Daniel stressed ‘understanding’ a lot, in his prophecies.
The New Testament expanded on what it was to mean.
Jesus said the seed of the Word of the kingdom was snatched from someone’s heart when he “ 'understood' it not”.
When someone answered a matter wisely, Jesus said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God”.
Israel’s promised Messianic kingdom wasn’t to be a city originating on the earth, somewhere someone travels to, with walls and gates to enter, and an army to watch over it. Rather, it was to be a kingdom, heavenly in origin and character, which would be participated in by 'understanding' something.
God ‘has given us an understanding’, the Epistle says.
Messiah is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption!
God's kingdom has come among us, in the Person of Jesus Christ;
it is in us, who believe;
we are in it;
we are entering it through much hardship -
and one Day He will come and the righteous will be together with Him forever!
It is entered by hearing and believing. The gospel.
This is what Moses and the Prophets and wisdom literature all foretold.
Christ Jesus our Lord!
The New Testament expanded on what it was to mean.
Jesus said the seed of the Word of the kingdom was snatched from someone’s heart when he “ 'understood' it not”.
When someone answered a matter wisely, Jesus said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God”.
Israel’s promised Messianic kingdom wasn’t to be a city originating on the earth, somewhere someone travels to, with walls and gates to enter, and an army to watch over it. Rather, it was to be a kingdom, heavenly in origin and character, which would be participated in by 'understanding' something.
God ‘has given us an understanding’, the Epistle says.
Messiah is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption!
God's kingdom has come among us, in the Person of Jesus Christ;
it is in us, who believe;
we are in it;
we are entering it through much hardship -
and one Day He will come and the righteous will be together with Him forever!
It is entered by hearing and believing. The gospel.
This is what Moses and the Prophets and wisdom literature all foretold.
Christ Jesus our Lord!
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