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HEALING
FOR
HURTING
WORLD
by
Pastor
Max
Solbrekken,
D.D.
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HEALING
FOR A
HURTING
WORLD
"He
was
wounded
for our
transgressions,
He
was
bruised
for our
iniquities,
the
chastisement
of
our peace
was upon
Him
and with
His
stripes we
are healed".
(Isaiah
53:5)
Only
those who
have gone
through a
traumatic
experience
are able
to
identify
with
others who
are
hurting,
unless
gifted
with
compassion.
Compassion
is more
than
sympathy
or
consolation.
It is
feeling
the pain,
sharing
the burden
and
reaching
out to do
something
about the
situation.
Compassion
is finding
an answer,
bringing
about a
solution
and easing
the hurt
the world
inflicts
upon
others.
COMPASSION
BRINGS A
HEALING
AND CURE
The
world is
full of
hurting
people,
hurting
for many
and varied
reasons -
People
have
suffered
hurt in a
spiritual,
psychological,
cultural,
racial,
economic,
social and
domestic
way.
The world
seems to
be full of
strife,
inequality,
resentment,
fear and
frustration
everywhere.
Trouble is
where you
find it
however,
and if
you're
looking
for it,
it's not
difficult
to make
contact.
Many
people
have been
hurting
for a long
time with
chronic
unemployment
and
recently,
the world
has record
numbers of
bankruptcies.
It's
easy for
those who
have well
paid jobs
and
secure,
comfortable
positions
to say no
one is
suffering.
But, the
wise old
Indian
Chief
said,
"Don't
criticize
your
neighbor
until
you've
walked ten
miles in
his
moccasins."
When
the
"shoe
is on the
other
foot"
and the
pink slip
lands on
your desk,
its often
a
different
story.
Yes, the
world is
full of
hurting
people.
Not only
financially,
as the
world goes
through
economic
crisis,
but many
people
aret
troubled
by fears,
frustrations,
anxieties
and
perplexities.
The
world has
changed
since the
Sept 11,
2001
terrorist
attacks.
Many
people are
living on
the edge,
"waiting
for the
other boot
to
fall."
The world
faces
uncertainty
and this
can often
cause
anxiety,
worry and
fear to
rise up
within
individuals.
Believers
in Christ
must not
allow the
things
happening
world wide
to
overtake
us,
because
the Holy
Bible
says,
"Greater
is He that
is in you,
than he
(the devil
and his
evil
forces)
that is in
the
world."
(1 John
4:6)
St.
Paul
foretold
these
events:
"This
know also
that
perilous
times
shall
come."
(2
Timothy.
3:1)
The word
perilous
means
dangerous,
and we are
certainly
living in
a
dangerous
world.
Jesus
warned,
"And
there
shall be
upon the
earth
distress
of
nations,
and
perplexity;
the sea
and the
waves
roaring;
Men's
hearts
failing
there for
fear, and
for
looking
after
those
things
which are
coming on
the earth;
for the
powers of
the heaven
shall be
shaken."
(Luke
21:25-26)
The
word
perplexity
means
there is
'no way
out' of
the
problem or
situation.
And that's
how it is
in our
world
today.
Without
divine
help,
there is
no way
out.
The world
is in
turmoil
but we
must look
to Jesus
Christ for
peace and
answers.
THE
BIBLE HAS
THE
ANSWERS.
We are
admonished
to
"Cast
all your
cares upon
Him for He
careth for
you."
(1 Peter
5:7)
Lonely
people are
often
afraid to
trust
anyone
again,
since they
have
already
been
hurt.
Once
bitten,
twice
shy.
So they
refuse to
open their
hearts to
anyone for
fear of
rejection,
complications
or simply
being hurt
again.
The
sick and
diseased
people are
also
hurting.
Many
people
feel like
social
outcasts -
especially
those
affected
with
mental
problems,
cancer or
the world
wide
epidemic,
AIDS.
These
people
around the
world need
our
support,
comfort
and help
through
the
difficult
hours,
days and
months
that lie
ahead.
WE
NEED
SUPPORT
FROM
FAMILY,
CHURCH
&
FRIENDS
The
same goes
for those
people who
have been
widowed or
divorced.
There is
healing
for the
bruised,
sorrowing
and sick -
DIVINE
HEALING
THAT COMES
ONLY
THROUGH
JESUS
CHRIST.
