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The Caldwell Commentaries dive deep into the Bible to reveal the amazing truths God has shared with mankind about HIStory, salvation in Christ, and the future! Be prepared for some spiritual heartburn!
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Life of Christ Lesson 172b: Satan’s Hour of Darkness - Part II
May 1500:59:08Tap to summarizeSatan's enmity against God was manifested throughout the Old Testament era by his continual striving to prevent the Christ from being born! Satan sought to eliminate the ancestral line from which He (the Saviour) was prophesied to come. When he failed in that mission, Satan attempted to eliminate Him shortly after He was born by using Herod the Great's horrific "Bethlehem Massacre". God intervened, and the old dragon was again foiled in his quest. Then, repeatedly throughout the Lord's earthly life, Satan continued in his attempts to destroy Him - either through temptations to sin or premature death. Again, he was always hindered by the Lord from accomplishing his mission. But during Christ's trials and crucifixion, God no longer hindered the powers of darkness. The hour had arrived when the serpent would bruise the Saviour's heel (Genesis 3:15). Satan fully availed himself of his opportunity to persecute, mock, and kill his age-old Enemy (his very Creator), which he did through his human dupes.
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 172a: Satan’s Hour of Darkness - Part I
May 1401:13:47Tap to summarizeFor all Caldwell Commentary study books go to scripturetruth.com or mazon.com John 19:1-5 SCOURGED. MOCKED. EXHIBITED. HATED. The horrible atrocities heaped upon the One Who came into the world to seek and to save that which was lost went beyond the bounds of reasonable human understanding. Where was the divinely inspired, Scripturally-based justice of Israel in the Jews' dealings with Jesus? Where was the much praised Roman justice when it came to His civil trials? Why was a bound Prisoner scourged and mocked and condemned to die when "the judge" repeatedly declared His innocence? Why was the Lord Jesus treated in a way that unparalleled the treatment of any other person in history? What is the secret of His gross mistreatment and injustice? The answer is that divine restraint was removed so human depravity was permitted to demonstrate itself in all its deceitful fulness as representatives of both Jews and Gentiles crucified the Son of God Who came to save them. We are also told by Christ Himself that His unparalleled mistreatment was due to the fact that it was "Satan's Hour of Darkness" (see Luke 22:53). The "hour" had arrived when the serpent would bruise the Saviour's "heel" (Genesis 3:15). Learn about this "hour" in both this and the following two lessons.
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 171b: The Lamb Before His Shearers - Part II
May 1301:04:31Tap to summarizeMatthew 27:15-21; Mark 15:6-11; Luke 23:17-19; John 18:39, 40 In this second half of our study on "The Lamb Before His Shearers" (see Lesson 171a), we do not so much look at the silence of Christ as we did when He stood before His accusers and before Herod Antipas, but we look at the selection of the crowd. Pilate presented the crowd assembled around the Praetorium with a "Passover Bargain". They could choose to free one prisoner, and the choice was between Jesus and Barabbas, a robber, murderer, and insurrectionist against Rome. We also discuss "Mrs. Pilate's Precautionary Dream" - one her husband should have paid great attention to! Thirdly, we then look at "The Multitude's Providential Choice". Sadly, they chose to free Barabbas instead of Jesus - but, of course, Jesus was the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world!
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 171a: The Lamb Before His Shearers - Part I
May 1201:11:37Tap to summarizeFor all Caldwell Commentary study books go to scripturetruth.com or mazon.com Matthew 27:12-14; Mark 15:3-5; Luke 23:5-16 This is the first of a two-part study entitled, "The Lamb Before His Shearers," speaking of the Lord Jesus, the True Lamb of God sent to redeem mankind from our sin, as He appeared before the official representatives of Rome in a three-phased "civil" trial. After having failed to find a legitimate indictment against Jesus, the Jewish Sanhedrin Council accused Him of blasphemy when He truthfully claimed to be "the Christ, the Son of God". The condemned Him to die. However, since the Jews did not have the legal authority to exact the death penalty themselves, they had to turn to Rome (although this didn't stop them a little later when it came to stoning Stephen to death). They really wanted Jesus crucified because the Old Testament declared any one who hung from a tree to be "cursed"! They figured this would surely disqualify Him as the Messiah in the eyes of the people. Little did they know how He literally became the curse of sin for you, me, and for them!
