PROLIFERATION OF NIGHT CRUSADES IN
CHRISTENDOM
WAS NOT INSTITUTED BY THE LORD AND
MASTER CHRIST JESUS
Danmbaezue Jideofo Kenechukwu
&
Danmbaezue tobechukwu obinna
DEMONIC
IMPLICATIONS OF NIGHT CRUSADES
Is it right for Christians to hold night
crusades? Who or what category of animals use the dead of the night to work?
Why did God create day and night? Why did he create some animals that only hunt
at night and sleep during the day? What was/is his intention for the animals
that see only in darkness?
Owl in
Flight
The
owl’s eyes contain many rod cells that are highly sensitive to small amounts of
light, providing the owl with excellent night vision. Most owls are nocturnal,
meaning they are most active at night, and must rely on special eyesight and
sensitive hearing to hunt for prey in the dark. Depending on its species, an
owl’s diet consists of insects, fish, lizards, or small mammals. Stephen
Dalton/Photo Researchers, Inc.
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Snow
Leopard
The snow
leopard lives only in coniferous forest scrub areas and the mountain steppe
region of the Himalayas and surrounding areas.
Generally solitary except during mating season, the snow leopard may be found
at altitudes higher than 6000 m (19,000 ft) in search of migratory game such as
wild sheep, ibex, and the musk deer.
Tim
Davis/Photo Researchers, Inc.
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Corporation. All rights reserved.
‘ABALI DI EGWU’ is a Biafran expression highlighting
the dangerous and fearful implications of the night. It warns humans to desist
from going out at night because that is when evil spirits and animals operate,
evil men inclusive. Therefore, when we talk of DARKNESS anywhere, its real connotation
and denotation is clearly unambiguous. There are 161 uses of the word in the
entire Bible. Use the Concordance and see them. None of the prophets we know of
ever conducted NIGHT VIGILS or CRUSADES. So, join me and explore the real
meaning of WORKING IN DARKNESS AND WHO GOD CREATED DARKNESS FOR.
ALL MY
QUOTATIONS ARE TAKEN FROM NEW KING JAMES VERSION
Matt 6:22-23
22 "The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore
your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of
darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that
darkness!
Matt 8:11-13
11 And I say to you that many will come from east and
west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer
darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." 13 Then
Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; and as you have believed, so
let it be done for you." And his servant was healed that same hour.
Matt 22:11-14
11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw
a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. 12 So he said to him,
'Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?' And he was
speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants,
'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there
will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' 14 "For many are called,
but few are chosen."
Matt 25:28-30
28 Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to
him who has ten talents. 29 For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he
will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be
taken away. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant into
the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
Luke 1:76-79
76 "And you, child, will be called the prophet of
the Highest;
For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare
His ways,
77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people
By the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;
79 To give light to those who sit in
darkness and the shadow of death,
To guide our feet into the way of
peace."
Luke 11:33-36
33 "No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a
secret place or under a basket, but on a lamp stand, that those who come in may
see the light. 34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is
good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your
body also is full of darkness. 35 Therefore take heed
that the light which is in you is not darkness. 36 If then your whole
body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of
light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light."
Luke 22:47-53
47 And while He was still speaking, behold, a
multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and
drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. 48 But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you
betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?" 49 When those around Him saw what
was going to happen, they said to Him, "Lord, shall we strike with the
sword?" 50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut
off his right ear. 51 But Jesus answered and said, "Permit even
this." And He touched his ear and healed him. 52 Then Jesus said to the
chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him,
"Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs? 53 When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try
to seize Me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness."
John 1:1-5
1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All
things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4
In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And
the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
John 3:17-21
17 For God did not send His Son into the world to
condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 He who
believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned
already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of
God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light
has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because
their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light
and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who
does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that
they have been done in God."
John 8:12
12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying,
"I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in
darkness, but have the light of life."
LET US STOP HERE OR ELSE LOSE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
LAST QUOTATION. MAKE OUT TIME AND SEE ALL THE OTHERS.
My last reference hits the bull’s eye. Follow your
leader is the best option for any disciple or student. So, those who work in
darkness are not following Jesus. It is that clear enough. Do we need more
arguments on this issue, NO.
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If one is an apprentice and hopes to become
a successful craftsman then he has to imitate his instructor.
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If a soldier, one obeys his training
officers and complies with the regimental laws and duties expected of him.
