Had they possessed the faith only to cry to Messiah about their blindness, He was therewith power and willingness to heal them. Say, I'm an unprofitable servant. It is the ever perfect man, Christ Jesus, with unwavering confidence committing His spirit into His Father's keeping. Even so, you too, when you have done everything you were ordered to do, say, 'We are unworthy servants. They asked when the kingdom of God should come, forming a notion of it as a temporal kingdom, which should advance the Jewish nation above the nations of the earth. Hotels used to have rules like : no more than 5 men in one bed. If poor dying man felt it somewhat, the Lord made flesh, the God-man, entered into it in spirit the more because He was God, though man. Not to be looking for glory, not to be looking for thanks, not to be looking for pats on the back.They tell me that I'm a difficult one to work for. The opportunity of just growing in our walk and in our fellowship. The weeping in John is in the presence of death, which had touched Lazarus. If the original had said "bottles" who in their right mind would deliberately pull "wineskins" out of their hat to ostensibly update and make that more intelligible in an era when bottles had long since replaced all of the old fashioned wineskins? For more information on the Goat and Sheep Judgment, please read, When and where does the Goat and Sheep judgment occur? This is also called the Judgment of the Nations. The 36th verse Luke 17:36 is, without doubt, an interpolation; see the margin. The Christian standard takes the Rabbinic standard, doubles it and adds one; but it is not a matter of calculation. And there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars. In the Gospel of John where the person of Jesus shines so conspicuously, the Holy Ghost is set forth personally, with equal distinctness at least, in Luke 14:1-35; Luke 16:1-31. One will be taken and the other will be left. ), And they crucified Jesus between two malefactors the one on the right hand, and the other on the left and Jesus says, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." Who that believes and understands the cross could dream longer of man's worthiness? There was a time in our lives when a week's neglect would have killed us. But the Lord turns the sifting, and even the downfall of the saint to ultimate and great blessing not for that soul only but for others. It will be in the days of Lot. So to interpret the aetos, which is eagles, as vultures is wrong, but yet, those who make the first interpretation are always translating aetos, as vultures. It will then be too late for people to do anything to save themselves. The point of these examples is that when Jesus returns He will separate people, even those who are intimate companions. Accordingly our Saviour, at the mount of Olives, (ver. We saw on the mount of transfiguration that there is a blessedness beyond that of the kingdom, where government is not in question. For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?" This is also characteristic of Christians. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be ), Then, as He entered Jericho, Zaccheus, the chief of the tax-gatherers, was mightily stirred with the desire to see this wondrous man, the Son of man. (b) It then came to mean any stumbling-block placed in a man's way to trip him up. I wonder if the "two people" really represent our bi-polar nature? THE RARITY OF GRATITUDE ( Luke 17:11-19 ), 17:11-19 When Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem, he was going along between Samaria and Galilee; and, as he entered a village, ten lepers, who stood far off, met him. But will you not rather say unto him, Prepare my supper, gird yourself, and serve me, until I have eaten and drunken; and afterward you can eat and drink? (Ver. The NASB simply translates the word as two. For--look you--the kingdom of God is within you. Nothing can be simpler. Nothing of the sort was uttered, but "Lord, remember me." Yes! ( Luke 17:1 ). Just taking advantage of you. We cannot know that time; we dare not speculate about it. Nor is this out of keeping with the tenor of Luke's Gospel, as, indeed, it is only here that we have the story at all. For, as the flashing lightning lights up the sky from one side to another, so shall be the Son of Man in his day. The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon that makes us question even the most mundane memories from the past. In Luke 22:1-71 we see our Lord with the disciples not now as a prophet, but about to become a sacrifice meanwhile giving them the sweetest pledge of His love. it's . The utmost which can or ought to be allowed is, that if the context so required, it might bear the translation (a paraphrase rather) of coming nigh; but this case demands the very reverse. Thus Jesus sets forth the Only way in which He can be rightly known, or that can be confided in. Against the holy servant Jesus whom God had anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathering together; but was it not to do whatsoever God's hand and God's counsel determined before to be done? He received salvation. My attitude after I come in from serving the Lord, and the Lord gives me another task to do, and I'm so tired I feel oh I can't move. The kingdom of God was not designed to be the glory of one people only, but to give light to the Gentiles; for as the lightning that lightens out of one part under heaven, and shines all on a sudden irresistibly to the other part under heaven, so shall also the Son of man be in his day." If you recall these verses being different that's cool. For me, I have never known them to be different and I do remember these verses because I too noticed that in modern term people would interpret them differently. It tells us to forgive seven times. It is a false chimera of the enemy. I didn't know mustard seeds had faith. There was as yet no such privilege known as a purged worshipper having no more conscience of sins. Further, we have a remarkable difference in the rewards here. It was about to come morally; for Luke holds to that great principle the kingdom of God was about to be established in what you may call the Christian system. That