are recorded by all four Gospel accounts (see 18, 35).
16. Sixteen of his miracles are mentioned by only one of the Gospels.
a. Matthew alone records the following: 15, 16, 26 (Matthew's total miracle count is twenty-two).
b. Mark alone records the following: 21, 23 (Mark's total miracle count is nineteen).
c. Luke alone records the following: 5, 10, 28, 29, 30 (Luke's total miracle count is nineteen).
d. John alone records the following: 1, 2,17, 24, 31, 36 (John's total miracle count is nine).
17. During his first year, our Lord performed seven recorded miracles (see 1-7).
18. During his second year, our Lord performed twelve recorded miracles (see 8-19).
19. During his third year, our Lord performed five recorded miracles (see 20-24).
20. During his fourth year, our Lord performed twelve recorded miracles (see 25-36).
THE PARABLES OF THE SAVIOR
1. Two houses in a hurricane (Mt. 7:24-27; Lk. 6:47-49).
2. Forgiving the fifty and the five-hundred (Lk. 7:41, 42).
3. Subduing a strong man (Mk. 3:22-30).
4. The sower, the seed, and the soil (Mt. 13:1-9, 18-23; Mk. 4:1-20; Lk. 8:4-15).
5. Satan's tares in the Savior's field (Mt. 13:24-30, 36-43).
6. From scattering to sickling (Mk. 4:26-29).
7. The mighty mustard seed (Mt. 13:31, 32; Mk. 4:30-32; Lk. 13:18, 19).
8. The cook's leaven and the kingdom of heaven (Mt. 13:33; Lk. 13:20, 21).
9. Finding a fortune in a field (Mt. 13:44).
10. The price of a pearl (Mt. 13:45, 46).
11. Sorting out a sea catch (Mt. 13:47-50).
12. A trained man and his treasure (Mt. 13:52).
13. A rent cloth and a ruptured container (Mt. 9:16, 17; Mk. 2:21, 22; Lk. 5:36-39).
14. A generation of gripers (Mt. 11:16-19; Lk. 7:31-35).
15. The forgiven who wouldn't forgive (Mt. 18:23-35).
16. How to know your neighbor (Lk. 10:25-37).
17. Seven spirits and a swept house (Mt. 12:43-45; Lk. 11:24-26).
18. A fool in a fix (Lk. 12:16-21).
19. Keep the home fires burning (Lk. 12:32-40; Mt. 24:43, 44).
20. A sinning servant and a returning ruler (Mt. 24:45-51; Lk. 12:42-48).
21. A fruitless fig tree (Lk. 13:6-9).
22. Choosing the least at a wedding feast (Lk. 14:7-11).
23. Two fools and a henpecked husband (Lk. 14:15-24).
24. A missing sheep, the misplaced silver and a miserable son (Lk. 15:1-32).
25. The stewings of a steward (Lk. 16:1-13).
26. When Hades petitioned paradise (Lk. 16:19-31).
27. When our best is but the least (Lk. 17:7-10).
28. A widow and a weary judge (Lk. 18:1-8).
29. A haughty Pharisee and a humble Publican (Lk. 18:9-14).
30. When the last was first and the first was last (Mt. 20:1-16).
31. Three stewards and their silver (Lk. 19:11-27).
32. Two sons who changed their minds (Mt. 21:28-32).
33. The vicious vine keepers (Mt. 21:33-46; Mk. 12.Y-12; Lk. 21:9-19).
34. A wedding guest with no wedding garment (Mt. 22:1-14).
35. The fig tree and the future (Mt. 24:32-35; Mk. 13:28-31; Lk. 21:29-33).
36. Five lamps that went out (Mt. 25:1-13).
37. Three stewards and their talents (Mt. 25:14-30).
38. Separating the sheep from the goats (Mt. 25:31-46).
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF HIS PARABLES 1. His parables covered the following subjects:
a. correct foundations (see 1)
b. forgiveness (see 2,15)
c. Satan (see 3, 5, 17)
d. the human heart (see 4)
e. the kingdom of heaven (see 4-13)
f. the church (see 10)
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NOTEWORTHY PARABLES | ||
PARABLE | INTENDED LESSON | SCRIPTURE LOCATION |
1. THE SOWER, SEED, AND SOIL | Explains the nature of the kingdom of heaven | Mt. 13 |
2. THE GOOD SAMARITAN | Shows me my duty to others. Demonstrates three possible human attitudes.* | Lk. 10:30-37 |
3. THE RICH FOOL | Preparedness—the uncertainty of this life | Lk. 12:16-21 |
4. THE LOST SHEEP, COIN, AND SON | The work of the Trinity in the salvation and restoration of sinners | Lk. 15:3-32 |
5. LAZARUS AND THE RICH MAN | The agony of hell | Lk. 16:19-31 |
6. THE BUDDING OF THE FIG TREE | A great sign concerning Christ’s return | Mt. 24:32-35 |
7. THE TEN VIRGINS | Future judgment and salvation of Israel | Mt. 25:1-13 |
8. SEPARATING OF THE SHEEP AND GOATS | Future judgment and salvation of the Gentiles *What is thine is mine (attitude of the thieves) What is mine is mine (attitude of the Levite and Priest) What is mine is thine (attitude of the Good Samaritan) | Mt. 25:31-46 |
g. final judgment (see 5, 11, 38)
h. Israel (see 9, 14, 21, 33, 35)
i. compassion (see 16)
j. riches (see 18)
k. preparedness (see 19, 20, 36)
l. humility (see 22)
m. worldy attitudes (see 25)
n. hell (see 18, 26, 34)
o. stewardship (see 27, 31, 37)
p. prayer (see 28, 29)
q. repentance (see 32)
r. salvation (see 24)
2. He took his parables from various areas of life.
a. farming (see 4, 5, 6, 7, 18, 21, 35)
b. fishing (see 11)
c. weddings (see 22, 23, 34, 36)
d. shepherding (see 38, 24)
e. the business world (see 25, 2, 30)
