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Luke 19:
Jesus entered Jericho (South
Israel) on his way to Jerusalem (North Judah) and a wealthy chief tax collector named
Zacchaeus, who wanted to see Jesus, stood on a tree because of the crowd and he
was short. Jesus
saw him (rich clothed man on a tree stands out) and requested that he came down
because he wanted to stay with him today. People wondered why Jesus entered a
house of a sinner (rich stealing from the poor). Zacchaeus repented and told
Jesus that he was going to give half his possessions to the poor and repay
anyone he has cheated four times. Jesus said salvation was in Zacchaeus' house
because of his repentance. Jesus spoke of a wealthy man who left to be crowned
king and gave his ten servants 3-month wages each to invest for him before he
returns. When he returned, servants that increased his money were rewarded, but
the one that did not invest it at all was punished. Jesus enters Jerusalem on a
colt with people shouting out to Jesus as their king. The Pharisee told Jesus to
quiet the crowd but he said that even the stones will cry out. Jesus wept for
Jerusalem because it did not recognize God and that it will be attacked as well
as destroyed. Jesus also chased out those selling in the temple while he went
there to preach daily to the scorn of the Jewish leaders.
Luke 20:
Jesus asked
the the chief priest, teachers of the law, and Jewish elders if John's Baptism was
from God because they wanted to know by what authority Jesus acted. They said they
did not know, so Jesus ignored them. Jesus said a parable of a man who rented
his vineyard to tenants and traveled. He soon sent his servants to go get his
share of the harvest from the tenant, but they were beaten and tortured. So, he
went his son with the hope that they would respect him, but they killed him. So
the man will have to come and destroy those tenants. Jesus also implied that he
was the capstone that the builders once rejected. Spies who wanted to have Jesus
handed to the governor on charges of what he said asked Jesus if it was okay to
pay taxes to Caesar. Jesus told them that since the tax coin had the image of
Caesar, it should be given to Caesar and give what is God to God. The Sadducees,
who did not believe in resurrection, wanted to know from Jesus which of the 7
brothers in resurrection will have the wife with no child if each one married
her according to the law, one after the other to bear children for their dead
brother, but had no child for any of
them. Jesus told them that there is no marriage or death in the resurrection because
they (children of God) will be like angels. Jesus says that God is for the living, not the dead,
and he cannot be the son of David if David called him lord. |
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Luke 21:
Jesus said that the poor
widow's offering surpassed those that gave from their wealth because she gave
God despite in need. He also told the disciples than a time will come when the
temple will be no more and the disciples wanted to know when the end of time
will be. Jesus told them it will be a time of false prophets claiming to be
Christ, but they are not to follow them, as well as wars and revolution. There
will also be earthquakes, famine, diseases, fearful incidences, and great sings
from heaven after the persecution and torture of the Christian before
authorities. Christians are not to plan their defense because Jesus will provide
the wisdom and irrefutable responses. Even family will betray Christians and
people will hate them because of Jesus, but they will not perish. Jerusalem will
be surrounded and occupied by Gentile armies until their appointed time, as well
as the sun, moon, stars, and seas will be shaken out of order to put great fear
in humans. Then Jesus will return on the clouds with great power and glory.
Jesus says that day will come unexpectedly and we should not be worried or
depressed about the issues of the world or lose focus. Pray to escape all that
would happen to be able to stand before Jesus.
Luke 22:
The chief priests and
teachers of the law wanted to get Jesus arrested, then Satan entered Judas
Iscariot and he went to them to agree to betray Jesus to them when no crowd was
present in exchange of money. Jesus sent Peter and John into the city
to prepare for Passover dinner. At the dinner, Jesus told his disciples that it
was his last Passover meal before his death and resurrection. Jesus shared wine
and bread with them and asked they did it in remembrance of him and he revealed
to the disciples that Judas will betray him to authorities. Jesus teaches that
the greatest is the one that serves with humility and he said that he had prayed
against Satan's request to destroy Peter. Jesus is arrested and tried before
Pilate and Herod. Peter also denies Jesus as predicted by Jesus. |
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