MARK 12
Mark 12:25
For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in
marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. Mark 12:26 And as touching
the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush
God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and
the God of Jacob? Mark 12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the
living: ye therefore do greatly err.https://youtu.be/VJBAPuroAUY Mark 12
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/7-6-17-mark-12.zip
https://ccoutreach87.com/7-6-17-mark-12/
ON VIDEO-
.Sandia
.Storehouse wisdom
.Kingdom to the gentiles [church]
.Vineyard- wisdom- tower
.Song of the vineyard
.Apostles
.Leadership
.7 dead brothers
.Married in heaven?
.We are the bride- he is the groom
.Burning bush- I AM
.Great commandment
.Beware of the religious leaders
.Jesus has a question too
.The common people liked it
NEW-
Jesus teaches the
parable of the vineyard [or tenants]- it comes from the song of Isaiah chapter
5.
The parable speaks about the Jewish people- and their
rejection of Jesus as the promised Messiah.
A landowner plants a vineyard- puts a hedge around it-
places a wine-press in it- and sets up a tower.
He then leases it out to tenants.
The Lord of the vineyard leaves- and over time he sends his men
back to collect the fruit.
The people who have leased the land refuse to give the
fruit.
They beat and stone those who are sent.
And finally the landowner sends his son- and they kill him.
The meaning is clear-
God sent his prophets to speak to his people [Israel] they
rejected them over time- and finally kill the Son.
Remember- Jesus is teaching this- before he is crucified.
He predicts his own death in the parable.
Yet- at the end- he quotes Psalm
118- Psalm
118:22
The stone which
the builders refused is
become the head stone of
the corner.
Mark 12:10
And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is
become the head of the corner:Mark 12:11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
He predicts his Resurrection as well.
The Son who was rejected and killed- becomes the head of the
corner.
In this chapter Jesus
will also quote Psalm 110-
Mark 12:36 For David himself
said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
The Lord said
unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine
enemies thy footstool.
He questions the religious leaders-
He asks them
Mark 12:35 And Jesus answered
and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the
son of David?
Yes- Jesus did indeed
come from the line of David- but as the eternal logos- he was before David-
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
The chapter ends with 2 stories- about widows.
It’s important that we see them both.
Jesus rebukes the religious teachers for taking advantage of
widows- for financial gain
Mark 12:38
And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go
in long clothing, and love salutations in the market places, Mark 12:39 And the
chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: Mark 12:40
Which devour widows' houses,
Then he commends the poor widow for giving into the
offering-
Mark 12:42
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a
farthing.Mark 12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
Mark 12:44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
Over the years there have been many examples of religious
leaders taking advantage of the poor- many have enriched themselves by abusing
their office as teachers of the bible.
Jesus strongly condemns those who do this.
Yet- he commends the poor widow for giving to God.
The rich were giving out of an abundance- it seems as if
they actually learned the principle of abundance in their giving to God.
Yet- he sees the woman giving out of her poverty-
understand- she is still poor at the time she is commended.
Yet the others were rich- and giving.
Many in today's church would look at the rich- who had an
abundance- and say they prospered because they were giving- and had a lot.
And some would condemn the poor widow- because she obviously
must be doing something wrong- because she gives- and is yet poor.
But Jesus did not see it that way.
The woman gave sacrificially because of her love for God.
The rich gave- yet they did it out of their wealth.
Jesus honors the poor widow- not because she learned some
secret of giving to get a harvest- because she had no harvest.
But she loved God- she gave for the work of God- as she
understood it.
Her giving was not based on the return she would get-
because as of now- she has not received a return [poor widow].
Yet in the eyes of Jesus- she indeed gave more.
There are a few other things in this chapter that I taught
on the video.
The challenge of the Sadducees- who do not believe in the
resurrection.
And Jesus rebuke- Mark
12:24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye
know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
I have taught this before- and will try and find those past
posts and add them below.
Jesus also gives us the great commandment in this chapter-
Mark 12:29
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel;
The Lord our God is one Lord:Mark 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
Mark 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
When the common people saw Jesus put the religious leaders
to silence- the bible says they loved it-
David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and
whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
The downtrodden of society were rejected by the religious
leaders of the day.
