God has in His infinite wisdom used a donkey (won't use the KJV word as to avoid being flagged); and even said the rocks would cry out ( Luke 19:40) if those offering praise were silenced.
When we consider that God sees HIMSELF in all those who come to saving faith we understand that truly we are not our own.
Without Him intervening and living in us as John 16:8 states we are all literally toast.
What this does NOT mean is that we attempt to figure out who is called and chosen and who is not; and that we love our enemies as Jesus did with Judas Iscariot or there wouldn't have been the prophecy of a beloved friend betraying Him ( Psalm 41:9). If things are Predestined why does God bother to rain on the just and the unjust? Things like this are beyond our understanding.
So in one hand we can confidently say that God loves us even in our sin but comes to reveal to us the truth and that is by exposing our dreadful plight. We should consider our own situation when coming to faith and warn others as well. Let them call us what they may; we dare not water down the Gospel to make anyone feel good. This doesn't contradict the dignity of man but it is the love of God which grabs the heart and changes a man and that kind of love only comes from repentance granted by the Lord that causes a person to fall to their knees and confess with their mouths and believe in their hearts as Romans states.
We could say that is is necessary due to God's character to offer salvation; as we are His creation. Rather than saying "limited atonement" we should say that such a lifeline is clearly only taken by some; so it isn't affectatious for those who reject such truth; and that explains their condemnation. We can say that we were needed to complete His plan according to His purposes and He always loves us. He isn't dependent ultimately on success or failure; as Revelation 3:11 warns us we can forfeit our reward to another.
Day 27 January 27,2025 Matthew 5:14-16 KJV Being a Light West Angeles Church Consecration Calendar
I pray for boldness to reflect God's love and truth to others.
Matthew 5:14 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" Jesus Christ is life on earth how to live John 8:12 KJV
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Matthew 5:15 KJV
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" To believe in Jesus Christ laws, rule amd rules to get what you want. To believe when you die you will go to heaven and not he'll. 1 Corinthians 15:34 KJV Romans 10:10 KJV
Jesus Christ is power and effectual. Example House of Prayer Luke 19:46 KJV. Candles lighted by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I believe and God has done for me Ephesians 6:15 KJV giving me peace.
Offered your heart to God. God wants you to be married.
Words you say and believe to actions to be and get reality.
Ways you can be and get what you want-reality. are listen to God's voice amd word to obey, follow, "do it" in speaking , actions, attention of communications.
Example liked by God and preferred by Christian Church named titled disciple.
Disciple definition-Showing the holy bible as life.
Matthew 5:16 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" Light shine can also be the revelation of Jesus Christ given to youAlways performaning righteousness, holiness in actions "to do it" of God. To have faith, hope, love.". 1 John 1:2 KJV
I have working history of evangelism street outreach , open Leading Pulpit Prayer hour at Christian Church, Open Teaching Sunday School and Mid-Week bible study service showing Jesus Christ Is God written material inviting men Romans 10:9-10 KJV to all religions-Principle holy. Minister - John 1:14 and with accounting.
The flesh. Trusting in God to meet all our needs of course is paramount to achieving success in being satisfied in Him for His Providence in all things; and supply of food and clothing as primary examples. Obviously prayer in giving thanks is helpful here routinely but it has to mean something and not just become a mantra.
When online these days; it is unfortunate that even on sites that are informational or even many Christian ones there are at least suggestive if not down right what would have been described 40 years ago as a soft version of that "P" word. We have to question how in general a search for information is as to its importance since that in and of itself is an endless insatiable appetite; which the world will not bring any satisfaction to. Simply read Ecclesiastes and we see how much vanity caused Solomon's downfall. We see this in material possessions such as accumulating gold and silver and other possessions which God warned about ahead of time not to be doing. We see how one obsession can lead to another; it doesn't seem that Solomon was particularly obsessed with possessions but it was the foreign women that were involved in his endless wives and concubines that were all part of this and that in turn turned him to either be neutral towards or tacitly accept the foreign gods they brought into his life and no doubt with his associates to turn the nation eventually against the Lord and incurring God's wrath. We are warned in scripture not only to avoid things that lead to perdition in 1 Timothy 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. We are equally admonished in Luke 19:22 about heavenly treasures where others will gain reward if we don't invest in the Kingdom of God; and Matthew 25 suggests some aren't genuine believers by being cast into outer darkness as a wicked and lazy servant.
Hi Debby. In Greek, the word, 'ptochos', means 'one in poverty, destitute'. But in the sense that Jesus speaks in Matthew 5:3, He qualifies this poverty as being experienced, not of a lack in money or goods, but in one's spirit. So, as a beggar has nothing of worth in his possession, the one who is poor in spirit, is one whose spirit has been completely broken & impoverished; he has nothing to live for. Such a one, Jesus says, 'though he is broken and worthless through no fault of his own, he can look forward with joy to being blessed in God's future Kingdom.'
And this poverty also aligns with the account Jesus gave in Luke 16:19-31, where the (physically) poor man Lazarus who probably died a miserable, lonely death, enjoyed the comforts of Paradise, whereas the rich man who gave no thought for others, suffered in excruciating pain. How do these two accounts compare to what Jesus also speaks about: to the New Birth ( John 3:3), of the repenting broken publican and the self-righteous Pharisee ( Luke 18:10-14), or even the publican Zaccheus who under conviction, changed his sinful behavior ( Luke 19:1-10)? All these accounts, including Matthew 5:3, were given by Jesus to those of Israel still under the Old Covenant of the Law. And the Law required that people dealt righteously with one another, looking out for his brother in need ( Deuteronomy 15:7,8) and not to steal from another ( Leviticus 19:11). Jesus not only reminded them of the Law but that (in the case of Nicodemus, John 3:3), that man would need to be born again by the Holy Spirit. This could only happen after Jesus' Death and Resurrection and the giving of His Spirit to all who would believe on Him. Nicodemus should have known about this ( John 3:9,10, cf Ezekiel 11:19,20, Ezekiel 36:26,27).
So the 'poor in spirit' (as the other Beatitudes) are a reflection of this new nature, bringing out the qualities in a believer, that come from a new revived spirit in him, given by God's Spirit under the New Covenant.
The implications for us as believers should be a no brainer. We are commanded to continue to "occupy until He comes" ( Luke 19:13 also the concept of Ephesians 5:16).
One thing that is interesting is that it appears from Daniel that the crucifixion was AD 32 if we go 69 years of 7 year periods; that would bring the second coming to 2032 if it is exactly 2000 years until He comes making the Rapture by the end of this year; 2025. In any case we should be paying attention to the signs and not falling asleep.
I therefore look at the Parable of the 10 virgins if indeed it is referring to those at the Rapture and realize that merely alerting people that His coming is near isn't something I need to concern myself as it isn't knowledge of the event but readiness that is the crucial factor. The big question is if the end means I never knew you or I know you not (as a present tense); if intimate fellowship over time due to lukewarmness has faltered. Whether some are not raptured or not is probably a hot topic or if that is indeed what the Parable discusses.
Luke 21:36 states Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. If we agree every born again saint is raptured then we have to agree it seems that every believer is praying like this unless I somehow am misreading the text; hence my conundrum on thinking all saved people are raptured and leading to a reward issue here. I am NOT saying anyone is lost or you can lose salvation; but again since white garments are mentioned. Revelation 7:14 says
And he said, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Having to wash a garment to me indicates the Tribulation necessitated due to soiled garments of believers beforehand rather than indicating new ones.
The Old Testament repeatedly promised Israel a literal, earthly kingdom ruled by Messiah from Jerusalem. God covenanted to give Abraham's seed the land forever ( Gen. 13:14-15; 17:8) and swore to David an eternal throne ( 2 Sam. 7:12-16; Ps. 89:3-4). Prophets like Isaiah, Daniel, and Zechariah described worldwide peace, justice, and worship centered in Jerusalem ( Isa. 2:2-4; 9:6-7; Dan. 2:44; Zech. 14:9,16-17). The Jewish expectation was simple: Messiah would come once, overthrow Gentile powers, restore Israel, and rule immediately-no concept of a second coming or a rapture.
When Jesus came, this expectation shaped all responses. John the Baptist and Jesus proclaimed, "The kingdom of heaven is at hand" ( Matt. 3:2; 4:17). Crowds hailed "the kingdom of our father David" ( Mark 11:10) and tried to make Him king ( John 6:15). Many "thought that the kingdom should immediately appear" ( Luke 19:11). The disciples expected thrones and rulership ( Matt. 19:28; Luke 22:29-30) and even after the resurrection asked, "Wilt thou restore again the kingdom to Israel?" ( Acts 1:6).
The crucifixion brought deep confusion-"We trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel" ( Luke 24:21). Even hearing of His death puzzled them ( John 12:34), since prophecy spoke of Messiah's eternal reign, not His suffering first.
