Jesus Heals A Man Born Blind

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The Twelve Apostles

A Man Born Blind Receives Sight

As He passed by, He saw a man blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be made manifest in him. We must do the works of God the Father, divine ministry, while it is day; night comes, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

As He said this, He spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and anointed the man’s eyes with the clay, saying to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Silo′am”. So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.

The neighbours and those who had seen him before as a beggar, said, “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?” Some said, “It is he”; others said, “No, but he is like him.” He said, “I am the man.”

They said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” He answered, “The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Silo′am and wash’; so I went and washed and received my sight.” They said to him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.” John 9:1-12

The Pharisees Investigate The Healing

They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. The Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”

Some of the Pharisees said, “This man, Jesus, is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was a division among them.

So they again said to the blind man, “What do you say about Him, since He has opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”

The Israelites did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight, and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

His parents answered, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.” His parents said this because they feared the Israelites, for the Israelites had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be Christ, the person was to be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said, “He is of age, ask him.”

So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner.” He answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see.”

They said to him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?” the man answered them, “I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you too want to become His disciples?”

And they reviled the man, saying, “You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He comes from.”

The man answered, “Why, this is a marvel! You do not know where He comes from, and yet He opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, God listens to him. Never since the world began has it been heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, He could do nothing.” They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out. John 9:13-34

Spiritual Blindness

Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found the man Jesus said, “Do you believe in the Son of man?”

He answered, “And who is He, sir, that I may believe in Him?”

Jesus said to him, “You have seen Him, and it is He who speaks to you.”

The man said, “Lord, I believe”; and he worshiped him – the man bowed down to Jesus.

Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.”

Some of the Pharisees near Him heard this, and they said to Him, “Are we also blind?” Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains. John 9:35-41

The Pharisees, Sadducees and Scribes failed to do the needful, which was to inquire form God about Jesus, believe His teachings and give Him full support and make the masses follow Jesus the Lord and Saviour.

Why A Person May Be Born Blind

1. People may suffer for the wrongs they committed in their previous or present lifetime.

2. A person may be born blind because he does not believe that God exists.

3. The suffering may be in this present or future lifetime.

4. That is one of the reasons why the innocent suffer in life.

5. However, it is not every suffering that is because of sins committed.

6. In this very case, God is glorified by a miracle, which restores the man’s sight, and which miracle shows that God is able.

Water Is Very Important In Your Spiritual Life

So he went and washed, and came back seeing. John 9:6

1. It is good to go to the stream for bath, prayer and spiritual work, because the water belongs to God, who is the creator of the heavens and the earth.

2. However, whatever that people do in the rivers and streams should be guided and approved by the Holy Spirit. People should not do something simply because they can do it.

3. Many argue that it is not good to go to the stream or river for prayers and deliverance. Their claims are wrong because of the following reasons:

4. After God brought the Israelites out of Egypt, He washed their feet with water, by making them pass through the Red Sea.

5. After forty (40) years journey in the wilderness, when the Israelites reached the Promised Land, God washed their feet again, by making them pass through River Jordan.

6. Naaman was healed from leprosy by dipping himself seven times inside River Jordan.

7. Jesus introduced the immersion baptism, through John the Baptist, for repentance unto salvation.

8. Jesus was baptized by immersion inside the river, and when He came out of the water, the Holy Spirit descended on Him in the form of a dove.

9. Himself also baptized people, through His disciples.

10. God selected soldiers for Gideon by asking Gideon to take them to the river.

11. Every day, people use water from streams and rivers for various purposes, especially for cooking and drinking.

12. The presence of marine spirits, in the waters, does not prevent people from using the waters, because the water belongs to the children of God.

13. Likewise, the evil spirits in the air do not stop people from breathing; and the idols and charms inside the ground do not make people to stop cultivating the ground.

14. In every situation, pray that the consuming fire of the Holy Spirit attack, disable, destroy and remove the evil potencies, before using the materials.

15. That is why you should spray consuming fire on your purchases, immediately you get them home, before using the purchases.

Silo’am Does Not Mean Sent

Question: In the bible, it was written that Silo’am means sent.

What is the meaning of the word, sent?

Apostle Matthew: That word sent is not the saint in heaven. Themselves, the bible authors, are misguided leaders who are deceiving others… Son of man, it does not mean that the water is saint or sent. The water is not sent at all.

