Matthew 12:15 KJV
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
The Bible says that Jesus "...healed them all."
But there are some things worthy of consideration.
This multitude that was all healed had followed Jesus.
These were not disciples in word alone. These were people who went where Jesus went.
This multitude that was all healed had separated from the Pharisees.Jesus had withdrawn Himself from the city and the synagogue of those who had held a council against Him. By following Jesus this multitude had also withdrawn themselves from those Pharisees.
This multitude could not have all had diseases to be healed.
The word is one from which our word therapy comes. It can mean to wait upon, adore or relieve. The healing referred to is not physical healing as much as it is spiritual. Even then, all of them were waited upon. All of them were tended to, but not all of them were saved as is obvious from the fact that many of them left Jesus after His hard sayings of John six.
The Word of God must be carefully considered and not, as the faith healers would tend to do with a passage like this, make assumptions that cannot be sustained through diligent study.
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
The Bible says that Jesus "...healed them all."
But there are some things worthy of consideration.
This multitude that was all healed had followed Jesus.
These were not disciples in word alone. These were people who went where Jesus went.
This multitude that was all healed had separated from the Pharisees.Jesus had withdrawn Himself from the city and the synagogue of those who had held a council against Him. By following Jesus this multitude had also withdrawn themselves from those Pharisees.
This multitude could not have all had diseases to be healed.
The word is one from which our word therapy comes. It can mean to wait upon, adore or relieve. The healing referred to is not physical healing as much as it is spiritual. Even then, all of them were waited upon. All of them were tended to, but not all of them were saved as is obvious from the fact that many of them left Jesus after His hard sayings of John six.
The Word of God must be carefully considered and not, as the faith healers would tend to do with a passage like this, make assumptions that cannot be sustained through diligent study.
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