“He who dares not offend cannot be honest” Thomas Paine
The Father honors those who serve His son. However truth and honesty in organized religion doesn’t always prevail. The church as an organization with its denominations and exalted board of directors does not embrace anything that may upset the congregation, even if it is true. Small ministries have the same issues of wanting to be everything to everyone, and they certainly do not want to offend possible donors. The thing is, if we do not learn and grow and stand on the new things that we have learned, we will not be able to grow more. Once we establish from scripture what is accurate then we move forward. However we will seldom get our churches or denominations to move forward with us. No one wants to offend the unlearned, so instead, everyone at church will simply eat mashed peas and carrots together, and no one will eat meat. We have a small problem though. Jesus pointed out that not many will enter the kingdom of heaven. Are the churches locking people out of the kingdom of heaven by not teaching the truth?
One easy example of ignoring the truth is asking people to believe that Jesus died on a Friday afternoon and that he rose up Sunday morning, forgetting that Jesus himself said he would be in the grave for three days and three nights. The truth is easy to find, it is all in the Bible and is supported by history. Jesus died on a Wednesday around 3PM and rose up before Sunday morning. This is three days and three nights, but don’t expect to hear this message this Easter Sunday. With such obvious distortions it is easy to see why Thomas Paine and many others do not believe in Christianity. If we can’t get our institutions to count three days and three nights correctly how can we get them to adjust any other mistakes in their doctrine? I’ll leave a couple of older studies for your consideration on this subject as we venture into the kingdom of heaven.
https://musingsofawinsomeheart.blogspot.com/2023/04/jesus-death-three-days-keys-to-hades.html
https://musingsofawinsomeheart.blogspot.com/2016/04/three-days-14-17-nisan-graves-open.html
Jesus tells us that there will be people who think they should be entering the kingdom of heaven but they will not. He says that the ones who will enter will do the will of His Father. What is the will of our Heavenly Father? It would seem that the Mighty Almighty Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has a condition of entering Heaven.
Matthew 7:20 G686 Yes, it is so -- G1065 G575 from G3588 their fruits G2590 G1921 you shall recognize G1473 them.
21 G3756 Not G3956 all G3588 G3004 saying G1473 to me, G2962 O Lord, G2962 O Lord, G1525 shall enter G1519 into G3588 the G932 kingdom G3588 of the G3772 heavens; G235 but G3588 the one G4160 doing G3588 the G2307 will G3588 G3962 of my father, G1473 G3588 the one G1722 in the G3772 heavens.
Matthew 7:21 G3756 PRT-N ου G3956 A-NSM πας G3588 T-NSM ο G3004 [G5723] V-PAP-NSM λεγων G3427 P-1DS μοι G2962 N-VSM κυριε G2962 N-VSM κυριε G1525 [G5695] V-FDI-3S εισελευσεται G1519 PREP εις G3588 T-ASF την G932 N-ASF βασιλειαν G3588 T-GPM των G3772 N-GPM ουρανων G235 CONJ αλλ G3588 T-NSM ο G4160 [G5723] V-PAP-NSM ποιων G3588 T-ASN το G2307 N-ASN θελημα G3588 T-GSM του G3962 N-GSM πατρος G3450 P-1GS μου G3588 T-GSM του G1722 PREP εν G3588 T-DPM τοις G3772 N-DPM ουρανοις
“Not all the say to me Yahweh Yahweh to go in into kingdom the heaven except the make the will the Father of me the in the heaven.”
There will be people who call Jesus Yahweh Yahweh, but they will not go into the kingdom of heaven. They will be expecting to go into the kingdom of heaven but they did not do the will of the Father.
Matthew 7:22 G4183 Many G2046 shall say G1473 to me G1722 in G1565 that G3588 G2250 day, G2962 O Lord, G2962 O Lord, G3756 [2not G3588 4 in G4674 5your G3686 6name G4395 1did we 3prophesy], G2532 and G3588 in G4674 your G3686 name G1140 [2demons G1544 1cast out], G2532 and G3588 in G4674 your G3686 name G1411 [3powerful works G4183 2many G4160 1do]?
