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July 8, 2022

What Questions Are Worth Answering?

Mark 14: 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. 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. Mark 15:2 And Pilate questioned Him, Are You the King of the Jews? And answering him, He said, It is as you say. 3 And the chief priests accused Him of many things. 4 And Pilate again questioned Him, saying, Do You answer nothing? See how many things they are accusing You of. 5 But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate marveled.

We have pointed out that while the Lord Jesus was being falsely accused, He was silent. But when He was questioned concerning His Person, whether He was the Christ, the Son of the Blessed, He answered, "I am; and you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven" (14:62). Although He was asked whether He was the Son of the Blessed, that is, the Son of God, the Lord referred to Himself as the Son of Man. The Lord is the Son of Man, not only on earth before His crucifixion, but also in the heavens on the right hand of God after His resurrection (Acts 7:56), and even at His coming back on the clouds. To accomplish God's purpose the Lord had to be a man. Without man, God's purpose could not be carried out on earth. Both "Blessed" in verse 61 and "Power" in verse 62 refer to the almighty God. The Lord's use of the word "Power" indicates that the Jewish leaders were not the government, but that He is the government. The Lord went on to indicate to them that He would come back as the Son of Man. The Lord also seemed to be saying, "You revere God as the Blessed. But I tell you, He is the Power to govern all things. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven." When Pilate was examining the Lord Jesus, he did not care whether or not He was the Son of God. Instead, Pilate questioned Him, saying, "Are you the King of the Jews?" (15:2). To this question the Lord answered, "You are saying it." This means that the Lord admitted to Pilate that He was the King of the Jews. Therefore, He was both the Son of God and the King of the Jews. Because of this, He was sentenced to death. (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. 400-401. 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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