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If a house boy or a house girl, the best
policy is to please the master or the lady of the house.
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When in a Bible College ,
a trainee evangelist or pastor prays that he be found a good disciple of his
senior reverends.
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An undergraduate works hard to be found worthy
in learning and character to successfully join in the convocation ceremony.
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So, why is it that only in Christendom do
elders, deacons, pastors, bishops and overseers not imitate Jesus their master ?
The Lord never preached at night. Once, he
had to feed the multitude and send them home before nightfall whereas he had
the divine power to hold the sun until he had finished. If Moses could do so
when there was a battle in the Old Testament then Jesus could have delayed the
sun setting, BUT HE DID NOT!
JESUS PREACHED
TO A LARGE CROWD FROM MORNING TILL EVENING AND DISMISSED THEM BEFORE NIGHTFALL
22
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the
other side, while He sent the multitudes away.
23
And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself
to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.
Matt 14:13 -15:1
13 When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted
place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot
from the cities. 14 And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He
was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick. 15 When it was
evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, "This is a deserted place, and
the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the
villages and buy themselves food." 16 But Jesus said to them, "They
do not need to go away. You give them something to eat." 17 And they said
to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish." 18 He said,
"Bring them here to Me." 19 Then He commanded the multitudes to sit
down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up
to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the
disciples gave to the multitudes. 20 So they all ate and were filled, and they
took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. 21 Now those who
had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
22
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the
other side, while He sent the multitudes away. 23 And when He had sent the
multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when
evening came, He was alone there.
24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves,
for the wind was contrary. 25 Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went
to them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw Him walking on the
sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out
for fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Be of good
cheer! It is I; do not be afraid." 28 And Peter answered Him and said,
"Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." 29 So
He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he
walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw that the wind was
boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying,
"Lord, save me!" 31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and
caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you
doubt?" 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 Then those
who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, "Truly You are the
Son of God."
34 When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret .
35 And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that
surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick, 36 and begged Him that
they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were
made perfectly well.
NKJV
COMMENTARY FROM WYCLIFFE
Matthew 14:22-27
And straightway Jesus constrained his
disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while
he sent the multitudes away.
Christ's walking on the water. 22.
Straightway he constrained the disciples. The urgency of this action was due to
the attempt by the people to make Jesus king by force (John 6:15 ). 23. Mountain .
A secluded place for prayer, apart from the distractions of the unspiritual
crowd. The significance of this situation, similar to that of Satan's third
temptation (Matt 4:8-9), drove Jesus to prayer, that his purpose might be
unswerving. From this mountain Christ could also observe the disciples in their
boat (Mark 6:48 ). Evening.
Cf. comment on verse 15. 24. Ancient manuscripts vary between in the midst of
the sea and many furlongs distant from the land (ASV marg.). John 6:19 shows the distance from shore to
have been from three to three and one-half miles. 25. Fourth watch of the
night. That is, from 3 to 6
A .M. The men had been rowing since some time
after sundown and were nearing exhaustion. Rough sea and head winds prevented
progress. Though the disciples had witnessed Jesus' power over a storm (Matt 8:23 -27), this time he was not with
them. The new lesson for them was that Christ's power would sustain them in
every appointed task, regardless of whether he was present bodily. Walking on
the sea. To do this required mastery over gravity, wind, and wave. 26. An apparition.
A spectre or ghost. The frantic disciples gave way to current superstition.
Perhaps they felt it was a harbinger of death to them. 27. It is I. On such a
dark, stormy night, the sound of the familiar voice brought reassurance where
sight was insufficient.
(from The Wycliffe Bible
Commentary, Electronic Database. Copyright (c) 1962 by Moody Press)
IF OLD
TESTAMENT PROPHETS WERE ALLOWED TO PERFORM MIRACLES LIKE JOSHUA WHO STOPPED THE
SUN FROM SETTING, THEN JESUS COULD HAVE DONE THE SAME AND SET THE PRECEDENCE OF
A NIGHT CRUSADE, BUT HE DID NOT, WHY? HE KNEW THAT DARKNESS IS FOR EVIL SPIRITS
AND DANGEROUS ANIMALS NOT GOOD MEN
12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day
when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel , and he said in the sight of Israel : "Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And
Moon, in the Valley
of Aijalon ."
13 So the sun stood still,And the moon
stopped, Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies.