Matthew 7:22 G4183 A-NPM πολλοι G2046 [G5692] V-FAI-3P ερουσιν G3427 P-1DS μοι G1722 PREP εν G1565 D-DSF εκεινη G3588 T-DSF τη G2250 N-DSF ημερα G2962 N-VSM κυριε G2962 N-VSM κυριε G3756 PRT-N ου G3588 T-DSM τω G4674 S-2DSM σω G3686 N-DSN ονοματι G4395 [G5656] V-AAI-1P επροφητευσαμεν G2532 CONJ και G3588 T-DSM τω G4674 S-2DSM σω G3686 N-DSN ονοματι G1140 N-APN δαιμονια G1544 [G5627] V-2AAI-1P εξεβαλομεν G2532 CONJ και G3588 T-DSM τω G4674 S-2DSM σω G3686 N-DSN ονοματι G1411 N-APF δυναμεις G4183 A-APF πολλας G4160 [G5656] V-AAI-1P εποιησαμεν
“Many say to me in that person the day Yahweh Yahweh not the thine name prophesy and the thine name demons throw out and the thine name miraculous power many make.”
The first thing we see here is Jesus mentioning many. First Jesus said “not all”, but now it is “many”. It is our responsibility to bring people into the kingdom. The point is, that easy salvation doesn’t exist. Many is a great number. Many feel they can call Him Yahweh Yahweh. This tells us that the many know who he is. The many realize he is Yahweh, Lord. But the many miscalculated something. What could it be? It seems as if they were doing the work of Jesus Christ by doing things in His name, but were they really doing the work of Jesus Christ? Maybe they were doing what they assumed was the work of Jesus Christ without actually doing what Jesus wants.
Matthew 7:23 G2532 And G5119 then G3670 I will acknowledge G1473 to them G3754 that, G3763 At no time G1097 I knew G1473 you. G672 Retreat G575 from G1473 me! G3588 O ones G2038 working G3588 G458 lawlessness.
Matthew 7:23 G2532 CONJ και G5119 ADV τοτε G3670 [G5692] V-FAI-1S ομολογησω G846 P-DPM αυτοις G3754 CONJ οτι G3763 ADV ουδεποτε G1097 [G5627] V-2AAI-1S εγνων G5209 P-2AP υμας G672 [G5720] V-PAM-2P αποχωρειτε G575 PREP απ G1700 P-1GS εμου G3588 T-NPM οι G2038 [G5740] V-PNP-NPM εργαζομενοι G3588 T-ASF την G458 N-ASF ανομιαν
“And at that time speak together them that not ever come to know you depart away from me the work the wickedness.
If we look at this sentence starting from the end, there are people who intentionally work wickedness. These are people who say that they are “of Christ” or in the members only Body of Christ, but they are obviously not. They claim to be something they are not. Anyone trafficking in children who claims they belong to Jesus are not “of Jesus Christ”. Anyone who abuses children and the vulnerable and claims to belong to Jesus are not “of Jesus Christ”. We have to be very sharp in our vision. Generally we accept anyone and everyone who claims that they are a Christian and assume they are truthful. But the reality is there are people who will say they did things in Jesus’ name who are not doing what Jesus wants them to do.
In order to prophesy, cast out demons, or work miracles, the individual must have the Holy Spirit on the inside. These are the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Here is the key to this understanding. The Holy Spirit was available to holy people like the prophets before the day of Pentecost. After Pentecost the Holy Spirit is available to anyone who confesses Jesus as Yahweh and believes he rose up on the third day.
These works that people are claiming they did in Jesus’ name, on his behalf, were not done because Jesus or the Holy Spirit directed these things. They were done by the individuals apart from Jesus or the Holy Spirit. Jesus calls it wicked to use the gifts of the Holy Spirit apart from knowing Him. Are people doing what they think is right instead of what Jesus wants? The point is we have to be led to prophesy, cast out demons, or work miracles by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. To be led by the Spirit we ask what we are to do when we minister. We ask because we are servants to Jesus. We should not be serving ourselves at someone else’s request.