Their outward religion caused them to neglect true justice-
true love of fellow man.
The same things that the song of Isaiah- which Jesus used in
the parable- were being rebuked for-
Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of
the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant
plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness,
but behold a cry.
The fruit the land owner wanted- was not simply religious
works-
It was what the other man in this chapter saw-
Mark 12:32
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there
is one God; and there is none other but he:Mark 12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
The animal sacrifices and outward religion were the things
that Jesus rebuked them for.
Those who seemed to use religion in order to have an
abundant wealthy life- were not seen in a good light by Jesus.
The tenants wanted an inheritance and their lust for the
wealth of the vineyard [financial harvest] caused them to reject the actual Son
of God himself-
Mark 12:6
Having yet therefore one son, his well beloved, he sent him also last unto
them, saying, They will reverence my son.Mark 12:7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our's.
Yes- many in the modern church have tried to seize on some
material inheritance and given out of an abundance and implemented many of the
principles of the bible in order to prosper.
But in doing this- they have had to reject many of the plain
things Jesus taught-
New International Version
"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matt. 6:24
"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matt. 6:24
Yes- in a way- they have killed the Son- and seized the
wealth.
But Jesus saw the widow- the poor widow- the woman who
seemed to have never gotten a hold of the wealth building principles of those
who gave out of their abundance.
Yes Jesus saw her-
And in the wisdom of God-
She gave more than all the others combined-
And thus the chapter ends.
PAST POSTS-
MARK-
I mentioned Bultmann and the Herodians on today’s video-
below are some past teachings I did on them-
During the time of Jesus you had a divided people. In 1st
century Palestine the Jewish people split into 4 basic sects. 2 of them are pretty
well known- the Pharisees and Sadducees- they are mentioned often in scripture.
The other 2 are less well known- the Zealots and the
Essenes. The Zealots are named in the bible- but only in passing. We have no
references to the Essenes.
The Pharisees were sticklers for the Torah [Jewish bible]
and the Sadducees centered their life around the Temple- they were more of a
political/religious type group.
They stuck to the Torah alone. That is they only received
the actual first 5 books of the Old Testament- which is the Torah [also the
term is used to speak of the entire Old Testament] and that’s why the Sadducees
rejected miracles and angels and stuff. Most of those stories are found in the
other O.T. books.
The Zealots were a group of people who hated compromise-
they were actually a 1st century ‘terrorist’ group- who carried out
assassinations. Not on Rome- but on their own people!
The zealots hated those who compromised with Rome- and if
they felt a leader was too chummy- they killed him.
The Essenes were a separatist group who lived in ‘the hills’
[Qumran community] they simply gave up completely on any political solutions
for the day- and went and lived in the hills. These are the ones responsible
for hiding the Dead Sea scrolls [old bible books found in the last century] in
a cave.
It’s interesting to note that Jesus had both a Zealot on his
team [Simon- not Peter who also went by that name] and Matthew- a Tax
collector. Tax collectors were considered the biggest sell outs of all- they
actually worked for Rome and scammed their own people- it must have been hard
for Jesus to lead this group [the 12 disciples] who came from such opposite
ends of the political spectrum.
Yet Jesus did lead them- he was even offered earthly rule a
few times [once from satan- and once from the people who heard him] he rejected
it both times. His kingdom was not ‘of this world’.
In the New Testament book of Philippians- the bible says
that though Jesus was in the form of God [deity] yet he became a man and
humbled himself to the death of the Cross- a shameful way to die.
We have one letter written in the N.T. by a ‘family’ member
of Jesus- that’s the epistle of James.
Protestants believe that Mary had other kids after Jesus was
born- our Catholic friends teach that she remained a Virgin her whole life. My
purpose right now is not to get into that.
James was considered the ‘half brother’ of Jesus [Mary was
the mom of both boys- Joseph was the dad of James- Jesus’ father was God].
Okay- James was slow to believe in his brother- but over time as Jesus was
declaring himself to be the Messiah- I’m sure James had to wonder- you know-
think back ‘gee- come to think of it- I can’t’ remember a time where my brother
got in trouble’.
