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11. The Compromise Daniel Kolenda (CfaN)

12. Faith-builders Bible Study Mark 16 Derek Williams (UK)

14. In Depth Study – Zechariah 6 Mathew Bartlett (UK)

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Behold, I give unto you power….

over all the power of the

enemy: and nothing shall by

any means hurt you. (Luke

10:19).

We should use this authority

given to us; use it in Jesus’ great

Name! Use it as the Holy Spirit

guides; use it as the need comes

in our lives, and in the

opposition that is aroused by

service. We have authority to

take from the enemy everything

he is holding back.

The chief way of taking is by

prayer, and by whatever action

prayer leads us to. The cry that

should be ringing out today is

this great cry of “Take, in Jesus’

great Name.”

In my Master’s Name, I would

speak out this message of His, all

anew to every follower of His in

any need or stress: to those out

on the far-flung thin, red firing

line of the foreign mission field,

in the midst of Africa, of China,

of India; to those in the midst of

London’s slums and streets, in

the thick and drive of New York’s

push and scramble; to anyone

and everyone, wherever the

stress of sin and of need is being

felt.

This is His message to you today.

Listen keenly: “I, Jesus, have

given you authority over all the

power of the enemy. I have the

authority. I have won it for you.

I give it to you. Use it in My

name! Greater works shall ye do

because I am with the Father in

the place of authority, and you

shall act in My place, even as I

acted in your place.”

Asking means taking! It doesn’t

mean pleading with God as

though to persuade Him. He is

more eager than we. It means

claiming as our very own

whatever is needed. It means

taking possession by faith of

what our great Captain has won

back for us.

The last message of our Lord’s

lips, on Olivet, fits in here with

peculiar power: “All authority

hath been given unto me in

heaven and on earth. Go ye

therefore.” That little

preposition “on” in “on the

earth” could accurately be made

to read “over.” He has been

given all authority on the earth

and over the earth. It is because

of that authority that we are

bidden to “go.” We go because

of His authority.

We go, authorized as His

plenipotentiaries. That “go”

underlies all Christian service. As

we “go” we will need not only

power but authority, for every

step of our ongoing is contested.

In that authority we are to go,

and to take what is our rightful

possession, in the Name of our

Substitute-Victor.

As your service leads you on to a

bit of ground that is held by the

forces of evil, remember this:

that bit of ground belongs to

man, to be held by him for God.

It has been lost through

disobedience. But it has been

won back by Jesus, the Victor.

You have the right to step in and

say, “I take, in the name of the

Lord Jesus, I take this back for

Him: I take the life of this man,

for whom my Master gave His

blood.”

And he did not many mighty

works there because of their

unbelief (Matt. 13:58).

Authority to Take

But—the taking must be as

deep as your life; it must be as

intense as the opposition.

Satan is a stiff fighter: he

doesn’t yield, except what he

must. The taking must be

definite. Prayer must always be

definite. The devil does not

yield until he must. He is a

stubborn fighter. Prayer must

be persistent. The taking must

be as insistent as the enemy is

persistent, and just a bit more,

and that is where the fight

comes.—A. J. Gordon.

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Seeing With Dove's Eyes

By Ken Legg

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The purpose of both creation

and redemption is that we might

have an intimate relationship

with Jesus. It is not surprising,

therefore, that there would be

one book in the Bible which

depicts this. That book is the

Song of Solomon.

It is probably based on a true

story. A young Shulamite woman

worked in the vineyards of

Solomon, and then one day they

set eyes upon each other. It was

love at first sight. From that

moment on it was no longer the

work but the King Himself who

was her passion and focus in life.

This beautiful book describes the

deep, intimate feelings of love

they had for the other. It uses

words and expressions which we

can use when we think of our

relationship with Jesus, just like

we sometimes use language

from the Psalms when we pray.

Dove’s eyes

One of the things the King says

to His beloved is, ‘You have

dove’s eyes’ (Sol.1:15). Dove’s

eyes have fixed field focus; they

can only focus on one thing at a

time. Usually it is their mate!

Once a dove sees something or

someone who captures its

attention its eyes are trained on

that object. It is undistracted

from this focal point.

Solomon repeats this phrase in

chapter 4:1: ‘You have dove’s

eyes.’ And then further on he

says, ‘You have ravished my

heart with one look of your eyes’

(Sol.4:9).

Think about that for a moment.

Jesus is overwhelmed with

emotion by a believer or a

church who momentarily gazes

upon Him. Just one look in His

direction fills Him with joy! Then

what about a church that is

totally Christ-focused? Imagine a

church that only sings about

Jesus, only preaches about Him,

always depends on Him with

childlike simplicity and faith, and

has an all-consuming desire to

know Him more and to make

Him known?

This is a picture of the glorious

Church as portrayed by the

Shulamite. In a similar way that

a dove fixes its gaze on its mate

with binocular vision,

undistracted by what is taking

place on the side-lines, so we

desire to keep our eyes on Jesus.

It’s all about Him.

Winds of doctrine

Looking back over the several

decades of my Christian life I see

an unmistakable pattern in the

Church. Periodically a new wind

of doctrine will blow in and

capture the attention of

multitudes. They will run like a

herd in the direction of this

latest doctrine, phenomenon or

ministry emphasis. Then,

another wind will blow in and

everyone will be taken up with

that fad and run in that direction

until the momentum dies and

the next wind blows in.

I confess that I too used to jump

on the bandwagon and get

caught up with every ‘latest and

greatest’ thing that was

happening in the Church scene.

But now, when something new

is trending I simply ask: Is this

focused on Jesus? Will it teach

me more about the riches of His

grace? Will it help me to know

Him more intimately? If not, I

am not interested. I only have

eyes for Him.

