Chapter 36 The Three Gospels (1)

The Three Gospels (1) Jesus goes to Judea During the Feast of Tabernacles in the Temple, Jesus' relationship with the Pharisees and the high priest intensified. The chief priests and Pharisees were very worried, fearing that Jesus would perform many miracles, win over the lower-class Jews, and arouse the suspicion and persecution of the Romans.The high priest for this year was Caiaphas.He also knew that Jesus came to save a nation of people.Caiaphas said to the Pharisees: "You don't know anything! You don't want only one person to die for the people, so that the whole country will not perish. This is your benefit." Because Jesus not only wanted to die for a country, but also To gather together all the scattered people.

The Pharisees had already woven a net to catch Jesus.He could not be openly active in Judah.So he temporarily left Jerusalem and went to a village near the wilderness called Ephraim, where he lived with his disciples. The Jewish Passover is getting closer.People rushed to Jerusalem one after another to purify themselves before the festival.The Jews in the city were also discussing in the temple whether Jesus would come or not.The Pharisees had already ordered that if anyone saw Jesus, they should report it immediately and they would arrest him. There was still some time before the Passover, and Jesus led his disciples to the Jewish land, passing through Bethany, the place where Lazarus died and rose again.Jesus attended a feast prepared for him at Bethany.Mary, the sister of Lazarus, anointed his feet with a catty of very costly ointment, and then with her hair.It was around this feast that Jesus again taught the Pharisees. (John 11; 12) When the Pharisees saw what Mary had done to serve Jesus, they were incredulous.They thought, if this man is a prophet, he should know what this woman is.She is a very sinful person!Jesus calmly told Simon Peter that he had something to tell them. Peter said, "Teacher, please tell me." Jesus said, "There is a creditor, and two people owe him money. One owes fifty taels of silver, and the other owes five taels of silver." .Because they were unable to repay the debt, the creditor let both of them owe their debts. Which of these two people do you think loves him more?"

Simon said, "Of course it is the one who is forgiven more." Jesus continued, "Simon, when I came into your house, you did not wash my feet with water, but this woman wet my feet with tears and dried them with her hair; you did not kiss me, but this woman kissed me feet; you have not anointed my head with oil, but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you, her many sins are forgiven, for she loves much; whoever forgives little, his There is less love." Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go home in peace." (Luke 7) Passing through Samaria and Galilee on the way to Jerusalem; reaching a village where ten lepers met him at the entrance.Seeing Jesus approaching, they shouted, "Teacher, have mercy on us!" Jesus told them to go to the priest and show him that they were clean.When one of them recovered from his illness, he came back and fell down at Jesus' feet.

Jesus said, "Aren't there ten? What about the other nine? Will no one come back to glorify my Lord except this foreigner? Arise! Your faith has saved you." (Lu 17) Jesus led the twelve disciples to continue on their way.He said, "Look! Let us go up to Jerusalem. Everything that was written by the prophets will be fulfilled in the Son of Man. He will be handed over to the Gentiles, and people will mock him, insult him, and spit on him. face, and will scour him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again." But at this time, his disciples were only vaguely disturbed, and they didn't know the whole meaning of what Jesus said.

When Jesus was passing through Narico, he met a chief tax collector named Zacchaeus, who was a rich man there.At that time, the villagers gathered around the roadside to watch Jesus pass by. Zacchaeus was a dwarf, so he climbed up to the mulberry tree to see for sure, because Jesus would definitely pass under the tree. Jesus came over, looked up, and said to him, "Zacchaeus! Come down. Today I will go to your house." Zacchaeus hurried down from the tree and received Jesus and his party with joy. When everyone saw it, they all talked about it, saying that he went to stay in a sinner's house.Zacchaeus was saved, and he said to Jesus: "Lord, I have sinned in the past. Today I will give half of my property to the poor. I will pay back four times to those who have been blackmailed by me." Jesus then announced : "Salvation has come to this house today, because he is also a descendant of Abraham. The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost."

Because Jesus was close to Jerusalem, and because the people thought that the kingdom of God was about to appear, Jesus further told them such a story with a parable: Once upon a time, there was a nobleman who wanted to go far away to inherit the throne, and then came back.He summoned ten servants and gave them ten ingots of silver, telling them to do business first and wait for him to come back. But the people of his own country hated him and did not want him to come back as king, so they sent someone to tell him that they did not want him to come back as king.When he came back from the kingdom, he ordered the servants who had received the money to come to him.

The first servant came and reported to him, "My lord, you have earned ten ingots for a piece of silver." Then the master said, "Well, good servant. Since you are faithful even in the smallest thing , you can gain authority and manage ten cities." The second servant came up and replied, "Master, you have earned five ingots for one denarius you gave." The master said, "You can also manage five cities." Another servant came up and presented the original ingot of silver. He said, "Lord, here is your silver. I wrapped it in cloth. I was afraid of you, because you are a strict man." .You have to take what you haven't put down, and you have to harvest what you haven't planted."

