Subject: Every nation from Noah's son? |
Bible Note: Let me start with the miracles Jesus performed. When Jesus performed a miracle at least for the Jews He often told them not to spread it around, ex. the leper Matt 8:4, the blind man Matt 9:30, dead child Mark 5:43, Deaf Man Mark 7:36 and even multitudes Matt 12:15,16. Jesus Tried to keep word about Himself from spreading around. The only people He seems not to give that admonision to were the Gentiles He healed. Jesus keeps demons from delaring Him to be the Son of God Mark 3:12 and Luke 4:41 When he cast them out He commanded them not to speak out Who He was. Peter's confession. Matt 16:13-20 "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God" Jesus said that it was His Father that had revealed that to them but also told them not to tell anyone that He was the Christ. The transfiguration. Matt 17:9 On their way down the mountian Jesus admonished The four disciples with Him not to disclose the vision to anyone until after Christ had been raised from the dead. Jesus Speaks in parables. Many christians have the misunderstanding that Jesus spoke parables to the multitudes to give them an easy way to understand the kingdom of God. But that's not true if we read to account Mark 4:11,12 Jesus explains that it was given to the disciples to understand but not to the multitudes. Mark 4:33,34 Mark writes that Jeseus did not speak to the multitude without parables but explained everything to His disciples. The prophecy Jesus quotes indicates that he spoke the parables so that They would hear about the Kingdom of God but not understand. They were not allowed by God to understand: Is.6:9. The only time Jesus let them know He was the Christ was at His trial before the high priest so that they could acuse Him of blasphemy. Of those who believed in Him after the miracle of feeding 5000 they all left when He told them they must eat his flesh and drink His blood. John 6:66. Of those who believed after Laz. being raised. many of those were also yelling criucify Him before Pilot. Luke 23. How many disciples were left after Jesus was crucified read Acts 1:12- 2:1. Very few Although many may had believed in Him while He was alive but for one reason or another most of them left. The reason They were not allowed to know Who Christ was can be found in 1 Cor 1:23- 2:8. The main verse being 2:8 "If they had understood it they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory." If Jesus had made Himself know to them they would have tried to set Him up as King. They even tried once John 6:14,15, but Jesus didn't come to rule as king He came to redeem mankind. Heb 12:2 "For the joy set before Him He endured the cross" If Jesus had not been crucified where would we be now. We would all still be dieing in our sins seperated from our Heavenly Father. |