JESUS CHRIST SUFFERED
BEING TEMPTED IS ABLE
TO SUCCOUR THEM THAT
ARE TEMPTED
Our
title came from where the Apostle said: “For in that he himself hath suffered being
tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.”
Hebrews 2:18
According
to Webster, the word succour is pronounced as the boney fish: “sucker.” The
word succour means: To help, aid, assist, assistance, comfort, lift, relief,
secure, support, maintain, nourishment, and sustenance. JESUS met all of those criteria with much to
spare.
The
definition of succoring cannot be better defined than where one said: “The will of God will not take you where the
Grace of God will not succour thee.” (Author unknown)
When describing JESUS’ ability to assist or
succour His saints the psalmist said: “God is our refuge and strength, a
very present help in trouble.”
Psalms 46:1
And
he said of the Master, JESUS is an all sufficient help when needed.
We
begin where Matthew witnessed and recorded: “Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto
John, to be baptized of him. But John
forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
And
Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us
to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
And
Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the
heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove,
and lighting upon him:
And
lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased.”
Then
was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
And
when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
And
when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God,
command that these stones be made bread. [4] But he answered and said, It is
written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth
out of the mouth of God.
Then
the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a
pinnacle of the temple,
And
saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is
written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands
they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Jesus
said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into an
exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the
glory of them;
And
saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship
me.
Then
saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Then
the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Matthew 3:13-4:1-11
(In
that ordeal JESUS was tempted by both the devil and Satan, You will find that
both names are underscored.)
Now
the succoring that JESUS accomplished begin at His Baptizing and ended at His
death three and half years later, and it was in force from the foundation of
the world, thus Matthew said: “And when he had fasted forty days and forty
nights, he was afterward an hungred.” Matthew 4:2
Yea,
seeing JESUS neither ate or drink drank water during that forty days and forty nights
enabled Him to succour men such as Elijah and Moses whom were confronted with similar
circumstances.
Elijah,
after his flight from Jezebel was completely exhausted, the angel of the Lord
came and touched him and said: “Arise and eat; because the journey is too great
for thee. And he arose, and did eat and drink, he went in the strength of
that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
1 Kings
19:7-8
Then
there is where the LORD told Moses to separate himself from the children of
Israel and go upon Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments which he
received on two tables of stone.
The
LORD’S sustenance embraced Moses and therefore he wrote: “Then I abode in the
mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:”
Deuteronomy 9:9
In
preparing Himself to succour the Homeless, Jesus said, Foxes have holes, and
birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his
head. Luke told us: And in the day time
he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount
that is called the mount of Olives.” Luke 21:37
In
preparation for the task of succoring, it was the will of GOD that JESUS
should
suffer, hence He faced the “The original sin,” whom John called the beast with
two heads in Revelation 13:3. In another
place he called him old serpent, the devil and Satan in Revelation 20:2.
John
said of that loud mouthed blasphemer: “And there was given unto him a mouth
speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to
continue forty and two months.” Revelation 13:5 In other words he shrouded JESUS through His ministry.
Now
when translated into days it is a thousand two hundred and three score days,(1260
days.) that was the number of days between the anoint of JESUS, at His
Baptizing and His death by crucifixion. That
number of days translates into forty two months or three an half years. We find
all three in the Holy Scripture.
Now JESUS was subjected to the devil and satan the first forty days and nights of His ministry and that was of a spiritual nature notwithstanding on several occasions He dwelt with him through the religious Jews. One such an occasion was when He rebuked a number of them with: “Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?” Matthew 23:3
Shortly
after Judas sold JESUS for thirty pieces of silver that mob brought JESUS to
Pilate to be judged.
Now
at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom
they would. And they had then a notable
prisoner, called Barabbas. Therefore
when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I
release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? For he knew that for envy they had delivered
him. When he was set down on the
judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with
that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of
him. But the chief priests and elders
persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. The governor answered and said unto them,
Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then
with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
And the governor said, Why, what evil
hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.”
Matthew 27:15-23
And
said Matthew: “Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged
Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.” Matthew 27:26
Now
in order for JESUS to pay sins debt it was necessary that He suffer to the
uttermost then shed His blood, most
Precious, thus the Cross, therefore at the third hour of the day they crucified
JESUS and at the ninth hour: “When Jesus had cried with a loud voice, Father,
into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the
ghost.” Luke
23:46
“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. And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of
Joses beheld where he was laid.” Mark 15:45-47
And
very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre
at the rising of the sun. And they said
among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the
sepulchre? And when they looked, they
saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a
young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they
were affrighted. And he saith unto them,
Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen;
he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter
that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto
you. And they went out quickly, and fled
from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any
thing to any man; for they were afraid. Now
when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary
Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.” Mark 16:2-9
Furthermore
the Apostle Paul weighed in with: “For I
delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ
died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again
the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the
twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom
the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all
the apostles.
And
last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.” 1 Corinthians 15:3-8
Luke
said: Now when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one
accord in one place.” Acts 2:1
The
Elect of Israel was baptized back into the Kingdom from which they were cast
out, as was prophesied to be given to them by Father GOD.
Remember
what JESUS told them in Luke 12:32, “Fear not, little flock; for it is your
Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom”.
Ah,
but the saved Gentiles were not Baptized into the Kingdom at that time but they
were brought into the outer court of the kingdom. John told it on this wise, He
wrote: “There was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying,
Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship
therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it
not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread
under foot forty and two months.” Revelation 11:1-2
Even
though the Gentiles were saved, as were the Israelites Paul said, “Now I say
that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to
confirm the promises made unto the fathers:” Romans 15:8
(For
that reason Paul said: “To the Jew first and also to the Gentiles.”)
You’ll
find that to be true during the New Testament.
And
yea, Cornelius, the Centurion and the Canaanite woman and the gests of his
house were brought into the inner Court of the Kingdom.
You
know what? The basic operation of the
Holy Ghost was to baptize the redeemed of God into the Body of CHRIST and give
them the gifts of the Spirit.
Paul
said: “He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and
some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of
the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the
unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man,
unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.” Ephesians
4:11-13
Yea,
Just before JESUS ascended into the Heaven of Heavens, He charged His
disciples: “ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:
and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in
Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Acts 1:8
With
the seven year Covenant of protection still in force, John described via an
allegory how the LORD succored His Ministers.
He
wrote: “And the woman, (The Church) fled into the wilderness, where she hath a
place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred
and threescore days.” Revelation 12:6
Now
the thousand two hundred and three score days which are three and half years
completed the Covenant of safety that the MESSIAH (JESUS) made with His
disciples which ended after Samaria heard the Gospel, after the Jews killed
Steven.
Yea,
they (the Saints) got the job done. The great Apostle asked: “But I
say,
have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their
words unto the ends of the world.” Romans 10:18
(That
thousand and two hundred and three score days is, when converted is three and a
half years.)
As
for the lost world, the great apostle addressed that issue also when he quoted
Jesus as saying: “… I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of
salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now
is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians
6:2
Now
in closing I’ve only commented on the events that correspond with the time of forty
days and nights and other events wherein JESUS succored His saint or saints the
entire time of His succoring whether three and half years, forty and two months
or a thousand and two hundred and threescore days, while leaving out the many
others whereas the endured time was not listed.
May
the LORD GOD be blessed by His saints, forever, Amen!
