Jesus' Final Week According To Mark Where Inclusive Reckoning Makes A Full 3 Days And Nights; Learn How The Lintel That Held The Veil Was Rent When Jesus Died On The Cross; Why 4 Of A Kind Beats A Full House; How Rebekah Became Isaac's Wife; And No Bad Thoughts Or Bad Memories In The Kingdom Of God

The Timeline Of Jesus' Final Week According To The Gospel Of Mark

     A prophecy at Matthew 12:40 says For as Jonas (Jonah) was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. This prophecy says that Jesus after the cross will be three full days and three full nights in the heart of the earth preaching to the saints that lived before the cross and then ascend with these saints to the kingdom of God on high.

     To prove that it took Jesus three full days and nights to rise from the dead, pictured above we see a timeline of the last seven days from the gospel of Mark. Mark is the only gospel that records the last seven days of Jesus on this earth. The gospel of Mark proves that Jesus died and was buried on Friday afternoon and rose from the grave on Sunday morning for a full three days and nights. Below is a listing of each day of Jesus' last week with corresponding scriptures from the gospel of Mark.

     On Palm Sunday Jesus entered into Jerusalem in triumph and Mark 11:7 says And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and He sat upon him. And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way. And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna: Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.

     Next Mark 11:12 brings us to Monday and says And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, He was hungry. And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply He might find any thing thereon: and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And His disciples heard it. And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves. On Monday Jesus cursed the fig tree and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers. Then Mark 11:20 brings us to Tuesday and says And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

     Now let's look at Mark 14:1 that takes us to Thursday for the passover that says After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by craft (deceit), and put Him to death. Then on Thursday evening Jesus ate the passover with His disciples. Mark 14:17 says And in the evening He cometh with the twelve. And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. Also on Thursday night, Jesus took his disciples to the garden of Gethsemane to pray and Mark 14:32 says And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and He saith to His disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.

     Next we see that Friday occurs at Mark 15:1 that says And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate. Then the bible declares that Jesus was crucified from noon until 3PM on Friday afternoon at Mark 15:33 that says And when the sixth hour was come (noon in Hebrew time that starts at 6AM), there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour (3PM). The prophet Amos predicted this event at Amos 8:9 that says And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.

     It's important to note that Jesus was buried by Joseph of Arimathaea on Friday afternoon during preparation day proven by Mark 15:42 that says And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath (Saturday), Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. And he bought fine linen, and took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen, and laid Him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

     Notice that Jesus rose from the grave on Sunday morning proven by Mark 16:1 that says And when the sabbath (Saturday) was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week (Sunday), they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. Mark 16:4 says And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

Friday Afternoon To Sunday Morning Makes A Full Three Days And Three Nights

According To Inclusive Reckoning To Fulfill Jesus' Prophecy At Matthew 12:40

     Now you might say How does the math add up to fulfill the prophecy of Matthew 12:40 that Jesus must be in the heart of the earth for three full days and three full nights? Jesus said at Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Jesus was buried on Friday afternoon and rose on Sunday morning? One might say how does Friday afternoon to Sunday morning make a full three days and three nights to fulfill Jesus' prophecy? To clear up the confusion of fitting three full days and three full nights into a short weekend, one must understand how ancient Jewish culture used inclusive counting to determine time periods.

     The inclusive counting theory (also known as inclusive reckoning) states that in ancient Jewish timekeeping, any part of a day or night is counted as a full unit. This theory resolves the apparent conflict between Jesus' statement that he would be in the grave three days and three nights and the traditional timeline of a Friday crucifixion and a Sunday resurrection. Under modern Western timekeeping, a Friday afternoon to Sunday morning timeline only equals about 36 to 40 hours, failing to meet a literal 72 hour requirement. Inclusive counting bridges this gap by applying first century Jewish cultural idioms (sayings) to the text.

     To understand the core principles of the inclusive counting theory, three cultural and linguistic rules of the ancient Near East must be applied. First, according to Rabbinic tradition, fractions equal wholes and a part of the day was legally and colloquially counted as the entire day. Second, according to the Onah concept, the Jewish Talmud defines an Onah as a period of time consisting of a day and night. The Jerusalem Talmud explicitly states that "a part of an onah is as the whole of it." Third, according to Genesis 1:5, day starts at sundown and a full calendar day begins with the evening and concludes with the following daylight. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

     Using inclusive counting principles, let's see how Jesus fulfilled his prophecy that he would be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Day 1 occurred on Friday afternoon when Jesus was buried on preparation day before the Sabbath Saturday evening by Joseph of Arimathaea (Luke 23:50-54). The reason Joseph buried Jesus during daylight before the Sabbath evening was to fulfill Deuteronomy 21:22 that states if a person is executed and hung on a tree, you must not leave the body on the pole overnight. Be sure to bury it the same day. And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; for he that is hanged is accursed of God; that thy land be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. 

     Night 1 occurred Friday night when Jesus was in the tomb. Day 2 occurred on Saturday all day when Jesus was in the tomb for the full daylight period on the Jewish Sabbath. Night 2 occurred when Jesus was in the tomb for a full Saturday night. Day 3 and Night 3 occurred on Sunday morning. By the time the women reached the empty tomb early Sunday morning, the third day had already begun. Because any part of a day/night unit counts as the whole, this fraction accounts for both the 3rd day and the 3rd night according to inclusive counting principles.

