HE SENDS OUT THE TWELVE Matthew 9:37-38. _“Then He says to His disciples, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest, in order that He may send out the laborers into His harvest.”_ Our Lord, seeing the awful state of the Jewish Church, destitute of c... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 31 THE MINISTRY OF THE TWELVE Mark 6:12-13. _“And having gone out, they continued to preach that they must repent; they continued to cast out many demons; they continued to anoint many sick people with oil, and heal them.” Luke 9:6_ : _“And going forth, they continued to go throughout the v... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 32 FEEDING THE MULTITUDES Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17; & John 6:1-14. Mark: _“And they departed, into an uninhabited place apart, in a ship. And the multitudes saw them going, and many recognized Him; and they continued to run on foot from all the cities, and come before th... [ Continue Reading ]
CAESAREA-PHILIPPI Matthew 16:13-16; Mark 8:27-29; Luke 9:18-20. This is the northern terminus of our Savior's ministry, two days' journey on horseback from the Sea of Galilee up the Jordan Valley to the foot of Mt. Hermon, where a great spring is one of the principal sources of the Jordan. This city... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 36 THE CHURCH Matthew 16:18-19; Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21. Matthew _“And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens; and whatsoever thou maye... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS DEATH & RESURRECTION Matthew 16:21-23; Mark 8:31-33; Luke 9:22. Matthew: _“From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that it behooved Him to depart to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from The elders, the chief priests, and scribes, and to be put to death, and to rise the third day... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCIPLESHIP Matthew 16:24-26; Mark 8:34-37; Luke 9:23-25. Mark: _“Calling to Him the multitude, along with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.”_ We have no mention of the multitude, since He has been at Caesarea-... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SECOND COMING Matthew 16:27-28. _“For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of His Father, with His angels, and will then give to each one according to his work. Truly, I say unto you, There are certain ones of those standing here who may not taste of death, until they may see the Son of... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 37 TRANSFIGURATION Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36. Mark: _“And after six days, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain, privately, alone; and He was transfigured before them, and His garments became shining, exceedingly white as... [ Continue Reading ]
DEMONIACAL EJECTMENT Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43. Mark: _“And having come to His disciples, He saw a great crowd round them, and the scribes arguing with them.”_ He and the three disciples had been absent from the nine and the multitude during that memorable night of the transfigura... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 38 DEATH AND RESURRECTION Matthew 17:22-23; Mark 9:30-32; Luke 9:43-45. Mark: _“And having gone out from thence, they continued to journey through Galilee.”_ As Galilee extends up to the very suburbs of Caesarea-Philippi, this passage is a clinching argument for the location of the transfig... [ Continue Reading ]
APOSTOLICAL AMBITION Matthew 18:1; Mark 9:33-35; Luke 9:46-47. Mark: _“And being in the house, He asked them, What were you disputing about with one another on the road? And they were silent; for on the road they had been disputing with one another which one should be greater. And He, sitting down,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE INFANT THE PARAGON Matthew 18:2-5; Mark 9:36-37; Luke 9:48. Mark: _“Jesus, calling to Him a little child, placed it in their midst, and said, Truly, I say unto you, Except ye may be converted, and become as little children, you may not enter into the kingdom of the heavens. Therefore whosoever m... [ Continue Reading ]
BIGOTRY OF THE APOSTLE JOHN Luke 9:49-50; Mark 9:38-41. _“And John responded to Him, saying, Teacher we saw a certain one casting out devils in Thy name who does not follow us, and we forbade him, because he does not follow us. And Jesus said, Prevent him not. For there is no one who shall work a mi... [ Continue Reading ]
RETALIATORY SPIRIT OF JAMES & JOHN Luke 9:51-56. _“And it came to pass, while the days of His taking up [i.e., His crucifixion] were being fulfilled, and He turned His face to go to Jerusalem. And He sent messengers before His face, and they, going, entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 28 JESUS HOMELESS Matthew 8:1-22, & Luke 9:57-62. _“And it came to pass, they journeying on the way, a certain one said to Him, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou mayest go, Lord; and Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man hath no... [ Continue Reading ]