Matthew 19; Verses 27-29; Receiving & Shipping; Paying it Forward

(Matthew 19:27-29) "Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

Continuing on in Matthew 19. A short little study here, with much. Then to the next chapter.

Now this question comes after who can be saved (refer to last study), and having to unpack/unload ill-gotten gains (likened to shipping and receiving, in that order (the camel through the eye of the needle, entering into a city back then). Hence, the rich man. Showing how hard a thing it is to get over to get into Heaven, and that people force their way in, before salvation. The concept Christ always taught, doing it on and by our own accord. Through our own works.

28And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration (this is rejuvenation; meaning the Millennium, to eternity through and through, the first resurrection to the second one) when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Revelation 20:4, hence the sitting upon the thrones in the Millennium. There with the others of God's elect they are doing the judging. Those of true Israel, remember song of Moses now? Our enemies being judges? Here is that transfer. And they have their reward. The judging is of course done through God's law, as they followed it, and now it comes through them, as priests as well there. Let's look:

Verses 4-6 "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

All explained above. But these are talking about the last 2,000 years. Different groups of people, in their time. Hence, Christ also explaining 2,000 years ago the future to the Disciples He knew they would not see having died in the flesh. Though He explained He did not know the day or hour--24 hour time period while He was here on earth. We know He knew it would not be the Disciples generation. As the parable of the fig tree had to be fulfilled as well.

5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."

Okay, moving on--to verse 29,

29And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life."

(Physical family. From the Greek this means for Jesus Christ and to put them second. Naturally so, as we cannot do the second commandment in the royal law first. That is works based/self-justification (saying you don't God first, and to carry them things out), and putting the cart before the horse. Which is why everything begins with The LORD to carry on that relationship to others. Everything learned from The LORD to carry that onto others. Of course, trying or doing commandment two first one has received nothing from The LORD, hence the receiving here and immeasurable Christ is saying. They are and would be serving these things. Once again, hence the rich man and what he did. He did not follow commandment one, as he thought, and was self-justifying himself. Okay, we'll leave that there on that point).

(Matthew 22:36-40) "Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

37Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38This is the first and great commandment.

39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."

Now let's look at the direct similarity in belief attitude, from the rich man to this pharisee Scripture lawyer, twister.

(Matthew 22:34-35) "But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

35Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying."

Overall, the difference is the rich man did not come to try and trip Christ up. But, both did come to self-justify themselves, and what did they both call Jesus? Master/Lord. Obviously, in vain. Therefore, not doing that commandment through the royal law as well (Y)

Amen.