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THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE CHURCH - THE SPIRIT OF

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INTRODUCTION

The message of the Gospel is a

message of freedom. Throught

it, we have been set free from

the law of sin and death.

(Romans 8:1-2)

The structural law of sin

Sin is followed by the

deterioration of our moral and

spiritual nature, for it hardens

our hearts, bringing the

diminishing of our conscience

and causing a lack of

discrimination of evil in our lives.

(James 1:15)

The structural law of the Spirit

Our bodies in becoming the

temple of the Holy Spirit become

the focus of the life of God

developing in all facets of our

personality and life.

All generous giving and every

perfect gift is from above,

coming down from the Father of

lights, with whom there is no

variation or the slightest hint of

change. By his sovereign plan he

gave us birth through the

message of truth, that we would

be a kind of firstfruits of all he

created. (James 1:17-18)

As Christians we now have three

basic factors of freedom.

Freedom from the guilt and

dominion of sin.

Freedom in experience from fear

and unworthiness.

Freedom to worship from men’s

ideas and limitations.

N.B. The danger of imprisoning

ourselves and then blaming

other factors for our bondage.

1. THE MYTH OF SPIRITUAL

BONDAGE FOR CHRISTIANS.

The idea that Christians can be

bound by Satanic influence or

power to prevent their worship

or their witness for Jesus is an

idea which seeks to nullify the

work of Christ.

But Jesus said, “If the Son

therefore shall make you free,

you shall be free indeed,”

(John 8:36)

The work of the Spirit in our lives

ensures this for us.

We cannot be bound by Satan.

Because Christ has set us free by

the new birth, it is impossible for

us to be bound..

We are free from Satan’s chains

upon us because all our sin has

been cieansed. We are free from

Satan’s dominion.... and our

resurrection will be the final

victory.

Christ has conquered the Evil

One.

Therefore, since the children

share in flesh and blood, he

likewise shared in their

humanity, so that through death

he could destroy the one who

holds the power of death (that

is, the devil), and set free those

who were held in slavery all their

lives by their fear of death.

(Hebrews 2:14-15)

The Holy Spirit dwells within

us.... We cannot be demon

possessed. The Holy Spirit does

not share his temple with idols.

We cannot be bound by sin.

“Sin shall not have dominion

over you: for you are not under

the law, but under grace.”

(Romans 6:14)

Sin’s guilt is broken in our lives.

Sin’s power is nullified in our

lives.

Sin’s lies are exposed—”The

truth shall make you free.” We

cannot be bound by

circumstances.

Tragedy may crush us physically,

emotionally or mentally but we

can still worship

Worship is an act of the will. We

choose to worship.

To suggest that Satan can hold

us in bondage to prevent our

worship etc. is to minimise the

victory which Christ has

accomplished once and for al lon

the cross of Calvary.

2. THE MARVEL OF SPIRITUAL

FREEDOM.

“Whom the Son sets free is free

indeed.”

Our Freedom is the Miracle of

God

We were all our lifetime subject

to bondage (see Hebrews 2: 15).

The reason for Calvary was our

that we might be given our

freedom.

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The reality of our freedom is we

have not received the spirit of

bondage.

For all who are led by the Spirit

of God are the sons of God. For

you did not receive the spirit of

slavery leading again to fear, but

you received the Spirit of

adoption, by whom we cry,

"Abba, Father." (Romans 8:14-

15)

Our Freedom is Witnessed by

the Spirit

The Spirit of Adoption is our

guarantee of freedom.

“Where to Spirit of the Lord is,

there is liberty.” (2 Corinthians

3:17-18)

Note this is in the context of our

being “changed from glory into

glory into the same image.”

We shall be like Him (Jesus)

“For God has not given us the

spirit of fear.” 2 TIMOTHY 1:7

See the negative - the spirit of

fear.

Notice the positive - the Spirit of

power.

Over our weakness and evil

powers. Spirit of love. Over the

self destructive forces of hate.

Spirit of a sound mind. Over

unbalanced ideas of sensation

seeking.

3. THE MESSAGE OF SPIRITUAL

RELEASE.

If Satan cannot enslave

Christians or prevent them from

worshipping God — what does

bring bondage in worship and in

life?

Chains of Unwillingness

“There is none that stirreth up

himself,” (Isaiah 64:7)

Clearly this is our own

responsibility — we must stir

ourselves to worship whatever

the situation.

Fetters of Fear

Not the fear of God (reverence)

which is the beginning of

wisdom – this is not able to

bring bondage. But “the fear of

man brings a snare.” Says

Proverbs 29:25, and this is what

most often prevents men and

women stepping out and using

their spiritual gifts.

The Paralysis of Sin

If I regard iniquity in my heart,

the Lord will not hear me: (Psalm

66:18)

If we cling to sin or bitterness we

create our own bondage for

ourselves. Secret sins can

paralyse our liberty of worship

or prayer.

Restrictions of Relationships

Jesus said that before we come

to worhsip we must “first be

reconciled to thy brother,” (See

Matthew 5:23-24).

Christians are only truly free in

God when they are right with

each other. Our love cannot flow

out to God if at the same time

anger, hate or bitterness are

brewing in our hearts.

Failure to Express Faith.

As believers we must choose to

praise God in difficulties,

tragedies and hurts. A failure to

do so is a failure to express faith.

N.B The fellowship of the

flames....Shadrack, Mesheck,

Abednego.

To choose to worship in our

difficulties is our responsibility. It

brings release in our spiriutal

lives, just as it brought release

from irion chains in a Philippian

jail when Pau ladn Silas, bound

and bleeding, mad eup their

minds to sing ratehr than moan,

and praised the Lord with a song

at midnight. Notivce how their

liberty brought abou tsalvation

fo rthe Phillipian jailer and his

whole family.

