N.Testament & Prophecy Advanced CU Study, verses paraphrased [ ] references { } thots
• Philippians 3:15-21 Matthew 21:33-46 and ACTS 21:1-25 separately
☀️ Philippians 3:15-21
15 - Let those of us who are mature remember these things.
{It’s not easy to stay anchored in the solid, onward Truth. There are many distractions, many doctrines, teachings and attitudes. But! 2Tim.3:16 says “all scripture is for training”. Training for what? Do we want to miss it.. be a trainee later? When we could’ve served during the Lord’s long (glorious, at times dramatic) second advent.. also somewhat during this life if possible. (“All scripture” is one of the times the word all wasn’t changed to all things.) What if that advent is a longer, full scope version of his first so brief one? Isn’t that more logical? Sure, initial conditions during GWT judgment ‘day’ for some (few?) may be as portrayed in the rich man and Lazarus parable, and the outside of the vision narrative of Revelation 22 ..as inner conditions, tongue parched for the water of life, gnashing of teeth.. Why not? Progresses to weeping, beating self up with many stripes.. But Jesus “will draw all” Jn.12:32, even the Hitlers, the Idi Ahmins, serial killers, child sex traffickers... But logically, they won’t get off easy. Not by a long shot. Can we imagine eventually, and for a long time, the totally. gut. wrenching. remorse?? Which is exactly how it should be. And does anything work upon the heart as well as heartfelt remorse?
So how do we stay on course? The course set by God our Father? Should we wash our minds with the words of the world? Do we think the world cannot put on sheep’s clothing, and speak out of both sides of its mouth? Speaking like the wolf out of one side seems to be overlooked..
What is the “washing of the word”? Some believers scoff at that idea.. so be it. Won’t last forever. ..Paul says hang onto what you learned, the message of and about Christ.}
If in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal it to you. 16 Only let us hold true to what we have attained.
17 Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me (Paul) and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. 18 For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their end is ruin, their god is their passions and they take pride in their shame. Their minds are set on the world. 20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior. The Lord Jesus, 21 who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him to subject all to himself. [Pas - all, in this verse and many others, is usually changed to read “all things”.]
🌙 Matthew 21:33-46
33 - “Listen to another parable,” Jesus said. “There was a master/mister of a house who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a winepress, and built a tower. Then he leased it to caretaker tenants, and went to a faraway land. 34 And when the season for fruit drew near, he sent messengers to the tenants to get his share of the profits.
35 But the tenants took his messengers and beat one, killed another, and stoned yet another. 36 A little later he sent other messengers, more than the first. But they did the same thing. 37 Finally he sent his son, saying, ‘They’ll respect my son!’ 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and we’ll keep this inheritance.’ 39 So they took him, threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 So when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
41 The leaders (Pharisees, and chief priests) said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable end! And will let out the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him the profits in their season.”
42 And he said, “Have you never read in the Scriptures - ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the chief stone. This was the LORD’s doing, and it’s marvelous in our eyes’?
43 Therefore I’m telling you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a people producing its fruits. 44 And whoever falls upon this stone will be broken, but when it falls upon someone, it will crush them.” {70 CE. judgment, cause and effect, the shield of God’s Presence having faded.}
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. 46 And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet. {Afraid the crowd would stone them, Lk.20:6. They had powerful seats, and sought to retain those seats, but they couldn’t get too out of hand/iron fisted. Why Jesus’ arrest would be under cover of night and away from the crowds that gathered around him.}
Tomorrows verses, 04/17
Philippians 4:1-7 Matthew 22:1-10
Start the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)
Jesus said he “will draw all” Jn.12:32.
have a great day! ☀️🕊️
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