THE PRAYERS OF THE SAVIOR
1. At his baptism (Lk. 3:21).
2. Before his first preaching tour of Galilee (Mk. 1:35; Lk. 4:42).
3. After healing a leper (Lk. 5:16).
4. Before choosing his twelve disciples (Lk. 6:12).
5. After the feeding of the 5,000 (Mt. 14:23, Mk. 6:46; Jn. 6:15).
6. Before hearing Peter's great confession (Lk. 9:18).
7. During his transfiguration (Lk. 9:28, 29).
8. Upon hearing the report of the returning seventy (Mt. 11:25-27; Lk. 10:21, 22).
9. After visiting Mary and Martha (Lk. 11:1).
10. After receiving some small children (Mt. 19:13-15; Mk. 10:13-16; Lk. 18:15-17).
11. Before raising Lazarus (Jn. 11:41, 42).
12. When some Greeks desired to see him (Jn. 12:27, 28).
13. After leaving the upper room (Jn. 17:1-26).
14. In the garden (first prayer) (Mt. 26:39; Mk. 14:35, 36; Lk. 22:41, 42).
15. In the garden (second prayer) (Mt. 26:42; Mk. 14:39; Lk. 22:44).
16. In the garden (third prayer) (Mt. 26:44).
17. On the cross (first prayer) (Lk. 23:34).
18. On the cross (second prayer) (Mt. 27:46, 47; Mk. 15:34, 35).
19. On the cross (third prayer) (Lk. 23:46).
A SUMMARY OF HIS PRAYERS
1. What he prayed for:
a. That the Father would bless his Galilean ministry (see 2).
b. That the Father would guide him in selecting the twelve (see 4).
c. That the Father would reveal the deity of the Son to Peter (see 6).
d. Thanking the Father for revealing spiritual truths to the seventy (see 8).
e. Thanking the Father for always hearing him (see
11 ).
f. That the Father would be glorified (see 12).
g. That the Father would glorify him (see 13).
h. That the Father would keep, sanctify, unite, perfect, and gather to Christ all believers (see 13).
i. That if possible, his hour of passion might pass from him (see 14, 15, 16).
j. That his Father's will be done (see 14,15,16).
k. That his enemies be forgiven (see 17).
1. That he understand his sufferings (see 18). m. That the Father receive his spirit (see 19).
2. Those he prayed for:
a. little children (see 10)
b. his enemies (see 17)
c. himself (see 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
d. all believers (see 13)
e. the seventy disciples (see 8)
3. When he prayed:
a. all night (see 4)
b. shortly past midnight (see 13, 14, 15, 16)
c. at dawn (see 2)
The Garden Prayers (Mt. 26 : 36 - 46 ) (Mk. 14:32-42) (□<. 22:41-44)
• He crosses the Brook Kidron.
• He asks Peter, James,
and John to pray.
• He prays concerning his cup and
submits to the will of God.
• He awakens the sleeping apostles.
• He again prays and submits.
• He is strengthened by an angel.
• He again awakens the slumbering
three disciples.
• He prays the same prayer.
• He awakens the three
for the third time.
• He announces the coming of the
soldiers.
The Calvary Prayers
FIRST PRAYER (Lk. 23:34)
“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”
SECOND PRAYER (Mt. 27:46) (Mk. 15:34)
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
THIRD PRAYER (Lk. 23:46)
" Father ; into thy hands I commend my spirit. ”
d. early morning (see 17)
e. late afternoon (see 18, 19)
4. How he prayed:
a. lifting up his eyes to heaven (see 11, 13)
b. kneeling (see 14, 15)
c. on his face (see 14, 15)
d. hanging between earth and heaven (see 17, 18, 19)
