Today's Bible Reading Sunday November 4, 2018

[CajunBass]

NKJV

Old Testament

The Fifth Book of Moses Called Deuteronomy : Chapter 11:26-32

"Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today; and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known. Now it shall be, when the Lord your God has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal. Are they not on the other side of the Jordan, toward the setting sun, in the land of the Canaanites who dwell in the plain opposite Gilgal, beside the terebinth trees of Moreh? For you will cross over the Jordan and go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you will possess it and dwell in it. And you shall be careful to observe all the statutes and judgments which I set before you today.

New Testament

The Gospel according to Matthew: Chapter 26:57-68

And those who had laid hold of Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. But Peter followed Him at a distance to the high priest's courtyard. And he went in and sat with the servants to see the end. Now the chief priests, the elders, and all the council sought false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward and said, "This fellow said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.' " And the high priest arose and said to Him, "Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?" But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, "I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!" Jesus said to him, "It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven." Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His blasphemy! What do you think?" They answered and said, "He is deserving of death." Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and others struck Him with the palms of their hands, saying, "Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck You?"

[godsdozer]

Very good passage. The high priest asked if he had anything to say. Jesus replied...………………

"It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven."



They did see "hereafter" sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of glory.

A very emphatic statement found in the OT. and one the high priest would recognize quickly, namely judgment from God.

The high priest understood exactly what Jesus was saying...…………….that's why he got so mad and tore his clothes.

[godsdozer]

for those who may not be familiar with the OT verses the high priest recognized...………

Genesis 18:2121 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.”

Genesis 11:5
5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.

Deuteronomy 33:2
2 And he said:
“The LORD came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran,
And He came with ten thousands of saints; From His right hand Came a fiery law for them.

Isaiah 31:4
God Will Deliver Jerusalem
4 For thus the LORD has spoken to me:
“ As a lion roars, And a young lion over his prey (When a multitude of shepherds is summoned against him, He will not be afraid of their voice Nor be disturbed by their noise), So the LORD of hosts will come down
To fight for Mount Zion and for its hill.

Isaiah 64:3
3 When You did awesome things for which we did not look, You came down, The mountains shook at Your presence.

Isaiah 66:15
15 For behold, the LORD will come with fire And with His chariots, like a whirlwind, To render His anger with fury,
And His rebuke with flames of fire.

Psalm 18:9
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.

Psalm 47:5
5 God has gone up with a shout, The LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

Psalm 50:3
3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him,
And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.

Psalm 96:13
13 before the LORD. For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
He shall judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with His truth.

Psalm 97:5
5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD,
At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

Psalm 144:5
5 Bow down Your heavens, O LORD, and come down;
Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Hosea 8:1
The Apostasy of Israel
1 “Set the trumpet[a] to your mouth! He shall come like an eagle against the house of the LORD,
Because they have transgressed My covenant And rebelled against My law.

Micah 1:3-4
3 For behold, the LORD is coming out of His place; He will come down
And tread on the high places of the earth. 4 The mountains will melt under Him,
And the valleys will split Like wax before the fire,
Like waters poured down a steep place.

Exodus 3:8
8 So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.

God and Clouds
In the Bible, clouds are used to poetically portray God's presence and/or judgment. The New Testament Second Coming on the clouds was reminiscent of the Old Testament comings on clouds. Riding on the clouds is a sure sign of Deity.
Exodus 34:5
10 Now it came to pass, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.

Exodus 19:9
9 And the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever.” So Moses told the words of the people to the LORD.

Exodus 34:5
5 Now the LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

Leviticus 16:2
2 and the LORD said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.

Numbers 11:25
25 Then the LORD came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it happened, when the Spirit rested upon them, that they prophesied, although they never did so again.

Psalm 18:9-12
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.
10 And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies. 12 From the brightness before Him, His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalm 97:2
2 Clouds and darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Psalm 104:3
3 He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,

Isaiah 19:1
Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud, And will come into Egypt; The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence, And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.

Daniel 7:13
13 “ I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man,
Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days,
And they brought Him near before Him.

Joel 2:1-2
1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD is coming,
For it is at hand: 2 A day of darkness and gloominess,
A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains.
A people come, great and strong, The like of whom has never been;
Nor will there ever be any such after them, Even for many successive generations.

Nahum 1:3
3 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, And will not at all acquit the wicked.
The LORD has His way In the whirlwind and in the storm,
And the clouds are the dust of His feet.

Zephaniah 1:14-15
14 The great day of the LORD is near; It is near and hastens quickly.
The noise of the day of the LORD is bitter; There the mighty men shall cry out.
15 That day is a day of wrath, A day of trouble and distress,
A day of devastation and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,

Jesus, promised to come in power and glory , in the clouds Just as His Father came many times in the OT.