VALUE OF THE MINISTRY.

PREPARATION FOR THE MINISTRY.

As we have seen and marvel at the genius of Mark how he said much in a few words. It is amazing how much is  said in how little.  

Take chapter 1:13, as simply one instance.

“HE WAS THERE IN THE WILDERNESS FORTY DAYS, TEMPTED BY SATAN: AND WAS WITH WILD BEASTS; AND THE ANGELS MINISTERED UNTO HIM.“

This Gospel is also rich in Spiritual lessons and illustrations. They are everywhere. Turn to Chapter 1 and read verses 9-13. We have been saying that Mark is the Gospel of Jesus as the Servant of Jehovah. The Perfect Servant… Let us not forget that He is a Pattern Servant. The ideal Example of service, which we should follow!  

In those first few verses you read, we see the commencement of His ministry. Or, somewhat, the necessary preparation before it.

These verses are a lesson for us not to jump into the ministry of service until God fully prepares us.

We must pray at all times about everything and all decisions and choices that we must make concerning the ministry. Ensure “God” has set you apart for this high and holy calling.

1. A COMPLETE SEPARATION.

Verse 9. Separation from our former life and the things of the world.                              Separation of the ministry centred upon the Word of God into your particular calling.     It means an utter separation “to” God.

The disciples left their fishing to catch the souls of men. Matthew left his job as a tax collector and followed Jesus. Others left houses and families to join Him.

We may have to sacrifice money, position, reputation, and take up our cross and follow Him.

 2. A POWERFUL ANOINTING.         Verse 10. 

At His baptism, Jesus saw the “Heavens opened” He felt the dove land on his shoulder, and that was the Blessed Holy Spirit descending upon him. We must know that Heaven is open to our prayers. That we are endured with “Power from on High.”

Many people enter the ministry with the wrong motive and build churches in the flesh.  Ultimately, everything comes tumbling down:

“As the flesh profits little, but Godliness is of great gain.”

AN ASSURANCE FROM THE FATHER.                After Jesus’ baptism, the Father confirmed His Sonship.

“You are my Son, whom I love dearly. And God commended His Character, “I am well pleased with you, my dear Son.”

This applies to us. Can God recommend us as people of character and integrity? We need an inward assurance that God is also pleased with us. We must allow the Holy Spirit’s fruit 🍓🍑 to show our character in the handling of difficult people.

TRIED AND TESTED.

Jesus Christ was severely tempted and tried in the Wilderness. God planned this as the Holy Spirit drove Him into the desert.

The temptation was “of Satan.” Strange as it seems, even the most Godly, separated, Spirit-Anointed, Heaven-attested man or woman of God must undergo severe testing to settle whether he will go “only” and “utterly” GOD’S WAY not MAN’S.

Ministry or not, we all must do everything to the Glory of God. It takes complete surrender to His will and a total yieldedness to Him.

All this may scare you and make you unwilling to pursue your calling. Don’t give up; know that,

“He is with you always, even unto the end of the age.” “He will not fail you or forsake you.”

As for the Gospel of Mark, keep exploring. There are hidden treasures yet to be discovered.

Amen.

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THE UTTERMOST PURPOSE.

We only need to read the book of Mark two or three times, and his uppermost purpose will capture us. He wants us to see Jesus at work. It is as though he says:  “Look! What Jesus did proves what He was.”

What He taught is what He wraught.

His works demonstrate the Lord’s words; watch and marvel at His supernatural miracles. I’m sure they will convince you.

In the book of Mark, there is no genealogy as in Mathew, no introduction preceding the birth of Jesus.

Right away, we are at the Jordan to hear John the Baptist announce, “One mightier.” is at hand. Jesus then began His miracle ministry.

Whereas Mathew took eight chapters to reach this point, Mark sums it all up in one chapter.

Mark’s writing is not skimpy, rather it is alive with vivid detail. He focuses on what Jesus ‘did’ and omits what He ‘said.’ This is why this gospel is the shortest of all four.

