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Blind goats and prison pits in Matthew
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1. Blind goats and prison pits in Matthew

2. Historical interpretation of church history
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Interpretations
☐ Literal ☐ Christian living
☐ Figurative ☐ Heresies over time
☐ Historical ☐ Prophetic details


[spread spectrum communication]
[self-similar like fractals]
[linear combinations]
Note that the time of Roman persecutions was that of the universal church as a collection of small "mustard seeds" while the time of Roman acceptance was that of the universal church as "tree with birds making a home in the branches".


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3. Sermon on the Mount: verse model
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[spread spectrum communication]

Here are some more connections in the Sermon on the Mount. The 103 verses that form the body of the Sermon on the Mount form six sequences of seven ideas that match rather well the Kingdom Parables and the Seven Churches in Revelation. Some sequences are top-down backward-chaining while others are bottom-up forward-chaining.

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4. Blind goats and prison pits in Matthew
A number of seemingly unrelated verses spoken by Jesus and recorded by Matthew appear to be related in an interesting way. These passages are usually interpreted, in various ways, using opinion and not by a consistent constraint-logic model using the original Greek (and not Latin) meanings of the words, code words where appropriate, play on words (in Greek and sometimes Latin), etc.

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Information sign More: Borders as a prison or city wall
Information sign More: Matthew 25:31-46 Parable of the sheep and goats
Information sign More: Matthew 15:1-21 Blind leading the blind

5. Verses to relate - good teacher
Jesus with message for John the Baptist:
Verse routeMatthew 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. [kjv]
Verse route11:6 And blessed is he, who soever shall not be offended in me. [kjv]

Jesus to disciples being sent out:
Verse route10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. [kjv]
Verse route10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, [kjv]
Verse route10:10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. [kjv]


6. Verses to relate - good teacher
Jesus about the Pharisees:
Verse routeMatthew 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. [kjv]

Explanation of the blind leading the blind:
Verse route15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: [kjv]

Parable of the sheep and goats: (repeated in positive and negative ways)
Verse route25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: [kjv]
Verse route25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. [kjv]

How might these verses be related to each other and to the Churches in Revelation, the Kingdom Parables and the Sermon on the Mount? [borders/walls]

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7. Matthew 11:5-6 Bottom-up forward-chaining
Message of Jesus to John the Baptist (in physical prison):
Verse routeMatthew 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. [kjv]

Six noun‑verb pairs decoded
6. poor=fallenbeggars start gospel=good news preached
5. dead=asleep then raised=wake up you deadhead
4. deaf=not listening then hear=listen and understand repent
3. lepers=sinners then cleansed=be born againcleansed in the blood Ask
2. lame=passive then walk=active start walking in righteousness Seek
1. blind=not seeing then sight=look up/ahead and see God & others Knock
The top-down verses (in English) may be more understandable as a bottom-up progression (as events unfold in time) using the Greek meanings of the words. Approaches to change: (stop, repent, be cleansed and walk).


Verse route11:6 And blessed is he, who soever shall not be offended in me. [kjv]
Verse routeblessidsclaundrid … [wy]
Verse routehappyoffended … [ty]


8. Matthew 11:5-6 Diagram
Ways 1
The ways that six items can be ordered is 6! = 6*5*4*3*2*1 = 720 ways. Of these six items in Matthew 11:6, only two sequences fit - forward or backwards. Is this a coincidence?
Verse routeMatthew 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. [kjv]
Verse route11:6 And blessed is he, who soever shall not be offended in me. [kjv]


9. Probability
Permute 1
The ways that six items can be ordered is 6! = 6*5*4*3*2*1 = 720 ways. Of these six items in Matthew 11:6, only two sequences fit - forward or backwards. Is this a coincidence?