CONCLUSION

We have the example of the

song of Jesus in Matthew 26:30:

“And when they had sung an

hymn, they went out into the

mount of Olives.”

These words were wirtten about

Jesus at the time he faced his

darkest hour; it was the night

before his cross where he would

take on himself the sin of the

world. Yet he chose to sng priase

to God in fellowship with his

disciples.

What an example he has left for

us to folllow during our own

trials!

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After Israel settled in the

Promised Land, there were two

centuries of turmoil, anarchy,

and civil war. The Bible explains

why. In those days there was no

king in Israel; everyone did what

was right in his own eyes (Judges

17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25).

Later they had David as king. But

rebellion by the king’s own

treacherous son Absalom drove

him into exile (2 Samuel 15-19).

The son was killed, and the

throne was vacant. Again

anarchy returned, and all the

people were at strife throughout

all the tribes of Israel. But the

bitter lesson of the past had

been learned, and they knew the

answer: Now therefore, why do

you say nothing about bringing

back the king? (2 Samuel 19:11)

Those and numerous other

episodes in the Scriptures

pointed to another king, Christ.

Standing before Pontius Pilate

he asked Jesus: “Are You a king

then?” Jesus answered, “You say

rightly that I am a king. For this

cause I was born, and for this

cause I have come into the

world, that I should bear witness

to the truth.” Pilate said to the

Jews, “Behold your King!” But

they cried out, “Away with Him,

away with Him! Crucify

Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall

I crucify your King?” The chief

priests answered, “We have no

king but Caesar!” (John 18:37;

19:14-15). In their blindness they

chose Caesar, a foreign

oppressor. Shortly after the

Caesars destroyed Israel as a

nation and the fury of the

Roman operation still pollutes

the history of that empire today.

Israel rejected their greatest

Son, their true King and, by and

large, the world does the same.

The world today is leaderless,

shepherdless, and without a

King. Where are do we find

ourselves, and to whom can the

world turn for true authority? As

individuals, we find realize that if

God does not rule our lives, then

the devil does. The Bible simply

states the obvious when it

declares that the whole world is

led by the devil, and that we

need a Deliverer.

Christ is like a king in exile. He is

the absent Lord. The world seeks

to manage its affairs on its own,

without any interference from

its King. When Jesus made His

official entry into the capital,

Jerusalem, He wept,

saying: “How often I wanted to

gather your children together, as

a hen gathers her chicks under

her wings, but you were not

willing! See! Your house is left to

you desolate” (Matthew 23:37-

38). Christ’s great apostle, Paul,

described things similarly: as

they did not like to retain God in

their knowledge, God gave them

over to a debased mind, to do

those things which are not

fitting...and (they) served the

creature rather than the Creator

(Romans 1:28, 25).

The world has no genuine king,

only warring leaders. It is like it

was in Israel; every man does

what is right in his own eyes.

We know what we should do.

But doing it is another thing! We

yearn for strength, not only

advice. Religions are an added

burden, laying down dogmas

and rules. We want a Deliverer-

King, a Savior. Jesus laid down

His life, not rules. We cannot

redeem ourselves, but Christ is

the world’s Redeemer. A new

age needs new people, and

Christ creates new people—if

anyone is in Christ, he is a new

creation (2 Corinthians 5:17).

The Bible story shows that David

took his throne again, and so will

Jesus Christ. Christ declared that

He would come back, and He

will! Everything He ever said

The Returning Lord (Part 1)

By Reinhard Bonnke

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turned out to be true. It is

impossible for this one promise

not to be true also.

Jesus made many tremendous

promises, all of which He has

kept. His promise was to rise

from the dead! Nobody could

understand it. It was impossible;

and they did not think that He

meant it. But He did, and He

walked out of the tomb. He

deals in impossibilities. You are

the God who does wonders

(Psalms 77:14). He came out of

the grave; therefore coming

back from glory to earth is no

problem. It is where history is

going - if not, history is going

nowhere.

For 2,000 years, the tens of

millions of the church of Christ

have expected His return. The

doctrine has taken on many

forms, but Scripture teaches

unambiguously the personal,

visible presence of Christ on

earth. This is the key hope of

every Christian creed. The last

prayer of the Bible therefore is:

Amen! Come Lord Jesus!

What will He do when He is

King? We can determine that by

His First Coming. It altered the

destiny of peoples and nations,

and His Second Coming will do

all that and more. He is the

Prince of Peace.

The first time He lived in

obscurity, never wrote a book,

and died as a victim of political

intrigue, but nobody has ever

affected the world like He has.

His next appearance will not be

as a humble babe in a

manger. He declared that His

return would be with power

and great glory, which will

shake and re-shape the world.

If He did no more than carry on

what He was doing, what a

happier world it would be! One

man who personally knew Jesus

said that He went about doing

good and healing all who were

oppressed by the devil, for God

was with Him. What He meant

by doing good was ‘doing things

that nobody else ever did’. To

multitudes His hand was the

hand of God. His very presence

brought certainty of assurance

of forgiveness and healing. He

lifted the fallen, delivered the

demon-possessed, and

championed the oppressed. His

graciousness and understanding

overwhelmed people. His words

created astonishment. Crowds

thronged Him, and immediately

wanted to put Him on the

throne. Instead, He let His

enemies put Him on the Cross.

He came as a Savior, not as a

Caesar. He was the Redeemer

not a rebel leader. He lived the

most extraordinary life, an

inspiration to other good lives.

