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  1. What about the last question in today's lesson regarding Luke 10:24?
    Can anyone elaborate on this?
    Thank you.

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  2. May be the things they saw that kings and prophets desired to see were Jesus in the flesh and the knowledge that He is God. Also, the powerful ministry of the Holy Spirit in bringing healing and transformation to many lives.

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    • The Kings and prophets in the old testament wanted to see Jesus as the savior, the messiah, the redeemer, and the King but Jesus did not came that time. They all waited and died not seen Jesus. But You and I have seen Jesus in the Bible and experience him daily in our lives.

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  3. First to the twelve and then to the seventy Jesus said "I give you authority to heal the sick and cast out evil spirits"

    I have read/heard people saying "you have the power over Satan, use it"
    I am concerned that some might get the wrong impression and think that they are able to cast out evil spirits or heal people.

    I note the 70's report - we cast out demons in YOUR NAME. I believe it is important that we understand that we don't have any power in and of ourselves, we are just the messengers or representatives of the Mighty and All Powerful LORD. He is the one who decides who is healed.
    Even Jesus while he was on earth said I only speak the words and do the will of the Father.

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  4. Trying to answer your concern Josiah. 1Peter 1:10-11 says, Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the suffering of Christ and the glories that would follow.
    Hope this has eased your concern.

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  5. we have experienced the saviour and the power He has, this is the priviledge of this age. lets go out with full vigour to preach bearing his name.

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    • Hi Venance,

      I believe what he meant was don't get distracted by anyone or anything, focus on your mission. He said something similar previously when he called them to follow him.

      Luk 9:59-62 And He said to another, Follow Me! But he said, Lord, first allow me to go and bury my father. (60) Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God. (61) And another also said, Lord, I will follow You, but first allow me to take leave of those in my house. (62) And Jesus said to him, No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

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  6. Jesus has to teach us to be humble and how to talk about His mission and to be prepared when the Holy Spirit touch your heart and share his gospel.

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  7. Luke 10:4 references the "speed and focus" emphasis of the mission Christ was giving to his disciples. "Don't fiddle around stay focused on the task at hand as I have given it to you." Don't be distracted.

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  8. Whenever numbers are mentioned in the Bible, students need to be aware that they may have symbolic meanings behind them. 3, 4, 7, 10, 40 are common ones.
    70 is also one of those numbers being a multiple of 7 and 10.

    7 represents creation, renewal, rest, restoration, completion
    10 represents law, judgment, redemption

    Interestingly, Jesus sends out the 70, two by two or rather (2x2) perhaps giving a clue to the multiplicity of numbers. However, a more important theme is that you\'re not supposed to do this type of work alone. You should be going out with Jesus + You combining the knowledge + wisdom.

    An added component is work. To obtain this knowledge is not to be complacent but to continue to strive to be all Jesus wants you to be. This means continue to ask, seek and knock for greater truth. A formula could be something that looks like this:

    Jesus + You + Work = Ministry

    Of course, there are various forms of work, like Bible Study or actual labor, but combining them with Jesus always results in Joy.

    May the Holy Spirit continue to guide your studies and be joyful evermore.

    Teacher Andy

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  9. Many thanks guys for the contributions. I suggest the prophets here and kings, what they did not see is the Kingdom of God. If you read carefully 1 Peter1:10-13 it explains the whole idea here.

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