17v2-3"...He opened up the texts so they understood what they'd been reading all their lives: that the Messiah absolutely had to be put to death and raised from the dead—there were no other options—and that "this Jesus I'm introducing you to is that Messiah..."
Using the Message translation here so don't the verses exactly...I love reading verses in all the different translations..
So the Jews didn't believe that Jesus was the Messiah..cause they were expecting some valiant Saviour who would kill the Romans and give them freedom..But instead they got a carpenters son, who rode a donkey and let himself be murdered brutally by the very force they thought he had come to overthrow..But the Roman Empire wasn't the enemy Jesus had come to free them from..
So he teaches them in a way that they can see the predictions in the Old Testament and they realise that Jesus is the Messiah they have been waiting for, the Messiah that their people crowed at, and yelled to be crucified..
"there were no other options..." He had to die because the Roman Empire was not the main concern. The enemies in this world were not Gods concern then and he isn't too worried about them now. Because he uses them to build his people even when they do not want to be built..The adversaries in this world can only hurt flesh and feelings..and not to belittle that pain..it is very real. But Gods burden is our souls. And he wants to have us to him self for eternity and so, he had to attack the one person who could prevent that..gave his son instead..as a wager for our souls.
At the end of Harry Potter (yes i am about to compare Jesus to Harry Potter but go with me and don't take it too seriously...) So at the end of the last book; Harry willing gives himself to Lord Voldemort to be killed because Voldemort says he is going to kill everyone in Hogwarts unless he gets Harry..So Harry goes to were Voldemort is hiding, doesn't tell anyone..just goes in secret to be killed...And Voldemort kills him..But because Harry gave himself somehow he comes back to life but Voldy doesn't catch on. So Voldemort and all his supporters go to Hogwarts were like everyone who's anyone in the Wizarding world is at and is like 'Look, he's dead...your hero is dead..he was caught running away, trying to save himself..' (which is a lie..) At at the point everyone thinks its over..
i think that's probably what it was like for the disciples and the Jews. They thought they had someone who would lead them and save them...but instead he died..they thought he had been defeated and all hope was lost..But it wasn't..next in the book Voldemort tries to put spells on the crowd to make them be quiet (Harry is alive and awake this whole time just pretending to be dead, waiting for his opportune moment...) But Voldemorts spells to try and silence the crowd don't hold..they can still holler
"...he shouted, and there was an answering cheer from the crowd, whom Voldemort's silencing charms seemed unable to hold.."
Because Harry had died for them...
Now please do not take this the wrong way, i know Jesus' death had much more importance than that of a fictional wizard..
But Satan is trying to silence us..He said look, your king is dead?where is your conqueror now?but then Jesus wasn't dead for very long....and now, although sometimes he can be very effective..and can silence us for a time...ultimately...he has no hold on us, cause the creator of the universe died for us?
Acts17v24-29
"The God who made the world and everything in it, this Master of sky and land, doesn't live in custom-made shrines or need the human race to run errands for him,
as if he couldn't take care of himself.
He makes the creatures; the creatures don't make him.
Starting from scratch, he made the entire human race and made the earth hospitable, with plenty of time and space for living;
so we could seek after God, and not just grope around in the dark but actually find him.
He doesn't play hide-and-seek with us. He's not remote; he's near. We live and move in him, can't get away from him!
One of your poets said it well: 'We're the God-created.' Well, if we are the God-created, it doesn't make a lot of sense to think we could hire a sculptor to chisel a god out of stone for us, does it?"
trying to learn these verses off by heart cause i think they are incredible..
Had my second sober night out in Leeds last night for Hannah's birthday...not that you would think it from the pictures!every ones normally pretty shocked when they find out i'm not drunk cause i dance about like a loon anyway but i thank God that firstly his spirit in me makes me strong enough not to drink and also gives me confidence to not care what people think too much that i can have a good night sober!
And it was a good night...danced and laughed alot!
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