His enemies took it as the end

when He expired on the Cross. It

was in fact the beginning. They

were dealing with somebody,

likes of whom had never been

encountered before. He

conquered death; rose from the

tomb robed in immortality,

ascended to God, and left the

promise that every eye would

see Him again.

If we need anybody back, we

need Jesus Christ. The

wonderful thing about Christ is

that He is indeed The Coming

One.

The apostle Peter, preaching the

first Christian sermon said, Him

God has exalted to His right

hand to be Prince and Savior. He

took that office when He

ascended. In order to finish the

work, He must return. It can only

be accomplished on earth. That

was always God’s purpose. The

everlasting King is poised on the

threshold. The government will

be upon His shoulder. He will

take over global responsibilities.

No power on earth, or in hell can

prevent it. Psalm 2:12 warns the

nations to kiss the Son, lest He

be angry, and you perish in the

way, when His wrath is kindled

but a little. When He comes the

whole world will know about it.

With all power in heaven and

earth He will remove from His

kingdom anything that offends.

His coming is as sure as the

dawn.

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To procrastinate is to evade critical

action, but there is another way to

avoid taking critical action that

may be even more problematic. Let

me call it the comfortable

compromise. Comfortable

compromise is difficult to define

because, as with critical action, it

will mean different things in

different scenarios. Perhaps the

best way to understand the

distinction is by contrast.

While critical action is the most

direct and effective action possible,

placing the success of the mission

ahead of personal well-being

(security, comfort, and

convenience), the comfortable

compromise is a willingness to

settle for a less effective action in

the interest of self-preservation.

Critical action almost always

involves putting “boots on the

ground,” taking risks and

interacting with people in a way

that makes one vulnerable. Critical

action will almost always mean

paying some price and sticking

your neck out in some way. The

comfortable compromise, on the

other hand, always consists of

more talking than walking. It

allows us to stay safe, makes us

feel good about ourselves, and

keeps us busy, but it produces very

few actual results. Simply put, the

comfortable compromise is an

action that serves as a substitute

for the critical action. It is a cheap

imitation, a second-rate

alternative; an easy way out.

I say that comfortable compromise

is more problematic than

procrastination because when we

procrastinate, at least we know

that something is still lacking. But

the comfortable compromise

allows us to pacify our conscience,

feeling as though we have fulfilled

our obligation though in reality we

have accomplished only a fraction

of our potential, or perhaps none

at all.

Because I am an evangelist, the

examples that come most readily

to mind are those having to do

with soul-winning. So please allow

me to get on my soapbox for a

moment. There is no more

important or urgent matter in the

universe than the salvation of the

lost. It’s no wonder Jesus’s last

words on earth were instructions

to take the Gospel to the ends of

the world. This divine directive is

commonly known as the Great

Commission, and it is perhaps most

clearly stated in Mark 16:15, “Go

ye into all the world, and preach

the Gospel to every creature.”

With so much at stake it is not

surprising that Jesus’s command

here is extremely clear and direct.

It contains two explicit critical

actions: “go” and “preach.” Had

Jesus simply said, “Be sure to make

a positive impact on the world,”

we would never have known

exactly what action to take. But

Jesus knew the salvation of the lost

depended on two specific critical

actions, “going” and “preaching.”

I’ve heard it taught that the most

effective way to win the lost is

simply by living a good life, being

kind to your neighbour, and

“letting your light shine” wherever

you are. While these are all good

things, if they become a substitute

for “going” and “preaching,” they

are nothing more than comfortable

compromises. It amazes me the

incredibly creative things people

come up with to try to impact the

world and society without having

to go and preach the gospel.

Churches and ministries spend

enormous amounts of time,

money, and energy every year on

programs and activities through

which they hope to reach the lost

without taking the two critical

actions Jesus commanded. Yet for

all the multiplied billions of dollars

spent in American churches each

year, attendance continues to fall

and very little fruit remains. Even

in the high-tech, modern age in

which we live, when it comes to

the salvation of the lost, the critical

actions remain the same as they

were two thousand years ago

when Jesus first commanded them.

More effective actions will never

be devised. The original ones,

though foolish in their simplicity,

will forever remain the most

efficient and effective way to win

the world - go and preach the

Gospel!

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Mark Chapter 16

The Resurrection

16:1-3 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went to the tomb. They had been asking each other, ‘Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?’

Having rested on the Sabbath in obedience to God’s command, the women came to Jesus’ tomb on the third day (Sunday) as the sun began to rise. They had stood faithfully at Jesus’ cross and were present at his burial; and now they had returned to anoint his body with spices. They had been wondering who would roll away the stone for them; which indicates that they certainly did not expect his resurrection. They may

have been aware, however, that guards were watching the tomb.

16:4-5 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled back. Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

On arriving at the tomb, they found that the stone had already been rolled away. Matthew indicates (Matt. 28:2) that there was a great earthquake, and that an angel descended to roll away the stone, paralysing the guards with fear. On entering the tomb, they found the angel still there and they too became afraid.

16:6-7 But he said to them, ‘Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised! He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him. But go; tell his

disciples, even Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.’

It was the angel who first announced that Jesus was raised from the dead and instructed the women to bring this news to his disciples. Even though they had all forsaken him, and Peter in particular had denied him, Jesus would go ahead of them into Galilee just as he promised that he would (14:28). “Jesus is always ready to restore those who forsake him if they turn to him in faith to make a new start” (Wesley Bible).

16:8 Then they went out and ran from the tomb, for terror and bewilderment had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

The women ran from the empty tomb filled with an awesome fear for they realised that God had been

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at work in a mighty way. They did not do as the angel had bidden them straight away because of this fear.

