Thursday, February 11, 2016
Final Ministry in Galilee Mark Chapter 9:30 through Charter 10:52
Mark 9:30 Leaving that region, they traveled
through Galilee. Jesus didn’t want anyone to know he was there,
31 for he wanted to spend more time with
his disciples and teach them. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be
betrayed into the hands of his enemies. He will be killed, but three days later
he will rise from the dead.”
32 They didn’t understand what he was
saying, however, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.
33 After they arrived at Capernaum and
settled in a house, Jesus asked his disciples, “What were you discussing out on
the road?”
34 But they didn’t answer, because they had
been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
35 He sat down, called the twelve disciples
over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be
the servant of everyone else.”
36 Then he put a little child among them.
Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,
37 “Anyone who welcomes a little child like
this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not only me
but also my Father who sent me.”
38 John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw
someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he
wasn’t in our group.”
39 “Don’t stop him!” Jesus said. “No one
who performs a miracle in my name will soon be able to speak evil of me.
40 Anyone who is not against us is for us.
41 If anyone gives you even a cup of water
because you belong to the Messiah, I tell you the truth, that person will
surely be rewarded.
42 “But if you cause one of these little
ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown
into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck.
43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it
off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the
unquenchable fires of hell with two hands.
44
45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it
off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown
into hell with two feet.
46
47 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge
it out. It’s better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have
two eyes and be thrown into hell,
48 ‘where the maggots never die and the
fire never goes out.’
49 “For everyone will be tested with fire.
50 Salt is good for seasoning. But if it
loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities
of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other.”
Mark 10
1 Then Jesus left Capernaum and went down
to the region of Judea and into the area east of the Jordan River. Once again crowds
gathered around him, and as usual he was teaching them.
2 Some Pharisees came and tried to trap
him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife?”
3 Jesus answered them with a question:
“What did Moses say in the law about divorce?”
4 “Well, he permitted it,” they replied.
“He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her
away.”
5 But Jesus responded, “He wrote this
commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts.
6 But ‘God made them male and female’ from
the beginning of creation.
7 ‘This explains why a man leaves his
father and mother and is joined to his wife,
8 and the two are united into one.’ Since
they are no longer two but one,
9 let no one split apart what God has
joined together.”
10 Later, when he was alone with his
disciples in the house, they brought up the subject again.
11 He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife
and marries someone else commits adultery against her.
12 And if a woman divorces her husband and
marries someone else, she commits adultery.”
13 One day some parents brought their
children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded
the parents for bothering him.
14 When Jesus saw what was happening, he
was angry with his disciples. He said to them, “Let the children come to me.
Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these
children.
15 I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t
receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
16 Then he took the children in his arms
and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them.
17 As Jesus was starting out on his way to
Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher,
what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked.
“Only God is truly good.
19 But to answer your question, you know
the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must
not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your
father and mother.’ ”
20 “Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed
all these commandments since I was young.”
21 Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine
love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and
sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have
treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22 At this the man’s face fell, and he went
away sad, for he had many possessions.
23 Jesus looked around and said to his
disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!”
24 This amazed them. But Jesus said again,
“Dear children, it is very hard to enter the Kingdom of God.
25 In fact, it is easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of
God!”
26 The disciples were astounded. “Then who
in the world can be saved?” they asked.
27 Jesus looked at them intently and said,
“Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible
with God.”
28 Then Peter began to speak up. “We’ve
given up everything to follow you,” he said.
29 “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you
that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father
or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News,
30 will receive now in return a hundred
times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along
with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life.
31 But many who are the greatest now will
be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the
greatest then. ”
32 They were now on the way up to
Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were filled with
awe, and the people following behind were overwhelmed with fear. Taking the
twelve disciples aside, Jesus once more began to describe everything that was
about to happen to him.
33 “Listen,” he said, “we’re going up to
Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the
teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die and hand him over to
the Romans.
34 They will mock him, spit on him, flog
him with a whip, and kill him, but after three days he will rise again.”
35 Then James and John, the sons of
Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do
us a favor.”
36 “What is your request?” he asked.
37 They replied, “When you sit on your
glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your
right and the other on your left.”
38 But Jesus said to them, “You don’t know
what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I
am about to drink? Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I
must be baptized with?”
39 “Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!”
Then Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup and be baptized
with my baptism of suffering.
40 But I have no right to say who will sit
on my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he has
chosen.”
41 When the ten other disciples heard what
James and John had asked, they were indignant.
42 So Jesus called them together and said,
“You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and
officials flaunt their authority over those under them.
43 But among you it will be different.
Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,
44 and whoever wants to be first among you
must be the slave of everyone else.
45 For even the Son of Man came not to be
served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
46 Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus
and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named
Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road.
47 When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of
Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48 “Be quiet!” many of the people yelled at
him. But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 When Jesus heard him, he stopped and
said, “Tell him to come here.” So they called the blind man. “Cheer up,” they
said. “Come on, he’s calling you!”
50 Bartimaeus threw aside his coat, jumped
up, and came to Jesus.
51 “What do you want me to do for you?”
Jesus asked. “My Rabbi, ” the blind man said, “I want to see!”
52 And Jesus said to him, “Go, for your
faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down
the road.
Psalm 66
Psalm 66 (New International Version)
Psalm 66
For the director of music. A song. A psalm.
1 Shout with joy to God, all the earth!
2 Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!
3 Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.
4 All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name." Selah
5 Come and see what God has done, how awesome his works in man's behalf!
6 He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot— come, let us rejoice in him.
7 He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations— let not the rebellious rise up against him. Selah
8 Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard;
9 he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.
10 For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver.
11 You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs.
12 You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance.
13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you-
14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.
15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you and an offering of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah
16 Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;
19 but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer.
20 Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!
Psalm 66
For the director of music. A song. A psalm.
1 Shout with joy to God, all the earth!
2 Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!
3 Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.
4 All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name." Selah
5 Come and see what God has done, how awesome his works in man's behalf!
6 He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot— come, let us rejoice in him.
7 He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations— let not the rebellious rise up against him. Selah
8 Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard;
9 he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.
10 For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver.
11 You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs.
12 You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance.
13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you-
14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.
15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you and an offering of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah
16 Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;
19 but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer.
20 Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!
Revelation 20
Revelation 20 (New International Version, ©2010)
Revelation 20
The Thousand Years
1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They[a] had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
The Judgment of Satan
7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
The Judgment of the Dead
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20
The Thousand Years
1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They[a] had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
The Judgment of Satan
7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
The Judgment of the Dead
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
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