Jesus' Prediction
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· 1 viewThe 3 x Jesus told of His crucifixion.
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Reading:
Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
Introduction:
We have coming soon on our calendar a time that if we weren’t accustomed to it, would seem very peculiar.
It is that time of year when we celebrate the death of a man!
Now that man, as we know it, isn’t just a man; but God in the flesh.
Came with a a specific task to accomplish.
We have passages like the Isaiah passages, letting us know exactly what Jesus would do when He came.
Well at least what the Messiah would accomplish by His life and death!
Throughout all the Old Testament there are many who’s hope it was to see the messiah and for Him to finally arrive.
Like Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Zechariah hoped for His arrival.
How about Jeremiah?
“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Jeremiah hoped for His arrival.
What was promised to Abraham?
and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.”
Abraham was promised through his lineage all the world would be blessed.
Who wouldn’t want to be blessed because of 1 man’s family?
All 12 tribes would’ve known this promise and passed it along to their children.
We get in the New Testament the arrival of the Messiah!
He was finally here, the time had come for all the promises to begin!
A part that maybe wasn’t emphasized was probably the Messiah’s death!
This can be concluded from the expectations people had on Jesus and their reaction to how He wasn’t meeting their expectations while alive.
Then when He died, that last little hope they may have had died with Him.
Many thought He would be the conquering King to remove all the unbiblical authorities and set up a Jewish Kingdom over all the Earth.
They missed the task at hand for His first visit and skipped right to His second visit. (Which is coming soon; but hasn’t happened yet).
Jesus’ task for His first trip here was to be the suffering servant, not the conquering King.
Transition:
This kind of strikes me funny considering Jesus’ told the disciples and those present what His purpose was, It wasn’t a secret!
He specifically revealed it three separate times with different intent.
At first:
He Informed Them. (Matt. 16:21-23, Mark 8:31-32, Luke 9:21-22)
He Informed Them. (Matt. 16:21-23, Mark 8:31-32, Luke 9:21-22)
The first instance of Jesus revealing that He would be killed and how can be found in Matt., Mark, and Luke.
Each record keeper records different aspects to what Jesus reveals.
In Matthew we get:
From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
Matthew records that Jesus began showing the disciples what would happen to Him in a little while.
How did He show them? What does Matthew mean by this?
Illustration:
Moving around a lot when I was younger I had the unique pleasure of needing to prove myself to new groups of people.
These groups, for me at least, usually were in the area of sports.
People may have asked what sports I played and I could tell them; but until you see someone in action, you don’t really believe what someone can do by what they say.
It usually went in stages.
It would be like a quizzing of what I know first.
Then later it was time to play.
Jesus spent 16 chapters getting them to know and believe that He is the long awaited Messiah.
The confession of Peter was the watermark of the belief that the disciples believed the same as Peter.
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Peter reveals through the next verse his faith in Jesus as the Messiah.
And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.”
Jesus revealed how He would suffer and die.
Peter being strongly attached to Him, desired that what He said wouldn’t happen.
Jesus responded to Peter’s compassion with:
But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
The word “rebuke” here isn’t Jesus reprimanding Peter’s attempt to exercise authority over Him.
It is a word that means admonishing, or earnestly to entreat.
Peter was expressing his wish that what Jesus revealed wouldn’t happen.
Jesus sobers up Peter’s wish with a loving reminder.
But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Peter’s desire for Jesus to not follow what God has ordained would hinder Jesus’ purpose for coming to mankind.
That makes sense when you hear what Jesus tells Peter:
But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
“You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God but on the things of man.”
It would only be possible to believe in Jesus since:
They believed Jesus was the Messiah.
Jesus starts to show them.
In so doing he was preparing their minds for what they will witness: Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection.
He is showing them who the Messiah actually is, as compared to what they thought He would be.
In this way Christ was preparing them for what would happen.
Transition:
The context is supported by the passage that is recorded:
Mark records the exact same account; but with a different point of view.
And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Matthew says: “show them”, and Mark says “teach them”.
Mark is pointing out exactly what the discipler’s job is:
Teach the life giving truths of God to the disciples, in preparation.
You may notice in Mark a bit of information that wasn’t in Luke about this scenario.
Jesus sees His disciples; which indicates that what He says next wasn’t just for Peter.
It was for all in earshot to understand that God’s will must be done through Jesus.
He must finish the work, everyone’s eternity depends upon it.
In the other parallel passage found in Luke we get:
And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”
It is another point of view that we are privy to reading about what would happen to Jesus.
Notice in all three different passages what Jesus is saying:
He is going to suffer, A lot.
He is going to be rejected by all of the “religious” authorities who should be validating Him as the Messiah.
Instead they are going to kill Him.
He won’s stay dead, He will be resurrected on the third day!
