Matthew 26:6-13 (The Anointing in Bethany: Sorting Out Marys)

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What was the name of the woman who anointed Jesus in Bethany at the house of Simon the Leper?  See Joh 11:2, 12:3.  Was Mary of Bethany the same as Mary Magdalene?  Note: Magdalene is an appellation indicating a Mary from Magdala, a city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, and clearly distinguishes…

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Matthew 26:6-13 (Sorting Out Anointings, Times and Simons)

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Recall that Jesus is on the Mount of Olives having just concluded His discourse on the signs of His coming in judgment upon the Jewish nation for having rejected Him as their Messiah that caused Him to forsake the temple and predict its destruction.  It is Tuesday of Passion Week, and He reiterates to His…

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Matthew 25:46 (Concluding the Sheep and the Goats And the Olivet Discourse: Eternal Life)

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Here in the parable of the sheep and goats Jesus is summarizing the discourse He has had with His disciples on the Mount of Olives after forsaking the temple to the unbelieving nation of the Jews who would have their worldly spirit fill it rather than His Holy Spirit.  Their rejection of the truth foretold…

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Matthew 25:41 (So Great a Salvation; So Great the Judgment for Rejecting It)

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We have seen in the parable of the sheep and goats that whereas the words spoken to the sheep grew seven times brighter as they spoke of the richness of their future with Christ, the words spoken to the goats grew seven times darker of their sad and woeful state apart from Him.  For not…

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