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Jesus now begins to speak of that day. What day is that? It is the day of the coming of the Son of Man which no one knows but God the Father.Our Lord gives us a summary of the everyday life when He comes, which will be like the days of Noah just before the flood.To their awakening awareness, seeing the flood coming, it was now too late to repent. Jesus says that is how His coming to the earth at that time will be. Some will be taken in judgment, like the those unaware, and some will be left, like Noah who was prepared safely inside the ark.Dr. Mitchell makes it evident that the church will not go thru the tribulation as some are teaching. Let's Join the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast with our teacher Dr. Mitchell, Matt.24:36.

We continue with the predictions of our Lord to His disciples.Beginning in verse 29 of Matthew 24, Jesus now speaks of the events immediately following the tribulation of those days. The coming of the Lord from heaven will be shown in a very distinct contrast with the absolute darkness on the earth at that time.The sign appearing in heaven is the Son of Man Himself whom the people of earth will see. Every eye will see Him even those of Israel with the stark realization of the truth of who Jesus is.He is the one the nation rejected but now He is the one who will reign. Dr. Mitchell speaks of the fig tree that since 1948 has begun to blossom, the nation of Israel and the generation of that time. Let's join Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Matthew 24:29-35.

Jesus continues instructing His disciples in verses 21-28 here in Matthew 24.Jesus begins to speak of a great tribulation such as never ever occurred in history. Such tribulation is it, that God cuts those days short for the sake of the elect.The elect that Jesus refers to is the nation of Israel, not the church. The church is not present in the tribulation. Jesus speaks of these elect again in verses 24 & 31.Dr. Mitchell shares the truth concerning those days which are called the Day of Lord. It will be a time of great distress. Dr. Mitchell brings out that the one who trust in Christ has been delivered from the wrath to come.God's righteousness has been vindicated by the shed blood of Jesus Christ for you and me.On the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, here is Dr. Mitchell, Matthew 24:21-28.

In Matthew 24 verses 9 thru 22, Jesus continues His overview of what will be happening in the world prior to His return.Jesus speaks of the rampant lawlessness during these days of which He speaks. The Gospel of the Kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the nations then the end of the age comes. Dr. Mitchell carefully distinguishes between the gospel of the grace of God now during the church age, and the gospel of the Kingdom which will be proclaimed during the tribulation after the church is gone from the earth.The gospel of grace proclaims forgiveness of sins in Jesus' name and thru justification by His blood, salvation from the wrath of God. The gospel of the kingdom proclaims the coming of Jesus as King to setup His millennial kingdom. These are separate gospels in two different ages.Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Matthew 24:9-22.

In Matthew 24 verses 4-8 Jesus is talking to His disciples. They wanted to know when the end of the age would come.Jesus then begins to tell them of what to beware of - false christs and possible wars between nations and kingdoms. But He hastens to add that these things were not the end but merely the beginning -- the beginning of birth pangs.Dr. Mitchell reviews the context of Jesus' explanation to His disciples.He ties these verses in Matthew together with verses found in the book of Daniel. In Daniel God reveals His purposes for the nation of Israel.On the timeline of history, Israel comes first. Jesus speaks of the nation of Israel. Jesus is not here speaking of the church, which comes in to being later in time.Here's Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Matthew 24:4.

