Rejection of the King

Who is Jesus

JtB Reincarnated

This is the explanation of the miraculous powers that Jesus shows

Oh, by the way JtB is dead.

#Flashback#

Matthew is going to tell how Jesus is a type

Type: JtB

Type: Martyrdom for the Kingdom

For the righteousness of the Kingdom

Herod says “Jesus is JtB”

Is not 100% wrong - Matthew agrees with him in a sense

Anticipating the Rejection

Mt 1-4 - Person of the King

Ch1 - This is the Royal Lineage of Jesus

Matthew 1:21 ““She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.””

Ch2 - Magi come (foreigners from egypt - to worship the new born King)

Matthew 2:2 ““Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.””

King Herod is threatened

Ch3-4 - Pronouncement of the King of the heavenly hosts

Prophecy of Elijah - JtB and his ministry

Matthew 3:3 “For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!’ ””

The Father’s proclamation at His Baptism

Matthew 3:17 “and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.””

Satan’s Temptation

“Since You are the SoG”

Mt 5-7 - Platform of the King

Sermon on the Mount

Jesus lays out the principles, practice, and the priorities of Righteousness

Ministry “Repent, for...”

Followed up with “This is what true righteousness looks like...”

Turn unto these things

Mt 8-11 Demonstration of the King’s Power

Power over Disease, men, nature, sin, tradition, death, darkness, mental disabilities, sickness, and authority

Rejection

Coming out of the instructions of Service to the disciples:

Matthew 10:16 ““Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.”

Matthew 10:22 ““You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.”

JtB - Matthew 11:3 “and said to Him, “Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for someone else?””

Have you not seen My Works?

Woe to these cities / This area

Staring the Messiah in the face, and cannot see Him,

There will be Judgment

Matthew 11:24 ““Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.””

Ch12 - Jesus is antagonized by the Pharisees and the Scribes

Israelites are the perfect example of the Rejection of the Christ (They are not the only ones)

Though God Has chosen to reveal Himself to you and through you, He has been rejected : You Blaspheme Him, and Make Him a mockery to all nations

They were the Chosen People

Deuteronomy 7:7–11 ““The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but because the Lord loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, the Lord brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. “Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments; but repays those who hate Him to their faces, to destroy them; He will not delay with him who hates Him, He will repay him to his face. “Therefore, you shall keep the commandment and the statutes and the judgments which I am commanding you today, to do them.”

Speaking of the responsibility of the revelation that God has made to all:

Romans 1:21–23“For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.”

Witness : The Mercy of God in His offer to Israel, and the rejection of God, and His offer of Salvation

P and S Test His teachings

Matthew 12:2 “But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath.””

Answer: I AM the Sabbath!

Jews want to see signs:

Matthew 12:38 “Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.””

Answer: Open your eyes!

Ch 13 - Offer / Revelation of Who the Christ is be opened up to the Gentile Disciples given the capacity to believe

Matthew 13:10–11 “And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.”

Rejection starts to become real - Tangible

So, Who does Herod say that Jesus is?

JtB - The minister of Righteousness

John locked up for speaking out against the King’s sinful, illegal, and immoral infidelity

Herod committed Adultery (and broke 10th commandment - covet thy neighbor’s wife)

Divorced his own wife without just cause

Married his brother’s wife while brother still alive - making her an adulterer

Leviticus 20:21 “‘If there is a man who takes his brother’s wife, it is abhorrent; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They will be childless.”

JtB - Who He feared as having a dangerous mass of followers

They found fault in JtB - Why

Because he is My Disciple

Matthew 17:10–13 “And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” And He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things; but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.”

Jesus’ rejection is going to start getting real

As we march toward the Cross

The question of faith,

On which He builds His church becomes

Matthew 16:15–17 “He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.”