Monday, March 23, 2009

Miracles of Christ

“Miracles of Christ”
By Ace Orense



“Miracles of Christ” is a compilation of the miracles performed by Jesus Christ, two thousand years ago.
It was written and accounted for in the gospels of Matthew, Mark Luke, and John, who testified it, accurate and true, in the New Testament of the Sacred Scriptures.

Jesus Christ, when he lived on Earth, two thousand years ago, performed many a miraculous signs and miracles.
Jesus changed water into wine.
He healed the sick.
He made the blind see.
He made the lame walk.
He made the paralyzed move.
He made the deaf hear.
He made the mute speak.
He multiplied fish and bread.
He even raised the dead back to life.

These are the Miracles of Christ as written in the Holy Scriptures in the Books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John:

Jesus Changes Water to Wine

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee.
Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
“Dear woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied, “My time has not yet come.”
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.
Then he told them. “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”
They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine.
He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said,
“Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”
This, the first of his miraculous signs Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.

Jesus Heals the Official’s Son

Jesus once more visited Cana in Galilee, where had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.
“Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders, “Jesus told him, “you will never believe.”
The royal official said, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”
Jesus replied, “You may go. Your son will live.”
The man took Jesus at his word and departed. While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living.
When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”
Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” So he and all his household believed.
This was the second miraculous sign that Jesus performed, having come from Judea to Galilee.

The Healing at the Pool

Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews.
Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.
Here a great number of disabled people used to lie-the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool where the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”
Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.”
At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.
The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, and so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.”
But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
So they asked him, “Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?”
The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.
Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.”
The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Jesus Heals the Sick

Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, and the paralyzed, and he healed them.
Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.





Jesus Heals Many

When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
“He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”

The Healing of Two Demon-possessed Men

When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him.
They were so violent that no one can pass that way.
“What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted.
“Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
Some distance from them a large herd of pigs were feeding.
The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

Some men carrying a paralytic, lying on a mat, tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles in the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, son, your sins are forgiven.”
Then he said to the paralytic, “Get up, take your mat, and go home.”
And the man got up and went home praising God.

Jesus Resurrects A Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman

A ruler of the synagogue, named Jairus, came and knelt before Jesus’ feet.
Jairus pleaded Jesus to come to his house because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying.
But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.
Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.
Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.
No one could heal her.
She came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.”
“Who touched me?” Jesus asked.
When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.
But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”
Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet.
In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.
Jesus turned and saw her, “Take heart, daughter,” he said” your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” And the woman was healed from that moment.
While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus,
the synagogue ruler. “Your daughter is dead.” He said. “Do not bother the teacher anymore.”
Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s mother and father.
All the people were wailing and mourning for her.
“Stop wailing,” Jesus said. She is not dead but asleep.”
When Jesus entered the ruler’s house and saw the flute players, and the noisy crowd, he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.”But they laughed at him knowing that she was dead.
After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and said, “My child, get up!” Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
News of this spread through all that region.

Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out,
“Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
“Yes, Lord,” they replied.
Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith, will it be done to you”; and their sight was restored.
Jesus warned them, sternly, “See that no one knows about this.” But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.
While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus.
And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it is already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and but themselves some food.”
Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
“Bring them here to me,” he said. And he directed the people to sit down on the grass.
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.
Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Jesus Walks on the Water

During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to his disciples, who were on a boat at a considerable distance from land because the wind was against it. Jesus came to them walking on the lake.
When the disciples saw Jesus walking on the lake, they were terrified.
“It’s a ghost,” they said and cried out in fear.
But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
“Lord, if it is you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you in the water.”
“Come,” Jesus said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him.
“You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”
And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down.
Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed.

Jesus Heals the Daughter of a Canaanite Woman

A Canaanite woman from the region of Tyre and Sidon came to Jesus, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession.”
Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying after us.”
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”
The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs.”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.”
And her daughter was healed form that very hour.
The Healing of a Deaf and Mute Man

Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged him to place his hand on the man.
After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers on the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue.
He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!”
(which means, “Be opened!”) At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.
Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them. The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.
Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to sent them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”
His disciples answered, “Where can we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”
How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.
“Seven, they replied, “and a few small fish.”
He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.
Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. They all ate and were satisfied.
Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was four thousand besides the women and children. After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he got into the boat and went onto the vicinity of Magadan.

Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida

Jesus and his disciples came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”
He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”
Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
Jesus sent him home, saying, “Do not go into the village.”

Jesus Heals a Boy With a Demon

When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them.
As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.
“What are you arguing with them about?” he asked.
A man in the crowd approached Jesus and knelt before him. “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that ahs robbed him of speech. Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples to drive out the spirit but they could not heal him.”
“O unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”
So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?”
“From childhood,” he answered. “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.”
“’If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for him who believes.”
Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe, help me overcome
my unbelief!”
When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evil spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you come out of him and never enter him again.”
The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out.
The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He is dead.”
But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.
Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out? “
He replied, “This kind can only come out by prayer.” “Because you have so little faith, I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there.’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Two Blind Men Receive Sight

As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
Jesus stopped and called them, “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. “Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.”
Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed Jesus.

Jesus Heals a Demon-possessed Man

Jesus and his disciples went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.
When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him. This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet.
No one was strong enough to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. He shouted at he top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won’t torture me!” For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you evil spirit!”
Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.”
He gave them permission, and the evil spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who was possessed by a legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man~and told about the pigs as well. Then the people pleaded Jesus to leave their region.
As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. Jesus did not let him but said, “Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”
So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.

Jesus Drives Out an Evil Spirit

Jesus and his disciples went to Capernaum and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out, “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us?
I know who you are-the Holy One of God!”
“Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly. “Come out of him!” The evil spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.
The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching-and with authority! He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey him.” News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee.

Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight

Then Jesus and his disciples came to Jericho.
When they were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus, Son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside begging.
When he had heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more,
“Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”
So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He is calling you.”
“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.
The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”
“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
Jesus Heals A Man With Leprosy

While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
Then Jesus ordered him, “Do not tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

Jesus Heals the Centurion’s Servant

Jesus entered Capernaum where a centurion’s servant whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die.
The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.
When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” So Jesus went with them.
He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.

Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son

Jesus went to a town called Nin, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out-the only son of his mother, and she was a widow.
And a large crowd from the town was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Do not cry.”
Then he went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still.
He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”
The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother. They were all filled with awe and praised God.
“A great prophet has appeared among us,” they said.
“God has come to help his people.”
This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.
Jesus Calms the Storm

One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out.
As they sailed, Jesus fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”
He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples.
In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obeyed him.”

Ten Healed of Leprosy

Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him.
They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”
When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”
And as they went, they were cleansed.
One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in aloud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him-and he was a Samaritan.
Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”
Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”

A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight

As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”
He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him.
When he came near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?”
“Lord, I want to see, he replied.
Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”
Immediately, he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God.
When all the people saw it, they also praised God.

Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

As Jesus went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
Having said this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. “Go,” he told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam(which means Sent)”. So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked,
“Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?”
Some claimed that he was.
Others said, “No, he only looks like him.”
But he himself insister, “I am the man.”
“How then were your eyes opened?” they demanded.
He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”
“Where is this man?” they asked him.
“I don’t know,” he said.

Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead

Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb of Lazarus.
It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
“Take away the stone,” he said.
“But Lord,” said Martha, the sister of Lazarus, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there for four days.”
Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”
When he said this, Jesus called in aloud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.
Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”

The Resurrection of Jesus

The Resurrected Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

On the Sunday morning after Jesus’ death, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb of Jesus. She saw that the stone had been removed form the entrance.
She ran to Peter and John the Beloved, saying that Jesus was taken from the tomb and that they do not know where they have put him.
John and Peter ran to the tomb. Peter saw the strips of linen lying there and the burial cloth that had been around Jesus’ head.
The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen.
And so they went home. Mary Magdalene stood outside the tomb crying.
As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb.
She saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been laid, one at the head and the other at the foot.
They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?
“They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” She turned around and saw Jesus standing there.
She did not realize it was Jesus.
“Woman,” he said, “why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
She turned toward him and cried in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (teacher)
Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

On that Sunday evening, the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews.
Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”
After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that, he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

Jesus Appears to Thomas

The other disciples told Thomas that they have seen the Lord.
Thomas said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it.”
A week later, the disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put you finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed;
blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.


Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish

Afterward Jesus appeared gain to his disciples, by the Sea of Tiberias.
It happened this way: Simon Peter, Thomas(called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
“I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night, they caught nothing.
Early in the morning Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
He called out to them, “Friends, have not you any fish?”
“No,” they answered.
He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.”
When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
Then the disciple who Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!”
As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.
When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.
Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.
Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.”
None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.

Jesus Ascends Into Heaven

The disciples of Jesus met together for Jesus’ departure.
Jesus was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
The disciples were looking intently up into the sky as he was going,
when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
“Men of Galilee, they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken form you into heaven,
will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”



Conclusion

The many miracles of Christ are testimonies and proofs that Jesus, truly is the Son of God.
Jesus is the Divine Healer. Nothing is impossible with him for Christ is God.
Jesus is all-powerful that he healed the sick and even raised the dead back to life.
Jesus himself, who died on the cross, rose from the dead, back to life.
Jesus is truly a great healer.
No one has ever matched the miracles done by the Master Jesus.
Jesus is truly the Son of the Living God.



~End~


This book, entitled “Miracles of Christ” was written on December 2008.



May the reading of this book allow you to love, honor, and serve the Divine Healer, Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
May this book be a living proof that Jesus is the true Son of the Almighty God as manifested by his many wonders and miracles.
God Bless you.

~Ace Orense


Jesus Is My Shepherd
Composed by:
Ace Orense

Jesus is my shepherd, I shall not want,
He tends the herds in green pastures, I offer him my chant,
From rocky roads and struggles, he rescues me,
From distress and pain, he delivers me,
From storms, lightning and rain, he shelters me,
His love will never wane, deeper than the deepest sea,
More vast than all the galaxies, way more than a billion centuries,
Though I grow weak and weary, I know he cares for me,
Diamonds, gold, and rubies, would never amount to thee,
Bend down all knees before his majesty, Christ most holy,
To God be the glory.
Jesus is my Shepherd,
Whom Shall I fear?
Jesus is my Shepherd,
I know he loves me dear.
Christ laid down his life for us,
We ought to lay down our lives for our brethren,
Coz we all God’s Children,
Love one another, love one another,
Believe in the mighty name of Jesus Christ,
In his presence let us arise,
Your sins have been forgiven on account of him,
Those who obey his commandments
Live in Him and He in them,
Christ has come in the flesh as an atoning sacrifice for our sins,
We live in Him and He in us,
His love is made complete in us,
Son of God, Savior of the world,
Live in love, Live in God,
Believe in Him, Listen to His Word,
Believe in the name of the Son of God,
That you may have eternal life,
He who has the Son has life.
Jesus is my Shepherd,
Whom shall I fear?Jesus is my Shepherd
I know he loves me dear.












The Life of Brother Ace Orense

Ace Roland Mendoza Orense or Brother Ace is a layman of the Roman Catholic Church, who envisioned establishing The Yeshua Movement, an organization meant to glorify Jesus Christ and to prepare mankind for his Second Coming, under which are the Fraternity of the Knights of Christ, and the Sorority of the Sisters of Christ, established for the kingdom of Our Lord Jesus Christ. He was born on September 28, 1979 at Makati City, Philippines. He is the firstborn son of Orlando Rodriguez Orense and Marlene Mendoza Orense. He was baptized as a Roman Catholic on March 30, 1980 at Don Bosco Parish Church at Makati City, Philippines.
Here is a description of Brother Ace’s appearance and stature: Ace is 5”9’3/4 feet in height, has a body mass of around 220 pounds, has average build, has dark brown hair, has brown eyes, and has a fair complexion.
His family is from the comfortable middle class. His father, Orlando Orense is an engineer while his mother, Marlene is an ordinary housewife.
Ace grew up in the city of Las Pinas, Philippines.
He studied elementary and high school in Catholic schools like Elizabeth Seton School and Saint Francis of Assisi College in Las Pinas City, Philippines. He was an above average student who often was ranked among the honor roll. When he was ten years of age, he joined the Knights of the Altar as a sacristan or altar server. It was then that he first felt that inner calling to serve The Master Jesus. He served the Holy Church as a sacristan from 10 years until 15 years of age and then 22 years until 28 years of age. All in all, he has been a sacristan for 13 years.
Brother Ace studied in colleges such as Mapua Institute of Technology, taking up Electronics and Communications Engineering, Saint Francis of Assisi College, continuing the same course in engineering, AMA Computer University, taking up the same course in engineering and Information Technology, ABE International College, taking up Tourism, and at NIIT, taking up web designing. He is to further continue his studies.
Brother Ace worked at different establishments as a factory worker, computer technician, proofreader, waiter, call center agent, and as a teacher.
He was also an entrepreneur. He ran a billiard center at the garage of his house in Las Pinas City, Philippines.
Brother Ace was a romantic lover. All in all, so far, he had 11 girlfriends.
Brother Ace’s earlier life was filled with merriment in the company of his friends. He loved partying in clubs and engaged himself in other social activities.
Brother Ace was a rap singer and a composer. He composed rap gospel songs such as Jesus Is My Shepherd, God’s Children, Angels of God, Blood, Two Thousand Years, What Profit Is It For A Man, Armageddon, God Is Love, Tomorrow, and many others.
The gospel songs he composed were all inspired by his deep love for the Master Jesus.
Brother Ace is a literary writer.
Brother Ace is the author of “Books of Ace”, a compilation of inspirational Christian books composed of books such as “Yeshua”, “Second Coming of Christ”, “The Divine Warrior”, “Angels of God”, “Children of God”, “Teachings of Master Jesus”, “End of the World”, “Miracles of Christ“, “Parables of Jesus”, “The Good Shepherd” “The Life of Brother Ace”, and many others. To date, Ace is still writing many a books for the evangelization of the people of God.


