Lesson 5216

 (Lesson 5216)(05-18-26) Mark 1:13-15 

     “And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.” 

 

    Today’s quote states that Jesus stayed in the desert for forty days, where He suffered all manner of temptation by Satan, while being watched over by angels. When Jesus successfully completed the test of Satan’s temptation, after John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee and preached the gospel of the coming kingdom. His central message declared that the time had come and the kingdom of God was at hand, He called on the Jews to repent and believe the gospel. It is important to note that Jesus, like John the Baptist, preached that “the kingdom of God is at hand”, at the time, He could not preach the new law of grace through faith because He had not then provided the perfect sacrifice for the sins of those who will come to believe in Him. ~