The master said to him, "You evil servant! By your mouth I will condemn you. Now that you know that I am strict, you will reap what you have not let go, and reap what you have not sown. Why don't you put my money in the bank and return it with interest when I come back? " He took the silver coin and handed it to the servant who had earned ten coins.The man said, "Take it! I already have ten ingots." But the master replied, "I tell you, everyone who has will be given more; whoever has nothing, even what he has will be taken away. As for my enemies do not want me to be their king, but bring them here and kill them before me." (Luke 19) When Jesus told this story, it was already six days before the Passover.The next day would be his last entry into Jerusalem.

The Holy City of the Lord Riding on a Donkey Five days before the Passover of that year, that is, the day that later became Sunday, Jesus and his disciples came from Bethany to Bethphage, approached Jerusalem, and stopped at the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two disciples to say. "Go to the opposite village, and you will definitely see a donkey tied there, and a donkey colt with it. Untie it and bring it to me. If anyone asks why, just say, I mostly use it.That person will definitely let you bring him here immediately. "This took place so that it might be fulfilled that the prophet said, "Say to the inhabitants of Zion: Behold, your king comes to you, gentle, and riding on a donkey, that is, on a colt of a donkey. "

When the disciples walked to the village according to Jesus' words, they saw a donkey tied in the street outside the gate, and they untied it.Some of those standing there said, "What are you doing untying the colt?" The disciples answered as Jesus said, and the people let them lead it away. They brought the colt to Jesus, put their cloaks on it, and put Jesus on it.Jesus rode into the city on a donkey, just as it is written in the Bible: "People of Zion, do not be afraid, your king is coming riding on a donkey's colt." This was said about him, and they did so to him.When Jesus called Lazarus and raised him from the dead, all those who were there with Jesus testified.

As Jesus approached the city, there were crowds of people on the road. They spread their clothes on the road, and some cut off branches from the field and spread them on the road.As they approached Jerusalem and were going down the Mount of Olives, all the disciples rejoiced because of all the miracles they had seen, and they praised God with a loud voice, saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! In heaven there is peace." , and glory in the highest." Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Sir, rebuke your disciples! They are shouting like this." Jesus said, "I tell you, if they had kept silent, the stones would have cried out. Woke up." Approaching Jerusalem, Jesus saw from afar the holy city that symbolized the entire Jewish nation and was at the same time the center of Jewish upper class rule. Foreseeing the ravages and destruction she would suffer in more than 30 years, he could not help but feel sorry for her. Wept bitterly.Jesus said: "I wish you knew the things that concern your safety in this day, but they are hidden now, so that your eyes will not see them. For the confinement is coming, your enemies will build a wall around you, They will surround you on all sides. And they will sweep you away and your children within you, and will not leave a stone on a stone, for you do not know the time of your visit." This is indeed an irreversible fate, for the city has neither Knowing that she does not accept the favor of the King of Kings. When Jesus entered the city, the tens of thousands of people who had gathered one after another to prepare for the festival were alarmed. Someone asked, "Who is this?" The people said, "This is Jesus, the prophet Jesus of Nazareth in Galilee." So many people in the city took palm branches and shouted "Hosanna" to meet him. (Hosanna originally meant to ask for help; here it is a word of praise.) Although the people did not know that Jesus is the Christ at this time.But with him as a prophet, they have long been willing to listen to him.As a result, in the next few days, although the chief priests, scribes, and elders wanted to arrest and kill Jesus, they were unable to do so, and did not dare to do so.The Pharisees sighed to each other, "Behold, you are vain; the world has gone after him." Jesus paused to make this discourse to the people.He said, "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the truth, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains but a single grain; but if it dies, it produces many grains. Whoever loves his life will lose it; whoever hates