Joshua 10
10:1 Now it came to pass when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard how
Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it--as he had done to Jericho and
its king, so he had done to Ai and its king--and how the inhabitants of Gibeon
had made peace with Israel and were among them, 2 that they feared greatly, because
Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was
greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty. 3 Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of
Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of
Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4 "Come up to me and help me,
that we may attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the
children of Israel." 5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king
of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and
the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they and all their armies,
and camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying,
"Do not forsake your servants; come up to us quickly, save us and help us,
for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains have gathered
together against us." 7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and all the
people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. 8 And the LORD said to
Joshua, "Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; not a
man of them shall stand before you." 9 Joshua therefore came upon them
suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal. 10 So the LORD routed them
before Israel, killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along
the road that goes to Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and
Makkedah. 11 And it happened, as they fled before Israel and were on the descent of
Beth Horon, that the LORD cast down large hailstones from heaven on them as far
as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than the
children of Israel
killed with the sword.
12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up
the Amorites before the children of Israel ,
and he said in the sight of Israel :
"Sun, stand still over Gibeon;And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon ." 13 So the sun stood
still,And the moon stopped,Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies.
Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun
stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a
whole day. 14 And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that
the LORD heeded the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel . 15 Then Joshua returned,
and all Israel
with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
16 But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at
Makkedah.
NKJV
COMMENTARY FROM WYCLIFFE
Joshua 10:1-14
Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek
king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed
it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king;
and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among
them;
Verse 1-14. Adoni-zedek is nearly
synonymous with Melchizedek (Gen 14:18 ),
both fairly common names or titles of the Jebusite kings. The Jebusites (Josh
15:63) were a racial mixture of Amorites, Hittites (i.e., non-Indo-European
Hattians), and Hurrians, as Ezek 16:3 and the name Araunah (Hurrian word for
"the king") in 2 Sam 24:18,23 indicate. Adoni-ze-dek must have been a
predecessor of Abdi-heba, the ruler of Jerusalem
in the Amarna Letters. Meredith Kline has argued clearly (in his articles on
the Habiru in WTR, XIX, XX) that in general the Habiru ('Apiru) mercenaries
with their chariots, filtering in from Syria to aid the Canaanite kings
revolting from Egypt, cannot have been identified with nor have included
(except possibly around Shechem) the Israelites invading en masse from
Trans-Jordan to destroy the Canaanites and build a nation.
According to the Amarna Letters, by 1375
B.C. there were only four main independent city-states in southern Palestine -
Jerusalem, Shuwardata, Gezer, and Lachish (the latter two both hostile to
Jerusalem). Jarmuth and Eglon were governed by Egyptian officials. In Joshua's
time, however, counting Jericho , Ai, Bethel , Gibeon , and the
cities of the other South Canaanite kings of Josh 12:9-16, there were nearly
twenty city-states. But before the Amarna period Israel had gobbled up many of these
and left the others suspicious of one another. 3. Hebron . The ancient town evidently was on
Jebel er-Rumeidi, just west of the present city, nineteen miles south of Jerusalem . Jarmuth.
Khirbet Yarmuk, sixteen miles west-southwest of Jerusalem . Lachish . Tell el-Duweir, twenty-seven miles
southwest of Jerusalem .
Eglon. Perhaps Tell el-Hesi, over seven miles west of Lachish .
a) The Battle of the Unique Day (vv. 6-21).
The historical importance of this
victory has been compared with that of the Battle
of Marathon (Blaikie). When the Gibeonites
appealed urgently for help, the Israelites were covenant-bound (see comment on
Josh 24:1) to come to their defense. Encouraged by the Lord (10:8; cf. 1:5),
Joshua led a forced moonlight march from Gilgal of at least twenty-five miles,
perhaps up the Jericho-Jerusalem route, in order to cut off retreat to this the
nearest of the Amorite strongholds (Maunder, in ISBE). He was able to surprise
the besieging Amorites at daybreak and to slaughter them from Gibeon
northwestward via Beth-horon to the Shephelah. The Amorites kept fleeing
southwestward along the valleys separating the foothills from the Central
Ridge, to Azekah (Tell ez-Zakariyeh, which guards the Valley of Elah, about
three miles west of Jarmuth) and Makkedah (possibly Khirbet el-Heishum, two
miles northwest of Jarmuth), as they tried in vain to reach Jarmuth (10:3),
about twenty miles on foot from Gibeon.
