Jesus and the teachers of the Anti-Christ
Delusions of the Anti-Christs
Matthew 9:3-4 At this, some
of the teachers of the law said to themselves, "This fellow is
blaspheming!" Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you entertain
evil thoughts in your hearts?
Matthew 9:11-13 When the
Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat
with tax collectors and `sinners'?" On hearing this, Jesus said, "It
is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this
means: `I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the
righteous, but sinners."
Matthew 9:34 But the
Pharisees said, "It is by the prince of demons that he drives out
demons."
Matthew 11:18-19 For John
came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, `He has a demon.' The Son of
Man came eating and drinking, and they say, `Here is a glutton and a drunkard,
a friend of tax collectors and "sinners."' But wisdom is proved right
by her actions."
Matthew 12:13-14 Then he
said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." So he stretched it out and
it was completely restored, just as sound as the other. But the Pharisees went
out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
Matthew 12:22-26 Then they
brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him,
so that he could both talk and see. All the people were astonished and said,
"Could this be the Son of David?" But when the Pharisees heard this,
they said, "It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this
fellow drives out demons." Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them,
"Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or
household divided against itself will not stand. If Satan drives out Satan, he
is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
Matthew 15:12-14 Then the
disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were
offended when they heard this?" He replied, "Every plant that my
heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them;
they are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a
pit."
Will not be forgiven
Matthew 12:30-32 "He
who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the
blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word
against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy
Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
Asked for a sign
Matthew 12:38-39 Then some
of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to
see a miraculous sign from you." He answered, "A wicked and
adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it
except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Truth uninterpreted
Matthew 16:1-4 The
Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them
a sign from heaven. He replied, "When evening comes, you say, `It will be fair
weather, for the sky is red,' and in the morning, `Today it will be stormy, for
the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the
sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous
generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the
sign of Jonah." Jesus then left them and went away.
Do not Judge the Spirit
Matthew 18:3-5 And he said:
"I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children,
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself
like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. "And whoever
welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.
Matthew 7:1 "Do not
judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you
will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
The Chosen
Matthew 21:43-45
"Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you
and given to a people who will produce its fruit. He who falls on this stone
will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed." When
the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus' parables, they knew he was
talking about them.
Testing of the Truth
Matthew 22:15 Then the
Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.
Hypocrisy of the Anti-Christs
Matthew 23:5-7
"Everything they do is done for men to see: They make their phylacteries
wide and the tassels on their garments long; they love the place of honor at
banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; they love to be
greeted in the marketplaces and to have men call them `Rabbi.'
Matthew 23:13,15 "Woe
to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom
of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those
enter who are trying to. "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees,
you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when
he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
Matthew 23:23-35 "Woe
to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of
your spices--mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important
matters of the law--justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced
the latter, without neglecting the former. You blind guides! You strain out a
gnat but swallow a camel. "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees,
you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are
full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of
the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. "Woe to you,
teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed
tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead
men's bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear
to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and
wickedness. "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you
hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the
righteous. And you say, `If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we
would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' So
you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who
murdered the prophets. Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your
forefathers! "You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being
condemned to hell? Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and
teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your
synagogues and pursue from town to town. And so upon you will come all the
righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel
to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple
and the altar.
False Testaments
Matthew 26:59-63 The chief
priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus
so that they could put him to death. But they did not find any, though many
false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward and declared, "This
fellow said, `I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three
days.'" Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, "Are you not
going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against
you?" But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, "I
charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son
of God."
Truth mocked
Matthew 26:67-68 Then they
spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him and said,
"Prophesy to us, Christ. Who hit you?"