DID JOHN THE BAPTIST OR HIS DISCIPLES DOUBT THE CHRISTHOOD OF JESUS? Matthew 11:2-6; Luke 7:18-23. We answer the above question unhesitatingly in the negative. Neither John nor his disciples had any doubt about the Christhood of Jesus. Already twenty months have rolled away since he had introduced H... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 22. JOHN THE BAPTIST THE GREATEST PROPHET Matthew 11:7-15, & Luke 7:24-30. _“And the messengers of John having gone away, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?”_ Well did the multitude remember the thrill... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GREATEST REVIVAL OF THE AGES Matthew 11:12. _“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force;” i.e._, strong, vigorous, muscular, nervous men and women, from Dan to Beersheba, from the great sea to the Arabian desert,... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN WINDS UP THE OLD DISPENSATION “ _For all the prophets and the law prophesied unto John. And if you wish to receive him, this is Elijah who is to come.”_ (Malachi 3:1) _“Let the one having ears to hear, hear.”_ Though all have physical ears, they never can hear the voice of God and the music of... [ Continue Reading ]
SANCTIFICATION DOUBLY METAPHORIZED _ “But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like unto little children, sitting in the forums, and calling to their comrades, and saying, We have piped unto you, and you have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and you have not lamented. For John came neit... [ Continue Reading ]
SOVEREIGN, DISCRIMINATING MERCY OF GOD Matthew 11:20-30. _“Then He began to upbraid the cities, in which most of His mighty works were wrought, because they did not repent: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! because if the mighty works which have been wrought in you were in Tyre and... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WISE & THE PRUDENT Matthew 11:25. _“At that time, Jesus responding, said, I praise Thee O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and revealed them unto babes. Yea, Father, because thus it was well pleasing in Thy sight.”_ Here our... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DOUBLE REST Matthew 11:28. _“Come unto Me, all ye who are laboring and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”_ These laboring people are all convicted sinners, toiling to save their own souls, and at the same time heavy laden with guilt, realizing mountains on them, crushing them down to pe... [ Continue Reading ]