STUDY TO SHOW THYSELF APPROVE (BTBS)
VERY NAUGHTY FIGS
Jew in the Hebrew (yehudiy) means “of the tribe of Judah”.
Jew in the Greek (Ioudaios) means “of the tribe of Judah or a resident of Judea”.
Judah is only one tribe of Israel (Jacob).
During and after the Babylonian captivity, many infiltrated the Levitical priesthood or said they were of Judah. Ezra on the trip back to Jerusalem wrote.
NONE OF THE SONS OF LEVI
Ezra 8:15 And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
This is also illustrated in the parable, the two baskets of figs (Jer.24:1-10). One basket of good figs and one basket of naughty figs. So by the time Christ came along things were very rotten.
PLAY ACTORS
Matt.23:1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to His disciples, Matt.23:2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
The scribes and Pharisees sit in authority, they have taken over. Then Christ tells them to observe (inwardly), for they say and do not. Later Christ calls them hypocrites.
Matt.23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
In the Greek (hupokrites) means “an actor, stage player”. They are playing a role.
So many Biblically illiterates slander Judah, when it was the basket of naughty figs.
In Revelation Christ tells the church of Smyrna and Philadelphia.
WHICH SAY THEY ARE JEWS
Rev.2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Rev.3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
2006-06-11 01:29:28
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answered by Anonymous
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Jesus wasn't killed by the Jews. Crucifixion was a Roman punishment. The Sanhedrin at the time were Roman appointees, "King Herod" was a Syrian, not Jewish. Most of Jesus' followers were Jews, and the Romans saw the mobs following him and got nervous about revolution. When the moneychangers were attacked at the Temple, the Romans saw this as Jesus possibly calling out his followers to start an actual revolt. Therefore, his arrest, trial, and execution.
However, when Rome, 400 years later, took on Christianity as the official religion, the idea that is was Rome itself that killed him was unacceptable. It was only natural to try to pin it on someone else... it was the land of the Jews it all had taken place in, Jews were exiled refugees and outsiders by that point, and it was simple to turn the "murder" rap onto them instead. Therefore, the bit with Pilate's handwashing of the situation.
2006-06-17 17:54:58
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answered by spedusource 7
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Because humans are arrogant and they want to put themselves up to the level of God, which is the worst sin you can ever commit if you are really loving and conscient of Him!!!!
Of course God can do anything He wishes, He definitely does not need us in creation, He sent us many messengers to show us the right way and deliver His word, amongst them the beloved Jesus (pbuh) BUT BUT mankind decided that because he was so good, he must then have been God, and started all that nonsense about that we are created to His image, etc...
The reason for this is ARROGANCE AND NO OTHER; mankind does not want to accept that we are only a nothingness in creation.
2006-06-11 10:21:25
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answered by Lalulo_Jazmin 4
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The Romans had Jesus killed they thru him to the Rabbis and said do what you want with him, but they all knew the plan even Jesus, that is why he refused to speak up, Christianity was to replace Paganism and undercover they stared stealing all the gold and jewels and therefore let the Jewish people live it just really was a plan for the church which was in control in Rome do as they pleased, any thing coming from ancient history is evil and yet people fall for it
2006-06-11 08:41:56
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answered by man of ape 6
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Jesus came to earth to do His Fathers will;to preach the good news about God's kingdom and the blessing that it will bring.And to offer his perfect human life as a ransom sacrifice,in order to 'buy back what the perfect man Adam had lost for mankind - everlasting life
John 17:3-"This means everlasting life,their taking in knowledge of you,the only true God and of the one whom you sent forth,Jesus Christ."So Jesus could protect himself there is no doubt about that,and there is no doubt that he was much more than just a messenger,he was the greatest man who ever lived.
Jesus knew he had to die.It was out of love for mankind and in obedience to His Father's request.
Of course,he didn't have to.The night he was taken into custody he said to Peter "Do you not think that I cannot appeal to my Father to supply me at this moment more than twelve legions of angels?"
2006-06-11 10:48:39
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answered by lillie 6
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i'm a muslim and believe that jesus(PBUH)was not the son of god but was a common prophet with the bible message,like moses for the jews,mohammad(PBUH)with the holy quran.i also do not believe that he was crucified but he was raised to god before it happened and the jews crucified the one who guided them to jesus as god made them think it was him by a miracle.we muslims also believe that he will come down again in the end of time
2006-06-11 08:42:22
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answered by Ahmed Jadalla Bushra Badawi 4
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Actually, the Jews didn't kill Jesus, or even put him on trial. The "New Testament," in trying to sell itself to the Roman population, was written to deflect evil away from the Romans, who were actually the bad guys and put the blame somewhere that the Romans would be able to tolerate: the Jews.
2006-06-11 09:15:01
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answered by Anonymous
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Nobody killed Him. He voluntarily gave His life as a human sacrifice to appease the wrath of G-d. In Jewish history, they required a lamb sacrifice to atone for sin.
Since Jesus was the only sinless human, His voluntary death atoned for all mankind, making access to G-d.
2006-06-11 08:53:36
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answered by Anonymous
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In order to fulfill the prophecy and to glorify God. Jesus had a choice and he chose to be crucified. The right path is NOT the easy path.
2006-06-11 09:15:42
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answered by angelpockets 4
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because the Jewish scribes and Pharisees were so rapped up in there own hypocritical traditions,they would not accept what Jesus was saying,If they listened to him,they would have to examine there own conscious,and they would be taken out of their comfort zone. it was easier for them just to kill him.this doesn't mean all the Jews were like this.Jesus had many,many Jewish followers
2006-06-11 08:49:49
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answered by jim f 1
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