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10. Didache: The doctrine of teaching
English: There are two ways, one of life and one of death, and there is a great difference between these two ways. (Holmes, p. 344)
English: Now this is the way of life: First, you shall love God, who made you. Second, you shall love your neighbor as yourself; but whatever you do not wish to happen to you, do not do to another. (Holmes, p. 344)

Didache life and death

The two ways appear to be "God's way" and "man's way" which can be called humanism, socialism, etc. Deceptions (Satin, etc.): The "Didache" is a special Greek manuscript knowns as "The teaching of the twelve apostles". It is a short and early (first century A.D.) manuscript.

Greek: Ὁδοὶ δύο εἰσί, μία τῆς ζωῆς καὶ μία τοῦ θανάτου, διαφορὰ δὲ πολλὴ μεταξὺ τῶν ὁδῶν. Didache [1.1]
Greek: Ἡ μὲν οὖν ὁδὸς τῆς ζωῆς ἐστιν αὕτη· πρῶτον ἀγαπήσεις τὸν θεὸν τὸν ποιήσαντά σε, δεύτερον τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν· πάντα δὲ ὅσα ἐὰν θελήσῃς μὴ γίνεσθαί σοι, καὶ σὺ ἄλλῳ μὴ ποίει. Didache [1.2]
The Didache was considered by some early church fathers as scripture but eventually was considered (by most) as highly authoritative but not at the level of scripture.

The very first line of the Didache states that there are two ways, one of life, one of death, and there is a great difference between the two ways. This is a nice top-down backward-chaining way of starting the text. Barnabas makes a similar statement.




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11. Matthew 6:24 A wealth of logical ideas on mammon
Verse routeMatthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. [kjv]
Verse routeουδεις δυναται δυσιν κυριοις δουλευειν η γαρ τον ενα μισησει και τον ετερον αγαπησει η ενος ανθεξεται και του ετερου καταφρονησει ου δυνασθε θεω δουλευειν και μαμωνα [gnt]

Father and mother
Jesus points out two mutually exclusive choices: God vs. "mammon".
[without spots, opinion, glory, statement or question]

The historical usage of "mammon" in Hebrew is that of a confidence in one's own ability to do things (independent of God). That is a central idea of humanism. The modern Hebrew definition is that of "wealth".

The ancient Greek word "καταφρόνησις""think badly of, hold in contempt, despise". Note that this can be done without the other person knowing. False leaders, false teachers, etc., will show an outward appearance that is different from their inside heart.

There appear to be some logical translation issues of what Jesus said. Let us investigate.

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12. Idols in the way
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The ancient Greek word "εἴδωλον""phantom, image, idea, statue" and comes from "εἶδος""form".

13. Transgression progression
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The Pharisees gained power at the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. Since the walls were being rebuilt to defend Jerusalem, they wanted to create a wall of laws to keep the people from straying from the word of God. This "wall" might be compared to a "pit" or "abyss".
Fulfill
Jesus talks about "transgression" and "tradition" in Matthew 15:1-27.

[permit law, non-monotonic logic, negation by failure, life, walls, Joshua]

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14. Matthew 15:13-16,19-20 Relevant pit verses
Jesus talks about the religious establishment transgressing the commandments of God by their traditions.
Verse routeMatthew 15:13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. [kjv]
Verse route15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. [kjv]
Verse route15:15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. [kjv]

Jesus explains the parable and, in doing so, how one falls into the pit (abyss).
Verse route15:16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? [kjv]
Verse route15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: [kjv]
Verse route15:20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. [kjv]

[rooted (separated), why both (not planted), sharp and fresh (planted)]
[snobbish elite understanding, Nicodemus and Peter]
[pit and crying for help, Peter walking on water]

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15. Both blind and ditch summary
Verse routeMatthew 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. [kjv]
Verse routeαφετε αυτους τυφλοι εισιν οδηγοι τυφλος δε τυφλον εαν οδηγη αμφοτεροι εις βοθυνον πεσουνται [gnt]

Hot! Do not touch! Blind leading the blind Do not look at this!

