WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:00.030 --> 00:00:02.870 Henry: Welcome To Immerse: The Daily Bible Reading Experience. 00:00:02.988 --> 00:00:03.678 Day 70 00:00:04.031 --> 00:00:07.931 it was now winter and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, 00:00:08.261 --> 00:00:09.791 the Festival of Dedication. 00:00:10.391 --> 00:00:14.441 He was in the temple walking through the section known as Solomon's Colonate. 00:00:15.101 --> 00:00:19.571 The people surrounded him and asked, how long are you going to keep us in suspense? 00:00:19.871 --> 00:00:22.301 If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly. 00:00:23.231 --> 00:00:26.471 Jesus replied, I have already told you. 00:00:26.831 --> 00:00:31.391 And you don't Believe me, the proof is the work I do in my father's 00:00:31.391 --> 00:00:35.471 name, but you don't believe me because you are not my sheep. 00:00:36.131 --> 00:00:38.231 My sheep listen to my voice. 00:00:38.261 --> 00:00:40.061 I know them and they follow me. 00:00:40.781 --> 00:00:44.141 I give them eternal life and they will never perish. 00:00:44.801 --> 00:00:49.871 No one can snatch them away from me, for my father has given them to me, and 00:00:49.871 --> 00:00:52.061 he is more powerful than anyone else. 00:00:52.691 --> 00:00:55.211 No one can snatch them from the father's hand. 00:00:55.811 --> 00:00:57.941 The father and I are one. 00:00:59.111 --> 00:01:01.841 Once again, the people picked up stones to kill him. 00:01:02.321 --> 00:01:07.871 Jesus said, at my father's direction, I have done many good works for 00:01:07.876 --> 00:01:09.851 which one are you going to stone me? 00:01:10.691 --> 00:01:12.941 They replied, we're stoning you. 00:01:12.971 --> 00:01:16.031 Not for any good work, but for blasphemy. 00:01:16.391 --> 00:01:18.881 You, a mere man claimed to be God. 00:01:19.991 --> 00:01:20.951 Jesus replied. 00:01:21.581 --> 00:01:25.931 It is written in your own scriptures that God said to certain leaders of the 00:01:25.931 --> 00:01:31.481 people, I say, you are Gods, and you know that the scriptures cannot be altered. 00:01:32.321 --> 00:01:36.581 So if those people who received God's message were called Gods, 00:01:37.061 --> 00:01:38.921 why do you call it blasphemy? 00:01:38.926 --> 00:01:44.231 When I say I am the son of God, after all, the Father set me 00:01:44.231 --> 00:01:46.361 apart and sent me into the world. 00:01:47.081 --> 00:01:50.261 Don't believe me unless I carry out my father's work. 00:01:50.876 --> 00:01:54.656 But if I do his work, believe in the evidence of the 00:01:54.656 --> 00:01:56.486 miraculous works I have done. 00:01:56.906 --> 00:02:01.166 Even if you don't believe me, then you will know and understand that 00:02:01.166 --> 00:02:07.316 the father is in me, and I am in the Father Once again, they tried to arrest 00:02:07.316 --> 00:02:09.566 him, but he got away and left them. 00:02:10.376 --> 00:02:13.676 He went beyond the Jordan River, near the place where John was 00:02:13.676 --> 00:02:18.026 first baptizing and stayed there a while, and many followed him. 00:02:18.971 --> 00:02:21.491 John didn't perform miraculous signs. 00:02:21.821 --> 00:02:24.791 They were marked to one another, but everything he said 00:02:24.791 --> 00:02:26.531 about this man has come true. 00:02:27.521 --> 00:02:30.131 And many who were there believed in Jesus. 00:02:32.381 --> 00:02:34.511 A man named Lazarus was sick. 00:02:35.051 --> 00:02:38.111 He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. 00:02:38.801 --> 00:02:42.371 This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord's 00:02:42.371 --> 00:02:44.531 feet and wiped them with her hair. 00:02:45.251 --> 00:02:47.351 Her brother Lazarus was sick. 00:02:47.906 --> 00:02:51.506 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, Lord, 00:02:51.506 --> 00:02:53.516 your dear friend is very sick. 00:02:54.626 --> 00:03:00.116 But when Jesus heard about it, he said, Lazarus sickness will not end in death. 