The resurrection of Christ is of immense importance to the believer. By it Jesus was declared to be the Son of God with power (Rom. 1:4). Because Christ lives we live also with eternal, abundant life. We are justified before God since Christ’s resurrection shows that he has accepted the death of his Son as the penalty paid for our sin (Rom. 4:25). We cannot be saved unless we believe in the resurrection (Rom. 10:9). We have a sure hope that we too shall be raised (2 Cor. 4:14; 1 Pet. 1:3).

His Appearances

16:9 Early on the first day of the week, after he arose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

The first person Jesus showed himself to after his resurrection was Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast seven demons. Either she had stayed behind after the other women had gone or she had later returned to the garden.

16:10-11 She went out and told those who were with him, while they were mourning and weeping. And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

It was Mary who went to tell the disciples, who were even then mourning his death, that he was risen. Yet they did not believe her, in spite of the fact that Jesus had told them a number of times that he would rise from the dead after three days.

16:12-13 After this he appeared in a different form to two of them while they were on their way to the country. They went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.

Jesus next appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus as they returned home. They failed to recognise him until he had broken bread with them (John 24:16, 30-31). They went to tell the others that they had seen the Lord but these discilpes were still full of unbelief.

16:14 Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.

Finally, Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples at a meal and rebuked them for their lack of faith and hardness of heart (Heb. 3:12).

The Great Commission

16:15 He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Although these disciples had deserted him, were unbelieving, hard hearted and weak, it is to them that Jesus committed the preaching of the gospel to the whole world. What changed them into the fearless believing witnesses who they became was their experience of being filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8).

16:16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.

All who believe the gospel message will be saved. They must be baptised in water and will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38). Those who do not believe will be judged (John 12:48) and cast into the lake of fire (Rev. 20:15).

16:17-18 These signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages; they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm

them; they will place their hands on the sick and they will be well.’

Jesus' promise was given to all who believe will in his name. They will perform many signs and wonders; being empowered to cast out demons, and to speak with new tongues. They will be able to handle serpents and not be harmed (Acts 28:3-6). Being poisoned shall not affect them; and they will lay hands on the sick and they will get well.

The Ascension

16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Jesus appeared to his disciples for forty days following his resurrection, giving them further teaching and instructions. On the fortieth day he led them to Mount Olivet, from whence he was received up into heaven (Acts 1:9-12) and sat at the right hand of God. God has highly exalted his Son and given a name that is above every other name (Phil. 2:9). In heaven, Jesus ever lives to make intercession for his people (Heb. 7:25) and one day he will come again to take us to our heavenly home, where we will forever be with our Lord and Saviour (1 Thess. 4:16-17).

16:20 They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.

When we read the book of Acts we see further details of Mark’s claim here. The disciples obeyed the command to go and preach; and as they did, Jesus worked with them and confirmed his gospel in miraculous ways. This will always be the case when Christians take Christ’s command seriously and go into the entire world to preach the gospel.

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Vision 8: The Vision of Four

Chariots vv. 1-8

6:1 Once more I looked, and this

time I saw four chariots emerging

from between two mountains of

bronze.

In this eighth vision, Zechariah sees

four chariots coming out from an

entrance which is sided by two

mountains of bronze. Since it is

later explained (6:5) that the

chariots are coming out of God’s

immediate presence, the mountains

must refer symbolically to the gates

of heaven, or the approach to God’s

high throne. It is significant that two

bronze pillars sided the entrance

into Solomon’s temple (1 Kings

7:13-22). As bronze is strong, so

God’s presence is an impregnable

fortress, a safe refuge for his

people. God is far beyond every

human attempt to dethrone him

(Psalm 2:1-4). The mountains may

represent God’s immovable and

immutable purpose which is behind

every event on earth; emphasising

the sovereignty of God in human

affairs (Acts 2:23; Acts 4:28). As

Matthew Henry says “His

providences move swiftly and

strongly as chariots, but all directed

and governed by his infinite wisdom

and sovereign will, as chariots by

their drivers.”

Some commentators have thought

that the four chariots represent

four kingdoms, but it there is little

in the text to support this view.

6:2-3 Harnessed to the first chariot

were red horses, to the second black

horses, to the third white horses,

and to the fourth spotted horses, all

of them strong.

In the Book of Revelation, John has

a similar vision of four horsemen

riding out to accomplish God’s

purposes on earth in the form of

war, death, famine and plague (Rev.

6:1-8). What the colours in

Zechariah’s somewhat different

vision signify is not revealed to the

prophet, but by comparison with

Revelation we may observe that

God employs various means to fulfil

his purposes on earth, yet all these

means are in his hands.

6:4-5 Then I asked the angelic

messenger who was speaking with

me, "What are these, sir?" The

messenger replied, "These are the

four spirits of heaven that have

been presenting themselves before

the Lord of all the earth.

The chariots and their horses are

symbolic of God’s involvement in

the affairs of people and nations. In

this kind of vision, it is not

necessary for us to suppose that

these are literally angels or some

other spiritual beings having

personality. For even if God’s

purposes are symbolised by an

army of chariots, that does not

suggest that God necessarily

requires human or angelic armies to

accomplish his ends. Whilst God’s

angels are sometimes depicted as

being like chariots (Psa. 68:17), such

language is figurative, for God has

no need to ride in a chariot – not

even an angelic chariot! Just as in

the previous vision, the flying scroll

represented God’s word, so here

the chariots and horses depict

God’s providence. As the wind

covers the whole earth (which is

why four winds are mentioned:

North, South, East and West) so

God in his providence reigns over

the entire world. God even has the

wind under his control, which no

man can tame. The visionary

‘angels’ next receive their

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instructions from the Lord as to

what they are to do on earth.