The Lord increased the panic (Josh
10:10) by sending a storm of deadly hailstones upon the Amorites as they were
fleeing the two miles down the sloping trail along the ridge between Beth-horon
the Upper (alt. 2,022
feet ) and Beth-horon the Lower (1,210 feet ). Verses
12-14 do not describe an incident subsequent to the events of verses 10,11; rather,
they are part of an extract (10:12 -15)
from the Book of Jashar introduced to render more vivid the circumstances
behind God's raining down the hail. Similar to the Book of the Wars of Jehovah
(Num 21:14 -18), the Book
of Jashar was a collection of songs, interspersed with explanatory historical
notices, in praise of the heroes of Israel ; the songs must have been
progressively accumulated (cf. 2 Sam 1:18 ).
The usual interpretation of the miracle
described herein is that God prolonged the daylight about a whole day (v. 13)
to enable the Israelites to complete their pursuit of the enemy. However, if
the sunlight was extended for ten, twelve, or more hours, so that the entire
ancient Near East could have observed the phenomenon - a more spectacular miracle
than the crossings of the Red Sea and the Jordan River - then it seems strange
that only one other reference to the event (Hab 3:11) is to be found in the OT.
God does not display his miraculous powers recklessly; instead he unleashes his
strength only in sufficient measure to achieve his desired goal, only in sight
of those who thus can be taught to recognize him if they will. What Joshua
deemed necessary for his pursuing troops, already tired from their all-night
climb, was relief from the merciless sun in the cloudless summer sky. (Up to
this episode the conquest of Canaan moved so
rapidly, after Passover at Gilgal, that only a few months need have elapsed).
For the sunshine to cease in the dry season would have been miracle enough. God
answered above all that Joshua could ask or think by sending not only the
desired shade to refresh His army but also a devastating hailstorm to crush and
delay His enemies. Any storm from grain harvest on through the summer months
was considered a judgment from God (see 1 Sam 12:17 ).
The true explanation of this miracle,
told in ancient, Oriental, poetic style, tends to confirm the idea that Joshua
was looking for relief from the sun. The word (dom), translated stand thou
still (v. 12 b), means basically "be dumb, silent, or still"; and
then "rest" or "cease" from usual activity, as in Job
30:27; 31:34; Ps 35:15; 37:7; Lam 2:18. Robert Dick Wilson demonstrated that
the root (dm) in Babylonian cuneiform astronomical texts meant "to be
darkened." Thus the sun is spoken of as "dumb" when not shining,
as in Dante's Inferno, line 60; the "words" or "speech" of
the sun is its world-wide shining, its universal heat (Ps 19:2-6). Likewise the
synonym (` amad), translated stayed (v. 13 a ) and stood still (v. 13 b) frequently has
the sense of "cease" (Gen 30:9; 2 Kings 4:6; Jonah 1:15 ). Josh 10:12 -14 may then be translated: "Now
Joshua spoke to Jehovah, in the day that Jehovah gave the Amorites over to the
sons of Israel ; and he said
before the eyes of Israel ,
`O sun, be dumb at Gibeon,
and thou moon, in the Valley of Ajalon .'
And the sun was dumb and the moon ceased
(shining),
until the nation took vengeance on its
enemies-
Is it not written in the Book of Jashar-
For the sun ceased (shining) in the
midst of the sky,
and (i.e., although) it did not hasten
to set about a whole day.
And there was no day like that before it
or after it,
that Jehovah hearkened to the voice of a
man;
for Jehovah was fighting for Israel ."
Evidently Joshua made his request when
the sun was rising over Gibeon to his east and the moon was setting in the
Valley of Ajalon (Wadi Selman, which emerges from the mountains a mile south of
Lower Beth-horon) before they had pursued as far as Upper Beth-horon. Thus he
prayed prior to the hailstorm.
(From The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, Electronic Database. Copyright (c)
1962 by Moody Press)
RE-READ THE
STATEMENT OF JESUS DURING HIS ARREST AT GETHSEMANE
AND SEE THAT IT TELLS US EXACTLY WHO WORK AT NIGHT AND WHO THEY ARE WORKING
FOR AND ARE FOLLOWING.
Luke 22:47-53
47 And while He was still speaking, behold, a
multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and
drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. 48 But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you
betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?" 49 When those around Him saw what
was going to happen, they said to Him, "Lord, shall we strike with the
sword?" 50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut
off his right ear. 51 But Jesus answered and said, "Permit even
this." And He touched his ear and healed him. 52 Then Jesus said to the
chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him,
"Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs? 53 When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try
to seize Me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness."
