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Son Of Thunder i come from a land down under, due south at the bottom of your work globes

 " NEVER MAN SPAKE LIKE THIS MAN " !!

If you have read all four gospels concerning the life and ministry of Jesus Christ - then you will well know how that the establishment [OF THAT DAY] had constantly plotted, schemed, conspired, and devised how they might lay hold of Christ and have him arrested, and put to death.

The Scribes and Pharisee's had many a council meeting and gathering - as to how they might destroy him and take him, but they hesitated, for fear of the people- for you see many held ( Jesus) to be a prophet.

At one stage they had even gone to the length of setting up spies ( a spy ring ) - who were to feign themselves as being righteous men - and hoped to catch something out of his mouth, whereby they might accuse him before the council, and before the senior priests of the people.

Even the sadducee's who were in opposition to the pharisee clan (at that time) would agree to lay aside their differences with the pharisees, if it meant in the process - they could capture and have Jesus arrested.

And so we read this in John Gospel [7:44-48] "that certain of the "officers" ... came to the senior priests and pharisees and they (the pharisee) said to them, "WHY HAVE YOU NOT BROUGHT HIM" ? The officers then replied " NEVER MAN SPAKE LIKE THIS MAN " !!

Then answered the pharisees, what - are you also deceived ?

Now listen here: " have any of the leaders, rulers, or the senior priests of the pharisees BELIEVED ON ... this man ??

You see The one thing characteristic about Christ ministry as opposed to the rulers of that day - was this ~~ he Jesus spake as one that [had authority]- and not as the scribes !!

For with great power and authority he commandeth the unclean spirits to leave - and they obey him.

Others watching and listening said this of Jesus

What a word is this and what new doctrine is this

And how knoweth this man letters ( sermons ) having never learned ??

And where cometh this wisdom-by which he speaks ?

Apperently like his forerunner John the baptist Jesus had never been to their schools of higher learning, or their bible colleges, and had no doctrate degrees - or BA's or MD'S, he had no diploma in hand either, hence this too... was stumbling block to them !

And so all this only served - to add to the mystique, and to the dilemna of how he spake with such authority !! The people often being greatly astonished at his word - and at his doctrine.

The scribes and pharisees said to him who gave you this authority anyway ?? and by who's authority do you speak ? we wanna know ! as our establishment hasn't authorised you to speak, and nor do we acknowledge you in any way - or your words ~~ what are your qualifications and credentials Jesus -- we want to know ?

You see by the time he had finished his [message on the mount]that is ( Matthew 5,6,7 ) the people who had gathered to hear and to listen - by the time Jesus had ended his speech, they all greatly marvelled as they had never before heard it on that fashion ~~ and marveled at his doctrine ~~ saying "this man speaks not as the scribes" HE WOWED THEM WITH HIS WORD. ( IN MODERN VERNACULAR HE BLEW THEIR SOCKS OFF AND SCORCHED THEIR EARS )

This then led to great speculation as to who this might be ? and thus many going around saying this "listen up everybody" as a " great prophet has risen up in our midst... " others said this it is Elijah - but Herod speculated by saying NO - - this is John THE Baptist whom i had beheaded - and he has risen from the dead !!

we further read this ~~ And When Jesus had completed a 40 day fast and returned from the wilderness where he had been tempted by the devil, the scripture says he returned in the power of the spirit and was [full] of the Holy Ghost and went into their synagogues and preached the Kingdom of God to them.

He told them he was the one Isaiah had prophesied about, and that he was the anointed one, and was called to set the captives free and to bring a deliverance ministry and to the people of Israel. He then closed the book of Isaiah and gave it back to the minister, and sat down ~~ with all eyes in the synagogue being fastened upon him, as they contemplated the gracious words that proceeded forth out of his mouth.

But some begin to murmur amongst themselves and musing in their hearts ( saying ) " who you Jesus... the anointed one that the prophet Isaiah talked about...you Jesus...you who are the carpenter's son, who's family we know, you the son of Joseph ....HA very funny ! what a laugh - i don't think so, i think maybe this man has sawed one too many planks and logs in the summer heat - working alongside his father. You mean to say your that prophet who was forecast to come into the world being {the saviour of the world} ?Well we don't think so - nice try Jesus, it's fanciful we admit, but we don't believe you - nor what you have just spoken ( you see Joseph and his family were a family of low estate, not well known or of stature, just humble and simple in the common community, and so again the Jews stumbled over this, fully expecting some kind of whiz bang entrance thing to happen - regarding the coming of their messiah.

You all know the rest of the story - Christ reproved them and told them a prophet is with-out honour in his own country and amongst his own brethren !! They all then got as mad as hell and rose up, and led him to the brough of a hill, where their city was built upon - fully intending him to cast him headlong... and down to his impending death.

But he going through the midst of them - went his way !!

Never man spake like this man !!!


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