Yes, Mark’s gospel is certainly what Jesus did. Another example is that of the preaching of the Kingdom. Matthew the Kingdom is mentioned fifty times, yet in Mark, it is on His lips only fourteen times.

This observation shows us that Mark the evangelist intended us to marvel at Jesus’ “mighty works.”

Mark, the spiritual cameraman, was giving us shots of unforgettable scenes. He took shot after shot of breathtaking marvels. In this gospel, one mighty work follows another, so we will with the multitude exclaim …

“SURELY THIS WAS THE SON OF GOD!”

LOOK AND SEE!

MARK- “Jesus Christ, the SON OF GOD” Verse 1.

Look through the earlier chapters of these books of the Bible and you will see how they introduce the Coming One.

ISAIAH – “Prepare you the way of “THE LORD ” Verse 3.

JOHN –  Here comes “ONE MIGHTIER” Verse 7.

GOD – You are my “BELOVED SON.” Verse 11.                          

Jesus heals a Paralytic man.

A demon was cast by the power and authority of Jesus Verse 26.              

No sickness or disease was  beyond His Mighty Power.                   

At once, His public ministry begins. Straight away, we have a rapid series of astounding works…we call them miracles!

Crowds of invalids cured at the door! Verse 34.

A leper cleansed by the wayside Verse 42.

All this is in chapter one. The words “straightway”  and “immediately” are everywhere. The people are “astonished “ at His doctrine and are “amazed”  at His “authority. ”         His “fame” spread throughout the community.

On the very heels of all this, chapter two brings a quick succession of hostile criticisms.

THE“This man speaks blasphemy; who can forgive sins but God only? “

THE PHARISEES – “How come He eats and drinks  with publicans and sinners?”

JOHN’S DISCIPLES – “Why don’t your disciples fast as we and the Pharisees do?”

Yet Jesus is in complete control and answers each criticism succinctly.

Please read the entire book of Mark!

If I could twist your arm to make you read your Bible, I certainly would. But you have to “want too”  For instance if you only read a few isolated paragraphs or a chapter here and there you miss being carried along in the glowing, vivid experience, the aliveness of the story.

Even a slow reader can travel through Mark in about two hours.

You and I should set apart a time each day without fail and read far more than just your favourite devotional book.

See this book as a sacred novel, all the more extraordinary because it is not fiction …

IT IS TRUTH!!

Amen.

Psalm 103. “HE FORGIVES OUR INIQUITIES AND HEALS ALL OUR DISEASES.”

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The blogs that are changing lives.

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This week two more people have come to know Jesus as Lord and Saviour. We, with the Angels rejoice!!

THE TRUE FOLLOWER OF JESUS.

Matthew is totally changed after his encounter with Jesus.

This is an image of Matthew, the tax collector. Jesus the Anointed One invited Matthew to follow Him. Mathew became a ‘faithful follower of Jesus.’

Some of you know about Jesus but ‘do not’ have a relationship with Him.

Some of you may know Him personally but ‘do not’ follow Him.

What does it mean to be a follower of our Lord Jesus?

There is so much more than being acquainted with Him. We attend church and do the same things as the average Christian in the West would do, and we feel satisfied.

Yet in the Middle East becoming a Christian takes great sacrifice, such as the loss of family, friends, employment, houses and land. The reward is great for those who suffer for the Name of Jesus.

“There is utter humiliation, persecution, imprisonment, punishment, and torture … even resulting in death.”

Being a follower entails so much more than a once-a-week visit to church to see your friends.  It is so much more! Many people attend church when the weather is pleasant, or when is is convenient.

Jesus confirmed this by saying,

“If anyone will be my disciple. He must ‘deny himself & and take up his cross daily and follow me.”

Being a follower of your Saviour means to Crucify your actions and attitudes. Your hopes, dreams and desires. Also ungodly alliances and relationships.

