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Chapter 12
1-8
. See
EGW comment on Matthew 26:6-13
.
3 (
Matthew 26:6-13
;
Mark 14:3-9
). Love and Talents
Blended
—Pure, sanctified love, expressed by Christ’s lifework, is
as sacred perfume. Like an opened bottle of perfume, it fills the
whole house with fragrance. Eloquence, an extended knowledge
of the truth, outward devotion, rare talents, if mingled with sacred,
humble love, will become as fragrant as the opened box of ointment.
But gifts alone, ability alone, the choicest endowments alone, cannot
take the place of love [
1 Corinthians 13:1-3
quoted] (
Manuscript 22,
1897
).
12-15, 19. Multitudes Acclaim Christ
—The dignitaries of the
temple are dumb with astonishment. Where now is the boasted
power of priests and rulers over the people! The authorities had an-
nounced that whoever should acknowledge Jesus to be the Christ was
to be put out of the synagogue and deprived of its sacred privileges.
Yet here are the enthusiastic multitude shouting loud hosannas to the
Son of David, and recounting the titles given Him by the prophets.
As well might the priests and rulers attempt to deprive the earth of
the shining face of the sun, as to shut from the world the beams of
glory from the Sun of Righteousness. In spite of all opposition, the
kingdom of Christ was confessed by the people.
When the priests and rulers recovered their voices, they mur-
mured among themselves, “Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing?
Behold, the world is gone after Him.” But they soon shook off the
paralyzing effect of the strange exhibition which they had witnessed,
and tried to intimidate the crowd by threatening to complain of
them to the civil authorities as raising an insurrection (
The Spirit of
Prophecy 3:14, 15
).
32 (
John 1:29
;
3:14, 15
; see
EGW comment on Galatians
6:14
). No Rest for Some
—Never before was there such a general
knowledge of Jesus as when He hung upon the cross. He was lifted
up from the earth, to draw all to Him. Into the hearts of many who
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