Shabbat Shalom Everyone, Messiah Yeshua said these words:
Mt 16:27 For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He shall reward every man according to his works.
Mt 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in His kingdom.
This COMING of Messiah Yeshua's Kingdom is an event that some who were STANDING there, would be able to SEE, prior to them tasting death. Now, was this something that they would SEE happening WITHIN themselves? There are many who think the Kingdom of Messiah comes WITHIN them, and does that teaching merit any consideration in understanding what Messiah was telling His Disciples here? In the very NEXT verses that follow Messiah's prediction (that some would not taste death TILL they see the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom), you have the majestic event, upon a High Mountain, where Messiah Yeshua is TRANSFIGURED before Peter, James, and John:
Mt 17:1 And after six days (after His prediction) Yeshua taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
Mt 17:2 And was transfigured before them: and His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light. This was Peter, James, and John (some who were standing there at His prediction) who witnessed (in a vision - Matt 17:9) the Son of Man COMING in the BRIGHTNESS of His Kingdom - Please consider Paul's statement in 2 Thess 2:8 about the BRIGHTNESS of His Coming.
Mt 17:3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with Him.
This Coming of His Kingdom is what they WITNESSED (saw) in a vision, BEFORE they tasted of death.
Surely, the disciples question to Messiah Yeshua clearly shows this majestic event of Yeshua being transfigured before them with Moses and EliYah, was them SEEING the Kingdom Coming in a VISION:
Mt 17:10 And His disciples asked Him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Do you see that? They had just WITNESSED in a vision the Coming of Yeshua in His Kingdom, and they then ask Him the question..."why do the scribes say that EliYah must come first?" Isn't it WRITTEN that EliYah must come BEFORE the Great and Dreadful Day of Yahweh:
Mal 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of Yahweh:
What the Disciples saw was a VISION of that Day, the Coming of the Son of Man IN His Kingdom, and this is why they ASKED the question about EliYah coming FIRST. This event goes hand in hand with Messiah telling the Pharisees and then His Disciples about the Coming of His Day/Kingdom:
Lk 17:20 And when He was demanded of the Pharisees, when the Kingdom of Elohim should come, He answered them and said, The kingdom of Elohim cometh not with observation:
Lk 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the Kingdom of Elohim is UPON (G1787-in the midst of) you.
Lk 17:22 And He said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and ye shall not see [it].
Lk 17:23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after [them], nor follow [them].
Lk 17:24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one [part] under heaven, shineth unto the other [part] under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in His day. (Remember the vision of the TRANSFIGURATION)
You see, the Coming of The Kingdom is not observed with signs, for BEHOLD, it will SUDDENLY be in our midst, just as lightning flashing from east to west in the sky. For those who think that Yeshua was trying to tell the Pharisees that the Kingdom was coming WITHIN them, is not grasping the context of what Yeshua was telling them. He was telling them that the Kingdom would be coming SUDDENLY, like lightning (great brightness), in a BLINK of an eye:
Mt 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the Coming of the Son of Man be.
So please, do not be deceived, His Kingdom is Coming, and it will SUDDENLY be in our midst, as a THIEF in the night:
1Thes 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the Day of Yahweh so cometh as a thief in the night.
2Pet 3:10 But the Day of Yahweh will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Let us ALL be watching and waiting for the Coming of His Kingdom so that we will not be caught unawares, when it SUDDENLY comes UPON us. Blessings in The Name, ImAHebrew/Ken
Mt 16:27 For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He shall reward every man according to his works.
Mt 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in His kingdom.
This COMING of Messiah Yeshua's Kingdom is an event that some who were STANDING there, would be able to SEE, prior to them tasting death. Now, was this something that they would SEE happening WITHIN themselves? There are many who think the Kingdom of Messiah comes WITHIN them, and does that teaching merit any consideration in understanding what Messiah was telling His Disciples here? In the very NEXT verses that follow Messiah's prediction (that some would not taste death TILL they see the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom), you have the majestic event, upon a High Mountain, where Messiah Yeshua is TRANSFIGURED before Peter, James, and John:
Mt 17:1 And after six days (after His prediction) Yeshua taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
Mt 17:2 And was transfigured before them: and His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light. This was Peter, James, and John (some who were standing there at His prediction) who witnessed (in a vision - Matt 17:9) the Son of Man COMING in the BRIGHTNESS of His Kingdom - Please consider Paul's statement in 2 Thess 2:8 about the BRIGHTNESS of His Coming.
Mt 17:3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with Him.
This Coming of His Kingdom is what they WITNESSED (saw) in a vision, BEFORE they tasted of death.
Surely, the disciples question to Messiah Yeshua clearly shows this majestic event of Yeshua being transfigured before them with Moses and EliYah, was them SEEING the Kingdom Coming in a VISION:
Mt 17:10 And His disciples asked Him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Do you see that? They had just WITNESSED in a vision the Coming of Yeshua in His Kingdom, and they then ask Him the question..."why do the scribes say that EliYah must come first?" Isn't it WRITTEN that EliYah must come BEFORE the Great and Dreadful Day of Yahweh:
Mal 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of Yahweh:
What the Disciples saw was a VISION of that Day, the Coming of the Son of Man IN His Kingdom, and this is why they ASKED the question about EliYah coming FIRST. This event goes hand in hand with Messiah telling the Pharisees and then His Disciples about the Coming of His Day/Kingdom:
Lk 17:20 And when He was demanded of the Pharisees, when the Kingdom of Elohim should come, He answered them and said, The kingdom of Elohim cometh not with observation:
Lk 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the Kingdom of Elohim is UPON (G1787-in the midst of) you.
Lk 17:22 And He said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and ye shall not see [it].
Lk 17:23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after [them], nor follow [them].
Lk 17:24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one [part] under heaven, shineth unto the other [part] under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in His day. (Remember the vision of the TRANSFIGURATION)
You see, the Coming of The Kingdom is not observed with signs, for BEHOLD, it will SUDDENLY be in our midst, just as lightning flashing from east to west in the sky. For those who think that Yeshua was trying to tell the Pharisees that the Kingdom was coming WITHIN them, is not grasping the context of what Yeshua was telling them. He was telling them that the Kingdom would be coming SUDDENLY, like lightning (great brightness), in a BLINK of an eye:
Mt 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the Coming of the Son of Man be.
So please, do not be deceived, His Kingdom is Coming, and it will SUDDENLY be in our midst, as a THIEF in the night:
1Thes 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the Day of Yahweh so cometh as a thief in the night.
2Pet 3:10 But the Day of Yahweh will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Let us ALL be watching and waiting for the Coming of His Kingdom so that we will not be caught unawares, when it SUDDENLY comes UPON us. Blessings in The Name, ImAHebrew/Ken
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