is to say, the kingdom of God works in men's hearts; it is to produce not new things, but new people. When shall we see this long-looked-for kingdom?". LAWS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE ( Luke 17:1-10 ). The fact is notorious, that Jerusalem has been in the hands of many masters who have dealt hardly with the Jews. Many slang terms have changed within my life. 17:1-10 Jesus said to his disciples, "It is impossible that snares to sin should not arise; but woe to him through whom they do arise! Gods great intervention in human affairs will affect people worldwide. Immediately after (and, if I mistake not, expressly put in close conjunction with this) is the parable of the nobleman who goes into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. Now, had the story of the blind man healed at Jericho been left for its historical place, it would have cut the thread of these two circumstances. Another cup was before Him. [4.] The kingdom of God will not change men's outward condition, but their hearts and lives. Wherever the wicked are, who are marked for perdition, they shall be found out by the judgments of God; as wherever a dead carcase is, the birds of prey will smell it out, and make a prey of it. ._1QwShihKKlyRXyQSlqYaWW{height:16px;width:16px;vertical-align:bottom}._2X6EB3ZhEeXCh1eIVA64XM{margin-left:3px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;padding:0 4px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;margin-left:0;padding:0 4px}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:14px;padding:0 4px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH,._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{display:inline-block;height:16px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-body);border-radius:50%;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;width:16px}._2cvySYWkqJfynvXFOpNc5L{height:10px;width:10px}.aJrgrewN9C8x1Fusdx4hh{padding:2px 8px}._1wj6zoMi6hRP5YhJ8nXWXE{font-size:14px;padding:7px 12px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y{border-radius:20px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:hover{opacity:.85}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:active{transform:scale(.95)} According to Cleveland Health, the Mandela Effect is when a group of people misremember an event or detail that never occurred or Copyright Like The Master Ministries. Press J to jump to the feed. And they shall say unto you, Look it's here; look it's there: now don't go after them, or follow them. WebLuke 17:34 | New Living Translation (NLT) [ 34 ] That night two people will be asleep in one bed; one will be taken, the other left. There is but one way that can be trusted in which we can know Jesus. He is religious, but such religion is the most damning thing about him. Faith is a gift of God. Henceforth it was not a question of a living, Messiah on the earth, but of Him that was dead and risen, now seen by faith in the word of God. In fact that's actually the kind of "daily bread" the Lord's Prayer refers to. If some run on heedless and headlong into destruction, that shall be no prejudice to the salvation of those that believe. We are to be firm against ourselves; we are to be firm for our brethren, even where they touch ourselves. It will be the same on the day on which the Son of Man is revealed. And as they went they were cleansed. May the Lord be pleased to bless His own word, and to grant that those who love Him and it may approach the scripture with still more confidence! Christ was going away to heaven to receive the kingdom from God there not about to take it from man now and in this world. The gospel is preached, it is confirmed by miracles, it is embraced by multitudes, so that it is in your nation, though not in your hearts." The Greek may mean two things. After this we hear the murmuring Pharisees rebuked, who would have had the disciples rebuked for their song: if they had not sung it, the stones must have cried out; and the Lord vindicates the blameless (Ver. If Jesus were not God, He was not good. It is intelligible that those who know should judge; not so, as it appears to me, that people should take the place of judging who confessedly do not know. He was what men call a just and good man, yet a chief tax-gatherer and a wealthy one, though they be hard things to put together. This most fitly has its place in Matthew, spite (yea, because of) His rejection. (Wasn't it two people or a couple implying a man and a woman He goes boldly to Pilate, and begs the body of Jesus, Which, being obtained, is worthily laid in the rock-hewn sepulchre, wherein never had man beenlaid. For what was in that cup? Here the Lord does not say, "Make disciples of all the Gentiles, baptizing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you." He so counted on His grace, that no doubt or question remained, and he asks to be remembered by Jesus at His advent, ascribing the kingdom to Him who was hanging on the cross. Noah was a preacher of righteousness to the old world so was Lot to the Sodomites. Hence he lets nothing stand in the way. Here there is no cry to God in the sense of being forsaken, when His soul was made an offering for sin. Faith invariably discovers the way to give glory to God. The wrath of God. Surely, Lord, You ought to bless me now. This is the necessary moral order of God. LOL, As for grinding, same thing. But along with this we have also prayer (Luke 18:1-43), not merely as suitable to a soul's need, and in connection with the word of God received from Jesus, which we have seen in Luke 11:1-54. For us it is the question of what God tells us in His word of the sufferings of Christ not whether we understand all He says about them. And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together ( Luke 17:33-37 ). Luke 17:22-37 speak of the Second Coming of Jesus. They were to be preached to all the nations, beginning with Jerusalem. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Consequently its ultimate bearing is in connection with the tribulation of the last days. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. There He simply said day that the Son of Man. The term Son of Man is a reference to Himself. Intimacy with a good person does not necessarily guarantee our own salvation. It was better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he was cast into the sea, than he should offend one of these little ones ( Luke 17:2 ). We are not quite sure what Jesus went on to say. I don't think so. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} (Verses Luke 24:13-29. And Jesus said unless you become as a little child you won't be able to come in to the kingdom of Heaven. The power that belongs to and comes out from God is but a small thing, in comparison with the knowledge of God Himself. Was it a fitting time for speaking of himself? "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.". If seven times he does some rotten deed and then quickly says, "Oh, I repent, I repent," and yet, if he repents seven times the same day, I'm to forgive him. By Good It is therefore infinitely more personal, though it be also the wondrous sight of One who, coming, with the consciousness of divine power to banish death and bring life into the scene, yet in grace nevertheless did not one whit the less, but the more, feel the power of death as no mere man ever felt, yet as none but a real man could feel. "Glory in the highest" is the result, not the introduction; and instead of "peace on earth," (which will, no doubt, be the fruit by and by, as it is according to God's mind, the anticipation from the beginning,) the disciples meanwhile and most appropriately, sing, "Peace in heaven." . Turning to his disciples, Jesus added that one day he would be taken from them. The Mandela Effect refers to a situation in which a large mass of people believes that an event occurred when it did not. This one stresses the distant future and the Second Coming. Darth Vader famously says, Luke, I am your father, in Star Wars: Episode VThe Empire Strikes Back. It peculiarly fell within the domain of Luke. As for the world, careless indifference and enjoyment of present things will characterise the future as the past; but they will be surprised by the Lord in the midst of heedless folly. "Art thou the Christ?" As a matter of human righteousness it was well; it was the proof that Zaccheus exercised himself as a man to have a conscience void offence in his own way. Go show yourself to the priest." Most assuredly there never was a soul saved but the work was done for him done alone by Jesus He alone suffering, the sinner saved. Oh it is a truth for us to treasure in our hearts His weeping in divine grace over guilty Jerusalem, forsaking its own mercies, rejecting its own Saviour the Lord God. That it ought to be the care of his disciples and followers to distinguish themselves from the unbelieving Jews in that day, and, leaving them, their city and country, to themselves, to flee at the signal given, according to the direction that should be given. (Ver. Joseph of Arimathea was a man that had waited for the kingdom of God for some time, a good man and just, and a real believer, though he had shrunk from open confession of the Lord Jesus; but now, when fear might naturally have more than ever operated to keep him back, grace made him bold. Look as far back as the old world, when all flesh had corrupted their way, and the earth was filled with violence. Take heed to yourself if your brother trespass against thee. "The children of this world [age] marry, and are given in marriage; but they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world [age], and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage, neither can they die any more; for they are equal unto the angels." The word "men" is not in the text, it is only, "there shall be two in one bed"; and may as well be understood of a man and his wife, since it is not so usual for two men to lie in one bed; and this the rather more strongly expresses the distinguishing providence of God in saving one, and suffering the other to be taken and lost: the words may be rendered, "there shall be two upon one couch": that is, sitting together at supper, which was also in the night season: it was the custom of the ancients to sit upon beds, or couches, at meals; and they had a bed, or couch, which held two persons only, and was called Biclinium h: and so this likewise intimates, that the destruction of the Jews would be at a time when they were thoughtless of it, and were eating and drinking, as in the days of Noah and of Lot, Luke 17:27. He would erect no barricade of miracles to shelter Himself. Or is not the sense of His sorrow to fill the heart in presence of this ineffable love, which endured all things for the elect's sake? The sense of His rejection and His approaching death not only pressed on the Saviour's spirit, but more or less also affects the disciples, who were under the pressure especially of what was done by men. But now all was to change; and the disciple must be as his Master. I wish I could, I wish I did, but I don't. WebNumerous other collective confusions in popular culture are referred to as examples of the Mandela Effect.For example, many misremember Darth Vaders famous line in the Empire Strikes Back as Luke, I am your father, though he actually says, No, I am your father.. The best thanks we can give him is to try to deserve his goodness and his mercy a little better. The design of the setting up of Christ's kingdom was not to make one nation great, but to make all nations good--some, at least, of all nations; and this point shall be gained, though the nations rage, and the kings of the earth set themselves with all their might against it. But in this Gospel the last words are of One who, whatever the forsaking of God for sin, was perfectly tranquil, and peacefully committed Himself to His Father. In the resurrection state there will be no such relations. We have, further, the moral condition of man illustrated in two ways a broken spirit with little light but a real sense of sin, and another soul satisfied with itself in the presence of God. "Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.". And it came to pass, as they went, they were cleansed ( Luke 17:13-14 ). Teachers will be removed into corners, and solemn assemblies scattered. 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