6:6-8 The chariot with the black

horses is going to the north country

and the white ones are going after

them, but the spotted ones are

going to the south country. All these

strong ones are scattering; they

have sought permission to go and

walk about over the earth." The

Lord had said, "Go! Walk about over

the earth!" So they are doing so.

Then he cried out to me, "Look! The

ones going to the northland have

brought me peace about the

northland."

Whatever they had been sent out to

achieve was accomplished,

although details of their tasks are

not given. The vision is intended to

show that God’s purpose will stand,

since no human power is able to

annul it. This revelation sets the

stage for the next vision, or rather

the prophetic instruction given to

Zechariah; a prophecy which whilst

it may have held some significance

for the exiles, pointed towards a

future day.

The reference to those going north

bringing peace to God may be an

indication to the recent removal by

God of the Babylonian power, and

the installation of the more

southerly Persian power, through

whom God brought about the

emancipation of the exiled Jews.

Yet the return of the exiles from

Babylon and the rebuilding of the

temple was only one part of the

much larger purpose of God. God’s

activity had not begun with the

returned exiles, nor would it end

with them; yet as they played their

part, they were given assurance of

the final fulfilment of all God’s

promises. That is why the

exhortation of the final verse (6:15)

is so important. The whole

accomplishment of God’s salvation

history did not rest with them, just

as the whole responsibility for the

salvation of humankind does not

rest with the church today.

Nevertheless they had their

responsibilities and we have ours.

Jesus will indeed reign over all the

earth, but his servants are

accountable to proclaim him as Lord

to every nation (Rom. 10:14); just

as, whilst God promised the exiles

that the temple would be

successfully reconstructed, he also

commanded them to fetch the

wood and stone with which to build

(Hag. 1:8).

The Coming Priest-King vv. 9-15

6:9-11 The word of the LORD came

to me as follows: "Choose some

people from among the exiles,

namely, Heldai, Tobijah, and

Jedaiah, all of whom have come

from Babylon, and when you have

done so go to the house of Josiah

son of Zephaniah. Then take some

silver and gold to make a crown and

set it on the head of Joshua son of

Jehozadak, the high priest.

The men named in these verses

were probably respected elders

who served as witnesses to

Zechariah’s prophetic action; this

seems to be the only significance of

their presence in the narrative.

The Hebrew word used for ‘crown’

is plural, suggesting that this is a

crown of crowns (or a crown

fashioned within a crown) as in

Revelation 19:12. What is unusual

about this enacted coronation is

that God commands Zechariah to

place the crown on the head of the

high priest and not that of the king

(or governor as he was at that

time). History does not indicate that

this action of Zechariah was seen as

treacherous by the supporters of

Zerubbabel, nor is there evidence

that Joshua son of Jehozadak ever

usurped the secular power. Joshua

and Zerubbabel seem to have

governed Judah well, side by side,

within their separate secular and

religious spheres. So clearly this

prophecy of Zechariah was taken by

the exiles to have a symbolic

meaning relating to a future day.

6:12-13 and speak unto him, saying,

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts,

saying, Behold, the man whose

name is the Branch; and he shall

grow up out of his place, and he

shall build the temple of the LORD:

even he shall build the temple of the

LORD; and he shall bear the glory,

and shall sit and rule upon his

throne; and he shall be a priest

upon his throne: and the counsel of

peace shall be between them both.

(RV)

The sovereignty which was pictured

in the vision at the opening of the

chapter would one day be

embodied in a person, whose name

is ‘the Branch’. The Jews already

understood ‘the Branch’ to be a

reference to the future Davidic king

spoken of by Isaiah and Jeremiah

(Isa. 11:1; Jer. 23:5; Jer. 33:15).

Joshua (or Jeshua) is the Hebrew

equivalent of Jesus; so the very

name of the coming Messiah is here

announced. The temple was meant

to be his throne (Mal. 3:1), but

being initially rejected by his own

people, he has been gloriously

exalted (Phil. 2:9) and has taken

joint possession of God’s throne

(Rev. 3:21), until he returns to earth

to take up the throne of David (Luke

1:32).

However, this interpretation does

present a problem. For according to

the Law of Moses kings of Israel

could only come from the tribe of

Judah, and priests only from the

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Discussion Questions for Mark Chapter 16

1. v. 1. Why do you think the women wanted to anoint Jesus’ body?

2. vv. 1-8. The women never did get to anoint the body of Jesus. Describe the events of that resurrection Sunday as recorded by Mark.

3. vv. 9-14. Why do you think the disciples failed to believe the reports that Jesus was alive from the dead?

4. vv. 15-20. What great task has Jesus entrusted to his disciples until he comes again?

5. Why do you think Mark wrote his gospel?

tribe of Levi; and so how could the

idea of a king also being a priest be

reconciled?

It is clear that our Lord was

descended from Judah, not Levi,

and so he could not ever become a

priest according to the covenant

which God gave to Moses. Even so,

the vision suggests a future time

when this problem would be

settled. The writer to the Hebrews

sets out to explain that Jesus was

not made a priest by a regulation

with regard to his ancestry, but with

an oath from God that he would

abide as an eternal priest after the

order of Melchisedec. This change

of priesthood would require the

introduction of a new and better

covenant (see Hebrews chapter 7).

The office of king and priest would

be united in the Christ (this is what

the ‘counsel of peace’ refers to).

‘The Branch’ shall be invested with

royal majesty; and yet as king-priest

he would rise from obscurity, as a

branch out of dry ground. One

might have expected such a king to

come from an exalted background,

but Jesus was born into poverty to a

lowly family from Nazareth.

Nevertheless it was to Jesus of

Nazareth that God entrusted the

task of building a temple made

without hands; consisting of men

and women from every nation who

would worship God in Spirit and

truth (1 Cor. 3:16; John 4:20-24).