Make Jesus your focus, then love and worship Him as LORD, KING, of your life. He becomes ‘first in everything!’                                         We must stop running to people for help and come to Jesus first and foremost. It is only faith through Jesus’ Name that the Father hears and answers prayer. 🙏

“FAITH IS THE KEY THAT OPENS THE DOOR. USE THAT KEY TODAY. HE’LL POUR OUT A BLESSING ON YOU, SEE WHAT GOD CAN DO FOR YOU, SEE WHAT GOD CAN DO.”

A nominal Christian will not believe or receive the promises of God.

A follower will by faith see the answer before he prays and will without doubt believe that :

“FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR AND THE EVIDENCE  OF THINGS NOT SEEN AS YET.” Hebrews 11:1

A follower believes before he sees.  He is faith filled!

The nominal Christian believes when he sees it come into being.

Yet a hot Christian will dare to die for his Lord and Master Jesus Christ.

A lukewarm Christian won’t share his faith and wavers under persecution.

A slack Christian will not witness for their Saviour, nor would they dare to mention His Name in the Market place, or at Work and sadly to say they never tell a soul that they are a Christian. Maybe they are not Christians at all !!

Did you know that the word for “WITNESS” is translated as “MARTYR”  in the Aramaic writing. 

Dearest Christian, how do you rate your status as a child of God.

Are you a …

‘May” Know Him Christian?                                                    An…             ‘Acquainted” with Him Christian? 

A … ‘Nominal” Christian?

A … “Lukewarm” Christian?

Or a “Slack” Christian?

                Or…

Are you a ”FOLLOWER” of Jesus?

Are you a “HOT CHRISTIAN? That is…

 On ‘FIRE’ for the sake of the Gospel of Christ Christian?

Would you be willing to ”DIE” for your faith!

If so, you will receive a Martyr’s crown of life!!

Let’s bow our heads before Him now and repent of our backsliding, lukewarm attitude and reconcecrate ourselves to Him as LORD and Saviour.

Then He will not spew us out of His mouth as He said in the book of Revelation. 

Rather, He will welcome us with all the saints in glory with exceeding joy.

Then we will hear,

“WELL DONE YOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT. COME, ENTER INTO THE  JOY OF THE LORD.”

Amen.

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JOHN CAST INTO PRISON.

Matthew marks the beginning of the Galilean ministry:

“Now, when Jesus had heard that John was cast into Prison, He departed into Galilee.”

Matthew chapter 4:12.

The original plan was to go directly to Jerusalem, but circumstances hindered Jesus, so he made a detour into Galilee.

THE MINISTRY IN GALILEE.

Matthews’s writing is a perfect preparation for the following three gospels because he presents a meaningful grouping of our Lord’s doings and sayings. 

Then His teachings.

Then His miracles.

Next, in chapters 11 to 18, he groups the various reactions to our Lord and his ministry, accompanied by his counter-reactions and His Wisdom.

So we learn what Jesus Taught: What Jesus Wrought and what people Thought, and that is the order Matthew follows.

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNTAIN. 

There a ten parts of the sermon on the mount.

1. THE BEATTITUDES.
2. MORAL STANDARDS.

  3. RELIGIOUS MOTIVES

  4. THE WORSHIP OF MONEY.

  5. WORRY AND ANXIETY.

  6. SOCIAL DISCERNMENT.

  7. PRAYER AND ENCOURAGEMENT

  8. HOW YOU SHOULD FULFIL SCRIPTURE

  9. THE BROAD AND NARROW WAY.  

  10. THE FINAL WARNING.

JESUS’ MIRACLES.

Jesus healed each and every sickness. He passed His miracle-working power on to His disciples so they could, with joy, reveal the Kingdom of God. Read chapters…

8-10.

The first three miracles were the healing of functional physical diseases that afflict the whole body, i.e. in other spheres, Leprosy, Palsy, and Fever.

                                   The next three show the Lord’s power in other different spheres.

In the natural realm ( The stilling of the storm.)                                               Then in the spiritual realm (the casting out demons.)

