Signs That Your Father Is the Devil

Signs That Your Father Is the Devil

Signs That Your Father Is The Devil n the middle of A.D. 32 the religious leaders of Israel accused Jesus of performing miracles, signs and wonders by the power of Satan or the Devil (Matthew 12:22-31). They had watched and heard Jesus for about two to three years and concludedI that the only way He could do those things was by demonic power. After having received full knowledge they had concluded that concluded Jesus performed His ministry through the power of the devil. Unbelief seeks reasons to reject what it cannot accept. Some today do not believe that Jesus really did those things either. Many today would be surprised to discover that the sons of the Pharisees claimed that they cast out demons (Matthew 12:27). They were trying to cast out demons. An archaeological discovery called the Graece Magicae Papyri reveals that Jewish priests were using the name of Jesus to cast out demons. The command that they used was, “I adjure you by Jesus, the God of the Hebrews” (F. F. Bruce, The Book of the Acts, Eerdmans Publishing Company. 198 8 , p. 368.). The statement reveals that Jesus was doing something so incredible that even the Jewish priests tried to cast demons using Jesus’ name. Jesus was doing incredible feats! The Contest. Th e hatred of the religious leaders of on them. Israel against Jesus began sometime after He started His ministry. Th ey did not believe that Jesus really performed I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you seek to kill healings (John 5:10-16) nor did they believe that He had Me, because My word has no place in you. John 8:37 (NASB) any power within Him- Caesarea Philippi self to do the things He e Initially, Jesus tells Galile did. Th ey rejected His Bethsaida the religious leaders that Capernaum claims to be God (John He knows they are fl esh Magadan 5:18) and to have come and blood descendants of is ol down from heaven (John p Abraham. Th at is, their a c 6:38-41). Jesus had been e lineage could be traced D ministering for close to ia from Abraham, through ar m a three years. Th at is, they S Isaac to Jacob and then had watched Jesus do Jesus went to Jerusalem to the twelve sons of for the Feast of Tabernacles many things. Th ey just Jacob (Matthew 1:2). a de could not accept that He u He acknowledged that J was doing these things. they were fl esh and blood Jerusalem Th ey concluded He had Perea descendants of Abra- to empowered by the ham and He was also a devil. So, it is not sur- descendant of Abraham. prising that in the later Th ey were all related. His part of the year A.D. 32 next statement reveals the religious leaders were that even though they seeking Jesus in order to had the same ancestral murder Him. Now in our study which is John 8:37-47, Jesus father they wanted to kill Him. Even though He had done tells them the truth, that is, their father is the devil. Watch nothing wrong they wanted to murder a family member, what happens when Jesus unloads this bombshell of reality “Yet, you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in Signs That Your Father Is The Devil Copyright © Like The Master Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Study 114 www.neverthirsty.org Life and Heart of Jesus Ministry In Galilee - Late A.D. 32 Church Teaching On Brothers Samaritans Jesus at Woman Caught The Light of Truth Will Discipline Forgiveness Reject Jesus Reject Jesus Feast In Adultery the World Make You Free Matthew 18:15-20 18:21-35 8:19-22 Mark Ministry in Galilee Ministry in Judea - Late A.D. 32 Luke 9:51-62 John 7:1-9 7:10 7:11-52 7:53-8:11 8:12-30 8:31-59 you.” Jesus’ statement reveals that since the religious leaders protest. Th e message - men and women are not any diff erent did not agree with His comments they took off ense. Jesus’ today. Th ey are just as wicked as the Pharisees and that evil comment may also implied that they did not have the godly heart resulted in the physical death of Jesus Christ, our God. character of Abraham. No Place In You. Th e religious leaders did not real- Such behavior occurs in our times too! Some years ago I ize that they were actually angry with God the Father since know a man, call him Gable, who disagreed with another Jesus did what God the Father wanted Him to do (John man’s opinion. In reaction, Gable made very negative com- 5:19; 7:16). Th at means they rejected Jehovah