SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 2/10/2022 9:34 AM
My Worship Time Focus: PT-1 “The
Anathema”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Matt.
12:31-32
Message of the verses: “31 “Therefore I
say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but blasphemy against
the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 32 "And whoever shall speak a word against
the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever shall speak against the
Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age, or in the age
to come. 33 “Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree
bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.”
Now
before we get into these verses I have to say that today we have three
grand-kids with us and the day is very full, and so this will be like an
introduction to these verses. There are
few passages of Scripture that have been more misinterpreted and misunderstood
than these two verses. Now it is because
of their extreme seriousness and also their finality, it is critical to
understand them correctly, and over the next few days that is what I want to
try and do, and then hopefully then we will all understand their correct
meaning and then perhaps the mystery of their interpretation will not be an
issue.
Now
because of the shortness of time I will only quote one paragraph from MacArthur’s
commentary on Matthew here to help us get started in our quest to better
understand these very important verses.
“Jesus
first stated that any sin and blasphemy shall be forgive men. Although blasphemy is a form of sin, in this
passage and context the two are treated separately—with blasphemy representing
the most extreme form of sin. Sin here represents
the full gamut of immoral and ungodly thoughts and actions, whereas blasphemy
represents conscious denouncing and rejection of God. Blasphemy is defiant irreverence, the uniquely
terrible sin of intentionally and openly speaking evil against holy God or
defaming or mocking Him (cf. Mark 2:7).
The Old Testament penalty for such blasphemy was death by stoning (Lev.
24:16). In the last days blasphemy will
be an outstanding characteristic of those who rebelliously and insolently
oppose God (Rev. 13:5-6; 16:9; 17:3).” Verses that we will now look at.
5 There was given to
him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for
forty-two months was given to him. 6 And
he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His
tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
9 Men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed
the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent
so as to give Him glory.
3 And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness;
and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having
seven heads and ten horns.
2/10/2022 11:20 AM
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