Mark 9, Jesus’ transfiguration, Jesus heals a boy, Jesus explains first and last, Jesus explains who is for us, Jesus loves children, Jesus commands us to be salty, Who Is Against Us, Scatters, Against Us, Six Days Later Or Preterism

1. Mark 9
Jesus’ transfiguration, Jesus heals a
boy, Jesus explains first and last,
Jesus explains who is for us, Jesus
loves children, Jesus commands us
to be salty
Six Days Later Or Preterism, erchomai has come, dunamis
power, metamorphoo transfigured, Will Christians know
each other in heaven, Sukkot Tabernacles, Why Pray,
Rewards According To Deeds, Universalism, TV, Television,
Salted With Fire, Pyramid Of Responsibility
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3. Let’s open our Bibles to Mark 9:1-13
• Jesus’ transfiguration
• Jesus heals a boy
• Jesus explains first and last
• Jesus explains who is for us
• Jesus loves children
• Jesus commands us to be salty

4. SYNOPTIC GOSPEL PARALLELS
bible.org
• A. Mark 9:2-8 is paralleled in Matt. 17:1-8 and Luke 9:28-36.
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• B. Mark 9:9-13 is paralleled in Matt. 17:9-13 and Luke 9:36.
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• C. Mark 9:14-29 is paralleled in Matt. 17:14-20 and Luke 9:37-43.
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• D. Mark 9:30-32 is paralleled in Matt. 17:22-23 and Luke 9:43-45.
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• E. Mark 9:33-37 is paralleled in Matt. 18:1-5 and Luke 9:46-48.
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• F. Mark 9:38-50 is paralleled in Matt. 18:6-14 and Luke 9:49-50.
• https://bible.org/seriespage/mark-9

5. Mark 9:1-13, WOW!!!!!
• How would like to have been there?
• 1 John 3:2 …when He appears, we will be like
Him, because we will see Him just as He is.
• KJV John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye
believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my
Father's house are many mansions: if it were not
so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place
for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I
will come again, and receive you unto myself;
that where I am, there ye may be also.
• Peter was there, yet….

6. Mark 9:1-13, WOW!
Yet Prophecy Is Better
• 2 Peter 1:17 For when He received honor and glory
from God the Father, such an utterance as this was
made to Him by the Majestic Glory, "This is My beloved
Son with whom I am well-pleased "-- 18 and we
ourselves heard this utterance made from heaven
when we were with Him on the holy mountain. 19 So
we have the prophetic word made more sure, to
which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining
in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning
star arises in your hearts. 20 But know this first of all,
that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own
interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an
act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit
spoke from God.

7. Mark 9:1-2, Six Days Later
• Mark 9:1 And He was saying to them, "Truly I say
to you, there are some of those who are standing
here who shall not taste death until they see the
kingdom of God after it has come with power." 2
And six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter and
James and John, and brought them up to a high
mountain by themselves. And He was
transfigured before them;
• Chapter and verse divisions are of human origin

8. Matthew 17:1 Mark 9:1-2,
Six Days Later Or Preterism?
• Chapter and verse divisions are not Divine,
• Huge problems have erupted from this;
• Matthew 16:28 "Truly I say to you, there are some of
those who are standing here who shall not taste death
until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."
• NAS Matthew 17:1 And six days later Jesus took with
Him Peter and James and John
• Folks who fail to read this in context try to argue for
preterism and say “His kingdom” had to start in the 1st.
Century, before they died. Instead of “His kingdom”
was revealed “in power” to them “six days later”.