00:03:00.716 --> 00:03:04.976 No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God 00:03:04.981 --> 00:03:06.656 will receive glory from this. 00:03:07.376 --> 00:03:13.106 So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, he stayed where 00:03:13.106 --> 00:03:14.726 he was for the next two days. 00:03:15.491 --> 00:03:19.211 Finally, he said to his disciples, let's go back to Judea. 00:03:20.171 --> 00:03:21.671 But his disciples objected. 00:03:22.361 --> 00:03:28.301 Rabbi, they said only a few days ago that people in Judea were trying to stone you. 00:03:28.841 --> 00:03:30.281 Are you going there again? 00:03:31.451 --> 00:03:37.511 Jesus replied, there are 12 hours of daylight every day during the day. 00:03:37.601 --> 00:03:38.921 People can walk safely. 00:03:39.491 --> 00:03:42.551 They can see because they have the light of this world. 00:03:43.316 --> 00:03:47.396 But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light. 00:03:48.296 --> 00:03:53.156 Then he said, our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but 00:03:53.156 --> 00:03:55.766 now I will go and wake him up. 00:03:57.026 --> 00:04:02.066 The disciples said, Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better. 00:04:02.966 --> 00:04:06.806 They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but 00:04:06.806 --> 00:04:09.266 Jesus meant Lazarus had died. 00:04:09.971 --> 00:04:15.191 So he told them plainly, Lazarus is dead, and for your sakes, 00:04:15.371 --> 00:04:17.591 I'm glad I wasn't there for now. 00:04:17.591 --> 00:04:19.061 You will really believe. 00:04:19.841 --> 00:04:21.521 Come let's go see him. 00:04:22.661 --> 00:04:26.591 Thomas nicknamed the twin, said to his fellow disciples, 00:04:27.311 --> 00:04:30.371 let's go to and die with Jesus. 00:04:31.601 --> 00:04:35.591 When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already 00:04:35.591 --> 00:04:37.571 been in his grave for four days. 00:04:38.306 --> 00:04:42.266 Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem and many 00:04:42.266 --> 00:04:45.926 of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss. 00:04:46.646 --> 00:04:50.666 When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. 00:04:51.356 --> 00:04:52.976 But Mary stayed in the house. 00:04:53.816 --> 00:04:58.856 Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if only you had been here, my 00:04:58.856 --> 00:05:00.476 brother would not have died. 00:05:01.436 --> 00:05:04.646 But even now, I know that God will give you whatever you ask. 00:05:05.771 --> 00:05:09.101 Jesus told her, your brother will rise again. 00:05:10.061 --> 00:05:10.661 Yes. 00:05:11.051 --> 00:05:14.861 Martha said, he will rise when everyone else rises. 00:05:15.131 --> 00:05:21.641 At the last day, Jesus told her, I am the resurrection and the life. 00:05:22.301 --> 00:05:25.811 Anyone who believes in me will live even after dying. 00:05:25.811 --> 00:05:25.812 Dying. 00:05:26.561 --> 00:05:31.241 Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never, ever die. 00:05:32.081 --> 00:05:33.431 Do you believe this Martha? 00:05:34.766 --> 00:05:35.636 Yes, Lord. 00:05:35.966 --> 00:05:41.906 She told him, I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one 00:05:41.911 --> 00:05:43.976 who has come into the world from God. 00:05:44.996 --> 00:05:46.436 Then she returned to Mary. 00:05:47.186 --> 00:05:50.876 She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, the teacher 00:05:50.876 --> 00:05:52.766 is here and wants to see you. 00:05:53.456 --> 00:05:55.406 So Mary immediately went to him. 00:05:56.546 --> 00:06:00.416 Jesus had stayed outside the village at the place where Martha met him. 00:06:01.121 --> 00:06:05.141 When the people who were at the house consoling Mary saw her leave so hastily, 00:06:05.531 --> 00:06:10.691 they assumed she was going to Lazarus grave to weep, so they followed her there. 00:06:11.531 --> 00:06:15.731 When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, 00:06:15.821 --> 00:06:20.021 Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died. 00:06:21.671 --> 00:06:25.781 When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with 00:06:25.781 --> 00:06:30.626 her, A deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled. 00:06:31.676 --> 00:06:32.756 Where have you put him? 00:06:33.266 --> 00:06:34.016 He asked them. 00:06:34.886 --> 00:06:38.336 They told him, Lord, come and see. 00:06:39.476 --> 00:06:40.736 Then Jesus wept. 00:06:41.696 --> 00:06:46.196 The people who were standing nearby said, see how much he loved him? 00:06:47.066 --> 00:06:50.816 But some said, this man healed a blind man. 00:06:51.356 --> 00:06:53.786 Couldn't he have kept Lazarus from dying? 