     The bible utilizes inclusive reckoning in the following scenario, proving it was not a concept invented solely to explain the resurrection. According to Esther 4:16 during Queen Esther's fast, Esther requests that the Jews fast for three days, night or day. However Esther 5:1 states that she went to the king on the third day before the third night, concluding the fast before a literal 72 hours had passed.

Jesus Is God Who Fulfilled Over 300 Messianic Prophecies

Study The List Above Of Many Prophecies Fulfilled By Jesus

     Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of Matthew 12:40 by remaining in the tomb for the full duration of a standard three day Jewish burial period according to inclusive reckoning. Jesus is God who fulfilled over 300 Messianic prophecies written in the Old Testament hundreds of years before his birth. The Lord Jesus was born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14), born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2), entered Jerusalem on a donkey's colt (Zechariah 9:9), betrayed by Judas Isacariot for 30 pieces of silver where the money was thrown into a temple and used for a potter's field (Zechariah 11:12-13), had his hands and feet pierced on the cross of Calvary (Psalm 22:16), and not one of his bones were broken (Exodus 12:46, Numbers 9:12, and Psalm 34:20). 

     When the Roman soldiers came to break Jesus' leg bones on the cross of Calvary, when they saw that Jesus was already dead, they did not break his leg bones. The nails in Jesus' hands and feet didn't break any bones. The crown of thorns didn't break any bones. The 39 stripes didn't break any bones. It's amazing that none of Jesus' bones were broken after being struck on the face to fulfill prophecy. Jesus fulfilled the law to the very smallest jot and microscopic tittle. 

     Jesus said at Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Jesus is perfect, Jesus is God, and Jesus fulfilled every prophecy in the bible. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again. 

Learn How The Lintel Horizontal Beam That Held The Veil In The Temple

Was Rent When Jesus Died On The Cross Of Calvary

     Jerome the historian wrote about the veil of the temple being rent in twain from the top to the bottom when Jesus died on the cross of Calvary. Matthew 27:50 says Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent. Jerome specifically mentioned a massive stone lintel (a horizontal beam above the Temple veil) breaking in the Temple at the moment of Jesus' death on the cross of Calvary. In the second Temple (Herod's Temple), the veil was suspended from a monumental stone crossbeam or lintel. Some estimates suggest that this stone was over 30 feet long and weighed approximately 30 tons. 

     Jerome a 4th Century church father, cited an earlier source (the Gospel according to the Hebrews), stating that the exquisitely carved lintel of the temple, of immense size, to which the veil was fastened, was shattered to pieces, broken, and splintered during the earthquake when Jesus died on the cross of Calvary. The breaking of the massive stone lintel caused the heavy veil to tear from top to bottom as the supporting structure gave way. Because the veil (which was roughly 4 inches thick and as high as a six story building) hung directly from this lintel, the beam's collapse provided the physical force necessary to rip the heavy, multi-layered fabric of the veil from top to bottom. The stone lintel horizontal beam did not simply crack; it was shattered to pieces by a powerful earthquake at the moment of Jesus' death.

     The sheer size of the veil supports the need for such a substantial stone support. Ancient sources like Josephus describe the veil as being roughly 60 feet high and 30 feet wide. It was approximately four inches thick and made of 72 woven squares. Due to its dense weave and massive dimensions, it was incredibly heavy. Tradition suggests that it required 300 priests to move or to change it. This event of the veil being rent in twain from the top to the bottom was a supernatural sign that the old religious order was ending and that the Holy of holies was now open to all believers. Jerome suggests that this event was so significant that it was reported by a great multitude of Jewish priests who later converted to Christianity.   

Be like The Four Men That Lowered Their Friend Through A Roof To Jesus 

Who Went A Little Farther With Jesus

     Be like the four men that lowered their friend through a roof to Jesus who went a little farther with Jesus. When four men could not get their friend to Jesus in a crowded full house, the four men broke up a roof and lowered their friend down to Jesus by faith. When Jesus saw the faith of the four men, Jesus healed their friend. 

Four Of A Kind Beats A Full House Every Time

     Four of a kind beats a full house every time. Four men's faith to heal their friend beat a full crowded house and Jesus healed a man sick of the palsy because of the prayers from four saved saints. It's wrong to say that a person can not be healed if he does not have faith and can not pray for himself. The faithful prayers of other people can heal a person that can't pray. 

     When Jesus saw their faith (the four men's faith to heal their friend and not the sick man's faith), the sick man with the palsy got healed. Keep praying for people that are helpless and can't pray. Your prayers can keep someone alive. James 5:16 says Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 

     The story where four men's faith healed their friend is at Mark 2:1: And again He (Jesus) entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that He was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and He preached the word unto them. And they come unto Him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. And when they could not come nigh unto Him for the press, they uncovered the roof where He was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

     Mark 2:5 says When Jesus saw their faith (the four men's faith and not his "the sick man's" faith), He said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. Then Jesus healed the man sick of the palsy because of the four men's faith. Jesus said at Mark 2:10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, He saith to the sick of palsy, I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. 

