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1 | Who are "the least of these?" | Matt 25:40 | Dhaniei Zewditu | 219385 | ||
Dear Azure and Yenisa, Excuse me for just jumping in, but there were no christians at the time of Matthew 12. Jesus did have brethren and brothers, though, His people, the Jews. Throughout the NT we read, 'to the Jew first, then to the Greek'. Was not the promise given to Abraham by God that all who blessed him (Abraham's descendants) God would bless, and all who cursed him God would curse? Why should the statement in Matthew be any different? (Christians become included by being grafted into Israel, but the promise remains to the Jewish people.) Thank you for listening. Dhaniei |
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2 | Who are "the least of these?" | Matt 25:40 | YenIsaRap | 219400 | ||
Dear Dhaniei The fact of there being no Christians, at the time of Matthew 12 is correct. Then you go on to say: "Jesus did have brethren and brothers, though, His people, the Jews." Mat 12:49,50 49) And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 50) For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. It is clear from these two verses, Jesus was referring His Disciples, when he said brethren, and brother, it is also clear that he was not referring to the Jewish people But let us investigate as to exactly what Jesus did say to, and about His Countrymen the Jews. Mat 12:39 (EVIL AND ADULTEROUS) Mat 12:45 (WICKED) Mat 17:17 (FAITHLESS AND PERVERSE) Mat 23:33 (YE SERPANTS, YE GENERATION OF VIPERS) Mar 8:38 (ADULTEROUS AND SINFUL) Luk 11:50,51 50) That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; 51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation. These were no terms of endearment used by Jesus. Not by any stretch of the imagination, could anyone come to the belief, to which you have come. This People, Nation were not, the brethren, brothers Jesus was speaking about in Mat 12:49,50 But the following scripture, does paint a clear picture of the Nation, at that "MOMENT IN TIME." Mat 27:25 25) Then answered (ALL THE PEOPLE), and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. With the People's answer to Pilate, the curse in the promise spoken to Abram, passed upon the Nation of Israel unto this day? In Jesus Love YenIsaRap |
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