Isaiah
foretold
the good
news of
the coming
Messiah
and Savior
700 years
before his
sacrificial
death for
us on
Galgotha.
"But
He was
wounded
for our
transgressions,
He was
bruised
for our
iniquities,
the
chastisement
of our
peace was
upon Him
and by His
stripes WE
ARE
HEALED."
"All
we like
sheep have
gone
astray but
He (God)
hath laid
upon Him
(The
Messiah)
the
iniquities
(sins) for
us
all."
(Isaiah
53:5-6)
WHERE
WILL YOU
SPEND
ETERNITY
Some
people
fear the
past,
hoping the
skeletons
will stay
hidden,
other
people
fear the
present
world with
its fast
moving,
ever
changing
complexities.
Many
people
fear the
future,
old age
and
death.
And what
about
ETERNITY ?
Blaise
Pascal
stated,
"There
is a black
space (vacumn)
in every
human
being that
only God
can
fill."
May every
person on
this earth
understand
this
truth.
When
we invite
Jesus
Christ
into our
lives by
faith, we
receive
assurance
of sins
forgiven
and the
"peace
that
passeth
understanding"
floods our
hearts and
minds. (Philipians
4:7)
Talk
about
rest,
peace,
joy,
mental and
spiritual
health.
The Bible
says,
"The
wicked are
like the
troubled
sea, when
it cannot
rest,
bringing
forth mire
and
dirt.
There is
no peace
saith my
God to the
wicked."
(Isaiah
57:20)
THE
GREATEST
PROBLEM
FACING
HUMANITY
IS THE
PROBLEM OF
SIN.
The only
remedy for
sin is a
personal
encounter
with Jesus
Christ.
Why is
this
?
First -
All are
sinners
and,
secondly,
Jesus
Christ
died for
our sins.
"All
have
sinned and
come short
of the
glory of
God."
(Rom.
3:23)
"The
wages of
sin is
death, but
the gift
of God is
eternal
life
through
Jesus
Christ our
Lord."
(Romans
6:23)
An
old gospel
song
however
brings
reassurance:
"Burdens
are lifted
at
Calvary....
so take
your
burdens to
the Lord
and leaven
them
there."
Jesus
Christ
pardons
our past
sins when
we come to
Him in
humility
and
faith.
He gives
us power
for the
present by
the power
of the
Holy
Spirit.
Our
Blessed
Lord gives
us purpose
for the
future and
a promise
for
eternity.
Jesus
Christ
said,
"Come
unto Me
all ye
that labor
and are
heavy
laden and
I will
give you
rest."
(Matthew
11:28)
And
that is
exactly
what the
world full
of hurting
people
needs..
Rest from
heartaches,
fears,
sins and
sicknesses.
The
guilty,
fearful
and
tormented
can find
peace and
rest
through
Jesus
Christ.
We can't
forgive
our own
sins.
Only God
can do
that.
We can't
solve most
of our
problems,
so we
bring Him
the mess
we have
created
and pray
for
forgiveness,
help and
guidance.
Often
sickness
and
disease
strikes us
at the
most
inopportune
time and
in our
weakest
and most
vulnerable
area.
What can
we do
then?
Our
only
recourse
is to
present
our needs
to God our
Heavenly
Father, in
the Name
of Jesus
Christ -
our
Savior,
Healer and
Redeemer -
and He has
promised
to give us
reast.
NO
WAY OUT
-
Increasingly
we
are
seeing,
across the
world, more
and more
young
people are
getting
hooked on
cigarettes,
alcohol
and new
and more
dangerous
drugs.
Ecstasy,
crystal
methadone
and crack
cocaine
are
becoming
the drugs
of choice
for unsuspecting
teenagers
and large
numbers
are
getting
hooked.
Many do
not
recover
and often
die from
overdoses.
The
world is
full of
broken
marriages,
alcoholic
parents, a
corrupt
society
with all
its
perversions
and a
bankrupt
church,
have all
added fuel
to the
fires as
the devil
rides high
in the
saddle,
seeking to
"steal,
kill and
destroy."
(John
10:10)
Jesus
promised,
"I
will never
leave thee
nor
forsake
thee - I
will be
with thee
until the
end of the
world."
(Matthew
28:20,
Hebrews
13:5)
The
original
Greek
states,
"I
will
never, no
never
leave
thee.
I will
never, no
never
forsake
thee."
YOU CAN'T
BEAT THAT.
