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July 6, 2022

Condemned and Judged

Mark 14: 53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. 54 And Peter followed Him at a distance until he was within the courtyard of the high priest. And he was there sitting with the attendants and warming himself in the light of the fire. 55 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death, and they could not find it. 56 For many gave false testimony against Him, yet the testimonies were not consistent. 57 And some stood up and testified falsely against Him, saying, 58 We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands. 59 And neither in this regard was their testimony consistent. 60 And the high priest stood up in the midst and questioned Jesus, saying, Do You not answer anything? What is this that these testify against You? 61 But He was silent and did not answer anything. Again the high priest questioned Him and said to Him, Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 62 And Jesus said, I am. And you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven. 63 And the high priest, tearing his garments, said, What further need do we have of witnesses? 64 You heard the blasphemy! How does it appear to you? And they all condemned Him of being worthy of death. 65 And some began to spit at Him and to blindfold His face and to beat Him with their fists and to say to Him, Prophesy! And the attendants, slapping Him about, took Him.

In 14:55-60 we see that the Lord Jesus said nothing in answer to those who were falsely testifying against Him. The befuddled high priest of the traditional, God-forsaking and God-forsaken religion called God "the Blessed" in order to show how much he revered and honored God. Although concerning His behavior the Slave-Savior would not answer His fault- finders' false accusation, yet concerning His divine Person, His deity, He was not silent. Rather, in verse 62 He answered strongly and definitely, affirming His deity in His humanity by stating that as the Son of Man He will sit at the right hand of God. The blind opposers condemned the Slave-Savior for being blasphemous in affirming His deity, not realizing that they themselves were blaspheming God, who was right then the very One whom they were slandering and mocking. Verse 65 says, "And some began to spit at Him, and to cover His face, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, Prophesy! And the deputies, slapping Him, took Him." This was the Jews' despising and rejecting of the Slave-Savior to the uttermost, as prophesied in Isaiah 53:3. (c) Living Stream Ministry.

Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee, Life-study of Mark, pp. 397-398. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. Please visit us at www.emanna.com. Send comments to: [email protected].

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