Bible Studies

"Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish."... The five wise virgins had oil in their lamps. The oil is a symbol of the…

"And Jesus answered and said to them: 'Take heed that no one deceives you.' [That is the first thing to watch out for. He warned about a whole wave of false prophets.] 'For many [Not a few, but apparently the majority] will come in My name, saying…

"Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. [Apparently, they were saying, "Oh, look at this and look at that." But, of course, Jesus knew all about it. You know how people…

These were the religious leaders of the Jewish people at that time. We know that Jesus condemned them again and again and that they were very self-righteous. They would add all kinds of "do's and don'ts" to God's Law, which Jesus never gave, God…

And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: "The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to…

As Jesus came into Jerusalem, word reached His disciples, then their friends, then their neighbors. By now, tens of thousands had heard about the miracles that Jesus had performed, many of whom realized that this Man was the Son of God or at least a…

Through God's spirit, everyone can overcome, no matter what becomes a god in the place of the true God. People can humble themselves. They can have the strength to overcome through the spirit of God. Let's turn to verse 27.

The Pharisees also came to Him [Remember, they were the very strictest sect of the Jews. They were very technical, very legalistic and very self-righteous. They were trying to trick Jesus and they were constantly testing Him on things. They wanted…

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"...Notice that it does not say "the kingdom in heaven," but rather the "kingdom of heaven." The Bank of Morgan is not Mr. Morgan's piggy bank "in him"…

Jesus had just gotten through saying, in the previous verse, Matthew 16:28: "Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." HOW did these three disciples see Jesus…