9. Mark 9:1, “after it has come”
• Mark 9:1…not taste death until they see the kingdom
of God after it has come with power."
• ἐληλυθυῖαν verb …from ἔρχομαι
• *GING+…ἔρχομαι—1. come—a. in a literal sense Mt
8:9; Mk 7:1, 31; Lk 19:5; J 10:10; Ac 16:37, 39; Ro 9:9; 2
Cor 13:1; Hb 6:7; Rv 18:10. Appear, come before the
public Mt 21:9; Mk 9:11; Lk 3:16; 7:33; J 7:27, 31; Ac
1:11; 1 Cor 4:5; 1 Ti 1:15. In a hostile sense Lk 11:22
v.l.—b. in a nonliteral sense Mt 23:35; Lk 15:17; J 18:4;
Eph 5:6. ἔ. ἐκ τ. θλίψεωσ have suffered persecution Rv
7:14. ἔ. εἰσ κρίςιν submit to judgment J 5:24. εἰσ
προκοπήν result in furthering Phil 1:12.—2. go Mt
16:24; Mk 11:13; Lk 15:20; J 21:3. [pg 78]

10. Mark 9:1, “with power”
• Mark 9:1…it has come with power.“
• δυνάμει. Noun…from δύναμις
• [GING] δύναμις…, εως, ἡ power, might, strength, force
Mt 14:2; 22:29; Ac 1:8; Ro 1:4; Col 1:11; 2 Ti 3:5; Hb
7:16; 2 Pt 1:3. δ. = God Mk 14:62. Ability, capability Mt
25:15; 2 Cor 1:8; meaning 1 Cor 14:11. Specialized
senses deed of power, miracle Mt 11:20f; Mk 6:5; 2
Cor 12:12; Hb 2:4. Force in a military sense Mk 13:25;
Lk 21:26. Power as a divine being or angel Ac 8:10; Ro
8:38; 1 Cor 15:24. [dynamite] [pg 52]
• I think He came in “Power as a divine being or angel”
• Heb 2:14, 2 Cor 4:4, Eph 2:2, John 18:36

11. Mark 9:2, Transfigured
• Mark 9:2 …He was transfigured [Passive] before them;
• 3339 μεταμορφόω metamorphoo {met-am-or-fo'-o}
• Meaning: 1) to change into another form, to
transform, to transfigure 1a) Christ appearance was
changed and was resplendent with divine brightness
on the mount of transfiguration…
• Usage: AV - transfigure 2, transform 1, change 1; 4…
• 5681 Tense - Aorist (See 5777) Voice - Passive (See
5786) Mood – Indicative
• DLK adds, We get metamorphism, Butterflies, tadpoles

12. Mark 9:4, Elijah and Moses
• Mark 9:4 Elijah appeared to them along with
Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
• Revelation 11:3 "And I will grant authority to
my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for
twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in
sackcloth."

13. Mark 9:4, Is Enoch One Of The Two
Witnesses? gotquestions.org
• Q. Re: Hebrews 9:27: “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but
after this the judgment.” This verse makes me think that it will be Enoch
in the tribulation, not Moses. If these witnesses die in the tribulation like
the Bible says then Moses would have died twice and Enoch not at all. If it
is Enoch then everyone that has ever lived would have died once. what do
you think?
• A. In my study titled “The Two Witnesses of Revelation” I show how the
ministries of the two witnesses and the miracles they perform are
reminiscent of Moses and Elijah. I also explain that Hebrews 9:27 is a
principle not a rule. Several biblical figures have died more than once.
Elijah raised a boy from the dead (1 Kings 17:22), Jesus raised several:
Jairus’s daughter (Mark 5:40-42) the widow of Nain’s son (Luke 7:14-15)
and Lazarus (John 11:43-44), and Paul raised a man who had fallen out of
a third story window and died (Acts 20:7-12). I also believe that Paul
himself was raised from the dead (Acts 14:19-20). These people all died
again later. And if you believe that in Matt. 17:12 Jesus said that John the
Baptist was Elijah, then Elijah died, too.I remain persuaded that the two
witnesses in Revelation 11 are most likely Moses and Elijah.
[DLK adds; Matthew 17:3 Luke 9:30 Mark 9:4 Hebrews 9:27 Revelation 11]