Israel's rejection of Messiah delayed the kingdom. God then revealed through Paul the hidden "mystery" ( Eph. 3:1-9): Jew and Gentile in one Body, a heavenly people awaiting the rapture ( 1 Thess. 4:13-18). The promised earthly kingdom will still come-but only at Christ's second coming ( Rev. 19-20), after the Church is removed and Israel's prophetic program resumes.
The concept of God allowing bad things to happen surely; as it were is on steroids today and not exactly diminishing in the Tribulation. We see verses where Christ discusses the fall of the tower of Siloam as well as the horrific experience of those killed due to Pilate's insanity ( Luke 13:1-4). Frankly I haven't heard any commentaries regarding exactly how either of these events went down although what happened to the Galileans isn't something I'm in any rush to examine further.
It is edifying in the sense that these passages show Christ was aware what was happening outside of the immediate parameters of His ministry. He used parables primarily; especially later on during His ministry with the Pharisees to bring out their hypocrisy with very specific wsys that they were "lording it" over the populus.
I already elaborated as to the overall reason for the time of Jacob's Trouble; or otherwise known to the world at large as the Tribulation. The Jews and Gentiles at that time are separately dealt with and judged as I also pointed out the other day.
Jesus wasn't playing when He mentioned coming back to rule and reign and killing His enemies ( Luke 19:27) The parables avoid specificity as to inditing any specific individual; and this is further evidenced by His silence with Pilate during his inquisition before He was crucified. He seemed to talk in the third person a lot; such is the concept of John 8:37. The same idea of course of Parables involved the righteous and blessings which are proclaimed in the "Sermon on the mount". We need to carefully examine these passages to avoid improper judgment of behaviors and attitudes of any individual "before the time" as their current state may or may not be permanent depending on if they come to faith or not. All that being said the church is to judge among its own; righteously but for the sake of jealousy for His Name and presence in the House of God.
Dear "Larry Douglas" it shall not be any hindering to be baptized. Ask a trusted friend, pray, brake bread, and go to a lake, pool or anywhere with wather. Let it be a day with joy and happyness.. Trust God, and you will se that Jesus meets you.
Whenever possible, it is good to have quality online prayer with other believers especially those on the mission field. Unfortunately our church hasn't updated their technology and has been slack in finding; for instance a missionary not heard from in Ukraine for at least several years. I have tried to be clear in regard to what may be perceived reality and what is actually happening.
The news reports tend to focus on the Middle East and the "special military operation" going on in Ukraine. Africa and South America are certainly less in focus. Any good news isn't told; admittedly seeing constant footage of endless war and suffering is needed for those who wish to put their head in the sand; but we also need to be balanced praying for those in their everyday circumstances. We can; for instance forget where persecution occurs such as Africa in particular we also have problems with prosperity and other spurious Gospel messages although I suspect much of that group of people as they are in this country are often left alone as they aren't much of a threat to Satan's agenda.
At this point; we have seen more influx of those from other nations coming to evangelize here as of late from what I gather; and we certainly need to start reaching out here in spreading the Good News at least opposing the mindset that we will hold out until we can travel to a faraway land to do the same.
Now being a blessing to others whether it is sending funds; or doing service for those in church which I just did last Sunday for a few hours for someone moving into a new home is helpful; I certainly am lacking in the gift of service so I need to do all I can to learn from others who have this gift. Occupy until I come ( Luke 19:13) certainly has many meanings and practically speaking we shouldn't slack in helping others ( Galatians 6:9). Jesus was always doing the work of the Father ( John 5:17). In our own puny way let us do so also
They do not know, nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are unstable. ( Psalm 82:5).
For the believer; the opposite is the case as 1 John 1:5 states in "Him there is no darkness at all." These two verses along with similar cross references summarizes the state of the world vs those who know the Lord and hence are in the world but not of it ( John 17:16). In a broader sense it also defines those who are trapped in this world system and can't see beyond it and those who are "rapture ready" and will be delivered soon; that are currently "seated in heavenly places" according to Ephesians 2:6.
Isaiah 8:22 shows the condition of those left behind in the Tribulation: And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness. At that time some will cry out to God and be heard; others not. We can look to God's chosen people in Exodus 2:23; many passages in Psalms; etc. but we are warned ( Micah 3:4).
Jeremiah 7:16 even shows a passage where the Prophet was not to pray for His own people as judgment was set forth; and the Tribulation will also be with judgments already predetermined according to the seal; trumpet and vial judgments decided in the Divine council. Nonetheless, it will bring forth a "countless multitude" according to Revelation 7:9 and the complete fulfillment of Joel 2 started at Pentecost with many "signs and wonders" on the earth as well as dreams and visions coming to men and women everywhere.
Again; Daniel reminds us in the 12th chapter that only the wise will understand; not the wicked ( Daniel 12:10). We can only work now to fulfill the Great Commission and "occupy until He comes" ( Luke 19:13) but once the Rapture occurs the "gig" is up as it were; and men will have to be given strong delusion by God because of their love for evil ( 2 Thess. 2:11). Let us preach the truth and love God with our whole heart; mind and soul dutifly.
I Guess you can call Titus a Prince in the human sense but so is Prince Charles.
Yes, he was Roman Emperor Titus.
But he was operating in a Dominion ruled by Satan.
Ephesians 2:2 describes Satan as the "prince of the power of the air," emphasizing his influence on the world's affairs and influence.
Also see John 14:30.
But throughout scripture these human vessels God often used them to carry out tasks whether to Chastening Israel or even to preserve them as a nation.
You see that with Nebuchadnezzar in the book of Daniel.
Also See Isaiah 44:28 on through Isaiah 45:1-7.
God called these Gentile kings his servants.
Titus also was carrying out a judgment pronounced by the Lord! Luke 19:41-44.
These are human vessels, "flesh and blood" but we wrestle with what's behind them.
There is no need for Gabriel the arch Angel for these kings of the world but he stands for Israel against the source and influence behind these kingdoms.
A Series on Covenants of God and how all men are affected
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. ( Luke 19:27).
This passage follows the parable of the "talents" and is slightly different than the parallel account in Matthew 25 where the servant that buries his talent is cast out of God's presence. Here there is loss of reward; and then a focus on those who rejected Christ as Master or King over them; which would infer unbelieving Israel specifically; and more broadly all those who would fight Him at Armageddon.
God's original covenant was; as with all others instigated by God Himself in the institution of marriage; so maligned today. One could say that man's original design to take care of the Garden of Eden by Adam and later by he and his wife also was as a covenant. Thorns and thistles would mar the once perfect environment there; and the contentious behavior and jealousy to compete with the headship of Adam over Eve was also a negative effect of original sin on their part.
Our Lord; of course is always one step ahead in His love for humanity in general and for His chosen people in particular. This is; of course brought out in the prophecy of the seed of the woman in Genesis 3:15 which is pronounced on the serpent after God dealt with Adam and Eve.
One could only surmise as to any like covenant arrangement by Lucifer and God before the fall. The auspicious worship and music leadership detailed in Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 show the role of authority granted to Lucifer which apparently went to his head. It is interetsing to contemplate on the fact that enjoying the role God gives also disappears when we don't keep God in His place and it becomes more burdensome approaching God with the weight of sin. Thus; in general the wicked and unregenerate can no longer enjoy the presence of the Lord without submitting to the TERMS of reconciliation. We were all enemies ( Rom. 5:10)
I kind of take the "pineapple upside down cake" approach to the common fad of attempting to be appealing to the world to foster friendships in order to facilitate opportunities for Gospel conversations. Tonight in our usual online prayer group "vignette" sort of style the Pastor did his usual brief scriptural thought for the day regarding the book of Luke and the three times Jesus was "invited to dinner" with the Pharisees. The second passage had greater rebuke; the first time being for the "sinner" who was washing Jesus' feet with her tears starting in Luke 7:36; the second was Luke 11:37-54 which was the time Jesus gave the famous woes to the hypocritical Pharisees. The last meal in Luke 14 starting in verse 1 was probably milder in a sense; where it still had a rebuke about those that sit in seats of honor after Jesus' inquiry about whether it was lawful to heal on the Sabbath. In this case the hearts were so hard that no response was given. It only mentions that Jesus went to eat at the house of a prominent Pharisee; not that He was necessarily invited.
Jesus of course "hung out" with the "sinners" eating and drinking as well and summarily accused of excess of such actions.
That may or may not have been associated with the specific individuals He was said to have eaten with; such as Zachaeus in Luke 19:5 who Jesus basically instructed that He was going to stay at his house that day. Whether Matthew brought some of his friends as well we don't know.
