"I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd." (John 10:16, NIV)
Will the constituents of the "one flock" all reside on the New Earth?
2007-09-17 13:18:06 · 32 answers · asked by Kidd! 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If I am not mistaken, Jesus was speaking of the Jews being of "this sheep pen" and the "other sheep" were the Gentiles. Jesus also said, "I am come for the Jew first, and also the Gentile". Jesus also told the woman at the well that God neither had to be worshiped on the mountain nor in Jerusalem, as He is to be worshiped in Spirit and in Truth.
Essentially, Jesus came to "level the playing field", or as Isaiah had it, "every valley shall be exhalted and every mountain made low." What Jesus wants is to have one people, not the way the Jews became - "We're clean and you are unclean". He made the way so that all can come to God, whether Jew or Gentile, without having to go through a high priest, as He is the High Priest and the "one Mediator between God and man".
And, yes, the one flock will be residents of the new earth, as we are the ones who chose to follow after Him and make Him Lord, having received forgiveness of our sin - our names being written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
2007-09-17 13:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by TroothBTold 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
The "other sheep" were non-Jews. Jesus came to save Gentiles as well as Jews. This is an insight into his worldwide mission -- to die for the sins of the whole world. People tend to want to restrict God's blessings to their own group, but Jesus refuses to be limited by the fences we build. Yes we will all live on the new earth together. We are studying Revelation right now, and we will all be there. The only ones not there will be the ones who chose not to believe in Jesus.
2007-09-17 15:04:46 · answer #2 · answered by salvation 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I tend to take this pretty literal- that there are/were others who actually saw and heard Jesus Christ speak. ("They too will listen to my voice...") Since He was to speak only to the House of Israel, then those other sheep would have to be other people of Israel.
Sure, the Gentile (non Israelite) people figuratively hear His voice, through the Apostles' writings (aka the Bible)....
... Although, I suspect that the "one flock:" is still a work in progress. The House of Israel isn't exactly united in a belief in Jesus Christ. ;)
2007-09-18 03:55:43 · answer #3 · answered by Yoda's Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sheep are Jews and Gentiles together in both sections of the flock. Proof of this is the outpouring of holy spirit at Pentecost in 33CE. The gift of speaking and understanding all languages (speaking in tongues) was meant to bring all people, not only Jews into the organization. Within a short time, this was being done.
The smaller group are those with a heavenly calling. Their job is to be kings and priests to rule with Jesus in his Kingdom over the earth.
The other sheep are those to live on earth in paradise conditions. Same planet, different management. Getting ourselves back to perfection as Adam & Eve were and getting on with their job of making earth a paradise. Living with no time limits, perfect health (real universal health care) and ability to pursue our curiosity without limits; does not sound like any tragedy.
Neither choice is 2nd prize. Both are winners. All worshiping the same God, whose right it is to rule.
2007-09-17 16:10:04 · answer #4 · answered by grnlow 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The "other sheep" are the Gentiles, as Paul later told the Athenians that "We are all His children" (Acts 17:28.) The "one flock" is thus the church, the bride of Christ, which includes both Jews and Gentiles because "God is no respecter of persons."
2007-09-17 13:51:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Christ has a relationship to the sheep similar to His relationship with His Father. Christ states that His fold will include both Jews and Gentiles. So the "other sheep" is the Gentiles.
2007-09-18 06:04:11 · answer #6 · answered by Auburn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is referring to sheep from outside the fold of Judaism. There are Gentiles who will listen to his voice and be joined to his flock.
2007-09-18 04:15:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gentiles (non-Jews) are the "other sheep", plus Jewish believers equals "one flock".
All believers will be saved and enter into Christ's rest, and if that implies a New Earth, all will be there.
2007-09-17 23:23:37 · answer #8 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answer:No Way! It would be among the bottom of my list around Vanilla Ice, and all the "Gangsta Rap" stuff. Sorry, just not a big Beatles fan. I know this is going to sound cheesy but I liked the Monkee's imitation of the Beatles alot better.
2016-05-17 08:45:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is talking to the Jews and He is referring to the other tribes of Israel that are not in Jerusalem. When Christ visited the people in America, as told in The Book of Mormon, He specifically told them that they were the other lost sheep spoken of by John. Then He goes on to tell them that He will also visit the rest of the lost tribes of Israel and give them His word as well. Then the time will come when the various tribes will all have each others word and shall all become one flock, meaning that they will all belong to Christ.
Those of us that do not belong to the tribe of Israel literally, can and will be adopted into the covenant of Israel by our acceptance of Christ and His Gospel.
2007-09-18 03:44:11 · answer #10 · answered by rac 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