My
friend,
believe
the words
of Jesus
Christ and
appropriate
His
promises
for
yourself.
By faith,
receive
His answer
to your
prayers
for
help.
Remember
that,
"He
is
faithful
that
promised."
(Hebrews
10:23)
That's
good
enough for
me.
I believe
that Jesus
Christ
will
answer my
prayers
and that
he is
faithful
as
promised.
I
will
patiently
wait until
my answer
comes from
Jesus'
nail
pierced
hand.
Drop that
heavy
load, my
friend and
let Christ
carry if
for
you.
He's a lot
stronger
than all
of us.
The
ancient
prophet
Isaiah set
forth a
graphic
picture of
the coming
Jewish
Messiah in
the 53rd
chapter of
the book
we call
"The
Gospel of
the Old
Testament"."
He
was
wounded
for our
transgressions,
He was
bruised
for our
iniquities,
the
chastisement
of our
peace was
upon Him
and with
His
stripes we
are
healed".
(Isaiah
53:5)
According
to the
prophets,
the
Messiah
would
suffer,
bleed and
die for
His
people. He
would be
cut off in
death, but
rise again
in
power!
He
would be
wounded,
bruised,
chastised
and
striped in
order to
purchase
our
salvation
and bring
deliverance
from sin,
sickness
and
eternal
death.
And
St. Peter
records
the
glorious
results of
Christ's
terrible
sufferings
as our
substitute.
"Who
His own
self bare
our sins
in His own
body on
the tree,
that we,
being dead
to sins,
should
live unto
righteousness:
by Whose
stripes ye
were
healed."
(1 Peter
2:24)
SEVEN
WOUNDS
SPELL
COMPLETE
REDEMPTION!
Jesus
Christ
received
seven
specific
wounds in
His body
during His
week of
suffering
and death.
The number
seven in
biblical
terms
speaks of
perfection
and
completeness.
Wounds
according
to the
dictionary
are
divisions
of the
soft part
of the
body by a
mechanical
force
applied
externally.
They are
classified
as:
contused,
lacerated,
penetrating,
perforating
and
incised!
Jesus
Christ
received
each of
these plus
an
additional
two, by
mutilation
and
falling.
1)
THE
CONTUSED
WOUND: produced
by a sharp
instrument."They
shall
smite the
Judge of
Israel
with a rod
upon the
cheek".
(Micah
5:1)St.
Matthew
wrote,
"They
smote Him
with
rods"
(Matt.
26:67;
John
18:22)
(Newberry
&
Revised)
"Then
they did
spit in
His face
and
buffeted
Him, and
others
smote Him
with the
palms of
their
hands".
(Matt.
26:67)Very
definitely,
Jesus
suffered
pain and
humiliation
as Roman
soldiers
beat Him
about the
face with
their
rods!
Others,
including
the
servants
smote Him
with their
hands. The
rod would
cut into
the flesh,
leaving a
contused
wound.
2)
THE
LACERATED
WOUND:
produced
by a
tearing
instrument.
The
Romans
used the
cruel
cat-of-nine
tails to
scourge
criminals.
On the end
of the
whip were
nine
pieces of
leather to
which were
attached
sharp
ivory or
metal
balls with
protruding
nails. As
the whip
was
cracked,
it would
tear out
pieces of
the flesh.
Jewish
law
demanded
that not
more than
40 lashes
be
administered,
since
often the
victim
would
faint or
even die
during the
scourging.
The
Romans
however,
did not
need to
adhere to
Jewish
law. As a
matter of
fact,
crucifixion
was a
Roman mode
of
execution!
And the
Romans
always
scourged a
condemned
man before
crucifying
him!
SOME
WORLD
HISTORIANS
AND CHURCH
FATHERS
BELIEVE
THAT JESUS
CHRIST MAY
HAVE
RECEIVED
MANY MORE
THAN 39
STRIPES.
THE MORE
PUNISHMENT
A PRISONER
TOOK ON
THE
WHIPPING
POLE, THE
SHORTER
WAS THE
GUARD DUTY
FOR THE
ROMAN
SOLDIERS
AT THE
SCENE OF
EXECUTION.
Since
the Jewish
leadership
had
accused
Him of
perverting
the
people,
the Romans
certainly
had no
reason to
"go
easy"
on Him!
And no
doubt the
tough
Roman
soldiers
would have
been happy
to see
Jesus
squirm and
cry out -
especially
since he
had
refused to
talk to
the
Governor!
