Thank you for listening to this message from Damon Thompson Ministries.

Mark 1046, when Jesus and his disciples had passed through Jericho, a large crowd joined them.

Upon leaving the village,

they met a blind beggar. Make you think about last night. He met a blind beggar sitting on the

side of the road, Temei. Your Bible may say Tamaus or Bar Tamaus. The son of Tomei, when he heard

that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by,

he began to shout, Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me now, and my affliction, heal me.

Those in the crowd were indignant and scolded him for making such a disturbance.

But he kept shouting with all of his might, son of David, have mercy on me now and heal me.

Jesus stopped and said, call him to come to me.

So they went to the blind man and said, have courage, get up.

Jesus is calling for you.

So he threw off his beggars cloak, jumped up, and made his way to Jesus.

Jesus said to him, what do you want me to do for you? The man replied, my master,

please let me see again. Jesus responded, your faith heals you go in peace with your sight,

restored. All at once, the man's eyes opened and he could see again. And he began at once to follow

Jesus walking down the road with him.

We learned last night that Jesus has now entered back into the region of Judea.

Judea is the last part of what we would now call Israel proper

that Jesus is passing through with its center being Jerusalem to move toward his passion,

to move toward his supreme principle intention,

which was death, burial, and resurrection by way of the cross.

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