And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name."
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Everything recorded in the Bible was written for our benefit. For instance, if you lack for anything, stand on Psalm 23: The LORD is my Shepherd; I SHALL NOT WANT." Whatever your need, whether you are discouraged, depressed, or in debt, there is a word for you from our Abba, a promise to supply all your needs and heal all your hurts.
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Read Through The Gospels.
If you are sick, there is nothing better for you to do than to read through all the healing miracles in the four Gospels. See how Jesus healed the sick, raised the dead, and cleansed the leper. I'll just bet that your healing will be well on it's way by the time you've read through Matthew!
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During His suffering and death, Jesus' body was broken and His flesh was torn. You recall that the moment he bowed His head and dismissed His Spirit, the ram's horn sounded in the Temple and the veil that separated the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place was torn from top to bottom. Hebrews 10:19-20 says, "Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh..."
The veil of the Temple represented His flesh that was torn for us to usher in that new and living way!
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Remember, the entire tabernacle is a picture of our Lord Jesus and His life in the flesh. For more on that topic, follow the link below and learn a lot of other things about the Tabernacle itself:
https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2016/12/07/four-times-covered/
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EVERY Word Inspired.
Every word in the Bible is inspired, not simply the ideas therein which were then written by men. God used men as secretaries and they wrote what He told them to write. You can absolutely trust that EVERY WORD is God-breathed.
The Apostle Paul himself argued from one word. He said that God told Abraham that from him would come "Seed," not "seed." He was referring to The One, Jesus, who would one day be born from his line and save His people from their sins.
Jesus did the same thing. He told the Saducees, who don't believe in the resurrection by the way, that God said, "I AM (present tense) the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." They may have died but they are alive in heaven right now.
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God's Priority.
There are 89 chapters total in the four gospels combined. Out of all those chapters, only four are dedicated to Jesus' birth and when He was 12 years old.
Man, on that other hand, seems more interested in Jesus' birth than anything else. We make a big deal out of Christmas and finding out when He was born. There are even apocryphal stories about Him healing a bird with a broken wing when He was a child. This is nothing more than idle speculation.
As a boy, he lived a normal, hidden life.
(For more on that topic, follow the link below:
https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2016/12/07/four-times-covered/)
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The Bible says of the miracle where He turned water into wine as "the beginning of miracles." So, that solves that.
There has also been speculation by some that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene; also not true. Church, where the Bible is silent, keep quiet. Just stick to the text AS WRITTEN, and stay away from such extra-biblical junk.
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What Does God Esteem Most?
What is God most interested in? In the Gospel of John, there are 12 chapters on Jesus' public ministry, but He devotes 5 chapters to the last 3 hours of His life in the upper room. You see? The emphasis of God is far different from our own.
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John, in particular, is filled with wonderful miracles that are found nowhere else. John doesn't call them miracles, however. He calls them, "signs." Why? Because they "signify" deeper spiritual truths and have prophetic significance. They were specifically chosen by God for us so that we would "believe." They help our faith. The greater your faith, the greater your ability to receive.
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Increase Your Faith.
Want to increase your faith? Get a bigger revelation of Jesus!...and there is no better place for you to see more of Him than reading about His life in the four gospels. There is so much you can learn about His life in the flesh that will help your life in the flesh! You can also see exactly what the Father is like and everything He wants for us, by all that Jesus said and did.
-
Like Jesus, our Father wants more than anything to bless His people and give us gifts. The greatest of all gifts, of course, is our Lord Jesus. But in the absence of His physical presence, because He is still physically in heaven, we have God's word!
The bigger, clearer picture we have of Him, the more blessed we will be and the greater health we will enjoy.
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The Significance Of Four.
We discussed why we have four gospels in part 2 of this study and how each one tells different stories of different aspects of Jesus.
Four is a recurring theme through scripture. Around the tabernacle of Moses, the tribes of Israel camped on it's four sides.
Pictured on the banners immediately surrounding it were four faces: That of a lion, an ox, a man's face and a flying eagle.
These same four pictures are also on the veil of the Tabernacle.
The veil between the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies rests on four pillars.
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Four Different Secretaries, One Author.
The gospels were written by four different men. Just as a ghost writer cannot claim authorship of the book he is writing, so the men who recorded on paper what the Holy Spirit told them to. "Men of old spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit."
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Matthew was a tax collector, basically a traitor to his own nation. Interesting that God used a man who was hostile by trade to the rulers of his own nation to record the Gospel of The King of the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Mark, who wrote about the suffering Servant, as a young man was a servant who failed. He was a young disciple and friend of Paul and Silas. He did not want to accompany them on one of their journeys so he turned back, causing a split between Paul and Silas. The servant who failed went on later in life to write about the Unfailing Servant, Jesus!
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Luke, the only gentile secretary, was a doctor. He was known as "the beloved physician." Who better to write about Jesus as Man?
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John, the youngest of all the disciples, was the one who wrote the Gospel of John, 1st, 2nd & 3rd John, as well as the book of Revelation. He is the only one of Jesus disciples who was not martyred.