We
do know
that St.
Paul was
whipped by
the Jews
on five
separate
occasions:
"Of
the Jews
five times
received I
forty
stripes
save
one".
(2 Cor.
13:24)Paul
was not a
candidate
for
crucifixion,
by the
Romans. He
was
prosecuted
under the
jurisdiction
of the
Jewish
hierarchy!
If
Jesus
received
39 stripes
in
Pilate's
Judgment
Hall, that
would have
inflicted
a total of
351 gashes
on His
lacerated
back. If
He
received
more than
39
stripes,
the gashes
would have
been more
numerous!
EACH
WOUND
HELPED TO
PURCHASE
OUR
HEALING:
SPIRITUAL,
MENTAL AND
PHYSICAL!
The
Old
Testament
prophet
declared,
"The
ploughers
ploughed
upon My
back. They
made long
furrows."
(Ps.
129:3)
Seven
hundred
and fifty
years
earlier,
Isaiah had
prophesied
concerning
the
Messiah,
"I
gave My
back to
the
smiters"
(Is. 50:6)"But
He was
wounded
for our
transgressions,
He was
bruised
for our
iniquities:
the
chastisement
of our
peace was
upon Him;
and with
His
stripes we
are
healed."
(Is. 53:5)
St.
Matthew
records,
"Then
Pilate
therefore
took Jesus
and
scourged
Him"
(Matt.
27:20;
John 19:1)Prisoners
who were
scourged
usually
lost a lot
of blood
and
sometimes
fainted.
Jesus
suffered
the
agonizing
and brutal
scourging
for us!
3)
THE
PENETRATING
WOUND:
a deep
wound
caused by
a sharp,
pointed
instrument.
The
crown of
thorns
that was
pressed
upon the
head of
Jesus
caused
such
wounds.
The
Jerusalem
thorn,
known as
the
Arabian
Nebulae,
was 4
inches
long and
as sharp
as a
needle.
The
cruel
diadem
containing
over 100
spiculets,
was driven
into His
head with
blows from
the rod.
The
scriptures
record,
"And
when they
had
platted a
crown of
thorns,
they put
it upon
His head,
and a reed
in His
right
hand: and
they bowed
the knee
before
Him, and
mocked
Him,
saying,
Hail, King
of the
Jews!"
(Matt.
27:29)
"Then
came Jesus
forth,
wearing
the crown
of thorns,
and the
purple
robe. And
Pilate
saith unto
them,
Behold the
man!"
(John
19:5)
IT
WAS THE
GOVERNOR'S
INTENTION
TO SCOURGE
JESUS AND
THEN
RELEASE
HIM. HE
HAD HOPED
THE
PITIFUL
SIGHT OF A
WEARY,
WEAK AND
BLOODIED
MAN WOULD
SATISFY
THEIR
BLOOD LUST
AND EVOKE
SYMPATHY
FOR THE
PRISONER!Instead
of being
satisfied,
they
craved
more
blood,
crying out
"Away
with Him,
crucify
Him,
crucify
Him!"
(Matt.
27:22-23)
THORNS
SPEAK OF
ORIGINAL
CURSE
Thorns
speak of
the
original
curse,
"Cursed
is the
ground for
thy sake;
in sorrow
shalt thou
eat of it
all the
days of
thy life;"Thorns
also and
thistles
shall it
bring
forth unto
thee..."
(Genesis
3:17-18)
JESUS
TOOK THE
CURSE FOR
US. He
bore the
penalty
for our
sins,
transgressions,
sicknesses,
diseases
and pains!
St.
Paul
writes,
"Christ
hath
redeemed
us from
the curse
of the
law, being
made a
curse for
us: for it
is
written,
Cursed is
every one
that
hangeth on
a tree:
“That
the
blessing
of Abraham
might come
on the
Gentiles
through
Jesus
Christ;
that we
might
receive
the
promise of
the Spirit
through
faith.”
(Galatians
3:13-14)
In
the book
of
Deuteronomy,
Chapter
28, Moses
enumerates
the
blessings
of keeping
covenant
with God.
He also
lists the
curses!
The curses
include
sickness,
disease,
insanity,
torments,
plagues,
pestilence,
famine and
war!
The
Apostle to
the
Gentiles
states
unequivocally
that, “Christ
hath
redeemed
us from
the curse
of the law”.
So we are
free!
