Burmah Greetings from Christian Assembly Paklok Passover Meetings – PENANG Road Gospel Hall, 4-6 April, 2015 III. THE FISH THAT SWAM - Matt.

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Burmah

Greetings
from
Christian
Assembly
Paklok
Passover
Meetings
– PENANG
Road
Gospel
Hall,
4-6 April, 2015


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III. THE FISH THAT SWAM - Matt. 12:38-41
A. THE STORY OF
THE FISH THAT SWAM
Or the Story of Jonah in only 48 verses (KJV)
Ch. 1 Jonah Running away from God.
(3, 12, 15)
Ch. 2 His Rescue. (1:17; 2:1, 10)


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A.THE STORY OF THE FISH THAT SWAM.
B. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF …
1. The Swallowing Fish –
Jon. 1:17
Or In the fish’s belly.
a. The “Great Fish-y” Story,
Mt. 12:39-41;
Proved true by the Lord.
16:4
A Man-eating Shark/Whale? A Monster Fish?
– A Messiah-verified Story!
b. The Fish Prepared by God to Swim,
Jon.
1:17
cf.
to Swallow and to Spit out.
2:10
2. The Son of Man in the Belly of the Fish
Mt.
12:40b
as Jonas was…so shall the Son of man Be.


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III. THE FISH THAT SWAM - Matt. 12:38-41
A. THE STORY OF THE FISH THAT SWAM
Ch. 3 His “Repent”
Sermon of eight
words, 3:4 cf. 4:11
The Results:
Repentance, 5-10
Ch. 4 His Rejection
of God’s Grace. 13
His Rebuke. 4-11
God’s Roles. 1:17;
2:10; 4:6, 7, 8


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A. THE STORY OF THE FISH THAT SWAM.
B. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF …
C. THE SIGN OF….the prophet Jonas. Matt. 12:38, 39
1. THE PROPHET JONAH - 1:17
In the fish’s belly: a type of the death,
burial and resurrection of Christ.
a. A Comparison – Jonah and Jesus
i. Each was a Messenger sent by God
and had a Message from God.
ii. Each experienced a Miracle
coming out of the “grave”
three
days and three nights later.


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1. THE PROPHET JONAH
a. A Comparison – Jonah and Jesus
b. A Contrast
i. Jonah was disobedient
and ran away from God;
ii. Jonah was judged for his
sin in the fish’s belly;
iii. Jonah was unhappy when
sinners repented;

Jesus was obedient to
God even unto death.
Jesus was judged for
your sins in the grave.
Jesus welcomed
sinners who turn unto
Him in repentance.


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C. THE SIGN OF….
the prophet Jonas.
Matt. 12:38, 39
1. THE PROPHET JONAH
2. THE PEOPLE OF NINEVEH
a. The
Ninevites
The
men Repented,
of Nineveh
but Jesus’ generation Refused.
shall rise in judgment
b. The Ninevites Repented at
with8-word
this Sermon,
generation.
Jonah’s
but Jesus’ generation
Mt. 12:41
Rejected His many Sermons.


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C. THE SIGN OF…. the prophet Jonas. Matt. 12:38, 39
1. THE PROPHET JONAH.
2. THE PEOPLE OF NINEVEH.
3. THE PERSON GREATER THAN JONAH.
JONAH
THE GREATER JONAH
• A Son of Man with
• Son of God in His Nature.
Human Frailties.
• His Miracles Authenticated His
• Wrought No Miracle to
Person and Mission Greater
Authorise His Preaching
than Jonah, yet the People
and the People Repented.
Rejected Him.
• Jonah lived to die later.
• Jesus died to live forevermore
to be the future Judge.


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Conclusion:
The Fish that Swam and Swallowed Jonah
had Spit him out on dry land! (Jon. 2:10)
Jesus lived, died and Rose again triumphant over Death
and the Grave to Live forevermore.
Now He offers those in this generation a Life with Him
if they will Receive Him as their Saviour from Sin.
If they Reject Him, Jonah and the Ninevites will Rise
up to testify against them in the Judgment to come.


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III. A – THE FISH THAT SWAM
III. B – THE BIRD THAT SOARED.
A. THE BIRDS FOR THE
CEREMONY TO CLEANSE THE
LEPER. Lev. 14
1.The Law Pertaining to the Offender –
he was Heinous and Helpless.
Lev. 13:44-46, NKJV
He is a leprous man. He is unclean…his
sore is on his head…his clothes shall be
torn and his head bare; and he shall
cover his mustache, and cry, 'Unclean!
Unclean!…All the days he has the sore he
shall be unclean. He is unclean, and he
shall dwell alone; his dwelling shall be
outside the camp.


