Wednesday, July 31, 2024

PT-2 "The Acquiescence of the Governor" (Matt. 27:24-26)

 

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 7/31/2024 9:12 AM

 

My Worship Time                                            Focus:  PT-2 “The Acquiescence of the Governor”

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                                              Reference:  Matthew 27:24-26

 

            Message of the verses:  24 When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this Man’s blood; see to that yourselves." 25 And all the people said, "His blood shall be on us and on our children!" 26 Then he released Barabbas for them; but after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.”

 

            I want to again quote from John MacArthur’s commentary as we begin this SD this morning.  “It was ironic, and doubtlessly intentional, that the governor chose Jewish ritual to depict his renunciation of responsibility for Jesus’ fate.  If the ruling elders of a city were not able to determine the identity of a murderer, the Mosaic law provided that they could public wash their hands, pray to God, and thereby absolve themselves of any guilt regarding their inability to render justice.  Using a modified form of that Jewish ceremony which he had heard of, Pilate proclaimed he was innocent of this Man’s blood.”

 

            Now as we look at what Pilate says it can be sure that he said the following with a tone of both dismay and disgust as he says “See to that yourselves.”  Now since Pilate gave the people what they wanted then the people gave Pilate what he wanted: And all the people said, "His blood shall be on us and on our children!"  MacArthur goes on to write “That declaration did not, of course, absolve Pilate of guilt, but it did proclaim for all time the people’s acknowledgment of their own guilt.  They soon forgot the assumption of guilt, however, and not many months later the Sanhedrin self-righteously rebuked the apostles for holding them accountable for Christ’s blood (Acts 5:28).”  Now as I read over what the leaders said about the guilt being on them and all their children it saddens me very much to think that what they said and what it cost Israel was certainly more than they had bargained for.  As we look into the future from this point on we see that in 70 A. D. that the Roman army came in and destroyed their Temple and killed many, many people, and then the people who were left offered themselves as slaves because there was nothing else they could do and just as it was prophesized no one would buy them.  The reason was that there were too many slaves offered at that time on the slave market.  Now as Ezekiel prophesized Israel would finally become a nation again and they did back on May 14th 1948.  Today the state of Israel is in a war for their existence as they are fighting wars on three different fronts.  There is no doubt in my mind that this war is Satanically motivated as Satan hates Israel and always has and the people who are fighting against Israel hate Israel so much that even in the (something like their construction) it says that they receive a reward for killing a Jew.  It was just last week that the leader of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu stated in a brilliant speech at the U.S. capital before a joint session of congress that Israel did not begin in May of 1948, but began when God called Abraham many thousands of years ago.  Now it was during that call to Abraham that God said to him “I will bless those who bless you and those who curse you I will curse.”  History proves this to be correct, and it is my great fear that because of the government leaders we now have that God will curse the United States because these leaders hate Israel even though they say the opposite to save face. 

            It seems that I had to get something off my chest so to speak and what I have just written I believe is true, and what I believe is that this world is in for a big change as it seems to me that the end of the church age is close to coming which means that the rapture of the church could happen very soon.  The world possess weapons that could actually destroy this earth, but God is in control and He will destroy this earth when He is done with it, which will not happen according to prophecy to the end of what is called the Millennial kingdom which begins soon after what is called the “tribulation period” a period that will last for seven years and begins shortly after the rapture of the church.  This seven year period of seven 360 day years will see the rise of the Antichrist who will bring “so called peace” to Israel but will only last for three and a half years when he like many before him will turn on Israel.  The last three and a half years will be what can be described as “hell on earth” and will end according to Revelation chapter 19 with the return of Jesus Christ to the earth to end this world wide war that will be taking place in the Middle East.  Shortly after that He will what can be called “re-create” the earth into a kind of paradise like it was when He created it the first time.  He will rule from His seat in Jerusalem for 1000 years and then at the end of that time will destroy the entire solar system as there will then be a new heaven, new earth, and a New Jerusalem.  This is all explained in the last chapters in Revelation, chapters 20-22. 

 

            Now since I have taken the time to talk about prophecy let me just say that in order to go to heaven in the rapture of the church you have to realize that you are a sinner, realize that Christ died for you on the cross, and the confess that you are a sinner and believe in your heart that what Christ did on the cross was for you and then invite Him into your heart to save you and He will do that.  After that go out and live for the Lord as you grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord which are the last words that Peter wrote:  “but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.”

 

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