Mark 14:53 ¶ And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. 54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. 55 And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. 56 For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. 57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, 58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. 59 But neither so did their witness agree together. 60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? 61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? 64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. 65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
53
¶ And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were
assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high
priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
Do you
follow Jesus from afar and are you warming your hands over the devil’s fire?
Peter is taking the first steps toward denying Christ and what he had
previously promised. How many times have I kept silent when I should have
proclaimed Christ? Each time you don’t take the opportunity to declare your
faith you get closer and closer to denying it.
55 And
the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put
him to death; and found none.
Even
the authorities find that Jesus is innocent.
56 For
many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
Their
own witnesses can’t agree and can’t keep their lies straight.
Psalm
27:12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses
are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
Psalm
35:11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew
not.
57 And
there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, 58 We
heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within
three days I will build another made without hands. 59 But
neither so did their witness agree together. 60 And
the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou
nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
They
obviously didn’t understand what He had said and they lied. Here’s what he
said;
John
2:18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest
thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 19 Jesus answered
and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in
building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21 But he spake of
the temple of his body.
The
operative word is “this” in verse 19 referring to His body and “this” in verse
20 in which they are referring to the physical temple. This same mistake is
made by at least one historical church here;
Matthew
16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And
Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And
Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh
and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock
I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
“This”
rock refers to Himself and the profession of faith in Him, not to Peter.
1Corinthians
10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that
spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
You
can also say that Peter’s confession that Jesus was Christ is the bedrock of
Christianity and the foundation of our faith.
61 But
he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and
said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 62 And
Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of
power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Now,
He has said it. This is an explosive statement.
Exodus
3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus
shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Daniel
7:13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of
man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they
brought him near before him. 14 And there was given him dominion,
and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve
him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and
his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
He has
claimed to be God and the Messiah. They had to make a choice now. Either they
accept Him as their Messiah or they reject Him. Either Jesus is a liar, a
lunatic, or He is God. You have to make a choice.
63 Then
the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further
witnesses?
64 Ye
have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be
guilty of death. 65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover
his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants
did strike him with the palms of their hands.
Isaiah 50:6 I gave my back
to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my
face from shame and spitting.
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