My beef is to seek friends for the purpose of sharing Christ if we don't intend to keep them if they reject Him. Romans 13:8 says Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. We don't want to be trapped into long term obligations either if a paerson isn't doing all they can to make ends meet or squandering money on drugs or other illicit habits. Let us be wise as serpents; innocent as doves ( Matt. 10:16)
1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
This verse is a Modal Participle explaining what it means to be humbled under the mighty hand of God. Casting all your care upon him; for He is concerned for you. The other place that the term casting is used is found in Luke 19:35, and this is when they were putting clothes on the donkey before Jesus got up on the donkey to ride into Jerusalem.
So, casting our cares upon Him means you cast them on Him. You put it on Him. And the word care is the word MERIMNA, a very special word in the New Testament. It's the word for anxiety and worry. And basically, it is a word that represents the occupation of the attention of the mind. Not the occupation of the mind, but the occupation of the attention of the mind.
I'm saved, and now the Lord wants to renew my mind. So, Satan keeps me occupied, tired, thinking of all these things that I have to deal with. Cast all your care upon the Lord because the Lord is concerned about you.
1 Peter 5:10 - But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
But the God of all grace, who has called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, He Himself will come and do four things:
He will perfect you. That's the word mend, KATARTIDZO. Secondly, stablish. It means to fix like a pillar. He will strengthen you. That is, He will make you solid. And settle you means to put a foundation under you.
But notice it is after you have suffered for a while. It's like he's saying the message is after you're broken, God will put you back together again and mend you like you're supposed to be, make you solid as a pillar, and put a solid foundation under you too, in your resistance to Satan!
I thought about the subject of eschatology; and all relevant passages for the Antichrist in particular and the Tribulation in general which I plan to mention but first off I wanted to cover the idea of why this should be of interest to us at all.
As with any other subject we can either have too little or too much interest or emphasis of such doctrines over any other scriptures. Those who are obsessed with it such as I was when a new believer soon come to realize what Isaiah 33:6 states "And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure." We can easily be overwhelmed and loose our mooring if not trusting God in the present day where we are called to the admonition of Luke 19:13 to "occupy" until He comes; and "redeeming the time because the days are evil" ( Eph. 5:16). God's church is still here; albeit compromised as a whole as the Laodicean analogy in Revelation seems to suggest its state will be immediately before the Rapture occurs. On the other hand; those who are not focused on the signs of the times are fairly easy to recognize as they are far too comfortable with their daily patterns of living; often with life's distractions and comforts to hear the alarm bells of the battle coming; because they aren't engaged now in the Ephesians 6 spiritual warfare we are called to do. Still others may think they are going to escape the wrath to come ( 1 Thess. 1:10; etal) but are either not truly saved or so compromised that they don't have the interest to remain in a a life of obedience to the Lord and therefore "smite their fellowservants" when offering meat in due season ( Luke 12:45-46) then his Lord comes at a time they don't expect. Similar admoniutions are in the Gospel of Matthew and Mark. If we aren't careful then we will be swept up with worldly wisdom which seems right to a man but leads to death ( Prov. 14:12).
Many traditions are followed, but do they line up with Scripture? The week Jesus was crucified, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the first day of the week, which would have been the 10th of Nisan. This would be the same day the people were to put up the lamb that would be sacrificed on Passover Day, the 14th of Nisan, Exodus 12:3. The money changers were selling animals for the Passover and other sacrifices. They were also exchanging money for the temple tax or tribute; it had to be a half-shekel.
Each day is recorded in Matthew 21 through Matthew 27:56, Mark 11:1 through Mark 15:41, Luke 19:28 through Luke 23:49, and John 12:1 through John 19:37.
John 12:1 John states it was six days before Passover when they arrived in Bethany, and the next day Jesus rode into Jerusalem, which was five days until Passover. Today, this day is referred to as Palm Sunday, the first day of the week.
Day one, 10th of Nisan, Jesus rides into Jerusalem, casts out the money changers and returns to Bethany, and lodges there, Matthew 21:1-17, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:1 through Luke 23:49. Luke does not cover the back and forth to Bethany, and John 12:1-50, John then picks up at the Last Supper.
Day two, 11th of Nisan, shows Jesus going back to Jerusalem, the fig tree, casting out the money changers again, just like the first Passover He attended in His three and a half years' ministry, John 2:14-16. The plot started with how to kill Jesus, Matthew 21:18-Matthew 25:46, Mark 11:12 through Mark 13:37, Luke 22:38. Matthew, Mark, and Luke cover Jesus' teachings in the temple, parables, and the Olivet discourse.
Day three, 12th of Nisan, is two days until Passover, Matthew 26:2-13, Mark 14:1-2. The plot to kill Jesus got more intense.
Final thoughts on woes to Pharisees in Matthew 23.
Luke 19:41-44 seems to parallel the time when Jesus was bewailing the inevitable destruction of Jerusalem in Matthew 23:37-39 at the end of the chapter. This would indicate weeping either associated with or divergent from the rage He had with the righteous indignation talking (if we can use that phrase); more like shouting to the Pharisees. I would think both emotions at the same time were happening because all of that could have been avoided and the Pharisees should have known better. Overall rejection of Christ also was a factor and of course everyone was accountable to some extent for their actions and the end result.
It isn't often when these passages are read in conjunction with the Passion week; nonetheless it was part of what went down at that time.
It looks like I covered Matthew 26 already; so I will tackle Matthew 24 then 25.
Matthew 24
I set out to analyze Christ's unique aspects as the perfect God man but ended up basically doing a study of the entire book of Matthew. Others here I am sure could do a better job. It would be better for this study to focus on general observations rather than an eschatological hypothesis of these passages; particularly Matthew 24.
Jesus had a particular admonition and prophetic insight for Peter after the Resurrection ( John 21:18-19). The rest of the Disciples needed to hear this; so verse 3 is a private conference with them following His statements on the destruction of the Temple at the beginning of this chapter. It seems that most of this chapter is discussing the end time Tribulation; and much is clearly indicating things at that time such as the Abomination of Desolation. Verse 9 seems to be the only thing which had specific fulfillment with the Apostles; and verse 34 was only true as to the Temple being destroyed. There is something to be said in terms of natural phenomenon that occurred in AD 70 but most things predicted are yet future.
To conceive of the great Wedding Feast of all the saints of God from all parts of the earth who no doubt have suffered many things including hunger while living on the earth should be sobering to those who are at ease in this nation in a large degree. To be with Christ is really well; stupid not to be willing to give up everything on earth when He comes to take us home. It doesn't make a lot of sense really; I mean if the Disciples could leave with Christ immediately giving up their jobs and means of family support for guaranteed persecution shouldn't we want to go to be with the Lord when there is nothing but heavenly bliss to look forward to?
Surely the alarms beforehand however long they may last shouldn't allow us to be calloused; like the story of the boy crying "wolf". In this case Jesus really is coming; it isn't a fairy tale. If He comes later than we can accumulate heavenly treasures; but one day He will come and that being on a day we do not expect. ( Matt. 24:44).
We certainly don't want to end up at the other feast mentioned in Revelation 19 where the birds of the air gorge themselves on the remains of those who fight against Christ upon His return.
As His Covenant children it is much like espousal; we are part of the Body of believers and belong to Him as His purchased possession. ( Eph. 1:14). He can; as the Jewish tradition and the groom did return unexpectantly. Much as we want to be occupying until He comes doing His work ( Luke 19:13) we also don't want to be so caught up in activities; even church activities that we aren't in remembrance that He is coming. The Great Commission notwithstanding; it is too easy to be used to our routine and forget the part of it that is only a constraint while in these bodies of flesh. Such things as elaborate building projects; committee meetings; and other routine and necessary upkeep and service projects should bring us closer to God not further away.
Matthew 19 discusses the fact that anyone who wants to enter the Kingdom of Heaven must be as a child. In fact verse 10 states
10 "See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. [11] [a]. Apparently some texts add Luke 19:10 after this about God seeking to save the lost. Causing one of them to stumble also is a severe warning in verse 6
6 "If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Some argue this can mean those who are babes in Christ rather than strictly children. I can see that as plausible; certainly consequences of causing someone to sin because of our own sin against them or leading them astray is a very scary thought.
Nonetheless we see other verses where the children come to Christ in 3 of the 4 Gospels. Children praising God comes from the concept of Psalm 8:2; we see this in Matthew 21:16; Matthew 11:25 and Luke 10:21 show "babes" having things revealed to them. Again whether it is babes in Christ ( 1 Cor. 3:1) or in the context of actual children; it is pretty clear children are the main focus here. Verses 8 and 9 also show how horrible hell is in regard to cutting feet or gouging our eyes out as being preferable.
I take this as literal truth; not that doing such a thing will keep us from sinning as there are always other ways that can be found; we don't see any scriptural evidence of anyone doing this but clearly hell is worse than any earthly sufferings and to be avoided at all costs. The main concept here is that any sinful lifestyle indicates an unrepentant heart; we need to put to death our members such as Colossians 3:5 indicates.
