Because They Know Not The Father

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King James Bible Study – [And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. – Mark 8:34]

Date: Monday, November 13, 2023
Chapters: MATTHEW 27-28
Message: Because They Know Not The Father

Hello My Friend,

As I was reading the chapters for today, it reminded me of what Jesus said, [John 16:2-3  They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.  3  And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.]. Religion, is great at proclaiming God, they pride themselves of their job well done in removing the infidels from the earth. What they fail to realize is that it is not the Almighty God who they are serving, they are actually doing this for the devil himself. All man made religion is orchestrated and controlled by the devil.

[1 John 4:1-3  Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.  2  Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:  3  And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.]

As we continue in the reading of the Gospels we come of came here for, and that was to die for us. Matthew, gives his account to the judgment of not only death by execution, it will be by crucifixion. We also learn of what happened to Judah Iscariot the next morning after he heard that Jesus was to be delivered over to the governor.

[Matthew 27:1-6  When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:  2  And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.  3  Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,  4  Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.  5  And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.  6  And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.]

[when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself,] This is the prefect example of what sin brings, and that is death. Now, the world cannot deal with the fact that they were convicted in their conscience and this is why suicide or murder-suicide rates are so high, especially nowadays. It really is sad that even though Judas realized that he sinned in betraying an innocent man he still did not believe that Jesus would forgive him and save him. Now, there is the possibility that Judas felt that he had done the worst thing ever and that Jesus would not save him, but remember what Jesus said, only in the case of blaspheming the Holy Spirit is any sin pardonable, [Matthew 12:31-32  Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.  32  And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.]

Jesus, still would have saved him had he believed in the Gospel along with confessing his sin, and trusting Him as his Saviour, but there is no indication of that. Now, Jesus stands before Pilate, Matthew, does not go deep into the conversation that Jesus had with him. Again, Pilate had no knowledge of Jesus whatsoever, but even he knew that these men were convicting an innocent man.

[Matthew 27:11-18  And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.  12  And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.  13  Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?  14  And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.  15  Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.  16  And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.  17  Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? 18  For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.]

[For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.] I never thought about it from this perspective before, but of course they envied Jesus, while they thought themselves as gods, Jesus, proved that He is God. It does not matter what religion or what life we lived, Jesus, will either convict the sinner to repentance or rejection and since most people are self righteous and proud, very few will repent. It is like Jesus said, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for self righteous egos to repent, [Luke 18:25  For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.]

Well, He said that it was harder for a rich man to get saved, but the same rule applies, those who enrich themselves with everything money can buy, including their “righteousness” have the tendency to think that their contributions to their churches or religious cults are what earns their way to heaven. Of course, Jesus, tells us who can be saved, [Luke 18:27  And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.]. Well, Pilate was beside himself, he really did not know how to handle this situation, to make matters worse, his wife shows up and tells him to have nothing to do with condemning Jesus to death.

[Matthew 27:19-20,22-25  When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.  20  But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.  22  Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.  23  And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 24  When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.  25  Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.]

[But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude] Can you just imagine the conversation that these reprobates had with the people to persuade the governor to give the conviction of death to the Saviour? While we could only speculate as to what was said, I suspect that there was a lot of threatening of either being put out of the synagogue or even their lives being in danger as they were against anyone who chose Christ. Many people still today fear coming to Jesus because of their religion or lives being in danger if it got out that they actually believed in Him. However, neither excuse will save their soul from hell, fear, unless it is the fear of God, does not save anyone, [Revelation 21:7-8  He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.  8  But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.]

[His blood be on us, and on our children.] Oh, Christ’s blood was definitely upon them and their children, even though all of this was appointed, that did not mean that God was just going to let them get away with killing His Son. This is why Jesus said, [Luke 12:4-7  And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.  5  But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.  6  Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?  7  But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.]

Now, the time had come, the reprobates finally got what they had been wishing for, and that was to see Jesus die. It was actually more than just envy that they wanted Him dead, there was some conviction, pride, and hatred mixed in there as well. Pilate, literally washed his hands of the whole situation and sent Jesus off into the hands of the soldiers who stripped Him of His clothes and mocked Him before sending Him off to be crucified.

[Matthew 27:28-34  And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.  29  And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!  30  And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.  31  And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. 32  And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. 33  And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,  34  They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.]