his life in this world will keep it unto eternal life. "If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will be my servant. My Father will honor him. "My heart is troubled right now. What shall I say? Father! Deliver me from this time! But this is what I came for. Father, glory be to your name." At that time, a voice came from heaven: "You have glorified my name, and you will glorify it again." The people standing nearby all witnessed the words of God, and some people said, "An angel spoke to him." Jesus told them, "This voice came not for me, but for you. Now the world is judged, and the prince of this world will be cast out. If I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all people to me." Jesus is already hinting to people here that he will be lifted up and crucified. (John 12) On the night after entering the city, Jesus is said to have not been in the city.After a week of touring the temple, he and his disciples went out to the nearby suburb of Bethany to spend the night. The next morning, when they came out of Bethany, Jesus was hungry.Seeing a fig tree in the distance with leaves on it, he went there and found nothing but leaves under the tree. Jesus said to the tree, "From now on, you will never have fruit." His disciples heard his curses on Fig Village. The fig tree reminded Jesus of the scene when he entered the temple yesterday: everything in the temple was still the same, and his father's temple, which he had cleansed three years ago, was still a den of thieves.The formal sacrificial activity is like this lush green leaf, but behind it, there is no fruit that can only satisfy God the Father and Christ!No wonder Jesus cursed the damned fig tree angrily. After Jesus entered the temple, with the same anger as three years ago, he drove out the businessmen in the temple, overturned the tables of the money changers and the stools of those who sold doves, and did not allow anyone to pass through the temple with utensils .He cleansed his father's temple again.After doing all this, he went out of the city again to Bethany. Another morning, Jesus and his disciples passed under the fig tree that he had cursed, and saw that the fig tree was withered from root to root.Remembering Jesus' words, Peter said to him, "Look, sir! The fig tree you cursed has withered." Jesus replied: "You should believe in God. I tell you the truth: no matter whoever says to this mountain, "Move this place and throw it into the sea!" In the end, it will definitely make him succeed. So I tell you: Whatever you ask for in prayer, no matter what it is, as long as you believe that you have obtained it, you will definitely get it. When you stand praying, if you think that someone has offended you Forgive him, so that your Father who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses; and neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive you your trespasses, unless you forgive others." (Mark 11) Jesus was in the temple every day. teach people.The chief priests and scribes and the elders of the people wanted to kill him, but they could not find a way, because the people listened to him. (Matthew 21) Warn chief priests and elders In Jerusalem, Jesus used several parables to warn the chief priests, scribes, Pharisees, and elders of the synagogue who were always trying to murder him. Jesus first told the parable of the wicked husbandman.Jesus said: "A man planted a vineyard, fenced it around, dug a wine press, built a tower, rented it out to farmers, and went abroad. When the harvest time came, the master sent a servant to the to the sowers, to receive from them the vineyard. But the sowers caught him, beat him, and told him to go away empty-handed. The lord sent another servant to them, and they bruised his head again, and insulted him, and told him to go home empty-handed. The master sent another servant, and they wounded him, and pushed him out of the vineyard. Then the master sent many servants, some of whom were beaten and some of whom were killed. The owner of the vineyard said, "What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Maybe they will respect him and let him bring back the fruit of the vineyard. So he sent his beloved son to the vineyard, who It was expected to be even worse this time. When the farmers saw the owner's son coming in person, they gathered together in hatred and said, "This is the heir to the inheritance. Let's kill him so that the inheritance will belong to us." So they and killed him by throwing him out of the vineyard. Say, what shall the owner of the vineyard do when he returns?" Everyone who heard the lecture said: "We will kill those wicked people with poisonous hands, and lease the vineyard to other farmers who will deliver the fruit on time." Jesus went on to say, "Yes, he will come and destroy those wicked farmers and rent out the vineyards to others. It is written: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is what the Lord has done , it is marvelous in our eyes. Have you not read this scripture? Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a people who can give its fruit. Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; Whoever this stone falls on will be smashed to pieces." The meaning of Jesus' parable is obvious.The owner of the vineyard is God, and his vineyard is the people of Israel.The servants sent by the owner of the land and his own son are the prophets and Christ himself, who were abused, beaten and even killed.All these blood debts for the murder of the prophets and the Son of God, the God of fire, will be recovered from the Jews.In front of the Jewish upper class, Jesus Christ is a "rejected stone".But this stone is "the cornerstone", he is the Messiah, the first cornerstone of the kingdom of heaven.The Lord is also the Lord of Judges. "Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and whoever this stone falls on will be crushed to pieces." The elders of Judas and the scribes understood that Jesus was referring to them in this parable. Jesus told another parable of a king preparing a wedding feast for his son. "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who made a wedding feast for his son, and sent his servants, and invited those who were called to come, but they refused to come. "The king sent other servants, saying, Tell those who were called, My feast is ready, the oxen and fat animals have been slaughtered, and everything is ready, please come to the feast. Those people ignore One went to his own field; the other went to trade; the rest seized the servants, abused them, and killed them. "The king was furious, and sent troops to destroy those murderers. Burned their cities. "Then he said to his servants, The wedding feast is ready, but those who are called are not worthy. Therefore, go up to the fork in the road, and invite everyone you meet to the feast. Those servants went out to the road, and everyone who met you, regardless of Both good and evil are gathered together, and the banquet is full of guests. "The king came in to watch the guests, and when he saw a man without a formal dress, he said to him, "My friend, why don't you wear a formal dress when you come here? The man has no answer. So the king said to the servants: Bind him." hands and feet, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen." In this parable, the king also refers to God, and the king's son refers to Christ, the Son of God. The servants sent out are the prophets including Jesus Christ himself who were rejected or killed by the Jewish elders who were called earlier.The Jewish elders once thought that they were the descendants of Abraham and had the privilege of sitting with Abraham in the kingdom of heaven. But Jesus warned, "You will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the garden of God, and you will be cast out, and there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." (Matthew 21, 22) Ask questions in public On the Sabbath, Jesus taught in the synagogue.There was a woman who was possessed by a demon and was ill for eighteen years. She was so bent that she could not straighten up.When Jesus saw the hunchbacked woman, he called her over and said to her, "Woman, you are free from this disease!" Then he pressed her with both hands, and she straightened up immediately. The sudden disappearance of her suffering brought tears to her eyes, and she gave the glory to God from the bottom of her heart. The leader of the synagogue was a member of the upper class in Judah. ​​Seeing that Jesus healed people on the Sabbath, he angrily incited the crowd, saying: "There are six days when you should work, and you can come to seek medical treatment during those six days, but you are not allowed on the Sabbath." this way." Jesus retorted him and said, "You hypocrites, don't you each untie your ox and donkey from the trough on the Sabbath and lead them to drink? Besides, this woman is a descendant of Abraham and was bound by Satan for eighteen years. , shall not she be loosed on the Sabbath?" Jesus' words immediately left his enemies speechless.But the crowd rejoiced over all the glorious things Jesus had done. After this, several Pharisees and some Healyites were sent to Jesus again, and they tempted him, saying, "Sir, we know that you are an honest man, and that you preach the word of God honestly, You don't show favoritism to anyone, because you don't judge people by appearances. We want to ask you a question, please tell us, is it okay or not for us to pay taxes to Caesar?" Jesus knew that