How many people did it take to patch the roof

after the man sick of the palsy got healed? 

No less than five because the healed man and his four friends

rejoiced and were glad to patch the roof

Why Rebekah Was Rewarded With The Honor Of Becoming Isaac's Wife

     Because Rebekah showed great love and mercy to Abraham's servant by drawing water for ten thirsty camels, Rebekah was rewarded with the honor of becoming the wife of Isaac. Rebekah's love was tested by ten thirsty camels. Friends do you realize that one camel needs 26 gallons of water for one drink. Rebekah, pictured above was moving fast and carried 260 gallons of water to satisfy ten thirsty camels. In the picture above, Abraham's servant wonders with amazement and says to himself how can this little woman Rebekah carry 260 gallons and satisfy ten thirsty camels?  Friends be encouraged and like Rebekah obey Galatians 6:9. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

     The scripture that shows how Abraham's servant wondered how Rebekah was able to draw 260 gallons of water for ten camels is at Genesis 24:19. And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.

No Bad Thoughts Or Bad Memories In The Kingdom Of God

No Bad Thoughts Or Bad Memories When You Look By Faith At Jesus Crucified

     When christians arrive at the kingdom of God, they will have no bad thoughts or bad memories of this world. Isaiah 65:17 says For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. Revelation 21:4 says And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. There are no bad thoughts in the kingdom of God because the devil is not in the kingdom of God. Revelation 21:27 says And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie (the devil who is a liar is not in the kingdom of God): but they which are written in the Lambs' book of life. 

     Isaiah 65:16 tells us that the former troubles of this world will be forgotten forever in the kingdom of God. That he that blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes. In other words there will be no bad thoughts or bad memories in the kingdom of God. Only blessed thoughts and blessed memories of Jesus, our christian friends, and the Word of God will be remembered forever in the kingdom of God.

      2 Corinthians 10:5 tells us how to remove bad thoughts and receive peace of mind on this earth. Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. In other words place every bad thought by faith on the cross of Calvary with Jesus and the bad thought will immediately disappear. It's impossible to think a bad thought when you look at Jesus Christ crucified by faith. Right now close your eyes and look by faith at Jesus Christ crucified while you tell the devil I am crucified with Jesus Christ and with Jesus' stripes I am healed, and bad thoughts will disappear. The blood of Jesus Christ is a fence that the devil can't get through to place any bad thought into your mind. Keep your eyes on Jesus and off the people.

     I have enjoyed writing this bible study that I pray in Jesus name blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.

Boaz And Jeremiah Also Purchased A Field Like Jesus To Claim A Treasure

     Pictured above we see a man named Boaz who like Jesus purchased a field to obtain a treasure that was his bride named Ruth. Jesus also purchased a field or this world with His own blood to obtain a treasure that is His bride church of saved saints. The church is the bride of Jesus. Ephesians 5:22 says Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and He is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

     Pictured above Ruth 2:2 says And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her Go, my daughter. And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech. 

     Boaz (who was King David's great grandfather) was the son of a harlot named Rahab whose husband was Salmon. Boaz lived in a city named Bethlehem Judah and down the road lived some kin to Boaz named Elimelech and his wife Naomi (called pleasantness or a delight). Because of a famine in the land, Elimelech, Naomi, and their two sons Mahlon (called a sick and weak person) and Chilion (called pining and wasting away) decided to go down to Moab saying Moab has plenty of food. Then Mahlon and Chilion married two Moabite women named Ruth (called friendship with our Lord Jesus) and Orpah (called a gazelle that flees to the world). Unfortunately, Elimelech, Mahlon, and Chilion died in Moab, and Naomi decided to go back to Bethlehem Judah saying I'd rather be with God's people than stay with the Moabites.

     When Naomi returned to Bethlehem Judah, the famine was gone. Only Naomi's daughter in law Ruth came back with her to Bethlehem Judah. Orpah decided to return to Moab. One day Boaz saw Ruth working in his field, gleaning, just picking up grains of corn and wheat that people dropped. Ruth would pick up a handful and put it in her pocket and pick up another handful and put it in her pocket. Then Ruth went home and ground up the corn and wheat and made a biscuit so she wouldn't die. Ruth and Naomi lived from day to day off the handfuls of grain that Ruth daily picked up.

Why Moab Is Called A Washpot At Psalm 60:8 And Psalm 108:9

Moab Is Called A Washpot Because

3 Were Washed Up-Elimelech, Mahlon, and Chilion Who Died In Moab

1 Was Washed Out-Orpah Because She Went Back To The gods Of Moab

1 Was Washed In -Ruth Who Got Washed In To Naomi's Family And Married Boaz

1 Was Washed-Naomi Who Returned Home Cleansed After Repentance

     When Boaz watched Ruth glean in his field, Boaz wanted to marry Ruth and loved Ruth. But before Boaz could marry Ruth, according to the law, Boaz had to redeem and buy the field where Ruth lived. Boaz told Ruth if you'll marry me then I'll just buy the field where you live. Then Boaz said Oh no, there's one more person closer to your family than I am.