Wait- now I remember- yeah- that time when Jesus was 12- we
all went to Jerusalem for the big feast- and Jesus stayed behind while we
started the trip home. Yeah- we went 3 days before we realized he was gone. Boy
was mom mad that day.
So we went all the way back to get him- and when we found
him- he was sitting in the temple- asking these questions- I mean questions
that only theologians knew- Jesus was still a kid.
Mom said to him ‘son- why did you stay behind- we were
worried’! Yeah- she was mad- if there was ever a time my brother came close to getting
in trouble- this was it. But Jesus said ‘why were you worried- didn’t you know
I would be doing my Fathers business’ yeah- he sure seemed different- but the
Messiah- come on.
So as the ministry years of Jesus role by- there are all
these reports of miracles and healings- blind people seeing- dead people coming
back from the grave.
Yeah- James has got to be wondering now- but no- he could
not accept that his own brother was the promised Son of God- no- too much.
Then the day came- that terrible day where mom had to watch
Jesus die on that rugged Cross- on Golgotha- man the hill looked like a skull.
Yeah- it was a strange site- I mean the sky got dark- an
earthquake shook the place- and even the Roman soldier who witnessed my brother
die said ‘surely this was the son of God’. Wow- too much- my bother has carried
this thing too far- even in his death he won’t let this obsession go.
Then James hears some disturbing reports- his friends are
saying that Jesus has come back- that he pulled it off- the greatest miracle
ever- the one Houdini himself couldn’t do.
But are the reports true? I mean if anyone could tell if this guy walking around
is really Jesus- James would know.
We don’t read of the account- but all we know is James
became a believer- a believer that his brother was indeed the Messiah- the Son
of God.
I guess it went something like this- Jesus sitting there
with his men- James shows up and sees his brother- the perfect one- not a spot
on his record. Maybe Jesus looked up- maybe he said ‘brother- do you now see’
and yeah- he saw.
James would go on to be one of the leaders/Pastors of the
church at Jerusalem- we read about him in Acts chapter 15. Most scholars
believe this was the same James who penned the short letter we find in the N.T.
that bears his name.
One thing James hits on a lot in his letter- is he defends
the poor- the downtrodden- and he rips into the rich- the elite of the day. He
warns us not to be biased- not to use ‘uneven scales’ when dealing with people.
James hit on social justice issues- he picked them up from
his brother.
We need to be concerned about the world- if a raped woman is
forced to marry her rapist- then we ought not say ‘she was pardoned’. When we
critique one person for past failures- then we must do that to all.
But at the end of the day- Jesus never took the earthly
crown- he did not see the solution to be a political one- he brought Simon and
Matthew together on the same team- and he showed them what it means to lay your
life down for others- to live without the praise of men- the earthly standard
of success- he chose another way- and he left that path for us.
[1622] ARE THE JAPANESE DISPROVING FREUD? One of the
narratives coming from the Japan disaster is the response of the Japanese
people. In contrast to our Katrina tragedy the Japanese are very self reliant.
