PASSION WEEK: RENDING THE VEIL

WHO IS THIS JESUS?

 

From the moment John baptized Him, there were innumerable questions  and numerous guesses about Jesus’ identity.  All knew that He was Jesus of Nazareth, son of Joseph.  But who is He, really?  Who is this that does all these miraculous things we hear about?  Who is this man veiled in that body?  While a few believed He may be the Christ, the guesses continued

among the greater majority. 

 

John 1:45-46

45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

 

John 7:12-15

12 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.

13 Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.

14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.

15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

 

Matt 16:13-17

13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood [This body that I am in] hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

 

Matt 13:54-58

54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

 

John 7:5

5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.

 

Isn’t it amazing that His own people didn’t know Him but the devils did:

 

Luke 4:40-41

40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

 

In time came the Sunday of the Palm branches and Passover week began.  Little by little, day by day, each day of that week, Jesus removed a little more of His Vail until on the sixth day it was torn and on the eighth/first day it was removed.