Miracles of Christ
Healing of two demoniacs in the country of Gergesin. Vysoki Decani Monastery, Mount Athos
Walking through the cities and villages of Galilee, the Lord performed countless miracles. On Him the ancient prophecy of Isaiah came true: He took upon Himself our infirmities and bore our illnesses (see: Isaiah 53:4; Matt 8:17). The Prophet so inspiredly described the appearance of God: “He will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. Then the lame will jump up like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb will sing... People will find joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing will be removed” (see: Isa 35: 4-6; 10).
Countless miracles performed by the Savior visibly demonstrated the Kingdom of God that He preached.
Healings of the possessed
This was especially evident in the healing of the demoniac, that is, people enslaved by unclean spirits who tormented these people. With the appearance of Christ, the true King of heaven and earth, the power of demons over people recedes. If I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then of course the Kingdom of God has come to you, said the Lord (Matthew 12:28; emphasis added). Often demons, leaving a person, shouted in a loud voice: “Leave me alone! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? You have come to destroy us! We know who You are: You are the Holy One of God.” However, Jesus did not want demons - enemies of the human race and liars - to testify about Him (Mark 1:23-27; Luke 4:33-36).
The Lord performed one of the most striking miracles of casting out demons in the Decapolis near the cities of Gadara and Gerges. This area lay on the other side of Lake Galilee. Jesus and his disciples sailed there by boat. In that area lived two ferocious demoniacs. They settled in burial caves and frightened everyone who passed that way. The coming of Jesus Christ turned out to be unbearable for the demons that lived in these unfortunate people. The demons asked the Lord that, when He cast them out, He would allow them to enter the herd of pigs grazing in the distance. When Jesus gave them permission to do this, the unclean spirits came out of the people and entered into the pigs; and the entire herd, drawn by this terrible and destructive force, rushed down the steep slope into the sea. Those who herded the pigs ran into the city and told about what had happened. And then the whole city came out to meet Jesus, but not in order to thank the Savior for deliverance from terrible demons, but in order to ask Him to leave their country. One man healed of demonic possession asked Jesus to allow him to follow Him, but Jesus let him go, saying: “Return to your house and tell us what God has done for you.” He stayed and preached everywhere what Jesus had done for him (see: Mt 8:28-34; Mk 5:1-20; Lk 8:26-39).
The power of Jesus Christ over demons frightened people. Once, when He healed a blind and dumb demoniac, so that the sick man began to speak and see, the Pharisees began to accuse Him of casting out demons by the power of Satan himself. This was a very serious accusation, because the Law of Moses punished witchcraft and communication with evil spirits with death. Jesus said to them, “How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand” (see: Mt 12:25-32; Mk 3:23-30; Lk 11:1 7-20). The victory of Jesus Christ over the devil is a clear action of the power of the Spirit of God. To deny this miracle means to openly resist God and blaspheme the Holy Spirit.
Miracles and faith
The devil, tempting Christ in the desert, offered Him to perform a miracle - to remain unharmed by throwing himself from the roof of the temple, and thereby attract followers to himself. Some scribes and Pharisees also asked Him to prove to them that He was the Christ by signs and wonders. Jesus Christ seeks in His disciples a free, unconstrained faith. Faith in Christ is not born from miracles, but, on the contrary, Christ performs His miracles when He sees the faith of people turning to Him.
Temptation of Christ in the desert
One day Jesus was preaching in a house in Capernaum. So many people had gathered that there was no longer room at the door. They brought a paralyzed (completely paralyzed) man to Him and, not being able to get closer to Jesus, they climbed onto the roof and dismantled the light roof of the house, and lowered the bed on which the sick man lay to the feet of Christ. Jesus, seeing their faith, turned to the paralytic: Child! Your sins are forgiven you (Mt 9:2). Some of the teachers of the law who were there thought: “This is blasphemy! Who but God can forgive sins? The Lord immediately understood what they were thinking and said: “Which is easier, to say to the paralytic: your sins are forgiven, or to say: get up, take up your bed and walk? But so that you know that the Son of Man, that is, Christ, has authority on earth to forgive sins. “Then the Lord turned to the sick man: I say to you: get up, take up your bed and walk.” The sick man immediately got up and, taking up the bed, went out in front of everyone, so that everyone was amazed and glorified God. So the Lord, through the faith of these people, healed both the soul and the body of a person (see: Mt 9: 1-28; Mk 2: 1-12; Lk 5: 1 7-26).
