Bible Discussion Thread

What does the last shall be first and the first shall be last mean?

Jesus speaking in context : Mark 10:13-31, notice he started with the little children that were being pushed aside._.. Notice too he says many not all. Luke 18:17, Mark 10:15,

Giannis says Israel, that seems very contradictory to the WORD: Romans 11, whole chapter. Notice, Luke 13:22-35, note Luke 13:27, iniquity, Matthew 7, Matthew 25:31-46, Isaiah 48:12, Matthew 24:48-51,

Matthew 20:1-16, again arrogance & expecting more reward than another? Again if you go back a little in context Jesus is telling them don't forbid the children to come to Him. Matthew 19:14, continued the same event follows. Matthew 19:14-30, so Matthew 20, is repeating the teaching of 1st, & last; meekness, in another perspective same teaching. Matthew 10:22,24,25,42, Matthew 10:5-42, Mark 9:35, Mark 10:44, Matthew 20:27, Matthew 18:3,4,5,

Hopefully these are helpful

Luke 13:22-30, see verses 28-30

The Hebrew people were invited first to inherit the Kingdom of God, but they will enter last.

The rest of the nations were invited last, but they will go in first.

Figuratively, there are people who believed in Jesus in their youths but believed in vain. And there are elderly people who believed in their last moments of their lives and succeeded into Heaven.

Hiya Eljer very Good Question....This is how i see it....The 1st Covenant the law will be made last...And the last covenant that 2 nd covenant by the blood of Jesus at Calvary will be made 1 st....We must remember what Bro. Paul said.... 1st Cor. 13:10...When that which is PERFECT is come that ( New COVENANT IN HIS BLOOD ) is come...The Book... That which is done in parts will be done away with...Remember the image in Dan. 2 was all in parts but it had to be done away with....Even tho its head was of gold that became as the chaff of the summer threshing flood...Its the seed of the sower that is gonna destroy everything....The manchild that is gonna rule all nations comes from the seed of the sower the seed of the Bridegroom....Wheat

.....You cd also refer to the Written word as being last but the living words being 1st...My WORDS are spirit and life...But the written words are just paper and ink....We need the written word but we need the living word for eternal life much more....The written word answers to a night light....But the living word which is Christ Jesus answers to the greater light....As Jesus said I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD....The written word can be molested and has been molested....But the living Word is God. that cannot be molested in this world nor in the world to come....k