Loyal
Matt 7:21; "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
Matt 7:22; "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?'
Matt 7:23; "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'
It seems the expectation of the people above was... that they were saved and would enter into the kingdom of heaven. Why did they expect this to happen? Because they cast out demons and did miracles?
Why does Jesus say they didn't qualify? Because they practiced lawlessness.
Matt 25:9; "But the prudent answered, 'No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.'
Matt 25:10; "And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.
Matt 25:11; "Later the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, lord, open up for us.'
Matt 25:12; "But he answered, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'
Matt 25:13; "Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.
Another place where the expectation was to "let in". Yet these people ran out of oil. They were virgins.
the thought here is that they were spotless and blameless... yet, they ran out of oil. They is a lot of debate
about what the oil is, (most often you hear the Holy Spirit) but whatever it is, some people "ran out".
They were supposed to get it from "the dealers" and "buy some". But again we see, the expectation was that the door would be open for them.
Matt 25:23; "His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.'
Matt 25:24; "And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed.
Matt 25:25; 'And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.'
Matt 25:26; "But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.
Matt 25:27; 'Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.
Matt 25:28; 'Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.'
Matt 25:29; "For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
Matt 25:30; "Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Another well known parable. Two of the servants are told "well done". It seems the expectation of the third servant was the same. He expected to be told "well done". Yet he is called "wicked and lazy". It seems the master Himself had some expectations of what the servant would do. In the end this third servant is thrown into the outer darkness, where "there is weeping and gnashing of teeth". It doesn't sound like a pleasant
place to spend eternity.
This is by no means an exhaustive list. I can find a few more places where people had similar expectations.
Ananias and Sapphira, Five of seven churches in Revelation, the wicked servant that was partying and drinking and treating the other servants badly while the master was away.
Yet in all of these cases, the expectation is... Jesus will accept them into the kingdom of heaven.
Yet they are all disappointed. Why?
Were these expectations any different from yours? What are you doing differently than these people?
Was it that Jesus never accepted them in the first place? Or was it simply that they didn't do the things that Jesus "expected" them to do after He accepted them?
Matt 7:22; "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?'
Matt 7:23; "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'
It seems the expectation of the people above was... that they were saved and would enter into the kingdom of heaven. Why did they expect this to happen? Because they cast out demons and did miracles?
Why does Jesus say they didn't qualify? Because they practiced lawlessness.
Matt 25:9; "But the prudent answered, 'No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.'
Matt 25:10; "And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.
Matt 25:11; "Later the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, lord, open up for us.'
Matt 25:12; "But he answered, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'
Matt 25:13; "Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.
Another place where the expectation was to "let in". Yet these people ran out of oil. They were virgins.
the thought here is that they were spotless and blameless... yet, they ran out of oil. They is a lot of debate
about what the oil is, (most often you hear the Holy Spirit) but whatever it is, some people "ran out".
They were supposed to get it from "the dealers" and "buy some". But again we see, the expectation was that the door would be open for them.
Matt 25:23; "His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.'
Matt 25:24; "And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed.
Matt 25:25; 'And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.'
Matt 25:26; "But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.
Matt 25:27; 'Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.
Matt 25:28; 'Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.'
Matt 25:29; "For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
Matt 25:30; "Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Another well known parable. Two of the servants are told "well done". It seems the expectation of the third servant was the same. He expected to be told "well done". Yet he is called "wicked and lazy". It seems the master Himself had some expectations of what the servant would do. In the end this third servant is thrown into the outer darkness, where "there is weeping and gnashing of teeth". It doesn't sound like a pleasant
place to spend eternity.
This is by no means an exhaustive list. I can find a few more places where people had similar expectations.
Ananias and Sapphira, Five of seven churches in Revelation, the wicked servant that was partying and drinking and treating the other servants badly while the master was away.
Yet in all of these cases, the expectation is... Jesus will accept them into the kingdom of heaven.
Yet they are all disappointed. Why?
Were these expectations any different from yours? What are you doing differently than these people?
Was it that Jesus never accepted them in the first place? Or was it simply that they didn't do the things that Jesus "expected" them to do after He accepted them?
(what else is new).