     Pictured above we see what occurred when Boaz met the relative who was closer to Ruth's family than Boaz. Boaz told this relative if you redeem and buy Naomi's property, you also have to marry that Moabite woman named Ruth. Boaz made it seem that Ruth was ugly saying to the relative you'll have to marry her, you'll have to marry her, when all the time Boaz wanted to marry Ruth. This is stated at Ruth 4:5 that says Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. After hearing this, the closer relative said I can't redeem the field because it would mar my property.

     Boaz said all right then lets make an agreement. Everybody gather around. We're going to make a covenant. Let me buy Ruth's property, you relinquish your rights to it, you relinquish your rights to Ruth, you relinquish your rights to the field, and I'll buy it. The relative accepted the agreement and Boaz redeemed and bought Ruth's property and became Ruth's husband and kinsman redeemer.

     Pictured above the relative took off his shoe and gave it to Boaz. That's the way they completed a sale of property in those days. In other words the relative told Boaz I have no more right to walk on your property. It's your property and I have to ask your permission to walk on it or you can tell me "No trespassing barefoot."

     Now notice that Boaz could not marry Ruth until he bought or redeemed the field where Ruth lived. We see that the reason Boaz bought the field was because the bride was connected to the field. Jesus, like Boaz bought a field or this world with His own blood because His bride the church was also connected to the field world.

     Right now in this field or world scattered abroad north, south, east, and west are Jews, Gentiles, bond, free, male, and female that are the the bride church or the body of Christ. And one day soon, Jesus is going to say Come up hither, and the church is going to be caught up out of this world to meet Jesus in the air during the rapture. This bride church will get married to Jesus after they have their wrinkles ironed out of their wedding garments by fire at the bema judgment seat. Revelation 19:7 says Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

 

     Pictured above we see yet another field purchased in the bible by the prophet Jeremiah named Anathoth to claim a promised treasure. Jeremiah 32:6 says And Jeremiah said, The word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth (called answers to prayer): for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.

     After God told Jeremiah to buy Hanameel's field in Anathoth, I could see Jeremiah tell God, Lord I just got done telling the people that they are going into captivity for 70 years in Babylon. Why should I buy a piece of property if I'm going to be a slave in Babylon? Why should I buy a piece of property, even though it's dirt cheap at this time for only 17 shekels of silver, if I'm going to be captured and become a slave in Babylon for 70 years. God replied and said Jeremiah purchase the field because you will soon come back to Israel to possess the field to build houses and vineyards.

      Pictured above we see Jeremiah purchasing Hanameel's field of Anathoth for only 17 shekels of silver. Jeremiah 32:9 says And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even 17 shekels of silver. Jeremiah 32:13 says And I charged Baruch before them, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.

     Now after Jeremiah bought the field at Anathoth, the people in Israel probably said to Jeremiah Why did you buy this field in Anathoth? The other day you said we're going into captivity in Babylon. Now you're buying property in Israel. Are you a con man? Jeremiah replied and said I'm not a con man. The reason I bought the field in Anathoth, Israel is because I'm a doomsday preacher buying US Savings bonds because we will soon return to possess houses and vineyards in Israel.

     Like Jeremiah, we all can rejoice and say I'm investing now in Jesus when I preach the Word of God because one day soon I'm coming back to the new heavens and the new earth with Jesus riding on a white horse to cast the beast and false prophet into the lake of fire. I'll rule and reign with Jesus in peace for 1000 years on this earth during the millennium and forevermore in the blessed kingdom of God.

     Like Jeremiah, we might also hear people around us say Why are you continuing to preach and live for Jesus if the world is coming to an end while America becomes more and more wicked every day? People might also say preacher if America is going down, why are you continuing to serve Jesus and invest in Jesus?  Brother Bob replies because my payday might be seven years later. Payday will come after the great tribulation ends, the devil's beat down, destroyed, and cast into the bottomless pit for 1000 years and the lake of fire forever. You'll be glad you served Jesus today when you rule and reign with Jesus for 1000 years during the millennium and have everlasting peace forever in the kingdom of God.

     1 Corinthians 15:58 says Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. Galatians 6:9 says And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Hebrews 6:10 says For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

     Next let's discuss what it will be like during the millennium with Jesus on this earth and in the kingdom of God forevermore. Pictured above Habakkuk 2:14 says For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. Today there is a 7 mile deep spot that was found in the ocean called the Challenger Deep at the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. This is the deepest known point in the ocean. Deep sea divers say that all of Mount Everest could fit into the 7 mile deep spot called the Challenger Deep at the Mariana Trench. Just think about the infinite knowledge about the glory of our Lord Jesus being 7 miles deep all around the vast oceans of this earth. John 21:25 says And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

     When Jesus comes back to earth during the millennium, Jesus will rule with a rod of iron and require worship every year from every nation. Every nation will go up to Mount Zion in Jerusalem once a year during the feast of tabernacles to worship King Jesus. If a nation fails to worship the Lord Jesus during the feast of tabernacles, that nation will be plagued with no rain. 

     Zechariah 14:16 says And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the Lord will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.  

     Isaiah 2:2 says And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 

     When Jesus' feet that are like fine brass that burn in a furnace touch the Mount of Olives upon His return to this earth during the millennium, it will be more powerful than a meteorite colliding with this earth, thereby creating Mount Zion in Jerusalem that will be higher and exalted above the highest Mount Everest.

Will Animals Be In The Kingdom Of God?