Christmas – they talk about baby Jesus and Mary and Joseph – but this Jesus … is He who He says He is? Can Christmas really make a difference – I mean in your life and mine?   WILL THE REAL MESSIAH PLEASE STAND UP? Well, welcome to the second message in a series that I have called, "Message in a Bottle" – in these weeks leading up to Christmas. We are going to take a look at this most amazing night – this Christmas story. You know that wonderful Christmas carol, O Holy Night, the stars, the stars are shining – the shepherds and the angels and Mary and Joseph and that baby Jesus; God in the flesh. And for me, you know, when you strip away all the noise and the rubbish and the commercialism around Christmas, it is the most wonderful celebration. But it struck me how the very beginning of the story of Christmas in the New Testament – if you have a Bible, go and grab it – we are going to Matthew, chapter 1 – it struck me how often we skim over the first dozen or so paragraphs of what God writes about Christmas. If you open up the very first page of the first Book of the New Testament – it's the Book of Matthew and it begins, of all things, with a genealogy; a boring list of names. Now I love doing things that surprise people and a few years ago I was sharing a message leading up to Christmas on this passage in the beginning of Matthew and I asked a lady, a friend of mine, Pamela, to do the Bible reading and I ask her to read through this genealogy. Now fortunately, I gave her a week's notice, because some of the names are just a little bit difficult to get the old tongue around. And when she sat down everybody gave her a standing applause for managing to make it through the genealogy. And I guess most of us haven't heard a message on this genealogy in a long, long time, if ever. I know what you are thinking – genealogy? Berni, are you going to be talking about a genealogy? But listen, listen to what the Apostle Paul writes in Second Timothy, chapter 3, verse 16. He says: Every Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, reproof, correction and training in righteousness, so that – what? – so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient and equipped for every good work. In other words when I read through this genealogy, and I probably like you, skip through genealogies in the Bible, you know, I kind of don't like to read every word. But as I began to read through this particular genealogy I thought, hang on a minute, God decided to begin the New Testament with a genealogy. Why did He do that? What was going on? This Book of Matthew – "Matthew" literally means, "a gift from God" and it starts with an account of Jesus blood line; His birth line. Jesus Christ – "Jesus" means "Yahweh saves"; God saves. "Christ" means "Messiah" – so you put all that together and this book is a gift from God about God's anointed Saviour. So I'm thinking, I've actually got to get into this genealogy and say: why did God put it here? What does it mean that the Christmas story begins with a genealogy? What is God trying to say to you and me, here and now? Now it's probably not the way that you or I would start a biography of some great leader but genealogies were significant to the Jews. They were about purity of lineage – firstly remember that land was given to Israel by tribes. So your right to own land was affected by your genealogy. If you were a priest, your priestly authority came from your genealogy. And your legal standing – if you were in line for the throne, royal succession came through your genealogy. And the genealogies of people were kept on the public record. In the Sanhedrin and in the temple, you could go and verify that somebody was who they said they were. So to the Jews it wasn't just a boring list of names – it was fascinating. And have a look to see how Matthew, chapter 1 actually starts out. The first verse, "An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham" – three main characters, Abraham, David and Jesus. And Abraham and David being referred to here, point back to some promises. We are going to look at those promises today because they have everything to do with Christmas. People were expecting a Messiah – we are going to look at why a little bit later in the programme. But at this point in Israel's history in the first century, they were definitely looking for a Messiah. So God is the keeper of promises and let's just have a quick look to see what the promise is. If you want to flick back to the promise that God made to Abraham, you go to Genesis, chapter 12, verses 1 to 3. Lets have a look at that – Genesis 12:1-3 says this: The Lord said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you and I will make you a great nation and I will bless you and make your name great so that you will be a blessing." And if you flick over to Genesis, chapter 15, verse 5, it goes on to say that: God brought Abram outside in his tent and He said, "Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you can count them. And then God said to Abram, "So shall your descendants be." And he believed and the Lord reckoned this as righteousness to him. So here is a promise to Abraham; the father of the whole nation of Israel, that Abraham would have many, many children. Remember he and Sarah were very old and they couldn't have children, yet God was making a promise. So this very first verse of Matthew points back to those promises. It also points back to the promise that God made to David. Lets have a look at that – flick on a little bit to Second Samuel, chapter 7, verse 12 – this is what it says: "When your days are fulfilled," – this is a promise to David, remember; the King: When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you who shall come forth from your body and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for My name and I will establish his throne and his kingdom forever. Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before Me, your throne shall be established forever. So here is the promise to David – that there would be a lineage that would go on forever – that the reign of the House of David would go on forever. David was the Messiah; he was the anointed King of Israel. That's the actual word that they used for the King – the 'Messiah', and the promise of God was the offspring of David – there would be royal succession that would go on forever. So you bring this two promises together and the promise of God is that there will be a King who will rule forever, who will be a blessing to all the nations. The question is what happens next? Well, just after this promise is given to David, David has a son called Solomon and Solomon is the last King of a united Israel. Israel splits in two; they begin to worship idols; God sends prophets; they reject God and ultimately, in 586/587 BC they are exiled to Babylon into slavery. The monarchy is destroyed and really, the whole thing falls apart for Israel because they rejected God. They just ran away from God; they ignored God and for four or five centuries there was no king. I mean, to us, that's like not having a democracy. And by the first century, the Emperor was Roman because they were under Roman rule. There was a governor there who was Roman; there was a false King; the Sanhedrin was corrupt. This was a messy, corrupt, religious, political environment. It was brutal – I mean the Roman oppression was brutal. And into this Matthew writes – God speaks through Matthew of the promise made to Abraham and made to David. They were expecting Messiah. The question is what sort of Messiah were they going to get?   A HEAVEN FULL OF PROMISES So Israel was expecting a Messiah, but what did he look like? Luke, chapter 3 and verse 15, we read about John the Baptist: As the people were filled with expectation and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah. Luke, chapter 3, verse 16, we see that John goes on and says: Well, you know, "I baptise you with water but someone who is much more powerful than me is coming. I'm not fit to tie up His sandals and He'll baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire." We read Matthew, chapter 16, verse 13 and: Jesus says to His disciples, "Who do the people say that I am? And they said, "Well, some say that You are John the Baptist, others say that You are Elijah, others say that You are Jeremiah or one of the prophets." See, the people expected a Messiah; they expected God to send them someone; they desired one, but they were mixed up as to what He would look like. There were lots of people called "Jesus" in those days. There were lots of people who claimed to be the Messiah – there was lots of hype. How were they going to pick the right one? And that's what this genealogy is about. Matthew's Gospel was written somewhere around sixty to seventy AD and at this point the Jews and the Christians were arguing about who Jesus was. The Jews said he's not the Messiah; the Christians said yes, He is. No, He's not, yes, He is, no, He's not! And Matthew is specifically writing to a Jewish audience here and he lists on the genealogy of Jesus, "Abraham was the father of Isaac and Isaac the father of Jacob and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar" – and