Luke 13:22-35

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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December 8, 2010


 *From: LUKE #26 - 13:22-35)*


 *M. 13:22-35 TWO ANSWERS: NUMBER OF SAVED - AND ISRAEL'S FUTURE*


 *1. 13:22-30 WARNING AGAINST A MERE PROFESSION*

*a. 13:22 JESUS' TRAVELING MINISTRY*

Kai di-e-poREUe-to kaTA POleis kai K*O*mas [2968],

*And he went on his way through cities and villages,*

diDAsk*o*n, kai poREIan [4197] poiOUme-nos eis Ie-roSOlu-ma.

*teaching, and journeying on unto Jerusalem.*


 *b. 13:23 And a certain one said to him, Lord, are the saved few?*

EIpen DE tis auT*O*, KUri-e, ei oLIgoi [3641] hoi s*o*ZOme-noi [4182]?


 *c. 13:24-27 WARNING: MAKE USE OF “TIME” TO ENTER NARROW DOOR*

ho de EIpen pros auTOUS, A-g*o*NIzes-the [75] ei-selTHEIN diA t*e*s steN*E*S
[4728] THUras :

*And he said unto them, Strive to enter by the narrow door:*

HOti polLOI, LEg*o* huMIN, z*e*T*E*sou-sin ei-selTHEIN,

*for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter,*

kai ouk iSCHUsou-sin [2480] aph' hou an e-gerTH*E* ho oi-ko-deSPOt*e*s
[3617],

*and shall not be able 25 when once the house-master is risen up,*

kai a-poKLEIs*e* [608] t*e*n THUran, kai ARx*e*s-the Ex*o* heSTAnai,

*and has shut to the door, and you begin to stand without,*

kai KROUein [2925] t*e*n THUran, LEgon-tes, KUri-e, Anoi-xon [455] h*e*MIN;

*and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us;*

kai a-po-kriTHEIS eREI huMIN, Ouk OIda [1492] huMAS POthen esTE;

*and he shall answer and say to you, I do not know you from where you are;*

TOte ARxes-the LEgein, E-PHAgo-men [5318] eN*O*piON sou

*26 then shall you begin to say, We were eating in your presence*

kai ePIo-men [4095], kai en tais plaTEIais [4113] h*e*M*O*N eDIda-xas;

*and drinking, and you did teach in our :streets;*

kai eREI, LEg*o*n huMIN, Ouk OIda [1492] POthen esTE;

*27 and he shall speak, saying to you, I do not know from where you are;*

aPOst*e*-te [868] ap' eMOU, PANtes erGAtai a-diKIas [93].

*depart from me, all workers of iniquity.*


 *d. 13:28 DISASTER FOR NOT TAKING RIGHT OPPORTUNITY*

eKEI EStai ho klauthMOS [2805] kai ho brugMOS [1030] t*o*n oDONt*o*n [3599],

*There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth,*

HOtan Ops*e*s-the A-braAM, kai I-saAK, kai IaK*O*B, kai PANtas tous proPH*E*
tas,

*when you should see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets,*

en t*e* ba-siLEIa [932] tou TheOU, huMAS de ek-bal-loMEnous [15440 Ex*o*.

*in the kingdom of :God, and yourselves cast forth without.*


 *e. 13:29 THOSE WHO WILL AVAIL THEMSELVES*

kai *E*xou-sin aPO a-na-toL*O*N [395] kai dusM*O*N [1424], kai aPO borRA
1005] kai NOtou [3558],

*And they shall come from east and west, and from north and south,*

kai a-na-kliTH*E*son-tai [341] en t*e* ba-siLEIa tou TheOU.

*and shall sit down in the kingdom of :God.*


 *f. 13:30 THE LAST FIRST, AND THE FIRST LAST*

kai iDOU, eiSIN Escha-toi [2078] hoi Eson-tai PR*O*toi [4413],

*And lo, there are last who shall be first,*

KAI ei-sin PR*O*toi hoi Eson-tai Escha-toi.

*and there are first who shall be last.*


 *2. 13:31-35 JESUS' APPOINTMENT WITH JERUSALEM*

*a. 13:31 PHARISEES WARN JESUS*

En auT*E* *te* H*O*ra proS*E*Lthan ti-nes Pha-riSAIoi, LEgon-tes auT*O*,

*In that very :hour certain Pharisees came, saying to him,*

Exel-the, kai poREUou enTEUthen: HOti H*e*R*O*d*e*s THElei se a-pokTEInai.

*Get you out, and go from here: for Herod wishes to kill you.*


 *b. 13:32 JESUS' ANSWER TO HEROD*

kai EIpen auTOIS, Po-reuTHENtes EIpa-te t*e* aL*O*pe-ki [258] TAUt*e*,
I-DOU,

*And he said to them, Go and say to that :fox, Lo,*

ekBALl*o* daiMOni-a [1140] kai iAseis [2392] a-po-teL*O* [658] S*E*me-ron
kai AUri-on,

*I cast out demons and accomplish healings today and tomorrow,*

kai t*e* TRIt*e* te-leiOUmai [5048].

*and the third day I am perfected.*


 *c. 13:33 THE DARK NATURE OF JERUSALEM*

pl*e*n DEI me S*E*me-ron kai AUri-on kai t*e* e-choMEn*e* poREUes-thai:

*Nevertheless I must go on today and tomorrow and the day following:*

HOti ouk enDEche-tai [1735] proPH*E*t*e*n a-poLESthai [622] Ex*o* Ie-rou-saL
*E*M [2419].

*for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.*


 *d. 13:34 THE REFUSAL OF JERUSALEM*

Ie-rou-saL*E*M, Ie-rou-saL*E*M, h*e* a-pokTEInou-sa [615] tous proPH*E*tas,

*Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets,*

kai li-tho-boLOUsa [3036] tous a-pe-stalMEnous [649] pros auT*E*N!

*and stones those sent unto her!*

poSAkis *e*THEl*e*-sa e-pi-suNAxai [1996] ta TEKna sou, hon TROpon [5158]ORnis
[3733]

*how oft would I have gathered your :children together, even as a hen*

t*e*n he-auT*E*S nos-siAN [3555] huPO tas PTEru-gas [4420], kai ouk *e*-theL
*E*sa-te!

* gathers her own brood under her :wings, and you would not!*


 *e. 13:35 THE WORD OF DELIVERANCE FOR JERUSALEM*

iDOU, aPHIe-tai huMIN ho OIkos huM*O*N; LEg*o* de huMIN,

*Lo, your :house is left unto you; and I say unto you,*

ou m*e* Id*e*TE me, HE*o*s EIp*e*-te,

*You shall in nowise see me, until you shall say,*

Eu-lo-g*e*MEnos [3127] ho erCHOme-nos en oNOma-ti [3686] KuRIou.

*Blessed who comes in the Lord's name.*



 *NOTE**: (2010-12-08) - 13:22-30 - Christian **Professors are not
necessarily Possessors!* The inquirer in verse 23 is not uncommon. People
wonder. But here Jesus leaves none in doubt. There *is* a narrow door to
enter the Kingdom of God. It is *not* as difficult as some would make it -
but it is *far* from as easy as others would say and teach. It is far better
*not* to listen too closely to fellow human beings. Rather, *go back* to the
true words of Jesus and His apostles. If there are those who do *not* speak
in accordance with God's words - it is because there is *no light* in them.
*Prove* *all* *things*! Take nothing for granted! The risks are *too great*.
There *is** *a heaven to gain, and a hell to shun! Jesus and His apostles
said so! Is it worth taking a chance by listening to and following those who
do *not* line up with these words? For *me* - I have made up my mind 66
years ago - I have made my choice - I *side* with Jesus and His apostles,
and His 8 NT writers! I find that *here* there is safety! - *here* there is
security. Eternity is too long a time to play fast and loose with. Our 70-90
years down here is altogether too short a time to put all our hopes on, and
ignore the possibility of a very long future in one of two places.


 You say - But I don't believe what you believe and say. But - *what if* I
am correct, and *you* are wrong and short-sighted? Is such a possibility
worth gambling on? *Not* for me! The possibility of such a future is *too
great* to gamble on. And Jesus said - the *vast majority* through
carelessness are on the Broadway of eternal destruction, and *few* like
myself, are on the narrow way of eternal life. It is appointed man *once* to
die - and - *after that* - *the Judgment*! These are the words of Jesus
through His NT writers. Too sober - and too important to fool around with.
God wants this word of the Good News of His Kingdom to reach *every* human
being. What they do with it is *their choice* - but at the Judgment - the
foolish ones will be without excuse! They heard, but either neglected - or
made the wrong choice. I have *not* neglected, and I believe I have made the
*correct* choice. I invite *all* fellow human beings to join me in my
choice. Why not? you have little to lose. If you deny yourself in this life
- it is only up to 90 or so years at the most - but *then* all the wonders
of God's Presence, Heaven and Paradise lie before you!


 *13:31-35* - What we do with *Jesus* - is the critical question in this
life. The Father *sent Him*. He came 2000 years ago as the Son of :man in
the Name of the Father - of God - Jehovah! His name in Hebrew, Yeshua, means
“Jehovah is our Salvation”, for He alone saves His people from their sins.
In His humanity, He is a Jew! In His deity, He is God! Jerusalem refused
Him! How sad! But the *small* remnant who received Him, will *not* be
disappointed or ashamed. When He returns - which is *very soon*, those who
see the wounds in His hands and feet and side - and who will say, Blessed is
He - Jesus - who returns in the Name of Jehovah - *they* will see Him, be
received by Him, and inherit the new heaven and the new earth!


 So - carefully read the words of *God's* Bible Numeric Interlinear Greek
New Testament. Forget the Greek transliteration if you will, but read indeed
and carefully the heavy black type English text, and the sentence and
paragraph outlines. Don't look at the latter as inspired like the NT text -
they are *not*. Make use of the empty space above - by crossing my outline
out and substituting your own - if you can improve on mine - and surely you
can!


 Bless you friend as you do so! My wife and I both entered God's Kingdom by
*first* reading *His* Bible. We received confirmation afterwards by
listening to His saints! We learned how to evaluate *false*, so-called
confirmation. We retain the true, and discard the false. J.A.W.



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