Luke alone tells how graciously He noticed their perseverance with Himself in His temptations. You can't live your life without having stumbling stones placed in your path, but woe to the person who put the stumbling stone there. Thus there is no exaggerated description. Every one must be given his first invitation to sin, his first push along the wrong way. Does two men in the field, one taken and one left refer to the rapture? At the same time man, having a bad conscience and a depraved heart, slights God's word as well as kingdom, and looks for that which would please himself by gratifying his feelings, mind, or even lower nature. As for this cup, they were to take it, and divide it among themselves. Let him not regard his stuff at such a time, when it will be next to a miracle of mercy if he have his life given him for a prey. what a pattern! They will continue secure, will go on in their neglect and opposition of Christ and his gospel, till all the Christians are withdrawn from among them and gone to the place of refuge. Memories are complex and influenced by various factors. But the way in which he glorified God was not by merely ascribing the blessing to God. It was not the Lord's Supper; but Jesus made use of that act of breaking the bread significantly, which the Lord's Supper brings before us continually. 32 Remember Lot's wife. A similar truth appears also later on in the case of the converted thief. Depend upon it, we cannot be too stringent in maintaining, the importance both of the resurrection, and of the immediate blessedness or misery of the soul separate from the body before the resurrection. of prayer at all times "that men ought always to pray, and not to faint." On the subject of these verses see Matthew 24:40-41. Hence our Lord expounds to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. Bless now, Lord, and may we grow in grace and in our knowledge of You. On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back. He was the very embodiment of the kingdom, and they did not recognize him. Remember Lot's wife! Matthew and Mark tell us the sad truth that, when He needed the disciples most, they all forsook Him and fled. People usually quote The Wizard of Oz as Toto, were not in Kansas anymore.. 36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. He that was fearful and unbelieving, on the contrary, has his mina taken from him. Thus says the LORD, Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me . How it had been with sinners formerly, and in what posture the judgments of God, of which they had been fairly warned, did at length find them. But now he does more: he add to his faith virtue. We have done what it was our duty to do.'". ._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa{margin-top:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._3EpRuHW1VpLFcj-lugsvP_{color:inherit}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa svg._31U86fGhtxsxdGmOUf3KOM{color:inherit;fill:inherit;padding-right:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._2mk9m3mkUAeEGtGQLNCVsJ{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;color:inherit} On the other hand, in the midst of any answers that God may vouchsafe, and of all service rendered to Him, the admonitory word is added that when we have done all things not when we have failed we are unprofitable servants. ._1sDtEhccxFpHDn2RUhxmSq{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-flow:row nowrap;flex-flow:row nowrap}._1d4NeAxWOiy0JPz7aXRI64{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}.icon._3tMM22A0evCEmrIk-8z4zO{margin:-2px 8px 0 0} Who fails to see it, or would harbour a doubt, that knows who Jesus was, and what the glory of His person? I do not believe that God's judgment will come upon the earth until the church is taken out. The judgment of God is an individual judgment. I don't know of a single instance where God forgave a person without repentance. And if he repents forgive him. Sleeping with someone having a sexual connotation is a modern invention. de Lectis Veter. When's the kingdom of God gonna come? Thank you, Lord, I needed that. Oh well. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Perhaps Jesus intended the fact that one separation takes place at night and the other during daytime to reinforce the fact that He could return at either time. Its desolation He predicts, and destruction, because the time of its visitation was unknown. This, at least, was quite right, and like the God of all grace. There are those who interpret this as the person who is taken is the one in, who is in trouble, because he is taken to the judgment. Of course, whenever He returns some people on earth will be sleeping and others will be awake. Hence He says, "Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer." . I was not aware until I read this post that grind was completely sexual now. Which of these refers to the saved, which to the unsaved? Not that I allow it any more in Matthew. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all ( Luke 17:25-29 ). Every Scripture is inspired of God, and is profitable yea, able to make us "wise unto salvation through faith that is in Christ Jesus." He came down to associate with the poorest and feeblest on earth. These offenses, as people challenge your faith, as people ridicule you for your walk with Jesus Christ, it's gonna happen. Yet the day often comes when an aged parent is a nuisance; and many young people are unwilling to repay the debt they owe. 