God preserved him to a ripe old age for a very good reason. Before he died, the Apostle Paul told the Church that wolves would infiltrate the flock, attempting to pollute the Gospel of Grace and get people to fall away. Gnosticism would begin to flourish along with many other heresies, including Galatianism.
These would attempt to say that Jesus was not God but merely a good man. But John would be there to be an eye witness of all that Jesus said and did to counter their arguments.
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(For more on that topic, follow the link below:
https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/the-gospels-part-3-of-16-rightly-dividing-the-word-of-god/)
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Typologies.
These picture represent the four gospels. The Lion is the KING of beasts (Matthew), The Ox, an untiring SERVANT (Mark), The face of a Man (Luke) where Jesus is portrayed and the SON OF MAN. The Flying eagle, representing the gospel of John, Jesus is the SON OF GOD, the Holy One Who came direct from heaven.
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Each of the four primary colors alone depicts on Of the four gospels: Purple, the color of royalty, aligns with Matthew. Red, the blood Jesus shed for us, represents Mark, the story of our suffering servant. White linen depicts the gospel of Luke where Jesus is portrayed most often as the Son of Man. And last of all, blue, the color of the sky, represents the gospel of John. Jesus is portrayed and the One from heaven. It portrays His Deity.
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In the book of Ezekiel you find the same four-faced creatures listed in the exact same order: The Lion, The Ox, The face of a Man and a Flying Eagle.
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Even in the New, we see around the throne of God, pictures of the four in the living beings with four faces: A Lion, and Ox, A Man and an Eagle. They actually form the throne of God.
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God wanted us to have as complete a picture of Jesus as possible. He says in 2 Peter 1:2, "Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord..." Where do you see beautiful stories of Jesus and His life in the flesh? IN THE FOUR GOSPELS.
-
All of the above is discussed in greater detail in the article below entitled, "Why do we have four gospels":
https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/why-do-we-have-four-gospels-tabernacle-series-part-5/)
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God saw fit to have four stories of Jesus' life recorded for us to give us the most complete picture of Him possible. If you want to see Jesus, don't try to imagine Him in your head or pray to a statue; go see Him in the gospels! God's word is a living, breathing book! Because God is outside of space and time, He can make the books come alive. You will feel like you are right back there, back in Jesus' time, walking along with to Him. See Him heal the sick, cleanse the leper, raise the dead, minister to those in need. See Him in His love, His majesty, His Ministry and His humanity. I guarantee that you will be transformed from glory to glory, just by looking at Him.
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Significance Of "Four."
What is the significance of four? The cross had four points and is effectual for the four corners of the earth: North, South, East and West. Jesus blood avails for the whole world, Hallelujah!
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During His suffering and death, Jesus' body was broken and His flesh was torn. You recall that the moment he bowed His head and dismissed His Spirit, the ram's horn sounded in the Temple and the veil that separated the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place was torn from top to bottom. Hebrews 10:19-20 says, "Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh..."
The veil of the Temple represented His flesh that was torn for us to usher in that new and living way!
-
Remember, the entire tabernacle is a picture of our Lord Jesus and His life in the flesh. For more on that topic, follow the link below and learn a lot of other things about the Tabernacle itself:
https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2016/12/07/four-times-covered/
-
-
EVERY Word Inspired.
Every word in the Bible is inspired, not simply the ideas therein which were then written by men. God used men as secretaries and they wrote what He told them to write. You can absolutely trust that EVERY WORD is God-breathed.
The Apostle Paul himself argued from one word. He said that God told Abraham that from him would come "Seed," not "seed." He was referring to The One, Jesus, who would one day be born from his line and save His people from their sins.
Jesus did the same thing. He told the Saducees, who don't believe in the resurrection by the way, that God said, "I AM (present tense) the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." They may have died but they are alive in heaven right now.
-
-
God's Priority.
There are 89 chapters total in the four gospels combined. Out of all those chapters, only four are dedicated to Jesus' birth and when He was 12 years old.
Man, on that other hand, seems more interested in Jesus' birth than anything else. We make a big deal out of Christmas and finding out when He was born. There are even apocryphal stories about Him healing a bird with a broken wing when He was a child. This is nothing more than idle speculation.
As a boy, he lived a normal, hidden life.
(For more on that topic, follow the link below:
https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2016/12/07/four-times-covered/)
-
-
The Bible says of the miracle where He turned water into wine as "the beginning of miracles." So, that solves that.
There has also been speculation by some that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene; also not true. Church, where the Bible is silent, keep quiet. Just stick to the text AS WRITTEN, and stay away from such extra-biblical junk.
-
What Does God Esteem Most?
What is God most interested in? In the Gospel of John, there are 12 chapters on Jesus' public ministry, but He devotes 5 chapters to the last 3 hours of His life in the upper room. You see? The emphasis of God is far different from our own.