Descent into hell. Cappadocia
When the pagans showed faith in Christ, the Lord especially drew the attention of the people around Him to this. Once a Roman officer, a centurion, approached Jesus with a request to heal a sick servant. Jesus Christ was ready to go to his house, but the centurion said: “Don’t bother, Lord! After all, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will recover.” Hearing this, Jesus said, turning to the people following Him: “In Israel I have not found such strong faith.” And a miracle happened (see: Mt 8:5-13; Lk 7:1-10).
Where Jesus Christ encountered the unbelief of people, He did not perform miracles (see: Mt 13:58; Mk 6:5-6).
God's mercy in miracles
Having power over life and death, Jesus Christ also performed miracles of resurrection. One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, begged Jesus to go with him and heal his daughter, who was dying. The Lord went with him, but on the way, Jairus’s servants informed their father about the grief that had happened: “Your daughter is already dead, why bother the Teacher?” But the Lord, hearing this, immediately said to the leader of the synagogue: “Do not be afraid, only believe.” The Lord, having come to the house where everyone was already preparing for the burial of the girl, sending everyone out except the parents and three of His closest disciples - Peter and the Zebedee brothers, James and John - took the girl by the hand and said: “Maiden, I tell you, stand up.” " And the girl immediately returned to life (see: Mt 8, 19-26; Mk 5, 21-43; 8, 40-56).
Resurrection of Jairus' Daughter
All the miracles performed by the Lord show His mercy and compassion for people.
One day the Lord walked to the Galilean city of Nain. Many of His disciples and a multitude of people went with Him. At the gate they met a funeral procession - they were burying the widow's only son. Seeing her, the Lord was filled with compassion and told her: “Don’t cry!” Approaching, he touched the stretcher and resurrected the young man (see: Luke 7: 11-17).
Miracles and Sabbath Rest
Spending most of his time in Galilee, Jesus Christ traditionally went to Jerusalem to the temple on holidays. During one of these visits to Jerusalem, the Lord passed through the pool located near the Sheep Gate on the Sabbath. There were always many sick people in this bath. They all expected a miracle - from time to time the Angel of the Lord came down and disturbed the water, and then the first one who entered the font received healing. Among them was a man who had been sick for thirty-eight years. It was to him that the Lord turned to him with the words: “Do you want to get well?” The patient replied: “Yes, but there is no one to help me get into the water.” Then Jesus said to him: “Get up! Take your bed and go." And the man immediately became healthy.
The incident aroused the indignation of the Jews, who were jealous of the strict fulfillment of the commandment of Sabbath rest. Commandment: “Remember the Sabbath day; work six days and do all your work, and dedicate the seventh day to the Lord your God” - was established in memory of how the Lord created the world in six days and on the seventh day rested from His works. Violation of the Sabbath rest was punishable by death. In response to the persecution of the Jews, the Lord said: “My Father works until now, and I work . Just as now God, having rested from his work, continues to take care of the world and protect it, so the miracles of Christ continue this creative work of God. But these words irritated the Jews even more: after all, He not only violated the Sabbath, but also called God His Father, equating Himself with God. The Lord left Jerusalem for a long time after this (see: John 5:1-18).
But even in Galilee, the Lord and His power aroused envy and irritation among the Pharisees. When Christ was once again accused of violating the Sabbath rest, He said: The Sabbath is for man, and not man for the Sabbath (Mk 2:27; emphasis added). This means that the purpose of all the commandments given by God is to cultivate love for God and for man. This is precisely the purpose that the commandment should serve.
