What is the meaning of this Gospel.....Matthew 23: 13 - 22 ?

Question

and this other gospel too........Matthew 23: 27 - 32 , Matthew 24: 42 - 51 , Matthew 25: 1 - 13?

Answer 1

Matthew 24:14. The King is coming and a multitude like the sands of the sea, Revelation 7:9, is converted and verse 14 says, “They came out of the Great Tribulation and washed their robes, made them white in the blood of the Lamb." Because of it, death comes to those new converts during that seven-year period in Revelation 6:9, 13:50 and Revelation 20 verse 4. Now Christ comes back with His saints, Jude 14, and Daniel 12:2 - the Old Testament Jews are raised and at that point, all those who died during the Tribulation are also raised.

Well, doesn't the Bible speak about the end of the world? Yes, Matthew 13:39, 40,49, Matthew 24:3, Matthew 28:20 and Hebrews 9:26, but any Greek Orthodox teacher in their catechism will tell you that is not the end of the world. It is the end of the age of grace before we go into Christ's reign on earth. This world even after a thousand years is never going to end. “The earth abides forever”, Ecclesiastes 1:4. “Yahweh God created the earth, it shall never, never, never be removed”, Psalm 104:5. Jesus said, “The meek shall inherit the earth”, Matthew 5:5. For how long? “the meek inherit the earth forever and forever”, .Psalm 37:29 when Christ sets up his government on earth, “of the increase of his government, there shall be no end”, Isaiah 9:7, and when he sits on David's throne in Luke 1:32, He rules over the house of Jacob, Israel forever and forever and of his kingdom “there shall be no end”.
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Answer 2

Matthew 23:13-22- Basically he is calling the Scribes and Pharisees hypocrits, then listing off why they are, for they say how to live a good life, but don't live that way themselves.

Matthew 23:27-32- The same thing as Matthew 23: 13-22

Matthew 24: 42-51: Jesus is saying that no one knows except God knows when his second coming is. He is saying to be prepared when you think the lord will not come and do good as if you knew he was coming, because "Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing (Matthew 24:46)." Basically Jesus will come when everyone least expects it.

Matthew 25:1-13- Jesus is saying that everyone should be prepared for his second coming using a parable of Wise vs. Foolish virgins. In this case the bridegroom came as the least likely hour, and half were not prepared. While that half went to but oil for their lamps, they missed the wedding and "Aftterward came also the other virgins, saying Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered, and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not (Matthew 25: 11-12)." This passage is saying that if you are not prepared, then you will miss out on being admitted to heaven.

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Answer 3

Well since someone already answered the first part, I will talk about Ch 24 and 25.

Both of these passages are dealing with the Return of Christ and the rapture. What is being illustrated in 24:42-51and 25:1-13 is 'if you knew when Jesus was coming back, you would be sitting outside waiting on him getting ready at the last minute for your ticket instead of ALWAYS being ready and always living your life as a Christian.

Answer 4

Matthew 23:13-22
13-15--[Ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men] is another way of saying "You put stumblingblocks in the way of the sinner coming to repentance and conversion".
[Devour widow's houses] means extort money from the helpless and bring them into debt and bondage, while making an outward show ofreligion,
[The greater damnation] that is a more severe sentence.
[Proselyte] ThePharisees often sought proselytes fr the sake of their own gain, under the guise of religion.

16-22=These verses illustrate the Pharisees false teaching inregard to oaths. [Temple] [[naos]] sanctuary] Our Lord teaches that all oaths are equally binding, and no man can expect to escape their consequences before God by making distinctions such as these.

27-32= Whited sepulchers-Since contact ith a dead body rendered a persn unclean according to th Mosaic Law, graves were customarily painted wite to mak them conspicuous and give the opportunity of avoiding contact with them. The childrenof them which killed-means literally those ho murdered". Generation- denotes offsring. The damnation of hell-might be translated "being judged worthy of [Gehenna]

24:42-51=This indicates that this last generation will be totally unprepared for the [Coming of the Son of mn] The return of Christ t judge the world [2 Thes. 1:7-8] The reference to two being in the field or at work at the time of Christ's return implies the suddenness of His coming to separate the lost and the saved.
The parable of the two servants followsto illustrae the seriousness of Christ's second coming, a fact that Jesus never allegorized or spiritualized, but spoke of in the most serious terms [cut him assunder...weeping ad gnashing of teeth...

25:1-13=THE PARBLE OF THE 10 VIRGINS EXPLAINS THE PLACE OF iSRAEL'S TRUE CONVERTS OF THEGREAT TRIBULATION PERIOD IN RELATION TO TH CHURCH. tHESE VIRGINS ARE THE ATTENDANTS AT THE WEDDING, NOT MULTIPLE BRIDES. tHE ONE BRIDE OF CHRIST IS THE CHURCH, jOHN THE bAPTIST IS THE BEST MAN [JOHN 3:29,
frend of the bridegroom. and the prpared virgins are thesaved of the Great Tribulation. While all share as the people of God, the church is accorded a unique relationship to the Master.The LAMPS seem to refer to their lives which are either prepared or unprepared. The oil refers t that which prepares them to give forth light and may properly be illustrative of the regeneration of the Holy Spirit. Thefact that they all lept While The Bridegroom Tarried-implies a period of Jewish inactivity during the church age, while the bride is gathered.

Answer 5

13-22 Jesus is condemning the teachers of the law for not doing what is right before the Lord.

If you were confused about the whole oath thing, an oath was basically a promise and to seal an oath you swear by something greater than yourself. The teachers obviously didnt have enough respect for the temple or alter to think it worthy to seal an oath.

Answer 6

Basically Christ called them hypocrits. Basixcally speaking, a hypocrit is a person that says one thing and does something else.

Answer 7

boy does that sound like a lot of today's Christians? they tell people they are going to hell, instead of telling the how to get to heaven, instead of telling them the joy of a relationship with Jesus. they were only out for the money, and not taking care of the widows and orphans. they were praying long prayers just for the purpose of impressing the people in the congregation. they spent their time on outward appearance instead of making themselves right with god.
the other verses need to be put in another question..

Answer 8

It means don't be hypocritical.