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1: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
2: As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
3: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
4: John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
5: And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
6: And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
7: And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
8: I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. John was the messenger of Jesus. What did he preach? The baptism of repentance and the remission of sins. They came to him confessing their sins and be baptized. Why? To come into a true relationship with the Father we must repent of our sins. God is a holy God he can’t have a relationship with iniquity. There are many that say we don’t have to repent because we are already saved. Is this the example being taught in this verses? No. They confessed their sins, they repented of their sins and then they were baptized.
18: And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen This is the Great Commission. Here we are directed to do two things. To teach and baptize. We are to teach those still living in darkness that there is a light out the darkness they are living in. We are to baptize, to bring them into the true church of the living God. Who was this commission directed at? All believers. Now that we know the truth we are to share the Gospel with the world. We all have a part in the army of God. There are no bench warmers in this team.
16: Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
17: And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. We know Thomas had doubted but his doubts were put to rest by Jesus himself. Verse 17 probably refers to the larger group of disciples. Even though Jesus was appearing to them in the flesh some still had a hard time believing it was possible that Jesus had rose again. They were thinking carnally not spiritually. We as believers know all things are possible with God. Even today among people who claim to be Christian there are some who don’t believe that Jesus rose from the dead. They can’t understand the Jesus that claim to follow if they can’t believe Jesus rose again. Jesus was the Son of God death had no power of him and because he rose again we know we shall also rise again and joined him in his kingdom in Heaven. If Jesus didn’t rise again then our faith is in vain because that means Jesus wasn’t who he claimed to be but we know that isn’t the case because Jesus is the risen Son of God.
11: 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. The Jewish leaders had denied Jesus during his ministry, they had denied him when he performed miracles in front of their eyes, they had him crucified, he was buried and now God has raised him from the dead and still they refuse to accept him. Instead of opening their eyes to the work of God their hearts remained harden to the truth and their iniquity deepen. After God had raised him from the dead there could have been no denying who he was but the Jewish leaders were more concerned with losing their power than admitting the truth. To admit to who Jesus was would mean the end of their hold on the religious establishment of the Jewish people because the sacrifice of Jesus put an end to the Old Testament laws and the priesthood. How foolish there were to think they can stop the work of God. In a few years the temple would be destroyed and the Jewish people scattered. The will of God will come to pass and mankind is not going to stop God from performing his will. No matter how powerful the atheist get in this country they are powerless to stop the will of God.
9: And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
10: Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. Jesus appears to the women. He tells the women to go and let his disciples to meet him. They had abandoned him while he was dying on the cross but he is giving them a chance to repent by meeting him in Galilee. The disciples had abandoned him there was no doubt in that but Jesus is showing his forgiveness if they are willing to return to him. They all did and these disciples would spread the Gospel throughout the world and all would suffer for his name but they never left him again. God is a God of forgiveness but we all must come to him in repentance for our sinful lives. It is arrogance that some preach that God has to forgive us rather we come to him or not. It is not only arrogance but ignorance with no Biblical truth. The message throughout the Bible is that we are sinful creatures but we have a God that loves us and is willing to forgive us if we repent and turn to him. But man don’t want to repent they want salvation on their terms without repentance or obedience to the word of God.
1: 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.
7: And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
8: And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. Jesus rises from the grave just as he said he would. The fact that Jesus did rise from the grave is one of the tenants of the Christian faith. There are many that claim to be Christian that deny the resurrection of Christ. They just don’t believe it is physically possible. Well it is not physically possible it is spiritually possible. Jesus was the Son of God and death held no sway over him. The fact that Jesus rose from the grave is proof that the elect of God might die physically but we never die spiritually. And just as Jesus rose from the grave to spend eternity with the Father so shall all believers. Paul said if Christ didn’t rise then our faith is in vain. Well we don’t worship a dead great teacher, we worship a risen Savior.
57: 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.
61: And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
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.
65: Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
66: So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
Jesus is laid to rest in the tomb. All had abandoned him itself for Joseph and the women and even them believed him to be dead for good. As they mourned his death they all have seemed to forgotten he had promised to rise again. As his followers mourned his death the Jewish leaders were still plotting. Fearing his body might be stolen away they asked for guard to be kept over his tomb. How foolish they were to think the grave could keep the Son of God.
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:
56: Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children. Several miraculous signs follows the Death of Jesus. One of these is the temple veil being torn. With the death of Jesus on the cross a new covenant and a new temple was established. The new covenant established salvation for all through the blood of Christ which were shed for our sins. The temple was established in each and every believer. No longer was a animal sacrificed by a high priest for our sins. Jesus became both our sacrifice and high priest. Jesus sits at the right hand of God to make intercession for every believer. It is through Jesus that we have access to God. This gives us a personal relationship with the Father through Christ. This is why Jesus is the only way to the Father, don’t be deceived by anyone that teaches anything different. No other so called god or prophet or spiritual guru has made the sacrifice for you to gain access to the Father. Verses 52 and 53 describes Old Testament saints rising from the dead. A sign that through the death of Christ we have life and a sign of things to come.
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.
49: The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
50: Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. Here we see the final hours of Jesus on the cross. In verse 46 Jesus cries out why have thou forsaken me. Had God forsaken him? No but God did have to draw away his protection from him as Christ bore our sins upon himself as he dies for us on the cross. He was bearing the sins of the whole world upon himself.
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