Hoping to see you shine brighter than the
stars of Heaven!
Dr.
J. Clontz – Editor of The Comprehensive New Testament
Below
is a gospel account that relates an investigation of a miraculous healing by
Jesus that was conducted by the Jewish authorities.
John
9:1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked
him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3
Jesus answered, “Neither this man sinned nor his parents sinned. But that the
works of God might be revealed in him, 4 we must work the works of him who sent
me, while it is day. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am
in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6 As he said this, he spat on the
ground and made clay of the saliva, and anointed the man’s eyes with the clay.
7 And he said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means, Sent). So
he went and washed, and came back seeing. 8 The neighbors and those who had
seen him before as a beggar, said, “Is not this the man who used to sit and
beg?” 9 Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “No, but he is like him.” He kept
saying, “I am the man.” 10 So they said to him, “[Then] how were your eyes
opened?” 11 He answered, “The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes
and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received
sight.” 12 And they said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.”
13 They brought to the Pharisees the
man who had formerly been blind. 14 Now it was a Sabbath on the day Jesus made
the clay and opened his eyes. 15 Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he
had received his sight. He said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed,
and I see.” 16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he
does not keep the Sabbath.” [But] others said, “How can a man who is a sinner
do such signs?” And there was a division among them. 17 So they again said to
the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?” He
said, “He is a prophet.”
18 The Jews did not believe that he
had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of
the man who had received his sight. 19 And they asked them, “Is this your son,
who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” 20 So his parents
answered and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind.
21 But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask
him. He is of age. He will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said this because
they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed
that he was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue. 23 Therefore his
parents said, “He is of age. Question him.”
24 So for the second time they
called the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give God the glory; we
know that this man is a sinner.” 25 So he answered, “Whether he is a sinner or
not, I do not know. One thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see.” 26
Then they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” 27
He answered them, “I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you
want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?” 28 And they
reviled him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. 29
We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we do not know where
he comes from.” 30 The man answered, “Why, this is the marvel! You do not know
where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not
listen to sinners. But if any one is a worshipper of God and does his will, he
listens to him. 32 Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone
opened the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could
do nothing.” 34 They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and are you
teaching us?” And they cast him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had cast
him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36
He answered and said, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” 37 Jesus
said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.” 38 Then he
said, “Lord, I believe!” And he worshipped him. 39 Jesus said, “For judgment I
have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those
who see may become blind.”
40 Some of the Pharisees who were
with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we blind also?” 41 Jesus
said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt. But now that you
say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.
Below are some of the prophecies written
by God’s prophets that were fulfilled in the gospel. These prophecies were
written hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus and were fulfilled during
his life. Jesus is the only person in human history whose biographical
information matches the messianic prophecies made by the Old Testament
prophets.
Dr. J. Clontz – Editor of The
Comprehensive New Testament
Prophecy written in Malachi 4:5-6
fulfilled according to the angel Gabriel in Luke 1:17 – “Behold, I will send
you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the
LORD. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the
hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the
land with a curse.”
Prophecy written in Isaiah 7:14
fulfilled according to Matthew 1:22-23 – “The virgin shall be with child and
bear a son.”
Prophecy written in Micah 5:2 fulfilled
according to the angel of the Lord in Luke 2:11 – “But you, Bethlehem
Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth
for Me One to be ruler over Israel — One whose origins are of old, from the
days of eternity.”
Prophecy written in Hosea 11:1 fulfilled
according to Matthew 2:15 – “...out of Egypt I called My Son.”
Prophecy written in Jeremiah 31:15 fulfilled
according to Matthew 2:17 - “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great
weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because
they are no more.”
Prophecy written in Isaiah 11:1-2 fulfilled
according to Matthew 2:23 - “Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of
Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will
rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and
strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.”
Prophecy written in Isaiah 40:3 fulfilled
according to Matthew 3:3 - “A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the
LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.””
Prophecy written in Deuteronomy 18:15 fulfilled
according to Acts 3:20-24 – “The LORD your God will raise up for you a
prophet like me [Moses] from among your brothers. You must listen to him.”
Prophecy written in Isaiah 61:1-2 fulfilled
according to Luke 4:18-21 – “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because
the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to
bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to
the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor.”