their asking for advice was false, but the temptation was real, so he said to them straightforwardly, "Why are you tempting me?" Jesus saw through the deceitfulness of the enemy, and felt the difficulty of answering this question.Because if you answer "no", you can immediately be accused of rebelling against the Roman emperor by the Jewish upper class; if you answer "yes", you will immediately lose Jesus' hearts and damage his image as a prophet. It is forced, even resisted. As soon as Jesus had an idea, he said to them, "Bring me a coin!" and they took it. Jesus said, "Whose is this image and this trumpet?" The spies said, "This is Caesar's." Jesus said: "In this way, give back to Caesar what is Caesar's and give back to God what is God's." On the surface, Jesus' answer was to face the reality at the time, and he did not seem to object to paying taxes to Caesar; More importantly, it means that God's people, God's holy city, Jerusalem, and God's temple should be returned to the public instead of being occupied and ruled by Caesar. Jesus' answer surprised the people present and the spies.Seeing that they had no clue, the spies had no choice but to leave in despair. One plan failed, and the elders of Judah made another plan. Because the Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection, they found a problem to ask Jesus.That day, they came to Jesus and said, "Sir, Moses said, "If a man dies and has no children, his brother should marry his wife and have children for his brother.Once upon a time there were seven brothers with us.The first married a wife, died childless, and left his wife to his brother.This is true for the second, third, and up to the seventh.In the end, the woman also died.So, when they all came back to life, which one of the seven should she be the wife of?Because they all married her. " Jesus replied: "You answered wrongly, because you neither understand the Bible nor the power of God. When resurrected, people neither marry nor marry, but are like angels in heaven. The resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you in the scriptures? God said: I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. I tell you, God is not of the dead God, but the God of the living." Jesus quoted from the Pentateuch "The Thorns": "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob" to prove to the Sadducees that the dead will be resurrected.The Pentateuch is quoted because the Sadducees do not recognize the entire Old Testament, but they do recognize the authority of the Pentateuch.If the ancestors were not resurrected after death and ceased to exist, then God would not need to claim to be their God, but only the God of Moses who was alive at the time.But God claims to be the God of the patriarchs who have fallen asleep, because He sees them as living and will raise them up at the end of the day.That's why Jesus said, "God is not the God of the dead, but of the living." Jesus' words silenced the Sadducees, and everyone was amazed at his teaching. When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together to discuss how to deal with him.One of them was a lawyer, who was an authority on the study of Jewish law at that time. He estimated that Jesus of Nazareth, who had not learned from a lawyer, could not answer questions about the law, so he decided to discuss the law. Difficult to give Jesus a hard time, so that he would make a fool of himself in public when he couldn't answer, so as to belittle his reputation among the people. Having made up his mind, the lawyer who thought he had unique research on legal academic issues ran to Jesus and asked, "Sir, which commandment in the law is the greatest?" Jesus said: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your duties. This is the first and greatest commandment. The second is also like it, that is, to love your neighbor as yourself. These two commandments are the law and the sum of all the teachings of the prophets." After hearing Jesus' answer, the lawyer nodded and said in agreement: "Sir, you said that there is only one God, which is really true. Indeed, there is no other God besides him. And love him with all your heart and with all your mind. Love him with all your strength. To love your neighbor as yourself is much better than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." Seeing that he answered wisely, Jesus said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." From then on, no one dared to ask Jesus any more. Jesus was teaching people in the temple, and he asked everyone, "How can the scribes say that Christ is the son of David?" David was moved by the Holy Spirit and said, "The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand until I make you Your enemies are your footstool. How