Mark 11
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.- Revelation 1:3
The Great Multitude in White Robes
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
“Hosanna!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the Temple Courts
Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.
...“Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
...“Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
...Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
The Authority of Jesus Questioned
...“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
...Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
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Glory to GOD for His message today :)
Of the whole chapter 11 text, what captured me is when Jesus entered Jerusalem and how He was received as King, with all praises and honor. But we all know too that it is only temporary, because the reality is.... that time, He needed to sacrifice Himself and die for all our sins so that the true Kingdom of God will be available for all of us who believes and who will believe in Him.
And I am again ecstatic to share my belief: "I am a God's child, and by the time He will come back, I am one of the great multitudes in white robes who will praise and honor Him in all His holiness, grandeur and splendor."
The Great Multitude in White Robes
9 After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice:
“Salvation belongs to our God,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb.”
11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying:
“Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honor
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!”
13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?”
14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”
And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore,
“they are before the throne of God
and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne
will shelter them with his presence.
16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat down on them,’
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’” - Revelation 7:9-17
“Salvation belongs to our God,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb.”
11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying:
“Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honor
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!”
13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?”
14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”
And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore,
“they are before the throne of God
and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne
will shelter them with his presence.
16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat down on them,’
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’” - Revelation 7:9-17
May we all deepen our faith, our hope, but most of all our love to the One Living God who will come back to us for the fulfillment of His promises.
God bless :)
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