In the moral realm. ( “your sins are forgiven you”) 

The final four miracles  concern local and organic ailments of the body i.e.  bleeding, blindness dumbness and deafness.

And the crowning power- display of raising the dead!! Jesus raised the widow’s son in Nain.

The effect of these healings produced a great response in  the  crowds: “I will  follow you wherever you may go.” The multitude  “marvelled  and glorified God.” They, astonished, said, “It has never been seen, no, not in Israel.”            

Does Jesus still heal today? Oh yes, HE ‘DOES’ HEAL TODAY.’  

“HE IS THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY AND FOREVER.”

I have seen it with my eyes, heard it with my ears and have experienced it in my body.

Every healing happens in many different ways.

1.Through one supernatural touch directly from God.

2.Through the natural process of our own miraculous body designed by God to heal itself.

3.Through special diets created for your particular needs. Remember the saying, “Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food.”

4. Through medication and  herbs.

5.Through a practitioner such as  a … Surgeon,

Chiropractor,

Physiotherapist and                      Psychologist.

THROUGH PRAYER AND FASTING.

THE LAYING ON OF HANDS, BY FAITH  IN CLAIMING THE PROMISES OF GOD BY HIS INFALLIBLE WORD.

Through ANGELIC VISITATION.

By listening to Christian  music as you worship.

There are many other ways. Keep in your mind that God is the source of all healing no matter how it happens.

ALWAYS GIVE HIM THE GLORY, AND YOU MUST DO YOUR PART IN CARING FOR YOUR BODY AND AVOID ANYTHING THAT WOULD HARM IT.

(that is another subject. For another time.)

A  healing prayer you can pray.

“Lord Jesus, I can’t do a thing without You; I am hopeless and helpless in this sin-sick world. Firstly, I am coming to you for Salvation. Please save me from sin, sickness, grief and shame.   Please break all addiction off my life and grant me the power to say No!!                  

Thank you for bearing my sin and sickness on the cross, and I believe your Word is absolute TRUTH! Thankfully  that according to your Word I am already healed by the wounds of Jesus.

1 Peter 2:24. Help me to believe it and live it. This I ask in the Name of Jesus, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”

Amen.

Sometimes healing takes time; it is not always instant. Remember, recovery takes time.

Don’t dwell on the symptoms; focus on the Word of God, and it will happen.

Amen.

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THE LIFE OF THE MESSIAH.

This masterpiece of writing is the combined genius of human intervention and Divine inspiration.

The first thing that I suggest is, that you read the book of Matthew through from beginning to the end over a week or so. Then read the passages we mention simultaneously. If you find a verse that speaks to you personally, write it out, put it on your fridge and memorise it over the period of time we are taking to discuss the gospel of Matthew. 

THE OPENING GENEALOGY.

Matthew had in his mind that the coming Messiah would be born in a particular family. He started with Abraham, the Father of the Jewish nation, and then showed the descent through  David, the head of Judah’s covenant-promised royal  line, which ran the covenant promise of the coming  Messiah King.

Matthew proved that Jesus was truly the Son of Abraham and Heir of David. That is what he did.

There are fourteen generations from David to the carrying away of the Jews to Babylon.

Then from the Babylonian exile to Christ there are Fourteen generations.This is something very interesting you may not know. For instance there are 60 generations from Adam to Christ and this goes in six tens … each tenth man is notably significant.

The first tenth man is NOAH. God’s judgement came upon man by the flood. But the line is preserved through righteous NOAH.

The second tenth is… ABRAHAM. God gave him the Covenant of promise.

The third tenth is BOAZ. He married the beautiful Moabitess name Ruth.

The fourth tenth is UZZIAH. The Messianic line is now the royal line of Judah and the coming of,

CHRIST WHO IS TO BECOME – “THE KING OF KINGS.”

The sixth tenth man is,

ZERUBABAL: He is a type of Christ.

