Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy approaches Bible teaching with a passion for getting the basic doctrines explained so that the individual can understand them and then apply them to circumstances in their life. These basic and important lessons are nestled in a framework of history and progression of revelation from the Bible so the whole of Scripture can be applied to your physical and spiritual life.
Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas
NT Framework - Glory versus Suffering
Ever wonder why so many expected the Messiah to topple Rome on arrival while the Gospels stress a cross before a crown? We walk through the Old Testament’s twin themes—suffering and glory—and show how that pattern reshapes expectations, faith, and the way we read the promises of God.
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Jeremy Thomas is the pastor at Spokane Bible Church in Spokane, Washington and a professor at Chafer Theological Seminary. He has been teaching the Bible for over 20 years, always seeking to present its truths in a clear and understandable manner.
Welcome to Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas and our series on the New Testament framework. Today, a smaller, bite-sized piece from the larger lesson. We hope you enjoy it.
SPEAKER_01:If you have uh Old Testament prophecy, there are two types of prophecies.
SPEAKER_02:There are those that prophesy of the glories that are to come and the sufferings that Messiah had to go through. Now they were looking this way, and they couldn't see the sufferings in the Old Testament, but all they saw was the glories. So when the Messiah came, what did they expect? He's going to usher in the kingdom, he's going to defeat the Roman Empire and set up his kingdom. So they're all looking at the glories. And they're not seeing that the Old Testament also prophesied his suffering. 1 Peter talks about this. So let's look at 1 Peter chapter 1, verse 10 and 11. In other words, this meant that they had a distorted view, right? They didn't have a total, the total picture.
SPEAKER_01:1 Peter chapter 1. Verse 10. Now this talks about the prophets.
SPEAKER_02:They talked about both, right? But they didn't understand how it all fit together in the Messiah. But by the time of the New Testament, I mean they're just looking for the glories. You know, why can't you come and destroy the Roman Empire and just bring in the kingdom? If you're really a Messiah, that's what you do. They had the wrong, what I call messianic profile. It was only a half profile. Verse 10. As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries. It's the Old Testament prophets. Okay, they're trying to understand the Old Testament prophecies. Verse 11, seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. So we know the Old Testament predicted both the sufferings as well as the glories to follow. But in the New Testament pages, in the Gospels, they're thinking only of the glories to follow. And they're thinking, if you're really the Messiah, why haven't you taken care of the Roman Empire?
SPEAKER_01:Okay, to see this, let's turn to, let's see, let me go back. Let's go look at Luke 1. Oh, no, let's go. Luke 24. Same book, just different. Luke 24.
SPEAKER_02:This is on the road to Emmaus when Jesus was talking with these guys. Remember, they didn't recognize him, right?
SPEAKER_01:Luke 24, 19 to 21. 19. And he said to them as he's walking along, you know, what things?
SPEAKER_02:You know, what things have been going on around Jerusalem? What things are you talking about? And they said to him, Well, the things about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet, mighty indeed and word in the sight of God and all the people. And now the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to the sentence of death and crucified him. But we were hoping it was he who was going to redeem Israel.
SPEAKER_01:We thought it was going to be him, but well, he's dead now.
SPEAKER_02:We thought he was going to do what? We thought he was the one who was going to bring in the glories of the kingdom. But he died. See how they didn't have the right profile or expectation of the Messiah? This is one of the reasons they rejected him. The Gospel of Matthew is written for this entire purpose, okay? Because you have a group of Jews who do believe in him. You know, Matthew, the other guys, the apostles, and so forth, other people. But after Jesus died, he was resurrected, we know, and he ascended, right? Well, unbelievers would say to Jews, now, why are you believing that Jesus is the Messiah if Messiah's kingdom isn't here? This was the early argument made against Jesus being the Messiah by Jews. Why are you believing Jesus is the Messiah if Messiah's kingdom is not here? So the Gospel of Matthew was written for that purpose. That is the entire purpose of the Gospel of Matthew. To explain how Jesus actually is the Messiah and how the kingdom was offered. But the reason it's not here is because you rejected your Messiah. That's why the kingdom didn't come. So that in a nutshell is the whole argument of the Gospel of Matthew. And early Jews had to deal with that argument that Jesus couldn't be Messiah because Messiah's glorious kingdom isn't here. They didn't read the Old Testament right though, because the Old Testament predicted that first he must suffer and then reign in glory. And we know how it works out. He actually comes twice, right? His first coming was to suffer on behalf of sin. His second coming is to judge his enemies and reign in glory.
SPEAKER_01:But they missed it.
SPEAKER_00:Thank you for joining us on Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas. If you would like to see the visuals that went along with today's sermon, you can find those on Rumble and on YouTube under Spoke and Bible Church. That is where Jeremy is the pastor and teacher. We hope you found today's lesson productive and useful in growing closer to God and walking more obediently with Him. If you found this podcast to be useful and helpful, then please consider rating us in your favorite podcast app. And until next time, we hope you have a blessed and wonderful day.