THE PREDICTIONS OF THE SAVIOR
1. Concerning his ascension (Jn. 1:50, 51).
2. Concerning his death and resurrection (Jn. 2:19-22).
3. Concerning his death (Jn. 3:14).
4. Concerning the great white throne judgment (Mt. 7:21-23).
5. Concerning the future resurrection (Jn. 5:28, 29).
6. Concerning his betrayer (Jn. 6:70, 71).
7. Concerning his resurrection (Mt. 16:4).
8. Concerning his ascension (Jn. 7:33, 34).
9. Concerning Pentecost (Jn. 7:37-39).
10. Concerning his ascension (Jn. 8:14, 21).
11. Concerning his death (Jn. 8:28).
12. Concerning his death (Jn. 10:17, 18).
13. Concerning the church (Mt. 16:18, 19).
14. Concerning his resurrection (Mt. 16:21; Mk. 8:31; Lk. 9:22).
15. Concerning his Second Coming (Mt. 16:27; Mk. 8:38; Lk. 9:26).
16. Concerning his transfiguration (Mt. 16:28; Lk. 9:27).
17. Concerning his resurrection (Mt. 17:9; Mk. 9:9).
18. Concerning his sufferings (Mt. 17:12; Mk. 9:12).
19. Concerning his betrayal (Lk. 9:44; Mt. 17:22).
20. Concerning his resurrection (Mk. 9:31; Mt. 17:23).
21. Concerning his resurrection (Mt. 12:38-40; Lk. 11:29, 30).
22. Concerning the great white throne judgment (Mt. 12:41, 42; Lk. 11:31, 32).
23. Concerning the great white throne (Lk. 12:2, 3).
24. Concerning his sufferings (Lk. 17:25).
25. Concerning the last days (Lk. 17:26-30).
26. Concerning Armageddon (Lk. 17:34-37).
27. Concerning future rewards (Mt. 19:27-30; Mk. 10:28-31; Lk. 18:28-30).
28. Concerning his resurrection (Mt. 20:17-19; Mk. 10:32-34; Lk. 18:31-34).
29. Concerning the destruction of Jerusalem (Lk. 19:43, 44).
30. Concerning the setting aside of Israel (Mt. 21:43, 44).
31. Concerning his death (Jn. 12:20-26).
32. Concerning his death (Jn. 12:32).
33. Concerning the tribulation (Mt. 24:1-42).
34. Concerning his Second Coming (Mt. 24:29-41).
35. Concerning his death (Mt. 26:2).
36. Concerning his betrayal (Jn. 13:18-33; Mt. 26:21-25; Mk. 14:18-21; Lk. 22:21-23).
37. Concerning the death of Peter (Jn. 13:36).
38. Concerning Peter's first three denials (Jn. 13:38; Lk. 22:34).
39. Concerning his return (Jn. 14:2, 3).
40. Concerning being forsaken by his disciples (Mt. 26:31).
41. Concerning meeting his disciples in Galilee after his resurrection (Mt. 26:32; Mk. 14:28; 16:7).
42. Concerning Peter's second three denials (Mt. 26:33-35; Mk. 14:29-31).
43. Concerning his Second Coming (Mt. 26:64).
44. Concerning his Second Coming (Lk. 22:69).
45. Concerning the destruction of Jerusalem (Lk. 23:28-31).
46. Concerning Peter's martyrdom (Jn. 21:18, 19).
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF HIS PREDICTIONS
Concerning himself
1. That he would suffer, die, and rise again (see 2, 3, 7,11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 28, 31, 32, 35).
2. That he would be transfigured (see 16).
3. That he would be betrayed (see 6, 19, 36).
4. That he would be denied (see 38, 42).
5. That he would be forsaken (see 40).
NOTEWORTHY PREDICTIONS
NATURE OF THE PROPHECY LOCATION OF THE PROPHECY
1 . HIS SUFFERING, DEATH AND RESURRECTION | •JN. 2:19-22 • JN. 3:14 • JN. 10:11-18 | • MT. 16:4, 21 • MT. 17:22, 23 • MT. 20:17-19 | |
2. HIS TRANSFIGURATION | • MT. 16:28 | ||
3. HIS BETRAYER | • JN. 6:70, 71 | ||
4. THE DENIALS OF PETER | • JN. 13:38 | • MK. 14:26-31 | |
5. HIS APPEARANCE TO THEM IN GALILEE | • MT. 26:31,32 | ||
6. HIS ASCENSION | • JN. 1:50, 51 | ||
7. PENTECOST | • JN. 7:37-39 | ||
8. THE CHURCH | • MT. 16:13-19 | ||
9. THE RAPTURE | • JN. 14:2,3 | ||
10. THE SECOND COMING | • MT. 16:27 | • MT. 26:24 | |
11 . THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT | • MT. 7:21-23 | • MT. 12:41,42 | |
12. THE FUTURE RESURRECTION | • JN. 5:28, 29 | ||
13. THE LAST DAYS | • LK. 17:26-30 | ||
14. ARMAGEDDON | • LK. 17:34-37 | ||
15. FUTURE REWARDS | • MK. 10:28-31 | ||
16. THE DEATH OF PETER | • JN. 21:18,19 |
6. That he would appear after his resurrection in Galilee (see 41).
7. That he would ascend (see 1, 8,10).
8. That he would send the Holy Spirit (see 9).
9. That he would establish his church (see 13).
10. That he would temporarily set aside Israel (see 30).
11. That he would come again (see 15, 39, 43, 44).
12. That he would someday resurrect and judge all men (see 4, 5, 22, 23, 27).
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Concerning other subjects
1. the last days (see 25)
2. Armageddon (see 26)
3. the destruction of Jerusalem (see 29, 45)
4. the tribulation (see 33)
5. the death of Peter (see 37, 46)
THE SERMONS OF THE SAVIOR
1. Preaching from Isaiah 61 in his hometown synagogue (Lk. 4:16-30).
2. Preaching on the characteristics of the kingdom of heaven (Sermon on the Mount) (Mt. 5-7; Lk. 6:20-49; 12:22-31, 57-59; 16:17).