can David be his son, since he himself will call Christ Lord?" The people loved to hear Jesus preach.Therefore, when Jesus was teaching the people, he said to them again: "Beware of the scribes, they walk in long robes, they like people to greet them in the market place; riches, and pretending to pray long prayers, such a person shall receive a more severe punishment." (Matt. 22, 23) Seven Woes to the Pharisees Jesus spoke to the crowd and to his disciples in the synagogue, saying, "The scribes and Pharisees sit on Moses' throne, and obey and do everything they command you; but I tell you, do not imitate their ways because they can talk but not do. They bind their heavy burdens and lay them on other people's shoulders, but they will not lift a finger themselves. They have only an appearance of godliness, and everything they do is that they might be seen; even with outward godliness they concealed their unrighteousness. That is why they made their scriptures wider, and the seams of their garments longer; Greet him in the marketplace, and call them sir. But I tell you, do not call them sir, for there is only one man who is your master, and you are brothers to each other; nor call anyone on the earth father, for there is only one One is your father, even in heaven; and do not call anyone your master, for there is only one man who is your master, and that is Christ. Whoever is greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; whoever humbles himself will be exalted." The Pharisees were very unconvinced when they heard Jesus’ rebuke to them, and wanted to refute them. Before they could open their mouths, Jesus went on to tell them the seven woes. Jesus said, "Woe to you hypocrites, Pharisees! For you shut the gates of the kingdom of heaven right before men, and do not enter in yourselves, nor do you let in those who are about to enter. You devour widows family property, pretending to pray a long prayer, so they will be punished severely.” Jesus pointed out here that the scribes and lawyers monopolized the privilege of studying the law and held the key to true knowledge, but they refused to open the key to knowing Christ. ; into eternal life, into the gates of heaven.Not only do they not go in, but those who want to go in are also blocked by them from the gate of eternal life and the kingdom of heaven. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you go all over the sea and land to seduce people, and when they are converted, you make him twice as much a child of hell as you are." "Woe to you blind guides! You say: Whoever swears by the temple is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple must keep it. You foolish and blind! Is it big? Is it gold? Or is it a temple made of gold? And you say, Whoever swears by the altar is nothing; but whoever swears by the offering on the altar, he must keep it. You Blind people, what is greatness? The gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? Therefore I tell you, whoever swears by the altar swears by the altar and by everything that is on it; Whoever swears by the temple swears by the temple and by him who dwells in it; and whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it. "Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe the mint, the anise, the celery, which are more important in the law, justice, mercy, and faithfulness, and you No more. This is more important than what you should do, and that is also unacceptable. You blind guides, you filter out the lemon worms, "swallow the camel upside down. " Here, Jesus pointed out that the Pharisees' attitude of associating obedience of the law with only some trivial matters will inevitably lead to short-sightedness and confusion in major matters and great wrongs; it will inevitably lead to unrighteous situations. Jesus went on to say, "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you wash the outside of the cup and plate, but inside are full of extortion and debauchery. You blind Pharisees, you will never I don't know, if you wash the inside of the cup and plate first, the outside will be clean. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and all filth. righteousness comes forth, but within it is hypocrisy and lawlessness. