Sermon on the Mount (Part 2)
Matthew 07
Matthew 5:4:
Matthew 5:4:
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
1. Knowledge
of Prophecy is Crucial
·
It is
impossible to understand the context of Jesus’ message without having a firm
grasp on prophecy; not everything Jesus said was “new.”
·
John the
Baptist, Jesus, and the 12 all come to Israel preaching a clear message of “Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
·
Prophecy
shows that an everlasting kingdom was promised to David (and Israel) 2
Samuel 7:12-16
·
Did all
of Israel repent and receive their kingdom? Acts 2:23
2. Israel
Refused their Messiah
·
Instead
of repenting, Israel killed Christ.
·
Remember
Jesus’ prayer on the cross? Luke 23:34
·
God did
not pour out wrath, but rather offered another chance. Acts 2:38; 3:19-21
·
Stephen
was then murdered and the disciples were intensely persecuted.
3. What
about Israel now?
·
We know
from Romans 11:25-27 that Israel’s salvation is yet future. How is this
going to take place?
·
Zechariah 12:10-14- What a picture of regret and mourning!!!
·
Matthew 24:30- Jesus mentions it…
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Revelation 1:7- Wailing is again mentioned at the open of Jesus’ “Revelation” to
Israel
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Zechariah 13:1, Isaiah 51:11-12, Isaiah
40:1-2
·
The
order of events is found in Isaiah 61:1-3 :
1.)Year of the
Lord 2.)Vengeance of God 3.)Comfort the mourners
4. Is
this our Pattern?
·
Is this
how we are saved today? Punishment/Wrath, repentance/mourning, and then
forgiveness???
·
Unlike
Peter at Pentecost, Paul does not charge his audience with the death of Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:21
·
The prophetic
view of the cross shows “enmity between God and man.” Psalm 2:1-5, 110:1
·
But
according to prophecy… Ephesians 2:16-17
·
The mystery shows that it was by the secret
of the cross that Satan was conquered and Christ made salvation possible for
all! Colossians 2:14-15
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Sermon on the the Mount Part 2 Matthew 07
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