14. Mark 9:4, Will Christians know each
other in heaven?
• Christ was recognized (eventually) after the
resurrection
• At the Rapture we will get new bodies
• Our new eternal bodies will be like Jesus'
resurrected body
• In Luke 16, all the people in paradise and the
place of torment (Abraham, Lazarus, and the rich
man) , seemed to recognized each other and
communicated with each other, and remember

15. Mark 9:5, Peter Slighted Again?
• Mark 9:5 Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to
be here; let us make three tabernacles, one for You,
and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
• Mark 9:7 Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them,
and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is My beloved
Son, listen to Him!“
• Jesus is not equal to Moses and Elijah, He created them
• Hebrews 1:1 God, after He spoke long ago to the
fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many
ways, 2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son,
whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom
also He made the world.

16. Mark 9:5, Make Three Tabernacles
• Mark 9:5 …let us make three tabernacles…
• I think Peter is thinking of the temporary
booths of the holiday of Sukkot, Feast of
Booths (Festival of Tabernacles).
• 4633 σκηνή skene {skay-nay'}
• Meaning: 1) tent, tabernacle, (made of green
boughs, or skins or other materials)…

17. Mark 9:5, Tabernacles, Feast of
Booths
• Photograph taken by Win Robins portrays the waving of
the four species taken on the holiday of Sukkot (Festival
of Tabernacles)…
Ezra 3:4 Nehemiah
8:14 Zechariah 14:16
Leviticus 23:34 John
7:2 Mark 9:5 Luke
9:33 Matthew 17:4
Micah 4:2

18. Mark 9:9, Keep Quiet Is A Different
“oikonomia”
• Mark 9:9 As they were coming down from the
mountain, He gave them orders not to relate to anyone
what they had seen, until the Son of Man rose from the
dead.
• Matthew 9:30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus
sternly warned them: "See that no one knows about
this!“
• Matthew 8:4 And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell
no one…
• This is a different “oikonomia” than the church age,
Matthew 16:20 Then He warned the disciples that they
should tell no one that He was the Christ.
• Matthew 8:4, 9:30, 16:20, Mark 5:43, 7:36, 9:9

19. Let’s read Mark 9:14-32
• Jesus’ transfiguration
• Jesus heals a boy
• Jesus explains first and last
• Jesus explains who is for us
• Jesus loves children
• Jesus commands us to be salty

20. Mark 9:18, He Could Break His Teeth
• Mark 9:18…grinds his teeth
• Roxane Malecek relates, “My second grader,
Rachel, recently discovered that when one of her
friends lost a tooth, the friend received ten
dollars from the tooth fairy. When Rachel realized
the tooth fairy only gave her two dollars, she
asked her friend's mother, "Mrs. Kraft, would you
mind doing me a big favor?
• Would you please call my mom and tell her which
tooth fairy you use?“

21. Mark 9:23, God's Omnipotence
• Mark 9:23 And Jesus said to him, "'If You can?' All
things are possible to him who believes.“
• Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Him
who strengthens me.
• J. Hudson Taylor said, “How often do we attempt
work for God to the limit of our incompetency,
rather than the limit of God's omnipotence?”
• Psalm 57:2 I will cry to God Most High, To God
who accomplishes all things for me.

22. Mark 9:29, GML Was Asked Why Pray?
• Mark 9:29 And He said to them, "This kind cannot come out by
anything but prayer.“
• QUESTION FOR THE DAY, Dear Compass, If Predestination is true,
then what is the purpose of prayer? In particular, intercessory
prayer? If the outcome of the situation being prayed for has already
been determined—what is the value of my prayer? Do prayers ever
produce a result different from what would have happened
anyway? In the case of a miracle healing, if predestination is at
work, then theoretically, the "miracle" would have occurred
regardless of the prayers. Or does predestination only refer to our
salvation and no other areas of our lives?
• ANSWER: Prayer changes things. How and under what principle
God doesn't reveal to our understanding, other than that He's God
and can do what He wants. Most likely the problem of
understanding the predestination application to prayer lies in our
attempt to decipher a limitless God with limited understanding. But
any way you slice it, prayers are certainly not fruitless: For the eyes
of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears attend to their