Then, the final tenth man of significance is JOSEPH, the husband of MARY, of whom was born  JESUS, who is called :

“CHRIST the MESSIAH”

So, each tenth man is typical,  prophetic, anticipative:  Christ fulfils all in all. 

What a privilege it is for us to be living in these times, in the age of grace. Where Jesus fulfilled the law and the hope of the gospel (good news) is easily accessible for us to believe and receive all that Jesus accomplished.

Yet, what responsibility is ours to share the good news with those lost and hopeless in this world of sin?

The harvest is great, and the labourers are few. Make it your goal  to win one, who will teach one, to win one, until “all” men come to repentance. Amen !

Amen.

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ABOUT MATTHEW HIMSELF.

We only know little of Matthew but it is most revealing.

HE WAS A PUBLICAN. Matthew 10:3.

A Jew who had become a tax gatherer for the hated Romans, which was regarded as deeply dishonourable.

We read of “publicans and harlots” which indicates the general moral level of these people. He had no trouble admitting his position even in his own writings.

Mark and Luke named him as “Levi,” but also called him Matthew.

He mentioned the publicans and harlots—the lower class of people. Chapter 21:31 shows how publicans, in general, were regarded.

This reporting of them was revealing a self-abasing humility.

His name actually means, “Gift of Yahweh” and he lived up to his name.

HE BECAME A DISCIPLE OF JESUS. Matthew 9:9.

Mark and Luke say that when he left the “receipt of custom”, he was hospitable, opened “his own house” to the Lord, and gave a “great feast” for many other publicans to hear Jesus and used his accumulated money to pay for the experience.

Matthew then left all to follow Jesus.

HE WAS LATER APPOINTED AN APOSTLE. Matthew 10:3 (sent forth one!)

See the three accounts of Matthew, where Jesus sent him out as an Apostle to accompany Thomas.

HE BECAME THE WRITER OF THIS GOSPEL WHICH BEARS HIS NAME.

The theme of the book is: “Gospel now Declared!”

There had been 400 yrs of silence, and people were looking and waiting for the words of the Prophets to come true. The first people who recognised Jesus , the Messiah were Anna and Simeon.

The MESSIAH-KING will come.  Matthew declares in his book that He has come, fulfilling the Old Testament and heralded by Angels.

Wise men went out in search of him.

Shepherds saw His star, and Herod wanted to kill Him.

Satan cruelly tested Him.

The prophet John presented Him to Israel.

God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit and power.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK .

Jesus is the direct descendant of King David.

He is also a King of the Heavenly Realm.

Through forgiveness of sin; we become citizens of that realm.

Matthew teaches us how to behave in that realm, with Jesus: 

AS OUR LOVING KING!!

Matthew, having met Jesus, had a real-life change.

He did not allow his past to affect his present or his future. For him, the past was past, and in Christ, he was a new person ready to be used by God however He should choose, and not according to men’s opinions of him.

“We thank God for you, Matthew, the gift of your life, and what you left for us in your wonderful Gospel.”   

The life of Matthew challenges us to forget about our past failures and wrong choices and become  new creatures in Christ.

You can always move on in the realisation that you are now a “new creation” in Christ. Old habits, old attitudes and behaviours are passed away, washed clean in the blood of the Lamb, and:

ALL THINGS HAVE BECOME NEW.   2nd Corinthians,  5:17.

Move on, go forward, hand in hand with Jesus and see what God can do through you.

Amen.

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2 Corinthians 6-11.

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THE NEW TESTAMENT IS THE MOST VITAL BOOK AS A WHOLE.

IT IS THE MOST VITAL BOOK IN THE WORLD.

Its supreme project is the ultimate reign of the Lord Jesus in an endless and boundless empire.

Its subject is the Lord Jesus Christ.

Its supreme object is the Salvation of human beings.

Its supreme project is the ultimate reign of our Lord Jesus in a boundless and endless empire.

Christ is the subject of it’s pages. In the Old He is prophesied as the       Coming-One. In the New He is the Christ of History. Being the Super-hope in the Old is the Super-fact of the New.