This is what He said to them, so they would begin preparing their minds for what they would witness and be part of.
Transition:
This was the first time Jesus revealed this to them, even though it was a prophecy about the Messiah.
The second time Jesus brought it up:
He Spoke It To Them. (Matt. 17:22-23, Mark 9:30-32, Luke 9:43-45)
He Spoke It To Them. (Matt. 17:22-23, Mark 9:30-32, Luke 9:43-45)
As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they were greatly distressed.
Jesus and His disciples were gathering in Galilee.
What is significant about this?
They were on a journey; with their destination being Jerusalem.
Do you recall why they were making their way to Jerusalem?
Passover!
Galilee was on the way to Jerusalem.
It is supposed that they met in Capernaum which was a city on the Northwestern side of the Sea of Galilee.
On their way to Judea, so they could arrive in time for the Passover feast.
Matthew highlights all things Jewish which makes sense considering Passover and their journey to Jerusalem as all good Jews would do.
How about Luke?
What does Luke reveal about Jesus’ second time speaking to the disciples of His coming death?
And all were astonished at the majesty of God.
But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
Jesus had just healed a boy from a demon!
A public testament to His deity!
He had authority and power over the angels, both fallen and not fallen.
And all were astonished at the majesty of God.
But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,
All were astonished at God’s Majesty!
Jesus takes this opportune time to remind them of what is coming:
“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
Jesus is cementing a thought into their hearts so they could have faith in Jesus.
Recall all these moments when everyone marvelled at God and what Jesus had done to cause such praise of Him.
His deity would need to be the chief cornerstone which the disciples faith was secured to.
Mark also reveals the same points:
They were on their way to Jerusalem by way of Galilee.
All the while teaching them what was about to happen.
He would die, but after 3 days rise again!
They were perplexed by this and feared to ask Him to clarify what He meant.
They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise.” But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
Transition:
Jesus had prepared their minds and hearts for what was coming when they arrived in Jerusalem for Passover.
Connection:
Much the same as how God has prepared you for every moment when you needed to be anchored to Him.
Trusting Him in all that is happening.
Know that every step of your life Jesus is preparing you mentally, physically, and spiritually.
He is trustworthy.
The disciples heard what was going to happen; but failed to understand that the 12 were bringing the perfect passover lamb to the slaughter.
The lamb who would cover all the sins of men!
Finally:
It Was Time. (Matt. 20:17-19, Mark 10:32-34, Luke 18:31-34)
It Was Time. (Matt. 20:17-19, Mark 10:32-34, Luke 18:31-34)
And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.” But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.
Jesus brings only the 12 into this conversation.
It’s like the coaches pep talk before the big game.
On this revealing He gives more detail.
Mocked, and shamefully treated.
Spit on.
Flogging
Then death by the cross.
3 days later He would rise to life again.
Mark gives some other points which add to the situation.
And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles. And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.”
He will be delivered to the religious leaders.
Who was going to deliver Him?
Judas, for 30 pieces.
The Gentiles and Jews were going to condemn Him.
Really highlighting the fact that Jesus came to Humanity and all of humanity rejected Him, not just the Jews.
The Jews are highlighted in Matthew’s recording of the third revealing by Jesus.
And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.”
We have arrived at Jerusalem, are you ready for all that I said and taught?
Don’t freak out, I won’t stay dead. I’m coming again.
Connection:
All of this is familiar isn’t it?
It reminds me of what Jesus said:
I am going away for a little while.
Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
I am going to prepare a place for you.
In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
Jesus is coming back to gather His bride (The church) to take her home and celebrate the joining of marriage.
Point:
Jesus in His word speaks of the coming day and what to look for and expect.
No man knows the hour; but every man has the information to recognize the signs.
At this point in history we see in our world no other time when we could maintain an one world government.
The desire for one, which the anti-christ will come into power through.
The signs of disease, natural disasters, wars and rumors of wars, pride being the prominent feature in each culture.
Entitlement and narcissists’ being a prominent character profile.
Jesus’ disciples didn’t fully understand what Jesus was preparing them for, or what was going to happen to Him in Jerusalem.
They sure did in the upper room after His resurrection, when Jesus revealed Himself to Thomas.
Or on the road when He revealed Himself to them.
This Easter we will have a good Friday Celebration, and a few days later have an great time of fellowship and praise over the empty tomb.
We cannot loose sight of what is coming next, especially when we see so many things pointing to the Rapture of the Church from the world.
Trust in Jesus and believe the things that He has been preparing you for.
Have faith in all that Jesus has revealed to you and will do it.
He has called each and every one of you to reach those around you with the Gospel.
And with all that has happened to you and that you have encountered can be a tool to help others with.
You may be the only Jesus someone encounters in that moment they need Him most.