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 170b: Christ Before Pilate {Pilate with the Prisoner}
May 1101:08:31Tap to summarizeIn-depth commentary/study books to ACCOMPANY EVERY STUDY on our podcast are available through Amazon.com and scripturetruth.com This is the continuation of our study of the Lord's first "civil" trial, which was before Pontius Pilate (see Lesson 170a and our discussion of Pilate's conversation with the prosecutors of Jesus, the Jews). In this lesson, we learn why Pilate suspected the Jews' accusations against Jesus to be false (Luke 23:2). We discuss why Jesus answered Pilate's first question with a question of His own (John 18:33,34). We see WHO was really the one on trial, and it wasn't Jesus! We find out what the religious rulers said to Pilate that actually fulfilled the prophecy of Genesis 49:10, proving that Shiloh (Messiah) had come! We also learn of the "proof" Jesus gave Pilate that His Kingdom was "not of this world" and, thus, no immediate threat to political Rome. Then, too, we discuss Pilate's famous question (asked sarcastically and rhetorically, not expecting an answer), "What is truth?" Little did he know - or care to know - that Truth incarnate was standing before Him (John 14:6)!
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 170a: Christ Before Pilate {Pilate with the Prosecutors}
May 901:03:36Tap to summarizeA two-part study that covers: Matthew 27:11; Mark 15:2; Luke 23:1-4; and John 18:28-38 The Lord's prediction of Matthew 27:2 that the Jewish leaders of Israel would turn Him over to the Gentiles (Mark 10:33) came to pass. The Sanhedrin Council and its two corrupt, co-reigning high priests (Annas and Caiaphas) decided it was expedient for them that "one man should die for the people" (John 11:50), so they condemned Him to death and sent Him to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, to execute Him. There is a great deal of important dialogue to discuss in all that transpired as the Lord's three "civil" trials (they were anything but civil) began. We only cover part of His first appearance before Pilate in this lesson (Part I), so be sure to also listen to Part II (Lesson 170b)!
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 169c: The Alarm Cock Sounds - Part III
May 901:04:25Tap to summarizeThis lesson concludes our three-part study of Peter's three-part denial of Christ prior to the three cock crows (as the Lord predicted Peter would do earlier that night). It must have pained both the Lord's and Peter's hearts as the two made eye contact right after Peter's third denial. The good news is that Peter repented and was later fully restored by the grace of the resurrected Lord of glory! We discuss the difference between Judas and Peter; between regret and true repentance, among other things.
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 169b: The Alarm Cock Sounds - Part II {Oh, Peter, Peter}
May 801:08:22Tap to summarizeThis is the continuation of the biblical narrative concerning Peter's three denials of Christ the night of the Lord's arrest and trials.
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 168c Christ Before Caiaphas {Terrible Mock} & Lesson169a The Alarm Cock Sounds - Part I
May 701:13:19Tap to summarizeIn the first part of this audio, we finish our look at Christ's second religious trial, which was before the corrupt high priest Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin Council. We discussed in the past two lessons (168a and 168b) the trial deadlock and the testimony shock (the wonderful truth of His identity from Christ). Sadly, the trial ended with a terrible mock. To the fantastic news of Christ's identity, the members of the highest court of Israel revealed their "true coIors" in the way they treated their "Prisoner". It was the highest insult a Jew could give, and they did it to the Son of the Living God! They began by spitting in His face! Little did they realize they had just fulfilled a Messianic prophecy - see Isaiah 50:6! Wow! No matter what they did, they simply kept reaffirming Who He is! In the second half of this lesson (Matthew 26:71-75; Mark 14:69-72; Luke 22:58-62; John 18:25-27), we discuss the fulfillment of a prophecy the Lord Jesus spoke earlier that night, which was that before the cock crew three times, Peter would deny Him three times (Matthew 26:34; Mark 14:3). Of course, Peter adamantly refuted the prediction, and yet . . .
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 168b: Christ Before Caiaphas {Testimony Shock}
May 601:05:16Tap to summarizeMatthew 26:63b-68; Mark 14:61b-65; Luke 22:63-65 The Lord Jesus gave a prediction regarding His Second Coming that absolutely shocked everyone listening at His second trial! He affirmed His Deity, calling Himself the Son of God. He likewise affirmed His Messiahship, calling Himself the Son of man by associating Himself with two well-known Messianic passages of Scripture (Psalm 110:1 and Daniel 7:13. His statement was also a prediction of His resurrection, ascension, and return!
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