on it goes, this long genealogy. And what it is really saying is, "I know there are a lot of people out there claiming to be the Messiah; I know there are a lot of people claiming to be the one that God sent but here is the genealogy of the Man. Here as a matter of public record is His genealogy and His right to be the anointed King; the Messiah." See, genealogies, for the purposes of land and for the purposes of legal entitlement and for the purposes of royal blood line in this patriarchal society always went through the father. And what it shows here is that Jesus is in fact, a descendant of David and a descendant of Abraham and He is the rightful King. If you don't believe me, it's a matter of public record. This was written at a time when the information was still in the public record in the temple and the Sanhedrin, so people could go and check. People could verify the link of Jesus back to God's promises – back to God's vast plan – they could identify that actually He is the One. There were many prophesies about Jesus in the Old Testament – He will come from a woman's womb; He'll be born to a virgin, He'll be born in Bethlehem; murder will surround His birth; He will be given the name Emmanuel; He will be given gifts; He will be taken back to Egypt – many, many prophesies that Jesus opened up in the Old Testament. But here the New Testament comes with, right at the beginning, a legal verification of Jesus entitlement to His claim to be the Messiah. It is evidence that God keeps His promises. And when I look at Christmas through this boring genealogy – lets face it, that's the way we would look at it these days – what I read is that God keeps His promises. Jesus was born on that holy night, the stars, the stars were shining; the very same stars that were shining over Abraham those many centuries before, when God made him a promise that he would be a blessing to many nations. God is faithful – Christmas is about God's faithfulness. This genealogy speaks of God's faithfulness. See, if we just walk into Christmas saying, "I've got to buy some more presents and I've got to get some more food and I've got to do all this, Christmas ends up being meaningless. The New Testament begins with rock solid evidence of the faithfulness of God – that He has indeed fulfilled His promise to Abraham and His promise to David, to send His Son. It's a leap of faith, but it's not a blind leap of faith. The evidence is laid out – it was laid out at a time when people could either verify it or disprove it on the public record. That's why that genealogy is there. We are going look at what all that means for you and me, here and now, next.   HE'S ONE OF US Alright, so we have been looking at this beginning of the Christmas story, this genealogy; this link between the Old Testament and the New; this link that points back to the fact that the whole idea of Christmas began a long, long time before that starry, starry night in Bethlehem. And when you read through the genealogy – I'm not going to do that now – but when you read through the genealogy you find all sorts of people. There are people who were prophesied about; there were people who were totally unknown. There are sixteen names in that genealogy that are not mentioned anywhere in the Old Testament – there are Kings, there are paupers, there are Jews, there are Gentiles, there are good Kings – six of them, nineteen bad Kings. We think of King David as one of the good guys but he committed adultery; he had someone murdered. And one of the really interesting things that we are going to look at right now is that there are five women in this genealogy. Now sadly, you go back to this time, two thousand years ago, in the first century and women had no rights; they were chattels; they had no legal rights – they couldn't own land; they could inherit anything; they couldn't testify in a court of law and they were never, I say again, never listed in genealogies. But here in this genealogy we have five women. Now what's that about? In this patriarchal society that never put women in genealogies, why are they there? What is God saying to us, to you and me, here and now about Christmas by putting them there? Well, the first one is in verse 3 – a woman by the name of Tamar. Now she was a temple prostitute; she was Judah's daughter in law and she committed adultery. You can read about her in Genesis, chapter 38, verse 5. The second woman is Rahab – now remember Rahab was a prostitute in Jericho. You can read about her in Joshua, chapter 2, verses 1 to 7. The third woman is a woman called Ruth – she has her own Book in the Old Testament. Now Ruth is a Moabite – the Moabites were enemies of the Jews. This is what the Old Testament, Deuteronomy, chapter 23, verse 3, says about Moabites: An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord, even to the tenth generation; none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord forever. So we've got a Moabite! Verse 6, look at this: And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah. Now is that damning or what? Remember David committed adultery with Bathsheba – she was another man's wife, his name was Uriah, and he, David, committed adultery with Bathsheba. David had Uriah murdered, their first child died, their second son was gift from God, his name was Solomon. You can read about that in Second Samuel, chapters 11 and 12. So here in Jesus' genealogy is not just a temple prostitute, not just a prostitute in Jericho, not just a Moabite who was an enemy of God but here is a woman who conceived one of Jesus ancestors in adultery. And then in verse 16, is the fifth woman – Mary – this woman who as far as the rest of society was concerned, had conceived a son out of wedlock, which brought enormous shame on her and on Joseph. And we are going to look at that next week in a message that I've called, "Jesus – the Illegitimate God". See, here are these five women – five very imperfect women – there are no paragons of virtue; there are no wonderful Israelite, Jewish women. What's God saying to us in all that? I believe He is saying, 'There is no Jew or Greek, no slave or free, no male or female, because all are one in Christ Jesus. Have you ever felt that you are just not good enough to be part of God's family? That somehow you and I fall so far short of the glory of God that we could just never fit into God's family? I believe that this genealogy is an invitation which says you don't have to be good enough. This genealogy deliberately puts those imperfect women into the list to speak to you and me. There are a whole bunch of Christians in God's Kingdom who flounder; who are blown around by this doctrine and that; who don't live in victory; who don't bear fruit; who don't impact other people's lives with the love of Christ – Christians who are hurtling head on towards Christmas just trying to buy presents and just trying to finish off their work and just trying to get all this other stuff done without a deep foundation in their hearts to know what Christmas is about. Listen: Every Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, reproof, correction and training in righteousness so that everyone – everyone includes you and it includes me – everyone who belongs to God may be proficient and equipped for every good work. This genealogy is not just a boring list. This genealogy is how the Holy Spirit; God the Holy Spirit decided to begin the very first Book in the New Testament – the very first Book about the grace of Jesus Christ. He begins with a rock solid platform. The intention of God is that you and I can stand on this rock solid platform. This platform that says at a time when this genealogy could be checked against the public record, it is legally established that Jesus is the Christ. Not just one way but the way, we can know that with certainty through this genealogy. We look at this genealogy – an account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah; Son of David, Son of Abraham. And we can look at the promises God made to Abraham and David and say Matthew is pointing back to those because Jesus is the fulfilment of those promises. God keeps His promises. We can pick this Jesus – this authentic Saviour – from all the other people that say, "I've got a way, try my way, follow me". No! This Jesus is who He says He is. He is the Son of God and then through an amazing act of grace, God points out to us here in this genealogy, through listing these imperfect women; through listing people like David who committed adultery; through listing the good Kings and the bad Kings, that Jesus became one of us. If you ask people who believe in Jesus, is He more like God or is He more like you and me? You know, most of us would answer; Jesus is more like God that He is like you and me. Jesus is fully God but He's fully human too and that's what this genealogy speaks to you and me. It is time for us to have a rock solid place to stand, to believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who came for you and me – little old imperfect you and me. And that is why Jesus begins His story about Himself this way. It's food for the soul. Christmas is a feast!