The Greek word for "both" can be a play on words with "not a plant" or "both plants" (the word "plant" was used in the previous verse), or "not light", or "both terrified".

The Greek word for "ditch" can be a play on words with the Greek word for "help". The "ditch", if deep enough, be taken as an "abyss" which is a play on words with "not wool" as in "not linen".

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16. Matthew 15:19,14 Chiasmus build
Verse routeMatthew 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: [kjv]
Verse routeεκ γαρ της καρδιας εξερχονται διαλογισμοι πονηροι φονοι μοιχειαι πορνειαι κλοπαι ψευδομαρτυριαι βλασφημιαι [gnt]

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The verse explains how the blind lead the blind into the pit (abyss).

Since all come out of the "heart", each should be somewhat abstract with concrete implications.

[code-driven vs. data-driven]
This sequence starts with the "through reasoning" of "fornication" and ends, as a constricting convergence (e.g., of a snake), with actual "adultery" and "fornication".

How does one get out of the pit (abyss)? Phrase: Turn a blind eye. ("hypocrite" or "actor"). [endorsements]

The Greek word for "murders" is a play on words with "sounds" as in (false) "light into the mind".

How does one get oneself out of such a convergence?
Verse route15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. [kjv]


17. Matthew 15:19,14 Way into the pit
Ways 2
The (converging) chiasmus shows the way into the pit. One can continue along the false "way" with a false "God" and a false "Christ".

[code-driven vs. data-driven]
Verse routeMatthew 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: [kjv]
Verse route15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. [kjv]

Does Jesus say "let (forgive) them (the blind leaders, birds)" because there is no hope for the "birds" but there may be hope for the others? Jesus does not call the "followers" with a word for "followers"? Are they being "led" or are they being "oppressed" as "slaves" (or something else)?

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18. Prisoners
The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison. Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), author of Crime and punishment.

Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский (1821-1881)
Analogy: The best way to keep people separated (rooted up, loosed, judged) from the love of Christ is to not let them know they have separated themselves from the love of Christ. One way: Convince the people that nothing can separate them from the love of Christ. Therefore, they do not need to worry about anything.

Many are "happy" in the "abyss", "pit", "ditch", "wide area" as in better together, all in the same boat/vote, etc.

Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free. Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

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Information sign More: Matthew 14:21-36 The all in one boat fallacy and deception
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19. Chiasmus with Ten Commandments build
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Each of the eight (8) sins listed by Jesus as four (4) pairs can be associated with one of the Ten Commandments. The two not included are the following.

20. Matthew 10:8-9 Way out of the pit
Ways 3
Matthew 10:8-10 appears to show the way out of the pit in a top-down backward-chaining way.

The "lost sheep" become "sheep" and ready to start the path to life.
Verse routeMatthew 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. [kjv]
Verse route10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, [kjv]

KJV (King James Version) changes order of lepers and dead. The Greek words for "gold" and "silver" can be play on words. Can we go further in the analysis?
    4. Cast out devils (if necessary) to get out of the pit.
    3. Cleanse them on the outside (if necessary, one coat needed).
    2. Wake up the sleeping (not seeing) deadheads (if necessary).
    1. Heal them on the inside to be ready to start the path to life.


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21. Matthew 10:8-10 Way out of the pit
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The Greek word for "food" can be a play on words with "trophy".

Is the "workman" the person being sent out, the person being "healed", both or neither?
Verse routeMatthew 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. [kjv]
Verse route10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, [kjv]
Verse route10:10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. [kjv]

Sometimes prophets did concrete actions to symbolize abstract ideas.