How People Deny The Truth

Nevertheless many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. John 12:42,43

1. Whoever that is afraid or ashamed of confessing his believe in Jesus Christ has denied Jesus. In the eyes of man and in the midst of humanity, he still called a Christian, believer or born-again. But in spirit and in heaven, he is counted among the enemies of God by the Angels.

2. The parents were being diplomatic in their answers. That is hypocrisy, because they sided neither with the Pharisees and Scribes nor with Jesus:

3. Even so today, many deny Jesus because they fail to say the Truth when and where they should do so.

4. And many have made themselves bound to hell fire, because they supported the rich, the mighty, the famous, the popular, the great, the influential or their relations, who were wrong, and by so doing denied God.

5. Many keep silent in situations where they should speak out for the Truth.

6. And many people deny the rights and privileges due to the true saints, because such people are hypocrites working for their various man-made churches, ministries and fellowship.

7. No one ever finds the Truth by shying away from it.

Why Many Fail To Find And Know The Truth

And they reviled the man, saying, “You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. John 9:28

Many are still making this same mistake today. Religious leaders are creating so many different types of churches, ministries and fellowships, out of jealousy, greed, misunderstanding, disobedience, and out of love of power, money and fame.

And they migrate from one church, ministry or fellowship to another, because they are seeking for their personal interests and earthly gains. Such people are false believers, because they cause confusions and divisions in the house of God, and because they abandon the Everlasting Covenant of God with humanity, and follow diverse churches, ministries and fellowships which are the gateways into the hell fire.

Many Are Hypocrites

Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.” John 9:39

Each time Jesus is the midst of humanity, He makes false prophets, fake pastors and deceptive ministers known to the general public, by exposing such agents of Satan, their false teachings an devil works.

Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains. John 9:41

The guilt of such religious leaders remains, because they claim to know and teach the truth but are not doing so. They meet Jesus Christ, who is the Lord and Saviour, but cannot recognize Him and support His ministry. They are hypocrites, who do not and cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. Besides, they mislead the souls of many into the hell fire. There is the need for spiritual inquiry by religious leaders, ministers of God and humanity.

True Vision And True Wisdom

Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of man?” He answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who speaks to you.” He said, “Lord, I believe”; and he worshiped him. John 9:35-38

1. And the blind man who was healed did the needful.

2. He inquired from Jesus and was able to know the Messiah sent to the world by God.

3. And he confirmed his faith by worshipping Jesus (by bowing with his face, forehead, touching the ground.)

4. Jesus came in such a way that those who are false prophets, fake pastors and deceptive ministers shall expose themselves, by their foolishness and blindness, and by their false teachings and wrong practices, because they do not know the Truth. They do not know the realities of life in spirit, and they do not see the God Almighty in the midst of humanity.

5. The religious leaders are guilty because they are not living up to expectations.

6. On issues of everyday life and happenings, especially where necessary, they fail and refuse to inquire from God, who will tell them the right thing to do or give necessary confirmations. They are busy doing their own will, following the false imaginations of their own hearts.

7. They do not know their duties, and are not doing so, because they are not qualified to do so. Therefore, they are impostors, who are just ignorant hypocrites and noise makers.

Beware Of Evil Leaders

1. The case of the man born blind shows how spiritually ignorant and negligent religious leaders are.

2. They are always in opposition to the good works and reformations of God.

3. They are busy arguing, debating, mocking, cursing or condemning the man who saw God face to face, before more than forty (40) times, and now more than seventy (70) times.

4. All that the religious leaders should do is to go into prayers and inquire from God.

5. And then come to the public to tell the world what answers God has given them.

6. They refuse to do this simple duty, which is needful, and are busy deceiving themselves and misleading the world.

7. This bad behaviour of the religious leaders and government leaders is a sign that they are serving themselves. They are busy following the false imaginations of their hearts. They neither obey God nor inquire from Him,

8. This bible portion show how religious leaders, government officers and very important personalities plot against and destroy reformations from God.

9. And the general public do not know this fact.

10. Both religious and civil leaders sit in the thrones of God, but are very selfish and blind, working for the kingdom of darkness, even without knowing it.

11. That is why so many things are going wrong, and that is also why things are getting worse on multiple fronts.

12. And God has sent the Warrior Angels with merciless swords against such misleading people and the multitudes that follow them. Be warned.

13. Such is the wickedness of those in positions of authorities and their deceptive approach to issues of life, as confirmed below: