Dan, this is very simple.
But you will have to THINK about the CONTEXT of the verses.
If you cannot discern the context of a passage then you cannot
ever understand the MEANING of that passage.
In Matthew 22:2-7 what is the CONTEXT?
WHO is Jesus talking about in those verses?
Of course the answer is those in the Jewish Kingdom,
hence: the Jewish "Kingdom of Heaven"...
as Jesus specifically NAMED it in verse 22:2.
In Matthew 13 (in 8 different verses) what is the CONTEXT?
WHO is Jesus talking about in those verses? Of course the obvious
answer is the "wheat" and "tares" living in the Christian church. Hence:
the Christian "Kingdom of Heaven"... which Jesus specifically NAMED
(in 8 verses). It certainly was NOT the Jewish "Kingdom of Heaven"
You have to discern the context of a passage to "see" the meaning.
In Matthew 25:1-13 what is the CONTEXT?
WHO is Jesus talking about in those verses? Of course the answer
is the "ten virgins" living during the Great Tribulation period (aka the Revelation Beast). The Great Tribulation "Kingdom of Heaven"...
which Jesus specifically NAMED in v25:1. It was NOT the Jewish
Kingdom and it was NOT the church age (Christian Kingdom).
You must discern the context of a passage to "see" the meaning.
And in Matthew 8:11 what is the CONTEXT?
WHO is Jesus talking about in that verse? Of course the answer
is those included in the Eternal "Kingdom of Heaven"... all of
the saved from EACH of the previous (temporal) Kingdoms.
You must discern the context to "see" the meaning.
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Now... you can prove me wrong.
All you have to do is show WHO was the CONTEXT of Mat 22:2-7
if it was NOT the Jews living in the OT?
And WHO was the CONTEXT of Mat 13 (in 8 separate verses)
if it was NOT the Christians living during the church age?
And WHO was the CONTEXT of Mat 25:1-13 if it was NOT those
living in the Great Tribulation/Revelation Beast?
And WHO was the CONTEXT of Mat 8:11 if it was NOT all the
saints from EACH of the previous (temporal) "Kingdoms of Heaven"
However... saying "the Bible does not say Jewish Kingdom"
is not an argument at all when the CONTEXT is the Jewish age.
And saying "the Bible does not say Christian Kingdom"
is not an argument when the CONTEXT is the church age.
And... saying "the Bible does not say Great Tribulation Kingdom"
is not an argument when the CONTEXT is the Great Tribulation.
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So PROVE me wrong (if you can) by showing the CONTEXT
of the passages. But do not PRETEND that you are making
any valid argument by saying "the Bible does not say...."
the Bible does not say "Trinity" either (do you deny that?)
BTW... just to blow your mind a little more:
The PEOPLE called the ten "kings/horns" in Dan 7:24-25,
who are RULED by the "Little Horn" are the SAME people
called the ten "kings/horns" in Rev 17:12-13 and 17:17
who are RULED by the Revelation Beast and the SAME
people who are called the ten "virgins" in Mat 25:1-13
who are RULED by the Antichrist.
And we know this absolutely because (in each case) the CONTEXT
is the people living on earth when the Lord Returns.
If you want to know the MEANING of Scripture you must
(1) First be able to discern the CONTEXT (who is in view) and
(2) Then you HARMONIZE that finding will ALL RELATED verses.
Since "Harmony of all related Scripture" is the ONLY measure
of Biblical Truth.
Jim
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