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Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction,
upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

1 Corinthians 10:11 (NASB95)

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Least in the Kingdom of Heaven

Q. In Matthew 5:19, is this scripture saying that one who teaches others of doing away with commandments will still be in the kingdom of heaven, just least in it. Any thoughts???

A.  It is thought by many that from this scripture there will be a least and greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.  But, that doesn't fit with the whole of Scripture.  First we have to consider that the phrase "in the kingdom of heaven" is an idiom or synonym for Elohim/God.  We need to see that it is a matter of "are we willing to be under HIS Authority and HIS Rule?"  Not a religion, a Kingdom, with Yeshua as King and His Rule of Law is/will be the Torah which includes The Commandments.


So, instead of looking at this as a statement saying that those who annul the least of commandments will still be allowed into the Kingdom, we need to see it as a statement from the perspective from Heaven.  Those who annul commandments are Lawless/ Torahless.  We see in Matthew 7:21-23 that He doesn't know them and He tells them to get away from Him.


Maranatha, John

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