This former blindman was persecuted for believing in Yeshua. He was sent out of the Church for his faith. Will you beg to come back or leave for good? 

The Blind man's controversy (part 5)

Bible Texts (Concordant Version of the Old Testament and Concordant Literal New Testament with keywords Concordance (Main text: John 9:24-34)

24 A second time, then, they summon the man who was blind, and they say to him, "Give the glory to God. We are aware that this man is a sinner."

25 He, then, answered, "If He is a sinner, I am not aware of it. One thing I am aware of, that, being blind, at present I am observing."

26 They said, then, to him, again, "What does he do to you? How does he open your eyes?"

27 He answered them, "I told you already, and you do not hear. Why again are you wanting to hear? Not you also are wanting to become His disciples?"

28 Now they revile him and said, "You are a disciple of that man, yet we are disciples of Moses.

29 We are aware that it was to Moses that God has spoken. Yet this man -- we are not aware whence he is."

30 The man answered and said to them, "For in this is the marvelous thing, that you are not aware whence He is, and He opens my eyes!

31 We are aware that God is not hearing sinners, but if anyone should be a revere of God and doing His will, him He is hearing.

32 From out of the eon it is not heard that anyone opens the eyes of one born blind.

33 Except this Man were from God, He could not be doing anything."

34 They answered and say to him, "You were wholly born in sins, and you are teaching us!" And they cast him out.


Have you ever wondered why Yeshua kept himself away from the Pharisees and Sadducees? He did this to keep the truth from them. Otherwise, they will hijack the truth and become the unnecessary “middlemen” of salvation. I hope to write more on this topic in the future. Yeshua kept himself away from the Pharisees and Sadducees to let his miracle speaks for him according to this week’s scripture. In many other events, Yeshua spoke with them in parables so that they will not understand the truth.  Example of this can be found in John chapter 2:19-22; John 8:1-the end; Mark 4:10-13; Mark 4:34 to mention a few.

One major thing you should note in this conversation according to this week’s scripture passage is the word, “awareness”. To be aware of something enables you to have a knowledge of that thing. The Pharisees and Sadducees were not aware of the truth. So, they behaved as people that were spiritually blind. This former blindman just started to see physically but he was able to see way beyond the so-called religion leaders of Jews. These Pharisees perceived Yeshua as a nobody because he did not align with them. Yeshua did not regard these people because he knew their hearts. This particular event is another example of how God deals with his creations in both relative and absolute sense.

It was time for this former blindman to fulfil his call. His work was evangelism. He professed that Yeshua was not a sinner. He went ahead to say that Yahweh would not listen to whoever does not do his will. So, if Yeshua was able to perform such a huge miracle, it means that he does Yahweh’s will and Yahweh listens to him. At these proclamations, the Pharisees and Sadducees were angry at him. What they told him made me wonder why these people had to lead the people of Jews to Yahweh when they were spiritually blind. They persecuted this man for his faith in Yeshua.

These Pharisees and Sadducees claimed that they were the followers of Moses. They claimed that Yahweh spoke with Moses but they did not know where Yeshua came from. This is an indication that they did not care to know who Yeshua was. They did not realize that it was Yeshua that spoke with Moses in disguise! (Exodus chapter 33 and 34). Some of you might think that it was Yahweh. Not, it was Yeshua. No one can see Yahweh (John 1:18). Yeshua was among the three Elohim in Genesis chapter 18.  He was the one that fought with Jacob in Genesis 32:23-32. He was the one that appeared in the burning fire with the three Hebrews according to Daniel chapter 3. He has been coming to meet with some people on earth but he disguises himself in different ways. You see why these religion leaders were so blind to see? The former blind man even told them that no one had ever opened the eyes of anyone blind from his/her birth before. Should that not be enough for them to pause a bit and ponder wisely? Not at all. They found it difficult to believe because they were spiritually blind. It is not by valor not by vigor...(Zechariah 4:6). Our flesh and blood cannot know who Christ Yeshua is unless he is revealed to us.

Let us pretend that Yeshua had brought this former blindman to them and asked this man to give offering to them for the miracles, they might have a regard for him. Let us also pretend that Yeshua first asked the Pharisees and Sadducees the permission to heal this former blind man, they might also give regard to him. Let us also pretend that Yeshua postponed his miracle to Sunday which is the day after Sabbath day, maybe he would have been regarded as a Sabbath day observer. Guess what? Yeshua did not give a hoot about these religion leaders. He did not care about what they might say about him. He knew that they were spiritually blind while they claim that they see.

The former blind man was standing on his two feet with the knowledge of the truth which had set him free from the webs and entanglements of religions (John 8:32). For his truth and proclamation of Yeshua as a Prophet, he was cast out of the Church! Just like last week’s blog, Yahweh did not create religion. He did not ask anyone to create religion for him. Every single true Saint/true believer is a temple. Church is the gathering of believers. Corpus Christi means body of Christ. Not the building. Religion is not spirituality. It is a system created to control people’s minds. Those who snap out of this system are spiritually in-tunned with the truth about Yeshua. Yeshua’s behavior in this scripture shows that he did not care about religion or places of religion. He cares about doing good work (including Sabbath day) just as his father had sent him.

I believe this would be one of the happiest days of the former blind man because he was able to profess the true evangelism to the hijackers of salvation. This is the reason of his being. He did not argue with the Pharisees and Sadducees as they called him Yeshua’s disciple. He thought the Pharisees and Sadducees would like to be Yeshua’s disciples too but through the response he received, he realized that these people were not on the same page with him. He was rather content with being Yeshua’s follower than begging them to reinstate him in the church!

Once again, I hope this week’s blog makes you ponder more seriously about religion. Having an encounter with Yeshua in up and close relationship just like this former blind man is priceless. Nobody can convince this man to go back to the synagogue because he did not find freedom there but bondage, mind control and lies. It is a place where the blinds lead the blinds (Matthew 15:14). He has found the truth and he has been set free from that day. I hope you would like to know what happened next in the next week’s blog.

 

Grace and Peace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References:

https://www.concordant.org/version/read-concordant-new-testament-online/04-john/

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=picture+of+the+blind+man+speaking+to+the+pharisees+in+the+bible&fr=mcafee&type=E210US679G0&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.istockphoto.com%2Fphotos%2Fangry-pharisees-picture-id471889547%3Fk%3D20%26m%3D471889547%26s%3D612x612%26w%3D0%26h%3D3ajzIp29TFq6L7y4XwkdC758zNR4CL-REXXRXJkvuVg%3D#id=-1&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.istockphoto.com%2Fphotos%2Fangry-pharisees-picture-id471889547%3Fk%3D20%26m%3D471889547%26s%3D612x612%26w%3D0%26h%3D3ajzIp29TFq6L7y4XwkdC758zNR4CL-REXXRXJkvuVg%3D&action=click

 


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  1. Yahweh be praised! Open the eyes of your people oh Lord to see the truth beyond religions imposed on them by the system of this world. Amen!

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