3. Preaching on the nine examples of the kingdom of heaven (Mt. 13:1-52; Mk. 4:1-34; Lk. 8:4-18; 13:18-21).
4. Preaching on John the Baptist (Mt. 11:7-15; Lk. 7:24-30).
5. Preaching judgment and the resurrection On. 5:19-47).
6. Preaching to the departing twelve (Mt. 10:5-16; 24-33; 37:42; Mk. 6:8-11; Lk. 9:3-5).
7. Preaching on the bread of life (Jn. 6:26-59).
8. Preaching on the source of defilement (Mt. 15:1-20; Mk. 7:1-23).
9. Preaching on the devil and his children (Jn. 10:1-18; 8:33-59).
10. Preaching on the Good Shepherd (Jn. 10:1-18).
11. Preaching on humility and hell (Mt. 18:1-20; Mk. 9:33—10:1; Lk. 9:46-50).
12. Preaching to the departing seventy (Mt. 11:20-24; Lk. 10:1-16).
13. Preaching against religious hypocrites (Mt. 23:1-36; Mk. 12:38-40; Lk. 20:45-47).
14. Preaching on the final tribulation (Mt. Olivet discourse) (Mt. 24:1-42; 10:17-23; 25:1-46; Mk. 13:1-37; Lk. 21:5-36; 12:11, 12).
15. Preaching on his Father's house (Jn. 14:1-31).
16. Preaching on the vine and the branches (Jn. 15:1 16:33).
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF HIS SERMONS
1. He was nearly killed after preaching one sermon (see
1 ).
2. He delivered one sermon sitting in a boat (see 3).
3. He preached his two longest sermons on two mountains (see 2, 14).
4. He preached several near the Temple in Jerusalem (see 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16).
NOTEWORTHY SERMONS
SERMON | WHERE PREACHED | PURPOSE | SCRIPTURE LOCATION LK. 4 |
1. Taken from Isaiah 61 | NAZARETH | To identify himself as the Jewish Messiah. | |
2. Sermon on the Mount | MT. TABOR (?) | To review what believers should do today. To preview what the world will do in the millennium. | MT. 5-7 |
3. On judgment and | IN THE | To equate himself with the Father as | JN. 5:19-47 |
resurrection | JERUSALEM | the source of life. |
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4. On Bread of life | BY THE SEA OF GALILEE | To equate himself with the Father as the Bread of life. | JN. 6:22-71 |
5. Feast of tabernacles sermon | OUTSIDE THE JERUSALEM TEMPLE | To invite people to the living Water. | JN. 7:1-53 |
6. Temple treasury | IN THE | To identify himself as the Light and the | JN. 8:12-59 |
sermon | JERUSALEM | Life of the world. |
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7. Good Shepherd sermon | IN JERUSALEM | To fulfill Psalm 23 and Ezekiel 34. | JN. 10:1-28 |
8. Mt. Olivet discourse | ON THE MT. OF OLIVES | To act as a survival guide for believing Jews during the tribulation. | MT. 24-25 |
9. Sermons on the Father’s house | IN THE UPPER ROOM | To prepare apostles for crucifixion and Pentecost. | JN. 14 |
10. Sermons on the vine and the Holy Spirit | EN ROUTE TO GETHSEMANE | To prepare believers for Christian service. | JN. 15-16 |
5. He delivered two sermons to preachers (see 6, 12).
6. He preached one sermon to defend himself (see 9).
7. He preached one sermon to defend his disciples (see 8).
8. He used a little child as an illustration during one sermon (see 11).
9. He preached one sermon in the upper room (see 15).
10. He preached one sermon in the moonlight (see 16).
11. During his first year he delivered one recorded sermon (see 1).
12. During his second year he delivered five recorded sermons (see 2-6).
13. During his third year he delivered four recorded sermons (see 7-10).
14. During his fourth year he delivered two recorded sermons (see 11,12).
15. During his last week he delivered four recorded sermons (see 13-16).
THE PERSONAL DIALOGUES OP THE SAVIOR
1. With Nathanael, concerning his omniscience and ascension (Jn. 1:47-51).
2. With his mother, concerning his life's purpose (Jn. 2:3,
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3. With Nicodemus, concerning the new birth (Jn. 3:1-21).
4. With a Samaritan woman, concerning living waters (Jn. 4:6-26).
5. With a leper, concerning healing (Mt. 8:2-4).
6. With a centurion, concerning healing and faith (Mt. 8:6-13; Lk. 7:4-9).
7. With Simon the Pharisee, concerning love and forgiveness (Lk. 7:40-47).
8. With Jairus, concerning his daughter (Mk. 5:22, 23, 35, 36).
9. With an impotent man, concerning healing (Jn. 5:6-8, 14).
10. With a Syro-phoenician mother, concerning her daughter (Mt. 15:21-28).
11. With a blind man, concerning healing (Mk. 8:22-26).
12. With an adulterous woman, concerning her accusers (Jn. 8:10, 11).
13. With a man bom blind, concerning his own deity (Jn. 9:7, 35-38).
14. With the father of a demoniac boy (Mk. 9:17-24).
15. With a lawyer, concerning one's neighbor (Lk. 10:25-37).
16. With three would-be disciples, concerning discipleship (Lk. 9:57-62).
17. With a man in a crowd, concerning covetousness (Lk. 12:13, 14).
18. With a leper, concerning gratitude (Lk. 17:13-19).
19. With a rich young ruler, concerning eternal life (Mt. 19:16-22).
20. With a blind man, concerning healing (Lk. 18:35-42).
21. With Zacchaeus, concerning salvation (Lk. 19:1-10).
22. With blind Bartimaeus, concerning healing (Mk. 10:46-52).
23. With a scribe, concerning the greatest of the commandments (Mk. 12:28-34).
24. With Judas (not Iscariot), concerning the abiding presence of the Trinity (Jn. 14:22, 23).
25. With Annas, concerning his teaching (Jn. 18:19-23).
26. With Caiaphas, concerning his own deity (Mt. 26:62-64).
27. With a dying thief, concerning paradise (Lk. 23:42, 43).
28. With Mary Magdalene, concerning his resurrection (Jn. 20:14-18).
29. With Cleopas, concerning his own resurrection (Lk. 24:17-27).
30. With Peter:
a. Concerning soul-winning (Lk. 5:4-11).