More specific purposes of Christ during His earthly ministry
4. Calling out of His Disciples. He spent all night in prayer prior to this event. ( Luke 6:12-13). Some may think that He had to decide who to choose; but I doubt it. That was something I would think was foreknown; especially since the son of perdition Judas Iscariot had to be picked as well although I am not sure where in scripture the initial meeting was with him; maybe someone can let me know about that. No doubt He prayed for them to readily accept Him and for obstacles from the enemy not to thwart things to come. Overall this would complicate His mission as times had to be set aside with this "inner circle" for further discussion of matters and discipling through hard sayings. This would be the beginning of the church which He would further develop in the absence after His death and Resurrection when the Holy Spirit fell at Pentecost.
5. Warning of destruction to come. The future persecutions of the Disciples and travail of the nation of Israel as a whole eventually were expanded to the birth pangs of the world in general as illustrated in Matthew 24. Everything familiar to the Jewish nation would be shook; with the destruction of the Temple and many Jews during AD 70; largely due to their blindness of Christ and who He was ( Matt. 23:37). He deliberately talked very little about ruling and reigning in the Millennial Kingdom as no doubt that was the expectation and hope even of the Disciples at that time of His soon arrival in that mode. This is mentioned in Acts 1:6 as something alluded to have happened earlier.
6. Always considering others needs above His own. Jesus came to serve and not be served. ( Mark 10:45). This could perhaps be best demonstrated in His statement to John when hanging on the cross ( Luke 19:25-29). It appears Joseph was dead at this time and Jesus knew John would live the longest so he was to take Mary in.
Luke 19:8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Matthew 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
"Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth." ( Ephesians 4:28).
These verses show that our actions should be part of what we verbally confess in order to bring restoration to those we have offended. THere are cases like with Paul where Barnabus stated in Acts 9:27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. This reminds us of the verse Proverbs 27:2 where another is to praise us rather than promotion of ourselves. In this case the early believers had to hear it from someone other than Paul himself for no doubt they feared he would entrap them and were doubtful that he was truly converted. This could be compared in some ways with a convicted criminal who sincerely is apologetic with a family of a victim when he has nothing to gain for himself-anyone can repent and part of OUR repentance is showing God's love toward those who offended us.
Repentance also involves a permanent turn from sin and not replacing one sin for another. This is one danger of those who say that they have a demon of "lust" or some other specific manifestation. The enemy will substitute one temptation for another; that is clear from the verses of Christ's temptation to go from satisfying hunger; to being suicidal and worshipping the Devil rather than God. We need to repent from actions and the lifestyle that leads to the broad road or directly to sin
Day 27 January 27,2025 Matthew 5:14-16 KJV Being a Light West Angeles Church Consecration Calendar
Me being a member at West Angeles Cogic Church Cathedral Los Angeles California
Matthew 5:14 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" Jesus Christ is life on earth how to live John 8:12 KJV
God's word la has to be done to all the world.
Matthew 5:15 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" To believe in Jesus Christ laws, rule amd rules to get what you want. To believe when you die you will go to heaven and not he'll. 1 Corinthians 15:34 KJV Romans 10:10 KJV
Jesus Christ is power and effectual. Example House of Prayer Luke 19:46 KJV. Candles lighted by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I believe and God has done for me Ephesians 6:15 KJV giving me peace.
Offered your heart to God. God wants you to be married.
Words you say and believe to actions to be and get reality.
Ways you can be and get what you want-reality. are listen to God's voice amd word to obey, follow, "do it" in speaking , actions, attention of communications.
Example liked by God and preferred by Christian Church named titled disciple.
Disciple definition-Showing the holy bible as life.
Matthew 5:16 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" Light shine can also be the revelation of Jesus Christ given to you Always performaning righteousness, holiness in actions "to do it" of God. To have faith, hope, love.". 1 John 1:2 KJV
I have working history of evangelism street outreach , open Leading Pulpit Prayer hour at Christian Church, Open Teaching Sunday School and Mid-Week bible study service showing Jesus Christ Is God Romans 10:9-10 KJV to all religions-Principle holy.
I hope you don't mind. Concerning the crucifixion and resurrection days, if we compare all the gospels, all four give the clearest truth.
In John 12:1-12, we learn that six days before Passover, Jesus visited the house of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus in Bethany. The following day, He rode into Jerusalem, five days before Passover. This event was significant because it coincided with the 10th of Nisan, the day the lambs were selected and held until the 14th when they would be sacrificed for Passover, the same time Jesus died on the cross, Exodus 12:1-14. These Passover lambs were eaten the night of the 15th the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the day Israel went out of Egypt.
Sunday Matthew 21:1-17, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-22:7, and John 12:12-50.
Monday, Matthew 21:18-19Mark 11:12-19 This was the 11th, four days before Passover the 2nd day of the week.
Tuesday, Matthew 21:20 to 26:2 Mark 11:20 to 14:2 This was the 12th, three days before Passover, the third day of the week.
Wednesday, Matthew 26:6-16Mark 14:3-11Luke 22:1-6 This was the 13th, and at sunset is Passover day the 14th. The Last Supper, the arrest, sent to Pilot, the crucifixion, and placed in the tomb were all on the 14th, Passover day. Friday would be the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
Jesus was in the tomb Thur. Day, Fri, Night, Fri. Day, Sat. Night, Sat. Day, Sun. Night, three days, and three nights. Jesus rose on the first day of the week and fulfilled the Feast of First Fruits, Leviticus 23:10-14 This coincides with what Jesus told Mary, touch me not, He had not ascended to His Father, John 20:17. The Feast of First Fruits as we see is on the first day after the Sabbath after Passover Day.
If Jesus was crucified on Wednesday, the women could have gone to the tomb on Friday because Friday is a preparation day for the weekly Sabbath.
Scripture gives us a reason not to judge one another: "For we will all stand before God's judgment seat. . . . So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God" ( Romans 14:10-12, ).
We (Believers) will all stand some day before the judgment seat of Christ.
The judgment seat of Christ involves a time in the future when believers will give an account of themselves to Christ so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad" ( 2 Corinthians 5:10).
(This Judgment is not forunbelievers.)
You sew an example of this in Luke 19:11-26.
Jesus taught in His parable, the king is going to return, at which time he will require an account from his servants.
The judgment seat of Christ does not determine our salvation; that matter was settled by Christ's sacrifice on our behalf. ( John 5:24)
The judgment seat of Christ is different from the Great White Throne Judgment.
That will be the final judgment of the wicked prior to their being cast into the lake of fire ( Revelation 20:11-15). This will be unbelievers.
KathyP I believe this is clearly what the Bible teaches, however some may disagree so this may lead to further discussions.
"Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?" Luke 19:23 KJV
My focus is on usury, usury in the bible is negative. It was the least or a last resort for the servant to use if he did not have the knowledge, creativity, wisdom to increase the master money. The servant did not even have the capacity to increase the master money. I think why didn't he consult with the other servants that had the master's money on their plan to increase the master money or some one else, perhaps it was pride. Pride does not serve a person well. If it was pride it caused this servant's failure. It is nothing wrong with asking for help, in asking for help you might not get the help you ask for however you may learn something just from the activity of asking for help.
Luke 19:48 - And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
In the Greek it literally means they were hanging on every word that Jesus spoke. So of course, the religious leaders, they were trying to destroy Him. Yet all the people are just hanging on to every word that Jesus says. So, they were not able to take Him at this point.
Luke 20:9 - Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
Husbandman means farmer. It was customary in those times that if you were going to leave your property, your agricultural property, that you would lease it out to other people. And the price for the land would be a percentage of the crops that the land would produce.
Luke 20:24 - Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
Show me a denarius, and remember that a denarius is one day's wage. Whose image and superscription has it? They answered and said, Caesar's. This is like taking one of our coins out. And He says whose inscription, whose superscription, whose picture is that on the coin? And they said it is Caesar's.
The word image in this text is the same one used in the Septuagint, the Old Testament. In Genesis 1:26-27, it says that man was made in the image of God. So, Jesus has this coin held up and He says whose image is on it? Caesar's!
Luke 20:46 - Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
Beware of the scribes. You would think that just on the surface that He is saying be careful about them. But literally the Greek word says observe yourselves from the scribes.
Make sure you don't get caught up in what they're getting caught up into. Don't watch out for them, you watch out for yourself. And He's telling the disciples.
Luke 19:20 - And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your MNA, which I have been keeping. That is the literal translation. So, this whole time he has been keeping it in a napkin:
And I think it's interesting that amongst Jewish tradition, if you hid money in your house, you had to pay taxes on it. But if you hid money in a napkin or a cloth, and buried it in your yard, you didn't have to pay taxes. So, he says I've kept it in a napkin.