23. Mark 9:29, GML Was Asked Why Pray?
• prayer . . . —1 Peter 3:12. . . The effective prayer of a righteous man can
accomplish much. —James 5:16
• . . . the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick . . . —
James 5:15
• Praying . . . that God may open up to us a door for the word . . . —
Colossians 4:3
• Therefore, when God instructs us to pray, we should pray.Devote
yourselves to prayer . . . —Colossians 4:2 . . . in everything by prayer . . . let
your requests be made known to God. —Philippians 4:6
• . . . pray at all times . . . —Ephesians 6:19
• . . . devoted to prayer . . . —Romans 12:12
• (Jesus) was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to
pray . . . —Luke 18:1
• Keep watching and praying, that you may not enter into temptation; the
spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. —Matthew 26:41
• www.compass.org, Good Morning Lord

24. Prayer
And
Fasting
Mark
9:29
Matthew 17:21

25. KJV Mark 9:29, Prayer And Fasting
• KJV Mark 9:29 And he said unto them, This kind
can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and
fasting.
• There is a manuscript variant here. Only the KJV
family has the “prayer and fasting”
• Our Men’s Group did a free car wash in front of
the church. When we didn’t have any
“customers” waiting, I pulled my filthy dirty up to
get a free wash, Pete shook his head and said,
• “This kind only comes clean by prayer and
fasting.”

26. Let’s read Mark 9:33-37
• Jesus’ transfiguration
• Jesus heals a boy
• Jesus explains first and last
• Jesus explains who is for us
• Jesus loves children
• Jesus commands us to be salty

27. Mark 9:35, First Or Last
• Mark 9:35 Sitting down, He called the twelve
and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first,
he shall be last of all and servant of all."
• When the game is over, the King and the pawn
go into the same box.
-- Italian proverb

28. Mark 9:35, Be A Good Servant

29. Mark 9:35, Be A Good Servant
• Mark 9:35 …be last of all and servant of all."
• 1 Timothy 4:6 In pointing out these things to
the brethren, you will be a good servant of
Christ Jesus
• Romans 14:4 Who are you to judge the
servant of another? To his own master he
stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord
is able to make him stand.

30. Let’s read Mark 9:38-41
• Jesus’ transfiguration
• Jesus heals a boy
• Jesus explains first and last
• Jesus explains who is for us
• Jesus loves children
• Jesus commands us to be salty

31. Mark 9:40, Who Is Against Us
• Mark 9:40 "For he who is not against us is for
us.
• Matthew 12:30 "He who is not with Me is
against Me; and he who does not gather with
Me scatters.
• Jesus puts a high value on evangelism!

32. Mark 9:41,
Rewards According To Deeds
• Mark 9:41 …he will not lose his reward.
• Matthew 16:27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in the
glory of His Father with His angels, and WILL THEN REPAY
EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS.
• Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not
as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
• Romans 12:19 …"VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says
the Lord.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6 For after all it is only just for God to
repay with affliction those who afflict you,
• Luke 6:23 …, your reward is great in heaven…

33. Mark 9:41, Rewards According To
Deeds
• 1 Corinthians 3:8…each will receive his own reward according
to his own labor...14 …he shall receive a reward.
• Hebrews 11:24 By faith Moses…26 considering the reproach
of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he
was looking to the reward.
• 2 John 1:8 Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we
have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward.
• Revelation 11:18…the time came for the dead to be judged,
and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and
the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the
great…
• Revelation 22:12 …My reward is with Me, to render to every
man according to what he has done.