Prophecy written in Isaiah 9:1-2 fulfilled
according to Matthew 4:14-16 – “Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom
for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land
of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the
Jordan, Galilee of the nations: The people walking in darkness have seen a
great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has
dawned.”
Prophecy written in Isaiah 53:4 fulfilled
according to Matthew 8:17 – “Surely He took on our infirmities and carried
our sorrows.”
Prophecy written in Isaiah 42:1 fulfilled
according to Matthew 12:17-18 – “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My
Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will
bring justice to the nations.”
Prophecy written in Psalm 78:2 fulfilled
according to Matthew 13:35 - “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter
things hidden from the beginning.”
Prophecy written in Zechariah 9:9 fulfilled
according to Matthew 21:4-5 - “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in
triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and
victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
Prophecy written in Zechariah 11:12-13 fulfilled
according to Matthew 27:9 - “Then I told them, “If it seems right to you,
give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty
pieces of silver.”
Prophecy written in Psalm 22:16-18 fulfilled
according to John 19:23-24 – “For dogs surround me; a band of evil men
encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. I can count all my bones; they
stare and gloat over me. They divide my garments among them and cast lots for
my clothing.”
Prophecy written in Psalm 34:20 fulfilled
according to John 19:36 - “He protects all his bones; not one of them will
be broken.”
Prophecy written in Zechariah 12:10 fulfilled
according to John 19:37 - “they will look on Me, the One they have pierced.”
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Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, your King comes unto you: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”
In the Babylonian Talmud Sanhedrin section 98a, a rabbi discusses what appears to him to be a contradiction between the messianic prophecies in Zechariah 9:9 and Daniel 7:13-14. According to the New Testament, the prophetic paradox will be resolved in the first and second comings of the Messiah. Zechariah 9:9 was fulfilled in the first coming of the Messiah. Daniel 7:13-14 will be fulfilled in the second coming of the Messiah as stated by Jesus in his trial.
Babylonian Talmud Sanhedrin Section 98a Rabbi Alexandri says: Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi raises a contradiction between two depictions of the coming of the Messiah. It is written: “There came with the clouds of heaven, one like unto a son of man…and there was given him dominion and glory and a kingdom…his dominion is an everlasting dominion” (Daniel 7:13–14). And it is written: “Behold, your king will come to you; he is just and victorious; lowly and riding upon a donkey and upon a colt, the foal of a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9).
Matthew 26:63 But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.” 64 Jesus said to him, “You said it. But I say to you,
hereafter
you will see the Son of Man
sitting
at the right hand of the Power,
and
coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Text Notes
26:63 Alx/Byz[63 But Jesus remained
silent], Minor[But Jesus remained silent 63]; Alx[the high priest said],
Byz[the high priest answered and said (KJV, MRD, NKJ)].
26:64 ~Psalms 110:1; ~Daniel 7:13.
Cross Reference Notes:
26:63 Isaiah 53:7; Matthew 16:16-17,
27:12, 14; Luke 23:9; John 3:18n, 19:9; NT-Apocrypha[Acts of Thomas 1.2]
26:63-64 Acts 3:18-26n
26:64 Psalms 80:17; 110:1; Ezekiel
1:26; Daniel 7:13; Matthew 24:30; Mark 14:62n; 1Thessalonians 4:15-17n; 1Peter
3:22n; Pseudepigrapha[1Enoch 62:1-15, 69:27; 3Enoch 28:1; Testament of Job
33:3]; Rabbinic[Babylonian Sanhedrin 98a]; Clement of Alexandria[Fragments from
the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus Comments on Jude]; NT-Apocrypha[Apocalypse
of Peter 1.6; Epistula Apostolorum 3]
John 12:12 The next day the great
crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13
They took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying,
“Hosanna!
Blessed
is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
[Even]
the King of Israel!”
14 Jesus found a young donkey and
sat upon it, as it is written,
15 “Fear
not, daughter of Zion.
Behold,
your King is coming,
sitting
on a donkey’s colt.”
16 His disciples did not understand
this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these
things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him.
17 The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and
raised him from the dead bore witness. 18 This was [also] why the people went
to meet him, because they heard that he had done this sign. 19 The Pharisees
then said to one another, “You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look,
the world has gone after him!”
Text Notes:
12:12 Alx[the great crowd or the
common people], Byz[a great crowd (ASV, DRA, KJV, MRD, NKJ, NLT, RSV, TLB)].