00:06:55.001 --> 00:06:58.061 Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb. 00:06:58.361 --> 00:07:01.241 A cave with a stone rolled across its entrance. 00:07:01.901 --> 00:07:03.161 Roll the stone aside. 00:07:03.581 --> 00:07:09.371 Jesus told them, but Martha, the dead man's sister protested Lord, 00:07:09.791 --> 00:07:12.461 he has been dead for four days. 00:07:12.941 --> 00:07:14.711 The smell will be terrible. 00:07:15.791 --> 00:07:16.841 Jesus responded. 00:07:17.501 --> 00:07:21.941 Didn't I tell you that you would see God's glory if you believe? 00:07:22.946 --> 00:07:24.536 So they rolled the stone aside. 00:07:25.556 --> 00:07:30.476 Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, father, thank you for hearing me. 00:07:31.226 --> 00:07:35.006 You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all 00:07:35.011 --> 00:07:39.086 these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me. 00:07:39.346 --> 00:07:46.016 Then Jesus shouted, Lazarus come out and the dead man came out. 00:07:46.616 --> 00:07:49.616 His hands and feet bound in grave clothes. 00:07:49.916 --> 00:07:51.956 His face wrapped in a head cloth. 00:07:52.676 --> 00:07:56.876 Jesus told them, unwrap him and let him go. 00:07:58.196 --> 00:08:02.216 Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this 00:08:02.221 --> 00:08:07.856 happen, but some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 00:08:08.756 --> 00:08:12.506 Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high counsel together. 00:08:13.616 --> 00:08:14.816 What are we going to do? 00:08:15.251 --> 00:08:16.181 They asked each other. 00:08:16.811 --> 00:08:20.051 This man certainly performs many miraculous signs. 00:08:20.651 --> 00:08:25.001 If we allow him to go on like this soon, everyone will believe in him. 00:08:25.301 --> 00:08:29.921 Then the Roman army will come and destroy both our temple and our nation. 00:08:31.241 --> 00:08:35.501 Caiaphas who was high priest at that time said, you don't 00:08:35.501 --> 00:08:36.911 know what you're talking about. 00:08:37.511 --> 00:08:39.731 You don't realize that it's better for you. 00:08:39.731 --> 00:08:44.741 That one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed. 00:08:45.566 --> 00:08:49.766 He did not say this on his own as high priest at that time. 00:08:49.886 --> 00:08:55.316 He was led to prophesy that Jesus would die for the entire nation, and 00:08:55.316 --> 00:08:59.726 not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children 00:08:59.726 --> 00:09:01.586 of God scattered around the world. 00:09:02.666 --> 00:09:06.776 So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus' death. 00:09:07.526 --> 00:09:10.916 As a result, Jesus stopped his public ministry among the 00:09:10.916 --> 00:09:12.836 people and left Jerusalem. 00:09:13.511 --> 00:09:17.771 He went to a place near the wilderness to the village of Ephraim and 00:09:17.771 --> 00:09:19.361 stayed there with his disciples. 00:09:20.681 --> 00:09:25.151 It was now almost time for the Jewish Passover celebration, and many people 00:09:25.156 --> 00:09:29.411 from all over the country arrived in Jerusalem several days early so they 00:09:29.411 --> 00:09:34.241 could go through the purification ceremony before Passover began, they 00:09:34.241 --> 00:09:38.111 kept looking for Jesus, but as they stood around in the temple, they said 00:09:38.111 --> 00:09:40.151 to each other, what do you think? 00:09:40.541 --> 00:09:42.281 He won't come for Passover, will he? 00:09:43.271 --> 00:09:48.371 Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly ordered that anyone 00:09:48.371 --> 00:09:55.151 seeing Jesus must report it immediately so they could arrest him Six days before 00:09:55.151 --> 00:10:00.221 the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus, 00:10:00.611 --> 00:10:02.171 the man he had raised from the dead. 00:10:02.921 --> 00:10:04.991 A dinner was prepared in Jesus' honor. 00:10:05.771 --> 00:10:09.671 Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him. 00:10:10.361 --> 00:10:15.311 Then Mary took a 12 ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence 00:10:15.311 --> 00:10:20.681 of Nard, and she anointed Jesus' feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. 00:10:21.281 --> 00:10:27.491 The house was filled with the fragrance, but Judas Ascat, the disciple who 00:10:27.491 --> 00:10:32.561 would soon betray him, said that perfume was worth a year's wages. 00:10:32.891 --> 00:10:35.921 It should have been sold, and the money given to the poor. 00:10:36.716 --> 00:10:38.246 Not that he cared for the poor. 00:10:38.636 --> 00:10:42.476 He was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciple's money, 00:10:42.746 --> 00:10:45.056 he often stole some for himself. 00:10:45.896 --> 00:10:48.446 Jesus replied, leave her alone. 00:10:49.046 --> 00:10:51.626 She did this in preparation for my burial. 00:10:52.226 --> 00:10:56.786 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. 00:10:57.986 --> 00:11:01.766 When all of the people heard of Jesus' arrival, they flocked to see 00:11:01.766 --> 00:11:06.236 him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead. 00:11:07.106 --> 00:11:12.416 Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus too, for it was because of him 00:11:12.506 --> 00:11:19.526 that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus the next day. 00:11:19.676 --> 00:11:23.456 The news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem, swept through the city. 00:11:24.011 --> 00:11:27.671 A large crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and 00:11:27.671 --> 00:11:29.081 went down the road to meet him. 00:11:29.501 --> 00:11:34.721 They shouted, praise God, blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord. 00:11:35.081 --> 00:11:37.091 Hail to the king of Israel. 00:11:38.531 --> 00:11:43.121 Jesus found a young donkey and wrote on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said, 00:11:43.571 --> 00:11:46.031 don't be afraid people of Jerusalem. 00:11:46.481 --> 00:11:50.231 Look, your king is coming riding on a donkey's, colt. 00:11:51.326 --> 00:11:55.196 His disciples didn't understand at the time that this was a fulfillment 00:11:55.201 --> 00:12:00.206 of prophecy, but after Jesus entered into his glory, they remembered what 00:12:00.206 --> 00:12:04.346 had happened and realized that these things had been written about him. 00:12:05.396 --> 00:12:09.206 Many in the crowd had seen Jesus call Lazarus from the tomb, 00:12:09.386 --> 00:12:12.746 raising him from the dead, and they were telling others about it. 00:12:13.406 --> 00:12:16.886 That was the reason so many went out to meet him because they had 00:12:16.886 --> 00:12:18.686 heard about this miraculous sign. 00:12:19.841 --> 00:12:23.441 Then the Pharisees said to each other, there's nothing we can do. 00:12:23.711 --> 00:12:26.081 Look, everyone has gone after him. 00:12:27.221 --> 00:12:30.791 Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration 00:12:30.851 --> 00:12:35.051 paid a visit to Philip, who was from Beth Sayda in Galilee. 00:12:35.561 --> 00:12:38.861 They said, sir, we want to meet Jesus. 00:12:39.671 --> 00:12:44.111 Philip told Andrew about it, and they went together to ask Jesus. 00:12:44.831 --> 00:12:45.791 Jesus replied. 00:12:46.361 --> 00:12:50.441 Now the time has come for the son of man to enter into his glory. 00:12:51.101 --> 00:12:52.181 I tell you the truth. 00:12:52.601 --> 00:12:57.791 Unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone, 00:12:58.421 --> 00:13:04.301 but its death will produce many new kernels, a plentiful harvest of new lives. 00:13:04.991 --> 00:13:08.291 Those who love their life in this world will lose it. 00:13:08.921 --> 00:13:13.181 Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity. 00:13:14.021 --> 00:13:18.821 Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me because my servants 00:13:18.821 --> 00:13:23.801 must be where I am and the Father will honor anyone who serves me. 00:13:25.031 --> 00:13:28.121 Now, my soul is deeply troubled. 