The
Roman
soldiers
tried to
drive
Jesus
insane by
beating
that crown
of sharp
Arabian
Nebulae
into His
head. But
He didn't
lose His
sanity but
rather
through
this
horrible
experience
purchased
our peace
and
tranquility."
And
having
made peace
through
the blood
of His
cross, by
Him to
reconcile
all things
unto
Himself."
(Colossians
1:20)Because
of the
penetrating
wounds He
bore for
us, WE
HAVE
PEACE!
4)
THE
PERFORATING
WOUND:
From the
Latin
word;
"to
pierce
through".
A
Messianic
psalm
stated,
"They
pierced My
hands and
My
feet"
(Psalm
22:16) At
the time
of David's
prophecy,
he knew
nothing of
crucifixion,
for the
Hebrew
method of
capitol
punishment
was
stoning!
The
prophet
Zechariah
also
foretold
of the
Messiah's
death by
crucifixion.
"And
one shall
say unto
Him, What
are these
wounds in
Thine
hands?
Then shall
He answer,
Those with
which I
was
wounded in
the house
of My
friends".
(Zach
13:6)
By
the time
Jesus was
born, the
Romans had
conquered
Palestine
and
crucifixion
had become
the mode
of
execution.
The N.T.
records:
"And
when they
were
come... to
Calvary,
there they
crucified
Jesus".
(Luke
23:33;
John
19:16-18)
FOR
GOD SO
LOVED THE
WORLD
The
Bible
says,
"For
God so
loved the
world,
that He
gave His
only
begotten
Son, that
whosoever
believeth
in Him
should not
perish,
but have
everlasting
life".
(John
3:16)
Jesus
Christ
suffered
the
torments,
agony,
pain and
death of
the most
horrible
of all
deaths -
The Death
of
Crucifixion!
He
suffered
for us. He
bled for
us. He
died for
us! And He
arose
again from
the dead,
for us!
5)
THE
INCISED
WOUND:
a cut
produced
by a sharp
edged
instrument.
"But
one of the
soldiers
with a
spear
pierced
His side,
and
forthwith
came there
out blood
and
water"
(John
19:34)
As
the
Sabbath
was
approaching
the
soldiers
helped
speed up
the
expiration
of the
victims by
smashing
their
thigh
bones,
thus
allowing
asphyxiation.
When the
Roman
soldier
came to
Jesus, he
noticed
that He
was
already
dead. The
soldier
then went
on to the
thief on
Jesus'
other side
and with
his large
axe,
smashed
the femur
bone
(thigh
bone)
causing a
quicker
death.
In
order to
verify
Jesus'
death, the
soldier
then
plunged
his spear
into the
left side
of Jesus!
This
fulfilled
the
scripture,
"They
shall look
upon Him
Whom they
have
pierced".
(Zech.
12:10) So
large was
the wound
that after
the
resurrection,
Thomas “the
doubter”
was
invited to
thrust his
hand into
that
wound.
"Then
saith He
to Thomas,
Reach
hither thy
finger,
and behold
My hands;
and reach
hither thy
hand, and
thrust it
into My
side: and
be not
faithless,
but
believing."
(John
20:27)
St.
John was
standing
near the
cross and
noticed
blood and
water
coming out
of His
side. THE
PERICARDIUM
IS A
CLOSED SAC
ENCASING
THE HEART,
LUBRICATED
BY A SMALL
AMOUNT OF
FLUID TO
FACILITATE
THE MOTION
OF THE
HEART.
Mallory
&
Wright's
pathological
technique
answers
the
question,
"How
could John
have seen
such a
small
amount of
water flow
out of the
wound? The
normal
amount (of
pericardial
fluid) is
about a
teaspoon,
but it may
be
increased
to 100
c.c. (24
teaspoonfuls)
where
death
agony is
prolonged"
.ANOTHER
MIRACLE
WAS THAT
CONTRARY
TO NATURE,
BLOOD
FLOWED
FROM A
DEAD MAN,
PROVING
THAT THE
BLOOD OF
JESUS DID
NOT DIE
BUT IS
EFFICACIOUS
EVEN
TODAY!
"There
is a
fountain
filled
with
blood,
Drawn from
Emmanuel's
veins,
And
sinners
plunge
beneath
the flood,
Lose all
their
guilty
stains."
The
blood and
water
which St.
John saw
coming out
of the
side of
Christ may
also have
been the
physiological
aspect of
death.
