Long Sanhedrin Poems

"The Swoon Hypothesis" - Part 2



Arimathea stands next to you and I on the deck, soon we are back in Nazareth, you press into my palm, 
“A very rare Dubunni coin” you say - on...

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It is no small feat to attempt to speak 
of the dying of our Lord
who sacrificed Himself for us 
by a fate far worse than fire or by sword.  
For one as whom not...

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Acts 4:10-12  Peter and John were called before the
Sanhedrin members of the Sadducees for healing a
a crippled man in the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Acts 4:10-12 then know this you people of Israel: It
is...

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Q:   How is Jesus Christ going to prevent His eleven remaining loyal disciples
       from going astray? John chapter 16:1

A:   By causing all of them to...

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The Way of the Cross

Than he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "Whoever
wants to be my disciple must deny himself and take up my cross and follow
me.  For whoever...

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Q:  Will the third temple to be assembled on the temple mount in Jerusalem 
      resemble  any previous temple according to Black Swan and/or on Uptime,
  ...

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“You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit! Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute? They even killed those who...

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The law teachers, and the elders, arrested Jesus.
They went to see the high priest whose name was Caiaphas.
Peter followed into the courtyard at a distance.
The chief priests and Sanhedrin tried to get evidence.
They looked for...

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Peter and John were with Jesus when they healed that lame man
in the presence of the Holy Spirit's graceful and merciful hands
Peter and John had preached the gospel of Christ in the temple
the Sanhedrin tried...

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John 11:47-48 NIV?
[47] Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. “What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs. [48] If we let him go...

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The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the High Priest.  "We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name," he said.  "Yet...

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The Church of All Nations

Therein at Mount Olivet in Jerusalem,
Where eight aged, gnarled olive trees are pressed for oil,
People of faith the world over; come to accoil
For mercy in atonement for their transgressions.

And worship the...

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Two sandaled feet
Beginning a pace
That will grant salvation
To the whole human race

One foot, placed on hard sand ground
Being followed by disciples milling around
Believers clustered with Jesus, enthralled 
Like leaves of a tree that had refused...

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The man from Tarsus, in Cilicia, in modern-day Turkey
bloodline of the Hebrews and Israelites of the Tribe of Benjamin. 
by racial ancestry Israelite
by citizenship Roman
by religion a follower of Judaism
born and raised among Greek culture

Educated...

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JESUS CHRIST, A MAVERICK

He hailed from Nazareth, a carpenter's son
The world would be changed ere He was done
He ate with tax collectors and sinners
Made many enemies among the Sanhedrin

He cured the sick and healed the...

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Two millenia past, and more.' A night gathering of the
Sanhedrin, which is i beleive of un-law? So not by day under
Gods sun, as Gid advised Moses, justice should be seen to
Be done, Yeshua knew that...

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My Sometimes Song

I once knew a poet called Rhoda Monihan, 
Who was thought always to visit the Sanhedrin, 
By her parents who said, 
That god was not dead, 
But she did happily voice her opinion!...

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I am a witness, a living witness
Tell the Sanhedrin I have tongue for sale
For all evening
Through thunder, hail, and rain
I have seen her dancing
Like a mad woman in the streets
Celebrating her invisible jubilee
But did not...

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You have heard that it was said to your ancestors
'You shall not kill
And whoever kills will be liable to judgment
‘But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment
And...

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Many experts on Jesus & His Teachings
Can quote His words - few final words -
For mercy & love, not duty, here & above:
Did not Jesus say: Father Forgive them?
Alas, they are not "them" - blind...

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(Wisdom is not enough to calm your fears.)
Two apostles, Peter and John
jailed at the dawn of preaching in Christ's name.
Officials' onslaught is meant to bring shame.

"We obey God, rather than men,"
bold answer given by Peter...

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