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous, saying: If we had been in the time of our fathers, we would not have shed the blood of the prophets with them. This is yourselves proof that you are the descendants of the prophet-killers. Go and fill up the iniquity of your fathers! You snakes, you brood of vipers! How can you escape the punishment of hell? Therefore I send the prophets and the wise men and When the scribes come to you, some of them you will kill and crucify; from the blood of Abel the man until the blood of Zechariah the son of Baragas, whom you killed between the temple and the altar. I tell you the truth, all these crimes will be on your generation gone." Jesus narrated the seven woes of the Pharisees in one breath, which aroused the hatred of the Pharisees and scribes. From then on, they urged Jesus even harder, tempted him to talk more, and snooped in private, with the purpose of catching him. his excuse, that he may be punished for his crime. (Matthew 23) prophecy of coming disaster When Jesus walked out of the temple with his disciples, the disciples were especially thinking about the splendor of the temple.One of the disciples said to Jesus, "Sir, look, what a stone this is, what a temple word." Jesus shook his head and said to them, "Have you seen the majestic temple characters? Let me tell you, there will not be a stone left on a stone here that will not be demolished." Back on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sat facing the temple, overlooking the figure of the temple.Peter, James, John, and Andrew approached him and asked him quietly, "Please tell us, when will these things happen? What will be the sign when all this is about to happen?" It turned out that they Still chewing on Jesus' prophecy that the temple would be destroyed. Jesus said, "Be careful lest anyone deceive you. Many will come in my name and say, I am the Christ, and will deceive many. If you hear wars and sounds of wars, do not be alarmed. These things It must be there, but the end has not yet come. At that time, people will fight against people, and kingdoms will fight against kingdoms, and there will be earthquakes and famines in many places. These are the beginnings of disasters." Speaking of the coming of the disaster, Jesus could not help but encourage the disciples. He said to them: "Be careful, because someone will hand you over to the Sanhedrin, and you will be scourged in the synagogue, and you will stand for my sake. Before princes and kings, testify to him. However, the gospel must first be preached to all peoples. When people take you to hand over your officials, don't think in advance what to say; at that time. Whatever is given to you, you will say , for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. At that time brother will send brother to death, and father his son, and children will rise up against their parents and put them to death. And you will be hated by all because of MY name Evil, but if you endure to the end, you will be saved." Jesus told them, "At that time, you will see the abominable desolator standing where he cannot stand. At that time, whoever is in Judah should flee to the mountains; and whoever is on the house, do not come down, nor Do not go in to get your things from the house, and you who are in the field, do not go back to get your clothes. Woe to those who are pregnant and those who are nursing babies in those days! Pray for the people, that these things do not come in winter, nor on the Sabbath. come, so that the people may escape the misery of being killed and taken captive. In those days there will be tribulations, such as have not been seen since God created things until now, and will never be again. If the Lord had not reduced the The days, of which no flesh will be saved, but the elect of the Lord, have shortened those days. If at that time it is said to you, Behold, here is the Christ, or there is the Christ, believe not .Because false christs and false prophets are about to rise up and show signs and wonders, if possible, to confuse the elect. So be careful. You see, I have told you everything in advance." Jesus predicted the doom of Jerusalem and Judah. (Big 23, 24) The Last Days and the Coming of the Son of Man After Jesus prophesied to the disciples that disasters would come, he told them how the Son of Man would come into the world. Jesus said: "The lightning strikes from the east and shines to the west. The coming of the Son of Man will also be like this. As soon as the plagues of those days are over, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light. The stars will fall from heaven, and the sky will The potential will shake. "At that time, the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the peoples of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man with power and great glory, coming on the clouds of heaven. He will send his angels, and with a trumpet and gathered his chosen people from the four quarters, from the end of the grain to the end of the sky." The disciples asked Jesus to talk about whether there would be signs when the Son of Man came.耶稣便说："你们可以从无花果树学一个比方：当树枝发嫩长叶的时候，你们就知道夏天近了。这样，你们看见这一切的事，也该知道人子近了，正在门口了。 "我实在告诉你们，这世代还没有过去，这些事都要成就。天地要废去，我的话却不能废去。但那日子、那时辰，没有人知道，连天上的使者也不知道，人子也不知道，唯独天父知道。 "挪亚的日子怎样，人子降临也要怎样。