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22. Matthew 25:31-46 Parable of the sheep and goats
A somewhat misunderstood and sometimes controversial part of the NT (New Testament) is the parable of the sheep and goats in Matthew 25. For context, the parable of the "sheep" and "goat" judgment comes after some other parables. Chapter 24 is the Olivet Discourse about the "end times" and "all of it".
The parables in this chapter could be called the division parables because each deals with some form of division into groups. Let us first go through the verses of the parable in English.
Verse routeMatthew 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: [kjv]



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23. Sheep and goats intro
Verse routeMatthew 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: [kjv]
Verse route25:33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. [kjv]

Divide into two parts


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24. Matthew 25: 34-36 Sheep
Jesus now announces his decisions and provides reasons for the decision to each of the "sheep" on the "right" and the "goats" on the "left".
Verse routeMatthew 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: [kjv]

Jesus addresses the "sheep" on the "right" as "righteous" explaining the good news (verses 35-36).

Verse route25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: [kjv]
Verse route25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. [kjv]

The Greek word translated as "visited" is that of "examine", "consider", "think". Did you "think" or "consider" Jesus?

Each of these words will be covered after the parable verses are covered.

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25. Matthew 25: 37-40 Sheep surprised
The "sheep" are somewhat surprised at the reasoning (verses 37-39). Did they think that they had not done any of those things?

Verse routeMatthew 25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? [kjv]
Verse route25:38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? [kjv]
Verse route25:39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? [kjv]

Jesus answers in verse 40.
Verse route25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. [kjv]

Who are the "least of these" my "brethren"? [one cookie rule, hidden in plain sight]

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26. Matthew 25:41-43 Goats
Jesus then addresses the "goats" on the "left" and provides reasons.

Verse routeMatthew 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: [kjv]
Verse route25:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: [kjv]
Verse route25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. [kjv]

How many churches do not mention "fire", the "devil", the "angels" who do the work of the devil, etc.?

Discuss: If Jesus (often) talks of "hell" and "fire", are churches who do not mention this keeping Jesus out of their church? In Revelation, Jesus is asking to be let in to the end times apostate church of Laodicea but the door is not opened for Him.

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27. Matthew 25:44-45 Goats surprised
The "goats" are surprised at the reasoning. It appears they thought they were doing what they were supposed to be doing. Jesus then provides the reasoning.

Verse routeMatthew 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? [kjv]
Verse route25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. [kjv]

Who are the "least of these"? Which "one"? [one cookie rule, hidden in plain sight] The word "brethren" is not used here. The "goats" thought that they should "minister" to others. Is that one reason they are "goats"? The "sheep" "examined" or "thought", as a "skeptic", about the true Jesus, and then took actions to "minister" to others.

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28. Revelation 3:20 Jesus at the door
Verse routeRevelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. [kjv]
Verse routeιδου εστηκα επι την θυραν και κρουω εαν τις ακουση της φωνης μου και ανοιξη την θυραν εισελευσομαι προς αυτον και δειπνησω μετ αυτου και αυτος μετ εμου [gnt]

Some churches only allow the part of Jesus they like into their church. The church at Laodicia appears to not want Jesus in their church. Jesus is at the church door knocking.
Might those in this church be too busy "ministering" to others and not "examining" or "thinking" about the entirety of Jesus?

The "hear" in Greek has a connotation of hearing with understanding. The Greek for "voice" is, literally, "light" into the "mind" and can be a play on words with "murders".

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29. Summary table of sheep and goats
Divide into two parts
Here is the summarized table of conditions for the sheep and goats in Matthew 25 using a one-letter abbreviation for each. How many groupings?

h hungry gave me food
t thirsty gave me drink
s stranger/guest took me in
n naked clothed me
w sick/weak examined me
p prison/confined come/go to me
For each condition, the meaning can be one (or all) of the following.
    ☐ Literal meaning
    ☐ Figurative meaning (as in Jesus using "sleeping" for "has died" in describing the condition of Lazarus)
    ☐ Something else

Do churches ever "misinterpret" what Jesus is saying? Some who thought they were doing the right thing were "surprised". Some who did not do those things were "surprised" that they had done the right thing.