Luke 19:21 - For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
For I was fearing you, continuously, because you are an austere man: The Greek word means to be harsh or to be severe. You are a very harsh man, and you take up that you lay not down, and reap that which you do not sow.
Luke 19:42 - Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Saying, If thou hadst known, even you, at least in this your day. The Greek text has the definite article. This "The Day" that belongs to you, the things which belong unto your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
It is the only place in the Gospels where the words of Jesus are recorded where He actually said the very day that He enters into Jerusalem is the day that they should have known about. It was their day in the entire calendar of prophetic literature. It was their day!
God has in His infinite wisdom used a donkey (won't use the KJV word as to avoid being flagged); and even said the rocks would cry out ( Luke 19:40) if those offering praise were silenced.
When we consider that God sees HIMSELF in all those who come to saving faith we understand that truly we are not our own.
Without Him intervening and living in us as John 16:8 states we are all literally toast.
What this does NOT mean is that we attempt to figure out who is called and chosen and who is not; and that we love our enemies as Jesus did with Judas Iscariot or there wouldn't have been the prophecy of a beloved friend betraying Him ( Psalm 41:9). If things are Predestined why does God bother to rain on the just and the unjust? Things like this are beyond our understanding.
So in one hand we can confidently say that God loves us even in our sin but comes to reveal to us the truth and that is by exposing our dreadful plight. We should consider our own situation when coming to faith and warn others as well. Let them call us what they may; we dare not water down the Gospel to make anyone feel good. This doesn't contradict the dignity of man but it is the love of God which grabs the heart and changes a man and that kind of love only comes from repentance granted by the Lord that causes a person to fall to their knees and confess with their mouths and believe in their hearts as Romans states.
We could say that is is necessary due to God's character to offer salvation; as we are His creation. Rather than saying "limited atonement" we should say that such a lifeline is clearly only taken by some; so it isn't affectatious for those who reject such truth; and that explains their condemnation. We can say that we were needed to complete His plan according to His purposes and He always loves us. He isn't dependent ultimately on success or failure; as Revelation 3:11 warns us we can forfeit our reward to another.
I pray for boldness to reflect God's love and truth to others.
Matthew 5:14 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" Jesus Christ is life on earth how to live John 8:12 KJV
God's word la has to be done to all the world.
Matthew 5:15 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY :
" To believe in Jesus Christ laws, rule amd rules to get what you want. To believe when you die you will go to heaven and not he'll. 1 Corinthians 15:34 KJV Romans 10:10 KJV
Jesus Christ is power and effectual. Example House of Prayer Luke 19:46 KJV. Candles lighted by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I believe and God has done for me Ephesians 6:15 KJV giving me peace.
Offered your heart to God. God wants you to be married.
Words you say and believe to actions to be and get reality.
Ways you can be and get what you want-reality. are listen to God's voice amd word to obey, follow, "do it" in speaking , actions, attention of communications.
Example liked by God and preferred by Christian Church named titled disciple.
Disciple definition-Showing the holy bible as life.
Matthew 5:16 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" Light shine can also be the revelation of Jesus Christ given to youAlways performaning righteousness, holiness in actions "to do it" of God. To have faith, hope, love.". 1 John 1:2 KJV
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The flesh. Trusting in God to meet all our needs of course is paramount to achieving success in being satisfied in Him for His Providence in all things; and supply of food and clothing as primary examples. Obviously prayer in giving thanks is helpful here routinely but it has to mean something and not just become a mantra.
When online these days; it is unfortunate that even on sites that are informational or even many Christian ones there are at least suggestive if not down right what would have been described 40 years ago as a soft version of that "P" word. We have to question how in general a search for information is as to its importance since that in and of itself is an endless insatiable appetite; which the world will not bring any satisfaction to. Simply read Ecclesiastes and we see how much vanity caused Solomon's downfall. We see this in material possessions such as accumulating gold and silver and other possessions which God warned about ahead of time not to be doing. We see how one obsession can lead to another; it doesn't seem that Solomon was particularly obsessed with possessions but it was the foreign women that were involved in his endless wives and concubines that were all part of this and that in turn turned him to either be neutral towards or tacitly accept the foreign gods they brought into his life and no doubt with his associates to turn the nation eventually against the Lord and incurring God's wrath. We are warned in scripture not only to avoid things that lead to perdition in 1 Timothy 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. We are equally admonished in Luke 19:22 about heavenly treasures where others will gain reward if we don't invest in the Kingdom of God; and Matthew 25 suggests some aren't genuine believers by being cast into outer darkness as a wicked and lazy servant.
And this poverty also aligns with the account Jesus gave in Luke 16:19-31, where the (physically) poor man Lazarus who probably died a miserable, lonely death, enjoyed the comforts of Paradise, whereas the rich man who gave no thought for others, suffered in excruciating pain. How do these two accounts compare to what Jesus also speaks about: to the New Birth ( John 3:3), of the repenting broken publican and the self-righteous Pharisee ( Luke 18:10-14), or even the publican Zaccheus who under conviction, changed his sinful behavior ( Luke 19:1-10)? All these accounts, including Matthew 5:3, were given by Jesus to those of Israel still under the Old Covenant of the Law. And the Law required that people dealt righteously with one another, looking out for his brother in need ( Deuteronomy 15:7,8) and not to steal from another ( Leviticus 19:11). Jesus not only reminded them of the Law but that (in the case of Nicodemus, John 3:3), that man would need to be born again by the Holy Spirit. This could only happen after Jesus' Death and Resurrection and the giving of His Spirit to all who would believe on Him. Nicodemus should have known about this ( John 3:9,10, cf Ezekiel 11:19,20, Ezekiel 36:26,27).
So the 'poor in spirit' (as the other Beatitudes) are a reflection of this new nature, bringing out the qualities in a believer, that come from a new revived spirit in him, given by God's Spirit under the New Covenant.
The implications for us as believers should be a no brainer. We are commanded to continue to "occupy until He comes" ( Luke 19:13 also the concept of Ephesians 5:16).
One thing that is interesting is that it appears from Daniel that the crucifixion was AD 32 if we go 69 years of 7 year periods; that would bring the second coming to 2032 if it is exactly 2000 years until He comes making the Rapture by the end of this year; 2025. In any case we should be paying attention to the signs and not falling asleep.
I therefore look at the Parable of the 10 virgins if indeed it is referring to those at the Rapture and realize that merely alerting people that His coming is near isn't something I need to concern myself as it isn't knowledge of the event but readiness that is the crucial factor. The big question is if the end means I never knew you or I know you not (as a present tense); if intimate fellowship over time due to lukewarmness has faltered. Whether some are not raptured or not is probably a hot topic or if that is indeed what the Parable discusses.
Luke 21:36 states Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. If we agree every born again saint is raptured then we have to agree it seems that every believer is praying like this unless I somehow am misreading the text; hence my conundrum on thinking all saved people are raptured and leading to a reward issue here. I am NOT saying anyone is lost or you can lose salvation; but again since white garments are mentioned. Revelation 7:14 says
And he said, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Having to wash a garment to me indicates the Tribulation necessitated due to soiled garments of believers beforehand rather than indicating new ones.
This is my understanding on the matter.
The Old Testament repeatedly promised Israel a literal, earthly kingdom ruled by Messiah from Jerusalem. God covenanted to give Abraham's seed the land forever ( Gen. 13:14-15; 17:8) and swore to David an eternal throne ( 2 Sam. 7:12-16; Ps. 89:3-4). Prophets like Isaiah, Daniel, and Zechariah described worldwide peace, justice, and worship centered in Jerusalem ( Isa. 2:2-4; 9:6-7; Dan. 2:44; Zech. 14:9,16-17). The Jewish expectation was simple: Messiah would come once, overthrow Gentile powers, restore Israel, and rule immediately-no concept of a second coming or a rapture.
When Jesus came, this expectation shaped all responses. John the Baptist and Jesus proclaimed, "The kingdom of heaven is at hand" ( Matt. 3:2; 4:17). Crowds hailed "the kingdom of our father David" ( Mark 11:10) and tried to make Him king ( John 6:15). Many "thought that the kingdom should immediately appear" ( Luke 19:11). The disciples expected thrones and rulership ( Matt. 19:28; Luke 22:29-30) and even after the resurrection asked, "Wilt thou restore again the kingdom to Israel?" ( Acts 1:6).
The crucifixion brought deep confusion-"We trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel" ( Luke 24:21). Even hearing of His death puzzled them ( John 12:34), since prophecy spoke of Messiah's eternal reign, not His suffering first.
Israel's rejection of Messiah delayed the kingdom. God then revealed through Paul the hidden "mystery" ( Eph. 3:1-9): Jew and Gentile in one Body, a heavenly people awaiting the rapture ( 1 Thess. 4:13-18). The promised earthly kingdom will still come-but only at Christ's second coming ( Rev. 19-20), after the Church is removed and Israel's prophetic program resumes.
