Matthew 21:38 38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. “But when the husbandmen saw the son”... Whom many of them knew him, though some did not... some were entirely ignorant of him some knew him, but did not confess him, yet were not injurious to him. But others acted with spite and malice, as did these men. They expected the Messiah about this time, they knew by prophecy it could not be long before he appeared. When they saw Jesus of Nazareth, they knew by various circumstances, by all the character of the Messiah being in him, and by his miracles, that he must be the same. “They said among themselves”... Privately, not openly to the people, this is the heir as indeed he is of all things, as the Son of God, and as the mediator of the new covenant: he is heir of all that his Father has, as he is his natural, essential, and only begotten Son. And as mediator, he is heir of all things, natural, spiritual, and eternal, for the use and benefit of his church and people, who are also his portion and inheritance “Come let us kill him, and seize on his inheritance”... concluding, that could they be rid of him and their nation would be in peace, their temple would stand, and temple worship and service continue, so they can remain in their office and authority undisturbed. Therefore they put him to death: the contrary of which they feared, should he be suffered to live though what they feared from his life befell them upon and in consequence of his death, quite beyond all their counsels and expectations. People, do you recognize the teaching that would make us gods? We are not God, we never will be God. We cannot take away His position in the church. We belong to the Son, we are not Him, and we never will be equal with Him. He can share His inheritance with us, but it is His inheritance. Here again, this passage has many meanings. One of which was that these self-righteous, self-appointed authorities felt if they could do away with Jesus, they could take His place. This was the very thing Lucifer was thrown out of heaven for.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:09:54 +0000
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