Our paragraph topic is: (The Pharisees and Sadducees ask a sign)
Part 3.
The Pharisees and the Sadducees came to Jesus with in their plots and plans. They asked him to give a sign that they would know and believe was from heaven. They wanted to test him. They wanted to have him perform a miracle for them even though they knew that he was the Messiah. The evil within them knew that he was the Christ yet the evil urged their evil doers to ask for a sign to test him.
Evil was all around. Evil sought to trap. Evil sought to ensnare. Evil sought to find a way to discredit what was truth. So they plotted and planned with their evil doers on ways to carry out their plans. One worked in the spiritual realm and one worked in the physical realm. And yet the physical realm did not perceive that which was in the spiritual realm. The physical body did not or would not accept that there was a spiritual realm of evil that suggested the things to do in the physical realm. They were blinded. They could not see. They did not want to see for their physical passions kept them from seeing, kept them from believing, kept them from know the truth that was before them.
So Christ gave the physical as an example. He gave them knowledge that they could relate to in the physical realm. He demonstrated to them the knowledge that they had about interpretation. They could interpret the morning sky. They could interpret the evening sky and know what was coming before them. So why did they not want to see the interpretation of what was before them so that they would know the truth. They did not want to let go of the physical and accept the spiritual that was before them. So instead of reaching understanding for themselves and having their eyes opened to the evil that was within them, they accepted the plot of evil and continued to live in the darkness.
They came to Christ and asked for a sign. And Christ told them: An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, and no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonas." And he left them and went away.
Are we like the Pharisees and the Sadducees? Do we request a sign? Do we demand a miracle so that we can say that we believe? Do we counsel with evil that evil may reside within us? For a sign will not be given except for the sign of Jonas. Christ spoke to the Pharisees and the Sadducees to let them know that he knew of their evil. Even more so, he spoke to the evil within them to let evil know that he was coming. He told them that he would be with them for three days. He told them that he would come to bring about a change. He would reside in the belly of hell to release the souls that were trapped there. He would come to the belly of hell to right what was wrong and to seal those who walked the earth and possessed men to do evil for them.
Shudder in your spirits for Christ would come and exact judgement upon the evil in hell for three days. He would come and release all the souls that lived in purgatory that had waited patiently until his coming. He would come to hell and give life to those souls that lived by the laws of God and bring punishment to the evil that roamed the earth. So, he gave the Pharisees and the Sadducees the opportunity to read the signs of the times. He gave them the opportunity to awaken from their sleep with evil. He gave them the spark that would ignite their minds and open their hearts that they may be healed. But they refused to believe. They refused to see. They refused to know. They only wanted to sleep in the bed of darkness. They only wanted to remain in the web of evil that walked the earth and tempted them to do evil.
Where are we today? Are we asleep with evil? Are we not reading the signs of the times and awakening from the blindness of evil? Many will go down the wide road of destruction. Many will heed the call of sin. Many will succumb to the passions of lust and open their hearts to the evil that comes from within. And yet we refuse to understand truth for its simplicity and its beauty. God loves us. God created us in his image. God wants each and every one of us to live with him in heaven. But we continue to allow ourselves to follow the world down the path of destruction and death. WAKE UP! See the signs! Open your hearts to the love of Christ who died that you would have life again. Believe! And be saved from darkness that awaits you. Death is a thief and will come when least expected. Be prepared daily, hourly, that you may not be caught unaware. A trail of crumbs have been left for you to follow. Come! Christ awaits you and the Holy Spirit will guide you on this journey of life.
Read the signs of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in!
Part 3.
The Pharisees and the Sadducees came to Jesus with in their plots and plans. They asked him to give a sign that they would know and believe was from heaven. They wanted to test him. They wanted to have him perform a miracle for them even though they knew that he was the Messiah. The evil within them knew that he was the Christ yet the evil urged their evil doers to ask for a sign to test him.
Evil was all around. Evil sought to trap. Evil sought to ensnare. Evil sought to find a way to discredit what was truth. So they plotted and planned with their evil doers on ways to carry out their plans. One worked in the spiritual realm and one worked in the physical realm. And yet the physical realm did not perceive that which was in the spiritual realm. The physical body did not or would not accept that there was a spiritual realm of evil that suggested the things to do in the physical realm. They were blinded. They could not see. They did not want to see for their physical passions kept them from seeing, kept them from believing, kept them from know the truth that was before them.
So Christ gave the physical as an example. He gave them knowledge that they could relate to in the physical realm. He demonstrated to them the knowledge that they had about interpretation. They could interpret the morning sky. They could interpret the evening sky and know what was coming before them. So why did they not want to see the interpretation of what was before them so that they would know the truth. They did not want to let go of the physical and accept the spiritual that was before them. So instead of reaching understanding for themselves and having their eyes opened to the evil that was within them, they accepted the plot of evil and continued to live in the darkness.
They came to Christ and asked for a sign. And Christ told them: An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, and no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonas." And he left them and went away.
Are we like the Pharisees and the Sadducees? Do we request a sign? Do we demand a miracle so that we can say that we believe? Do we counsel with evil that evil may reside within us? For a sign will not be given except for the sign of Jonas. Christ spoke to the Pharisees and the Sadducees to let them know that he knew of their evil. Even more so, he spoke to the evil within them to let evil know that he was coming. He told them that he would be with them for three days. He told them that he would come to bring about a change. He would reside in the belly of hell to release the souls that were trapped there. He would come to the belly of hell to right what was wrong and to seal those who walked the earth and possessed men to do evil for them.
Shudder in your spirits for Christ would come and exact judgement upon the evil in hell for three days. He would come and release all the souls that lived in purgatory that had waited patiently until his coming. He would come to hell and give life to those souls that lived by the laws of God and bring punishment to the evil that roamed the earth. So, he gave the Pharisees and the Sadducees the opportunity to read the signs of the times. He gave them the opportunity to awaken from their sleep with evil. He gave them the spark that would ignite their minds and open their hearts that they may be healed. But they refused to believe. They refused to see. They refused to know. They only wanted to sleep in the bed of darkness. They only wanted to remain in the web of evil that walked the earth and tempted them to do evil.
Where are we today? Are we asleep with evil? Are we not reading the signs of the times and awakening from the blindness of evil? Many will go down the wide road of destruction. Many will heed the call of sin. Many will succumb to the passions of lust and open their hearts to the evil that comes from within. And yet we refuse to understand truth for its simplicity and its beauty. God loves us. God created us in his image. God wants each and every one of us to live with him in heaven. But we continue to allow ourselves to follow the world down the path of destruction and death. WAKE UP! See the signs! Open your hearts to the love of Christ who died that you would have life again. Believe! And be saved from darkness that awaits you. Death is a thief and will come when least expected. Be prepared daily, hourly, that you may not be caught unaware. A trail of crumbs have been left for you to follow. Come! Christ awaits you and the Holy Spirit will guide you on this journey of life.
Read the signs of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in!