b. Concerning faith (Mt. 14:26-31).
c. Concerning discipleship (Jn. 6:66-70).
d. Concerning his deity (Mt. 16:15-19).
e. Concerning his sufferings (Mt. 16:21-23).
f. Concerning the paying of tribute (Mt. 17:25-27).
g. Concerning forgiveness (Mt. 18:21, 22).
h. Concerning humility (Jn. 13:6-11).
i. Concerning his first denials (Jn. 13:36-38).
j. Concerning his second denials (Mk. 14:29-31).
k. Concerning his love for Christ (Jn. 21:15-22).
31. With Martha:
a. Concerning the most important things (Lk. 10:38-42).
b. Concerning the resurrection (Jn. 11:21-27, 39, 40).
32. With Judas:
a. Concerning his betrayal in the upper room (Mt. 26:25; Jn. 13:27).
b. Concerning his betrayal in the garden (Mt. 26:49, 50; Lk. 22:48).
33. With Pilate:
a. Concerning his kingdom (Mt. 27:11-14; Mk. 15:1-5; Lk. 23:3; Jn. 18:33-38).
b. Concerning his authority (Jn. 19:8-11).
34. With James and John:
a. Concerning sectarianism (Mk. 9:38-42).
b. Concerning revenge (Lk. 9:54-56).
c. Concerning seating arrangements in the kingdom (Mt. 20:20-23; Mk. 10:35-40).
35. With Philip:
a. Concerning the feeding of 5,000 men (Jn. 6:5-7).
b. Concerning the Father (Jn. 14:8, 9).
36. With Thomas:
a. Concerning the way of life (Jn. 14:5, 6).
b. Concerning unbelief (Jn. 20:26-29).
OLD TESTAMENT EVENTS AND INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED BY THE SAVIOR
1. The creation of Adam and Eve (Gen. 1:27; 2:24; Mk. 10 : 6 - 8 ).
2. The murder of Abel (Gen. 4:10; Lk. 11:51).
3. The corruption of Noah's day and the flood (Gen. 6, 7; Lk. 17:26, 27).
4. The corruption of Lot's day and the fire (Gen. 19; Lk. 17:28, 29).
5. The worldliness of Lot's wife (Gen. 19:26; Lk. 17:32).
6. Moses and the burning bush (Ex. 3; Mk. 12:26).
7. Moses and the heavenly manna (Ex. 16:15; Jn. 6:31).
8. Moses and the brazen serpent (Num. 21:8; Jn. 3:14).
9. David and some shewbread (1 Sam. 21:6; Mt. 12:3, 4).
10. Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (1 Ki. 10:1; Mt. 12:42).
11. Elijah, a widow, and the famine (1 Ki. 17:1, 9; Lk. 4:25, 26).
12. Naaman and his leprosy (2 Ki. 5; Lk. 4:27).
13. The murder of Zechariah (2 Chron. 24:20, 21; Lk. 11:51).
14. Daniel and the abomination of desolation (Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11; Mt. 24:15).
15. Jonah and the fish (Jonah 1:17; Mt. 12:40; 16:4).
16. Jonah and the repentance of the Ninevites (Jonah 3:4-10; Lk. 11:30; Mt. 12:41).
OLD TESTAMENT PASSAGES QUOTED BY THE SAVIOR
1. During his temptations
a. The first temptation (in Mt.4:4; he quotes Deut. 8:3).
b. The second temptation (in Mt. 4:7; he quotes Deut. 6:16).
c. The third temptation (in Mt. 4:10; he quotes Deut. 6:13).
2. During his Sermon on the Mount
a. In Matthew 5:21 (he quotes Ex. 20:13, sixth commandment).
b. In Matthew 5:27 (he quotes Ex. 20:14, seventh commandment. Also compare Mt. 5:31 with Deut. 24;1). (Note: He later quotes some of the same commandments during his talk with a rich young ruler. See Mk. 10:19.)
3. During his hometown sermon: in Luke 4:18, 19 (he quotes Isa. 61:1, 2).
4. During various confrontations with Jewish rulers
a. As he defended his associating with sinners (in Mt. 9:13; he quotes Hosea 6:6).
b. As he expounds on marriage (in Mk. 10:7, 8; he quotes Gen. 2:24).
c. As he is asked concerning the greatest of the commandments (in Mk. 12:29, 30; he quotes Deut. 6:4, 5).
d. As he rebukes their vain traditions (in Mt. 15:7-9; he quotes Isa. 29:13).
e. As the Pharisees question his authority (in Jn. 8:17; he quotes Deut. 17:6).