     The following scriptures prove that animals (Fido and white horses) are in heaven and will be on this earth during the millennium and in the kingdom of God forever. Peter saw animals on a great sheet descending down from heaven to the earth. Acts 10:11 says And (Peter) saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth. Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts, of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. When christians return to this earth after the seven year tribulation, christians will return on white horses from heaven with Jesus to rule and reign as kings and priests on this earth for 1000 years.

     Also the Persian definition for the word paradise (heaven) with the tree of life is animal park or a garden of animals. Christians are overcomers with Jesus according to John 16:33 and will live forever with the animals in the paradise kingdom of God's animal park. Revelation 2:7 says He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is the midst of the paradise of God (kingdom of God animal park).

     During the millennium and in the kingdom of God forever with Jesus, the wild animals will be tame. The wolf and the lamb won't hurt each other. The lion and the ox will eat straw together. The cow and the bear shall feed together with their calves and cubs. Isaiah 65:25 says The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord. 

     Isaiah 11:6 says The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. An the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

     I also believe that the animals in the kingdom of God will talk like the ass (donkey) that spoke to Balaam and the serpent who spoke to Eve. In heaven, it will be like the movie Dr. Doolittle where the animals will be able to speak with no sin. The animals will be tame and not harm anyone forever. I'm looking forward in heaven (not on this present earth) to hug baby polar bears and pet lions and elephants and ride on dolphins and whales. 1 Corinthians 2:9 says But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit, for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

     During the millennium and forever in the kingdom of God, Isaiah 51:3 says For the Lord shall comfort Zion: He will comfort all her waste places; and He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. Isaiah 32:15 says Until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. The watermelons, apples, and strawberries will grow so large that they will be like a forest. 

      During the millennium, it will be like the garden of Eden again where the fruitful field will be like a forest. When Jesus is King of this earth, people will live to be 969 years old again like Methuselah. Isaiah 29:17 says Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? Ezekiel said that the desolate land would transform into paradise and be like the garden of Eden. Ezekiel 36:34 says And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by. And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited. Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.

     After the millennium in the kingdom of God forever there will be no bad thoughts, sickness, death, sorrow, crying, pain, and no more devil. No more Medicare, hospital bills, or funeral expenses. Revelation 21:4 says And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. There will be no crippled, blind, or deaf people in the kingdom of God. A crippled man in a wheelchair will leap like a deer forevermore with Jesus. A dumb man will always sing joyfully with Jesus. A blind man will open his eyes and rejoice when he sees Jesus forever in glory.

     Isaiah proclaimed that there will be no crippled people in the kingdom of God at Isaiah 35:3: Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm (strengthen) the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; He will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

Jacob will no longer limp; Isaac will no longer be blind

Leah will no longer be bleary eyed; Mephibosheth will no longer be lame

     For my final picture today we see a map above of Israel during the millennium described by the prophet Ezekiel. Now Brother Bob wants all my friends everywhere to notice two cities on the map named Engedi and Eneglaim that are both located on the Dead Sea. Also notice that from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea we see a waterway connecting Jerusalem and the Dead Sea.

     Currently there are no fish in the Dead Sea because the waters of the Dead Sea are salty and bitter. But when Jesus returns to this earth during the millennium, living waters will go out from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea. The salty and bitter waters of the Dead Sea shall be healed. Fishers will throw their nets into the Dead Sea and catch multitudes of fish according to their kinds, exceeding many.

     Take time and rejoice while you read the following scriptures that prove that the Dead Sea will be healed and contain multitudes of fish swimming in living waters when Jesus returns to this earth during the millennium. Zechariah 14:8 says And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. (Notice that even in the cold winter Jerusalem will supply water to the Dead Sea and multitudes of fish will live in the Dead Sea's healed waters). Ezekiel 47:7 says Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.

      And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi (western city on the Dead Sea) even unto Eneglaim (eastern city on the Dead Sea); they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

     Note that after the millennium and the great white throne judgment, the first heaven and the first earth will pass away, and there will be no more sea. Revelation 21:1 says And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. The reason that there is no more sea is because the sea is always raging and roaring. No more sea with its storms, or scares from sharks or squids, or sin that separates us from God.  

     In the new heaven and new earth the water will be a peaceful pure river of water of life. Revelation 22:1 says And He shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. Jesus will give the saved saints living waters of the fountain of life freely. Revelation 7:17 says For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Revelation 21:6 says And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 

     I pray in Jesus name this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.  

Who Else Purchased A Field Like Jesus To Claim A Treasure

     Jesus bought the world that is a field with his own blood to claim a treasure (His saved saints). Today we will look at how other people in the bible like Jesus purchased fields to claim treasure. God put all these stories in the bible about people purchasing fields to claim treasure to encourage us that Jesus owns this world and his treasured saints who are free from any claim or bondage by the devil. Pictured above we see that the first time a field is mentioned in the bible occurred when Cain and Abel made offerings to God. Genesis 4:8 says And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? And He said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

     Notice that Cain whose name means possession tried to claim possession of the field or world by killing his brother Abel whose name means breath. But Abel's blood breathed out from the ground to God claiming ownership of the field as a sign that thousands of years later the blood of Jesus would speak better things than the blood of Abel when it bought the field or world and claimed to the devil that His treasured saints belong to Jesus' peaceful kingdom of God forevermore. Hebrews 12:24 says And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. Right now praise our Lord Jesus for buying all His treasured saints with His blood that speaks as evidence to the devil that all believers in the Lord Jesus are free from any bondage by the devil forevermore.