The Mystical Life of Brother Ace:

Brother Ace has always dreamed of being a saint. He desires to become an angel one day. One of his dreams is to go fishing on a boat, on a blue lake with Jesus, his master, the person he loves the most.
Brother Ace first felt the presence of Christ on the year of the Lord, 2002 when he was 22 years of age. The Lord Jesus Christ would speak to Him either as The Santo Nino (The Child Jesus) or as the adult Christ, His dual manifestations. Master Yeshua would speak through Him by a manifestation called divine possession. The Master Yeshua would continually save Brother Ace from perils brought about by Satan and his minions.
And when in the company of little children, Brother Ace would be possessed by The Child Jesus narrating them stories about the Holy Scriptures like Noah’s Ark and preaching to them to be good and to be obedient to their parents.
In the year 2003, Brother Ace went to a faith healer as told by the Master Yeshua. It was the time of the conflict between the Master Yeshua and Satan. The healer roared like a devil and was possessed by Satan Lucifer while Brother Ace was possessed by the Master Yeshua. This was the conversation: Jesus: “Away from my throne.” Lucifer: “I got here first.” Jesus: “You are evil.” Lucifer: “Thanks.” Jesus: “I will explode the Earth for man has become evil.” Lucifer: “Explode it.” Jesus: “1, 2, 3, The Earth will explode (singing)”.
The conversation was said in the Filipino language, in Tagalog.
Then Brother Ace and Jesus left Satan and his medium. Great is the necessity for Brother Ace to preach the gospel to the ends of the Earth for the End of the World is near, Jesus declared it. Latter, the same year, The Master Jesus, once again took possession of Ace for the message of warning. Jesus shouted out furiously to groups of people on the road this ultimate message: “Change, all of you, The Earth will explode!!!” Then Brother Ace was taken to the hospital and was injected by the nurse with Valium.
The devastation of the Earth was prophesied many times in the Holy Bible. To cite a few, read 2 Peter 3:7 by the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the Day of Judgment and destruction of ungodly men. Read 2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. Isaiah24:1 See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants. Isaiah 24:18-20 The floodgates of heaven are opened, the foundations of the earth shake. The earth is broken up, the earth is split asunder, the earth is thoroughly shaken. The earth reels like a drunkard, it sways like a hut in the wind; so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion that it falls-never to rise again. Isaiah 65:17 Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. This is biblical proof to the words of Christ regarding the End of the World.
To continue, Brother Ace was sent to rehabilitation centers for several times for a few months each time because of his strange behavior. He was prescribed to take medicine for depression for an indefinite period of time.
This did not end Brother Ace’s mission for God. February 2007, Brother Ace went to Baclaran Church in the Philippines to hear mass. Then, the angels began to sing through him in angelic tongue. When he went outside, he saw an old woman begging for money. He treated her at McDonald’s a cup of coffee and a piece of hamburger, then gave her 100 pesos. Afterwards, he went outside. He saw a crippled, lame boy begging for alms for it was his birthday, the boy said. Brother Ace suddenly touched the boy’s legs and cried out,”Abba! Abba! Dios! Dios! Dios!” Then, he asked the boy to follow him by walking faster and faster then invoked The Angel Raphael while touching the legs until he made him run and jump. Hallelujah! A miracle performed through the power of God. Not only that, a Muslim policeman saw the miracle and he narrated what happened to two passers by, an old woman and an old man with eye disease. The cop brought the two old folks to Brother Ace. Brother Ace asked the old folks one after the other to open their eyes and not to close it while he blew on his index fingertips while uttering an angelic incantation unknown to him and touched their iris. Afterwards, the old woman’s eyes dropped a lot of tears and said she could see better. The old man could also see well after the healing.
Other accounts of the miracles performed by Brother Ace through the power of Christ: He made two old lame men walk on separate occasions, one in Las Pinas City, February 2007 and one in Pandacan, Manila, March 2007 in the Philippines. He healed an old woman sick with fever in Baclaran, month of February, year 2007. He healed a man with lumps in Cavite, year 2007. He healed his mother from witchcraft, year 2003. He healed a woman from witchcraft, year 2004 in Las Pinas City. He healed a man with a weak aching leg, year 2007 in Valenzuela City. He healed a teen-ager with a foot cramp, year 2007 in Valenzuela City. He casted away an evil spirit from his friend’s body, year 2007 in Las Pinas City. All of these miracles were performed in the Philippines.
These were miracles and living proofs that anyone can be used by God to show His mercy unto those who are sick and who are in need of help.
February 14, 2007, Brother Ace went to a visionary in Las Pinas City, Philippines, who could see and talk to God. The Master Yeshua appeared to the visionary and anointed Brother Ace. Jesus laid His hand on Ace’s head and touched his cheeks, making him smile. Brother Ace felt His presence and his mother even raised her right hand while it occurred. Brother Ace pleaded that God may make Him into an angel. Jesus said yes. He inquired his new name. The visionary spelled out “Cristel”, meaning “Christ is God”. The visionary said that Brother Ace will be the third highest angel and that he will be given two wings of an angel.