Jack Cafferty [CNN] read an email from some elderly lady who contrasted the 2
responses. She called the Louisiana residents who looted, killed, complained
and wined- she said ‘those scumbags’ [ouch!] What are we seeing in the Japanese
people? The media are referring to them as Stoic’s- the philosophy [ancient
Greek- one of only 2 philosophies mentioned by name in the bible- Acts chapter
17 mentions the Stoic’s and Epicureanism] that said the secret to life is
living on an even plane. Don’t get too ‘up’ or too down- just ride the wave of
life as moderately as you can. The other side of the coin is Hedonism- the
philosophy of men like Freud- who taught that the problem with man is that he
is taught to restrain himself [by religion] and that this restraint is itself a
product of neurosis. Freud was a strange fellow, the father of modern
Psychoanalysis; his ideas were actually quite weird. As a Jew [non practicing]
he embraced the higher criticism of his day [a way of interpreting the bible as
not being actually true- just good stories] and he sought to come up with an
explanation for mans religious bent. So he came up with the idea of the Oedipal
Complex- a strange view of man that said the real problems of man are they have
this view of love and hate for the father figure- and the ‘real’ story of Moses
and the children of Israel was the Jews killed Moses in the wilderness [hatred
for the father figure] they then felt guilty about it- and out of this guilt
they would eventually develop a ‘religion of the Son’ [Christianity] and Walla-
that’s the real story. You would be surprised how many people hear silly stuff
like this in life [or college!] and they never give it a second thought. Like
Pope Benedict says in ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ [1st book of a trilogy on
the life of Christ] he mentions the theories of the critics [men like Bultmann]
and he then responds ‘and how do you know this’? Bultmann [one of the famous
liberal theologians of the day] would come up with ideas like this- and he
would just espouse them. The funny thing about these critics was they were
trying to challenge the historical accuracy of the bible- are the gospels true-
stuff like that. And in their challenge they would ‘make up’ their own stuff
[Oedipal complex] and simply expect everyone to believe it. So Freud taught
that we need to free man from this neurosis of religion- this thing in society
that says ‘restrain yourself’ and if we teach man to do and be all that he
feels like doing- then we will have healed him of this destructive religious
belief that developed out of a secret love/hate relationship of father. Wow. I
can think of no greater philosophy to not live your life by than that. How did
the Freudian experiment turn out? It was/is a disaster- I’m not just saying
this as a Christian who rejects Freud’s atheism- but many of his ideas have
also been roundly rejected by the psychologists of the modern day. Freud
actually taught that when you counsel a person [yes- he was the originator of
the idea of the patient lying on the couch while the counselor listens] that
the patient is ‘transmitting’ psychic energy from himself to the doctor- and
that’s what makes him better. Freud wrote Moses and Monotheism [his fictional
account of the origins of Judaism/Christianity] Totem and Taboo- the fictional
idea of the primitive religion of man- and Civilization and it’s Discontents,
his explanation of the conflict between mans psychic life and the demands of
society. The basic view of Freud [Hedonism] is a failed system that does not
work in the real world. To live your life based on the philosophy of ‘if it
feels good- do it’ does not work in any area of life- for the long term. In
food, shopping, family life, marriage, sexual expression- the basic principle
of self restraint and discipline [the Japanese response] is in great contrast
to the ‘unrestrained’ view of life [as seen in some of the Katrina response-
many of the looters and rioters were raised with a welfare mentality- they were
dependant on the state/govt. to do things for them. When things went bad- they
blamed the govt. for it]. In the end of the day- the society that practices
self discipline- that teaches their children to be self reliant- those are the
ones who have the most successful lives. Those who practice Hedonism blame
stuff on everyone else.
VERSES-
New International Version
As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. John 8:40
As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. John 8:40
10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to
eat which serve the tabernacle.
11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is
brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the
camp.
12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the
people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the
camp, bearing his reproach.
Heb. 13
“Behold, a virgin shall be
with child and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel”
(which being interpreted is, “God with us”).
Matt. 1:23
There is treasure to be desired and
oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this
is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
And other sheep I have, which are not of
this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there
shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that
cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is
dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is
rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of
you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
Heb. 6
Mark 12:1
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard,
and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a
tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
Mark 12:2
And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive
from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.Mark 12:3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
Mark 12:4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
Mark 12:5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
Mark 12:6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
Mark 12:7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our's.
Mark 12:8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
Mark 12:9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
Mark 12:10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
Mark 12:11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
Mark 12:12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
Mark 12:13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
Mark 12:14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
Mark 12:15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
Mark 12:16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
Mark 12:17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.
Mark 12:18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
Mark 12:19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Mark 12:20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
Mark 12:21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
Mark 12:22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
Mark 12:23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
Mark 12:24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
Mark 12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
Mark 12:26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
Mark 12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
Mark 12:28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
Mark 12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
Mark 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
Mark 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Mark 12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
Mark 12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Mark 12:34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
Mark 12:35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
Mark 12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Mark 12:37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
Mark 12:38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
Mark 12:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
Mark 12:40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Mark 12:41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
Mark 12:42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Mark 12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
Mark 12:44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
Isaiah 5:1 Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
Isaiah 5:2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
Isaiah 5:3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
Isaiah 5:4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
Isaiah 5:5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
Isaiah 5:6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
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