12:13 Alx[Blessed is he who comes in
the name of the Lord! Even the King of Israel], Byz[Blessed is the King of
Israel who comes in the name of the Lord! (DRA, HCS, JNT, KJV, MRD, ~NET, ~NIV,
NJB, NKJ, ~NLT, NRS, ~REB, ~TEV, ~TLB)]; Hosanna Hebraism Please save or Save
now; Psalms 118:25-26, Zephaniah 3:15.
12:15 ~Zechariah 9:9.
12:16 Alx[His disciples], Byz[But
his disciples].
12:17 Alx/Byz[text], Minor[The crowd
that had been with him bore witness that he called Lazarus out of the tomb and
raised him from the dead (MRD, ~NLT, ~TLB)].
12:18 Alx/Byz[This was also], Minor[omits also (ESV, ~MRD, NET, NIV, NLT, REB, RSV, TEV, TLB)].
Cross Reference Notes:
12:12-14 Origen[Gospel of John Book
X.18]
12:12-15 Origen[Gospel of John Book
X.15]
12:12-19 Matthew 21:1-11; Mark
11:1-10; Luke 19:28-44
12:13 Leviticus 23:40; Psalms
118:25-26; Zephaniah 3:15; Rabbinic[Babylonian Sanhedrin 38b cf. {Exodus
23:21}]; Constitutions of the Holy Apostles[Book VII.26]; Methodius[Oration on
the Psalms 1]
12:14-15 Rabbinic[Babylonian
Sanhedrin 98a]
12:15 Isaiah 35:4, 40:9; Zephaniah
3:14; Zechariah 9:9; Pseudepigrapha[Sibylline Oracles 8.325]; Justin[First
Apology 31, 35]
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History is full of accounts of “great” conquerors. People like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Genghis Khan conquered vast areas and large numbers of people. There are numerous lists of the wars and battles that they fought. Millions of people died and suffered during their conquests.
Conversely,
Jesus conquered death. He healed large numbers of people and raised some of
them from the dead. Jesus’ conquests improved people’s lives. Below is a list
of the battles that Jesus fought and won according to the Gospel accounts. We
need more victories like those that Jesus won!
Hoping you are victorious over death through Jesus Christ, the Conqueror of
Death!
Healed the Official’s Son in Galilee - John 4:46-54
Cast
out a Demon in Capernaum - Mark 1:21-28
Cured Peter’s
Mother-in-Law of a Fever - Matthew 8:14-17
Cured the
Demoniacs in the Land of the Gadarenes - Matthew 8:28-34
Healed
a Paralytic in Capernaum - Matthew 9:1-8
Raised
Jairus’ Daughter from the Dead - Matthew 9:18-26
Healed
a Woman with an Issue of Blood - Matthew 9:18-26
Healed
Two Blind Men - Matthew 9:27-34
Cast
a Demon out of a Man who was Mute - Matthew 9:27-34
Healed
Sick People in Nazareth - Mark 6:1-6
Healed
a Leper near Capernaum - Matthew 8:1-4
Healed
the Centurion’s Servant in Capernaum - Matthew 8:5-13
Raised
the Widow’s Son from the Dead at Nain - Luke 7:11-17
Healed
Several Women of Evil Spirits and Infirmities – Luke 8:2
Healed
a Man with a Paralyzed Hand - Matthew 12:9-13
Healed
a Demon-Possessed Man who was Blind and Mute - Matthew
12:22-45
Healed
a Woman who had an Infirmity for Eighteen Years - Luke
13:10-17
Healed
a Man in Jerusalem who couldn’t Walk for Thirty-Eight Years - John 5:1-47
Healed
the Sick among a large Crowd - Matthew 14:14
Healed
all the Sick in the Region around Gennesaret - Matthew
14:34-36
Healed
the Canaanite’s Daughter - Matthew 15:21-28
Healed
the
Lame, the Blind, the Maimed, the Mute, and many others near the Sea of Galilee
- Matthew 15:29-31
Healed
a Man in the Region of the Decapolis who was Deaf and had an Impediment in his Speech
- Mark 7:31-37
Healed
a Blind Man in Bethsaida - Mark 8:22-26
Healed
a Man Born Blind – John 9:1-41
Healed
the Sick among a Large Crowd - Matthew 19:2
Healed
a Man of Dropsy - Luke 14:1-6
Healed Ten
Lepers between Samaria and Galilee - Luke 17:11-19
Healed
Bartimaeus, a Blind Beggar, the son of Timaeus at Jericho - Mark 10:46
Healed Two
Blind Men as He left Jericho - Matthew 20:29-34
Raised
Lazarus from the Dead - John 11:1-57
Raised Many of
the Saints who had Fallen Asleep from the Tombs - Matthew
27:52-53
He Rose from
the Dead - Matthew 28:5-7
Based on the book “The Gospels in Perfect Harmony”
Matthew 9:23 When Jesus came to the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd, 24 he said, “Depart; for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. 25 But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And the report of this went through all that region.