God's truth is always relevant and current.We are in Matthew 24 verses 1-6. The disciples had 3 questions for Jesus. Jesus takes up the 3rd question first and answers it. What will be the sign of the end of the age?The disciples wanted to know when the present age would end.The Jews only knew of two ages. There is the present age and then the age to come. The age to come would be when the Messiah would return to reign on His throne in Jerusalem. Our Lord will take that up in the coming verses but for now, He warns the disciples about false messiahs and to be on guard from being led astray from Him, the only true Messiah.Let's follow along in Matthew 24 vs. 1-6 on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast with Dr. Mitchell.

Thank you for being with us on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast. Our teacher, Dr. John G. Mitchell finishes up Matthew 23 and begins chapter 24.In these passages, we see Jesus full of compassion for Jerusalem and those living in it. He wanted so much for them to come to Him and receive Him as their Messiah, but they would not. Each person has a choice to make in regard to the Person and Work of our Lord Jesus Christ. What has been your decision?There is yet a future hope for the nation of Israel. When they will say these words, “Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!” they will fulfill Psalm 118:26 and Hosea 6:1-2. This will occur at Jesus's Second Coming as shown in Matthew 24.In Matthew 23:37, let's join Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

As we continue in Matthew 23 this lesson begins with verse 29. Here Dr. Mitchell will finish out the last of 8 indictments of the Lord Jesus against the religious rulers of Israel. Dr. Mitchell reminds us that Jesus knew the motives of these leaders which is why He could bring just rebukes and indictments against these rulers. At the end of His speaking, we still see Jesus' willing heart of compassion for His Jerusalem, to gather them together to Himself, but they would not.Dr. Mitchell admonishes the believer not to be the judge of another person's motives.Only Jesus has omniscience to know all things inwardly and outwardly, past, present and future. He only can and will deal the ones who live a hypocritical life in words and deeds.Let's join Dr. Mitchell in Matthew 23:29 on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

Our study continues in Matthew 23 vs. 16. where Dr. Mitchell shares Jesus's stern rebukes and indictments on the religious leaders of Israel.Matthew records these words for us to read and hear. This lesson focuses on the next 4 of these 8 indictments in verses 16 thru 28.These four are:1. Swearing an oath: Lack of distinguishing between the greater and the lesser.2. Tithing: majoring on the minors and minoring on the majors.3. Cleansing outwardly to cover up the sins inwardly.4. Stressing the outward appearance but losing sight of the inward sins.This lesson causes one to discover what the real focus is in life, both the known and the unknown. We appreciate your joining us on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast with Dr. John G. Mitchell. Let's turn to Matthew 23:16-28.

After giving a short overview of the previous lesson, Dr. Mitchell shares what Jesus said and Matthew wrote. These were Jesus' verbal judgments on the Pharisees and Scribes. These consist of 8 woeful indictments. Dr. Mitchell will guide us through the first 3 of these indictments. The first concerns not entering the kingdom of God and hindering those who would. The second concerns widows houses and long prayers. The third concerns proselyting to their religion. Jesus still yearns for those who are religious but who do not yet know Jesus as their own personal savior. Are you some one or do you know someone who needs to hear and believe the gospel? Jesus forgives any and every sin. Trust Him! Let's join Dr. Mitchell in Matthew 23 verse 13 on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

Today, we will have Pastor Ed Jager leads us in worship. We will be reflecting on Matthew 6:12,14-15; 18:21-35, The Gospel of Forgiveness According to Matthew .

