Common Sense Commentary: Was Jesus a liar, charlatan, deceiver or was he God in a body of flesh? He was one or the other. Were the religious leaders right when they said, "...he hath a devil and is mad..." Jn.10:20. Or were those right who answered, "Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?" Jn.10;21. Who was this unusual man? This Question was as common in New Testament days as it is today. Even though the Jewish, Old Testament Prophets foretold everything about Jesus from His virgin birth, family tree, city of birth, rejection, teachings, death and resurrection, they still did not recognize Him and they did exactly what their prophets had said they would do. In the resulting turmoil, Jesus was arrested and taken to the Roman Governor's court to be interrogated, tried, and put to death.
Who Was Jesus ?
I. Questions, Doubts and Opinions of the unsaved world....
....1. Governor Pilate Questioned Jesus .... "... Art thou the king of the Jews ?" Jn.18:33-38.
....2. The Religious Pharisees accused Jesus ... because He ate food and drink ...
"... Behold a man gluttonous and a winebibber, a friend of publicans (tax collectors) and sinners ...." Matt.11:19.
....3. The High Priest and his "blind followers of the blind" screamed at Jesus ..."... He
has spoken blasphemy ... He is guilty of death. Then did they spit in his face, and... smote him with the palms of their hands ... Saying, Prophecy unto us, thou Christ (Messiah), who is he that slapped thee?" Matt.26:65-68. They knew who he was but were steeped in their Religion.
....4. Two demon possessed lunatics met Jesus on the shore of Galilee ... "... and coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce ... and they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? Art thou come hither to torment us before the time?" Matt.8:28. They knew who he was but were slaves of Satan.
...5. Many of the Jews thought Jesus was ... John the baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah or one of the other prophets. Matt.16:14.
II. Testimonies of Jesus' disciples:
...1. The last of the Old Testament Prophets, John the baptist, declared of Jesus ... "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." Jn.1:28.
....2. The blind man (see intro.) healed by Jesus, when told by the religious hypocrites ... "Give God the praise: we know this man (Jesus) is a sinner...." so who healed you? "He answered and said, Whether he is a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see." Jn.1:23-29.
....3. The persecutor or Christians, Saul of Tarsus, before he believed, was struck blind and asked from heaven, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?" "And he (Saul) said, Who art thou Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest." Acts 9:3-7.
....4. The Roman Centurion who oversaw the soldiers crucifying Jesus, when the earthquake shook the earth and the day became darkness and Jesus cried out, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit ...." the Centurion said, "Truly this man was the Son of God." Mark 15:37-39.
"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." Rev.1:8
Pass it on. RB
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