When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?
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… with Moses and Elijah and Jesus. And then in Luke 9.54, let's burn them up. Let's burn them up. Jesus could have said to them, you know, I'm done. I'm done with you guys. I'm so glad you didn't sail your boat. And we had that conversation because you need to get back up to Capernaum and start fishing again because I just can't deal with this. I mean, I'm going to die for the sins of the world and you're still trying to burn people alive. So that's When we overreact, I just want you to remember, God does not abandon you. What did Jesus do with those overreactors? They went on to Jerusalem together. And when they get to the Garden of Gethsemane, probably the pinnacle of Jesus' ministry, who does he take in the garden with him? James and John and Peter. Unbelievable, with a God like that. We can fly, dads. We can fly. Going back to Fort Funston. So I'm halfway down the hill. There's nowhere to land. …
… because his face was set for the journey to Jerusalem. And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them just as Elijah did. Now, if you're going to commit sin, it's good you have a scripture to back it up. It works best if you have a biblical example that justifies you partnering with the demon of murder. Do you want us to, what kind of meetings did they have when they were sent out two by two that would make them think, and Jesus goes, oh yeah, good idea. If he just had their nod, they could actually call down fire. What did they experience that make them think they could actually pull this off? Lord, do you want us to come in fire, to come down from heaven and consume them just as Elijah did? He turned and he rebuked them. He said, this is a branch that needs a chainsaw. …
… and the Samaritans would not receive the Lord Jesus. So James and John said this to Jesus, and put this in your margin, Luke chapter 9, verses 54 and following. And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned and rebuked them and said, You know not what manner of spirit ye are of. FOR THE SON OF MAN CAME NOT TO DESTROY MEN'S LIVES, BUT TO SAVE THEM, AND THEY WENT TO ANOTHER VILLAGE. HA, HA. JAMES AND JOHN SAW THE SAMARITANS, AND BOY, WERE THEY FILLED WITH ZEAL. THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY THE SAMARITANS WERE DOING, AND THEY SAID, LORD, LET'S NUKE THEM. HOW ABOUT A LITTLE HEAVENLY NAPALM, LORD? LORD, THESE PEOPLE ARE AGAINST YOU. THEY NEED TO FRI. JESUS SAID, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT SPIRIT YOU'RE OF. I DIDN'T COME TO KILL. I CAME TO HEAL. I CAME TO RESTORE. I CAME TO MAKE WHOLE. JESUS WAS THERE IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMONE, PRAYING. AND, UH, JUDAS LED THE HIGH PRIEST AND THE, UH, AND THE, UH, THE AUTHORITIES INTO THE GARDEN TO ARREST JESUS. LET ME GIVE YOU A PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE HERE. PUT THIS ONE IN YOUR MARGIN. JOHN 18, BEGINNING IN VERSE 10, THEN SIMON PETER, HAVING A SWORD, DREW IT AND SMOTE THE HIGH PRIEST servant and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. …