NONE BUT JESUS
Song by Hillsong UNITED
[Verse 1]
In the quiet, in the stillness
I know that You are God
In the secret of Your Presence
I know there I am restored
[Pre-Chorus]
When You call I won't refuse
Each new day, again I'll choose
[Chorus]
There is no one else for me
None but Jesus
Crucified to set me free
Now I live to bring Him praise
[Verse 2]
In the chaos, in confusion
I know You're sovereign still
In the moment of my weakness
You give me grace to do Your Will
[Pre-Chorus]
So, when You call I won't delay
This my song through all my days
[Chorus]
There is no one else for me
None but Jesus
Crucified to set me free
Now I live to bring Him praise
There is no one else for me
None but Jesus
Crucified to set me free
Now I live to bring Him praise
[Bridge]
All my delight is in You, Lord
All of my hope, all of my strength
All my delight is in You, Lord
Forevermore
All my delight is in You, Lord
All of my hope, all of my strength
All my delight is in You, Lord
Forevermore
[Chorus]
There is no one else for me
None but Jesus
Crucified to set me free
Now I live to bring Him praise
Exalt: “None But Jesus”Empower: Matthew 24:1-14 [Read Matthew 21, 22 and 23)
“Sabihin nʼyo po sa amin kung kailan mangyayari ang sinabi nʼyo? At ano po ang mga palatandaan ng muli nʼyong pagparito at ng katapusan ng mundo?”(Matt. 24:3b ASND)
Napakahalaga na maunawaan na ang mga alagad (Peter, James, John and Andrew – Mark 13:3) ay nagtanong dahil sa sinabi ni Hesus sa Mateo 24:2 na “magigiba ang lahat ng iyan (referring to the temple) at walang maiiwang magkapatong na bato” (a complete destruction). Ang kanilang tanong (a unified question) ay hindi tungkol sa katapusan ng pisikal na mundo (Gk. cosmos), kundi tungkol sa kanilang napakakagandang templo na sentro ng kanilang buhay [i.e. Jewish identity; national pride; the heart and symbol of Israel’s religious, political and economic life.]
Bilang tugon sa tanong ng mga alagad, nagbigay ng mga tanda si Hesus sa Mateo 24:3-14: false christs, wars and rumors of wars, earthquakes and famines; tribulations/ persecutions, apostasy, false prophets, lawlessness, preaching of the gospel in all the world (Gk. ‘oikoumene’– referring to the inhabitants of the Roman world/empire). Kailan nangyari ang lahat ng sinabi ni Hesus? – sa kanilang henerasyon. Assuredly, I say to you, THIS GENERATION will by no means pass away till ALL these things take place. (Matt. 24:34) All took place in their lifetime; not at the end of history or ‘yet-future’ event. Ito’y pinatutunayan ng mga naisulat sa kasaysayan ng mga Judio at ng imperyo ng Roma .
I. Historical Context: Jesus and the Temple
Matapos ang matagumpay na pagpasok ni Hesus sa Jerusalem (His triumphal entry), pumasok siya sa templo at ‘pinagtabuyan palabas ang mga nagtitinda at namimili, ipinagtataob ang mga mesa ng mga namamalit ng salapi at upuan ng mga nagtitinda ng kalapati. At sinabi Niya– “Ang aking tahanan ay tatawaging bahay-dalanginan, ngunit ginawa ninyo itong lungga ng mga magnanakaw.”
II. The Covenantal Context: Covenant Breaking --> Judgment
III. The Linguistic Context
COMING – Gk. ‘PAROUSIA’- presence, appearing; it refers to HIS COMING IN JUDGEMENT (cf. Isaiah 19:1; Micah 1:3-4); not visible/physical coming, but a spiritual and covenantal one.
AGE (Gk. “AION”) – refers to a redemptive-historical period (Jewish Age); end of the OLD COVENANT AGE (the Mosaic system: rituals, priestly mediation, temple sacrifices)
1. Ano ang kahalagahan ng prediction ni Hesus tungkol sa pagkawasak ng templo?
2. Paano nabago ang iyong pananaw tungkol sa pagdating ni Hesus ngayong alam mo na na ang mga tanda na sinabi Niya ay natupad na sa kaniyang henerasyon?