So whilst some commentators

rightly depict Zerubbabel and

Joshua being as one in their building

of the temple and governing

Jerusalem (which was indeed the

case), the text is clearly signifying an

even greater day of future day of

Messianic glory.

6:14 The crown will then be turned

over to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and

Hen son of Zephaniah as a memorial

in the temple of the LORD.

The crown, once made, was to be

placed in the rebuilt temple as a

constant reminder before the

worshippers of God’s promise

concerning the future Davidic king.

God had previously instructed Israel

to keep reminders of God’s past

dealings to stir them to worship;

what was unusual about this crown

was that provided an object lesson

relating to the future.

Likewise, in the Christian memorial–

the communion service–we are

exhorted to look back to what the

Lord Jesus did to redeem our souls

on the cross; but we must also look

forward, since the apostle declared

that the observance of the

communion would continue only

‘until he comes’ (1 Cor. 11:26).

6:15 Then those who are far away

will come and build the temple of

the LORD so that you may know

that the LORD who rules over all has

sent me to you. This will all come to

pass if you completely obey the

voice of the LORD your God." ' "

The building of the temple by

returning Jews was already

underway. It may well have been

that as the people found the

rebuilding difficult, God’s promise

was of more exiles returning from

Babylon to help in the work. Yet it

may be reasonable to suggest that

this this prophecy might also relate

to the inclusion of Gentiles in the

community of faith which the

coming Davidic king would bring

about; for they too would become

part of that spiritual temple which

Christ was to build and is still

building (Eph. 3:6).

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Matthew the Tax

Collector

Matthew 9:9

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And as Jesus passed forth from

thence, he saw a man, named

Matthew, sitting at the receipt of

custom: and he saith unto him,

Follow me. And he arose, and

followed him. (Matthew 9:9)

Matthew (or Matthew Levi) was

one of the original twelve apostles

and the earlier followers of Jesus.

Matthew worked as a publican or

tax collector for the Roman

appointed government. Thompson

says that his name means “Gift of

God”, and he certainly was a gift of

God to the church, becoming a

preacher and the author of one of

the four gospels.

Occupation of Matthew

According to the Gospels of Luke

and Mark, Matthew was also known

as Levi, the son of Alphaeus (see

Mark 2:16; Luke 5:27). In our text

from Matthew 9:9 we read that he

was in the tax office when Jesus

met him (probably the tax office in

Capernaum, but we cannot be sure

of this).

He Collected Taxes

There are some people who would

not be considered popular because

of this occupation. I have had to

visit the tax office over the years

and some of the officers have not

been very nice people to deal with

at all, I’m sorry to say! They seem

under the impression that everyone

is a criminal who is out to fiddle the

tax man.

I would not think Matthew was very

popular either, especially when you

consider that he was collecting

taxes for the hated Roman

occupiers.

However, the Lord chooses people

from all walks of life.

For ye see your calling, brethren,

how that not many wise men after

the flesh, not many mighty, not

many noble, are called: But God

hath chosen the foolish things of the

world to confound the wise; and

God hath chosen the weak things of

the world to confound the things

which are mighty; And base things

of the world, and things which are

despised, hath God chosen, yea, and

things which are not, to bring to

nought things that are: That no

flesh should glory in his presence.

(1Corinthians 1:26-29)

He was Called by Jesus

Being a tax collector (or publican)

Matthew was identified with

sinners. After hearing and

responding to the call of Jesus, he

made a great feast for Jesus and for

many of his own friends and

colleagues. Many taxmen and sinful

men were present. Matthew had

found the sinner’s friend and he

wanted other sinners to know him

too.

On one occasion Jesus told the

parable of the Pharisee and the tax

collector. Both men went up to the

temple to pray. The Pharisee prayed

in a very self-righteous way, but the

tax collector would not even lift up

his eyes to heaven: he prayed only

‘God be merciful to me, a sinner.

Jesus said that the tax collector’s

prayer was accepted by God, whilst

the Pharisee’s was refused (see

Luke 18:10-14).

We would also suppose that

Matthew was very well off (as

Zacchaeus was). It would have been

a very great and expensive feast.

Yet despite his wealth Matthew had

discovered that he was in need

because he was a sinner. Tax

collectors were well off but they

also needed Jesus. Those of us who

live in affluent Western countries

today still need Jesus as much as

anyone.

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Salvation of Matthew

A Divine Encounter

Some people have had divine

encounters in the most unusual

places. It is not always in a church

that we meet with God. Jacob met

God when lying on a stone in the

middle of a desert, and Moses was

also in the desert when he saw the

burning bush. A Samaritan woman

met Jesus at a well, whilst Paul was

travelling on the Damascus road, on

his way to arrest Christians in Syria,

when the risen Lord Jesus met him

in a devastatingly dramatic way.

Here was another unusual place:

Jesus met Matthew at the tax

office. Jesus called him to follow

Him. He heard the voice of the Lord

in his own place of work. God will

always bless our Christian witness in

the workplace, and I believe Jesus is

calling people today from all walks

of life.

A Human Response

Many have heard the call of Jesus

but sadly have failed to respond.

Matthew on the other hand gives us

the example of a prompt response.

He rose up immediately and left his

old life behind him for the service of

Jesus. His actions and obedience

marked him out as a true follower

of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The great feast Matthew held was

like a farewell to the old life and a

stepping into the new life of the

service of Jesus. This reminds me

that the pattern of every conversion

or salvation must include a changed

life.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he

is a new creature: old things are

passed away; behold, all things are

become new. And all things are of

God, who hath reconciled us to

himself by Jesus Christ, and hath

given to us the ministry of

reconciliation; (2Co 5:17-18)

Matthew’s salvation led to a real

commitment to Jesus Christ, a

commitment which was open for all

to see as he continued to follow and

trust the Lord in faith.

