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How is 749 the Hebrew number for Jesus?

Numbering a name is a unique Jewish way of turning a word into a mathematical quantity. It starts by…
2 December 2023
What was the motivation of the Chief Priests and Pharisees when shouting for Jesus' crucifixion?

Your statement that the Jewish Religious leaders feared the Roman Government does not line up with scripture should we look at the Gospels: MATT. 27:11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “So You are the…
28 August 2023
Did Jesus break the Law by touching the leper?

Matthew, Mark and Luke all explain this exquisite moment between a Jewish man with leprosy and his Messiah: MATT. 8:2 And a man with leprosy came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” MAT…
10 July 2023
Why did Jesus wash the disciples' feet?

Washing the feet was a practice of that day related to traveling by foot on dirt roads. Prior to every meal, it was customary for the host of the home to have the feet of guests washed by a servant, however, we should take note that in this particular home there was no servant available to perform the custom of washing feet prior to the meal.
29 March 2023
Where is Jesus today?

40 days after the resurrection, we are told in the Gospel of Mark that Jesus now sits at the right hand of God: MARK 16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. By this we k…
10 March 2023
Will Jewish believers be raptured?

In the Church body there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile (Galatians 3:28), so there is no benefit in one identity over another. For someone who believes in Messiah, being counted Jewish (or not) is meaningless. So Jewish people believing i…
10 March 2023
5 reasons Jesus was baptized

As mentioned in Mark Lesson 1C, we can see 5 reasons why Jesus was baptized: - to identify with the nation of Israel - to identify with sinners - to identify with the message that John is speaking - to identify with the Mosaic Law (and...
4 February 2022
When did Jesus appear to His disciples?

The first day of the week in Jesus' day was Sunday (as it still is today for many). The Gospels report Jesus rose from the tomb before dawn on the first day of the week, and John also reports He appeared to the disciples on the evening of that sam...
7 February 2021
Be a shepherd this Christmas

Open your Bible and begin reading...anywhere. Very soon you will encounter mention of shepherds or sheep. The Bible incorporates references to shepherds caring for sheep perhaps more than any other metaphor or picture of our relationship with the Lord.
20 December 2020
In the wilderness, did Jesus have supernatural power to resist temptation?

As Pastor Armstrong taught, Jesus experienced the temptations in the wilderness as any human being would. The enemy tempted Jesus' flesh to disobey the Father by giving in to hunger and to pride to avoid the pain of the cross. He endured these tem...
21 October 2020