Malcolm - thank you for saying yes to this dance “perishoresis” and in so becoming a beautiful love letter to us all. You’re right - God is the gift and we have Him because He has us. That’s the greatest news I’ve ever heard. Thank you for sharing the original gospel truth. Love you brother!
How is it that Malcolm’s “words” touches my heart more deeply than any other “teacher” of the gospel? The Spirit of Christ flows with them into the depths of me and resonates Truth. I’m brought to tears of joy.
Just moments into this video. Though we listened to Malcom years ago we lost contact in the complication of life. All I can say is AMEN SIR AMEN. What a wonderful thing you are doing!
It is certainly fascinating hearing it said how the disciples were not much older than teenagers. I have never heard anything even remotely like this before. It is extraordinarily eye-opening! My only question with this is...at the time of crucifixion, Judas kissed Jesus to identify Jesus from the disciples to the soldiers. This has up to today, made me think that they all must have all looked very similar and been similar ages to the point where Judas had to kiss him or the soldiers would not have known which one was Jesus. If the disciples had been late teens, early 20s, and Jesus was 33, Judas would only have needed to say 'pick the guy who is about 14 years older than the others. So that is my only query with the concept of disciples being so young...but it is so eye-opening the disciples being that young and it makes sense of the fact about the two discipes sprinting to the tomb and one out-running the other, just the sort of competing teens or early 20s would do! How wonderful hearing whole new concepts!!
Why Did Judas Have to Identify Jesus? In many ways, Judas’ betrayal can be seen as the inciting incident in Christ’s crucifixion, something Christ understood and had prepared for. As Judas and the soldiers approached Jesus in the garden, Scripture tells us that Judas had given the soldiers a pre-arranged signal. “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; arrest Him and lead Him away under guard.” (Mark 14:44; Matthew 26:48) Of course, there is some debate and speculation about why Judas needed to identify Jesus in the first place. The most plausible explanation addresses the probable ignorance of the Roman soldiers and Jewish guards who had accompanied Judas into the Garden of Gethsemane. Many of these soldiers may never have seen Jesus in person. They had heard of Him and maybe even heard Him from a distance. But how many had gotten close enough to see Jesus face to face? There’s a good chance, therefore, that many in the company would not have known Jesus’ face well enough to identify Him on their own. They needed an insider’s confirmation. The darkness of night probably didn’t help either. And yet, the decision to arrest Jesus at night could not have been more intentional. Under cover of darkness, Judas and the Pharisees could attack and arrest Jesus, who was beloved by many, without interference or public outrage from His followers and supporters. Even though this is one of the few moments in the gospels where Judas stands out from the other disciples, even he wanted to keep his sin and betrayal concealed from the world. In this sense, Judas was not only a traitor; he was also a coward. Furthermore, Jesus was not your typical public figure or celebrity, which complicated identifying him. He had chosen to carry Himself, not as a lavish king or noble dressed in fine robes, but as a humble servant and son of man. We see this throughout Jesus’ life, from His humble birth in a manger to His Triumphal Entry on the back of a donkey. We know that the glory of Christ will be revealed in eternity and His second coming. On earth, however, Jesus’ appearance was more plain than princely. As Isaiah prophesied, “for he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.” (Isaiah 53:2) Without Judas or someone who could positively identify Jesus, nothing stopped one or more of Jesus’ disciples from stepping up and claiming to be Jesus when confronted by the soldiers, giving the real Jesus the chance to escape. Having Judas on the scene prevented the soldiers and Pharisees from being hoodwinked by an “I am Spartacus” moment from Jesus’ disciples. Jesus was who they had come for, and with Judas there to provide positive identification, they were certain to get their guy. Why Did Judas Kiss Jesus? There were many ways Judas could have chosen to identify Jesus to the soldiers in the Garden of Gethsemane. A kiss, however, was arguably the most tragic and treacherous. Culturally, a kiss would have been used to signify love, affection, and respect between close friends and beloved companions. Christians in the early church were accustomed to greeting or dismissing their brothers in the faith in such a way. Furthermore, the verb describing Judas’ kiss suggests a fervent, prolonged expression of affection (Luke 7:38-45). Judas had feigned love for Jesus for the three years of His ministry. Here he feigned prolonged adoration for the Messiah for all to see. Before Judas’ kiss, Jesus had already identified Himself to the soldiers, handing Himself over to be arrested, beaten, and later crucified for the sake of humanity. And yet, Judas followed through with his betrayal anyway. Thus, Jesus was sold out, not by enemies or outsiders, but by a companion, a friend, and a brother. As it is written, “for it is not an enemy who taunts me, then I could endure it; nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, then I could hide myself from him. But it is you, a man my equal, my companion and my confidant; we who had sweet fellowship together, walked in the house of God among the commotion.” (Psalms 55:12-14). www.christianity.com/wiki/bible/what-was-behind-the-kiss-of-judas.html#:~:text=On%20the%20night%20of%20Jesus%E2%80%99%20arrest,%20Judas%20Iscariot,
Why does he never talk about life after death? How do you comfort someone who is passing away? Do you just say sorry eternal life means just here on earth both out there?
Malcolm - thank you for saying yes to this dance “perishoresis” and in so becoming a beautiful love letter to us all. You’re right - God is the gift and we have Him because He has us. That’s the greatest news I’ve ever heard. Thank you for sharing the original gospel truth. Love you brother!
