TCH MINI-STUDY 9
THE MIRACLES OF JESUS WERE EVIDENCE THAT JESUS WAS THE CHRIST
(God performs miracles as evidence
that He is God)
And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand [miraculously and suspernaturally] upon
Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them (Exodus 7:5).
Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I
am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned
to blood (Exodus 7:17).
And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his
servants, that I might shew these my signs before him: And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what
things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs [miracles] which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD (Exodus
10:1-2).
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. He is thy
praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen (Deuteronomy 10:20-21).
And
it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham,
Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these
things at thy word. Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their
heart back again. Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and
licked up the water that was in the trench (1 Kings 18:36-38).
In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped,
and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD” (Ezekiel 24:27).
Therefore
prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of
your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people,
and brought you up out of your graves (Ezekiel 37:12-13).
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them
power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease (Mat 10:1).
Now
when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come [the
Messiah, Christ], or do we look for another? 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 (Matthew 11:2-5).
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his
disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias;
and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou
art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood
hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rockI will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven (Mat
16:13-19).
And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.
Amen (Mark 16:20).
This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples
believed on him [that He was the Messiah and Christ] (John 2:11).
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi,
we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him (John 3:2).
Therefore
they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above
unto them that had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that
should come into the world (John 6:13-14).
Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was
born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing [miraculous]. They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born
in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said
unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said
unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee (John 9:32-37).
Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye
believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me (John 10:25).
Then came the Jews round about him,
and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you, and
ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me (John 10:24-25).
Jesus therefore again groaning
in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of
him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not
unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone from the place where
the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest
me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me (John 11:38-42).
While
ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself
from them. But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him (John 12:36-37).
Believest thou
not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth
in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' [miracles] sake(John 14:10-11).
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: Butthese are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his
name (John 20:30-31).
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved [exhibit, demonstrate, credit, prove]of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know” (Acts 2:22).
Andnow, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, By stretching forth
thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. And when they had prayed, the place
was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness(Acts 4:29-31).
Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace,
and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands (Acts 14:3).
For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which
Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of
the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ" (Rom 15:18-19).