That night, holy angels possessed Ace and delivered this message to him and his mother and sister: “Your son will be the Archangel Cristel. Your brother will be the Archangel Cristel”. Ace may become the Archangel Cristel, the Angel of Christ.
Prior to that, the year 2003, a healer told Ace that he is the Angel Gabriel, and because he is good, God will make him God.
And in the year 2008, this message was flashed to Brother Ace while he was praying in the Adoration Chapel at Las Pinas City, Philippines:
“GABRIEL IS YOUR NAME”, with text in red color.
December 2008, a woman possessed by God told Ace that he is already an angel.
She said that Ace is the Angel Gabriel, according to God.
Ace may be the Archangel Gabriel Incarnate or the Archangel Cristel.
The year 2007, Ace met a young man who claims to be an angel.
The young man told Ace that Ace is the fourth coming, meaning the fourth sent, among Moses, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, with Ace being the fourth messenger of God.
Whatever the true identity of Ace is, he is a true servant, prophet, and son of God.
On March 2007, Saint Michael the Archangel spoke to him through him by possession on March 2007. Afterwards, this appeared on his left thigh in red marks: ACE TR 444. “444” is an angelic number for the angels were probably created on the fourth day of creation. This might mean that Ace is or will be an angel.
Brother Ace has mental telepathy, mediumistic capabilities, and telekinetic capabilities. He could talk to people from far away places. He is a medium of Yahweh and Yeshua. He could move small objects by merely pointing at them.
He usually moves flowers held in the hand and moves it by pointing his fingers to it.
On March 16, 2007, He said “Body, show unto me what happened 2,000 years ago.” Then he slapped his forehead to activate his command. Suddenly, his body moved and he appeared to be tortured, whipped, and then crucified while he kept crying, Abba! Abba! Abba! And he was suddenly speaking in Aramaic, re-speaking the words uttered by Christ during his crucifixion. His clothes were taken off during the process with only the underwear left. Afterwards, his palms and toes began to itch, and then triangular nail marks appeared. Ace obtained a bloodless stigmata.
Several years prior to that, this appeared on his left wrist in red marks: “El Yulo” ” El Yulo” when translated means “The Yule”. Brother Ace might be the Yule of the Second Coming of Christ.
The Master, Yeshua will return soon as prophesied by Brother Ace.
God the Father Yahweh manifested Himself to Brother Ace.
Year 2003, Brother Ace was accompanied by his parents to CCF, Christ’s Commission Foundation, a Christian Church in Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines.
There, two women gifted with the Holy Spirit prayed over Ace. When asked to close his eyes, there appeared the vision of God the Father. He was dressed in the cleanest white robe and He was wearing a cone-shaped, spiral, golden crown covering Hid head while a picture of Jesus praying was flashing. The Father has white complexion and His hands are stretched towards me. He was bare-foot. Brother Ace was in perfect bliss and in ecstasy for he has seen the beatific vision. The Lord Yahweh appeared to Ace. He jumped and shouted out for joy. “Blessed are the clean of heart for they shall see God.”
Year 2007, The Father was so angry with the evil of man. He possessed Brother Ace in his house in Las Pinas City, Philippines in the middle of the night and shouted out “Why do you worship money? If the nearby Church will not be filled by people in the morning, there will be an earthquake in Manila!”
Brother Ace went to the nearby Church to inspect if the Church will be filled by mass-goers. At 6am, luckily, the Church was filled by people. Then Yahweh said: “For your sake, I will spare your people.”
Yahweh is The Most High God. He is infinitely good yet he could be provoked to just anger if we would worship other gods. For Yahweh is a Jealous God.
Brother Ace’s heart is always close to the poor. He would often give alms to the poor and when he has money, he would treat them with food. There were a number of occasions when he would give what he has to the needy.
Mark 10:21 “If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou wilt have treasure in heaven; and come follow me. “
The mystical and supernatural life of Brother Ace has led him in the spirit of prophecy and healing and charity, establishing The Yeshua Movement, the Knights of Christ, and the Sisters of Christ.
He is inspired with a burning love and zeal for God and for his Master Jesus to write books, compose songs, sing praises to God, and pray unceasingly to God.
Brother Ace is a prophet and a servant of The Lord Jesus Christ.
Brother Ace continually serves, honors, magnifies, and glorifies God through his many gifts, his ministry of preaching, prophesying, and healing.
The life of Brother Ace proves that anyone who wishes to serve God will be aided, guided, inspired, and protected by God and his angels.
Servants of God will be exalted and glorified and will be rewarded in heaven, in the company of God, his people, with the angels and the saints.
All those who love and serve the Lord shall be called sons and daughters of God.