How does Jesus know us? He knows us when we commune or have fellowship with Him. We simply ask Jesus if he wants us to prophesy, cast out demons, or work miracles, or anything else. If he says yes, we do it. If he says no, we don’t. It would seem these people didn’t even bother to ask, they just did things in Jesus’ name without ever knowing what He wanted. This is a big point to understand. Sometimes this is intentionally wicked to build one’s own self up in the public eye and sometimes it is ignorance. Always, in all things, we ask Yahweh Jesus Messiah. Jesus will know us if we are asking Him. We do not need to be fast at any decisions because we need time to ask the Lord, pray, and wait on his direction. However, if we are always asking and listening, we may have our answers quickly. We simply want to always consult with Him first in all things, at all times. It is His decisions we seek because we serve Him not ourselves.
Personally we should rely on the Lord Jesus when we pray for someone as opposed to praying and ministering to people who tell us what they want. The best way to establish this precedent in our lives is to mention to people not to tell us what they want or need as we ask Jesus what to pray for. Someone might say they want healing for a certain sickness but instead we need to ask Jesus what to pray for. Because many times the root of the sickness is not what we, or they, think it is. There are times when Jesus may not answer or may not address what someone wants. That is ok. Jesus is not a gum-ball machine. Be led by Him. Tell people to get their life aligned with Jesus Christ.
Jesus goes on to tell us we need a solid foundation. How can we have a solid foundation when we can’t even count to three? How can we have solid foundation when people claiming to be leaders in the Body of Christ are afraid to tell the truth? How can we have special interest ministries who refuse to take a chance on offending their monetary base. Jesus tells us how to have a solid foundation.
Matthew 7:24 G3956 Every one G3767 then G3748 whoever G191 hears G1473 [2my G3588 G3056 3words G3778 1these], G2532 and G4160 does G1473 them, G3666 I shall liken G1473 him G435 [2man G5429 1to a practical], G3748 one who G3618 built G3588 G3614 his house G1473 G1909 upon G3588 the G4073 rock.
25 G2532 And G2597 [3came down G3588 1the G1028 2rain], G2532 and G2064 [3came G3588 1the G4215 2rivers], G2532 and G4154 [3blew G3588 1the G417 2winds], G2532 and G4363 they fell on G3588 G3614 that house, G1565 G2532 and G3756 it did not G4098 fall; G2311 for the foundation was laid G1063 G1909 upon G3588 the G4073 rock.
Notice that Jesus says we are to hear his words and do them. He is not just talking about building a house, he is talking about in all things, every day. This is a shift for the people around Jesus because he is turning their attention to himself, as opposed to the law.
Matthew 7:26 G2532 And G3956 all G3588 G191 hearing G1473 [2my G3588 G3056 3words G3778 1these], G2532 and G3361 not G4160 doing G1473 them, G3666 shall be likened G435 [2man G3474 1to a moronish], G3748 one who G3618 built G3588 G3614 his house G1473 G1909 upon G3588 the G285 sand.
27 G2532 And G2597 [3came down G3588 1the G1028 2rain], G2532 and G2064 [3came G3588 1the G4215 2rivers], G2532 and G4154 [3blew G3588 1the G417 2winds], G2532 and G4350 they struck against G3588 G3614 that house, G1565 G2532 and G4098 it fell, G2532 and G1510.7.3 [3was G3588 G4431 2downfall G1473 1its] G3173 great.
