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To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (19259)	7/18/1998 9:37:00 PM
From: Jamey	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 39621

The Unsearchable Riches of Christ AGE: MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN BACKGROUND OF THE PROPHECY After Jesus delivered his Sermon on the Mount on the ethical principles of the kingdom (Matt. 5-7), he began to perform hundreds of miracles, offering the credentials prophesied in the Old Testament, as illustrated in the prophecy of Isaiah 35:5-6. "Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute shout for joy." Most of the prophecies in Isaiah 35 relate to the future millennial kingdom, but these verses also find fulfillment in the public ministry of Christ in his first coming. Christ's performance of so many miracles in the power of God should have alerted the Jews to the fact that he was indeed their Messiah and the prophesied Deliverer of Israel. Though all the miracles of Christ created a stir in Israel and caused many who wanted to be healed to follow him, the nation as a whole seems to have been untouched by these evidences, and continued in unbelief. Subsequent to the many miracles that Christ performed, he sent out his twelve disciples, giving them authority to perform miracles and to drive out evil spirits (Matt. 10:1-42). When John the Baptist was in Herod's prison he began to wonder if Jesus was the One who was to bring deliverance from the Romans, and he sent his disciples to ask Jesus. Jesus told the disciples to go back to John and report to him the miracles they had seen him doing. Jesus then declared John to be a great prophet, the prophesied messenger who would come before the Messiah (Matt. 11:9-15), but he also noted that that generation had rejected John's message of repentance. Jesus took this as illustrative of his own rejection: 'For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.' The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and "sinners."' But wisdom is proved right by her actions" (w. 1y19). Following the recognition of the rejection of both John's ministry and his own, "Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent" (Matt. 11:20). Jesus pronounced judgment on Korazin, Bethsaida, Tyre, Sidon, and Capernaum (vv. 21-24). in view of the national rejection of John and himself, Jesus then offered an invitation to individuals to become his disciples: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will hnd rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" (Matt. 11:2S30). After Jesus was rebuked by the Pharisees because the disciples' ate grain gathered on the Sabbath, Jesus deliberately healed others on the Sabbath, but he warned the people of Israel that the prophecy of Isaiah (42:1-4) was hidden. There has been much resistance to the idea that the kingdom was postponed. It must be understood that what is postponed from a human standpoint is not postponed from the divine standpoint. With God, all contingencies and seeming changes of direction are known from eternity past, and there is no change in God's central purpose. (continued) Santiago

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (19259)	7/19/1998 2:40:00 AM
From: Alan Markoff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Emile; Let your own words speak for thyself; *You are a son of darkness, I of light.* I am not a Christian, I am a Jew who accepts messiah NO NO Emile you got it all wrong.................... I am Jewish and have accepted Yeshua as my Messiah, as far as this Christian thing I wish in no way to be associated with you or the KKK so to you and them I am not a Christian. As far as Steve, Dll, Barney Ect...... I would not hesitate to pronounce my Christianity in regards to them, so I chose to play it safe by just choosing to be a Jewish believer so as to not be associated with you and some other self proclaimed Christians that are dogmatic in regards to Jews and others like Mark, Hal ect....... who are possessed with demons ect..... Alan Markoff has said "I am not a Christian, I am a Jew who accepts messiah." There is no basis for this new false doctrine of shame in identifying yourself with Jesus Christ and his Christian Church.. Peter was not ashamed to be called a Christians, why are you ashamed Alan? My only shame is to be associated with the likes of you it has nothing to do with sincere Christians. You really need to see a psychologist and I am not saying this in a sarcastic way, you need help.......... Or better yet go find yourself an Exorcist it does wonders for spinning heads................. If you can twist the words I speak than it is only obvious that your same pattern reflects on your interpretation of the Bible to fit your so called PURITY OR AS YOU PUT IT....... I LIGHT............... Alan