Joh:8:31: Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; Joh:8:32: And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Joh:8:33: They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Joh:8:34: Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. Joh:8:35: And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.Joh:8:36: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Joh:8:37: I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. Joh:8:38:
I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
Notice here that Jesus is straight and to the point, even though some of those to whom He is speaking is not aware of what He is telling them..Joh:8:39: They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. Joh:8:40: But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. Joh:8:41:
Ye do the deeds of your father.
Here again Jesus is making reference to another father other than our Father which is God!Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. Joh:8:42: Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Joh:8:43: Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
Joh:8:44:
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Here Jesus comes right out and states who the other father is. I know this will surprise many because they have never been taught the truth. However this does not change the fact!!Joh:8:45: And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Joh:8:46: Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? Joh:8:47: He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Joh:8:48: Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Joh:8:49: Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. Joh:8:50: And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Joh:8:51: Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
What a wonderful promise!!! Jesus said we simply have to try to do our best to obey and we will never die. How many earthly people can promise us that? Still people refuse to listen or even try to learn God's wonderful Truth.Joh:8:52: Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
Isn't this so typical? When one tries to teach the truth to some, they never cease to try to bring up things to argue and try to prove them wrong. That is the way that Satan has always been.. Remember Eve in the Garden?Joh:8:53: Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? Joh:8:54: Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing:
(A lesson here for all of us. It matters not what men think of us, only what God thinks of us..)it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: Joh:8:55: Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. Joh:8:56: Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.Joh:8:57: Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
How many times have you heard sarcasm such as this when trying to discuss God's Word with someone?Joh:8:58: Jesus said unto them,Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.Joh:8:59: Then took they up stones to cast at him:(They are still casting those stones to this day..)but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
But if they continue, which many will, they will be the ones who are passed by!!! They will be thrown in the lake of fire with their father, the Devil on the day of the Great Throne Judgement.
Re:20:11: And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.By the way, Jesus is talking to the Kenites here. The Kenites are the offspring of Cain
who is actually the son of Satan!7014 Qayin kah'-yin the same as 7013 (with a play upon the affinity to 7069); Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe:--Cain, Kenite(-s).