GOD IS OMNIPOTENT
“I am the Alpha and the Omega [the Beginning and the End],” says the Lord God, “Who is [existing forever] and Who was [continually existing in the past] and Who is to come, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all].”
Revelation 1:8 AMP (Amplified Bible)
GOD IS OMNIPRESENT
Someone might try to hide from me in some hiding place.
But it is easy for me to see that person, says the Lord,
because I am everywhere in heaven and earth.”
Jeremiah 23:24 ERV (Easy To Read Version)
"The Lord Says,
‘Do not copy the way that people of other nations live. They are afraid of strange things that they see in the sky.
But you must not be afraid of those things.
The customs of those people are useless.
They cut down a tree in the forest.
A worker uses his tools to make it into an idol. He covers it with silver and gold to make it look beautiful. He uses nails to fix it together so that it will not fall down.
Those idols cannot speak. They are like scarecrows that a farmer puts in his field of vegetables.
The idols cannot walk, so people have to carry them. So do not be afraid of them. They cannot hurt you. And they do not have any power to help you.’
There is nobody like you, Lord.
You are great and your name shows your power. Everyone should respect you,
the King who rules all the nations. You deserve that people give you honour.
There is nobody like you anywhere in the world. Among all the wise people of the nations and among all their kings, there is no one like you.
Jeremiah 10:1-7 EASY (Easy English Bible)
UNBELIEVERS ARE AFRAID OF THINGS THEY SEE IN THE SKY. THEY CUT DOWN TREES, CARVE WOOD FIGURES, FASTEN IT TO THE GROUND, AND WORSHIP THESE IDOLS.
DID THEY WORSHIP CHRISTMAS TREES?
THE REAL QUESTION SHOULD BE, "WHO DO YOU WORSHIP?"
BETHEMOTH
Look at the monster Behemoth;
I created him and I created you.
He eats grass like a cow, but what strength there is in his body, and what power there is in his muscles!
His tail stands up like a cedar, and the muscles in his legs are strong.
His bones are as strong as bronze, and his legs are like iron bars.
The most amazing of all my creatures!
Only his Creator can defeat him.
Grass to feed him grows on the hills where wild beasts play.
He lies down under the thorn bushes, and hides among the reeds in the swamp.
The thorn bushes and the willows by the stream give him shelter in their shade.
He is not afraid of a rushing river; he is calm when the Jordan dashes in his face.
Who can blind his eyes and capture him?
Or who can catch his snout in a trap?
Job 40:15-24 GNT (Good News Translation)
LEVIATHAN
“Now I will speak about the Leviathan’s legs. I will talk about its strength and its graceful body.
Job 41:1-17 NIRV (New International Readers Version)
"Its sneezes flash forth light,
And its eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
Out of its mouth go burning torches;
Sparks of fire leap forth.
Out of its nostrils smoke goes forth
As from a boiling pot and burning reeds.
Its breath kindles coals,
And a flame goes forth from its mouth.
In its neck lodges strength,
And dismay leaps before it.
The folds of its flesh cling together,
Hardened upon it and is not shaken.
Its heart is as hard as a stone,
Even as hard as a lower millstone.
When it raises itself up, the mighty fear,
Because of the crashing they are bewildered.
The sword that reaches it cannot avail,
Nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
It regards iron as straw,
Bronze as rotten wood.
The arrow cannot make it flee;
Slingstones are turned into stubble for it.
Clubs are regarded as stubble;
It laughs at the rattling of the javelin.
Its underparts are like sharp potsherds;
It spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.
It makes the depths boil like a pot;
It makes the sea like a jar of ointment.
Behind it, it makes a wake to shine;
One would think the deep to be gray-haired.
There is nothing upon the dust like it,
One made without terror.
It looks on everything that is high;
It is king over all the sons of pride.”
Job 41:18-34 LSV (Legacy Standard Version)
"You split open the sea by your strength;
You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
You crushed the heads of Leviathan;
you gave him as food to the desert dwelling creatures."
Psalm 74:13-14 LEB (Lexham English Bible)
SIX DAYS BEFORE PASSOVER
"Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead. A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him."
SPIKENARD WAS IMPORTED FROM INDIA
"Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance."
JUDAS ISCARIOT WAS UPSET OVER MONEY
"But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray him, said, “That perfume was worth a year’s wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor.” Not that he cared for the poor—he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples’ money, he often stole some for himself.
Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. She did this in preparation for my burial. You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”
"When all the people heard of Jesus’ arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead. Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too, for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus.
John 12:1-10 NLT (New Living Translation)
TOMORROW JESUS WILL RIDE A DONKEY INTO JERUSALEM (PALM SUNDAY)
TWO DAYS BEFORE PASSOVER
"When Jesus had finished this discourse, He said to His disciples, “You know that the Passover is coming in two days, and the Son of Man is to be betrayed and handed over for crucifixion.”
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, and plotted together to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill Him. But they said, “It must not be during the festival (Passover), otherwise there might be a riot among the people.”
Matthew 26:1-5 AMP (Amplified Bible)
"Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper," There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat."
WAS THIS WOMAN SIMON'S WIFE OR SISTER THAT ANNOINTED JESUS' HEAD?
SPIKENARD IS AN EXPENSIVE OIL FROM THE STEMS AND ROOTS OF NARD, A PLANT FROM ASIA.
"But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?"
JESUS' DISCIPLES WERE UPSET
"For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her."
JUDAS WAS SO UPSET HE BETRAYED JESUS FOR THE PRICE OF A SLAVE
"Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him."
Matthew 26:6-16 BRG (Blue, Red, Gold, Bible)
