The Compassionate Christ<\/p>\n
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the Prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not!"<\/p>\n
(Mat_23:37).<\/p>\n
In following the terrific denunciation which the Lord Jesus gave against the hypocrisy of the scribes and of the Pharisees, we have stood almost aghast with amazement.<\/p>\n
We have been impressed with the absolute truth of every word that was spoken.<\/p>\n
We have known that the scribes and Pharisees deserved it all, but we have marveled that One so loving as Christ could have uttered such things.<\/p>\n
It is therefore necessary that, in closing this study, we view for a moment, the real inner heart of Christ, as He denounced the leaven of the Pharisees.<\/p>\n
1. We Have a Cry of Disappointment<\/p>\n
"O, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not!" (Mat_23:37).<\/p>\n
We have before us a weeping Saviour–He loved Jerusalem, He spoke the intensity of His yearning when He told how His hands had been held out toward her.<\/p>\n
He did not deny her guilt, but He yearned for her repentance.<\/p>\n
He said: "How oft would I!"<\/p>\n
He added: "But ye would not."<\/p>\n
The result was, Christ could not.<\/p>\n
2. A Cry of Distress<\/p>\n
"Behold, your house is left unto you desolate" (Mat_23:38).<\/p>\n
The Lord Jesus Christ was clearly aware of what lay ahead of Israel.<\/p>\n
After He had departed out of the Temple, He pointed toward its buildings and said:<\/p>\n
"See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down" (Mat_24:2).<\/p>\n
Following these words of Israel's desolation, the Lord plainly outlined the course of her sorrows.<\/p>\n
He spoke of the wars, the famines and the pestilences.<\/p>\n
He spoke of the false prophet, and of iniquity that would abound.<\/p>\n
He spoke of the abomination and desolation told by Daniel the Prophet.<\/p>\n
He spoke of the great tribulation.<\/p>\n
In all of these things, the Lord Jesus Christ expressed His distress over Israel's coming desolation.<\/p>\n
3. A Cry of Deliverance<\/p>\n
"Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord" (Mat_23:39).<\/p>\n
The Lord Jesus Christ looked beyond the desolation, and prophesied the time when the Son of Man would come in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<\/p>\n
He told how Israel should be restored from the four winds, from one end of the heaven to the other; how she should put forth her branches, even as the fig tree when its branch is yet tender, putteth forth its leaves.<\/p>\n
Thank God, the people who have so long refused the Son of God, shall by and by, receive Him.<\/p>\n
He who was dead, shall be made alive.<\/p>\n
He who was lost, shall be found.<\/p>\n
Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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