5. During his tribute to John the Baptist:
In Lk. 7:27 (he quotes Mai. 3:1).
6. During his triumphal entry day: in Matthew 21:16 (he quotes Ps. 8:2).
7. During his cleansing of the Temple: in Lk. 19:46 (he quotes Isa. 56:7).
8. During a parable about Israel: in Matthew 21:42, 44 (he quotes Ps. 118:22, 23; Isa. 8:14, 15).
9. During a question session in the Temple: in Mk. 12:36 (he quotes Ps. 110:1).
10. During his last Passover night: predicting the world would hate the disciples as they hated him (in Jn. 15:25; he quotes Ps. 35:19; 69:4).
11. On the cross
a. His fourth utterance (in Mt. 27:46; he quotes Ps.
22 : 1 ).
b. His seventh utterance (in Lk. 23:46; he quotes Ps. 31:5).
THE DEITY OF THE SAVIOR
1. His deity was declared by angels.
a. by Gabriel to Mary (Lk. 1:26-33)
b. by Gabriel to Joseph (Mt. 1:20-23)
c. by Gabriel (?) to some shepherds (Lk. 2:8-11)
d. by Gabriel (?) to some women (Mt. 28:5, 6)
2. His deity was declared by the Father.
a. at his baptism (Mt. 3:16, 17)
b. at his transfiguration (Mt. 17:5)
c. shortly before his passion (Jn. 12:27, 28)
3. His deity was declared by his mighty miracles (Jn. 20:30, 31; 21:25).
4. His deity was declared by his powerful sermons (Lk. 4:32; Jn. 7:46).
5. His deity was declared by his accurate prophecies (Mt. 26:32).
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTE OLD TESTAMENT PASSAGE HISTORICAL OCCASION
1. MATTHEW 4:4 DEUTERONOMY 8:3 TEMPTATION
MATTHEW 4:7 DEUTERONOMY 6:16
MATTHEW 4:10 DEUTERONOMY 6:13
2. MATTHEW 5:21 | EXODUS 20:13 | SERMON ON THE MOUNT |
MATTHEW 5:27 | EXODUS 20:14 | |
3. LUKE 4:18,19 | ISAIAH 61:1, 2 | HOMETOWN SERMON |
4. MATTHEW 9:13 | HOSEA 6:6 | CONFRONTATIONS WITH THE |
MARK 10:7,8 | GENESIS 2:24 | JEWISH RULERS |
MARK 12:29, 30 | DEUTERONOMY 6:4, 5 | |
MATTHEW 15:7-9 | ISAIAH 29:13 | |
JOHN 8:17 | DEUTERONOMY 17:6 | |
5. LUKE 7:27 | MALACHI 3:1 | TRIBUTE TO JOHN |
6. MATTHEW 21:16 | PSALM 8:2 | TRIUMPHAL ENTRY |
7. LUKE 19:46 | ISAIAH 56:7 | TEMPLE CLEANSING |
8. MATTHEW 21:42, 44 | PSALM 118:22, 23 | PARABLE ABOUT ISRAEL |
9. MARK 12:36 | PSALM 110:1 | TEMPLE QUESTION SESSION |
10. JOHN 15:25 | PSALMS 35:19; 69:4 | LAST PASSOVER |
11. MATTHEW 27:46 | PSALM 22:1 | ON THE CROSS |
LUKE 23:46 | PSALM 31:5 | |
6. His deity was declared by his sinless life (Jn. 14:30). | 8. His deity was declared by those who worshiped him. | |
a. as attested by Pilate (Jn. 19:4) | a. the shepherds (Lk. 2:15) | |
b. by Pilate's wife (Mt. 27:19) | b. the wise men (Mt. 2:2, 11) | |
c. by Judas (Mt. 27:4) | c. a leper (Mt. 8:2) | |
d. by the dying thief (Lk. 23:41) | d. a ruler (Mt. 9:18) | |
e. by the Roman centurion (Lk. 23:47) | e. a Gentile mother (Mt. 15:25) | |
7. His deity was declared by demons. | f. a Hebrew mother (Mt. 20:20) | |
a. as he healed a maniac | (Mt. 8:28, 29) | g. a maniac (Mk. 5:6) |
b. as he healed a man in Capernaum (Lk. 4:33, 34) | h. a blind man (Jn. 9:38) | |
c. as he healed many in | Capernaum (Lk. 4:41; Mk. | i. an apostle (Thomas) (Jn. 20:28) |
3:11) | j. all apostles (Mt. 14:33; 28:9) |
9. His deity was declared by Satan (Mt. 4:3, 6).
10. His deity was declared by himself.
a. He referred to himself as the Son of God (Jn. 9:35; 10:36; 11:4).
b. He forgave sins (Mk. 2:5, 10).
c. He is man's judge (Jn. 5:22, 27).
d. He is the author of life (Jn. 5:24, 28, 29).
e. He is to be honored like the Father (Jn. 5:23).
f. He alone can save (Jn. 10:28; Lk. 19:10; Jn. 14:6).
THE HUMANITY OF THE SAVIOR
(He was as much man as if he had never been God.)