Luke 7:14 Then he came and touched the open coffin, and
those who carried him stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you,
arise.” 15 The dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his
mother. 16 Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, “A great
prophet has arisen among us;” and “God has visited his people.” 17 And this
report about him spread throughout all Judea and all the surrounding country.
John 11:38 Then Jesus,
deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against
it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man,
said to him, “Lord, by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been dead four
days.” 40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you
would see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted
up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew
that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing
by, that they may believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had said this, he cried
with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and
feet bound with grave clothes, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to
them, “Loose him, and let him go.” 45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come
to Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him...John 12:9 Then [the] great
crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, and they came, not only on account
of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the
chief priests planned to put Lazarus also to death, 11 because on account of
him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.
Matthew 27:52 And the tombs were
opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53 And
coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city
and appeared to many.
Matthew 28:5 But the angel
said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was
crucified. 6 He is not here; for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place
where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from
the dead.
Acts 13:31 And for many days
he [Jesus] appeared to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem,
who are [now] his witnesses to the people.
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Below is a list of all the blessings mentioned by Jesus:
Matthew 5:1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on a mountain. And when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
3 “Blessed
are the poor in spirit,
for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed
are those who mourn,
for
they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed
are the meek,
for
they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed
are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for
they shall be filled.
7 Blessed
are the merciful,
for
they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed
are the pure in heart,
for
they shall see God.
9 Blessed
are the peacemakers,
for
they shall be called sons of God.
10 Blessed
are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are you when they revile you
and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you [falsely] for my sake.
12 Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they
persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Luke 6:20 He lifted up his eyes on his
disciples, and said:
“Blessed
are you poor,
for
yours is the kingdom of God.
21 Blessed
are you who hunger now,
for
you shall be satisfied.
Blessed
are you who weep now,
for
you shall laugh.
22 Blessed are you when men hate you,
and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil,
because of the Son of Man. 23 Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold,
your reward is great in heaven; for their fathers did the same to the prophets.
Matthew 11:4 And Jesus answered them,
“Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5 The blind receive their sight and
the lame walk. The lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear. And the dead are
raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. 6 And blessed is he
who is not offended because of me.”
Luke 10:23 Then he turned to his
disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see what you see. 24
For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and
did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”
Luke 12:37 Blessed are those servants
whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly, I say to you that he will
gird himself and have them sit at table, and will come and serve them. 38 If in
the second or in the third watch he comes and finds them so, blessed are they.
Luke 12:42 And the Lord said, “Who then
is the faithful, wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to
give them [their] portion of food at the proper time? 43 Blessed is that
servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 Truly, I say to
you, he will set him over all his possessions.
Luke 14:13 “But when you give a feast,
invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed,
because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of
the just.”
Acts 20:35 ...Remembering the words the
Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Matthew 25:31 “When the Son of Man
comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his
glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will
separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the
goats. 33 And he will put the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the
left. 34 Then the King will say to those on his right hand, ‘Come, you blessed
of my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the
world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me
drink. I was a stranger and you took me in. 36 I was naked and you clothed me.
I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me.’
John 13:12 When he had washed their
feet, [and] taken his garments, and sat again, he said to them, “Do you know
what I have done to you? 13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right,
for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you
also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I gave you an example, that you
should do as I did to you. 16 Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not
greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. 17
If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
John 20:26 Eight days later, his
disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were
shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said, “Peace be with you!” 27
Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands. Reach out your
hand, and put it into my side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” 28 Thomas
answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you
believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet
have believed.”
Revelation 22:14 "Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city."
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