Medical
science
teaches
that,
"Blood
in a
cadaver
readily
separates
into clear
serum and
red blood
cells,
thus
certifying
that the
person is
clinically
dead.
"It
could be
that both
of these
things
were
happening
at once.
Either
way, it
proves
that the
death of
Jesus was
a reality
and that
there is
life
through
His
precious
blood!
The
Bible
says,
"Without
the
shedding
of blood
there is
no
remission
of
sins".
(Leviticus
17:11,14)
"It
is the
blood that
maketh
atonement
for the
soul."
(Hebrew
9:22)
"And
the blood
of Jesus
Christ,
His Son,
cleanseth
us from
all
sins."
(1 John
1:7)
THE
BLOOD OF
JESUS
CHRIST,
SHED FOR
US ALL ON
GOLGOTHA,
HAS
PURCHASED
OUR
SALVATION!
(I)
WE
RECEIVE
FORGIVENESS
OF OUR
SINS
THROUGH
HIS BLOOD."In
Whom we
have
redemption
through
His blood,
even THE
FORGIVENESS
OF SINS,
according
to the
riches of
His
grace".
(Eph. 1:7)
(II)
WE
RECEIVE
REDEMPTION
THROUGH
HIS BLOOD!"Forasmuch
as ye know
that ye
were not
redeemed
with
corruptible
things, as
silver and
gold, from
your vain
conversation
received
by
tradition
from your
fathers;
"But
with the
precious
blood of
Christ, as
of a lamb
without
blemish
and
without
spot:"
(1 Peter
1:18-19)"Take
heed
therefore
unto
yourselves,
and to all
the flock,
over the
which the
Holy Ghost
hath made
you
overseers,
to feed
the church
of God,
which He
hath
purchased
with His
own
blood."
(Acts
20:28)
(III)
WE
RECEIVE
CLEANSING
FROM SIN
THROUGH
HIS BLOOD!
"But
if we walk
in the
light, as
He is in
the light,
we have
fellowship
one with
another,
And the
blood of
Jesus
Christ His
Son
cleanseth
us from
all sins.”
(1 John
1:7)
(IV)
WE
ARE LOOSED
FROM OUR
SINS BY
HIS BLOOD!
"And
from Jesus
Christ,
Who is the
faithful
witness,
and the
first
begotten
of the
dead, and
the Prince
of the
kings of
the earth.
Unto Him
that loved
us, and
washed us
from our
sins in
His own
blood."
(Rev. 1:5)
(V)
WE
ARE
JUSTIFIED
THROUGH
HIS BLOOD!
"Much
more then,
being now
justified
by His
blood, we
shall be
saved from
wrath
through
Him."
(Rom. 5:9)"
Being
justified
freely by
His grace
through
the
redemption
that is in
Christ
Jesus:
Whom God
hath set
forth to
be a
propitiation
through
faith in
His blood,
to declare
the
righteousness
for the
remission
of sins
that are
past,
through
the
forbearance
of
God;"
(Rom.
3:24-25)
(VI)
WE
RECEIVE
PEACE
THROUGH
HIS BLOOD!
"And
having
made peace
through
the death
of His
cross, by
Him to
receive
all things
unto
himself;"
(Col.
1:20)
(VII)
WE
RECEIVE
ACCESS TO
THE FATHER
THROUGH
HIS BLOOD!
"Having
therefore,
brethren,
boldness
to enter
into the
holiest by
the blood
of Jesus,
by a new
and living
way, which
He hath
consecrated
for us
through
the veil,
that is to
say, His
flesh;"
(Heb.
10:19-20)
(VIII)
WE
RECEIVE
DIVINE
HEALING
THROUGH
HIS BLOOD!
"But
He was
wounded
for our
transgressions,
He was
bruised
for our
iniquities:
the
chastisement
of our
peace was
upon Him;
and with
His
stripes we
are
healed."
(Is. 53:5)
"Who
His own
self bare
our sins
in His own
body on
the tree,
that we,
being dead
to sins,
should
live unto
righteousness:
by Whose
stripes ye
were
healed."
(1 Pet.
2:24)
(IX)
WE
RECEIVE
VICTORY
OVER THE
DEVIL
THROUGH
HIS
BLOOD!
"And
they
overcame
him
(Satan) by
the blood
of the
Lamb and
by the
word of
their
testimony."
(Rev.
12:11)
(X)
WE
ARE
SANCTIFIED
THROUGH
HIS BLOOD!