God - God ments about the “off ending” man publicly. Later I spoke the Father. It is dangerous to hate someone who is God and with Gable about his abusive comments and I commented speaks for God the Father. Jesus was communicating divine that the “off ending” man who had given his opinion was not truth and they did not want to hear that truth. Th e Pharisees being personal. He was just stating his view. Gable objected were in spiritual darkness and, yet, they thought they were in with, “If you disagree with me, it is personal.” Such men like the light. Unfortunately, most people are not aware they are Gable have serious pride and control issues. Th e religious in spiritual darkness. Consequently, they are easily off ended leaders of Jesus’ day could have just ignored Jesus since they by the truth. Light and darkness are opposites. John 3:20 disagreed but they didn’t. Th eir solution was to kill Him. says that evil hates the light. Th e Pharisees did not want to Th ey could not tolerate someone disagreeing with them. hear that they were sinners, that they would die in their sins Increasingly we are experiencing such wicked, self-centered if they did not believe Jesus was God and that Jesus could controlling attitudes today. Day after day, we are watching set them free from their slavery to sin. Instead they were in a wave of “I have the right to not be off end by you” sweep a contest with Jesus and they wanted to win. Spiritual dark- around the world. As a result people riot, murder, swear and ness does not understand the Light (John 1:5). Signs That Your Father Is The Devil 2 www.neverthirsty.org Genealogy Of Israel Abraham Ishmael IsaacZimram Jokshan Medan Midian Ishbak Shuah Mother was Mother was Mother was Keturah Hagar Sarah Gen. 25:1-5 Gen. 16:1-16 Gen. 21:1-8 Esau Jacob Mother was Rebekah Gen. 25:19-26 Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun Benjamin Dan Naphtali Gad Asher Joseph Fathers of the Nation of Israel Mother was Leah and Rachel Exodus 1:2-7 Th en Jesus tried to help them understand why they were His statements and, consequently, wanted to kill Him. In rejecting Him. Matthew 12:27 we are told that the Pharisees had already concluded that Jesus did His miracles, including the casting I speak the things which I have seen with My Father; therefore our demons, by demonic power. That is, they had already you also do the things which you heard from your father. John completely rejected Christ. Therefore, Jesus quotes Isaiah 8:38 (NASB) 6:9-10 which reveals that God the Father had solidifi ed their rejection. Th e Father fi nalized their decision by hardening Th at is, Jesus obeys His Father and they obey their father. their heart. Th ey do not understand that Jesus is building toward a con- Th ey have rejected Christ and were in spiritual darkness. clusion that they need to take to heart. Later in John 10:16 Th ey continued following their father. One wonders what Jesus will state that those who are His disciples, will hear His each Pharisee was thinking when Jesus said, “My father” and voice and follow Him. Th ose who hear and follow are those “Your father”? Did they think that Jesus’ father was Joseph who have been already chosen and predestined to believe in (Matthew 1:16, 18-21; John 6:42) or did they understand Jesus Christ (John 6:37, 44, and 65; Romans 8:29-30; Ephe- that Jesus was referring to God the Father? Th e next verse sians 1:3-5). Th at is, the sheep of Christ’s spiritual fl ock had will reveal that apparently they did not understand He was already been identifi ed before the foundation of the world. implying that their real father was not Abraham. Later in John 12:37-43 Jesus will further reveal that religious Their Father. At this point the internal tension leaders were not part of His fl ock because they had rejected between Jesus and the religious leaders must have increased Signs That Your Father Is The Devil 3 www.neverthirsty.org dramatically because the religious leaders were disturbed knew the religious leaders wanted to murder Him. John 7: with His comment. 25 reveals that some of the people also knew they wanted to murder Him. Th erefore, Jesus had stated the obvious. Even Th ey answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” John then they did not understand what He was saying but Jesus 8:39a (NASB) will make this clear in verse 43.

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