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30. Sheep and goat subsets
h=hungry t=thirsty s=stranger n=naked w=weak p=prison
Of the 6 conditions, there are 26 = 64 ways (i.e., subsets, as in the NCAA basketball tournament) to "do" or "minister" to these things.

Matthew 25:31‑46 Parable of the sheep and goats
...... h..... .t.... ht.... ..s... h.s... .ts... hts...
...n.. h..n.. .t.n.. ht.n.. ..sn.. h.sn.. .tsn.. htsn..
....w. h...w. .t..w. ht..w. ..s.w. h.s.w. .ts.w. hts.w.
...nw. h..nw. .t.nw. ht.nw. ..snw. h.snw. .tsnw. htsnw.
.....p h....p .t...p ht...p ..s..p h.s..p .ts..p hts..p
...n.p h..n.p .t.n.p ht.n.p ..sn.p h.sn.p .tsn.p htsn.p
....wp h...wp .t..wp ht..wp ..s.wp h.s.wp .ts.wp hts.wp
...nwp h..nwp .t.nwp ht.nwp ..snwp h.snwp .tsnwp htsnwp
Does this make sense?

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31. Matthew 25:40,45 Separate groups
Jesus addresses the sheep as brethren:
Verse routeMatthew 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. [kjv]

Jesus addresses the goats, but not as brethren:
Verse route25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. [kjv]

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Does this mean that each group did not do those things to the others in that group? What about the other group?

The one cookie rule resolves the problem.


The "one" refers to you as the "one" cookie to which you did not do these things.

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32. Matthew 25:35-36 Sheep and (blind) goats
Ways 4
One can now relate the sheep and (blind and young) goats to the pit.

The (young) "goats" (young "pigs", not "birds") are surprised as if they were blind to what had happened.
Verse routeMatthew 25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: [kjv]
Verse route25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. [kjv]

Six pairs grouped into  2 ,  1 ,  1  ,  2  to get four groupings.

33. Matthew 25:35-36 Prisons
Verse routeMatthew 25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: [kjv]
Verse route25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. [kjv]

Altar 7
John saw Mary with the telescope. Who has the telescope?

34. Matthew 25:35-36 Sheep and (blind) goats
Verse routeMatthew 25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: [kjv]
Verse route25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. [kjv]

Here is the negative version: (you ministered to others) Here is the positive version: (you did it to yourself first) Once out of the "pit" or "ditch" or "abyss", one can go down the correct path to life and, at that point, do the "ministering" to others.

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35. Grouped pairs
Search ask seek knock
1. The pair "hungry" and "thirsty" refers to a realizing that one needs to "ask" for the opportunity to be filled with righteousness, as in the third Beatitude. Ask and it shall be given you.

2. The pair "stranger/guest" and "naked/clothed" refers to "seeking" and finding that faith and clothing for righteousness as a guest for the banquet, as in the parable earlier in Matthew. Seek and you shall find.

3. The pair "weak/sick" and "prison/captive/confined" refers to "knocking" by putting that faith and righteousness into action as works, finding and helping others who are in step 1 or 2 of this process, as in the parable of the talents, which is immediately before this parable. Knock and it shall be opened to you.

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[AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) ][2 steps, stages of learning]
[C. S. Lewis and miracles, time scales][Back to the Future 2 analogy]

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37. Alternate reality
Movie: Back to the future part 2
In the movie "Back to the Future" (part 2), Marty and Doc go from 1985 to 2015 where Marty buys a sports history book.
Marty wants to go forward to 2015 to fix the problem in 1985.

Doc Brown explains that that reality does not exist. They must go back to 1955 to fix the problem to return to the (almost the same) original 1985 reality.


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The key is going back to the source of the problem and then continuing from there.

39. Matthew 5:23-24 Review paraphrase
Verse routeMatthew 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; [kjv]
Verse route5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. [kjv]


5:23: If therefore you offer [resemble] your gift on the altar, [bad (righteousness)], remember [as a groom wooing a bride] that the brother of yours (Jesus) has some things against (down on) you (detailed in Revelation).

