THE STORY ABOUT JESUS PROPHESYING HIS OWN DEATH AND RESSURRECTION

Luke 18, Gathering the Twelve disciples around him, Jesus told them, “As you know, we are going to Jerusalem. And when we get there, all the predictions of the ancient prophets concerning me will come true. I will be handed over to the Gentiles to be mocked and treated shamefully and spat upon, and lashed and killed. And the third day I will rise again.” But they didn’t understand a thing he said. He seemed to be talking in riddles. As they approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging from travelers. When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening. He was told that Jesus from Nazareth was going by, so he began shouting, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” The crowds ahead of Jesus tried to hush the man, but he only yelled the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” When Jesus arrived at the spot, he stopped. “Bring the blind man over here,” he said. Then Jesus asked the man, “What do you want?”

“Lord,” he pleaded, “I want to see!” And Jesus said, “All right, begin seeing! Your faith has healed you.” And instantly the man could see and followed Jesus, praising God. And all who saw it happen praised God too. FRIENDS, JESUS KNOWS WHO WE ARE, OUR PAST, PRESENT AND OUR FUTURE! John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.