Brother Ace Orense
Prophet, preacher, healer, and Servant of God
Founder of the Yeshua Movement, the Fraternity of the Knights of Christ and the Sorority of the Sisters of Christ
Author of “Books of Ace”, a compilation of inspirational Christian books
Author of the books “Yahweh”, “Yeshua”, “Second Coming of Christ”, “The Divine Warrior”, “Children of God”, “Angels of God”, “Teachings of Master Jesus”, “End of the World”, “Miracles of Christ“, “Parables of Jesus”, “The Good Shepherd” “The Life of Brother Ace” and many others
Composer of the rap gospel songs “Jesus Is My Shepherd”,
“God’s Children”, “Angels of God”, “Blood On The Face Of The Moon, “Armageddon”, “The Four Horsemen”, “Change The World”, “God Is Love”, “Tomorrow”, “Two Thousand Years”, “What Profit Is It For A Man”, and many others
May The Almighty God bless the life and works of his servants and make it bear fruit. May God inspire, guide, save, and instruct his laborers for his kingdom.

Let us altogether worship God who created the heavens and the earth, the seas and the fountains, mankind and all the beasts, the birds, the fishes, and all the creatures and the whole universe and all of his wonderful creations, our Father Yahweh.
Let us altogether worship the God who died for us… the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Let us altogether worship the God who gives life, who keeps us holy and acceptable to the Father, The Holy Spirit.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, Almighty Father, forever and ever.



Kindly send copies of all these written to everyone.


All this for the love of Thee, and for the glory of Thee, Master Yeshua.

Glory to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, One God forever and ever.

Come Lord Jesus!


~Fin

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