PREVISION HAS BECOME PROVISION.  for you! 

This true of the four Gospels,which we are going to study.

Job exclaimed: “I have heard about Him with my ears. But now I see Him.” So have we, seen Him, as Job saw Jesus.

Before this, we saw Him through a tinted glass, but now it is “face to face.” We have changed what was distinctively “Jewish.” to that which is distinctively “Christian.”

We move From the Old covenant to the dispensation of the New covenant; From MOSES to CHRIST: and from the LAW to GRACE!

We can see that the New Testament is God’s archway to Saving truth, into the knowledge of Himself that we may enjoy eternal blessedness.

The  N.T. was designed by God, inspired by God and has been preserved by Him.

God never makes mistakes and:

“never leaves loose ends.” That should give you utter confidence to trust in His Word as He speaks to you.

THE GOSPELS AND ACTS.

Mathew, Mark, Luke, John and the book of Acts of the apostles form a group by themselves because they are the books of history and are the foundation of all that follows.

THE EPISTLES – OF THE CHURCH.

These books are made up of letters of teaching and instruction to the new churches. They are instructions on how to understand, doctrine and truth and how to understand and walk in that truth.

Here we have Romans, First and Second Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and  First and Second Thessalonians.

THE PASTORAL EPISTLES.

These letters are to  individuals. The first two are written to Timothy a pastor of a Christian congregation. Then to Titus. Then Philemon who pastored a church in his own “house.”

THE  HEBREW CHRISTIAN EPISTLES.

These are the remaining epistles: Hebrews, James, Peter, John, Jude, and Revelation, which are EPISTLES OF THE LORD JESUS HIMSELF given through John the apostle. It is called the,             “Testimony of Jesus Christ.”

                                            If you read the first verses of each one, you will soon discover to whom they were addressed.

If you have never read the Bible, don’t be afraid to start now, it’s sweeter than honey, more precious than gold.

Why not begin by reading the New Testament. Start with a few chapters a day.  Pray before you read and ask God to speak to you personally –

HE SURELY WILL!  Find a translation that suits you, I use Several, such as:

New Living Translation- The Passion Translation – The Amplified Bible, and the good “old” King James Version.

There are many others and you can find them through Christian book stores in your area. I purchase from,

Koorong 02 4149 7777. They will post it to you.

I sincerely hope and pray 🙏 you will do so, you will never regret when you open your hearts door and invite Jesus into your life. He will give you a greater understanding of God’s Word. Then you will truly find life, because He is the WORD OF GOD!

LIFE ETERNAL.

Amen.

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PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME.

THE REJECTION OF THE SHEPHERD-KING.

In the following chapters, the true Shepherd-King is despised and rejected by His own people. Chapter ten speaks of the betrayal price of thirty pieces of Silver that Judas received from the Jewish leaders.

The price paid for a foreign slave. (Exodus 21:32). Then he foretells of that money being cast on the floor of the house of Jehovah. Also read Matthew 27:9.

Do you realise that because Jesus loved you, He allowed himself, the “King of Kings”  and the “Lord of Lords”, to be sold at such a psaltery price with tragic consequences?

No wonder Jesus wept over Jerusalem as they had become blind to the truth of the Gospel of Salvation.

From that moment on, false Shepherds ruled God’s people and would continue to exploit them till the end of this age.

THE FINAL TRAVAIL AND TRIUMPH OF ZION: JEHOVAH’S VICTORY.       

Chapters 12-14.

This passage passes over our age of the Church and opens on the final day when the SHEPHERD-KING Will take up and complete His grand purposes with and for Israel. These next verses apply directly to Israel, Jehovah’s own people.

“I WILL MAKE  JERUSALEM  AND JUDAH  A CUP OF REELING TO ALL THE PEOPLES ROUND ABOUT.”  (The final siege against His people.)

