Jesus Cures a Leper
and "offers a testimony" for his cleansing

Mark 1:40-45

Miracle 4: The Sacred Geometry Story

In miracle 4, Jesus cures a man of leprosy by excorcizing the Unclean Spirit causing his disease. The text never says the leper was possessed by an Unclean Spirit, instead it is revealed through gematria. In verse 40, the leper comes before Jesus, kneels down and says, "If you are willing, you can cleanse me." The 4th miracle begins in verse 41 when Jesus, filled with compassion, stretches out his hand and touches, followed by the words, "I am willing, be cleansed." When Jesus touched, immediately "the leprosy (the Unclean Spirit) came away from him and he (the man) was cleansed. But there was a problem, Jesus immediately became unclean. Jesus then "snorted in anger to him and immediately cast him out." The diagram shows who Jesus snorted at who he cast out. Verse 44 is a set of three instructions on how Jesus and the cured leper must both prove to any witnesses that they are cleansed of leprosy: 1) "See you say nothing to no one," 2) "underlead to the priest," 3) and "offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded into a testimony to them." Verse 44d will show the testimony to the witnesses. Verse 45a-b said "the one who went out (into the wilderness) began to preach many things and to spread the word." Verse 45c said "He was no longer able to appear to enter into a city, but was out on wilderness places." Diagram 45d shows they were coming before him in the wilderness from "every side." The many diagrams in verse 45 build an absolutely amazing "testimony" that Jesus had to offer for his cleansing!

The Setting: Jesus is somewhere in "the wilderness" of the Galilee.

The Characters: Jesus, a leper, the Unclean Spirit of leprosy, Moses, a nobody, a priest.

The objects and signs mentioned in the story: 6 characters, compassion, the hand, the leprosy, a testimony, many things, a city, wilderness places, the word, every side.

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