5:24: Forgive yourself as the gift in front of the altar, go (flee) and first interact [through being in a different place] with the brother (Jesus) and then go (as in the Great Commission) and offer your gift (yourself as a living sacrifice) (as in doing good works before men).

Will the religious establishment be upset about you not offering the gift they use to support themselves and using their establishment only as a house of prayer? What do you do? Jesus answers this question in the next verse, though some mistranslations hide the real meaning.

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40. Matthew 5:25-26 Review paraphrase
Verse routeMatthew 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. [kjv]
Verse route5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. [kjv]

25: Be of a good quick mind [as a temple of God] with your adversary (the evil one) until, when you are (getting) in the way [with way = method = deception], it would never happen (sarcastic not!), that the adversary turns you over [parody] to the judge (birds who work for the adversary) who use the officer (pigs who work for the birds) to put you in with the watched (fish who are deceived by the birds),
26: Truly, they will require payments (offerings) of you forever so that you [out of hope] cannot go out (to do what Jesus wants you to do).

Jesus will repeat this same idea with the twig and block in the eye, another pair of verses that are not often understood since the meaning requires logical analysis and/or understanding the play on words used.

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41. Matthew 5:23-24 Gift at the alter
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Verse routeMatthew 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; [kjv]
Verse routeεαν ουν προσφερης το δωρον σου επι το θυσιαστηριον κακει μνησθης οτι ο αδελφος σου εχει τι κατα σου [gnt]
Verse route5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. [kjv]
Verse routeαφες εκει το δωρον σου εμπροσθεν του θυσιαστηριου και υπαγε πρωτον διαλλαγηθι τω αδελφω σου και τοτε ελθων προσφερε το δωρον σου [gnt]



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Verse routeMatthew 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. [kjv]
Verse route15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: [kjv]
Verse route10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. [kjv]
Verse route25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: [kjv]
Verse route25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. [kjv]


43. Rock and sand
Rock and sandBuild your house on the granite rock of Jesus and not on the human sand (or stones) of man, Matthew 7:24-27. Sand is a chip off the old block of granite and made in the image of granite. The higher one goes up the human sand hierarchy or sand tree, the more the temptation to ignore the foundation of the rock and to start to "influence" or "manipulate" others as "leaders" for one's own purposes.
To the extent that the Church of believers built on the sand of man helps one do what Jesus wants them to do, it is good. To the extent it does not, it is not good.
Some birds will make "stones" (sand on which to build their birdhouse) appear as "bread". That is, give "bad" "gifts" or "houses" to their "children".

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44. Matthew 23:5 Broad area
Verse routeMatthew 23:5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, [kjv]
Verse routeπαντα δε τα εργα αυτων ποιουσιν προς το θεαθηναι τοις ανθρωποις πλατυνουσιν γαρ τα φυλακτηρια αυτων και μεγαλυνουσιν τα κρασπεδα [gnt]

Plaza Plaza Corners

The ancient Greek word "πλατύς""wide, flat, broad" and is related to the English words "flat", "platypus" (flat broad feet), "plateou", "plaza", etc. This is the same "broad" is the same word as the "broad" "way" to "destruction".

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45. Thank you for giving thanks and for Thanksgiving
Verse routeMatthew 26:27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; [kjv]
Verse routeκαι λαβων ποτηριον και ευχαριστησας εδωκεν αυτοις λεγων πιετε εξ αυτου παντες [gnt]

Verse routePhilippians 1:3 I I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, [kjv]
Verse routeευχαριστω τω θεω μου επι παση τη μνεια υμων [gnt]

For all that you doOne way to say that something is a "good favor" is to say "thank you". This Greek word comes through Latin as "Eucharist". The Greek word for "favor" is often translated as "grace" or "joy". Jesus and Paul often say "thank you".


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