     Next pictured above we see that Abraham also like Jesus purchased a cave named Machpelah (double portion) in the end of a field in Mamre (strength) owned by Ephron, son of Zohar, the Hittite who was a descendant of the sons of Heth (terror) to claim a burial ground for his treasured wife Sarah. Like Abraham, Jesus purchased the field or world with His blood to claim his bride (the treasured buried and living saints) as His wife to live with Him forevermore in peace in the kingdom of God. 

     Genesis 23 tells us that after Sarah died at age 127, Abraham wanted to bury her. A man named Ephron, son of Zohar, owned a cave in the end of his field named Machpelah that was in Mamre. At Mamre, the angels spoke to Abraham fifty years earlier and told him that he was going to have a son named Isaac.

     When Abraham asked Ephron if he could bury his wife Sarah at Machpelah, Ephron said take it, I'll give it to you. Abraham said, No, I want to buy it. Ephron said, but you're a prince of God, you can have this cave, my field, and any sepulchre you want in the whole country. Abraham said, No, I want the cave of Machpelah to be mine. I want to own and have the title to the cave of Machpelah after I buy it. I don't want there to be any doubt about who owns the cave of Machpelah in the field of Mamre. Then Abraham asked Ephron, If you were going to sell Machpelah, what would you ask for it. Ephron said, Well, 400 shekels of silver. Pictured above Abraham weighed 400 pieces of silver and paid Ephron saying now Machpelah is mine and is not a gift. Abraham said now without a doubt I own Machpelah.

     After Abraham purchased Machpelah, he buried his treasured wife Sarah in the cave of Machpelah at the end of the field in Mamre pictured above. Note that when Abraham purchased Machpelah, like Jesus, he bought the entire field or world (all the trees and all the borders round about of the field of Mamre). 

     Genesis 23:17 says And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of this city. And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

     Note that Machpelah is defined as a double portion and Mamre is defined as strength. The saved saints like Sarah are buried treasure in this world and will receive a double portion of strength when Jesus claims His hidden treasured saints in this world and takes them to the blessed kingdom of God. Like Jesus, Abraham claimed his buried wife Sarah as his treasure before the sons of Heth (defined as the terror of this world) and the devil as a witness to this wicked world that any buried or living saint is the bride of Christ in this world and belongs to the Lord Jesus.

The Ibrahimi Mosque That Covers The Cave Of Machpelah

Won't Stop Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, and Leah From 

Rising Out Of Their Graves To Serve The Lord Jesus During The Millennium

     Pictured above is what the cave of Machpelah looks like today in 2026. You might say Brother Bob why can't I see the cave of Machpelah in the picture above? The reason you can't see the cave of Machpelah is because a Muslim mosque named Ibrahimi seen above has been built on the top of the blessed tombs of the patriarchs and matriarchs. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah are all buried in the cave of Machpelah that is also called the cave of the patriarchs and matriarchs. The only matriarch missing from the cave of Machpelah is Rachel, who is believed to be buried near Bethlehem, where she died during childbirth. Joseph also is not buried in the cave of  Machpelah because Joseph was buried in Shechem much later after the children of Israel came out of Egypt and returned to the promised land. 

     The Muslim mosque of Ibrahimi is sitting on top of the cave of Machpelah and the tombs of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebekah, and Leah. Today in 2025, the Muslims have forbidden any entrance into the cave of Machpelah to view the patriarchs' and matriarchs' tombs. But Brother Bob has news for these Muslims. The Al Aqsa Mosque, the Dome of the Rock, the Mosque of Omar, and the Ibrahimi Mosque that covers the tombs of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebekah, and Leah will not stop the saints from rising out of their graves during the rapture to serve the Lord Jesus during the millennium on this earth and in the kingdom of God.

     The Al Aqsa Mosque, the Dome of the Rock, and the Mosque of Omar will disappear when the Jews rebuild the third temple. This must occur because during the tribulation the beast antichrist will enter the rebuilt third temple to make the abomination of desolation with the image of the beast. This image of the beast will try to force people to take a mark with the number 666 to buy or sell during the tribulation.

     The following scriptures show us who is currently buried at the cave of Machpelah. Genesis 25:7 proves that Abraham is buried at Machpelah and says And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, 175 years. Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre.

     Genesis 49:29 shows us that Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob and Leah are also buried in the cave of Machpelah and says And he (Jacob) charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite. In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. 

     Next let's look at yet another example pictured above of Hosea who like Jesus purchased a bride named Gomer for only 15 pieces of silver. Like Hosea, Jesus married and purchased His treasured bride saints when we were wicked sinners like the prostitute Gomer. God told Hosea to marry a prostitute named Gomer, and Hosea obeyed the Lord and married Gomer. 

     Hosea 1:2 says The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord. So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.  

