Oct 15, 2022
EZEKIEL 8-9:
Terrible destruction is prophesied against
Judah and Jerusalem. The trumpet will sound the battle call, but no
one will get ready, because they are under God’s wrath.
SONG OF SOLOMON 5:
Yesterday the young man extolled the perfection
of his bride.
MATTHEW
25b:
Yesterday in Matthew 25, we heard two parables that speak about
being ready for Christ’s return. Something that is repeated in the
parables on this topic is that, “outside there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.” Jesus is by those words teaching an important
idea: That the punishment in hell will be conscious punishment
(shown by the weeping), and it will be painful (as shown by the
gnashing of teeth).
NLT Translation notes:
Mat.
25:14 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story
of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and
entrusted [them to do business with//0] his money [0//to them]
while he was gone.
21
“The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good
and
faithful servant. You
have been faithful in handling this small
amount, so now I will give you many more
responsibilities. [Come! Celebrate together with me!//Let’s
celebrate together!]’
23
ending same as at the end of 21.
25 I
was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it [a hole in the
ground//in the earth]. Look, here is your money
back.’
45
“And [I/he] will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to
help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing
to help me.’
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