05-03 - Titus-2 Mt-25

N.Testament & Prophecy Advanced CU Study, verses paraphrased  [ ] references { } thots

 • Titus 2:1-8  Matthew 25:14-23

            ☀️ A.M. Titus 2:1-8

1 - As for you, Titus, teach what accords with sound [hugiainó - reasonable, sound, pure, healthy, uncorrupted] teaching. 2 Older men should be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, and steadfast [hugiainó] in the faith, with love and stability.

     3 Older women likewise should be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to wine. They should teach what’s good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, virtuous, keeping a home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands - that the word of God not be insulted. 6 And urge the younger men to be self-controlled and sober minded [sóphroneó - to be of sound mind, self-controlled, sober-minded].

     7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, 8 and sound words that can’t be condemned, so those who contradict may be convinced and turn, and have nothing evil to say about us.

            🌙 P.M. Matthew 25:14-23

(Jesus continues answering the disciple’s eschatological questions.) 14 - “That day, is like a man who is going on a journey. He calls his managers and entrusts to them his property. 15 To one he gives five talents/coins, to another two coins, and to another one. He gives to each one according to their ability [dynamis - ability, strength, abundance, power, might, ability]. Then he went away on his journey.

     16 The one who had received the five coins, traded with them, and made five more. 17 So also the one who had the two coins and made two more. 18 But the one who had received but one coin went and dug a hole in the ground and hid the master's money.

    19 Now after a long while, the master of those servants returned and settled accounts. 20 The one who had received the five coins came forward, bringing five more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five coins, here, I’ve made you five more.’ 21 The master said, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You’ve been faithful over a little, now I’ll set you over much. Enter {Mt.25:1-13} into the joy of your Lord!’ 22 And also the one who had the two coins came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two coins, and here, I have made two more.’ 23 And the master said, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You’ve been faithful over a little, now I set you over much. Enter, into the joy of your Lord!’”

           

Tomorrows verses, 05/04

Titus 2:9-15  Matthew 25:24-33  Rev. 21:10-22

Start/End 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! ☀️🕊️

Eschatological Musings

 It takes a while I think, to realize there are ‘locks’ on the Revelation vision. The actual vision begins of course, at 6:1-2 — but HOW the elements of the years of our Lord (CE) are described, veil what they are and confuse much of the vision. For the “seals” are described at the very beginning of the vision, as a blend of their first - aNd - very last effects. Number 4 for example began in WW1. Number 6 is the long sword given to number 2. Its first occurrence, pinpointing an office, is also verse 13:13.

    How so? Because the vision is told 3 times: 6:1-2 to 11:19; ch.12 wiTh Mt.23:39; and 13:1 to 19:11.

    The THREE tellings rejoin at the sounding of the 7th trumpet (which is the finality, the 7 bowls or vials/results).

     Look at seal 6, and then 7:1,3! This is where we still are, until there’s a whammy of a crises to consolidate the adversary/accelerant’s power, aka, world dominion via human agents. 

    After which crises, THE OFFICE that was enabled by the WORLD’s “false prophet” a forecasting miracle maker, to carry out 13:13, will lawlessly step into the prime seat of the many headed geopolitical beast.. Which as beasts, $ity Babble rode to the summit of all 7 hills/continents.. but alas what will happen when the huge beast rides her?? Finally will achieve Rev.17:12,16. (Via a ‘dove’ and vulture collusion?)

     Two eschatological (opposite siren) calls? MT.13:30 as Rev.16:14-15-16, and/or Mt.25:1-13. I almost forgot! Rev.20 is told like describing the crests of waves and not much of the in between. Rev.22 has narrative that is spoken outside of the vision, which parallels the rich man and Lazarus parable.. dark night of the soul.. but “aion” and “aionion” are not ‘forever’..

     Dark forces are ever working to make their wave crest..

     The place of all safety of course - Ps.91. Rev.16:14-15-16 concludes as Isaiah 24:20/Rev.10:4, the effects global so the siren call is division, and its dark fruit. But ultimately of course - two millennia later - is the fiery “palin/again-genesis” of Rev.21:5 (“pas”/all) and 2Pet.3:12-13 (3rd & last fiery lake mention) and then! — Is.11:7!

🕊️ “all peace and good will” (🤷🏼‍♀️that’s the closing that came to mind..)