Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The
Lord Jesus: The Call Of The Disciples And Their Reception.
Bible
Text: The Prophecies:
1) Disciples Called To Be Fishers Of
Men:
Matthew 4:18,19 KJV (Mark 1:16,17)
18 And Jesus,
walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter,
and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were
fishers.
19 And He saith
unto them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Luke 5:9,10 KJV
9 For he
(Peter) was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of
the fishes which they had taken:
10 And so was
also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with
Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou
shalt catch men.
2) Disciples Would Meet With
Persecution And Hatred.
Matthew 10:17-23 KJV
17 But beware
of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will
scourge you in their synagogues;
18 And ye shall
be brought before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony
against them and the Gentiles.
19 But when
they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for
it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 For it is
not ye that speak, but The Spirit Of Your Father which speaketh in
you.
21 And the
brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the
child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and
cause them to be put to death.
22 And ye shall
be hated of all men for My name's sake: but he that endureth to the
end shall be saved.
23 But when
they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I
say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till
The Son Of Man be come.
John 13:16 KJV
Verily, verily,
I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his Lord; neither he
that is sent greater than He that sent him.
John 15:20,21
KJV
20 Remember The
Word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his Lord.
If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they
have kept My saying, they will keep yours also.
21 But all
these things will they do unto you for My name's sake, because they
know not Him that sent Me.
3) A Faithful
Disciple, Has A Loving Father In Heaven.
Luke 12:1-7 KJV
(Matthew 10:26-33)
1
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable
multitude of people, insomuch
that they trode one upon another, He began to say unto His disciples
first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is
hypocrisy.
2 For there is
nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall
not be known.
3 Therefore
whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in The Light;
and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be
proclaimed upon the housetops.
4 And I say
unto you My friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and
after that have no more that they can do.
5 But I will
forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear Him, which after He hath killed
hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear Him.
6 Are not five
sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten
before God?
7 But even the
very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are
of more value than many sparrows.
4) Rewards Good
Or Bad, According To Works:
Mark 8:38 KJV
(Luke 9:26)
Whosoever
therefore shall be ashamed of Me and of My Words in this adulterous
and sinful generation; of him also shall The Son Of Man be ashamed,
when He cometh in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.
5) The Lord,
Himself, Will Reward All, Who Help His Followers:
Matthew 10:39
KJV
He that findeth
his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for My sake shall
find it.
6) Apostles
Preaching Confirmed By Signs And Power Of The Holy Spirit:
Luke 10:19 KJV
Behold, I give
unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the
power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Mark 16:17,18
KJV
17 And these
signs shall follow them that believe; In My name shall they cast out
devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall
take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not
hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
7) Apostles
Would Need Both, Wisdom And Armor:
Luke 22:35 KJV
And He said
unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes,
lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
8) Believers
Work Would Be Greater Because Of The Resurrected And Glorified
Of Christ:
John 14:12 KJV
Verily, verily,
I say unto you, He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he
do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto
My Father.
John 5:20 KJV
For The Father
loveth The Son, and sheweth Him all things that Himself doeth: and He
will shew Him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
John 4:37 KJV
And herein is
that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
Bible
Text: The Fulfillment:
1) Disciples Called To Be Fishers Of
Men:
Acts 2:41 KJV
Then they that
gladly received His Word were baptized: and the same day there were
added unto them about three thousand souls.
Acts 4:33 KJVAnd
with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of The
Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
2) Disciples Would Meed With
Persecution And Hatred.
Acts 4:1-3 KJV
1 And as they
(Peter and John) spake
unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the
Sadducees, came upon them,
2 Being grieved
that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the
resurrection from the dead.
3 And they laid
hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now
eventide.
Acts 5:17,18 KJV
17 The high
priest and his officials, who were Sadducees, were filled with
jealousy.
18 They
arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
Acts 7:59 KJV
As they stoned
him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
Acts 8:3 KJVAs
for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house,
and haling men and women committed them to prison.
(Other Scriptures: Acts 12:1-11;
13:50; 14:5,6,19; 16:22-26, 35-39; 17:5; 18:12,13; 21:27; 28:31, II
Cor. 11:23-27.)
3)
A Faithful Disciple, Has A Loving Father In Heaven.
Luke 12:8,9 KJV
8 Also I say
unto you, Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him shall The Son Of
Man also confess before the angels of God:
9 But he that
denieth Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
4) Rewards
Good Or Bad, According To Works:
Matthew 16:27 KJV
For The Son Of
Man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then
He shall reward every man according to his works.
5) The Lord,
Himself, Will Reward All, Who Help His Followers:
Matthew 10:40-42 KJV
40 He that
receiveth you receiveth Me, and he that receiveth Me receiveth Him
that sent Me.
41 He that
receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a
prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name
of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
42 And
whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of
cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he
shall in no wise lose his reward.
6) Apostles
Preaching Confirmed By Signs And Power Of The Holy Spirit:
Mark 16:20 KJV
And they went
forth, and preached every where, The Lord working with them, and
confirming The Word with signs following. Amen.
7) Apostles
Would Need Both, Wisdom And Armor:
Luke 22:36 KJV
Then said He
unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and
likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his
garment, and buy one.
8) Believers
Work Would Be Greater Because Of The Resurrected And Glorified
Of Christ:
Acts 2:38,41 KJV38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you
in the name of
Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive The Gift Of The Holy
Ghost.
41 Then they
that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there
were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Acts
4:4 KJV
Howbeit many of them which heard The Word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
Howbeit many of them which heard The Word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
Acts 5:14-16 KJV
14 And
believers were the more added to The Lord, multitudes both of men and
women.)
15 Insomuch
that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on
beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by
might overshadow some of them.
16 There came
also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem,
bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits:
and they were healed every one.
Acts 8:5,6 KJV
5 Then Philip
went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6 And the
people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip
spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
Acts 9:40 KJV
But Peter put
them all forth, and knelled down, and prayed; and turning him to the
body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw
Peter, she sat up.
The Anvil of
God's Word
“Last eve I paused beside the blacksmith’s door,
And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime;
Then looking in, I saw upon the floor,
Old hammers, worn with beating years of time.
“‘How many anvils have you had,’ said I,
‘To wear and batter all these hammers so?’
‘Just one,’ said he, and then with twinkling eye,
‘The anvil wears the hammers out, you know.’
“And so, I thought, the Anvil of God’s Word
For ages skeptic blows have beat upon;
Yet, though the noise of falling blows was heard,
The Anvil is unharmed, the hammers gone.”
John Clifford
I Peter 1:25
But the word of
The Lord endureth for ever...
