Going to Jerusalem to Fulfill God’s Purpose -I

Going to Jerusalem to Fulfill God’s Purpose -I 

 Bible Verses 

Mark 10:1  And He rose up from there and came into the borders 

of Judea and beyond the Jordan…  32  Now they were on the 

road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus led the way before 

them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were 

afraid. And He took the twelve aside again and began to tell 

them the things that were about to happen to Him:

 Words of Ministry

[Part 1 of 2]

We need to ask ourselves why, after He had been ministering in 

Galilee for about three years, the SlaveSavior suddenly rose 

up and went to the south, to the district of Judea and beyond 

the Jordan. He did this because the time of His death was 

approaching. He had to die in the year prophesied by Daniel. 

Furthermore, according to the type of the Passover Lamb, He 

had to die on the Passover, that is, on the fourteenth day of 

the first month of the Jewish calendar. Therefore, it is a 

very significant matter that, according to 10:1, the Lord left 

Galilee and went to Judea.

The Slave-Savior had been ministering in His gospel service 

for over three years in the despised region of Galilee, far 

from the holy temple and the holy city, the place where He had 

to die for the accomplishment of God's eternal plan. As the 

Lamb of God (John 1:29), it was necessary for Him to be 

offered to God at Mount Moriah, where Abraham offered Isaac 

and enjoyed God's provision of a ram as a substitute for his 

son (Gen. 22:2, 9-14) and where the temple was built in 

Jerusalem (2 Chron. 3:1). It must be there that He would be 

delivered, according to the counsel determined by the Trinity 

of the Godhead (Acts 2:23), to the Jewish leaders (Mark 9:31; 

10:33), and there be rejected by them as the builders of God's 

building (8:31; Acts 4:11). 

It should also be there that He would be crucified according 

to the Roman style of capital punishment (John 18:31-32) to 

fulfill the type concerning the kind of death He would die 

(John 3:14). Moreover, that very year was the year that 

Messiah (Christ) would be cut off (killed) according to 

Daniel's prophecy (Dan. 9:24-26). Furthermore, as the Passover 

Lamb (1 Cor. 5:7) He had to be killed in the month of the 

Passover (Exo. 12:1-11). Hence, He had to go to Jerusalem 

before the Passover (John 12:1; Mark 14:1), so that He might 

die there on the day of the Passover (14:12-17; John 18:28) at 

both the place and the time foreordained by God.

Christ, the Slave of Man -II 

 Bible Verses

Mark 10:45  For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, 

but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.

Luke 22:27  For who is greater, the one who reclines at table 

or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at 

table? But I am in your midst as the one who serves.

Luke 12:37  Blessed are those slaves whom the master, when he 

comes, will find watching. Truly I tell you that he will gird 

himself and will have them recline at table, and he will come 

to them and serve them.

 Words of Ministry 

[Part 2 of 2]

The Lord says, "I am the light of the world" (John 8:12). What 

can serve man better than light? The Lord says, "I am the 

bread of life" (John 6:48). What can serve man better than 

bread? Whoever eats this bread shall live forever. Whatever 

the Lord does is for the purpose of serving. Hallelujah! We 

have a Lord who serves us. When we face a difficulty or when 

we do not have any way to work out a problem, it gives the 

Lord an opportunity to serve us. He is so great that He is 

able to serve us in everything. There is one more thing. The 

Lord washed His disciples' feet. This was something that Peter 

would "by no means" allow the Lord to do. But the Lord washed 

their feet; He served them (John 13:4-8).

I wonder how many people know how to enjoy the service of 

Christ. Many times we are misled to think that we should serve 

Christ. Have we ever asked Christ to serve us? Some brot

hers 

have said that their prayers are too cold and that they have 

to do something to stir themselves up again. At such times 

they should realize that Christ can serve them in that very 

matter. Some have felt that they have no interest in the Bible 

and worry about what they should do the next day. They should 

realize that in that very matter, Christ can serve them also.

This is too gracious! How can this be possible? However, the 

Lord said He will serve us again in the future [Luke 12:37]. 

Once we were indebted to the Lord and received His grace 

freely. We will forever be indebted to the Lord and will 

forever enjoy His grace. God has given Christ to us for the 

purpose of serving us. From the day that Christ was crucified 

on the cross until eternity, Christ will serve us. Although we 

do not quite understand this, we can enjoy it.