     But, after Hosea married Gomer the prostitute, Gomer left Hosea and again became a prostitute of the world. But after the world took everything away from Gomer, the people in the world decided to sell Gomer as a slave. God said to Hosea, your wife's ready to come home now. She's run her course. She'll call you Ishi now that means husband. She'll come back now if you'll go get her. The world's selling her as a slave. Go down now to the used whore dealer and buy back your friend Gomer.

     Like Hosea, when Jesus bought us as sinners with His blood, Jesus called us all friends and not slaves or servants. Jesus said at John 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

     Pictured above we see what happened when Hosea purchased Gomer from the used whore dealer of the world. When Hosea got to the slave auction, the auctioneer said, Here's a big strong woman. Hosea said No, I don't want her. Next the auctioneer said Here's a beautiful model, a perfect 10. Hosea again said No, I don't want her. The auctioneer looked at Hosea and said What's the matter with you are you crazy. You mean to say you don't want this strong woman who can work or this beautiful model who is a perfect 10. Hosea said No, have you got anything else. The auctioneer said yes we got an old wore out woman down here named Gomer ruined by the world and worth nothing. We'll sell her to you for bread and water. Hosea said, Well, I'll take her. The used whore dealer looked at Hosea and said boy here's one of them suckers, we caught him at the used car lot at the right time . 

     Jesus was like Hosea who bought us when the world rejected us as sinners. Jesus ignored the mockings and persecutions of this world and paid His blood to purchase his treasured saints to be his bride forevermore, overlooking their sins, like Hosea who overlooked Gomer's sins. Right now say thank you Lord Jesus for buying me with your blood when I was a worthless sinner like Gomer, claiming me to be your blessed treasured bride forevermore.

     The bible speaks of the above picture at Hosea 3:1 that says Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. So I bought her to me for 15 pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley. And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.

     For my final picture today we see yet another person named Jacob in the bible who bought a field to claim a treasured saint who wandered away from home named Dinah. After Jacob bought a field in Shechem where Dinah his daughter was defiled, pictured above Jacob erected there an altar and called it Elelohe Israel that means The Mighty God of Israel. Genesis 33:18 says And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city. And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for 100 pieces of money. And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe Israel.

     Also note that Jacob like the Lord Jesus had a claim to the world or Shechem before he bought the field. Before Jacob bought the field of Shechem, Jacob stole his older brother Esau's birthright for a bowl of pottage. Then Jacob stole Esau's blessing from Isaac by imitating his brother Esau. After Jacob bought the field of Shechem, he backed up and said, this is my land anyway, I got it by birthright. It's my land anyway, I got it by Isaac's blessing. But now it's my land because I bought it. Jesus also told the devil, these treasured saints belong to me because I created them, but now they truly belong to me because I bought them with my blood.

Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, 

Confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel

That Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again

     I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.   

Jesus Purchased The World Field With His Own Blood To Claim His Treasure Who Are The Saved Saints

     Notice the pictures above of the world and a treasure chest and read the following parable stated by our Lord Jesus. Matthew 13:44 says Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Now notice that the man listed in the above parable bought the field and not the treasure. You might ask, Brother Bob Why did the man buy the field and not the treasure? I'll give you a clue. Notice that the two pictures above show us that the treasure is hidden in the world. Therefore the man bought the world to get the treasure.

     Jesus is the man purchasing the world field with His own blood to claim His treasure who are the saved saints. According to Matthew 13:38 the field is the world. The saved saints are called Jesus' peculiar treasure in the field at Exodus 19:5 that says Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure (valuable property) unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine. Note also that Psalm 135:4 says For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto Himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. Finally 1 Peter 2:9 says But, ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people (a preserved purchased possession that is God's valued property); that ye should shew forth the praise of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous light.

     Jesus paid his own blood to the devil as the purchase price to claim his treasure (saved saints). This is proven by Acts 20:28 that says Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which He (Jesus) hath purchased with His own blood. We should all praise Jesus for dying on the cross of Calvary for us all and purchasing saved saints with His own blood. 

     1 Peter 1:18 says Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed (bought) with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you.

     Next you might ask Why did Jesus purchase the field or the world? Why didn't Jesus just purchase the treasure or the saved saints? The reason Jesus purchased the world was to prove to the devil and everyone who He is, and that there is no doubt that the saved saints belong to Jesus. Jesus bought the whole blessed world or field with His blood and Jesus owns this world. Therefore I pray in Jesus name anyone reading this will get straightened up with landlord Jesus and get saved. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again.

     The saved saints are precious jewels and the treasure that Jesus will gather out of this world to be with Him forever in the peaceful kingdom of God. One day soon, Jesus is going to take his hidden buried treasure in this world that are His saved saints to the kingdom of God, and then Jesus is going to burn the field or the world.

     The prophet Malachi proclaimed that Jesus will remember and gather out of this world his saved saints who are treasured jewels, taking them to the kingdom of God and sparing them from the burning fire that will destroy this world. Take time to read Malachi 3:16 that says Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon His name. And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up (gather) my jewels (treasure); and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth Him. Hallelujah, Jesus will spare his saints from the fire that will destroy this world.

     After Jesus gathers his saved saints as jewels to the safe kingdom of God, Malachi then states that Jesus will burn and destroy this world and make new heavens and a new earth with no sin. Malachi 4:1 says For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in His wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.

     You might say Brother Bob when Jesus comes back to gather his treasure will he remember me and save me from this wicked world?  When Jesus returns, He won't overlook any of His saved saints. According to the parable Jesus has hid His treasured saved saints in safe places in this world. Colossians 3:3 says For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory.

     Jesus won't overlook anyone because Luke 19:10 says For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Since Jesus hid the church out yonder in this world or field from any harm by the devil, I reckon Jesus ought to be able to find the church. Jesus knows everything there is to be known and Jesus isn't going to miss a one in Africa. He isn't going to miss a one in Alaska. He isn't going to miss a one in China. He isn't going to miss a one in Russia. Jesus will not overlook any of his jewels when He returns to gather His treasure out of this field world.

     Now remember when you look at the pictures above of Judas casting down 30 pieces of silver in the temple before the priests and a place named Aceldama where strangers are buried, Jesus bought this world and His treasured saints with the price of His blood. After Judas cast down the 30 pieces of silver he was paid to betray Jesus in the temple, the priests used the 30 pieces of silver (the price of Jesus' blood) to buy the potter's field (also called Aceldama or the field of blood).

     Matthew 27:3 says Then Judas, which had betrayed Him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? See thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. 

     Matthew 27:6 goes on to say And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the 30 pieces of silver, the price of Him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.

     Now the second picture above that exists today in modern Israel is a Greek Orthodox monastery named St. Onuphrius built next to the remains of the building called Aceldama that was a burial place for strangers in ancient Israel that the priests bought with Judas' 30 pieces of silver. Acts 1:18 says that Judas' 30 pieces of silver was used as the price of Jesus' blood to purchase Aceldama. Acts 1:18 says Now this man (Judas) purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. And it was known unto all the dwellers of Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

     Now take a look at the above two pictures and remember that since Jesus bought the whole world with His blood, Jesus also died for all the strangers and poor people buried in any potter's field. Today as in ancient Israel, a potter's field is used to bury strangers that don't have any relatives, no money, nowhere to be buried, no plot, and no gravestone. The potter's field is for the poorest strangers that have no one to help them or bury them.

     I got good news for these strangers and poor folks buried in any potter's field. Jesus loves anyone rejected by the world and buried in any potter's field. Since Jesus knows where every sparrow falls, Jesus knows every grave where a poor saint is laid to rest. Thirty pieces of silver betrayed innocent blood but it bought a field of poor innocent saved saints.  Note also that today the world buries little innocent aborted babies in potter's fields all over this world. But Jesus loves all these strangers, poor folks, and aborted babies that the world has rejected. Jesus marks the spot of all these saved saints' graves in any potter's field.

     And one day soon, Jesus is going to say to all these saved saints in any grave scattered around the world, Come up hither and all the saved saints will live forever with Jesus in peace. Jesus isn't going to leave any saint in any grave. Jesus is going to come and get all his saved saints just as sure as He saved them. Just as sure as Jesus came through the virgin womb of Mary at Bethlehem and went out through the clouds to glory, Jesus is coming again to take his treasured saints to the peaceful kingdom of God. Note that Jesus loves the poor stranger in any potter's field just as much as He loves the rich. You can go to heaven if you're poor or rich because Jesus bought the whole field. No one is outside the limits of Jesus' love.

     Remember that no saint is worthless with an unmarked grave in the sight of Jesus. They used to sing a song mother's not dead, she's only a sleeping just faithfully waiting for Jesus to call. The mountains are full, the hills are full with the treasured saints in the field, and Jesus is coming soon to gather them all to glory. Every saint in every hollow, every hill, every sea, and every ocean will soon rise to everlasting joy, peace, and life when Jesus calls and all the saints will say Here we are Lord, present and accounted for.

     Jesus owns the whole world and will soon come back to claim his treasured saints to be with him in the kingdom of God proven by Psalm 24:1 that says The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Jesus proclaimed in the Word of God that He owned this world when He said at Psalm 50:10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. Jesus owns all the cattle upon a thousand hills and all the taters in the hills.

     Rejoice and realize that Jesus is the owner of this world and will claim His saved saints as his valued treasure. The bible promises that Jesus will gather from the four corners of this earth all that belong to Him of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation as one in Christ Jesus and take them to be with Him in the kingdom of God. Revelation 5:9 says And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

     Another place in the bible that says Jesus will gather his treasured saints out of this world to be with Him in the kingdom of God is at Matthew 24:30 that says And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

     Since Jesus bought this world and now owns His saved saints we need to praise and glorify Jesus because we are not our own. 1 Corinthians 6:19 says What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price (Jesus' blood): therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. Note that when Jesus owns us, Jesus calls us friends and not slaves or servants. Jesus said at John 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

     According to the parable of Matthew 13:44, Jesus is the man that sold all that He had to purchase the world field with His own blood to claim His treasure who are the saved saints. Jesus not only gave His life, Jesus gave His blood, and Jesus gave His all for every saved saint when He died on the cross of Calvary. Jesus truly loves you friend in any nation because He died on the cross of Calvary for you and paid his blood to redeem us all from the curse of this ungodly world. Praise our Lord Jesus and say with a loud voice Revelation 5:12 along with innumerable angels Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

     I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.