Blessings to all.
The concept of God allowing bad things to happen surely; as it were is on steroids today and not exactly diminishing in the Tribulation. We see verses where Christ discusses the fall of the tower of Siloam as well as the horrific experience of those killed due to Pilate's insanity ( Luke 13:1-4). Frankly I haven't heard any commentaries regarding exactly how either of these events went down although what happened to the Galileans isn't something I'm in any rush to examine further.
It is edifying in the sense that these passages show Christ was aware what was happening outside of the immediate parameters of His ministry. He used parables primarily; especially later on during His ministry with the Pharisees to bring out their hypocrisy with very specific wsys that they were "lording it" over the populus.
I already elaborated as to the overall reason for the time of Jacob's Trouble; or otherwise known to the world at large as the Tribulation. The Jews and Gentiles at that time are separately dealt with and judged as I also pointed out the other day.
Jesus wasn't playing when He mentioned coming back to rule and reign and killing His enemies ( Luke 19:27) The parables avoid specificity as to inditing any specific individual; and this is further evidenced by His silence with Pilate during his inquisition before He was crucified. He seemed to talk in the third person a lot; such is the concept of John 8:37. The same idea of course of Parables involved the righteous and blessings which are proclaimed in the "Sermon on the mount". We need to carefully examine these passages to avoid improper judgment of behaviors and attitudes of any individual "before the time" as their current state may or may not be permanent depending on if they come to faith or not. All that being said the church is to judge among its own; righteously but for the sake of jealousy for His Name and presence in the House of God.
Luke 19:45-48 love u in Christ
Whenever possible, it is good to have quality online prayer with other believers especially those on the mission field. Unfortunately our church hasn't updated their technology and has been slack in finding; for instance a missionary not heard from in Ukraine for at least several years. I have tried to be clear in regard to what may be perceived reality and what is actually happening.
The news reports tend to focus on the Middle East and the "special military operation" going on in Ukraine. Africa and South America are certainly less in focus. Any good news isn't told; admittedly seeing constant footage of endless war and suffering is needed for those who wish to put their head in the sand; but we also need to be balanced praying for those in their everyday circumstances. We can; for instance forget where persecution occurs such as Africa in particular we also have problems with prosperity and other spurious Gospel messages although I suspect much of that group of people as they are in this country are often left alone as they aren't much of a threat to Satan's agenda.
At this point; we have seen more influx of those from other nations coming to evangelize here as of late from what I gather; and we certainly need to start reaching out here in spreading the Good News at least opposing the mindset that we will hold out until we can travel to a faraway land to do the same.
Now being a blessing to others whether it is sending funds; or doing service for those in church which I just did last Sunday for a few hours for someone moving into a new home is helpful; I certainly am lacking in the gift of service so I need to do all I can to learn from others who have this gift. Occupy until I come ( Luke 19:13) certainly has many meanings and practically speaking we shouldn't slack in helping others ( Galatians 6:9). Jesus was always doing the work of the Father ( John 5:17). In our own puny way let us do so also
For the believer; the opposite is the case as 1 John 1:5 states in "Him there is no darkness at all." These two verses along with similar cross references summarizes the state of the world vs those who know the Lord and hence are in the world but not of it ( John 17:16). In a broader sense it also defines those who are trapped in this world system and can't see beyond it and those who are "rapture ready" and will be delivered soon; that are currently "seated in heavenly places" according to Ephesians 2:6.
Isaiah 8:22 shows the condition of those left behind in the Tribulation: And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness. At that time some will cry out to God and be heard; others not. We can look to God's chosen people in Exodus 2:23; many passages in Psalms; etc. but we are warned ( Micah 3:4).
Jeremiah 7:16 even shows a passage where the Prophet was not to pray for His own people as judgment was set forth; and the Tribulation will also be with judgments already predetermined according to the seal; trumpet and vial judgments decided in the Divine council. Nonetheless, it will bring forth a "countless multitude" according to Revelation 7:9 and the complete fulfillment of Joel 2 started at Pentecost with many "signs and wonders" on the earth as well as dreams and visions coming to men and women everywhere.
Again; Daniel reminds us in the 12th chapter that only the wise will understand; not the wicked ( Daniel 12:10). We can only work now to fulfill the Great Commission and "occupy until He comes" ( Luke 19:13) but once the Rapture occurs the "gig" is up as it were; and men will have to be given strong delusion by God because of their love for evil ( 2 Thess. 2:11). Let us preach the truth and love God with our whole heart; mind and soul dutifly.
Hi Brother Carleton.
I Guess you can call Titus a Prince in the human sense but so is Prince Charles.
Yes, he was Roman Emperor Titus.
But he was operating in a Dominion ruled by Satan.
Ephesians 2:2 describes Satan as the "prince of the power of the air," emphasizing his influence on the world's affairs and influence.
Also see John 14:30.
But throughout scripture these human vessels God often used them to carry out tasks whether to Chastening Israel or even to preserve them as a nation.
You see that with Nebuchadnezzar in the book of Daniel.
Also See Isaiah 44:28 on through Isaiah 45:1-7.
God called these Gentile kings his servants.
Titus also was carrying out a judgment pronounced by the Lord! Luke 19:41-44.
These are human vessels, "flesh and blood" but we wrestle with what's behind them.
There is no need for Gabriel the arch Angel for these kings of the world but he stands for Israel against the source and influence behind these kingdoms.
Daniel 10:13.
Daniel 10:21.
Daniel 12:1.
God bless."
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. ( Luke 19:27).
This passage follows the parable of the "talents" and is slightly different than the parallel account in Matthew 25 where the servant that buries his talent is cast out of God's presence. Here there is loss of reward; and then a focus on those who rejected Christ as Master or King over them; which would infer unbelieving Israel specifically; and more broadly all those who would fight Him at Armageddon.
God's original covenant was; as with all others instigated by God Himself in the institution of marriage; so maligned today. One could say that man's original design to take care of the Garden of Eden by Adam and later by he and his wife also was as a covenant. Thorns and thistles would mar the once perfect environment there; and the contentious behavior and jealousy to compete with the headship of Adam over Eve was also a negative effect of original sin on their part.
Our Lord; of course is always one step ahead in His love for humanity in general and for His chosen people in particular. This is; of course brought out in the prophecy of the seed of the woman in Genesis 3:15 which is pronounced on the serpent after God dealt with Adam and Eve.
One could only surmise as to any like covenant arrangement by Lucifer and God before the fall. The auspicious worship and music leadership detailed in Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 show the role of authority granted to Lucifer which apparently went to his head. It is interetsing to contemplate on the fact that enjoying the role God gives also disappears when we don't keep God in His place and it becomes more burdensome approaching God with the weight of sin. Thus; in general the wicked and unregenerate can no longer enjoy the presence of the Lord without submitting to the TERMS of reconciliation. We were all enemies ( Rom. 5:10)
I kind of take the "pineapple upside down cake" approach to the common fad of attempting to be appealing to the world to foster friendships in order to facilitate opportunities for Gospel conversations. Tonight in our usual online prayer group "vignette" sort of style the Pastor did his usual brief scriptural thought for the day regarding the book of Luke and the three times Jesus was "invited to dinner" with the Pharisees. The second passage had greater rebuke; the first time being for the "sinner" who was washing Jesus' feet with her tears starting in Luke 7:36; the second was Luke 11:37-54 which was the time Jesus gave the famous woes to the hypocritical Pharisees. The last meal in Luke 14 starting in verse 1 was probably milder in a sense; where it still had a rebuke about those that sit in seats of honor after Jesus' inquiry about whether it was lawful to heal on the Sabbath. In this case the hearts were so hard that no response was given. It only mentions that Jesus went to eat at the house of a prominent Pharisee; not that He was necessarily invited.
Jesus of course "hung out" with the "sinners" eating and drinking as well and summarily accused of excess of such actions.
That may or may not have been associated with the specific individuals He was said to have eaten with; such as Zachaeus in Luke 19:5 who Jesus basically instructed that He was going to stay at his house that day. Whether Matthew brought some of his friends as well we don't know.
My beef is to seek friends for the purpose of sharing Christ if we don't intend to keep them if they reject Him. Romans 13:8 says Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. We don't want to be trapped into long term obligations either if a paerson isn't doing all they can to make ends meet or squandering money on drugs or other illicit habits. Let us be wise as serpents; innocent as doves ( Matt. 10:16)
1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
This verse is a Modal Participle explaining what it means to be humbled under the mighty hand of God. Casting all your care upon him; for He is concerned for you. The other place that the term casting is used is found in Luke 19:35, and this is when they were putting clothes on the donkey before Jesus got up on the donkey to ride into Jerusalem.