28 G2532 And G1096 it came to pass G3753 when G4931 Jesus completed G3588 G* G3588 G3056 these words, G3778 G1605 [3were overwhelmed G3588 1the G3793 2multitudes] G1909 by G3588 G1322 his teaching; G1473
Jesus says if people do not do hear and do what he says they are moronish. They are trying to build a solid structure on shifting sand. This is what Jesus is referring to as the will of the Father and why many people are not entering the kingdom of heaven. Jesus didn’t just speak random sound bites, he spoke cohesively in context in great detail. We tend to chop up Jesus’ teachings by verses. Instead the long context is where we understand the entirety of his message.
Matthew 7:28 G2532 CONJ και G1096 [G5633] V-2ADI-3S εγενετο G3753 ADV οτε G5048 [G5656] V-AAI-3S ετελεσεν G3588 T-NSM ο G2424 N-NSM ιησους G3588 T-APM τους G3056 N-APM λογους G5128 D-APM τουτους G1605 [G5712] V-IPI-3P εξεπλησσοντο G3588 T-NPM οι G3793 N-NPM οχλοι G1909 PREP επι G3588 T-DSF τη G1322 N-DSF διδαχη G846 P-GSM αυτου
“And come into being when complete the Jesus the word/logos these strike with astonishment the crowd on the teaching his.”
The people were ekplēssō “struck with astonishment” or ek “from out of” plēssō "pound, flatten, inflict, or smite”. The people were astounded and amazed by what he said. They weren’t struck with panic over the idea that some people built their houses on sand instead of boulders. They weren’t thunderstruck over Jesus giving them building advice. It was something else. It was Jesus saying to hear and do what he says.
Matthew 7:29 G1510.7.3 for he was G1063 G1321 teaching G1473 them G5613 as G1849 [2authority G2192 1one having], G2532 and G3756 not G5613 as G3588 the G1122 scribes.
29 G2258 [G5713] V-IXI-3S ην G1063 CONJ γαρ G1321 [G5723] V-PAP-NSM διδασκων G846 P-APM αυτους G5613 ADV ως G1849 N-ASF εξουσιαν G2192 [G5723] V-PAP-NSM εχων G2532 CONJ και G3756 PRT-N ουχ G5613 ADV ως G3588 T-NPM οι G1122 N-NPM γραμματεις G846 P-GPM αυτων
“Was for teaching he like as power/authority have and not like as the scribe/writer he.”
This is an important point. The people knew that Jesus came out of the desert where the Essene scribes had a school. They knew that Jesus was an Essene, even though the word Essene wasn’t used until a later time period, this school was for the holy men and scribes. Jesus’ ministry was becoming known and the people thought of him as a scribe or a writer of scrolls. This group started in the 250 BC time period when Ptolemy commissioned the high priest to scribe the Genesis scroll. Seventy two men wrote Moses’ paleo Hebrew into Greek and continued after the commission was finished with the seventy books of what we call the Septuagint. By Jesus’ time there were both desert scribes and the temple scribes. The temple scribes were corrupt, the desert scribes were not.
Jesus spoke as one in charge, as one with power and authority, as a potentate. This is a big deal. A scribe speaking as the Son of the Most High God. What was he saying? He was explaining how to get into the kingdom of heaven, and that some people would not enter in. A scribe wouldn’t speak as if he had legal rights to the kingdom of heaven.
Jesus did not know the many people who think they are going to enter the kingdom of heaven. If Jesus doesn’t know them, who are they? Who did they work for? Were they working for themselves? Were they working for people who claimed they were of the Body of Christ but were not? Were they lazy or intentional about not doing the Father’s will? Were they working for Satanas to destroy the Body of Christ from within?
John 12:25 G3588 The one G5368 being fond of G3588 G5590 his life, G1473 G622 shall lose G1473 it; G2532 and G3588 the one G3404 detesting G3588 G5590 his life G1473 G1722 in G3588 G2889 this world G3778 G1519 [3unto G2222 5life G166 4eternal G5442 1shall keep G1473 2it].
