- The Sign of Jonah-John 11:1-57 which, in verse 42 shows for whom Lazarus was resurrected. Some believed, and others went to the Pharisees and told them about it.
- The Sanhedrin's Verdict-John 11:47-50 and 53. One can see that they stuck with the original verdict and sought to put Him to death.
- The Triumphal Entry-Luke 19:41-44. We discussed the fact that even though some hailed Him as the Messiah, the "unpardonable sin" of that generation had already been committed, causing Yeshua to weep over Jerusalem.
- Denunciation of the Pharisees-Matthew 23:1-36. This is a lengthy passage that we could only highlight because of time constraints and it certainly speaks for itself!
One of the observations that has always impacted me is the fact that the great judgment of 70AD was the result of them not knowing/believing prophecy. I think that this should be sobering to us because there are those who reject the study of prophecy and those who undertake it. Unfortunately there are newspaper exegetes who have given the study of prophecy a bad name, (88 reasons for the Lord's return in 1988, for example). However using the *Golden Rule of Interpretation will save one much grief and embarassment. Next Sunday will the "meat" of the topic and I hope to see many there.
Be blessed,
Your Chrbrotherist.
George Haven
*"When the plain sense of Scripture makes common sense, seek no other sense; therefore, take every word at its primary, ordinary, usual, literal meaning, unless the facts of the immediate context, studied in the light of related passages and axiomatic and fundamental truths, indicate clearly otherwise." (Formulated by Dr. David L. Cooper, the late founder and director of the Biblical Research Society).
I also instructed the class to always be good Bereans, (Acts 17:11) and check things Scriptural out for yourselves, don't believe a word I say. :)
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