34. Mark 9:41, Smile
if you’re not
going to lose
your reward
• Psalm 39:13 "Turn Your
gaze…that I may smile
again…
• I had to take this out of
context, because this is
the only NAS use of
“smile”

35. Let’s read Mark 9:42-48
• Jesus’ transfiguration
• Jesus heals a boy
• Jesus explains first and last
• Jesus explains who is for us
• Jesus loves children
• Jesus commands us to be salty

36. Hell,
Eschatology
• The Return Of
Christ Page 379
Paul Enn's,
Moody Bible
Handbook

37. Mark 9:44, Is Universalism / Universal
Salvation Biblical? gotquestions.org
• Question: "Is universalism / universal salvation biblical?"
Answer: Universalism is the belief that everyone will be
saved. There are many people today who hold to universal
salvation and believe that all people eventually end up in
heaven. Perhaps it is the thought of men and women living
a life of eternal torment in hell that causes some to reject
the teaching of Scripture on this issue. For some it is an
over-emphasis on the love and compassion of God—and
the neglect of the righteousness and justice of God—that
leads them to believe God will have mercy on every living
soul. But the Scriptures do teach that some people will
spend eternity in hell.
• First of all, the Bible is clear that unredeemed men will
dwell forever in hell. Jesus’ own words confirm that the
time spent in heaven

38. Mark 9:44, Is Universalism / Universal
Salvation Biblical? gotquestions.org
• for the redeemed will last as long as that of the unredeemed
in hell. Matthew 25:46 says, “Then they *the unsaved+ will go
away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal
life.” According to this verse, the punishment of the unsaved
is just as eternal as the life of the righteous. Some believe
that those in hell will eventually cease to exist, but the Lord
Himself confirms that it will last forever. Matthew 25:41 and
Mark9:44 describe hell as “eternal fire” and “unquenchable
fire.”
• How does one avoid this unquenchable fire? Many people
believe that all roads—all religions and beliefs—lead to
heaven, or they consider that God is so full of love and
mercy that He will allow all people into heaven. God is
certainly full of love and mercy; it was these qualities that
led Him to send His Son, Jesus Christ, to earth to die on the
cross for us. Jesus Christ is the exclusive door that

39. Mark 9:44, Is Universalism / Universal
Salvation Biblical? gotquestions.org
• leads to an eternity in heaven. Acts 4:12says, “Salvation is
found in no one else, for there is no other name under
heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” “There
is one God and one mediator between God and men, the
man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5). In John 14:6, Jesus says,
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to
the Father except through me.” John 3:16, “For God so
loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal
life.” If we choose to reject God’s Son, we do not meet the
requirements for salvation (John3:16, 18, 36)
• With verses such as these, it becomes clear that
universalism and universal salvation are unbiblical beliefs.
Universalism directly contradicts what Scripture teaches.
While many people accuse Christians of being intolerant
and “exclusive,” it is important to

40. Mark 9:44, Is Universalism / Universal
Salvation Biblical? gotquestions.org
• remember that these are the words of Christ Himself.
Christians did not develop these ideas on their own;
Christians are simply stating what the Lord has already said.
People choose to reject the message because they do not
want to face up to their sin and admit that they need the
Lord to save them. To say that those who reject God’s
provision of salvation through His Son will be saved is to
belittle the holiness and justice of God and negate the need
of Jesus’ sacrifice on our behalf.
Recommended Resources: Logos Bible Software and Four Views of Salvation in a Pluralistic
World by Dennis L. Okholm & Timothy R. Phillips.
• http://www.gotquestions.org/universalism.html

41. Mark 9:47, The Eye
• Matthew 5:29 "If your right eye makes you
stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is
better for you to lose one of the parts of your
body, than for your whole body to be thrown into
hell.

42. Mark 9:47, TV, Televisionwww.compass.org.
• QUESTION FOR THE DAY, Dear Compass,
• I am a teenager in high school and I'm concerned about my parents.
They have the TV on all the time, even if they are not watching it.
They are Christians, go to church, and otherwise have a good
testimony. They don't think there is anything wrong with it being
on. I think this might be a blind spot. I have tried to suggest keeping
it off, but if I don't turn it off, it's on! We have a family Bible study
once a week—can you point me to some verses to discuss?
ANSWER:
• There are benefits to television as a whole. The problem comes
when ungodly programming is watched. If your parents are keeping
the TV turned on to network prime time programs, there is almost
a 100 percent chance they have ungodly attributes being
proclaimed throughout the house. If so, try presenting these verses
in your

43. Mark 9:47, TV, Televisionwww.compass.org.
• Bible study—in a way that is honoring to your parents:
• I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. —Psalm 101:3 The
lamp of your body is your eye; when your eye is clear, your whole
body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of
darkness. —Luke 11:34
• . . . whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if
there is any excellence and if anything is worthy of praise, let your
mind dwell on these things. —Philippians 4:8
• if your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out; it is better for you to
enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes, to be
cast into hell. —Mark 9:47
• Also, you might ask your parents if they would have the television
on if Jesus were coming over—and then remind them He is already
there :-).

44. Let’s read Mark 9:49-50
• Jesus’ transfiguration
• Jesus heals a boy
• Jesus explains first and last
• Jesus explains who is for us
• Jesus loves children
• Jesus commands us to be salty

45. Mark 9:49, Salted With Fire
• Mark 9:49 "For everyone will be salted with fire. 50 "Salt is
good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you
make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at
peace with one another.“
• Luke 14:34 "Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has
become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned? 35 "It is
useless either for the soil or for the manure pile; it is
thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.“
• Colossians 4:5 Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward
outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. 6 Let your
speech always be with grace, seasoned, as it were, with
salt, so that you may know how you should respond to each
person.

46. Matthew 5:11, Salted With Fire
• Matthew 5:11 "Blessed are you when men cast
insults at you, and persecute you, and say all
kinds of evil against you falsely, on account of Me.
12 "Rejoice, and be glad, for your reward in
heaven is great, for so they persecuted the
prophets who were before you. 13 "You are the
salt of the earth; but if the salt has become
tasteless, how will it be made salty again? It is
good for nothing anymore, except to be thrown
out and trampled under foot by men.

47. 1 Corinthians 3:11, Salted With Fire
• 1 Corinthians 3:11 For no man can lay a foundation other
than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if
any man builds upon the foundation with gold, silver,
precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man's work will
become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to be
revealed with fire; and the fire itself will test the quality of
each man's work. 14 If any man's work which he has built
upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man's
work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall
be saved, yet so as through fire. 16 Do you not know that
you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells
in you?
• 1 Cor 3:18 wise, foolish, 19 wisdom, foolishness 20
reasonings, wise, useless

48. Acts 2:1, Salted With Fire
• Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost had
come, they were all together in one place. 2 And
suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a
violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole
house where they were sitting. 3 And there
appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing
themselves, and they rested on each one of
them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy
Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as
the Spirit was giving them utterance.

49. The Pyramid Of
Responsibility
By Richard I.
Gregory, Page
13, March/April
2014, Voice
Magazine

50. The Pyramid Of
Responsibility
By Richard I.
Gregory, Page
13, March/April
2014, Voice
Magazine

52. Mark 9:49, Salted With Fire
• When Jesus says you are the salt of the earth", do you
think that He means, "enhancing flavor, creating thirst,
drawing out infection, and preserving from decay …
Engaging in social issues on a variety of levels is
necessary in order for people of God to fulfill their role
as “the salt of the earth…”
• Or is it the sting of the Gospel? The Bible shows all of
the apostles were executed, martyred for the gospel of
Jesus Christ, it has a sting like salt in a wound.
Unbelievers don't like to be told that they need a
Savior because they are sinners and without the need
of a Savior there's no use of the Savior. And without
the Savior they are doomed to hell. That’s salty!

