Mat 4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Mat 4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
Mat 4:13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
Mat 4:14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Mat 4:15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
Mat 4:16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Jesus' ministry didn't fully begin until after He was tried and tempted in the wilderness by Satan. Angels ministered to Jesus after His trial. What do you suppose they did in their ministering? Fed Him, made sure He had something to drink, helped Him to rest and recover from the ordeal? All of that? Ministering angels.
Heb 1:13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Heb 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Angels- all ministering spirits.
Angels ministering to their Creator, their Lord, their God.
Jesus was ministered to and then time past, how long, I don't know. At some point Jesus heard that John, His baptizer, was cast into prison and He left where He'd been to go into Galilee. Traveling the path foretold, our Savior began to preach.
When He began to preach He preached- REPENTANCE. Repent, why? For the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN was at hand.
Repent- John told his followers to repent. Jesus is preaching repentance because repentance is necessary for those who are looking for the Kingdom of Heaven. The kingdom of heaven is only for those who repent. People know that they are unworthy of heaven. People know that they are sinners. The Jewish people were raised learning about the Sanctuary and its services. They were raised to believe in a coming Messiah. They knew their lives were to be dedicated to God. Their way of life was all about submitting to God, confessing their sins and repenting of them. In repentance they truly regret what they've done and they strive to keep from committing the offense again. Yearly they would afflict their souls on the day of atonement and the High Priest would go into the Most Holy Place, the Holy Place, and the Altar and in each place He would symbolically cleanse the Sanctuary of all the sins that had been placed there during the entire year. That was a very High Holy Day for the Jewish people. They absolutely knew that all of the their confessions, all their repentance, all their seeking of forgiveness was so they could be at one with their Creator, their God again. They knew their Creator had promised through their prophets that there would be a Messiah, a King, the Son of God was to come and they would live in God's kingdom. So when John the Baptist came, they were hoping that this was the sign of that prophecy's fulfillment. Then Jesus came and some were confused but Jesus picked up where John left off, and Jesus preached REPENTANCE, just like John had preached. Jesus preached that the kingdom of heaven was at hand, John preached preparing the way. Jesus was that way.
Jesus preached and His message was for all time, for all time until His return to take His, those who CHOOSE Him, those He KNOWS, those His lives In and those who live for Him.
The kingdom of heaven at hand.
Up to this point the promise of the Messiah who would herald the kingdom of God was just that, a future promise. That promise was now becoming a realization. And that promise was preaching REPENTANCE.
How important repentance truly is, do we even realize?
Repent. (Dictionary)
1. To feel pain, sorrow or regret for something done or spoken; as, to repent that we have lost much time in idleness or sensual pleasure; to repent that we have injured or wounded the feelings of a friend. A person repents only of what he himself has done or said.
2. To express sorrow for something past.
3. To change the mind in consequence of the inconvenience or injury done by past conduct.
Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return. Exo 13.
4. Applied to the Supreme Being, to change the course of providential dealings. Gen 6. Psa 106.
5. In theology, to sorrow or be pained for sin, as a violation of God's holy law, a dishonor to his character and government, and the foulest ingratitude to a Being of infinite benevolence.
Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke 13. Acts 3.
REPENT', v.t
1. To remember with sorrow; as, to repent rash words; to repent an injury done to a neighbor; to repent follies and vices. [See Repentance.]
2. With the reciprocal pronoun.
No man repented him of his wickedness. Jer 8.
[This form of expression is now obsolete.]
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Repentance.
May God help us repent as we truly need to repent, to feel the sorrow for our sins that we need to feel. Satan will try to keep us from repentance any way he possibly can. Please Lord, keep us from evil, and from the evil of not repenting as we know we must.
By Your GRACE, Your LOVE!
May Your Kingdom come!
Mat 4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
Mat 4:13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
Mat 4:14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Mat 4:15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
Mat 4:16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Jesus' ministry didn't fully begin until after He was tried and tempted in the wilderness by Satan. Angels ministered to Jesus after His trial. What do you suppose they did in their ministering? Fed Him, made sure He had something to drink, helped Him to rest and recover from the ordeal? All of that? Ministering angels.
Heb 1:13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Heb 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Angels- all ministering spirits.
Angels ministering to their Creator, their Lord, their God.
Jesus was ministered to and then time past, how long, I don't know. At some point Jesus heard that John, His baptizer, was cast into prison and He left where He'd been to go into Galilee. Traveling the path foretold, our Savior began to preach.
When He began to preach He preached- REPENTANCE. Repent, why? For the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN was at hand.
Repent- John told his followers to repent. Jesus is preaching repentance because repentance is necessary for those who are looking for the Kingdom of Heaven. The kingdom of heaven is only for those who repent. People know that they are unworthy of heaven. People know that they are sinners. The Jewish people were raised learning about the Sanctuary and its services. They were raised to believe in a coming Messiah. They knew their lives were to be dedicated to God. Their way of life was all about submitting to God, confessing their sins and repenting of them. In repentance they truly regret what they've done and they strive to keep from committing the offense again. Yearly they would afflict their souls on the day of atonement and the High Priest would go into the Most Holy Place, the Holy Place, and the Altar and in each place He would symbolically cleanse the Sanctuary of all the sins that had been placed there during the entire year. That was a very High Holy Day for the Jewish people. They absolutely knew that all of the their confessions, all their repentance, all their seeking of forgiveness was so they could be at one with their Creator, their God again. They knew their Creator had promised through their prophets that there would be a Messiah, a King, the Son of God was to come and they would live in God's kingdom. So when John the Baptist came, they were hoping that this was the sign of that prophecy's fulfillment. Then Jesus came and some were confused but Jesus picked up where John left off, and Jesus preached REPENTANCE, just like John had preached. Jesus preached that the kingdom of heaven was at hand, John preached preparing the way. Jesus was that way.
Jesus preached and His message was for all time, for all time until His return to take His, those who CHOOSE Him, those He KNOWS, those His lives In and those who live for Him.
The kingdom of heaven at hand.
Up to this point the promise of the Messiah who would herald the kingdom of God was just that, a future promise. That promise was now becoming a realization. And that promise was preaching REPENTANCE.
How important repentance truly is, do we even realize?
Repent. (Dictionary)
1. To feel pain, sorrow or regret for something done or spoken; as, to repent that we have lost much time in idleness or sensual pleasure; to repent that we have injured or wounded the feelings of a friend. A person repents only of what he himself has done or said.
2. To express sorrow for something past.
3. To change the mind in consequence of the inconvenience or injury done by past conduct.
Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return. Exo 13.
4. Applied to the Supreme Being, to change the course of providential dealings. Gen 6. Psa 106.
5. In theology, to sorrow or be pained for sin, as a violation of God's holy law, a dishonor to his character and government, and the foulest ingratitude to a Being of infinite benevolence.
Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke 13. Acts 3.
REPENT', v.t
1. To remember with sorrow; as, to repent rash words; to repent an injury done to a neighbor; to repent follies and vices. [See Repentance.]
2. With the reciprocal pronoun.
No man repented him of his wickedness. Jer 8.
[This form of expression is now obsolete.]
*******
Repentance.
May God help us repent as we truly need to repent, to feel the sorrow for our sins that we need to feel. Satan will try to keep us from repentance any way he possibly can. Please Lord, keep us from evil, and from the evil of not repenting as we know we must.
By Your GRACE, Your LOVE!
May Your Kingdom come!
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