Dedication of Matthew

Matthew’s dedication can be clearly

seen by what happened to him after

he met Jesus and obeyed the call to

follow him.

He was Chosen to be an Apostle

Matthew became one of the twelve

apostles who were chosen by the

Lord himself. Jesus wanted these

twelve men to be with him and to

share in His ministry. This was a

period of training and preparation

for Matthew’s ministry as a witness

after Christ’s resurrection. Matthew

was included by name among the

twelve, and I’m sure we would

consider Apostles to be trustworthy

and dedicated men.

He was filled with the Spirit

Matthew was one of those who

obeyed the command of Jesus and

saw the risen Christ. He was also

one of 120 disciples who obeyed

the command of the risen Lord

Jesus to wait in the city of

Jerusalem for the coming of the

Holy Spirit:

And, being assembled together

with them, commanded them that

they should not depart from

Jerusalem, but wait for the promise

of the Father, which, saith he, ye

have heard of me. For John truly

baptized with water; but ye shall be

baptized with the Holy Ghost not

many days hence. (Act 1:4-5)

As a result, Matthew was baptised

with the Holy Spirit on the Day of

Pentecost in the same way as the

other apostles.

We do not read in Acts of any of his

exploits in the realm of preaching or

working miracles, but no doubt he

was mightily used by God. Church

tradition has it that Matthew later

travelled to distant lands to preach

the gospel of Jesus Christ, as the

Lord had commanded:

Go ye therefore, and teach all

nations, baptizing them in the name

of the Father, and of the Son, and of

the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to

observe all things whatsoever I have

commanded you: and, lo, I am with

you alway, even unto the end of the

world. Amen. (Mat 28:19-20)

Go ye into all the world, and preach

the gospel to every creature. (Mark

16:15)

Not only so, but Matthew was also

inspired by God to write a gospel.

No doubt his earlier occupation

might have given him some

qualifications to help him with this

task. He was used to using a ‘pen’

and ink. Since the Gospel of

Matthew is part of scripture, we see

that Matthew was a holy man, and

God inspired him .

For the prophecy came not in old

time by the will of man: but holy

men of God spake as they were

moved by the Holy Ghost. (2Pe 1:21)

The Gospel of Matthew is full of

quotes and allusions to Old

Testament scriptures and displays

first-hand knowledge of the life and

ministry of Jesus Christ. Matthew

wrote his gospel to exalt Christ and

to present him as being the King of

the Jews, the Messiah or the son of

David.

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“It was not with perishable things

such as silver or gold that you were

redeemed … but with the precious

blood of Christ, a lamb without

blemish or defect” (1 Peter 1:18-19).

What a strange statement! True,

though gold is very resilient it is not

imperishable—it will tarnish

eventually. Blood, on the other

hand, is certainly perishable, it goes

off quickly. Yet Peter insists that

gold has less value than Jesus’

blood.

Gold (or wealth) is what the world

values above everything. But this

world’s wealth carries no spiritual

value at all; whereas the blood of

Jesus produces something of lasting

value. When heaven and earth

vanish, the redeeming power of

Christ’s blood will continue forever.

Men speak of “precious metals” but

God’s word speaks of “the precious

blood of Christ.” It does what

money cannot do – it cleanses

sinners. No one can claim to be

without sin. In fact, it is self-

deception to say we have no sin. “If

we say that we have no sin, we

deceive ourselves, and the truth is

not in us” (1 John 1:8).

Everyone has a sin problem. No

amount of gold or silver could ever

make restitution for even one sin

against God. That’s why Christ’s

blood is so precious. It is the only

substance with enough power to

erase our debt of sin. The apostle

John said, “The blood of Jesus Christ

[God’s] son cleanses us from all sin”

(1 John 1:7). The book of Revelation

depicts millions singing to Christ as

Lord, “You were slain, and with your

blood you purchased men for God …

You have made them to be a

kingdom and priests to serve our

God, and they will reign on the

earth” (Revelation 5:9-10).

Long ago the blood of Christ’s life

seeped from His heart. It stained

Calvary’s hill, spelling out in crimson

letters the story of the love that

surpasses all love. Christ’s death

was His greatest achievement – and

God’s greatest act. The power of

love conquered sin and death.

All the world’s great religions show

that people expect to pay for their

sins. Some do penance, while

others expect to suffer cleansing

agonies in the flames of Purgatory.

The Christian gospel has a different

message! It says: “Jesus has paid for

it all.” That is the matchless glory of

the gospel – the gospel Paul and

Peter preached. They took that

message into a world laden with

guilt. “My brothers,” Paul said, “I

want you to know that through

Jesus the forgiveness of sins is

proclaimed to you” (Acts 13:38). If

Jesus has already suffered and paid

the price for our sin there is no

need for us to suffer or pay for that

debt again?

When soldiers hammered nails

through Christ’s living flesh, His

blood covered their hands. Yet

Jesus kept on praying, “Father,

forgive them, for they do know not

what they do” (Luke 23:34). If they

received His forgiveness, then the

same blood that stained their hands

also washed their hearts. “Without

the shedding of blood there is no

forgiveness” (Hebrews 9:22).

Many people make the mistake of

hiding their sin from God – there is

no need, for God has provided a

cleansing for our sin. When John

the Baptist realized who Jesus was

he cried out: “Behold! The Lamb of

God who takes away the sin of the

world” (John 1:29).

If you put your faith in the risen

Lord Jesus today, then his blood will

totally remove your sin forever, and

you will receive the free gift of

eternal life.

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