“AND ALL PEOPLE WILL BE GATHERED TOGETHER AGAINST IT. “

IN THAT DAY JERUSALEM WILL BE A BURDENSOME STONE. AND ALL THOSE WHO BURDEN THEMSELVES WITH IT SHALL BE  IMMENSELY WOUNDED.”

This is the gigantic world drama which is yet to be.

Jerusalem shall be the storm-centre and this will precipitate the second coming of our Lord Jesus to set up the Christ-Empire on the earth.🌎

“AND I WILL POUR UPON THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND ALL THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM THE SPIRIT OF SUPPLICATION:  AND THEY SHALL LOOK UNTO “ME.”

The Shepherd King is “GOD” and “JESUS” We know from the gospel of John that this refers to Christ. Yes, it was Jehovah Himself that was “pierced” when Christ Jesus was crucified.

Read Revelation 1:7.

Finally, Zechariah continues to speak to His people. (Zion)

” I WILL GATHER ALL NATIONS  AGAINST YOU. THEN JEHOVAH SHALL GO FORTH  AND FIGHT AGAINST THOSE NATIONS. AND HIS FEET  IN THAT DAY WILL STAND UPON  THE MOUNT OF OLIVES, AND IT WILL SPLIT IN HALVES FROM EAST TO WEST BY A HUGE RAVINE, AND HALF SHALL SLIDE TO THE NORTH AND HALF TO THE SOUTH.”

Zechariah becomes elated and makes the prophecy personal. 

“AND JEHOVAH, “MY GOD“,  SHALL COME AND ALL THE HOLY ONES WITH HIM...AND HE SHALL BE KING OVER ALL THE EARTH.“

Then he foretells what it will be like in that day of His eternal reign.

1. No Curse.

2. Complete Safety.

3. His name written upon all utensils and objects. (On Bells and upon Horses.)

4. And no Trafficker in the House of the Lord. (A person who deals  illegally in any kind of trade, such as drugs.)

We end this excellent book being reminded that only a Prophet inspired of God could have written it. 

All we can say to confirm it is: 

COME SOON LORD JESUS.

Amen.

Thank you for staying with me to the end of this God-inspired book of Zechariah. I can feel the same joy as he does in anticipation of that great day of His returning to this earth for the last time. Can you?

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AMAZING REVELATION.

Turn to Zechariah chapter 4-14 and read these remarkable prophecies. These prophesies are lit up by other Old Testament prediction concerning the first Advent of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ to this earth.

THE COMING, SHEPHERD KING.

God had an eye against the land of Hamath,Tyre and Siden. These were the cities of Syria and Phoenicia and against the cities of Philistia. But He will camp around Jerusalem and look after it and watch over it with His eyes. He is protecting them today!

He will judge all the Gentile nations.

Zechariah  became excited at what will happen when the coming King will arrive and the coming blessing of Zion.

“REJOICE GREATLY, OH DAUGHTER OF ZION;“

“BEHOLD YOUR KING COMES TO YOU, RIDING UPON AN ASS, EVEN A COLT A FOLD OF AN ASS.“

The King will set free the prisoners from Babylon (the pit!)

“I WILL GIVE BACK DOUBLE UNTO YOU.”

He will render to the returned captives a double recompense to them for all their chastisements.

Today, you can claim that promise and call back from Satan all that he has stolen from you.                                     Satan is a thief and a liar. He not only steals your finances, but he also steals many other things that would bring glory to the Father in Heaven.

“SHOUT ALOUD, OH DAUGHTER OF JERUSALEM.”

In Jesus Name you can call back those things such as:

YOUR HEALTH.

YOUR MEMORY.

YOUR BUSINESS.

YOUR LOVED ONE.

THE BACKSLIDING CHILD.

YOUR FINANCES.

YOUR MARRIAGE.

You have the authority to do so in the power and authority invested in you by God Himself through Jesus Christ.

In this wonderful book the Lord promised Israel an abundance of blessings over them.  He has become:

“JEALOUS FOR ZION.”