1. He had a human parentage (Lk. 1:31).
2. He had a human body (Mt. 26:12).
3. He had a human soul (Jn. 12:27).
4. He had a human spirit (Mk. 2:8; Lk. 23:46).
5. He increased in wisdom and stature (Lk. 2:52, 40).
6. He asked questions (Lk. 2:46; 8:45).
7. He learned obedience (Lk. 2:51).
8. He looked like a man.
a. to the Samaritan woman (Jn. 4:9)
b. to the Jews (Jn. 8:57; 10:33)
c. to Mary Magdalene (Jn. 20:15)
9. He possessed flesh and blood (Jn. 6:51, 55).
10. He socialized (Jn. 2:1, 2).
11. He prayed (Lk. 11:1).
12. He was tempted (Mt. 4:1).
13. He hungered (Mt. 4:2; 21:18).
14. He thirsted (Jn. 4:7; 19:28).
15. He ate (Jn. 21:13-15; Lk. 24:41-43).
16. He became weary (Jn. 4:6).
17. He slept (Mt. 8:24).
18. He loved (Mk. 10:21).
19. He had compassion (Mt. 9:36; 14:14; 15:32; Lk. 7:13; Mk. 1:41; 9:22, 23; 5:19).
20. He was angered and grieved (Mk. 3:5).
21. He wept (Jn. 11:35; Lk. 19:41).
22. He experienced joy (Lk. 10:21).
23. He possessed zeal (Jn. 2:17).
24. He became sorrowful (Mt. 26:37; Mk. 14:34).
25. He sang (Mt. 26:30).
26. He sweat and agonized (Lk. 22:44).
27. He was troubled (Jn. 11:33; 12:27; 13:21; Mk. 14:33, 34).
28. He bled (Jn. 19:34).
29. He died (Mt. 27:50).
30. He was buried (Mt. 27:59, 60).
THE NAMES OF THE SAVIOR (As mentioned in the four Gospels)
1. Babe: used by the angels (Lk. 2:12).
2. Bread of God: used by himself (Jn. 6:33).
3. Bridegroom:
a. by himself (Mt. 9:15; 25:1, 5, 6, 10)
b. by John the Baptist (Jn. 3:29)
4. Child:
a. by Herod (Mt. 2:8, 9)
b. by the angel of the Lord (Mt. 2:13, 20; also see Mt. 1:18, 23; 2:11, 14, 21; Lk. 2:17, 21, 27, 40)
5. Christ:
a. by Herod (Mt. 2:4)
b. by Peter (Mt. 16:16; Jn. 6:69)
c. by himself (Mt. 22:42; 23:8, 10; 24:5, 23; Lk. 24:26, 46; Jn. 20:31)
d. by Caiaphas (Mt. 26:63, 68)
e. by Pilate (Mt. 27:17, 22)
f. by the chief priests (Mk. 15:32)
g. by the angels (Lk. 2:11)
h. by a dying thief (Lk. 23:39)
i. by Andrew (Jn. 1:41)
j. by a Samaritan woman (Jn. 4:25, 29)
k. by a crowd (Jn. 7:41)
l. by Martha (Jn. 11:27)
6. Consolation of Israel: by Simeon (Lk. 2:25)
7. Cornerstone: by himself (Mt. 21:42)
8. Carpenter: by the citizens of Nazareth (Mt. 13:55)
9. Dayspring from on high: by Zacharias (Lk. 1:78)
10. Door: by himself (Jn. 10:7, 9)
11. Emmanuel: by Isaiah (Mt. 1:23)
12. Friend of sinners: by an evil generation (Mt. 11:19)
13. God: by Thomas (Jn. 20:28)
14. Governor: by Micah (Mt. 2:6)
15. Gift of God: by himself 0 n - 4:10)
16. Holy One of God: by an unclean spirit (Mk. 1:24)
17. Heir: by some wicked citizens (Mt. 21:38)
18. Jesus:
a. by Gabriel (Mt. 1:21; Mk. 16:6; Lk. 1:31)
b. by Joseph (Mt. 1:25)
c. by demons (Mt. 8:29; Mk. 1:24)
d. by a Jerusalem crowd (Mt. 21:11)
e. by Pilate (Mt. 27:17, 22, 37)
f. by ten lepers (Lk. 17:13)
g. by a cured blind man (Jn. 9:11)
h. by some Greeks (Jn. 12:21)
i. by some soldiers (Jn. 18:5, 7)
19. King (of the Jews and of Israel):
a. by the wise men (Mt. 2:2)
b. by himself (Mt. 21:5; 25:34, 40)
c. by Pilate (Mt. 27:11, 37; Mk. 15:9, 12; Jn. 18:39; 19:14, 15, 19)
d. by some Roman soldiers (Mt. 27:29; Jn. 19:3)
e. by the chief priests (Mt. 27:42)
f. by Nathanael (Jn. 1:49)
g. by the triumphal entry crowd (Jn. 12:13, 15)
20. Lamb of God: by John the apostle (Jn. 1:29, 36)
21. Lord:
a. by the unsaved (Mt. 7:22; 25:11, 44; Jn. 6:34)
b. by a leper (Mt. 8:2)
c. by the twelve (Mt. 8:25; 26:22; Lk. 9:54; 11:1; 22:49; 24:34; Jn. 11:12; 20:25)
d. by himself (Mt. 12:8; 21:3; 24:42; Lk. 6:46; Jn. 13:14)
e. by Peter (Mt. 14:28, 30; 16:22; 17:4; 18:21; Lk. 5:8; Jn. 6:68; 13:6, 36; 21:15, 16, 17, 21)