John 12:25 G3588 T-NSM ο G5368 [G5723] V-PAP-NSM φιλων G3588 T-ASF την G5590 N-ASF ψυχην G846 P-GSM αυτου G622 [G5719] V-PAI-3S απολλυει G846 P-ASF αυτην G2532 CONJ και G3588 T-NSM ο G3404 [G5723] V-PAP-NSM μισων G3588 T-ASF την G5590 N-ASF ψυχην G846 P-GSM αυτου G1722 PREP εν G3588 T-DSM τω G2889 N-DSM κοσμω G5129 D-DSM τουτω G1519 PREP εις G2222 N-ASF ζωην G166 A-ASF αιωνιον G5442 [G5692] V-FAI-3S φυλαξει G846 P-ASF αυτην
“The love/phileō the soul/breath life his destroy fully his, and the hate the soul/breath life his in the world to into life eternal keep watch and ward his.”
If we love our soul lives we will be destroyed fully. This sounds really harsh. Except in order to love our soul life here on the earth we would have had to make a deal with the devil so to speak. If we are not spiritually persecuted or harassed for our Christian walk then we are going to love our lives here on the earth.
Have you noticed that when people have an illness that is called “terminal” by men, they split into two groups. One group wants to go be with Jesus and does not fight death at all. The other group fights death and sickness, and pushes to live on earth. What if our approach is to turn our lives on earth over to Jesus and whether we live or die it is to His glory?
Those who hate this soul life will keep watch and ward over their eternal life. They will guard their behavior on earth to enter eternal life. The fight is guarding ones own life on the earth, hating life on the earth, and being at peace to be with Jesus. Often people point to Hezekiah who was near death and pleaded with Yahweh to live longer. Hezekiah did not have an heir to his throne. Hezekiah lived 15 more years and died with a 12 year old heir to his throne. We know how that turned out.
John 12:26 G1437 If G1473 [3to me G1247 2should serve G5100 1anyone], G1473 [2me G190 1follow]! G2532 And G3699 where G1510.2.1 I am, G1473 G1563 there G2532 also G3588 G1249 [3servant G3588 G1699 2my G1510.8.3 1will be]. G2532 And G1437 if G5100 anyone G1473 should serve to me, G1247 G5091 [3shall esteem G1473 4him G3588 1the G3962 2father].
John 12:26 G1437 COND εαν G1698 P-1DS εμοι G5100 X-NSM τις G1247 [G5725] V-PAS-3S διακονη G1698 P-1DS εμοι G190 [G5720] V-PAM-3S ακολουθειτω G2532 CONJ και G3699 ADV οπου G1510 [G5748] V-PXI-1S ειμι G1473 P-1NS εγω G1563 ADV εκει G2532 CONJ και G3588 T-NSM ο G1249 N-NSM διακονος G3588 T-NSM ο G1699 S-1NSM εμος G2071 [G5704] V-FXI-3S εσται G1437 COND εαν G5100 X-NSM τις G1698 P-1DS εμοι G1247 [G5725] V-PAS-3S διακονη G5091 [G5692] V-FAI-3S τιμησει G846 P-ASM αυτον G3588 T-NSM ο G3962 N-NSM πατηρ
“If haply to me anyone serve to me to follow and where I am I in that place and the servant the mine will be if haply anyone to me serve pay honor him the Father.”
The Father pays honor to those who serve Jesus Messiah. Jesus laid down his life for us, we lay our lives down for him, then the Father honors us. This is the will of the Father. The will of the Father is for us to serve His Son. The Father doesn’t want anyone in His kingdom who disparages Yahweh Jesus Messiah. The Father doesn’t want anyone in his kingdom who thinks he knows more than Yahweh Jesus Messiah. The Father doesn’t want anyone in His kingdom who works on his/her own apart from the Holy Spirit, to claim His Son’s name for their own personal gain. There is a level of holiness we have to attain in our own lives, making sure our own intents are pure. Why? Because we are entering a holy kingdom of heaven, not Walmart. We are entering the domain of the Most High, Mighty Almighty, and we cannot go on our own terms, we enter in by his terms only.