We now turn to chapter 23 of Matthew verses 1-12.Here Jesus speaks to the crowds and His disciples who were following Him.As He speaks to His disciples he uncovers the attitudes and practices of the Pharisees.The problem was the hypocrisy of these leaders. Their motives were not right -- as Dr. Mitchell explains.He also points out that Jesus was speaking, not to the church, but to the Jews of His day, who were under the laws of Moses. The church had not yet come into existence. He then challenge you and me with being aware of one's motives in the things of God. Why do we serve the Lord? Is God's glory at the heart?Jesus teaches about seeking special recognition from people. This too reveal the motives of the heart. In Matthew 23:12, here's Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

Thank you for listening along with us here on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast with Dr. John G. Mitchell.We continue our study in Matt.22:23-33. As we previously heard, Jesus is confronted by a trap set by the Sadducees using a hypothetical marriage situation. Jesus confronts them with three facts.First of all, these Sadducees are in error.Second, they don't know to whom the Scriptures refer.Thirdly, the don't understand the power of the living God.It is noted that, Jesus told them that God speak directly to the person in the Scriptures. The only interpretation done was by Jesus when He said ‘God is not the God of the dead of the living.'Dr. Mitchell gives us understand of angels and also of those who have died having trusted in Christ. Here is Dr. Mitchell, Mt.22:23

Taking up from where we left off last lesson, our teacher, Dr. Mitchell continues with Matt.22:23-33.The enemies of the Lord Jesus try again to trap Jesus. Only this time, they are Sadducees. In Acts 23:8 Luke writes that the Sadducees ‘say there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all'. As Dr. Mitchell says, these were the rationalists of their day. They are the anti-super-naturalists of this day.So why do they appeal to the Scriptures? Only to try and trap our Savior. There are those who use the Scriptures, they don't really believe in, to confront the Christian with hypothetical questions in order to suppress the truth about God, His creation, His Messiah and His eternal salvation and His soon coming for us.Here is Dr. Mitchell, Matt.22:23 on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

After Jesus had spoken a parable to the religious rulers, they now plotted how to trap Him in His words. Not only were these religious leaders, but also some political leaders who confronted Jesus about paying taxes to the government. We saw in chapter 17 the religious rulers were collecting temple tax, but here in Matt.22:15-23 Jesus deals, not with temple tax, but with taxes to Caesar, e.g. Rome. Jesus' answer put these rulers under a dual responsibility both to God and to Caesar.Dr. Mitchell shares the perceived underlying motive of these leaders as they confront Jesus. God knows the hearts of people and He gives to the believer perception and discernment as well. How does He do this? Through the Word of God and the Holy Spirit.Let's join Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Matt.22:15.

November 23, 2025 The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 19:27-30 Scott Mitchell https://www.graceandmercychurch.org/advent

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The Lord Jesus once again speaks a 3rd parable to the leaders of Israel. Dr. Mitchell calls this parable the marriage of the king's son. He compares this Matthew 22 passage with a similar but different parable in Luke 14.We find this parable fulfilled in history some 40 years later when Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 A.D.What stands out in this parable of our Lord is the one who was found at the wedding without the necessary clothing for a wedding. Here Dr. Mitchell shares that we can stand before God only with the righteousness of Christ as our covering, which is what one needs when God sees a person. Do you have this righteousness? You can and do when you place your faith in Christ Jesus the Lord.Here is Dr. Mitchell with the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Matthew 22:1.

The Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast begins in Matthew 22 verse 34. Once again, the Pharisees mount another assault on the Savior thru a lawyer. A lawyer at that time was one who studied and taught the law of Moses, the first 5 books of the Bible.Dr. Mitchell notes that this particular lawyer was rather sincere in his inquiry. He asked Jesus which commandment in the law was the greatest. Jesus responded, once again, as He often does, with Scripture.Dr. Mitchell notes that love for God is manifest in one's love for his neighbor. Jesus then questions the Pharisees about the Messiah, the Christ. Whose son is He? Jesus, quoting Scripture once again, puts these religious rulers on the horns of a dilemma. How is Christ both the Lord of David and yet also his son?Here Dr. Mitchell with the answer, Matthew 22:34-46.

As Dr. Mitchell has noted, Matthew 21 begins the last week of Jesus' life before He is crucified in Jerusalem. Upon His return to the temple in Jerusalem, Jesus is once again confronted by the chief priests and elders. They wanted to know where Jesus' authority came from. But Jesus asks them a question of what they believed about John the Baptist.Jesus speaks to these leaders in a parable of two sons. One did not do what the father had asked but the other finally did.Dr. Mitchell brings out truth concerning our Savior in view of the dire unbelief of these religious leaders. Then Jesus told a second parable and quotes scripture again. He spoke Psalm 118:22 to the rulers about Himself as 'the stone which the builders rejected'.On the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Here is Dr. Mitchell, Matthew 21:33.

Jesus having demonstrated both His authority and His compassion, now shows His control of creation for a distinct purpose. With His disciples in His presence, He curses a fig tree and it withers immediately.Dr. Mitchell gives us an understanding of these words spoken by our Savior concerning the meaning of this fig tree and Israel.The disciples were astonished and wondered why the fig tree withered so quickly.Jesus gives His disciples a lesson about faith and prayer.Dr.Mitchell once agains warns against the unbelief of the heart. To have faith and not doubt endues the disciple with the power of God to do God's will in his generation. Our Lord Jesus even now prays for our faith in Him that it fail not, just as He spoke to Peter in Luke 22. Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Matthew 21:17.