[him they compelled to bear his cross.] While Matthew’s account does not tell us how badly Jesus was beaten, it is evident that it was pretty bad as He was too weak to carry the cross. Since Matthew’s account of the Gospel is addressed toward the Jews, he goes directly into Jesus being on the cross for quite some time.

[Matthew 27:35-42  And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.  36  And sitting down they watched him there;  37  And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.  38  Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.  39  And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,  40  And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.  41  Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,  42  He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.]

[And sitting down they watched him there;] Just exactly what were they sitting there to see? Perhaps some did think that He was going to jump down from the cross. Perhaps some hated Him so much that they got some kind of joy out of watching Him die. And what if He did come down, do you really think that they would believe that He is the Christ? It is just like when Jesus gave the illustration of Lazarus being in the bosom of Abraham and the rich man ended up in hell begging for him to send someone to let his father and brothers know how he can be saved, [Luke 16:29-31  Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.  30  And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.  31  And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.]

Then came the chief priests mocking every word He said as they passed by, and did they honestly think that they would have believed Him to be the Christ even if He did come down? So, here is Jesus, watching all this, is such serve pain, and I am sure very thirsty, all He could do is cry out to His Father.

[Matthew 27:43-48  He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.  44  The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.  45  Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.  46  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?  47  Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.  48  And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.]

[let him deliver him now, if he will have him:] They claim that if Jesus jumped down from the cross, or an angel or prophet would come down from the heavens that they would believe in Him. These reprobates never believed in any of the miracles He performed in front of their faces, why would they believe if the Father Himself had spoken. Now, if the miracles did not convince them that Jesus is the Christ, His death should have, as soon as He died there was an earthquake, graves were opened and the veil that had separated the holy place from the most holy place was ripped in half, from the to top down.

[Matthew 27:50-55  Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.  51  And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;  52  And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,  53  And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.  54  Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.  55  And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:]

[and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,] Can you imagine this sight! These are those who died in their faith prior to Christ’s passion, who were actually in what was called paradise, resurrecting and I imagine walked the earth as Jesus did after His resurrection until He ascended back into heaven. The soldiers sure believed, and were saved, but the Jews, even though they realized Jesus is more than a man, still did not. Look at their response when He was taken down and placed in the borrowed tomb.

[Matthew 27:57-60,62-64  When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:  58  He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.  59  And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,  60  And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 62  Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,  63  Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.  64  Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.]

[Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said…so the last error shall be worse than the first.] The deceiver, were they serious? Of course, they were, these were the chief priests and Pharisees, the ones who refused to believe anything about Jesus, and they knew they were wrong, they were just too proud to admit that everything Jesus said was true. In fact, three days later, Jesus came out of that tomb.

[Matthew 28:1-6  In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.  2  And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.  3  His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:  4  And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.  5  And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.  6  He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.]

[And for fear of him the keepers did shake,] Those soldiers were so scared of what was going on that they fainted. You see, the wicked know they are the true deceivers, but that does not stop them from using people to lie and make it appear that they themselves are the ones being deceived. It did not matter though, they could have put a thousand guards in front of that tomb, Jesus would have still arose, and He did. Did that make them believers? No. They made up some story and paid the guards to say that the disciples stole His body.

[Matthew 28:11-15  Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.  12  And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,  13  Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.  14  And if this come to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.  15  So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.]

[they gave large money unto the soldiers,] Our faith in Christ definitely promises to save our soul from the uncertainty of death and hell, but it does not promise that we are not going to face any challenges, especially for our faith. The wicked will do anything to discredit Jesus still today, and there is always someone willing to be paid off in order to keep their secrets hid. Remember, those who sin in secret will be exposed in the worse way, [Luke 8:17  For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.]

Today’s Prayer: Jesus, To the world, everything I believe in and stand for about You is a joke and untrue, I am so glad that I am not a part of them. I understand that I am not saved by my works of righteousness, but by my believing and accepting that Your work on the cross is all I need to save me. I am trusting only in You Jesus, to keep me out of hell and know that no matter what I have done or will do, it is all over now, I am forgiven and You will never leave nor forsake me. To show my appreciation and love for You, I want to live my life with You in it. Lord, Lead me and guide me, help me to be that faithful witness and a testimony to the amazing life that I now live with You, even when I am suffering, and let me be bold to speak the truth when others want to tear me down for my faith. I love You, Lord, and pray in Your name, Jesus. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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