How do we serve Jesus? One of the most misunderstood and poorly translated statements Jesus made is our answer. It is why we hate our lives here on earth. It is why we have an urgency to share the gospel of Christ and the determination to speak the truth even if the church and the self appointed ministry leaders are afraid to. The kingdom of heaven is invading earth. It is a violent situation. Translators make it seem as if Satanas is attacking the kingdom of heaven. That is silly. Translators make it seem as if the kingdom of heaven is hanging on by a thread and violent men will take it by force like hunting for a long lost treasure. None of this is correct. The truth is instead that heaven is invading the earth. Not by itself but we should be leading the charge with Jesus. The ones serving Jesus and hating their lives on the earth, they are the ones disrupting the stranglehold that the prince of this world has on people.
What is also so incredible about Matthew 11:12 is that Jesus is the one telling us about the harpazo. Jesus laid out the plans for who will be harpazo’d. After we study this we will understand why Satanas wanted this information hidden. We will understand why people ignore this scripture. We will understand our mission, which is to tell people what Jesus said.
One of the reasons this verse is hard to understand (Matthew 11:12) is that the Kingdom of Heaven is not under an assault. The heavens are under an assault amongst the sons of God, but the Kingdom of Heaven is not assaulted. No one is using a battering ram against the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven. Neither do we see many violent people sitting in church. In fact it is rather hard to get a church that is full of people fired up for Jesus. Can Drakōn or Satanas seize heaven? Can they overthrow the Father or the Son? No. There is an innumerable heavenly host, at a ratio of two to one. There is no created being who can overthrow the Father or the Son. Can we humans seize heaven? Can we overtake it so that we can enter in on our own terms? No. Are we to make weapons to attempt to steal it from God as Nimrod did? How are we to seize it like a prize? The parenthetical explanation (from the AMP) tries to soften the idea that we do the seizing. But maybe we don’t. Instead the Greek says something different.
Matthew 11:12 G575 And from G1161 G3588 the G2250 days G* of John G3588 the G910 Baptist G2193 until G737 just now G3588 the G932 kingdom G3588 of the G3772 heavens G971 is forced, G2532 and G973 [2by assailants G726 1is snatched]. G1473
Matthew 11:12 G575 PREP απο G1161 CONJ δε G3588 T-GPF των G2250 N-GPF ημερων G2491 N-GSM ιωαννου G3588 T-GSM του G910 N-GSM βαπτιστου G2193 CONJ εως G737 ADV αρτι G3588 T-NSF η G932 N-NSF βασιλεια G3588 T-GPM των G3772 N-GPM ουρανων G971 [G5743] V-PPI-3S βιαζεται G2532 CONJ και G973 N-NPM βιασται G726 [G5719] V-PAI-3P αρπαζουσιν G846 P-ASF αυτην
https://studybible.info/LXX_WH/Matthew%2011
“But away from the day John the Baptizer until at this moment the Kingdom the Heaven uses force and one who uses force harpazo them”.
The word “them” is a third person pronoun, suggesting people, not a thing. According to Robinson’s Morphological Analysis Codes, 846 P-ASF is as follows: personal pronoun. It is in the accusative case. The number is singular and the gender is feminine. “Them” marks the verb harpazo. Harpazo is a V-PAI-3P, a present, active, indicative, third person, plural. Who are the “them” that the one who uses force is harpazo-ing? The Church, “them” who have repented and believe. The Church is always a “she”, feminine, and the bride of Christ.
The “it” 1473 P-GS is a pronoun, genitive case, and is singular. “It” marks the noun, Kingdom. Some Greek translators use 1473 as generally and as often as possible, while the LXX-WH is more specific in its pronoun form. The proper personal pronoun here is “them”.
There seems to be two different thoughts here. One is from the day that John started baptizing people until that time when Jesus was speaking, approximately six months, the Kingdom of Heaven uses force. If the Kingdom of Heaven is using force it is using force on the kingdom of Satanas. It is entering into Satanas’ kingdom, freeing captives by their own repentance and baptism. That is a heavenly assault on the prince of this world’s kingdom. The Kingdom of Heaven harpazo’s by force the dead in Christ who will rise first and the living who will join them in the air.