The Apostle Matthew continues to demonstrate the use of the scriptures in the life and ministry of Jesus. In the passage before us, Matt.21:12-16, the savior spoke from scripture twice which Matthew then records for us. In verse 13, Jesus begins by saying, 'It is written' and then in verse 16 He says, 'Have you never read'? The first statement is from Isa.56:7, which God Himself spoke through Isaiah. Jesus then asks one question. He then quotes Psalm 8:2 which speaks of the praises of the Messiah from the lips of children. Jesus knew the Word of God.John 8:30 Jesus says: "If you abide in my word then truly are are disciples of mine and you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free."Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Matthew 21:12.

Thank you for listening to the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast with Dr. John G. Mitchell. We appreciate you being here in this ministry. It gives us encouragement to hear what God is doing in your lives and to pray for your requests. Please feel free to comment on these broadcasts.In Matthew 21, Dr. Mitchell will be teaching verses 1 thru 11 in this lesson. In these verses, Matthew quotes the O.T. Scripture twice. In verse 5, Matthew shows that Jesus, during His entry into Jerusalem, fulfills Zech.9:9 which speaks of Jesus as King, gentle and riding on a donkey. Matthew then writes for us what the crowds were saying as Jesus rode into Jerusalem. They were crying out loud, Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD. These words come from Ps.118:26.Dr. Mitchell points out how the crowd was on the one hand calling Jesus the son of David, which refers to Him as the Messiah, but then turn around and just call Him a prophet from Nazareth in Galilee. Let's join Dr. Mitchell now in Matthew 21.

As we heard, Jesus calls His disciples to Himself. He speak about greatness in the kingdom of heaven.As His own examples shows us, He came not to be served to serve and to give His life a ransom for many. Paul would write in 1st Timothy 2:6 of our saviour, the man Christ Jesus, as being "a ransom for all". Jesus next shows us His servant's heart of compassion by opening the eyes of two blind men sitting outside of Jericho. These two men had loud enough voices to overcome the noise of the crowds who were telling them to be quiet.These men had persistence and faith in Jesus as the Son of David.Dr. Mitchell show us in the Gospel of John that we can pray to the Father Himself, who loves us, in Jesus name. On the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, here is Matthew 20:25-34 with Dr. Mitchell.

Our study continues in Mat.20:17. Jesus is on the road to Jerusalem along with His disciples.He takes this opportunity to tell the disciples once again that He would be crucified and raisedon the third day and who would be doing this to Him. Our Lord knew what was going to happen to Him. He was willing to fulfill what was written about Him, the Messiah, in the Scriptures.Next we see a good Jewish mother watching out for the future welfare of her two boys. Dr. Mitchell points out, as Jesus intimates, that there is suffering before there is glory. So it is here with our Saviour as well. Peter would later write that the O.T. prophets wrote, by the Spirit of Christ in them, of the sufferings of the Christ and the glories to follow.Here's Dr. Mitchell, Matthew 20:17-29, on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

Dr. Mitchell will be teaching concerning the question of rewards. We begin in Matt.19:27.Peter asks Jesus what the disciples would gain by following Jesus. What would they get? Jesus then speaks with them about their future millenium responsibilities and privileges with the 12 tribes of the nation of Israel. This would be their reward then for following Him now.Jesus then relates a comparison between the kingdom of heaven and the steward of a house who hired men to work in the vineyard. The owner of the vineyard then generously paid everyone the same wage, whether they worked all day or just one hour. Here is God rewarding through agreement and God rewarding by His grace. God is gracious. Dr. Mitchell states, God rewards faithfulness to Him, not greatness before the world. Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible broadcast, Matthew 19:27 - 20:16.

In this lesson, Matthew 19:16-26 presented by the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, we continue with Jesus' dealing with the good moral man who sought entrance into eternal life. His problem was with God.Dr. Mitchell, turns briefly to the book of Luke to deal with a lawyer who had a similar question. Only this time, Jesus showed the lawyer that his problem was, not with God, but with his neighbor.The law only shows one how much one falls short of God's revealed and written standard. But, in these last days, God has spoken to us in His Son, Jesus Christ who lived out God's standards perfectly and sinlessly. Christ died, shedding His blood on the cross to vindicate God's righteousness. Now God can freely save anyone who trusts in His resurrected Son.Turn to Matthew 19:16 with Dr. Mitchell, on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

In Matthew 19, we begin this lesson with verse 13. Two topics are dealt with in this study.The first Jesus' continuing concern for children. He prayed from them.The second topic is Jesus' conversation with a man wanting to know what good deed he could do to enter into eternal life.This section reveals the thinking of those who suppose they can please God and find His favor by doing good. The N.T. Scripture tells us that it is by grace we are saved through faith. It is not of works lest anyone should boast. Salvation is from the Lord Jesus Christ alone. The one who places faith in the crucified and risen Christ will be saved and have eternal life.Dr. Mitchell tells us that life cannot be inherited. Life only comes through relationship.Here is Matthew 19:10-20 with Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

Let's join the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast with Dr. John G. Mitchell in Mat.19:1-12.In this section, Jesus answers questions from the Pharisees. The first is "Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?"Here, in verses 4-6, Jesus shows us two things. First of all He answers these questions from the Scriptures by what God literally said. In doing so, Jesus quotes both chapter 1 and 2 of Genesis giving us His inspired interpretation and conclusion.The second question is,"Why did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?"Jesus gives the answer. He says it's not an command but a concession because of the hardness of the heart.Dr. Mitchell, also points our hearts and minds to what the Word of God says concerning these questions. Let's join him on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast in Matthew 19:1-12.