当洪水以前的日子，人们照常吃喝嫁娶，直到挪亚进方舟的那日，不知不觉洪水来临，把他们全都冲去。 "人子降临也是这样。那时，两个人在田里，就要取去一个，撇下一个；两个女人推磨，也要取去一个，撇下一个。所以，你们要警醒，因为你们不知道你们的主哪一天来到。家主如果知道几更天会有贼来，他们一定会警醒。不容许人家挖透他的房屋，这一点你们是应该知道的。所以，你们也要预备，因为在你们想不到的时候，人子就来了。" 耶稣设了两个比喻，要求门徒们做好迎接人子降临的准备。 第一个比喻说："一个忠心的有见识的仆人，为主人所派，管理家里的人，按时分粮给他们。主人来到，看见他这样行，那仆人就有福了。 "我实在告诉你们：主人要派他管理一切所有的。倘若那恶仆心里说：我的主人一定来得迟，就动手打他的同伴，又和酒醉的人一同吃喝。在想不到的日子，不知道的那辰，那仆人的主人要来，重重地处治他，定他和假冒为善的人同罪，在那时必要哀哭切齿了。" 第二个比喻说："那时，天国好比十个童女拿着灯，出去迎接新郎。其中有五个是愚拙的，五个是聪明的。愚拙的拿着灯，却不预备油；聪明的拿着灯，又预备油在器皿里。新郎迟延的时候，他们都打盹、睡着了。 "半夜有人喊着说：新郎来了，你们出来迎接他！那些童女就都起来收拾灯。愚拙的对聪明的说：请分点油给我们，因为我们的灯要灭了。"聪明的回答说：恐怕不够你我用的，不如你们自己到卖油的那里去买吧！于是那五个愚拙的童女只好去买油，在她们出门去的时候，新郎到了，那预备好了灯和油的，同他进去坐席，门就关了。 "等到那五个愚拙的童女买油回来，在门口拍打着门说：主啊，主啊，给我们开门！新郎却回答说：我实在告诉你们：我不认识你们。那五个童女只好在门外站到天亮了。 "所以，你们要警醒，因为人子到来的那日子、那时辰，你们不知道。" 耶稣还谈到人子降临后，将要对众生进行的未日审判。 他说："当人子在他荣耀里，同着众天使降临的时候，要坐在他荣耀的宝座上。万民都要聚集在他面前。他要把他们区别出来，好象牧羊的分别绵羊、山羊一般；把绵羊安置在右边，山羊在左边。 "于是，王要向那右边的说：你们这蒙我父赐福的，可来承受那创世以来为你们所预备的国。因为我饿了，你们给我吃，渴了，你们给我喝；我作客旅，你们留住我；我赤身露体，你们给我穿；我病了，你们看顾我；我在监里，你们来看我。"义人就回答说：主啊，我们什么时候见你饿了，给你吃，渴了，给你喝？什么时候见你作客旅，留你住，或是赤身露体，给你穿？又什么时候见你病了，或是在监里，来看你呢？ "王要回答说：我实在告诉你们：这些事你们既作在我这弟兄中一个最小的身上，就是作在我身上了。"王又向那左边的说：你们这被咒诅的人，离开我，进入那为魔鬼和他的使者所预备的永火里去！因为我饿了，你们不给我吃；渴了，你们不给我喝；我作客旅，你们不留我住；我赤身露体，你们不给我穿；我病了，我在监里，你们不来看顾我。 "他们也要回答说：主啊，我们什么时候见你饿了，渴了，或作客旅，或赤身露体，或病了、或在监里，不伺候你呢？"王要回答说：我实在告诉你们：这些事你们既不作在我这弟兄中一个最小的身上，就是不作在我身上了。这些人要往永刑里去，那些人又要往永生里去。 " 耶稣说完了这一切的话，就对门徒说："你们知道，过两天是逾越节，人子将要被交给人，钉在十字架上。" 那时，祭司长和民间的长老聚集在大祭司该亚法的院子里，大家商议要用诡计拿住那稣杀他。只是说："节日期间还不能这么做，恐怕民间生乱。"（大24，25） 最后的寂静 临近逾越节的日子是耶稣生平中最悲壮的时候，但他仍在圣殿注意到了一个只奉献了两个小钱的穷寡妇。 当时，耶稣对着银库坐着，看众人怎样投钱人库。有好些财主往库里投了若干的钱。有一个穷寡妇走了进来，将两个小钱投入银库之中。 耶稣见到这个情景，便将他的门徒们叫来，深有感触地对他们说："我实在告诉你们，这穷寡妇投入银库里的，比众人所投的更多。因为他们都是自己有了多余的，才拿出来投在里头；但这寡妇是自己本来就不足，还把她一切养生的都投上了。" 一颗敬虔的爱心，两个清洁的小钱，在一个如同贼窝的圣殿里，让基督耶稣的心得到了最大的安慰。（可12）从那天傍晚到第二天傍晚，耶稣没有再到耶路撒冷的圣殿里去，这在后来被称为"寂静日"。 耶稣在最后走上各各他山的十字架之前，需要独自祷告的时间，既让自己的意志完全顺服天父的旨意，也要从父亲那里支取走上十字架的路上所需要的心灵和身体的力量，此时此刻，门徒的心情已如将被撇下的孤儿。耶稣在和门徒们最后分别之前，也需要再和他们同在，给他们安慰的时间。 在耶稣被害前两天的那个晚上，伯大尼那个害过麻疯的爱主的信徒西门家，为耶稣设了一次筵席。他们也许知道，也许不知道，再过两天，耶稣将辞别这里，不再归来。 当时，耶稣坐在席上，有个女人拿了一瓶极贵的真哪哒香膏来，走至耶稣身边，便打破了盛香膏的玉瓶，将香膏抹在耶稣的脚上，又用自己的头发去擦，立时屋里就充满香膏的香味。 有几个人见了这情景，心中很不舒服，就说："何必这样枉费香膏呢？这香膏可以卖三十多两银子周济穷人呢。" 耶稣说："由她吧！为什么难为她呢？她在我身上作的是一件美事。因为常有穷人和你们同在，要向他们行善，随时都可以；只是你们不常有我。她所作的，是尽她所能的，她是为我安葬的事，预先把香膏浇在我身上。我实在告诉你们；普天之下，无论在什么地方传这福音，也要述说这女人所作的以为纪念。"（路21） The Last Supper 逾越节前的一天，耶稣知道自己离世的时候到了，就吩咐门徒在耶路撒冷预备筵席。这是耶稣和门徒在一起吃的最后一次晚餐。 按犹太人的传统，逾越节的筵席是在犹太阳历正月十四日晚上。那一年，正好是那一周七日的最后一个晚上，相当于后来的礼拜五晚上。逾越节前一天，也就是那一周七日的第六日，即后来礼拜四傍晚到礼拜五傍晚，称为预备日。在预备日，犹太人宰杀羔羊，为逾越节的筵席作准备。 实际上，耶稣是提前一天和门徒同吃逾越节的筵席，因为第二天，也就是犹太人宰杀羔羊的预备日的白天，耶稣就被钉在十字架上了。 这天上午，耶稣在房里坐着，门徒们问他："逾越节的筵席，要我们往那里去预备呢？"耶稣就打发彼得、约翰说："你们进城去，必定会碰见有一个人拿着一瓶水迎面而来，你们就跟着他，他进那家去，你们就跟进去对那家的主人说：我们先生问客房在哪里，他要与门徒在房里吃逾越节的筵席。主人必定会指给你们一间摆设整齐的房间，你们就在那里为我预备节日的筵席。"彼得、约翰进了城，正如耶稣所说的那样，遇见一个手拿宝瓶迎面而来的人，他们就跟着他进了一家客店，在那里订好了客房，然后回耶稣那里去交差。 到了晚上，耶稣与门徒到了预订筵席的地方。耶稣与门徒入座以后，便对他们说："我乐意在遇害之前，与你们一道吃这逾越节的筵席。我告诉你们吧，直到以后成就在上帝的国里，我不会再吃筵席了。" 说完之后，耶稣拿过杯子，祝谢以后让门徒们依次分喝其中的葡萄汁，又说直到上帝的国到来，他不再喝了；然后他又拿起饼，祝谢之后，掰开以后递给门徒，说："这是我的身体，为你们舍的，你们也应当如此行，为的是纪念我。" 饭后，耶稣又拿起杯来，说："这是用我的血所立的新约，是为你们流出来的。" 这便是耶稣设立的圣餐礼了。 耶稣接着说："看那！那卖我之人的手与我同在桌子上。人子固然要照所预定的去世，但出卖人子的则有祸了。" 门徒们接着便觉得惊慌，纷纷猜测打听，究竟是谁要作这种不义的事。 然后，门徒们又议起他们中间谁应为尊，谁应为大。耶稣告诉他们："外邦人有君主治理他们，那掌权管理的，他们便称为恩主。但你们不可以这样，你们中间若有为大的，倒应象年幼的；为首领的，倒要象服侍人的。到底是谁为大呢？是坐席的呢？还是服事人的呢？不是座席的大吗？"然而，我在你们中间如同服事人的。我在磨炼之中，常和我同在的就是你们。我将国赐给你们，正如我父赐给我一样，叫你们在我国里，坐在我的席上吃喝，并且坐在宝座上，审判以色列十二个支派。 "耶稣又说："西门，西门！撒但想要得着你们，好将你们象筛麦子一样。但我已经为你祈求，叫你不至于失了信心，你回头以后，要坚固你的兄弟。 " 耶稣为了用行动向他的门徒表明爱心，作一榜样，他决定给门徒们一一洗脚。门徒们先是觉得惶恐，而后成全了他。 洗完脚，耶稣坐定，又对他们说："我向你们所作的，你们明白吗？你们称我夫子，称我为主。 诚然我是。但我尚能为你们洗脚，你们也应当彼此洗脚，我给你们作了榜样。 "我实实在在地告诉你们，仆人不能大于主人，差人也不能比差他的人更大。"（路22）这是《路加福音》中的说法，按照《约翰福音》，故事是这样的：耶稣在为门徒们洗过脚后，向他们指明了自己的真正用意，但他却仍是忧愁，因为在他亲自设立的门徒中，有出卖他的人，而他又不得不把这一事实明明白白地告诉那十一个忠心他的门徒们。 沉思良久，耶稣望着大家说："我实实在在地告诉你们，你们中间有一个人要出卖我了。" 耶稣的话尤如一石激水，门徒们不禁感到愕然，惊奇，他们彼此对望着，猜不透耶稣究竟指的是谁。 有一个门徒，就是耶稣平日里最喜爱的约翰，他正侧身挨近耶稣的怀里。西门彼得点头对他说："你告诉我们，主是指着谁说的。"约翰便就势靠着耶稣的胸膛，问他说：主啊，你到底指的是谁呢？耶稣回答说："你看我蘸一点饼递给谁，我指的就是谁了。"说完，耶稣就蘸了一点饼递给加略人西门的儿子犹大。犹大吃了以后，撒但就入了他的心。 出卖耶稣的犹大其实在几天前就去见过了祭司长，他对祭司长说："我如果把耶稣交给你们，你们愿意给我多少钱？"祭司长听了犹大的话，简直大喜过望，他想不到竟然是耶稣自己亲自设立的使徒会要出卖他，他也知道，只有靠这使徒，才有抓住耶稣的最大把握。 祭司长当即答应给犹大三十两银子，条件是一定要在逾越节那天由犹大带领士兵们去把耶稣抓来。但他又怕耶稣在被捉拿之前就溜掉，或是士兵们不认识耶稣就无法下手或是反而抓错了人，他问犹大打算怎么办。 那手里拿着三十两赏银的犹大，此刻腆着脸讨好他说："他必要到马克西尼园去祷告。那时是在夜里，你们的士兵一定不会在黑暗之中分辨出他来，那就要请他们跟定我，到时候看我跟谁亲嘴，就上前去把他抓住。"祭司长很赞同犹大的这个计策，但同时心里也很鄙视这个卑鄙无耻的小人。 此刻，当耶稣蘸了饼递给犹大时，十一个使徒的目光就都集中在了他的身上。 那犹大心中有鬼，脸上却装着莫名其妙的、委屈的样子问："先生，你是指我吗？"耶稣毫无表情地答道："你说得一点也不错。" 接着，他的怒火上来了，他对犹大吼道："你想要做的就快点做吧。" 犹大出门去的时候正是夜间。那同席的十一个人兀自在那里发楞，他们仍然弄不懂耶稣为什么要在此时叫犹大出去，有人因为犹大带着钱囊，以为耶稣是对他说："你去买我们过节所应用的东西。"或是叫他拿什么周济穷人。（约13）犹大走后，耶稣便拿起饼来，祝福，然后掰开递给们徒们，说："你们拿着吃，这是我的身体，是为你们舍的，你们也应该如此行，为的是纪念我。" 吃完饭后，耶稣又端起杯来对门徒们说："你们喝吧，这杯是用我的血所立的新约，是为你们流出来的。使你们的罪都得到赦免。但我告诉你们：从今以后，我不再喝这葡萄汁了，直到我在我父的国里同你们喝酒的那日子。我也不再吃这筵席，直到成就在上帝的国里。"（路22）他们吃完饭，喝完酒，唱了诗，便一同出门来，往橄榄山去，橄榄山有一个僻静的客西马尼园，耶稣经常和门徒到那里去，他经常在那里祷告。（可14：太26；路22）耶稣与门徒们的这次晚餐成了最后的晚餐，从那以后，他将和门徒们分手，直到天国来临的时候，才能与他们相聚。