(Matthew 21: 14-22)
And the blind and the lame came to
him in the temple; and he healed them. And when the chief priests and scribes
saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple,
and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased, And
said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea;
have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected
praise? And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany;
and he lodged there. Now
in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. And
when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon,
but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for
ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. And when the
disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered
away! Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you,
If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the
fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be
thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things,
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.(Matthew 21: 14-22)
Jesus cursed
the fig tree without fruit. This means the Israelites who were locked up in the
law. In Matthew 7: 15-21『Beware of false prophets,
which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do
men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth
good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil
fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth
good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall
know them. Not every one
that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he
that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 』 God's will is to repent and return. It is to
live a life of self-denial in association with Jesus on the cross. Otherwise,
in 7:23, "I don't know you."
In the
parable of the last days, in Matthew 24: 32-33『Now learn a parable of the fig
tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that
summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that
it is near, even at the doors. 』 The fig tree at this time represents the end-time situation. When the
fig tree leaves, you realize that summer is approaching. It is said in Luke 17
that the situation is the same as that of Noah and Lot. Both were judged by
God. In Noah's time, Genesis 6: 2『That the sons of God saw the
daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which
they chose. And the LORD
said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh:
yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. 』
For a son and
a daughter, there are many meanings. Heaven and earth, those with and without
seeds, but both are people who believe in God. Both are sons and daughters, one
is the son of God and the other is the daughter of man. Today, while sitting in
the same church, one means one who obeys the law of the Holy Spirit, and one
who is locked in the law. Birth is different. One is the life (the daughter of
man) received from the parents, and the other is the regenerated life (the son
of heaven) received from God. But both say they believe in God. It can be said
that the son has the seed's promise, and the daughter has no seed's promise.
Noah's
spiritual story, and Lot's physical story. Speaking of today, Noah's time is
what happens in the church, and Lot's story is what happens in the world. What
is common to both is the story of adultery. In Noah's time, spiritual adultery,
combining the one with and without the promise of the seed, is a mixture of
both. They believe in God and follow the customs of the world, so that everyone
is spiritually corrupted.
Saying that
many church members are born again today, they are like loving the world. Even
though they are locked in the law, they say they follow the Holy Spirit. This
is called spiritual adultery. He said that he was born again as a spiritual
body, and that he was bound to sin. So it turns the new birth into a state of
mind.
"Their
day will be a hundred and twenty years." This does not mean that the human
life is 120 years, but that he will judge after 120 years. God says: Everyone
will be judged after 120 years, so repent and turn around. However, when Noah
shouted for 120 years, no one but seven families could enter the ark. So the
flood came, and everyone died.
Sodom, where
Lot lived, was a place where homosexuality prevailed. Homosexuality is the
destruction of creation order. God judged Sodom by fire. Today, homosexuality
is spreading around the world. As of 2019, there are 27 countries that
recognize homosexuality, countries that admit their same-sex overseas
marriages, including Israel, and three countries. The countries under
discussion include the EU and nine other countries.
However, we can see that
homosexuality is increasing in reality. An artificial robot is an element that
can destroy the creation order. Those who dream of eternal life by saving human
memories on the computer also arise. Even biotechnological cloning technology
is improving.
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