The second thought is that the one using force harpazo’s the repentant ones, who are now in a new age. “And one who uses force harpazo’s them.” This tells us that someone is snatching “them” away by force.
Either someone in the Kingdom of Heaven uses force to harpazo “them” or uses force to harpazo “it”, the Kingdom of Heaven. The Kingdom of Heaven is not harpazo’d. No one snatches away the Kingdom of Heaven. Who does the snatching in the Kingdom? Is it us or is it Jesus? We know from Paul’s writings that Jesus calls us and then we are harpazo’d. We humans cannot snatch up heaven, we cannot decide we are going there and push our way in without believing in Christ as our Lord and believing that he rose up on the third day. However we do have to fight for it. We have to fight for our faith every day. This is a weird statement to make in the middle of explaining John the Baptist. But there is more.
Where do the “them” get harpazo’d to? The Kingdom of Heaven, the subject of the statement. This is a bigger picture than we understand. The Kingdom of Heaven uses force and the one using force snatches away “them” into the Kingdom of Heaven. So the hidden understanding here is Jesus explaining the harpazo to his disciples early in his ministry. Jesus lays out the previous age and the new age, and when the new age expires.
Why was the Kingdom under force only for the last six months? John was out of school six months before Jesus. John was turning the place upside down, calling for people to repent. John was loosing people from sin with an injunction, repentance. What was fighting against the Kingdom of Heaven? The kingdom of Satanas. John was emptying out hell, so to speak. People were being baptized as to renewing their lives for the Lord so that when Jesus came their hearts would be prepared. For nearly four thousand years the majority of people were filling hades because they did not repent. There were hardly any passovers, there were not many celebrating the fall feasts, and most people believed that the Messiah was not coming. John prepared the way for the Lord for six months. The Kingdom of Heaven was invading the earth.
Matthew 11:13 G3956 For all G1063 G3588 the G4396 prophets G2532 and G3588 the G3551 law G2193 [2until G* 3John G4395 1prophesied].
“For all the Prophets and the Mosaic Law foretold until John”
Jesus explains that the Law and the Prophets are an “age” up to the time of John. All the things prophesied about the Messiah and the things written as Laws so that people could keep themselves sanctified were until John came to baptize. This is the change in the age that Jesus is mentioning.
Matthew 11:14 G2532 And G1487 if G2309 you want G1209 to receive, G1473 he G1510.2.3 is G* Elijah, G3588 the one G3195 being about G2064 to come.
“And whether desire receive he is Elijah the about to come”.
Again we have a slight variation in translation here.
Matthew 11:14 G2532 CONJ και G1487 COND ει G2309 [G5719] V-PAI-2P θελετε G1209 [G5664] V-ADN δεξασθαι G846 P-NSM αυτος G2076 [G5748] V-PXI-3S εστιν G2243 N-NSM ηλιας G3588 T-NSM ο G3195 [G5723] V-PAP-NSM μελλων G2064 [G5738] V-PNN ερχεσθα
“And whether desire receive them he is Elijah the about to come”.
Who is the “them”? The Law and the Prophets. Jesus says that if you wish or desire to accept the Law and the Prophets then Elijah is about to come. Jesus is encompassing the age that he just mentioned. The prior age is the Law and the Prophets. The new age is from the time that John started calling for repentance and baptizing people. During that age someone will use force to harpazo “them”. The conclusion of the new age is Elijah and Enoch coming to earth.
What did Malachi say?
Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. [Matt. 11:14; 17:10-13.]
6 And he shall turn and reconcile the hearts of the [estranged] fathers to the [ungodly] children, and the hearts of the [rebellious] children to [the piety of] their fathers [a reconciliation produced by repentance of the ungodly], lest I come and smite the land with a curse and a ban of utter destruction. [Luke 1:17.]
