Harmony of the gospels
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MARK 1:32-34 32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. 33 And all the city was gathered together at the door. 34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. KEY WORDS
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. 33 And all the city was gathered together at the door. 34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. In verse 32 Mark combines the account by Matthew “when even was come” with Luke’s “when the sun was setting” giving both descriptions. The news about the casting out of the demon and the healing of Peter’s mother-in-law had spread all over Capernaum. The people brought needy people in a continuous stream as shown in the imperfect tense In verse 33 Mark alone mentions that at the door of Peter’s house the whole city was gathered together there He is seeing with Peter’s eyes again. Peter no doubt watched the beautiful scene with pride and gratitude as Jesus stood in the door and healed the great crowds in the glory of that sunset. He loved to tell this story afterwards. In verse 34 Jesus again tells the demons to be silent. As fallen angels they are well aware of who the Lord Jesus Christ is but testimony from demons is not appropriate so the Lord commands them not to speak. It should be noted in Mark’s account that he makes a careful distinction between physical sickness and demon possession. Some teach that all sickness is due to some kind of demon. This is a fallacy with the Bible clearly distinguishing between them. LUKE 4:40-41 40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. 41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. KEY WORDS
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. 41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. Luke the doctor notes that there were presented a large variety of diseases that night after the Sabbath at Peter’s house. We also note another of the details which only occurs in this account involving the laying on of the Lord’s hands. The present active participle “epitithemi” showing the Lord touching each individual and the imperfect active indicative of “therapeo”, picturing the healing one by one with the tender touch upon each one. This graphic detail was more than a mere ceremonial laying on of hands. Clearly the cures of Jesus reached the physical, mental, and spiritual planes of human nature. He is Lord of life and acted here as Master of each case as it came The demons here were more specific than the demon dealt with at the synagogue as they cried out “Thou art Christ the Son of God” echoing the statement of God Himself but Jesus tells them to stop talking as He is not going to accept testimony from a Satanic source. APPLICATION There is the witness of the persons life which should clearly indicate that a person is a Christian. These healing miracles show clearly that Jesus was absolutely able to cure all the sick and demon possessed people in the world and yet did not do so This shows that while having great compassion for people the purpose of the miracles was to show people that the Messiah was with them. It is seen that demons which are fallen angels recognise Jesus Christ as the Son of God but this fact does not give them comfort as James states “the demons believe and they tremble. It is of interest that demons inhabit warm blooded mammals such as man and in the case of the demoniac of the Gadarenes a group of pigs. An analogy has been drawn between the healing miracles in Matthew 8 and the ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ It is as tabulated below
PROPHECY PROPHECY – HEALING Isaiah 35:4-6 (710 BC): Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. At a time of crisis in the history of Judah, Isaiah encourages the Jews that their Messiah will come and that one of the signs of the Messiah will be miracles of healing. FULFILMENT Matthew 11:4,5 (30 AD) Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: 'The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. Luke 7:22: (30 AD) Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. 1. One of the most powerful demonstrations that Jesus was the Messiah was his fulfilment of this prophecy in Isaiah. 2. Jesus healed many people whilst on earth. There was however always an important spiritual lesson coupled with the miracle of healing. 3. An example of a lesson behind a healing occurs in the first healing act of Jesus, the healing of the leper in Matthew 8:1-4. The leper was told to say nothing, but rather to present himself to the priests of Israel. The Levitical priests were responsible for confirming a person had leprosy or had been cleansed from that disease (Leviticus 13,14). No one in the ancient world was cured of leprosy, therefore seeing the cured leper the priests should become aware that the Messiah was present in Israel. A healed leper would therefore have been a very powerful witness to the priests. 4.The healing, which was individual, was accompanied by the Lord emphasising the need to be healed spiritually. The paralytic believer (Matthew 9:1-8), who was brought to the Lord on a stretcher by his friends, lacked confidence that his sins had been forgiven. Jesus confirmed that his sins were forgiven and the paralytic was restored to health. PROPHECY - BEARING OUR SICKNESSES Isaiah 53:4 (712 B C): Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. In this chapter in Isaiah we see portrayed the unique suffering and humiliation borne humbly by our Lord. Verse four deals with the ministry of the Lord prior to his crucifixion, and relates to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ as one of the signs of his Messiahship. FULFILMENT Matthew 8:16,17 (30AD) When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. 1. Over 2 years before Jesus went to the cross, this passage in Matthew states that Isaiah 53:4 was fulfilled during the healing ministry of Jesus. 2. The word "took" means to take it by the hand and lead it away, thus alleviation of suffering is in focus here, not the transfer of sickness to Christ. 3. On the cross Jesus bore our sins, not our sicknesses (1 Peter 2:24). This fact is important as it clearly shows a Christian can be sick yet in fellowship with God. 4. In Isaiah 53:5 we are told that "by his stripes we are healed". The word for healed, in context, relates to the sewing together of a gaping wound inflicted in ancient battles. The two sides of the wound reflected the separation of God on one side from man on the other. By Christ's death on the cross the alienated sides of the wound are brought together, or reconciled. By Jesus' death we have peace with God (Romans 5:1). DOCTRINES HEALING: THERE IS NO HEALING IN THE ATONEMENT 1. Scripture (Matthew 8:16-17) "When the even was come, they brought unto Him many that were possessed by devils and He cast out the spirits with his Word, and healed all that were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esias the prophet saying, 'Himself took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses. " 2. Many misinterpret this passage as indicating that the atoning work of Jesus Christ forgives sin and heals sicknesses. 3. In (Matthew 8:1-17) there are four types of sickness - leprosy, paralysis, fever, demon possession. 4. In (Matthew 8:17) the word "took" means to take them by the hand and lead them away. Alleviation of suffering is in focus rather than the transferring of suffering to Christ. The diseases of these people were not transferred to Christ. He did not receive our leprosy, paralysis or fever. And Jesus was not demon possessed - that's blasphemy. 5. Sickness and death are the result of sin. Jesus had power to forgive sin, and therefore to heal sickness. Jesus healed sickness to show that He was Messiah (Mark 2:3-12) 6. In the atonement, Christ bore our SINS in His own body on the tree, never SICKNESS. (1 Peter 2:24). Jesus took away their diseases but did not have them transferred to Himself. 7. The purpose of the atonement, therefore, is to pay the penalty of sin, not to provide healing for sicknesses. HARMONISATION There are no apparent problems with a direct harmonisation of these accounts HARMONY JESUS HEALS MANY PEOPLE TO FULFIL ISAIAH’S PROPHECY When the even was come, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased and many that were possessed with devils and all the city was gathered together at the door. He laid his hands on every one of them and healed many that were sick of divers diseases. He cast out many devils. The devils came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them He suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. 43 CIRCUIT THROUGH GALILEEE MATTHEW 4:23-25 23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. 24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. 25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. KEY WORDS
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