Paul reminds us in the New Testament that He is:

“JEALOUS OVER US WITH A GODLY JEALOUSY.” 

If only we would be consistent in our walk of obedience before him. We grieve his heart and He cannot bless us abundantly as He would like. He has no choice but to chastise us until we repent and fall at His feet in humble contrition. 

Israel took the low road of compromise and sadly they are under false Shepherds ever since. These Shepherds will remain until the closing of this age.

Yes, the true Shepherd was despised and rejected, with tradgic consequences  they brought up on themselves.

No wonder Jesus wept over Jerusalem, and on that very day, He fulfilled Zechariah 9:9.

He longingly said to them.

“IF ONLY YOU HAD KNOWN IN THIS DAY, EVEN YOU, THOSE THINGS THAT BELONG TO PEACE.”

Luke 19:42.

This is a very challenging word for you and I dear reader.

Why don’t you come aside with the Lord and ask Him to reveal to you the changes that you can make to receive the fullness of the Blessing He wants to bestow upon you!

May He fill you with all His fullness and Glory in Christ Jesus.

OR MAYBE A 

DELIGHTFUL CUP OF COFFEE!

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INTRODUCTION.

This book may seem complicated after reading the little book of Haggai, yet it is not in reality, as we shall see. Both books are written at the same point in History, which was the turning point in God’s dealings with Jerusalem and the covenant people of Israel.

You can look at the little scroll of Haggai as an introduction to this larger Work of Zechariah.

Zechariah was a priest and a prophet. We begin in the year 500 B.C. in the second year of King Darius in the Mediterranean empire.

Chapter 1:1, we are among the fifty thousand or more Jewish people who returned 16 years earlier from their exile in Babylon. At this time, the priests led the nation.

Zechariah was God’s mouthpiece to challenge the people for their slackness in rebuilding of the Temple.

This book is divided into two sections.

The first 8 chapters are mainly ‘vision’ chapters written during the building of the Temple.

The remaining 6 chapters were written considerably after the Temple was built.

1.THE EARLIER PROPHESIES.

The seven visions are really ‘one’ as they all came in one night on the 24th of November in the reign of Darius.

They were listed in this order.

THE FOUR HORSES.

THE FOUR HORNS AND SMITHS.

THE MEASURING LINE.

THE RECLOTHING OF JOSHUA THE HIGH PRIEST.

THE SCROLL, EPHAH, AND THE WOMEN.

FINALLY, THE FOUR CHARIOTS.

2. LATER PROPHESIES: AFTER THE TEMPLE WAS REBUILT.

THE COMING SHEPHERD KING.

THE BLESSINGS THAT FOLLOW.

THE OFFENCE OF THE SHEPHERD-KING, AND ITS TRAGIC RESULTS.

THE FINAL TRAVAIL AND TRIUMPH OF ZION: JEHOVAH’S VICTORY.

We need to understand that here they look beyond the immediate and local, to an ultimate fulfilment at the second coming of Christ.

The reason why the full realization of such passages is yet future is that when the Messiah-King came and offered Himself to His people, they rejected and crucified Him.

The result being, they delayed the promised age of blessing.

If you and I were alive in this age of Zechariah, would we have listened  repented and taken heed to the living Word of God, or would we been as unbelieving as they were.

Some christians today are in a similar position, unbelieving, and disobedient to the warnings of the Lord Jesus.

There will come a time when He will refuse to know them and they in sheer desperation will cry out.

“BUT LORD, WHEN DID WE SEE YOU HUNGRY, THIRSTY, HOMELESS, IN PRISON, OR SICK OR NAKED?”

Sadly, some people think they can live like the devil and still go to Heaven when the time comes.

Dear reader when you are truly born again, you will obey the Lord because you “love Him” and appreciate all He has done for you.

You will hate sin and the things of the world and be willing to take up your cross and follow Him.

Maybe it might cost you your very life!

Come to the Saviour, and make Him Lord, don’t delay, as the time is short before He returns to set up His Kingdom on this earth.🌎

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