The Amplified Bible. (1987). (Mal 4:5–6). La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
Elijah and Enoch will come to earth when the saints are harpazo’d. They will be on the earth for three and one half years, and then they will be called up to heaven to join the saints during the coronation of Jesus. If we put these ideas together we see a bigger picture. Before John the Baptist came there was the Law and the Prophets. At the time that Jesus is speaking, the prior six months, the Kingdom of Heaven uses force and the one who uses force harpazos them. If one accepts the Law and the Prophets that one understands that Elijah is going to come before the Day of the Lord.
“But away from the day John the Baptizer until at this moment the Kingdom the Heaven uses force and one who uses force harpazo them. For all the Prophets and the Mosaic Law foretold until John. And whether desire receive them he is Elijah the about to come”.
Jesus gave everyone the plan for the next two thousand years. Humans mixed it up, but this is the plan. At this time we are awaiting the harpazo. On that day Elijah and Enoch will come down to earth. This is the age that we are in. The age will change when the redeemed are harpazo’d. John prepared the way for people to accept Jesus. He told people that Jesus was the Messiah
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Jesus said many will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Many may love their soul life on the earth. Many may not care about the solid foundation. Many may disregard truth to appease followers and donors. Many may not want to serve Jesus. Many may not care about being honored by the Father in His kingdom. Many may not care to invade the earth with the kingdom of heaven. Jesus told the Pharisees that they were hypocrites because they were locking up the kingdom of heaven in front of men.
Matthew 23:14 G3759 Woe G1473 to you G1122 scribes G2532 and G* Pharisees, G5273 hypocrites, G3754 for G2808 you lock G3588 the G932 kingdom G3588 of the G3772 heavens G1715 before G3588 G444 men; G1473 for you G1063 G3756 do not G1525 enter in, G3761 nor G3588 the ones G1525 entering G863 do you allow G1525 to enter.
Matthew 23:13 G3759 INJ ουαι G1161 CONJ δε G5213 P-2DP υμιν G1122 N-VPM γραμματεις G2532 CONJ και G5330 N-VPM φαρισαιοι G5273 N-VPM υποκριται G3754 CONJ οτι G2808 [G5719] V-PAI-2P κλειετε G3588 T-ASF την G932 N-ASF βασιλειαν G3588 T-GPM των G3772 N-GPM ουρανων G1715 PREP εμπροσθεν G3588 T-GPM των G444 N-GPM ανθρωπων G5210 P-2NP υμεις G1063 CONJ γαρ G3756 PRT-N ουκ G1525 [G5736] V-PNI-2P εισερχεσθε G3761 ADV ουδε G3588 T-APM τους G1525 [G5740] V-PNP-APM εισερχομενους G863 [G5719] V-PAI-2P αφιετε G1525 [G5629] V-2AAN εισελθειν
“Woe but to you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites that shut up the kingdom the heaven in front of the manfaced you for not go in but not the go in release go in.”
The Pharisees were hypocrites, actors, or pretenders. They were not interested in the kingdom of heaven, they were interested in riches on the earth. They were pretending to be concerned religious leaders. They were not. They locked the kingdom of heaven in front of men so they would not enter. They themselves were not going to enter in and they would not release others to enter in. There are a lot of religious leaders standing in front of the door of the kingdom of heaven and locking it while we stand outside wondering how the new math equates Friday afternoon to Sunday morning as three days and three nights.
If we are serving Jesus we have to know him. No servant walks into a household and does whatever the servant wants. The servant does what the owner wants. At each point in the day the servant asks the owner the question as how the servant should proceed. We are to hear and do whatever Jesus says. We are to use the gifts of the Spirit in cooperation with Jesus, not apart from him. Those who attempt to serve Jesus with their own designs will be one of the many, not entering the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of heaven is violently entering earth and Jesus is leading the charge. We are either with him or on our own. Without fear of offending people with truth, we are to hear and do, then we will be honored by the Heavenly Father.