So, casting our cares upon Him means you cast them on Him. You put it on Him. And the word care is the word MERIMNA, a very special word in the New Testament. It's the word for anxiety and worry. And basically, it is a word that represents the occupation of the attention of the mind. Not the occupation of the mind, but the occupation of the attention of the mind.
I'm saved, and now the Lord wants to renew my mind. So, Satan keeps me occupied, tired, thinking of all these things that I have to deal with. Cast all your care upon the Lord because the Lord is concerned about you.
1 Peter 5:10 - But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
But the God of all grace, who has called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, He Himself will come and do four things:
He will perfect you. That's the word mend, KATARTIDZO. Secondly, stablish. It means to fix like a pillar. He will strengthen you. That is, He will make you solid. And settle you means to put a foundation under you.
But notice it is after you have suffered for a while. It's like he's saying the message is after you're broken, God will put you back together again and mend you like you're supposed to be, make you solid as a pillar, and put a solid foundation under you too, in your resistance to Satan!
I thought about the subject of eschatology; and all relevant passages for the Antichrist in particular and the Tribulation in general which I plan to mention but first off I wanted to cover the idea of why this should be of interest to us at all.
As with any other subject we can either have too little or too much interest or emphasis of such doctrines over any other scriptures. Those who are obsessed with it such as I was when a new believer soon come to realize what Isaiah 33:6 states "And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure." We can easily be overwhelmed and loose our mooring if not trusting God in the present day where we are called to the admonition of Luke 19:13 to "occupy" until He comes; and "redeeming the time because the days are evil" ( Eph. 5:16). God's church is still here; albeit compromised as a whole as the Laodicean analogy in Revelation seems to suggest its state will be immediately before the Rapture occurs. On the other hand; those who are not focused on the signs of the times are fairly easy to recognize as they are far too comfortable with their daily patterns of living; often with life's distractions and comforts to hear the alarm bells of the battle coming; because they aren't engaged now in the Ephesians 6 spiritual warfare we are called to do. Still others may think they are going to escape the wrath to come ( 1 Thess. 1:10; etal) but are either not truly saved or so compromised that they don't have the interest to remain in a a life of obedience to the Lord and therefore "smite their fellowservants" when offering meat in due season ( Luke 12:45-46) then his Lord comes at a time they don't expect. Similar admoniutions are in the Gospel of Matthew and Mark. If we aren't careful then we will be swept up with worldly wisdom which seems right to a man but leads to death ( Prov. 14:12).
"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."
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Many traditions are followed, but do they line up with Scripture? The week Jesus was crucified, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the first day of the week, which would have been the 10th of Nisan. This would be the same day the people were to put up the lamb that would be sacrificed on Passover Day, the 14th of Nisan, Exodus 12:3. The money changers were selling animals for the Passover and other sacrifices. They were also exchanging money for the temple tax or tribute; it had to be a half-shekel.
Each day is recorded in Matthew 21 through Matthew 27:56, Mark 11:1 through Mark 15:41, Luke 19:28 through Luke 23:49, and John 12:1 through John 19:37.
John 12:1 John states it was six days before Passover when they arrived in Bethany, and the next day Jesus rode into Jerusalem, which was five days until Passover. Today, this day is referred to as Palm Sunday, the first day of the week.
Day one, 10th of Nisan, Jesus rides into Jerusalem, casts out the money changers and returns to Bethany, and lodges there, Matthew 21:1-17, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:1 through Luke 23:49. Luke does not cover the back and forth to Bethany, and John 12:1-50, John then picks up at the Last Supper.
Day two, 11th of Nisan, shows Jesus going back to Jerusalem, the fig tree, casting out the money changers again, just like the first Passover He attended in His three and a half years' ministry, John 2:14-16. The plot started with how to kill Jesus, Matthew 21:18- Matthew 25:46, Mark 11:12 through Mark 13:37, Luke 22:38. Matthew, Mark, and Luke cover Jesus' teachings in the temple, parables, and the Olivet discourse.
Day three, 12th of Nisan, is two days until Passover, Matthew 26:2-13, Mark 14:1-2. The plot to kill Jesus got more intense.
See part 2
Luke 19:41-44 seems to parallel the time when Jesus was bewailing the inevitable destruction of Jerusalem in Matthew 23:37-39 at the end of the chapter. This would indicate weeping either associated with or divergent from the rage He had with the righteous indignation talking (if we can use that phrase); more like shouting to the Pharisees. I would think both emotions at the same time were happening because all of that could have been avoided and the Pharisees should have known better. Overall rejection of Christ also was a factor and of course everyone was accountable to some extent for their actions and the end result.
It isn't often when these passages are read in conjunction with the Passion week; nonetheless it was part of what went down at that time.
It looks like I covered Matthew 26 already; so I will tackle Matthew 24 then 25.
Matthew 24
I set out to analyze Christ's unique aspects as the perfect God man but ended up basically doing a study of the entire book of Matthew. Others here I am sure could do a better job. It would be better for this study to focus on general observations rather than an eschatological hypothesis of these passages; particularly Matthew 24.
Jesus had a particular admonition and prophetic insight for Peter after the Resurrection ( John 21:18-19). The rest of the Disciples needed to hear this; so verse 3 is a private conference with them following His statements on the destruction of the Temple at the beginning of this chapter. It seems that most of this chapter is discussing the end time Tribulation; and much is clearly indicating things at that time such as the Abomination of Desolation. Verse 9 seems to be the only thing which had specific fulfillment with the Apostles; and verse 34 was only true as to the Temple being destroyed. There is something to be said in terms of natural phenomenon that occurred in AD 70 but most things predicted are yet future.
To conceive of the great Wedding Feast of all the saints of God from all parts of the earth who no doubt have suffered many things including hunger while living on the earth should be sobering to those who are at ease in this nation in a large degree. To be with Christ is really well; stupid not to be willing to give up everything on earth when He comes to take us home. It doesn't make a lot of sense really; I mean if the Disciples could leave with Christ immediately giving up their jobs and means of family support for guaranteed persecution shouldn't we want to go to be with the Lord when there is nothing but heavenly bliss to look forward to?
Surely the alarms beforehand however long they may last shouldn't allow us to be calloused; like the story of the boy crying "wolf". In this case Jesus really is coming; it isn't a fairy tale. If He comes later than we can accumulate heavenly treasures; but one day He will come and that being on a day we do not expect. ( Matt. 24:44).
We certainly don't want to end up at the other feast mentioned in Revelation 19 where the birds of the air gorge themselves on the remains of those who fight against Christ upon His return.
As His Covenant children it is much like espousal; we are part of the Body of believers and belong to Him as His purchased possession. ( Eph. 1:14). He can; as the Jewish tradition and the groom did return unexpectantly. Much as we want to be occupying until He comes doing His work ( Luke 19:13) we also don't want to be so caught up in activities; even church activities that we aren't in remembrance that He is coming. The Great Commission notwithstanding; it is too easy to be used to our routine and forget the part of it that is only a constraint while in these bodies of flesh. Such things as elaborate building projects; committee meetings; and other routine and necessary upkeep and service projects should bring us closer to God not further away.
before sunrise Jesus was in the arms of his Mother on a beast to Egypt
33yrs later he returns on a similar animal in a Victory parade
Palm trees had been known as symbol of Peace Hope n Victory
here the very thing it represented was walking upon it...
almost as if it were created for this one time special event
10 "See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. [11] [a]. Apparently some texts add Luke 19:10 after this about God seeking to save the lost. Causing one of them to stumble also is a severe warning in verse 6
6 "If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Some argue this can mean those who are babes in Christ rather than strictly children. I can see that as plausible; certainly consequences of causing someone to sin because of our own sin against them or leading them astray is a very scary thought.
Nonetheless we see other verses where the children come to Christ in 3 of the 4 Gospels. Children praising God comes from the concept of Psalm 8:2; we see this in Matthew 21:16; Matthew 11:25 and Luke 10:21 show "babes" having things revealed to them. Again whether it is babes in Christ ( 1 Cor. 3:1) or in the context of actual children; it is pretty clear children are the main focus here. Verses 8 and 9 also show how horrible hell is in regard to cutting feet or gouging our eyes out as being preferable.
I take this as literal truth; not that doing such a thing will keep us from sinning as there are always other ways that can be found; we don't see any scriptural evidence of anyone doing this but clearly hell is worse than any earthly sufferings and to be avoided at all costs. The main concept here is that any sinful lifestyle indicates an unrepentant heart; we need to put to death our members such as Colossians 3:5 indicates.