"Wherefore
Jesus
also, that
He might
sanctify
His people
with His
own blood,
suffered
without
the
gate."
(Heb.
13:12)
(XI)
WE
RECEIVE A
CLEAR
(PURGED)
CONSCIENCE
THROUGH
HIS BLOOD!
"How
much more
shall the
blood of
Christ,
Who
through
the
Eternal
Spirit
offered
Himself
without
spot to
God, purge
your
conscience
(mind)
from dead
works, to
serve the
Living
God?"
(Heb.
9:14)
(XII)
WE
RECEIVE
ETERNAL
GLORY
THROUGH
HIS BLOOD!
"These
are they
which come
out of
great
tribulation,
and have
washed
their
robes and
made them
white in
the blood
of the
Lamb.
Therefore
are they
before the
throne of
God, and
serve Him
day and
night in
His
temple:
and He
that
sitteth on
the throne
shall
dwell
among them…"For
the Lamb
which is
in the
midst of
the throne
shall feed
them, and
shall lead
them unto
living
fountains
of water:
and God
shall wipe
away all
tears from
their
eyes."
(Rev.
7:14-17)
6)
WOUNDS
BY
MUTILATION:
the
plucking
out of His
beard
"I
gave My
cheeks to
them that
plucked
out the
hair"
(Isaiah
50:6)
Not
only did
they slap
and spit
upon His
face but
they
yanked out
His beard
causing
the wounds
of
mutilation.
Can
you
imagine
the awful
pain, as
cruel
Roman
soldiers
pulled out
His
beard!
The
blood
flowed
down upon
Christ's
chest as
cruel
tormentors
mutilated
His face
by tearing
out
handfuls
of His
beard.
He
did it for
us,
because by
"His
Sore"
(original
Hebrew) we
are
healed! He
was
"one
sore"
from head
to toe, by
the time
He had
undergone
the full
mistreatment
which the
Roman
soldiers
heaped
upon Him!
He
suffered
more than
any man
and He did
it all for
us - to
purchase
our
salvation!
7)
WOUNDS
BY FALLING:
They laid
the rugged
cross upon
His
lacerated,
bleeding
back and
forced
Jesus to
carry His
own cross,
as was the
custom for
condemned
criminals.
Due to
loss of
blood
because of
the
scourging,
He was
unable to
do so.
As
He
stumbled
and fell,
His body
received
more
bruises
and sores,
and He
suffered
more pain,
for us!
World
historians
claim,
that after
His
striping
in
Pilate's
Judgment
Hall,
Jesus was
subjected
to a heavy
wooden
cross laid
upon His
raw,
bleeding
back.
Apparently,
the cross
bar was
tied to
His wrists
and the
stock to
His left
ankle.
When He
stumbled
and fell,
He had no
way to
protect
Himself,
so His
body was
further
bruised
and
battered!
And
Roman
soldiers
then
forced a
stranger,
Simon of
Cyrene to
bear His
cross up
Calvary's
hill.
"And
He bearing
His cross
went forth
to the
place of a
skull..."
(John
19:17)
"And
as they
led Him
away they
laid hold
upon one
Simon, a
Cyrenian,
coming out
of the
country,
and on him
they laid
the cross,
that he
might bear
it after
Jesus"
(Luke
23:26)
(Mark
15:21)
Apparently
that event
caused
such an
impact
upon the
Cyrenian
that he
became a
convert to
Christ.
And it
appears
that his
two sons
also
entered
the
Ministry
and
preached
the gospel
of Christ
after His
resurrection.
CHRIST
WAS
WOUNDED
FROM HEAD
TO FOOT
WITH SEVEN
WOUNDS IN
ORDER TO
BRING US
HEALING!
And
St.
Matthew
stated,
“When
the even
was come,
they
brought
unto Him
many that
were
possessed
with
devils:
and He
cast out
the
spirits
with His
word, and
healed all
that were
sick:“
That
it might
be
fulfilled
which was
spoken by
Easias the
prophet,
saying,
Himself
took our
infirmities,
and bare
our
sicknesses.”
(Matthew
8:16-17)It
is no
wonder,
St.
Thomas,
upon his
encounter
with the
risen
Christ
declared,
"My
Lord and
my
God".
(Jn.20:28)MAY
THE RISEN
CHRIST
BLESS AND
HEAL YOU
AS YOU
APPROPRIATE
HIS
PROMISES
FOR
YOURSELF!
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