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1. The Law Pertaining to the Offender.
2. The Law Pertaining to the Offering of the Two Birds.
Let
the
same
mind
be
in
you
that
was
in
Christ
Jesus,
a. The Significance of the
iii. The Comparison
who,Birds,
though He
was14:4ff
in the form of God, did not regard
Lev.
with Christ Phil. 2:5-8
equality
with
God
as
something
to
be
exploited,
i. Their Characteristics but emptied Himself,
taking
the form of a slave, being
Creatures
of the
born in human likeness. And being found in human
heavens.
form,ii.HeTheir
humbled
himself
and
became
obedient
to
the
Cleanliness point of
death—
even death on a cross.
two
Clean
living
alive) birds.
14:4


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A. THE BIRDS FOR THE CEREMONY. Lev. 14
B. THE BIRDS FOR CLEANSING. Lev. 14:4, 5
1. One bird must be Slain …Lev. 14:5, 6
a. In an earthen vessel cf. Christ as a
partaker of flesh and blood.
Cf. Heb. 2:14
b. Over running water It was Seeped with blood of the Slain bird
– the Spirit’s Role in Redemption.
Heb. 9:14 cf. Jn. 7:38, 39

2. The Other
living bird must
be Set free –
the Bird that
Soared.
Lev. 14:5, 7, 6


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A. THE BIRDS FOR THE CEREMONY. Lev. 14
B. THE BIRDS FOR CLEANSING. Lev. 14:4, 5
C. THE BIRD THAT SOARED WAS CONNECTED
… 14:6, 7
1. The Bird that was Slain. 14:6
The living bird was dipped in the blood
of the Slain bird and Set free - the two
are one, cf. Rev. 1:18a,b
2. The Blood that was Sprinkled. 14:7
It was Sprinkled seven times on the
leper. Cf. 16:14, 19

WITH


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2. The Law Pertaining to the Offering of the Two Birds
a. The Significance of the Birds.
b. The Singleness of the Birds.
i. The Shed blood made the two
birds one.
Lev. 14:6
Cf. The Sacrifice on the Day of
Atonement – the two goats . 16:7-10
•The Lord’s Lot (goat) to be killed and
Sacrificed.
16:5, 7-9
•The Scapegoat to be Set free. 16:10
ii. The Sprinkled blood made the leper
and the two birds one.
Lev. 14:7


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D. AN EIGHTH DAY CONSECRATION. Lev. 14:10-32
1. The eighth day – for the Christian,
a new Walk with the Wave offering.
Lev. 14:12, 24
•The cleansed leper was to present his
offerings on the eighth day.
Lev. 14:10, 23
a. For the Confirmation of his
Cleansing with the Offerings
(guilt, sin, burnt and grain)
b. For the Consecration of Committed
Living with the blood and oil. Lev. 14:14-18
c. All Cleansed – rich or poor – must Come
before the Lord. Lev. 14:10, 11, 21-23


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1. The eighth day
2. The Morrow after the Sabbath –

The First Day of
the Week – the
day of Christ’s
Resurrection.
Mt. 28:1; Mk.
16:7; Lk. 24:1


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Summary: The Creatures at the Cross of Christ
1. The Sheep was Silent before its
Shearers at the Cross.
Isa. 53:7b
2. The Lamb was led to the
Slaughter and Slain on the
Cross. Isa. 53:7a; Jn. 1:29
3. One Goat with blood Shed on
the Cross and one Set free.
Lev. 16:15a
4. The Dogs Surrounded the
Cross. Psa. 22:16


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5. The Bulls and Lions Sieged
the Cross.
Psa. 22:12, 13
6. The Fish Sheltered the
Victim on the Cross.
Mt. 12:40
7. The Bird Soared from the
Cross in Victory.
Lev. 14:7
Worthy is the Lamb for He
was Slain on the Cross.
Rev. 5:11, 12


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Conclusion: The Resurrection of Christ...
1. Proclaims the Vindication of
His Claims. Jn. 11:25
2. Proves the Veracity of
Christianity.
I Cor. 15:4, 17, 18
3. Provides the Victory for the
Christian.
Rom. 6:3-6; Gal. 2:20


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