Who Has Believed Our Report?
The author of the Gospel of John laments the rejection of Yeshua by the Jewish people; though many believed Him, most of them did not. However, he also knew that this rejection was a fulfillment of biblical prophecy. As Isaiah wrote, “Who has believed our report?”
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Sheep and Goats
The image of Yeshua separating the sheep from the goats is familiar to all Gospel readers, but the criteria on which Yeshua decides who is a sheep and who is a goat are often overlooked: the sheep act on behalf of the disenfranchised, and the goats do not.
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Birth Pangs of the Messiah
The rabbis taught that before Messiah comes, the world would experience tribulation, like the travail of a woman about to give birth. Yeshua referenced this idea when He told His disciples that wars and natural disasters were only the beginnings of these birth pangs; they do not signify that the end has come.
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