<html><head></head><body><div><div><div><div><br></div>Mark 11; 29-33<div><br></div><div><b>29. &nbsp;Jesus said to them, “I will ask you a question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.</b></div><div><b>30. &nbsp;Was&nbsp;the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer me.”</b></div><div><b>31. &nbsp;And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’</b></div><div><b>32. &nbsp;But shall we say, ‘From men’?”— they were afraid of the people, for all held that John was a real prophet.</b></div><div><b>33. &nbsp;So they answered to Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>The Call (warrant&nbsp;and authority) of John the&nbsp;Baptist to preach repentance, baptize, and declare Jesus the ‘Lamb of God,’ was a Call from God&nbsp;first prophesied by both&nbsp;Isaiah, and Malachi, (Isaiah 40;3-5, John 1;19-23,&nbsp;Malachi 4;4-6)&nbsp;mediated yet again&nbsp;by the mouth of<span>&nbsp;the angel Gabriel to John’s father&nbsp;the priest Zachariah, as he served in the temple at the hour of&nbsp;incense. (Luke 1;11-20). John’s father Zechariah taught John who he was and what the Lord declared the&nbsp;purpose of his life and calling was.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Therefore, John’s baptism was most assuredly from heaven, mediated through Old Testament prophets, the angel&nbsp;Gabriel, and Zechariah to his son John.&nbsp; &nbsp;No higher authority could his ministry have. &nbsp;Let us also not forget that John was born into&nbsp;the priestly division of Abijah, a descendant of Eleanor, the son of Levi. &nbsp;As such, the John’s ministry&nbsp;exceeded&nbsp;the Aaronic priesthood, transcending the daily sacrifice of the&nbsp;blood&nbsp;of thousands of lambs offered on Jewish altars, and pointing to the final ultimate&nbsp;sacrifice which fulfilled the foreshadowing sacrifices of the Aaronic priesthood. &nbsp;John the Baptist was greater than all the priests in Israel, (Matthew 11;11) he was the prophet of the Lord Jesus in whom the spirit and power of the great&nbsp;prophet Elijah resided, (Malachi, 4;5, Luke 1;16&amp;17, Matthew 17;9-13)</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>The chief priests, scribes, and elders refused to listen to the Voice of&nbsp;John, repent and believe in Jesus, because doing so would elevate John and his prophetic ministry above their own Aaronic ministry in authority. &nbsp;John bore witness to,&nbsp;<i>“something greater than the Temple.” &nbsp;</i>(Matthew 12;6)</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Therefore, since the chief priests, scribes, and elders refused to repent and believe who John declared Jesus to be, (the very end of their system of worship) Jesus refused to answer their demand for proof of His&nbsp;authority for cleansing the Temple. &nbsp;Without repentance and faith, God will not hear us or answer our prayers. &nbsp;Only through Christ, will we know the truth of the love of God and His incredible plan to make us One with Him.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Prayer; &nbsp;O Most Merciful Heavenly Father, whose pleasure it is to teach us all things through Your&nbsp;Word and the Holy Spirit, grant us broken and contrite hearts, for only broken and contrite hearts can be cleansed, healed, made new, and empowered to live for the praise of Your glory. &nbsp;In Jesus we pray, Amen.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Love,</span></div><div><span>Dad/Baba/Eric</span></div><div><span>Grandpa Pickle Pastor</span></div><div><span>“A chapter a day, every day, progressively, be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word. &nbsp;God’s Word is our habitation and we are His.”</span></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><br><br><div><a href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&amp;c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&amp;af_sub1=Acquisition&amp;af_sub2=Global_YMktg&amp;af_sub3=&amp;af_sub4=100000604&amp;af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>


Mark 11; 29-33
29.  Jesus said to them, “I will ask you a question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.30.  Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer me.”31.  And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’32.  But shall we say, ‘From men’?”— they were afraid of the people, for all held that John was a real prophet.33.  So they answered to Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

The Call (warrant and authority) of John the Baptist to preach repentance, baptize, and declare Jesus the ‘Lamb of God,’ was a Call from God first prophesied by both Isaiah, and Malachi, (Isaiah 40;3-5, John 1;19-23, Malachi 4;4-6) mediated yet again by the mouth of the angel Gabriel to John’s father the priest Zachariah, as he served in the temple at the hour of incense. (Luke 1;11-20). John’s father Zechariah taught John who he was and what the Lord declared the purpose of his life and calling was.
Therefore, John’s baptism was most assuredly from heaven, mediated through Old Testament prophets, the angel Gabriel, and Zechariah to his son John.   No higher authority could his ministry have.  Let us also not forget that John was born into the priestly division of Abijah, a descendant of Eleanor, the son of Levi.  As such, the John’s ministry exceeded the Aaronic priesthood, transcending the daily sacrifice of the blood of thousands of lambs offered on Jewish altars, and pointing to the final ultimate sacrifice which fulfilled the foreshadowing sacrifices of the Aaronic priesthood.  John the Baptist was greater than all the priests in Israel, (Matthew 11;11) he was the prophet of the Lord Jesus in whom the spirit and power of the great prophet Elijah resided, (Malachi, 4;5, Luke 1;16&17, Matthew 17;9-13)
The chief priests, scribes, and elders refused to listen to the Voice of John, repent and believe in Jesus, because doing so would elevate John and his prophetic ministry above their own Aaronic ministry in authority.  John bore witness to, “something greater than the Temple.”  (Matthew 12;6)
Therefore, since the chief priests, scribes, and elders refused to repent and believe who John declared Jesus to be, (the very end of their system of worship) Jesus refused to answer their demand for proof of His authority for cleansing the Temple.  Without repentance and faith, God will not hear us or answer our prayers.  Only through Christ, will we know the truth of the love of God and His incredible plan to make us One with Him.
Prayer;  O Most Merciful Heavenly Father, whose pleasure it is to teach us all things through Your Word and the Holy Spirit, grant us broken and contrite hearts, for only broken and contrite hearts can be cleansed, healed, made new, and empowered to live for the praise of Your glory.  In Jesus we pray, Amen.
Love,Dad/Baba/EricGrandpa Pickle Pastor“A chapter a day, every day, progressively, be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word.  God’s Word is our habitation and we are His.”




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