Ezra's Vision of the Eagle
Greetings in the Lord~ Today's word comes from Mark chapter 14 and 2 Esdras (Ezra), which is packed full of the events leading up to Jesus' death, and quite possibly, events leading up to His second coming. The chapter in Mark begins with a woman anointing him with very expensive perfume, and his disciples sternly rebuking the woman for wasting the perfume rather than selling it to give the money to the poor. But Jesus replied, "Leave her alone. Why criticize her for doing such a good thing to me? You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me. She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time. I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman's deed will be remembered and discussed." Mark 14:6-9. From Jesus' foretelling statement about his death, the passage in Mark continues with Judas going to the religious aut