On the way to raise Lazarus, Jesus went through Jericho He gave sight to blind Bartimaeus and brought saving faith to Zacchaeus

People saw His miracles and heard His teaching, but did they believe He was God the Son, God’s anointed Messiah and divine King? No. They only knew He was “different”!

` or one of the prophets.” Jesus and the apostles were in Caesarea Philippi (enjoying some R & R?), when He asked this question Matt. 16:13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah ` or one of the prophets.”

Caesarea Philippi. Far in the distance is Mt Caesarea Philippi. Far in the distance is Mt. Hermon, the watershed for the Jordan River

Two Bible Caesareas : one on the Mediterranean Sea, one east of Mt Hermon

John and Jeremiah were dead. Elijah had been raptured John and Jeremiah were dead. Elijah had been raptured. (Jesus must be a “miraculous” person) Luke 4: 16 So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me. “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” So all bore witness to Him, And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

When Jesus spoke of God’s blessing on Gentiles, their awe to turned to rage 27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.” 28 So all those in the synagogue were filled with wrath, 29 and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. 30 Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.

From an awesome teacher of Scripture to an upstart agitator who shouldn’t live

Jesus and the twelve were healing diseases, drawing huge crowds, and making leaders furious

From Joseph’s son to agitator to fanatic Matt. 12:46 behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. NKJV Mark 3:21 But when His own people (family) heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, “He is out of His mind.”

Mark 3:22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.” Beelzebub was a Canaanite deity, which the Jews used to denote Satan Baal-Zebub. Epithet meaning “lord of the flies” or “lord of the manure pile,” referring to Satan. It was used against Jesus by his enemies (Mt 10:25

Joseph’s son, agitator, fanatic, empowered by Satan. What next? John 8:39 They answered Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. 41 You do the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father—God.”

Joseph’s son Agitator Fanatic Empowered by Satan Illegitimate Now they accuse Him of being conceived in an adulterous relationship (Either Joseph or another) Joseph’s son Agitator Fanatic Empowered by Satan Illegitimate

His disciples (and Jesus) are now accused of harvesting and threshing on the Sabbath (He is a LAW BREAKER) Luke 6:1 Now it happened on the second Sabbath that He went through the grain fields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”

They basically said Jesus was too dumb to know the girl was dead They basically said Jesus was too dumb to know the girl was dead. They knew more than Jesus Luke 8: 52 Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.” 53 And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead.54 But took her by the hand and called, saying,"Little girl, Arise.”

Next they call Jesus a “compromiser” Joseph’s son Agitator Fanatic Satan powered Illegitimate Law breaker Dumb Compromiser Eats with sinners

“opinions”, “opinions”, “opinions” John 18:29 Pilate then went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?” 30 They answered and said , “If He were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you.”

“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” Mark 1:11 Paul said, in 1 Cor. 4:3,4 “It is a very small thing that I should be judged by you. He who judges me is the Lord.”

Today, as then, there are hundreds of OPINIONS about who Jesus is But God the Son came to earth to please only one Person -----The Father! BEHOLD, I HAVE COME - - in the book it is written of me TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD. Heb. 10:7

Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, Zec.9:9

Jesus will come to earth next time riding a white horse followed by all the saints of the ages. Rev.19:11 Matt. 21:7 They brought the donkey, 8 And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna (Save, we pray) to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!” 10 And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”

What is your opinion of Jesus? Do you even know Him?