JESUS declared:
Matthew 11:16-17
King James Version
16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation?
It is like unto children sitting in the markets,
and calling unto their fellows,
17 And saying,
We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced;
we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
How has man treated the LORD JESUS?
How have we sinned against the LORD?
They sought to stone Him, when He challenged their laws.
And because of that, they crucified Him.
They hated Him, and hounded Him.
They "tripped" Him, every chance they could get.
Fueled by Satan, they failed.
They could only mock the LORD's ways.
In JESUS' own words:
Matthew 11:19
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19 The Son of man came eating and drinking,
and they say,
Behold a man gluttonous,
and a winebibber,
a friend of publicans and sinners.
But wisdom is justified of her children.
Neither did they believe a word He says.
Their proud hearts questioning his ways.
That's why JESUS declared:
John 8:44-45
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44 Ye are of your father the devil,
and the lusts of your father ye will do.
He was a murderer from the beginning,
and abode not in the truth,
because there is no truth in him.
When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own:
for he is a liar, and the father of it.
45 And because I tell you the truth,
ye believe me not.
Worse, they accused Him of having an "unclean spirit".
To which, the LORD replied:
Mark 3:28-30
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28 Verily I say unto you,
All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men,
and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost
hath never forgiveness,
but is in danger of eternal damnation.
30 Because they said,
He hath an unclean spirit.
By that act alone, we have committed the "UNFORGIVABLE sin".
Man is ungrateful.
Truly, a thankless generation.
Always receiving, but never thanking.
Worse, forever forgetting.
Never looking back at the blessings.
Never realizing Who had visited, and healed them.
Never acknowledging the GOD of ALL blessings.
JESUS pointed out how people really are.
Even in Nazareth, His home town, He was not appreciated.
Matthew 13:54-56
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54 And when he was come into his own country,
he taught them in their synagogue,
insomuch that they were astonished, and said,
Whence hath this man this wisdom,
and these mighty works?
55 Is not this the carpenter's son?
is not his mother called Mary?
and his brethren, James, and Joses,
and Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us?
Whence then hath this man all these things?
Making JESUS lament:
Matthew 13:57
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57 And they were offended in him.
But Jesus said unto them,
A prophet is not without honour,
save in his own country,
and in his own house.
But it became the town's loss.
Matthew 13:58
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58 And he did not many mighty works there
because of their unbelief.
Despite the many miracles, man continued to sin:
Matthew 11:20
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20 Then began he to upbraid the cities
wherein most of his mighty works were done,
because they repented not:
Note the cities where "most of his mighty works were done".
A couple were Chorazin, and Bethsaida:
Matthew 11:21-22
King James Version
21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin!
woe unto thee, Bethsaida!
for if the mighty works, which were done in you,
had been done in Tyre and Sidon,
they would have repented long ago
in sackcloth and ashes.
22 But I say unto you,
It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon
at the day of judgment, than for you.
Another was Capernaum:
Matthew 11:23-24
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23 And thou, Capernaum,
which art exalted unto heaven,
shalt be brought down to hell:
for if the mighty works,
which have been done in thee,
had been done in Sodom,
it would have remained until this day.
24 But I say unto you,
That it shall be more tolerable
for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment,
than for thee.
It is only by Satan's work that the people of these cities remained wicked, ungrateful, and ignorant.
Not knowing, nor realizing, Who had visited them.
Not knowing that HEAVEN had been upon them.
We are all in great error.
When we don't acknowledge the Sonship of JESUS.
When we don't want to be born again.
When we don't love GOD.
When we don't follow His commandments.
When we don't repent, and believe the gospel.
We have no idea our sins against GOD.
This, we must take to heart:
"Whatever you lose,
lose not Christ."
-- Charles Spurgeon
We are in the end times.
It's all preparation now.
The prophecies have been given.
The warnings have been given.
The Rapture is imminent.
How many will care to listen?
We do not have the luxury of time.
JESUS will judge us one day.
We must be "spotless".
1 Thessalonians 5:23
King James Version
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly;
and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body
be preserved blameless
unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Like the spotless Lamb JESUS is.
Isaiah 53:7-10
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7 He was oppressed,
and he was afflicted,
yet he opened not his mouth:
he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb,
so he openeth not his mouth.
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment:
and who shall declare his generation?
for he was cut off out of the land of the living:
for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
9 And he made his grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death;
because he had done no violence,
neither was any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him;
he hath put him to grief:
when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin,
he shall see his seed,
he shall prolong his days,
and the pleasure of the Lord
shall prosper in his hand.
1 Peter 1:18-20
King James Version
18 Forasmuch as ye know
that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things,
as silver and gold,
from your vain conversation
received by tradition from your fathers;
19 But with the precious blood of Christ,
as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20 Who verily was foreordained
before the foundation of the world,
but was manifest in these last times
for you,
1 John 3:5
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5 And ye know that he was manifested
to take away our sins;
and in him is no sin.
The LORD deserves ALL the LOVE and HONOR due Him.
Something man has not done so.
Except for a few faithful.
Before anyone tries to "stone" the LORD again, remember these --
He is the CHIEF corner STONE.
Ephesians 2:19-20
King James Version
19 Now therefore
ye are no more strangers and foreigners,
but fellowcitizens with the saints,
and of the household of God;
20 And are built upon the foundation
of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ himself being
the chief corner stone;
He is the ROCK.
1 Corinthians 10:1-4
King James Version
10 Moreover, brethren,
I would not that ye should be ignorant,
how that all our fathers were under the cloud,
and all passed through the sea;
2 And were all baptized unto Moses
in the cloud and in the sea;
3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink:
for they drank of that spiritual Rock
that followed them:
and that Rock was Christ.
He is our SALVATION.
Acts 4:12
King James Version
12 Neither is there salvation in any other:
for there is none other name under heaven
given among men, whereby we must be saved.
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