Along with Dr. Mitchell, we too thank you for your prayer support for the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast. It is encouraging and strengthening. Thank you!We are in Matthew 18, verse 21.Having dealt with a sinning brother in the assembly, Peter now asks Jesus, "How often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him." Jesus gives Peter the answer to his question. Jesus then gives an illustration of mercy and forgiveness.We need to be like God the Father in forgiveness. We are to be forgiving one another rather than exacting revenge or punishment for a similar or even a lesser offense. God is justly able to forgive anyone on the basis of the shed blood of Jesus Christ His Son on the cross. On the basis of Jesus' resurrection, God guarantees this forgiveness.Here is Dr. Mitchell, Mt.18:21, on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

Jesus deals with His disciples with respect to children, and church discipline in Matthew 18 verses 10-20.Dr. Mitchell discusses the biblical basis for babies going to heaven. He cites 2Sam.12:22-23 concerning King David's baby that died. This truth is relevant to many in our day who have also lost a baby. Do you know someone who would be encouraged by this truth?Next, Dr. Mitchell examines verse 15-20 concerning governmental authority for the preservation of the testimony of the church to the glory of God. This is the second time our Lord speaks of the church in the book of Matthew. It concerns steps for confronting a sinning believer. Dr. Mitchell speaks about love at the expense of truth. Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness but rejoices with the truth.Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Matthew 18:10.

Beginning in Mt 17:22, Jesus announces once again His coming death and resurrection. As Dr. Mitchell notes, the promise of a present kingdom begins to fade from the hopes of these disciples. Jesus speaks of the cross rather than the crown for the immediate future. This distresses His disciples.In His conversation with Peter, Jesus shows His omniscience. He shows us this in two ways. The first is His question to Peter about the tax collectors. Then Jesus shows His omniscience by telling Peter where to find money to pay the tax.Dr. Mitchell exhorts us to obedience to the governing authorities particularly with regards to paying taxes. Next, we are exhorted to meekness and humility as little children. These qualities are in found in Jesus Himself who asks us to come to Him.Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Mt. 17:22

Dr. Mitchell now explores Mt.17:9-21 and Jesus' touch of omnipotence.After beholding the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, Jesus and the disciples came down from the mountain.It was not the time for the disciples to speak of this vision to anyone. This would have to wait till after the resurrection of Christ. Peter didn't speak of it for another 30 some years later when he wrote of it in 2Peter chapter 1.Next, Jesus responds to questions from the disciples about the coming of Elijah. Later they understood John the Baptist had came in the spirit and power of Elijah.Our study continues with Jesus casting out a deaf and dumb demon. The boy's father, distraught and weak in faith, came to Jesus for help. Let's join Dr. Mitchell here on the Unchanging Word Bible broadcast, Mt.17:9.

Our study of Matthew's account of our Lord's transfiguration in glory is the focus of this study. This most likely occurred on Mount Hermon a few miles from Caesarea Philippi.Peter thought it was good to be here. Dr. Mitchell gives us Peter's response to what he was seeing and hearing and asks, "How did Peter know these men were Moses and Elijah? As a cloud comes over the disciples, a voice speaks out of the cloud from heaven to Jesus saying "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased".Then, God the Father, speaking to the disciples says, "You Listen to Him." Jesus is who God wants us to listen to. Do you do this? Do I do this?Is your Bible open as we read His Word? As you listen, He will speak to you.Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Matthew 17:1-8.

Matthew 17 verses 1-8 shows Jesus glorified before His disciples, Peter, James and John. They see and hear Moses and Elijah talking with Him. Dr. Mitchell discussed the doctrine, the test, and the time of the transfiguration. He now shares with us the theme of the transfiguration.In Luke's gospel account, Dr. Mitchell gives us the theme as being the death of the savior found in Luke chapter 9 verse 31. In Jesus' own words from the gospel of John, He says He had power to lay down His life and He had power to take it up again. This was the subject of the conversation between Jesus, Moses and Elijah in glory. Thru faith in Jesus Christ, eternal life is guaranteed. As we have read, Moses and Elijah are still alive with Jesus.Here, in Matthew 17:1-8, is Dr. Mitchell with the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

