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| [[File:matthew3.jpg|center|thumb|250px|[[Matthew]] was inspired to explain the [[kingdom of God]] to the Jews and the Parthians so that they might [[repent]] of the ways of error<Ref name="Errorbn">{{Errorbn}}</Ref> which the systems of [[social welfare]] provided by the [[cities of blood]] in [[hope]] that they [[seek]]  the [[Kingdom of God]], and [[the way]] of His [[righteousness]].]]
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|'''Mentioned''' on the audio study... [[Nicolaitan]], [[Balaam]], [[Corban]], [[Idolatry]], [[Covetous practices]], [[Pure religion]], [[Commanded]], [[Tens]], [[Cities of blood]], [[Biting one another]], [[Foolish]], Kill [[Care]], with [[legal charity]], [[Schools as Tools]] and the Reece Commission, [[Person]]<Ref name="archy">{{Archy}}</Ref>, [[Father]], 
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| '''Comments'''
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|   V[1] On Matthew Jesus made many commands (diatasso)<Ref name="diatasso">{{1299}}</Ref> 
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| V3 [[John the Baptist]] heard the works of Christ he sent men to ask him "'''Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another'''"
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| V4 Jesus stilldoes not make any claim even to His cousin but says "<span style="color:red">'''Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: '''</span>"
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| '''V5''' ''blind see, lame walk, lepers cleansed, deaf hear, and the dead rise.''
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|  '''V6'''-'''8''' John the Baptist was not a "lover of soft things" put down by many [[Essenes]].
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| '''V9''' He was more than a prophet.
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| '''V10''' '''V11''' None <span style="color:red">'''greater than [[John the Baptist]]'''</span> but he would be <span style="color:red">'''least in the [[kingdom of heaven]]...'''</span>
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|'''V12'''<span style="color:red">'''And from the days of [[John the Baptist]] until now the [[kingdom of heaven]] <u>suffereth violence ([[971|biazo]])</u>,<Ref name="biazo">{{971}}</Ref>  and the violent ([[973|biastes]])<Ref name="biastes">{{973}}</Ref> take it by [[force]] ([[726|harpazo]]).<Ref name="harpazo">{{726}}</Ref> '''</span><Ref name="forceking">{{forceking}}</Ref><Ref name="charity">{{charityo}}</Ref><Br>[[Luke 16]]:16  <span style="color:red">'''The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the [[kingdom of God]] is preached, and every man presseth [[971|biazo]]<Ref name="biazo">{{971}}</Ref> into it.'''</span>
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| '''V13, V14''' All '''prophesied until John'''... '''if ye will receive it, this is Elias (Elijah)'''.<Ref>[[Ezekiel 2]]:5  "And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they [are] a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them."
: [[Ezekiel 3]]:10  "Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.11  And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear."</Ref>
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| '''V14''' [[Luke 1]]:17 "And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
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| What are the [[cities of blood]]?
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| '''V19''' [[Wisdom]] vs [[foolish]]ness. [[1 Corinthians 1]]:20  Where  [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where  [is] the disputer of this world <[[165]]>? hath not God made [[foolish]] <[[3471]]> the wisdom <[[4678]]> of this [[world]] <[[2889]]>? 1:21  For after that in the wisdom<[[4678]]> of God the ''[[world]]'' by wisdom<[[4678]]> knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 1 Corinthians 3:19  For the wisdom<[[4678]]> of this [[world]] is [[foolish]]ness <[[3472]]> with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
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| '''V20''' ''upbraid<Ref name="oneidizo">{{3679}}</Ref> the cities''<Br>What were they to [[repent]] of? <Br>What is it like when a city repents? <Br>What does it mean to be '''a [[city of blood]]?'''
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| '''25''' Jesus  said, <span style="color:red">'''I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth...'''</span> When Paul talks about the "god of this [[165|world]]"<Ref>[[2 Corinthians 4]]:4  In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.</Ref> he was talking about the gods of the age not the "earth". In Matthew when the devil offers the kingdoms of the [[world]]<Ref>[[Matthew 4]]:8  Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the [[world]], and the glory of them;</Ref> those were not all the governments of the "earth". God is the ''Lord of the earth'' but you can choose other Lords by [[consent]] or by eating their [[dainties]] at their [[tables]] which is a [[snare]].
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| V24 [[Sodom]] was destroyed. What was the [[sin]] of [[Sodom]]?<Ref name="Errorbn">{{Errorbn}}</Ref>
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| V28  Come [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest... Who are in the [[yoke of bondage]].
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| V29  Take my [[yoke]] upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek<Ref name="praos">{{4235}}</Ref> and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
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| [[Seek]]ing the [[kingdom of God]] and His [[righteousness]] sets the captive free. 
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| [[Luke 4]]:18  The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the [[captive]]s, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at [[liberty]] them that are bruised,
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== Messengers from John the Baptist ==



[1] And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding<Ref name="diatasso">{{1299}}</Ref>  his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

[2] Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

[3] And said unto him, '''Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another'''?

[4] Jesus answered and said unto them, <span style="color:red">'''Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: '''</span>

[5] <span style="color:red">'''The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. '''</span>

=== Not be offended ===

[6] <span style="color:red">'''And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. '''</span>

[7] <span style="color:red">'''And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? '''</span>

===Not clothed in soft raiment ===

[8] <span style="color:red">'''But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. '''</span>

[9] <span style="color:red">'''But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. '''</span>

[10] <span style="color:red">'''For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. '''</span>

[11] <span style="color:red">'''Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than [[John the Baptist]]: notwithstanding he that is least in the [[kingdom of heaven]] is greater than he. '''</span>

[12] <span style="color:red">'''And from the days of [[John the Baptist]] until now the [[kingdom of heaven]] <u>suffereth violence ([[971|biazo]])</u>, and the violent ([[973|biastes]]) take it by [[force]].([[726|harpazo]]) '''</span><Ref>[[Luke 16]]:16  The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the [[kingdom of God]] is preached, and every man presseth ([[971|biazo]]) into it.</Ref><Ref name="charity">{{charity}}</Ref>

[13] <span style="color:red">'''For all the [[prophets]] and the law prophesied until John. '''</span>

[14] <span style="color:red">'''And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. '''</span>

=== The Piper ===

[15] <span style="color:red">'''He that hath ears to [[hear]], let him hear. '''</span>

[16] <span style="color:red">'''But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, '''</span>

[17] <span style="color:red">'''And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. '''</span>

[18] <span style="color:red">'''For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. '''</span><Ref name="Possesed">{{Possesed}}</Ref>

[19] <span style="color:red">'''The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But [[wisdom]] is justified of her children. '''</span>

== Woe to Unrepentant Cities ==

[20] Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they [[repent]]ed not:

[21] <span style="color:red">'''Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. '''</span><Ref name="shamed">{{shamed}}</Ref>

[22] <span style="color:red">'''But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. '''</span>

[23] <span style="color:red">'''And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. '''</span>

[24] <span style="color:red">'''But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of [[Sodom]] in the day of judgment, than for thee. '''</span>

== Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest ==

[25] At that time Jesus answered and said, <span style="color:red">'''I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.'''</span>

[26] <span style="color:red">'''Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.'''</span>

[27] <span style="color:red">'''things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.'''</span><Ref name="iam">{{iam}}</Ref>

[28] <span style="color:red">'''Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.'''</span>

[29] <span style="color:red">'''my [[yoke]] upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.'''</span>

[30] <span style="color:red">'''For my [[yoke]] is easy, and my burden<Ref name="lBurden'">{{lBurden}}</Ref> is light.'''</span><br>
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