Simon Peter and Andrew, brothers, are fishermen Matthew 4:18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. Mark 1:16Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. Decided to follow the Lord after hearing John the Baptist: John 1:40One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. Andrew and Simon Peter live in Bethsaida: John 1:44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Named as one of the 12 apostles: Matthew 10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Mark 3:18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, Luke 6:14Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, They go into Peter’s House Mark 1:29And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Named as one of the twelve: Mark 3:18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, Questions the Lord about the future Mark 13:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Feeding of the large crowd: John 6:8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, What to do about the Greeks: John 12:22Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. Last mentioned after the ascension of the Lord, in the upper room: Acts 1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
Decided to follow the Lord after hearing John the Baptist: John 1:40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. Lived in Bethsaida: John 1:44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. The Lord sees Peter and Andrew who were fishing: Matthew 4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. Mark 1:16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. Sees the miracle of catching fish: Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. At the feeding of the five thousand. John 6:8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, Tells the Lord only He has the promise of eternal life: John 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. Follows after the Lord after Peter’s Mother-in-law is healed: Mark 1:36And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. Name changed, Simon to Peter Mark 3:16 And Simon he surnamed Peter; Named as one of the 12 apostles: Matthew 10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Luke 6:14Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Called to walk on water: Matthew 14:28-29And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. Who touched the Lord: Luke 8:45And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? One of 3 who could follow: Mark 5:37And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. Luke 8:51And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. Asks Jesus to explain a Parable: Matthew 15:15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. ⇛ continue readingApostle Peter Part 2
Matthew 10:2-4Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. What does the Bible teach us about the Apostles? Apostle Peter, whose name is Simon Apostle Andrew Brother of Peter Apostle James the son of Zebedee There are at least 2 different James named in Scripture, sometimes difficult to know which one Apostle John his brother Apostle Philip Apostle Bartholomew Apostle Thomas Apostle Matthew the publican Apostle James the son of Alphaeus Apostle Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus Apostle Simon the Canaanite There are several different Simons in Scripture, sometimes difficult to know which one Apostle Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him Apostle Matthias the replacement for Judas
1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Listed below is a comparison between these two men which shows God’s predetermined purpose of freely granting fallen mankind complete forgiveness and pardon from all Sin. Mankind has no part in this act of Grace: Salvation. THE FIRST ADAM Of the Earth Genesis 2:7 Disobedient Romans 5:19 Progenitor of inherent Sin Romans 5:12 Source of universal Sin 1 Corinthians 15:22 Father of condemnation Romans 5:16-18 Subservient of Satan Genesis 3:1-6 Banished Sovereign over Creation Genesis 3:23-24 Cause of curse and decay of nature Genesis 3:17-19 A Creation Genesis 1:26-27 THE LAST ADAM From Heaven 1 Corinthians 15:47 Obedient unto Death Philippians 2:8 Cancelled all Sin John 1:29, Hebrews 9:26 Fountain of Eternal Life John 6:68,10:28 Giver of Justification Acts 13:39, Romans 4:25 Conqueror of Satan Hebrews 2:14 Coming Eternal King Zechariah 14:9, Revelation 19:15-16 Remover of the Curse Isaiah 11:5-9, Romans 19:15-16 THE CREATOR John 1:3, Hebrews 1:2 2 Corinthians 5:18-21And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Joy is: Being in God’s will Being Faithful Being a fruitful Branch Being a Soul Winner
Fullness of Joy Psalm 16:11Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Shall reap in JoyPsalm 126:5-6They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
The Lord Jesus used Parables to teach about Joy: Enter into the Joy of the LordMatthew 25:21,23His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord…. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
He spoke to His Apostles where their joy would come from: Joy may be fullJohn 15:11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
The Lord Jesus warned His Apostles sorrow was coming BUT it would be turned into Joy: Sorrow shall be turned to JoyJohn 16:19-22Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. And it still applies today. When we believe in the death, burial and resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), and confess that Jesus is God (Romans 10:9) sorrow is lifted. And each time we feel low, sorrow, all we need to is take it to Him in Prayer in faith, trusting is Him. As Paul wrote: 1 Timothy 2:1-5I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
**His ancestry was from the family of David. Jeremiah 23:5-6Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. **The city of his birth was Bethlehem. Micah 5:2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. **He had a supernatural nature. Jeremiah 23:5-6Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Micah 5:1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. Isaiah 9:5-6 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. **The manner of his execution was crucifixion. Psalm 22:14-17I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. **He rose from the dead. Psalm 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. **The time of his coming was before the destruction of Herod’s Temple in 70 AD Daniel 9:26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. The holy Scripture tells us that Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled these and many other prophecies. The probability that one person could fulfill all 48 prophecies is: 1 out of 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,… **During His lifetime many people called him Messiah (Christ is the Greek translation) and believed in Him. Matthew 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God., John 1:45-51 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. Acts 6:7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. Messiah Jesus is God in Flesh and shall rule the whole world from Jerusalem.
Men of God were not perfect. A look at some of them:
Adam disobeyed God. See Genesis 3 Cain Murdered his brother Abel. See Genesis 4 Noah Got drunk. See Genesis 6-9 Abraham lied. See Genesis 12 Isaac lied. See Genesis 25 Esau sold his birthright. See Genesis 25 Jacob lied, adultery. See Genesis 25,29-30 Saul turned his back on God See 1 Samuel 15 David murdered …. Adultery. See 2 Samuel 11,12
These are just a few. All mankind is guilty of Sin. Romans 3:23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; How then can we get right with God? Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: BUT, They had … FAITH in GOD!!! Read Hebrews 11. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Believe the Gospel: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4…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: Believe and confess that Jesus is God. Romans 10:9-13 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. … For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
It begins on the Cross John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. Believer’s works 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Self Judgement 1 Corinthians 11:31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. All Nations Ezekiel 20:37 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Matthew 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: ANGELS Jude 6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Satan Revelation 20:2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, Revelation 20:7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, The final Judgement Revelation 20:11-15And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
The Story of Enoch’s are recorded in Genesis 4-5 There are 2 Enochs mentioned in Scripture: 1st is the 7th son of Adam and Eve. Adam named a city after him. Genesis 4:17-18 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. Jude says Enoch (Adam’s 7th son) was a prophet: Jude 1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, Enoch prophesied the second coming of Christ, at the end of the Tribulation.
2nd Enoch is the son of Jared Another Enoch is born years later to Jared. Genesis 5:18-19 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: Enoch begot Methuselah. Genesis 5:21-23And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: A picture of the Rapture. Genesis 5:24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. Luke and Paul Mentions him: Luke lists the 2nd Enoch in the Genealogy of Christ. Luke 3:37Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, Paul reminds Jews of Enoch’s removal (before the flood). Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