More specific purposes of Christ during His earthly ministry
4. Calling out of His Disciples. He spent all night in prayer prior to this event. ( Luke 6:12-13). Some may think that He had to decide who to choose; but I doubt it. That was something I would think was foreknown; especially since the son of perdition Judas Iscariot had to be picked as well although I am not sure where in scripture the initial meeting was with him; maybe someone can let me know about that. No doubt He prayed for them to readily accept Him and for obstacles from the enemy not to thwart things to come. Overall this would complicate His mission as times had to be set aside with this "inner circle" for further discussion of matters and discipling through hard sayings. This would be the beginning of the church which He would further develop in the absence after His death and Resurrection when the Holy Spirit fell at Pentecost.
5. Warning of destruction to come. The future persecutions of the Disciples and travail of the nation of Israel as a whole eventually were expanded to the birth pangs of the world in general as illustrated in Matthew 24. Everything familiar to the Jewish nation would be shook; with the destruction of the Temple and many Jews during AD 70; largely due to their blindness of Christ and who He was ( Matt. 23:37). He deliberately talked very little about ruling and reigning in the Millennial Kingdom as no doubt that was the expectation and hope even of the Disciples at that time of His soon arrival in that mode. This is mentioned in Acts 1:6 as something alluded to have happened earlier.
6. Always considering others needs above His own. Jesus came to serve and not be served. ( Mark 10:45). This could perhaps be best demonstrated in His statement to John when hanging on the cross ( Luke 19:25-29). It appears Joseph was dead at this time and Jesus knew John would live the longest so he was to take Mary in.
Luke 19:8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Matthew 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
"Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth." ( Ephesians 4:28).
These verses show that our actions should be part of what we verbally confess in order to bring restoration to those we have offended. THere are cases like with Paul where Barnabus stated in Acts 9:27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. This reminds us of the verse Proverbs 27:2 where another is to praise us rather than promotion of ourselves. In this case the early believers had to hear it from someone other than Paul himself for no doubt they feared he would entrap them and were doubtful that he was truly converted. This could be compared in some ways with a convicted criminal who sincerely is apologetic with a family of a victim when he has nothing to gain for himself-anyone can repent and part of OUR repentance is showing God's love toward those who offended us.
Repentance also involves a permanent turn from sin and not replacing one sin for another. This is one danger of those who say that they have a demon of "lust" or some other specific manifestation. The enemy will substitute one temptation for another; that is clear from the verses of Christ's temptation to go from satisfying hunger; to being suicidal and worshipping the Devil rather than God. We need to repent from actions and the lifestyle that leads to the broad road or directly to sin
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Matthew 5:14 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" Jesus Christ is life on earth how to live John 8:12 KJV
God's word la has to be done to all the world.
Matthew 5:15 KJV
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" To believe in Jesus Christ laws, rule amd rules to get what you want. To believe when you die you will go to heaven and not he'll. 1 Corinthians 15:34 KJV Romans 10:10 KJV
Jesus Christ is power and effectual. Example House of Prayer Luke 19:46 KJV. Candles lighted by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I believe and God has done for me Ephesians 6:15 KJV giving me peace.
Offered your heart to God. God wants you to be married.
Words you say and believe to actions to be and get reality.
Ways you can be and get what you want-reality. are listen to God's voice amd word to obey, follow, "do it" in speaking , actions, attention of communications.
Example liked by God and preferred by Christian Church named titled disciple.
Disciple definition-Showing the holy bible as life.
Matthew 5:16 KJV
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" Light shine can also be the revelation of Jesus Christ given to you Always performaning righteousness, holiness in actions "to do it" of God. To have faith, hope, love.". 1 John 1:2 KJV
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I hope you don't mind. Concerning the crucifixion and resurrection days, if we compare all the gospels, all four give the clearest truth.
In John 12:1-12, we learn that six days before Passover, Jesus visited the house of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus in Bethany. The following day, He rode into Jerusalem, five days before Passover. This event was significant because it coincided with the 10th of Nisan, the day the lambs were selected and held until the 14th when they would be sacrificed for Passover, the same time Jesus died on the cross, Exodus 12:1-14. These Passover lambs were eaten the night of the 15th the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the day Israel went out of Egypt.
Sunday Matthew 21:1-17, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-22:7, and John 12:12-50.
Monday, Matthew 21:18-19 Mark 11:12-19 This was the 11th, four days before Passover the 2nd day of the week.
Tuesday, Matthew 21:20 to 26:2 Mark 11:20 to 14:2 This was the 12th, three days before Passover, the third day of the week.
Wednesday, Matthew 26:6-16 Mark 14:3-11 Luke 22:1-6 This was the 13th, and at sunset is Passover day the 14th. The Last Supper, the arrest, sent to Pilot, the crucifixion, and placed in the tomb were all on the 14th, Passover day. Friday would be the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
Jesus was in the tomb Thur. Day, Fri, Night, Fri. Day, Sat. Night, Sat. Day, Sun. Night, three days, and three nights. Jesus rose on the first day of the week and fulfilled the Feast of First Fruits, Leviticus 23:10-14 This coincides with what Jesus told Mary, touch me not, He had not ascended to His Father, John 20:17. The Feast of First Fruits as we see is on the first day after the Sabbath after Passover Day.
If Jesus was crucified on Wednesday, the women could have gone to the tomb on Friday because Friday is a preparation day for the weekly Sabbath.
God bless,
RLW
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ rose from the dead after the third day, and he is God and Father.-Numbers6:24-26 KJV
Jesus saves Luke 19:10 KJV
Scripture gives us a reason not to judge one another: "For we will all stand before God's judgment seat. . . . So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God" ( Romans 14:10-12, ).
We (Believers) will all stand some day before the judgment seat of Christ.
The judgment seat of Christ involves a time in the future when believers will give an account of themselves to Christ so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad" ( 2 Corinthians 5:10).
(This Judgment is not forunbelievers.)
You sew an example of this in Luke 19:11-26.
Jesus taught in His parable, the king is going to return, at which time he will require an account from his servants.
The judgment seat of Christ does not determine our salvation; that matter was settled by Christ's sacrifice on our behalf. ( John 5:24)
The judgment seat of Christ is different from the Great White Throne Judgment.
That will be the final judgment of the wicked prior to their being cast into the lake of fire ( Revelation 20:11-15). This will be unbelievers.
KathyP I believe this is clearly what the Bible teaches, however some may disagree so this may lead to further discussions.
I hope this helps.
God bless.
My focus is on usury, usury in the bible is negative. It was the least or a last resort for the servant to use if he did not have the knowledge, creativity, wisdom to increase the master money. The servant did not even have the capacity to increase the master money. I think why didn't he consult with the other servants that had the master's money on their plan to increase the master money or some one else, perhaps it was pride. Pride does not serve a person well. If it was pride it caused this servant's failure. It is nothing wrong with asking for help, in asking for help you might not get the help you ask for however you may learn something just from the activity of asking for help.
Luke 19:48 - And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
In the Greek it literally means they were hanging on every word that Jesus spoke. So of course, the religious leaders, they were trying to destroy Him. Yet all the people are just hanging on to every word that Jesus says. So, they were not able to take Him at this point.
Luke 20:9 - Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
Husbandman means farmer. It was customary in those times that if you were going to leave your property, your agricultural property, that you would lease it out to other people. And the price for the land would be a percentage of the crops that the land would produce.
Luke 20:24 - Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
Show me a denarius, and remember that a denarius is one day's wage. Whose image and superscription has it? They answered and said, Caesar's. This is like taking one of our coins out. And He says whose inscription, whose superscription, whose picture is that on the coin? And they said it is Caesar's.
The word image in this text is the same one used in the Septuagint, the Old Testament. In Genesis 1:26-27, it says that man was made in the image of God. So, Jesus has this coin held up and He says whose image is on it? Caesar's!
Luke 20:46 - Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
Beware of the scribes. You would think that just on the surface that He is saying be careful about them. But literally the Greek word says observe yourselves from the scribes.
Make sure you don't get caught up in what they're getting caught up into. Don't watch out for them, you watch out for yourself. And He's telling the disciples.
Luke 19:20 - And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your MNA, which I have been keeping. That is the literal translation. So, this whole time he has been keeping it in a napkin:
And I think it's interesting that amongst Jewish tradition, if you hid money in your house, you had to pay taxes on it. But if you hid money in a napkin or a cloth, and buried it in your yard, you didn't have to pay taxes. So, he says I've kept it in a napkin.
Luke 19:21 - For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
For I was fearing you, continuously, because you are an austere man: The Greek word means to be harsh or to be severe. You are a very harsh man, and you take up that you lay not down, and reap that which you do not sow.
Luke 19:42 - Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Saying, If thou hadst known, even you, at least in this your day. The Greek text has the definite article. This "The Day" that belongs to you, the things which belong unto your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
It is the only place in the Gospels where the words of Jesus are recorded where He actually said the very day that He enters into Jerusalem is the day that they should have known about. It was their day in the entire calendar of prophetic literature. It was their day!