f. by the mother of a demoniac daughter (Mt. 15:22)
g. by the father of a demoniac son (Mt. 17:15)
h. by two blind men (Mt. 20:30)
i. by the faithful (Mt. 25:20, 22, 37)
j. by the angel of the Lord (Lk. 2:11)
k. by some would-be followers (Lk. 9:57, 59, 61)
l. by Mary and Martha (Lk. 10:40; Jn. 11:3, 21, 27, 32, 39)
m. by a dying thief (Lk. 23:42)
n. by an immoral woman (Jn. 8:11)
o. by a cured blind man (Jn. 9:36, 38)
p. by John the apostle (Jn. 13:25; 21:7)
q. by Thomas (Jn. 14:5; 20:28)
r. by Philip (Jn. 14:8)
s. by Mary Magdalene (Jn. 20:2)
22. Man:
a. by John the Baptist (Jn. 1:30)
b. by a cured blind man (Jn. 9:11)
23. Master:
a. by himself (Mt. 10:24; 23:8)
b. by his enemies (Mt. 12:38; 22:16, 24, 36; Mk. 12:19; Lk. 11:45; 19:39; Jn. 8:4)
c. by a rich young ruler (Mt. 19:16)
d. by Judas (Mt. 26:25, 49)
e. by the twelve (Mk. 4:38; 13:1; Jn. 4:31; 9:2; 11:8)
f. by the father of a demoniac son (Mk. 9:17)
g. by John the apostle (Mk. 9:38; 10:35)
h. by Peter (Mk. 11:21; Lk. 5:5; 8:45; 9:33)
i. by a sincere scribe (Mk. 12:32)
j. by a carnal listener (Lk. 12:13)
k. by Martha (Jn. 11:28)
l. by Mary Magdalene (Jn. 20:16)
24. Messiah:
a. by Andrew (Jn. 1:41)
b. by a Samaritan woman (Jn. 4:25)
25. Nazarene (Mt. 2:23)
26. Only begotten Son (Jn. 1:14, 18; 3:16, 18)
27. Prophet:
a. by himself (Mt. 13:57; Jn. 4:44)
b. by the triumphal entry crowd (Mt. 21:11)
c. by the Pharisees (Mt. 21:46)
d. by the citizens of Nain (Lk. 7:16)
e. by Geopas (Lk. 24:19)
f. by a Samaritan woman (Jn. 4:19)
g. by the 5,000 he fed (Jn. 6:14)
h. by a Jerusalem crowd (Jn. 7:40)
i. by a cured blind man (Jn. 9:17)
28. Physician: by himself (Mt. 9:12; Lk. 4:23)
29. Rabbi:
a. by Andrew and John (Jn. 1:38)
b. by Nathanael 0n. 1:49)
c. by Nicodemus 0n. 3:2)
d. by a Capernaum crowd (Jn. 6:25)
30. Shepherd: by himself (Mt. 9:36; 25:32; 26:31; Jn. 10:2, 11, 14, 16)
31. Son of God:
a. by Satan (Mt. 4:3, 6)
b. by demons (Mt. 8:29; Mk. 3:11; Lk. 4:41)
c. by the twelve (Mt. 14:33)
d. by Peter (Mt. 16:16; Jn. 6:69)
e. by a centurion (Mt. 27:54)
f. by Mark (Mk. 1:1)
g. by Gabriel (Lk. 1:35)
h. by John the Baptist (Jn. 1:34)
i. by Nathanael 0n. 1:49)
j. by himself (Jn. 9:35; 10:36; 11:4)
k. by Martha (Jn. 11:27)
l. by John the apostle 0n. 20:31)
32. Son of man 0esus' favorite name for himself). He said the Son of man:
a. Had nowhere to lay his head (Mt. 8:20).
b. Had power to forgive sins (Mt. 9:6).
c. Is Lord of the Sabbath (Mt. 12:8).
d. Would be in the heart of the earth for three days (Mt. 12:40).
e. Will someday send forth his angels (Mt. 13:41).
f. Shall come in great glory (Mt. 16:27; 24:30; 26:64).
g. Would rise again (Mk. 9:9; Mt. 17:9).
h. Would suffer (Mt. 17:12; Mk. 8:31).
i. Would be betrayed (Mt. 17:22; 26:2, 45; Mk. 9:31; 10:33).
j. Came to seek and save lost people (Mt. 18:11).
k. Shall someday sit upon his throne (Mt. 19:28).
l. Did not come to be ministered to but to help others (Mt. 20:28).
m. Will come again unexpectedly (Mt. 24:44; Lk. 12:40).
n. Shall confess believers before angels (Lk. 12:8).
33. Son of David:
a. by two Capernaum blind men (Mt. 9:27)
b. by a crowd of people (Mt. 12:23)
c. by a Syro-phoenician woman (Mt. 15:22)
d. by two Jericho blind men (Mt. 20:30; Mk. 10:47)
e. by the Palm Sunday crowd (Mt. 21:9)
f. by some small children (Mt. 21:15)
34. Son of Abraham (Mt. 1:1)
35. Son of Joseph. Wrongly used by:
a. the Nazareth citizens (Lk. 4:22)
b. Philip 0n. 1:45)
36. Word 0n.l:l)
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CONSOLATION
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U DOOR p EMMANUEL
C FRIEND I OF SINNERS