-
John, in particular, is filled with wonderful miracles that are found nowhere else. John doesn't call them miracles, however. He calls them, "signs." Why? Because they "signify" deeper spiritual truths and have prophetic significance. They were specifically chosen by God for us so that we would "believe." They help our faith. The greater your faith, the greater your ability to receive.
-
Increase Your Faith.
Want to increase your faith? Get a bigger revelation of Jesus!...and there is no better place for you to see more of Him than reading about His life in the four gospels. There is so much you can learn about His life in the flesh that will help your life in the flesh! You can also see exactly what the Father is like and everything He wants for us, by all that Jesus said and did.
-
Like Jesus, our Father wants more than anything to bless His people and give us gifts. The greatest of all gifts, of course, is our Lord Jesus. But in the absence of His physical presence, because He is still physically in heaven, we have God's word!
The bigger, clearer picture we have of Him, the more blessed we will be and the greater health we will enjoy.
-
-
The Significance Of Four.
We discussed why we have four gospels in part 2 of this study and how each one tells different stories of different aspects of Jesus.
Four is a recurring theme through scripture. Around the tabernacle of Moses, the tribes of Israel camped on it's four sides.
Pictured on the banners immediately surrounding it were four faces: That of a lion, an ox, a man's face and a flying eagle.
These same four pictures are also on the veil of the Tabernacle.
The veil between the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies rests on four pillars.
-
-
Four Different Secretaries, One Author.
The gospels were written by four different men. Just as a ghost writer cannot claim authorship of the book he is writing, so the men who recorded on paper what the Holy Spirit told them to. "Men of old spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit."
-
Matthew was a tax collector, basically a traitor to his own nation. Interesting that God used a man who was hostile by trade to the rulers of his own nation to record the Gospel of The King of the Kingdom of Heaven.
-
Mark, who wrote about the suffering Servant, as a young man was a servant who failed. He was a young disciple and friend of Paul and Silas. He did not want to accompany them on one of their journeys so he turned back, causing a split between Paul and Silas. The servant who failed went on later in life to write about the Unfailing Servant, Jesus!
-
Luke, the only gentile secretary, was a doctor. He was known as "the beloved physician." Who better to write about Jesus as Man?
-
John, the youngest of all the disciples, was the one who wrote the Gospel of John, 1st, 2nd & 3rd John, as well as the book of Revelation. He is the only one of Jesus disciples who was not martyred.
God preserved him to a ripe old age for a very good reason. Before he died, the Apostle Paul told the Church that wolves would infiltrate the flock, attempting to pollute the Gospel of Grace and get people to fall away. Gnosticism would begin to flourish along with many other heresies, including Galatianism.
These would attempt to say that Jesus was not God but merely a good man. But John would be there to be an eye witness of all that Jesus said and did to counter their arguments.
-
(For more on that topic, follow the link below:
https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/the-gospels-part-3-of-16-rightly-dividing-the-word-of-god/)
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Typologies.
These picture represent the four gospels. The Lion is the KING of beasts (Matthew), The Ox, an untiring SERVANT (Mark), The face of a Man (Luke) where Jesus is portrayed and the SON OF MAN. The Flying eagle, representing the gospel of John, Jesus is the SON OF GOD, the Holy One Who came direct from heaven.
-
Each of the four primary colors alone depicts on Of the four gospels: Purple, the color of royalty, aligns with Matthew. Red, the blood Jesus shed for us, represents Mark, the story of our suffering servant. White linen depicts the gospel of Luke where Jesus is portrayed most often as the Son of Man. And last of all, blue, the color of the sky, represents the gospel of John. Jesus is portrayed and the One from heaven. It portrays His Deity.
-
In the book of Ezekiel you find the same four-faced creatures listed in the exact same order: The Lion, The Ox, The face of a Man and a Flying Eagle.
-
-
Even in the New, we see around the throne of God, pictures of the four in the living beings with four faces: A Lion, and Ox, A Man and an Eagle. They actually form the throne of God.
-
-
God wanted us to have as complete a picture of Jesus as possible. He says in 2 Peter 1:2, "Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord..." Where do you see beautiful stories of Jesus and His life in the flesh? IN THE FOUR GOSPELS.
-
All of the above is discussed in greater detail in the article below entitled, "Why do we have four gospels":
https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/why-do-we-have-four-gospels-tabernacle-series-part-5/)
-
God saw fit to have four stories of Jesus' life recorded for us to give us the most complete picture of Him possible. If you want to see Jesus, don't try to imagine Him in your head or pray to a statue; go see Him in the gospels! God's word is a living, breathing book! Because God is outside of space and time, He can make the books come alive. You will feel like you are right back there, back in Jesus' time, walking along with to Him. See Him heal the sick, cleanse the leper, raise the dead, minister to those in need. See Him in His love, His majesty, His Ministry and His humanity. I guarantee that you will be transformed from glory to glory, just by looking at Him.
-
-
Significance Of "Four."
What is the significance of four? The cross had four points and is effectual for the four corners of the earth: North, South, East and West. Jesus blood avails for the whole world, Hallelujah!
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