00:13:28.691 --> 00:13:35.201 Should I pray, father, save me from this hour, but this is the very reason I came. 00:13:35.771 --> 00:13:38.831 Father, bring glory to your name. 00:13:40.061 --> 00:13:42.221 Then a voice spoke from heaven saying. 00:13:42.821 --> 00:13:48.611 I have already brought glory to my name and I will do so again. 00:13:49.781 --> 00:13:54.131 When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder while 00:13:54.131 --> 00:13:59.981 others declared an angel had spoken to him, then Jesus told them the 00:13:59.981 --> 00:14:03.251 voice was for your benefit, not mine. 00:14:04.061 --> 00:14:06.461 The time for judging this world has come. 00:14:06.851 --> 00:14:13.061 When Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out and when I am lifted up from 00:14:13.061 --> 00:14:16.301 the earth, I will draw everyone to myself. 00:14:17.171 --> 00:14:19.961 He said this to indicate how he was going to die. 00:14:21.101 --> 00:14:22.271 The crowd responded. 00:14:22.751 --> 00:14:26.471 We understood from scripture that the Messiah would live forever. 00:14:27.101 --> 00:14:29.951 How can you say the son of man will die? 00:14:30.701 --> 00:14:32.861 Just who is this son of man? 00:14:32.861 --> 00:14:33.521 Anyway. 00:14:34.901 --> 00:14:39.431 Jesus replied, my light will shine for you just a little longer. 00:14:40.061 --> 00:14:44.291 Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. 00:14:45.011 --> 00:14:48.221 Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they're going. 00:14:48.971 --> 00:14:50.741 Put your trust in the light. 00:14:50.891 --> 00:14:55.721 While there is still time, then you'll become children of the light. 00:14:56.771 --> 00:15:01.301 After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden from them. 00:15:02.456 --> 00:15:07.016 But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the 00:15:07.016 --> 00:15:09.416 people still did not believe in him. 00:15:10.136 --> 00:15:12.896 This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted. 00:15:13.736 --> 00:15:16.406 Lord, who has believed our message? 00:15:16.886 --> 00:15:20.216 To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm? 00:15:21.371 --> 00:15:24.161 But the people couldn't believe for. 00:15:24.161 --> 00:15:30.371 As Isaiah also said, the Lord has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts so 00:15:30.371 --> 00:15:35.621 that their eyes cannot see, and their hearts cannot understand, and they 00:15:35.621 --> 00:15:38.801 cannot turn to me and have me heal them. 00:15:39.971 --> 00:15:44.801 Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he said this because he saw the future 00:15:44.801 --> 00:15:46.871 and spoke of the Messiah's glory. 00:15:47.696 --> 00:15:52.226 Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders, 00:15:52.946 --> 00:15:56.606 but they wouldn't admit it for fear that the Pharisees would expel them 00:15:56.606 --> 00:16:01.466 from the synagogue for they loved human praise more than the praise of God. 00:16:02.516 --> 00:16:08.396 Jesus shouted to the crowds, if you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but 00:16:08.396 --> 00:16:14.456 also God who sent me for when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me. 00:16:15.191 --> 00:16:20.801 I have come as a light to shine in this dark world so that all who put their trust 00:16:20.801 --> 00:16:23.111 in me will no longer remain in the dark. 00:16:23.891 --> 00:16:26.981 I will not judge those who hear me, but don't obey me. 00:16:27.401 --> 00:16:33.101 For I have come to save the world and not to judge it, but all who reject me 00:16:33.101 --> 00:16:38.261 and my message will be judged on the day of judgment by the truth, I have spoken. 00:16:39.026 --> 00:16:40.946 I don't speak on my own authority. 00:16:41.426 --> 00:16:47.096 The father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it, and I 00:16:47.096 --> 00:16:49.706 know his commands lead to eternal life. 00:16:50.186 --> 00:16:53.516 So I say whatever the father tells me to say, I. 00:16:53.956 --> 00:16:58.616 This concludes today's immerse reading experience. 00:16:58.766 --> 00:16:59.966 Thank you for joining us.