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50 And aone of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear.  
51 But Jesus answered and said, “Permit even this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.
52 aThen Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him, “Have you come out, as against a brobber, with swords and clubs?  
53 When I was with you daily in the atemple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your bhour, and the power of darkness.”  

Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps Bitterly

54 aHaving arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. bBut Peter followed at a distance.  
55 aNow when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them.  
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This tragic situation shows unbelief to be destructive, ugly, and cruel. Christ possessed all the power to serve—to heal and to bring peace—yet He was seized and bound to suppress His good works. He lived, died, and rose again so that one day He could fulfill His own inspired words from Isaiah 61:1: “He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” Yet, His captors and eventual slayers, in their ungodly malice, could see His good words and works only as threats and Him only as an enemy, a man to shame, wound, and kill.

People are no better today. Christians are prohibited from praying in many government buildings or at public gatherings, and they are sometimes prevented from speaking the truth because man's laws have, in effect, seized and bound such activity. The powers of darkness have influenced this world to hinder and persecute Christians just as Christ was.

Finally, Jesus' captors took Him into custody despite being witnesses to the greatest Source of knowledge and truth ever manifested on earth. Foolishly thinking they were superior-minded to Christ and His disciples, these men's actions will forever be a shameful tribute to unbelief (Romans 1:18-22). Had they truly known Him and the truth He brought, “they would not have crucified the Lord of glory” (I Corinthians 2:8).

Martin G. Collins
The Miracles of Jesus Christ: Healing Malchus' Ear (Part One)

Related Topics: Contagion of Unbelief | Dangers of Unbelief | Evil Heart of Unbelief | Israel's Unbelief | Powers of Darkness Influence Persecution | Prohibition against Prayer | Seeing Christ's Good Works as Threats | Suppressing Christ's Good Works | Unbelief is Destructive


 
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