Chapter 3 - The Harvest

[J&P]

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Nice thought, Kirmmy!
We come knocking and Watchman willingly answers.
However, there is a substantial cost. He doesn't beg for funds as the WT routinely does but that doesn't mean they're not making sacrifices to provide and sustain this forum and as well as the other sites. We truly appreciate their sacrifice in our behalf and only seems appropriate to lend some support if we can.

 

[Bk Kevin]

I did not realize that the expression of weeping and gnashing the teeth was solely used by Jesus when describing the emotion of despair that rejected ones will experience when they are put out of the Kingdom. This is very interesting. Here is a quote from Chapter 3.

”Another aspect to consider is that Jesus said that the weeds would experience “weeping and gnashing of their teeth.” What does that mean?
The expression “there is where their weeping and the gnashing of their teeth will be” was always used by Jesus to illustrate the condition of despair that the rejected ones would experience when they were put out of the Kingdom. That specific phrase is never used in reference to the judgment upon the world in general. For instance, at Matthew 8:12 Jesus said: “Whereas the sons of the Kingdom will be thrown into the darkness outside. There is where their weeping and the gnashing of their teeth will be.”
Likewise, in the illustration of the wedding of the king’s son, which is clearly pictorial of the marriage of the Lamb, the man who was allowed entry into the wedding feast, but who was later found to be improperly attired, was consequently bound and thrown into the outer darkness, which is where his weeping and gnashing of teeth occurred.
Similarly, in the illustration of the faithful and discreet slave, the evil slave is said to weep and gnash his teeth when he is thrown out of God’s household upon Christ’s ultimate inspection. Moreover, the wicked and sluggish slave who misuses his master’s assets is destined to meet the same fate.
Jesus used the expression weeping and gnashing of teeth in yet one other illustration. In the context of the parable of the wheat and the weeds in the 13th chapter of Matthew, Jesus related a similar illustration, likening the Kingdom of the heavens to a fisherman’s dragnet, saying: “Again the Kingdom of the heavens is like a dragnet let down into the sea and gathering fish of every kind. When it was full, they hauled it up onto the beach, and sitting down, they collected the fine ones into containers, but the unsuitable they threw away. That is how it will be in the conclusion of the system of things. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from among the righteous and will cast them into the fiery furnace. There is where their weeping and the gnashing of their teeth will be.”

Scriptures to add to your thought...
Matthew 27:3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing he had been condemned, felt remorse and turned the thirty+ silver pieces back to the chief priests and older men, 4 saying: I sinned “when I betrayed righteous blood.”+ They said: “What is that to us? You must see to that!”+ 5 So he threw the silver pieces into the temple* and withdrew, and went off and hanged himself.
There is where their weeping and the gnashing of their teeth will be.”

Matthew 26:15​

15 and said: “What will YOU give me to betray him to YOU?”a They stipulated to him thirty silver pieces.b

Mark 14:11​

11 When they heard it, they rejoiced and promised to give him silver money.a So he began seeking how to betray him conveniently.b

 

[BARNABY THE DOG.]

If you have the means you can contribute to the costs of RK's site and forum at this point in time. A small monthly contribution could help him spread the "truth about the truth". But yeah, when hard times come it may come down to helping only those anointed that you know personally, if any.

But remember Matt 11:28,29. I'm sure RK isn't looking for your kid's ice cream money.

I used to contribute a small amount until I had a little problem with the Patreon payment processor. Grrrrrrrr!!!!! 😡

I think I found away around it though...hopefully.

Yes true, though I meant more from a spiritual manner. (Naturally, being a gentleman, etiquette would forbid me from indicating whether I contribute or not!) 🤣

 

[Bk Kevin]

How do we offer help to these ones? It is unlikely that we ourselves will physically have anything to help them with at that time and proximity will be another factor. I have always wondered what circumstances will arise where and how we May be part of this as shown in the scriptures.

Scriptures for thought...​

Romans13:​

8 Do not YOU people be owing anybody a single thing,+ except to love one another;+ for he that loves his fellowman* has fulfilled [the] law.+​

Colossians 3:14​

14 But, besides all these things, [clothe yourselves with] love,a for it is a perfect bondb of union.*

1 Timothy 1:5​

5 Really the objective* of this mandate is lovea out of a clean heartb and out of a good consciencec and out of faith without hypocrisy.d

1 John 4:11​

11 Beloved ones, if this is how God loved us, then we are ourselves under obligation to love one another.a

John19:​

25 By the torture stake of Jesus, however, there were standing his mother+ and the sister of his mother; Mary+ the wife of Cloʹpas, and Mary Magʹda·lene.+ 26 Therefore Jesus, seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved*+ standing by, said to his mother: “Woman, see! Your son!” 27 Next he said to the disciple: “See! Your mother!” And from that hour on the disciple took her to his own home.28 After this, when Jesus knew that by now all things had been accomplished, in order that the scripture might be accomplished he said: “I am thirsty.”+ 29 A vessel was sitting there full of sour wine. Therefore they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a hyssop [stalk] and brought it to his mouth.+ 30 When, now, he had received the sour wine, Jesus said: “It has been accomplished!”+ and, bowing his head, he delivered up [his] spirit.*+

Matthew12:​

50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

Matthew10:​

40 “He that receives YOU receives me also, and he that receives me receives him also that sent me forth.+ 41 He that receives a prophet because he is a prophet will get a prophet’s reward,+ and he that receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will get a righteous man’s reward.+ 42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I tell YOU truly, he will by no means lose his reward.”+

 

[BARNABY THE DOG.]

Scriptures for thought...​

Romans13:​

8 Do not YOU people be owing anybody a single thing,+ except to love one another;+ for he that loves his fellowman* has fulfilled [the] law.+​

Colossians 3:14​

14 But, besides all these things, [clothe yourselves with] love,a for it is a perfect bondb of union.*

1 Timothy 1:5​

5 Really the objective* of this mandate is lovea out of a clean heartb and out of a good consciencec and out of faith without hypocrisy.d

1 John 4:11​

11 Beloved ones, if this is how God loved us, then we are ourselves under obligation to love one another.a

John19:​

25 By the torture stake of Jesus, however, there were standing his mother+ and the sister of his mother; Mary+ the wife of Cloʹpas, and Mary Magʹda·lene.+ 26 Therefore Jesus, seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved*+ standing by, said to his mother: “Woman, see! Your son!” 27 Next he said to the disciple: “See! Your mother!” And from that hour on the disciple took her to his own home.28 After this, when Jesus knew that by now all things had been accomplished, in order that the scripture might be accomplished he said: “I am thirsty.”+ 29 A vessel was sitting there full of sour wine. Therefore they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a hyssop [stalk] and brought it to his mouth.+ 30 When, now, he had received the sour wine, Jesus said: “It has been accomplished!”+ and, bowing his head, he delivered up [his] spirit.*+

Matthew12:​

50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

Matthew10:​

40 “He that receives YOU receives me also, and he that receives me receives him also that sent me forth.+ 41 He that receives a prophet because he is a prophet will get a prophet’s reward,+ and he that receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will get a righteous man’s reward.+ 42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I tell YOU truly, he will by no means lose his reward.”+

Wonderful scriptures. Thanks Kevin.