Healing of the paralytic at the Sheep's font
One day the Lord entered the synagogue on Saturday. There was a man with a withered hand, and the Pharisees, looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, asked Him: “Does the law allow healing on the Sabbath?” Jesus answered them this way: “What should you do on the Sabbath, good or evil? If one of you has a single sheep and it falls into a hole on the Sabbath, will he not pull it out?” After this He said to the sick man: “Reach out your hand!” He extended it, and his hand became completely healthy. After this, the Pharisees began to make plans to kill Jesus Christ (see: Mt 12:9-14; Mk 3:1-6; Lk 6:6-11).
The first Easter of the public ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ
Healing of the Courtier's son———John 4:43-54 Healing of the demoniac in Capernaum—Mark 1:21-28 Luke 4:31-37—Healing of Petrova's mother-in-law Matthew 8:14-15 Mark 1:30-31 Luke 4:38 -39—Huge catch of fish—Luke 5:1-11—Healing of the leper—Mark 1:40-45 Luke 5:12-15—Healing of the paralytic in Capernaum Matthew 9:1-8 Mark 2:1-12 Luke. 5:17-26—God Gene
Modern science claims that everything in the world develops from simple to complex. And man is no exception. According to the theory of evolution, we are all descendants of monkeys, who inexplicably evolved into such perfect creatures. However, our distant ancestors thought completely differently. Ancient books, which contain the knowledge of all generations of people who once lived on Earth, say that the Almighty created man, giving him a piece of himself.
Evolutionists recognized that artificial protein synthesis was not possible. What did this recognition mean? It meant that the spontaneous origin of life was impossible and only the higher mind and powers of the creator could cause the origin and development of life on Earth. This is exactly what the Holy Scriptures say.
A more detailed study of sacred texts forced scientists to take a different look at the history of the origin of the first people: Adam and Eve. After all, the details that describe paradise indicate that it was a closed, well-guarded zone.
According to the theory of engineer and researcher Peter Pol, the first people are the result of experiments by a higher being, the one we call God. And according to the text of the Bible, when the experiment ended, the owner of the laboratory released Adam and Eve into ordinary earthly life.
One of the ancient handwritten texts says that Adam and Eve were not only created by God, they inherited his genes. Together with them, the first people received superpowers, which modern science cannot explain. The Bible says that the bodies of the first people could not be burned by fire; they had the gift of foresight and were able to read each other’s thoughts.
The works of St. Seraphim of Sarov said that Adam could walk through the air, as if on the firmament. Distances did not exist for him, because he could instantly be anywhere. He drank poison and could not be poisoned by it.
But what if the first people, leaving heaven, lost all information about the past, forgot who they are and what capabilities they have, because they were cut off from God?
However, the already created Adam and Eve did not lose the most important thing - the particle of God given to them at creation. And since the Bible says that all living people are descendants of Adam and Eve, it means that each of us has a divine gene, hidden superpowers that lie dormant in our body. And only a select few know how to use them. After all, if a person manages to realize more of the image and likeness of God in himself, such a person automatically turns out to have superpowers. He develops in himself what was originally inherent in him. And then it turns out that his thoughts, his desires, his words begin to acquire a power that is not typical in our ordinary life.
Ancient Scandinavian texts preserved the mention that once upon a time entire nations lived on Earth, in which everyone, young and old, could work miracles.
Third Passover of the public ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ
Healing of the daughter of a Canaanite woman Matt.15:21-28 Mark 7:24-30——Healing of the deaf, tongue-tied Matt.15:29-31—Mark 7:31-37——Miraculous feeding of four thousand people Matt.15:32-38——— Healing of a blind man in Bethsaida—Mark 8:22-26——Healing of a demon-possessed youth Matthew 17:14-23 Mark 9:14-32 Luke 9:37-45—Miraculous payment of taxes Matthew 17:24-27———Healing of a man born blind ———John 9:1-38Healing of a crumpled woman—Luke 13:10-17—Healing of a man suffering from dropsy—Luke 14:1-6—Healing of the ten lepers—Luke 17:11-19—Healing of Jericho blind men Matthew 20:29-34 Mark 10:46-52 Luke 18:35-43—Raising of Lazarus———John 11:1-57; John 12:9-11.- Articles, notes and more >
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