Study Desk

As they were leaving, Yeshua began speaking about Yochanan to the crowds: "What did you go out to the desert to see? Reeds swaying in the breeze?

No? then what did you go out to see? Someone who was well dressed? Well-dressed people live in kings' palaces.

Nu, so why did you go out? To see a prophet! Yes! and I tell you he's much more than a prophet.

This is the one about whom the Tanakh says, ‘See, I am sending out my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.'

Then some people brought him a man controlled by demons who was blind and mute; and Yeshua healed him, so that he could both speak and see.

At this some of the Torah-teachers said, "Rabbi, we want to see a miraculous sign from you."

because the heart of this people has become dull — with their ears they barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, so as not to see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and do t'shuvah, so that I could heal them.'

But you, how blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear!

Yes indeed! I tell you that many a prophet and many a tzaddik longed to see the things you are seeing but did not see them, and to hear the things you are hearing but did not hear them.

Don't you see that anything that enters the mouth goes into the stomach and passes out into the latrine?

Yes! I tell you that there are some people standing here who will not experience death until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom!"

See that you never despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven are continually seeing the face of my Father in heaven.

For I tell you, from now on, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of Adonai .' "

But he answered them, "You see all these? Yes! I tell you, they will be totally destroyed — not a single stone will be left standing!"

You will hear the noise of wars nearby and the news of wars far off; see to it that you don't become frightened. Such things must happen, but the end is yet to come.

"So when you see the abomination that causes devastation spoken about through the prophet Dani'el standing in the Holy Place" (let the reader understand the allusion),

"Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, all the tribes of the Land will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with tremendous power and glory.

In the same way, when you see all these things, you are to know that the time is near, right at the door.

Then the people who have done what God wants will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

When did we see you a stranger and make you our guest, or needing clothes and provide them?