OUR FATHER WHOSE SON WAS SENT TO DIE FOR THE WORLD BUT WILL RETURN IN GLORY

The condemnation of the religious leaders concluded in Matthew chapter 23 verses 37 - 38 with the pronoucement of judgement over the city of Jerusalem for it had been the practice of those in it to kill prophets and stone messengers sent from God.

The Lord Jesus revealed that His desire through the history of the city was to gather all of her inhabitants under His wings but the people of the city were not willing to be subject to their God and as such, struck those who were sent as emmisaries from God.

This track record would continue with the Lord Himself where He would fall into the hands of the scribes and the Pharisees and he would be condemned to death and be crucified outside the walls of the city.

The judgement on Jerusalem was that it would soon be left desolate of spiritual importance and they would not see the Lord Jesus again until they fulfiled the prophecy that they would bless the Messiah who would be coming in the name of the Lord.

When the Messiah came to them on the colt of a donkey as desribed in Matthew chapter 21, the religious class could not be induced to say ˋblessed is He who comes in the name of Lordˋ but the time will come when He returns on a white horse, and every eye will see Him returning in glory and they will say, blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.

37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! 38 See! Your house is left to you desolate; 39 for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ”

Amen

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