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. But here the Saviour is viewed in His absolute dependence and trust in Him, whom He had set before Him, as in life always, so with equal affiance of heart in death. There were years when we were dependent on our parents for literally everything. To me it is a grievous thing, this denial practically of a large part of the sufferings of Christ. Now doesn't say they were cleansed immediately, but as they went they were cleansed. . 33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. He who on the cross tasted, for expiation, the unutterable woe of which Matthew and Mark speak, is the same Jesus who, Luke tells us, never wavered for a moment, not merely in His obedience, but in unreserved confidence in God; and the expression of this, not of atonement, I read in the precious words, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." But if they do repent, then you . At first, indeed, you will have wonderful success" (so they had, when thousands were added to the church in a day); "but do not think it will be always so; no, you will be persecuted and scattered, silenced and imprisoned, so that you will not have opportunities of preaching the gospel without fear, as you now have; people will grow cool to it, when they have enjoyed it awhile, so that you will not see such harvests of souls gathered in to Christ afterwards as at first, nor such multitudes flocking to him as doves to their windows." To seek to put a stumbling stone or a block in their faith of Jesus Christ.Jesus said much the same thing at another occasion in which He took a little child and was using a child for an example. The same can be said of all religious texts, cults, governments, militaries, and so on and so forth. Quite often these scholarly theologians accuse me of preaching a simplistic gospel. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 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. It is described in Matthew 25:31-46. There is much vagueness in minds as to this merging all in the atonement, to the great detriment of their distinctness even in holding the atonement itself. Mark notices it as the service of faith and so brings it into his Gospel of service. There was honesty in these hearts; but what ignorance! But that is not a true translation of the Greek aetos, which is eagles. In the old days, people actually went to sleep when they were in bed! And Lord, we would with Your disciples pray, increase our faith. The Mandela Effect is defined as a commonly held false memory. Luke 17:34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. The unstated reason is implicit, namely, to judge some and not the others. These are events that will take place after the Second Coming of Christ. (Verses Luke 18:18-25.). This is not the theme predicted by prophets, but a glory which the person of Jesus alone can account for, and His grace alone introduce to. A common misfortune had broken down the racial and national barriers. All His acquaintances and the women are seen in their sorrow not vain surely not; but still they stood far off: (VersesLuke 23:46-49; Luke 23:46-49. Be assured that we know but in part, and have much to learn, especially of that which does not touch our own immediate necessities; but there is one thing we are always responsible for and that is, to submit to God, to believe Him, even though we enter very little into the depths of all that He has written for us of Jesus. We cannot know that time; we dare not speculate about it. The answer is proverbial, and may be explained so as to answer each side of the question: Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together. In Matthew the point appears to be the rejection of Jerusalem, the rejecter, because of its Messiah, the discipular remnant starting from the mountain in Galilee; and the presence of the Lord being guaranteed till the end of the age, when other changes come. Our Lord is next (ver. The Spirit is withdrawn from them; they see not their signs; the angel comes not down to stir the waters; there is a great stupidity among the children of men, and a great lukewarmness among the children of God; then they shall wish to see such victorious triumphant days of the Son of man as they have sometimes seen, when he has ridden forth with his bow and his crown, conquering and to conquer, but they will not see them. where are the nine? Comes back again before the priest, and he looks over him again, and there's no new eruptions or blotches then the man is proclaimed cleaned by the priest. And so, that same hour, we see the disciples returning to Jerusalem, and finding the eleven there, who say, "The Lord hath risen, and appeared unto Simon." The priest kills the dove, pours the blood in water basin, he takes the other dove and dips it in this bloody water and turns it free. The word of God here the Old Testament interpreted by Jesus is the most valuable means for ascertaining the mind of God. ._1x9diBHPBP-hL1JiwUwJ5J{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:#ff585b;padding-left:3px;padding-right:24px}._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4{height:16px;padding-right:4px;vertical-align:top}.icon._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5{height:20px;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:8px}.QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{height:18px;padding-right:8px;vertical-align:top}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 .QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)} Further, we know that just as Matthew, for his design, so he displaces facts historically for the purpose of giving a more forcible moral picture of the truth in hand. Each of them falls into the trap which they had made for Him. And as they went they were cleansed. Luke 17:34 (NASB), I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. In Luke the same thing, occurs here, as we said applied to His account of the sermon on the mount. ._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4{width:100%}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA{display:none}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA,._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:block}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:none} He had come to do His will, and had done it in the face of growing scorn and rejection; and God had not guarded Him from the murderous hate of man, but contrariwise, delivered Him into their hands, greater things being in counsel and accomplishment than if He had been received. It is man giving up himself as altogether bad, man resting upon God as altogether good to the bad, and both proved in the remission of sins by Jesus, whom man, Jew and Gentile, crucified and slew. He is to go to the priest and he's to show himself to the priest to examine him. It is absent in the best ancient Greek manuscripts. Luke 19:39-40. Therefore, the convicted publican is found outside, beating his breast, and standing at a distance, not so much as looking up. Now, if at any time a person needs comfort and help is when they're sick and they're weak and they're down. There is another truth necessary to be known and proved, His real resurrection, who stood in the midst of them with a "Peace to you;" not without His death, but founded on it, and thus declared. He alone of the two judged things according to his little light. In those days, it wasn't uncommon for people to share a bed, married or not, same sex or not. He received salvation. One is taken, where Lord? Luke 17:22-37 speak of the Second Coming of Jesus. It is always thus in grace. Here is Matthew 24:37-39. Noah entered into the ark, and there he was safe; Lot went out of Sodom, and so went out of harm's way. The final scene comes on apace; and not more surely, according to the word of Christ, the murderous malice of the priests, than the energy of Peter, so fatal, to himself, who could not face the difficulty into which his self-confidence carried him. They proclaim that Luke 17:34-35 said two people would be in the same bed, not two men. Web( Luke 17:1 ) You can't live your life unscathed. But here we have another scene, His weeping over that very city that was about to cast Him out and crucify Him. The reason is that making a "bed" was a pain in the ass and people, esp poor people, just need a place to sleep. But Jesus, the green tree(where there was all the vigour of holy ways and obedience), was far from honour, and now on His way to the cross. God does not leave man without witness. Luke 12:35-48; Luke 14:7-24; Luke 21:5-33). He's gonna take one of these big ole millstones, and I've seen them the size of the pulpit here, tie it around the guy's neck and toss him in the Sea of Galilee. The kingdom of God will not change men's outward condition, but their hearts and lives. Why not lament for themselves; for in truth there were days of sorrow coming, when they should say, "Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare; and the paps that never gave suck." And those that would try to rob a child of that pure, simplistic faith in Jesus. 1. ", He said to his disciples, "Days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man and you will not see it. The truth is, that our English version, excellent as it is, goes a little beyond the word of Luke; for our evangelist does not say "When he was come nigh unto Jericho," but "when he was nigh." 176-91, for a discussion of the differences in the biblical descriptions of the Rapture and the Second Coming, which argue for a pretribulation Rapture.]. That simply meant that a thing would happen when the necessary conditions were fulfilled. when it is not there. Two great truths are here present living unto God after death, and future resurrection, when Jesus comes and brings in the new age. So that was the first step back to restoration, go show yourself to the priest.So by faith, as they started towards the priest. And this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken." You have a choice between the two. (iv) Luke 17:7-10 tell us that we can never put God in our debt and can never have any claim on him. It was a real work within: it was not merely a work ever so perfectly done outside. This was the sole warrant and ground. In Luke we have not the charge of the work committed to the workmen, as in Mark, with signatures of God's gracious power accompanying; but here it is the message of a Saviour dead and risen, the Second Man, according to Scripture, and the moral need of man and the grace of God, who proclaims in His name repentance and remission to all the nations or Gentiles. [5.] The difference between Luke and the others is this not that you have not the Jewish portion in his Gospel but that, moreover all the Gentiles are brought in. In the 1960s it meant work. "Zaccheus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house. Some of those changes are so in your face it's absolutely absurd. The 36th verse Luke 17:36 is, without doubt, an interpolation; see the margin. In the case of Luke 17:34-35, the Mandela effect is not whats happening at all. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. The Mandela Effect refers to a situation in which a large mass of people believes that an event occurred when it did not. That they continued in their security and sensuality, till the threatened judgment came. "And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them." They are persons who live merely for the present. The point of these examples is that when Jesus returns He will separate people, even those who are intimate companions. The one in chapter 21 deals mainly with the near future from Jesus perspective and the destruction of Jerusalem. The kingdom of heaven when it comes, it'll be as in the days of Noah. The healing of the Lord was equally manifest in all; but there is a power superior to that which cleanses the body, even were it desperately leprous. Father, we thank You for Your Word, a lamp unto our feet, a light into our path to guide us as we walk with Thee. His resurrection did not terminate their path of rejection. Where shall those perish that are left?" 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." Save yourselves from this untoward generation. Because I don't pat people on the back. It was probably borrowed from Matthew 24:40. "Lord, remember me when thou comest in thy kingdom." He saw God His Father above and behind all the secondary instruments, and bowed and blessed, even while He prayed with blood-sweat. Luke tells us what had the largest bearing on the Gentiles, on the heart, its wants, and its affections. Observe more especially this, that here the Lord Jesus brings before us a very direct and immediate picture of the destruction of Jerusalem that was then imminent. It was an early error to suppose an impassible Christ. heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. @keyframes ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5{0%{transform:rotate(0deg)}to{transform:rotate(1turn)}}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq{--sizePx:0;font-size:4px;position:relative;text-indent:-9999em;border-radius:50%;border:4px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyTextAlpha20);border-left-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);transform:translateZ(0);animation:ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5 1.1s linear infinite}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq,._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{width:var(--sizePx);height:var(--sizePx)}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{border-radius:50%}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq._2qr28EeyPvBWAsPKl-KuWN{margin:0 auto} ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} Remaining in Jerusalem they should be clothed with power an essential thing for Christianity, and quite distinct from spiritual intelligence already conferred, as is apparent also in Peter's word and way in Acts 1:1-26. These were the persons who most of all set themselves against it. A Definitive Study of the Rapture of the Church, pp. He is religious, but such religion is the most damning thing about him. And He said unto him. Just taking advantage of you. Why seek ye the living (One) among the dead? Though Scripture was perfectly expounded by Jesus, and though hearts burned as they heard of these wondrous things, still it must be shown in concentrated form that the knowledge which alone can be commended by God or trusted by man is this Jesus known in that which brings His death before the soul. Unbelief finds its own response as truly as faith does. A longer explanation for the disciples 17:22-37. Our Lord, however, shows that it was not the time to think or speak of such matters. Accordingly, after this was duly reported to the apostles and the rest, one like another incredulous, we have the visit of Peter (accompanied, as John lets us know, by himself), who sees confirmation enough, and departed, wondering, in himself at that which was come to pass. The chapter closes with Jesus before the council of elders, chief priests, and scribes. But He didn't say if you had as much faith as the size of a grain of mustard seed, did He? I've read the bible all the way through a few times, there's some strange stuff in there, lol. A very important study that also explains this illustration is, Seven Signs of Christs Second Coming.. It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to trip up. Out of this difficult passage we can pick only the things which are certain--and in truth they are enough. He had blessed, broken, and was giving the bread to them, when their eyes were opened, and they recognised their risen Lord. The publican before us was not meant to give us a full view of the Christian state, or of the blessings of the gospel, but of a man taught of God to feel his own nothingness as a sinner before Him; and God's estimate of him, in comparison with the man who was satisfied with his state. ._3oeM4kc-2-4z-A0RTQLg0I{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between} And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel." In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. They