EVERYTIME I see a new message pop up I get excited learning truth! Thank you all for putting these up and thank you Malcolm for truth ❤
Thank you for teaching Truth and Life in the midst of error and heresy and confusion
How is it that Malcolm’s “words” touches my heart more deeply than any other “teacher” of the gospel? The Spirit of Christ flows with them into the depths of me and resonates Truth. I’m brought to tears of joy.
Intertwined with his specific stream of heart / mind for SUCH A TIME AS THIS ❤️♾️⬆️📣
Just moments into this video. Though we listened to Malcom years ago we lost contact in the complication of life. All I can say is AMEN SIR AMEN. What a wonderful thing you are doing!
Wonderful message. THANKS Malcolm 😂❤
Beautiful exposition on UNION. Thank you🙏
I wish people could see heaven within everyone ♡ fear is a terrible motivation love cast it out. Thank you Malcolm God bless you
Awesome
Great insights!
It is certainly fascinating hearing it said how the disciples were not much older than teenagers. I have never heard anything even remotely like this before. It is extraordinarily eye-opening! My only question with this is...at the time of crucifixion, Judas kissed Jesus to identify Jesus from the disciples to the soldiers. This has up to today, made me think that they all must have all looked very similar and been similar ages to the point where Judas had to kiss him or the soldiers would not have known which one was Jesus. If the disciples had been late teens, early 20s, and Jesus was 33, Judas would only have needed to say 'pick the guy who is about 14 years older than the others. So that is my only query with the concept of disciples being so young...but it is so eye-opening the disciples being that young and it makes sense of the fact about the two discipes sprinting to the tomb and one out-running the other, just the sort of competing teens or early 20s would do! How wonderful hearing whole new concepts!!
Why Did Judas Have to Identify Jesus?
In many ways, Judas’ betrayal can be seen as the inciting incident in Christ’s crucifixion, something Christ understood and had prepared for.
As Judas and the soldiers approached Jesus in the garden, Scripture tells us that Judas had given the soldiers a pre-arranged signal. “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; arrest Him and lead Him away under guard.” (Mark 14:44; Matthew 26:48)
Of course, there is some debate and speculation about why Judas needed to identify Jesus in the first place.
The most plausible explanation addresses the probable ignorance of the Roman soldiers and Jewish guards who had accompanied Judas into the Garden of Gethsemane. Many of these soldiers may never have seen Jesus in person. They had heard of Him and maybe even heard Him from a distance. But how many had gotten close enough to see Jesus face to face?
There’s a good chance, therefore, that many in the company would not have known Jesus’ face well enough to identify Him on their own. They needed an insider’s confirmation. The darkness of night probably didn’t help either.
And yet, the decision to arrest Jesus at night could not have been more intentional. Under cover of darkness, Judas and the Pharisees could attack and arrest Jesus, who was beloved by many, without interference or public outrage from His followers and supporters.
Even though this is one of the few moments in the gospels where Judas stands out from the other disciples, even he wanted to keep his sin and betrayal concealed from the world. In this sense, Judas was not only a traitor; he was also a coward.
Furthermore, Jesus was not your typical public figure or celebrity, which complicated identifying him. He had chosen to carry Himself, not as a lavish king or noble dressed in fine robes, but as a humble servant and son of man. We see this throughout Jesus’ life, from His humble birth in a manger to His Triumphal Entry on the back of a donkey.
We know that the glory of Christ will be revealed in eternity and His second coming. On earth, however, Jesus’ appearance was more plain than princely. As Isaiah prophesied, “for he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.” (Isaiah 53:2)
Without Judas or someone who could positively identify Jesus, nothing stopped one or more of Jesus’ disciples from stepping up and claiming to be Jesus when confronted by the soldiers, giving the real Jesus the chance to escape. Having Judas on the scene prevented the soldiers and Pharisees from being hoodwinked by an “I am Spartacus” moment from Jesus’ disciples.
Jesus was who they had come for, and with Judas there to provide positive identification, they were certain to get their guy.
Why Did Judas Kiss Jesus?
There were many ways Judas could have chosen to identify Jesus to the soldiers in the Garden of Gethsemane. A kiss, however, was arguably the most tragic and treacherous.
Culturally, a kiss would have been used to signify love, affection, and respect between close friends and beloved companions. Christians in the early church were accustomed to greeting or dismissing their brothers in the faith in such a way.
Furthermore, the verb describing Judas’ kiss suggests a fervent, prolonged expression of affection (Luke 7:38-45). Judas had feigned love for Jesus for the three years of His ministry. Here he feigned prolonged adoration for the Messiah for all to see.
Before Judas’ kiss, Jesus had already identified Himself to the soldiers, handing Himself over to be arrested, beaten, and later crucified for the sake of humanity. And yet, Judas followed through with his betrayal anyway.
Thus, Jesus was sold out, not by enemies or outsiders, but by a companion, a friend, and a brother. As it is written, “for it is not an enemy who taunts me, then I could endure it; nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, then I could hide myself from him. But it is you, a man my equal, my companion and my confidant; we who had sweet fellowship together, walked in the house of God among the commotion.” (Psalms 55:12-14).
www.christianity.com/wiki/bible/what-was-behind-the-kiss-of-judas.html#:~:text=On%20the%20night%20of%20Jesus%E2%80%99%20arrest,%20Judas%20Iscariot,
Why does he never talk about life after death? How do you comfort someone who is passing away? Do you just say sorry eternal life means just here on earth both out there?
So where do you go when we die. We are saved and part of the Trinity. But where do we exit physically.