Wednesday, 29 October 2025   Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. Matthew 13:53   “And it was when He finished, Jesus, these parables, He after-lifted thence” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus explained that when a scribe is instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven, he is like a householder who brings out treasure, both newbies and oldies. Matthew next records, “And it was when He finished, Jesus, these parables, He after-lifted thence.”   A new and rare word, metairó, to get up and remove oneself, is seen. It is derived from meta, after-with, and airó, to lift. There is no exact English word, but the idea of a plane taking off is somewhat analogous. There is a purposeful intent of getting up and removing oneself from one place to another. Of this word, the Topical Lexicon provides the following information to consider –    -------------------------- Overview Underlying the verb translated “withdrew” or “left” [...] is the idea of deliberately lifting oneself from a setting in order to proceed elsewhere. It portrays purposeful movement, not aimless wandering, and appears at pivotal junctures in the life of Jesus Christ when a season of public instruction has reached its conclusion.   Occurrences in Matthew's Gospel   Matthew 13:53 – “When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.” Matthew 19:1 – “When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.”   Both texts follow extended teaching sections (the kingdom parables of chapter 13 and the community-life discourse of chapters 18–19). The verb signals a narrative hinge: completed revelation is now matched by fresh movement, preparing the reader for the next stage of ministry.   Literary Function in Matthew   Matthew organizes his Gospel around five large discourse blocks, each ending with a formula, “When Jesus had finished…” (compare Matthew 7:28; 11:1; 13:53; 19:1; 26:1). [...metairó] occurs twice within those formulas, highlighting two transitions:   From parable instruction to the rejection at Nazareth (Matthew 13:53-58). From community ethics to the southward journey culminating in the passion (Matthew 19:1).   The choice of this verb underscores that Jesus' withdrawals are neither retreats born of failure nor random relocations but divinely timed steps moving the redemptive plan forward.   Historical and Geographical Background   In the first reference, Jesus moves within Galilee, probably from the lakeside to His hometown region. In the second, He journeys from Galilee to Judea “beyond the Jordan,” the customary pilgrims' route that avoided Samaria. Both settings remind readers that the incarnate Son walked real roads, interacted with real communities, and timed His travels to align with Jewish feast cycles and prophetic destiny (John 7:8-10; Luke 9:51).   Theological Significance   Completion of Mission Segments: Each use follows the clause “when Jesus had finished,” emphasizing that the Lord never departs prematurely. His timing illustrates the principle later echoed in John 17:4, “I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.” Sovereign Direction: The verb underscores Christ's authority over His itinerary (John 10:18). Opposition, crowds, or regional constraints cannot detain Him once the Father's purpose in a location is fulfilled. Pattern for Discipleship: Just as Jesus taught and then withdrew, believers are called to combine proclamation with obedient movement (Acts 8:4-5, 26-40).   -------------------------- Life application: In a single verse that is normally read over without much thought, there is a new and rare word that is purposefully used by Matthew, setting it off from more common words that bear a similar meaning. His choice of wording begs us to stop and consider why the change is made.   What God in Christ did at the coming of Jesus was purposeful. It was meticulously set forth and accomplished by Him. When Jesus successfully trained His disciples in these kingdom parables, and with their acknowledgment that they understood what He was speaking of, He next resolutely lifted Himself up and departed for Nazareth, His hometown.   Upon arrival there, His ability will be questioned based on their having seen Him grow up there. Thus, it will say that they were offended at Him. Jesus purposefully and knowingly went there to contrast the acceptance of His message by the disciples to the disbelieving rejection of His own town.   Have you faced rejection with family or friends because of your acceptance of Christ? Have you noticed a contrast between how those in the church and those you once were so friendly with treat you? Jesus went through this before you did. Be willing to accept what occurs and continue to keep Jesus at the forefront of your attention. He is there with you in your walk.   Lord God, when family and friends have turned away, we know that You are still with us. We will press on from day to day, walking this life with our Lord Jesus. Amen.  

The Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast continues our study in Matthew 17 verses 1-8 with Dr. Mitchell.As has been said before, he is devoting five lessons to these 8 verses. These 8 verse speak of the transfiguration of our Lord Jesus with 3 of His disciples observing His glory. Both Moses and Elijah was seen by them talking with Jesus. As Luke tells us, they were speaking with Jesus about His soon departure, His exodus, that is, His death, burial and resurrection before ascending back to heaven. Dr. Mitchell turns to prophecy. He explains in detail God's plan throughout the ages of time with its certain and distinct responsibilities for man . At this present time in history, man is responsible to believe the gospel of Christ, being saved by grace thru faith in Him.Let's join Dr. Mitchell - Matthew 17 1:8.

The transfiguration of our Lord Jesus is the focus of our study in this and the following lessons. We are in Matthew chapter 17 verses 1-8. Peter was one of the Lord's disciples who saw Christ in His glory just as Jesus had said they would.Dr. Mitchell speaks of 2nd Peter 1:16-19 written by the Apostle Peter about this experience. Next, Dr. Mitchell gives us an overview of the lives of Moses and Elijah who appeared with Jesus. He shares the truth found in this passage relating it to the believer in Christ.Then, Dr. Mitchell points out the test of the transfiguration. What is this test? It has to dowith our Lord Jesus Christ in His Eternal Deity and His sinless humanity. Open to Matthew 17 with us here on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast. Let's join Dr. Mitchell.

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The Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast continues our study of the book of Matthew, now in chapter 16:27.Our teacher, Dr. Mitchell, will teach five lessons on through to chapter 17 verse 8.These 10 verses cover the statement the Lord made to His disciples that "...there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."Dr. Mitchell says the coming of the Son of Man in the gospels always refers to Christ coming to the earth. This is different than the coming of the Lord from heaven for the church in the air. Dr. Mitchell spells out these distinctions very clearly and gives us the Biblical time-line before briefly venturing into chapter 17.Let's open our Bible to Matthew 16:27 for today's lesson with Dr. Mitchell.