53. THE END

54. Mark 9:44, Is Universalism / Universal
Salvation Biblical? gotquestions.org
• Question: "Is universalism / universal salvation biblical?"
Answer: Universalism is the belief that everyone will be saved. There are many people today who hold to universal salvation and believe that all
people eventually end up in heaven. Perhaps it is the thought of men and women living a life of eternal torment in hell that causes some to reject the
teaching of Scripture on this issue. For some it is an over-emphasis on the love and compassion of God—and the neglect of the righteousness and
justice of God—that leads them to believe God will have mercy on every living soul. But the Scriptures do teach that some people will spend eternity
in hell.
• First of all, the Bible is clear that unredeemed men will dwell forever in hell. Jesus’ own words confirm that the time spent in heaven for the
redeemed will last as long as that of the unredeemed in hell. Matthew 25:46 says, “Then they *the unsaved+ will go away to eternal punishment, but
the righteous to eternal life.” According to this verse, the punishment of the unsaved is just as eternal as the life of the righteous. Some believe that
those in hell will eventually cease to exist, but the Lord Himself confirms that it will last forever. Matthew 25:41 and Mark9:44 describe hell as
“eternal fire” and “unquenchable fire.”
• How does one avoid this unquenchable fire? Many people believe that all roads—all religions and beliefs—lead to heaven, or they consider that God
is so full of love and mercy that He will allow all people into heaven. God is certainly full of love and mercy; it was these qualities that led Him to send
His Son, Jesus Christ, to earth to die on the cross for us. Jesus Christ is the exclusive door that leads to an eternity in heaven. Acts 4:12says, “Salvation
is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” “There is one God and one mediator
between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5). In John 14:6, Jesus says, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me.” John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish
but have eternal life.” If we choose to reject God’s Son, we do not meet the requirements for salvation (John3:16, 18, 36)
• With verses such as these, it becomes clear that universalism and universal salvation are unbiblical beliefs. Universalism directly contradicts what
Scripture teaches. While many people accuse Christians of being intolerant and “exclusive,” it is important to remember that these are the words of
Christ Himself. Christians did not develop these ideas on their own; Christians are simply stating what the Lord has already said. People choose to
reject the message because they do not want to face up to their sin and admit that they need the Lord to save them. To say that those who reject
God’s provision of salvation through His Son will be saved is to belittle the holiness and justice of God and negate the need of Jesus’ sacrifice on our
behalf.
Recommended Resources: Logos Bible Software and Four Views of Salvation in a Pluralistic World by Dennis L. Okholm & Timothy R. Phillips.
• http://www.gotquestions.org/universalism.html

55. Ezra 3:4 Nehemiah 8:14 Zechariah 14:16 Leviticus 23:34
John 7:2 Mark 9:5 Luke 9:33 Matthew 17:4 Micah 4:2,
Tabernacles, Feast of Booths
• Many nations will go and say, Come, let us go up to the Mountain of the Lord and
to the Temple of the God of Jacob, and He will teach us of His ways and we will
walk in His paths.
• Micah 4:2
Jerusalem Inspiration
• In the times when the Temple stood on the Temple Mount, Jews were commanded
by God to appear before Him on the three major festivals: Sukkot (Tabernacles),
Passover and Shavuot. Michah describes a time in the future when not only Jews
will want to visit the Lord in Jerusalem, but non Jews from around the world will
flock to Jerusalem. Are we seeing the fulfillment of this prophecy in our times?
Now that you have learned more about the Festival of Tabernacles it's time to
introduce your kids to the hottest educational learning program around.
• Jerusalem Photo Trivia
• Today's photograph taken by Win Robins portrays the waving of the four species
taken on the holiday of Sukkot (Festival of Tabernacles). Do you know which four
species are taken? You can look back at the email from the first day of the holiday
to remind yourself in case you have forgotten! If you know the answer, email
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