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John 1:29-51 John saw Jesus and said, “Behold, the LAMB of God who takes away the sin of the world.” John knew! John knew Jesus was coming to take the sin of the world as a sacrifice. In verse 48, Jesus says He saw Nathanael under a fig tree before Philip called him, a vision given to Him by the Spirit. Nathaniel acknowledged Jesus as the Son of God. These...

John 1:1-28 Of the four Gospels, John is the only one that was not written after the same document. The first three, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, are called synoptic Gospels, because they were written by different men but the content was most likely rewritten from one source. Jesus is the Word of God In the first three verses, we see Jesus as the Word of God. In verse 14, it...

Luke 24:36-53 Jesus has risen, He appears to His disciples, and in His resurrected body, He eats broiled fish and honeycomb. After the world is cleansed, there will be a new heaven and a new earth. For now, when a Christian dies, their spirit will go to heaven. However, after the earth is renewed, there will be people living on the earth again. Apparently, we will still be able to...

Luke 24:1-35 In verse 4, the Bible says two men in shining garments stood by the women at the empty tomb. The Greek word for shining is astrapto, which comes from the root aster, meaning a star. Astrapto means “to light up.” The only other time we see this word in the Bible is in Luke 17:24, speaking of lightning. Light was radiating from the clothing of these two men....

Luke 23:39-56 The whole crowd comes together to see the sight – the sun being darkened from noon to 3:00 p.m., the veil being torn in two, Jesus leaving His body on command as He quoted from Psalm 31:5. In fact, most of the chapter is referring to the Christ. 1 Kings 8-9 Solomon has the ark brought into the temple. In verse 8:10, it says the cloud filled the...

Luke 23:26-38 Jesus was mocked for His mission to save others. People shouted to Him, “If you are the king, save yourself!” Have you ever had someone mock you for something for which you are most passionate? People can be cruel, but I believe Satan can be behind mocking, criticisms, and voiced opinions. I believe Satan can be behind people who walk out on you, betray you, or slander you....

Luke 23:1-25 Jesus is handed over to Pontius Pilate. Then Jesus is turned over to King Herod. In verse 8, Herod was glad to meet Jesus, hoping to see a miracle done by Him. The desire to see a miracle was more entertainment to Herod, not a desire to know the glory of God. Herod’s men mocked Jesus after Jesus refused to answer Herod’s questions, then sent Jesus back to...

Luke 22:54-71 In verse 67, we see Jesus’ reason for not answering the Sanhedrin when questioned. He says, “If I tell you, you will by no means believe.” He also said that he knew they would not let Him go or want to discuss the possibility that He was the Christ. Their hearts were closed. One lesson we need to learn is that it is not only a waste of...

Luke 22:31-53 Jesus told Peter ahead of time that he would deny Him. Why? Why tell Peter ahead of time what he was going to do? I think one reason was because Peter could have the confidence that God knew what was going to happen before it happened, encouraging him in faith. One, he would know what he went through was an attack from Satan himself. Two, he would know...

Luke 22:1-30 In verse 28, Jesus is soon to be crucified, the disciples are arguing about who is greatest, and Jesus says “you are those who have continued with Me in My trials.” These same men that were arguing about position are the same men who were tortured, imprisoned, or martyred for the sake of Christ. These men were willing to die for the cause of Christ, and most of...

Luke 21:20-38 In verse 29, the meaning for the fig tree parable is simply to say that when we see the signs of the times, like one would see buds on a tree, you know the season and you know the time is near. Jesus spent His last week before the crucifixion teaching in the temple. In verse 38, it says “all” the people came to hear Him teach in...

Luke 21:1-19 Much of this chapter is focused on the temple in Jerusalem. It starts with Jesus observing the people giving, pointing out the widow who gave all she had in surrender to the Lord. Then Jesus talks about how the temple will be destroyed, with not a stone left on top of another. We know that in 70 AD, Rome destroys the temple in opposition to the Jews. The...

Luke 20:27-47 Before Jesus’ death, He goes through more questioning and discussion. The intellect tries to understand spiritual truth, but it is the Holy Spirit that gives revelation. As Jesus told His disciples in the hearing of the people, we all should be careful of those who use religion to control others. It was true then, and it is true today. Humility is a requirement for revelation, and revelation is...

Luke 20:1-26 Jesus goes through questioning the week between the Triumphal Entry and His crucifixion. The hatred from his enemies was only growing. Time was getting close for His death. In the middle of this difficult week, Jesus continued with His mission. His focus remained the same. He taught, healed, and delivered the people who were open to receive from His ministry. We should do the same – keep our...

Luke 19:28-48 In verse 44, Jesus says, “YOU DID NOT KNOW THE TIME OF YOUR VISITATION.” For this reason, Jerusalem would be destroyed, their precious temple torn down, families separated and dispersed, Jews scattered around the world, and many killed, including children. Why? Because the Jews did not recognize their Savior, their Messiah, when He came to sacrifice His life for them. This rejection and dispersing of the Jews around...