DID YOU KNOW
THAT THOSE DESCENDED FROM CAIN WORK IN DARKNESS LIKE THEIR FATHER THE DEVIL? THEY
OWN THE NIGHT WHEREAS THOSE DESCENDED FROM SETH ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD DESCENDED
FROM ADAM WHO SHOULD ONLY WORK IN DAYLIGHT
See John 8;
41 You are doing the things your own father does." "We are
not
illegitimate children," they protested. "The only Father we have is
God himself."
42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me,
for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me.
43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear
what I say.
44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out
your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not
holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he
speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!
46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth,
why don't you believe me?
47 He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not
hear is that you do not belong to God."
illegitimate children," they protested. "The only Father we have is
God himself."
42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me,
for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me.
43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear
what I say.
44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out
your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not
holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he
speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!
46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth,
why don't you believe me?
47 He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not
hear is that you do not belong to God."
CO MMENTARY FROM WYCLIFFE
John 8:41-42
Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
They did have a father, whom they imitated, whose works they
reproduced, but it was not Abraham. The Jews retaliated by a slur: "We be not born of fornication." The we is emphatic. Underlying this is apparently the charge of illegitimacy leveled at Jesus (this same charge colors Matthew's report of the birth of Jesus). We, the Jews were saying, are those who truly have God for our Father, whatever your claims may be. We go back of Abraham to God himself.
Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
They did have a father, whom they imitated, whose works they
reproduced, but it was not Abraham. The Jews retaliated by a slur: "We be not born of fornication." The we is emphatic. Underlying this is apparently the charge of illegitimacy leveled at Jesus (this same charge colors Matthew's report of the birth of Jesus). We, the Jews were saying, are those who truly have God for our Father, whatever your claims may be. We go back of Abraham to God himself.
42. Jesus refuted the
claim by the simple fact that their attitude toward him was not one of love, of
family affection. He knew he had come from God, no matter what they might
think.
John 8:43-47
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. The true reason for their failure to receive him was their kinship with the devil. He was their father. No wonder they acted as he does (cf. Matt23:15 ).
John 8:43-47
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. The true reason for their failure to receive him was their kinship with the devil. He was their father. No wonder they acted as he does (cf. Matt
His special sins are
lying (seen in connection with the temptation in the garden) and murder (in the
incitement of Cain toslay his brother 1 John 3:12 ). 45,46. Because they were of the devil, the liar,
they would not accept the truth from Christ. Yet they could not convict him of
sin. That being so, they should have accepted his testimony. 47. The very
failure to accept his word sealed the fact that they were not of God.
CHRISTIAN NIGHT CRUSADES WAS Not PRACTISED BY old testament prophets NOR HIS APOSTLES.
CHRISTIAN NIGHT CRUSADES WAS Not PRACTISED BY old testament prophets NOR HIS APOSTLES.
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THEY ARE DEMONIC
FOR THE FOUNDER OF CHRISTIANITY DID NOT INSTITUTE IT. DARKNESS IS FOR THE
DISCIPLES OF SATAN AND THEY OWN THE NIGHT FOR THEIR EVIL PURPOSES.
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PLEASE NOTE WHAT
THE LORD AND MASTER SAID IN LUKE 22:53; “WHEN I WAS WITH YOU DAILY IN THE TEMPLE , YOU DID NOT TRY TO
SEIZE ME. BUT THIS IS YOUR HOUR, AND THE POWER OF DARKNESS.”
AUTHORED BY FATHER AND FIRST SON
Danmbaezue
J.K.
Danmbaezue T.O.
·
The Authors are neither
Evangelists nor Pastors.
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Rather, both
are professionals in Human Medicine,
concerned
by the evils promoted by overnight crusades.
· Both were inspired to scribble this by Divine
touch.
You
can be motivated by Divine Wisdom to halt it. Amen
39 "Abraham is our father," they answered. "If you were Abraham's
ReplyDeletechildren," said Jesus, "then you would do the things Abraham did.
40 As it is, you are determined to kill me, a man who has told you the
truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.
41 You are doing the things your own father does." "We are not
illegitimate children," they protested. "The only Father we have is
God himself."
42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me,
for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he
sent me.
43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear
what I say.
44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out
your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not
holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he
speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!
46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth,
why don't you believe me?
47 He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not
hear is that you do not belong to God."
REV. PROF. J. J. KENEZ