have warning given by Christ now, and will have it repeated to them by the apostles after him, as they had by Noah and Lot; but it will be all in vain. That the Messiah must suffer before he must reign (Luke 17:25; Luke 17:25): "First must he suffer many things, many hard things, and be rejected of this generation; and, if he be thus treated, his disciples must expect no other than to suffer and be rejected too for his sake." And he fell down on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan ( Luke 17:15-16 ). So two women at the mill; for here we have not to do with human judgments. And He's talking to them a little about what a servant . ), THE SIGNS OF HIS COMING ( Luke 17:20-37 ), 17:20-37 When Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, "The kingdom of God does not come with signs that you can watch for; nor will they say, 'Look here!' It often happens that a friend, a teacher, a doctor, a surgeon does something for us which it is impossible to repay; but the tragedy is that we often do not even try to repay it. It was really the Lord who had deigned to continue with them, and had sustained their faltering steps; but He could say, "Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. No doubt there was the deepest of suffering for Himself. And they lifted up their voices ( Luke 17:13 ). they said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. Surely you wouldn't be in the mess that you're in if you just had enough faith. 6. This one stresses the distant future and the Second Coming. 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. It is evidently, therefore, a picture of the Lord's return at the second advent, after having received a kingdom. Now in another place He said, "If your faith as a grain of mustard seed you can say to yon mountain be thou removed into the sea and it would happen." Now this last portion is difficult of interpretation. They started out in faith towards the priest, and as they were going, some guy said, "Look, wow, it's gone, unreal.". The godly remnant of the Jews must know the rejected Messiah there. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we haven't done any more than what was our duty to do ( Luke 17:9-10 ). Thus the Holy Ghost was not given yet as an indwelling person, but rather a reiteration of the Father's promise. "Within you" is a poor translation here. (1.) ( Revelation 6:10.) Yea, it was from all: our Lord has to meet shame in those He loved best. It was only like 15 years ago that I first heard the word used in a slightly sexual way. The Jews having made themselves a dead and putrefied carcase, odious to God's holiness and obnoxious to his justice, wherever any of that unbelieving generation is, the judgments of God shall fasten upon them, as the eagles do upon the prey: Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies (Psalms 21:8), though they set their nests among the stars,Obadiah 1:4. He was now about to face death; first in spirit, then in fact. Like the martyred saints he will cry out, "How long?" The people behold, the rulers deride, and the soldiers mock; but a superscription was written over Him in Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew letters This is the King of the Jews. It didn't mean the same thing 150 years ago. "Oh darn, if only I had been grinding grain like the Bible said, then I'd have had a 50% chance of getting taken.". (Luke 22:19-20.) What would be God's judgment of man? (VerseLuke 24:31; Luke 24:31. And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it also be in the days of the Son of man. And so our Lord Jesus vindicates him. The difficulty existed for, or rather was made by, unbelief only. He would correct the previously absent and still doubting disciple; it is the sight that is the point there. When they should have been, as the men of Nineveh, fasting and praying, repenting and reforming, upon warning given them of an approaching judgment, they were going on securely, eating flesh, and drinking wine, when God called to weeping and to mourning,Isaiah 22:12; Isaiah 22:13. For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?" It was affection, but with little intelligence. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. It peculiarly fell within the domain of Luke. If some run on heedless and headlong into destruction, that shall be no prejudice to the salvation of those that believe. not only its reckoning, but its experiences and its end! "This man hath done nothing amiss." WebLuke 17:34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. The remnant of the last days will know what it is to be cast outside Jerusalem also, and it is as outcasts that they will find real deepening of faith and due preparation of heart for receiving the Lord when he appears in the clouds of heaven. "Where the body is, there the vultures will be gathered together." https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekial+23&version=NIV. They desired to have their curiosity satisfied concerning the time of it, to which Christ does not give them any answer, but will have their mistakes rectified concerning the nature of it: "It is not for you to know the times of this kingdom, these are secret things, which belong not to you; but the great intentions of this kingdom, these are things revealed." "Oh, I'm sorry. ( Psalms 103:2. Only this I would add. 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