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Luke 7:24-28 : The Kingdom of God

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24 απελθοντων G565 G5631 V-2AAP-GPM δε G1161 CONJ των G3588 T-GPM αγγελων G32 N-GPM ιωαννου G2491 N-GSM ηρξατο G756 G5662 V-ADI-3S λεγειν G3004 G5721 V-PAN τοις G3588 T-DPM οχλοις G3793 N-DPM περι G4012 P EP ιωαννου G2491 N-GSM τι G5101 I-ASN εξεληλυθατε G1831 G5758 V- AI-2P εις G1519 P EP την G3588 T-ASF ερημον G2048 A-ASF θεασασθαι G2300 G5664 V-ADN καλαμον G2563 N-ASM υπο G5259 P EP ανεμου G417 N-GSM σαλευομενον G4531 G5746 V-PPP-ASM

25 αλλα G235 CONJ τι G5101 I-ASN εξεληλυθατε G1831 G5758 V- AI-2P ιδειν G1492 G5629 V-2AAN ανθρωπον G444 N-ASM εν G1722 P EP μαλακοις G3120 A-DPN ιματιοις G2440 N-DPN ημφιεσμενον G294 G5772 V- PP-ASM ιδου G2400 G5628 V-2AAM-2S οι G3588 T-NPM εν G1722 P EP ιματισμω G2441 N-DSM ενδοξω G1741 A-DSM και G2532 CONJ τρυφη G5172 N-DSF υπαρχοντες G5225 G5723 V-PAP-NPM εν G1722 P EP τοις G3588 T-DPM βασιλειοις G934 A-DPM εισιν G1526 G5748 V-PXI-3P

26 αλλα G235 CONJ τι G5101 I-ASN εξεληλυθατε G1831 G5758 V- AI-2P ιδειν G1492 G5629 V-2AAN προφητην G4396 N-ASM ναι G3483 P T λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S υμιν G5213 P-2DP και G2532 CONJ περισσοτερον G4053 A-ASM-C προφητου G4396 N-GSM

27 ουτος G3778 D-NSM εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S περι G4012 P EP ου G3739 -GSM γεγραπται G1125 G5769 V- PI-3S ιδου G2400 G5628 V-2AAM-2S εγω G1473 P-1NS αποστελλω G649 G5719 V-PAI-1S τον G3588 T-ASM αγγελον G32 N-ASM μου G3450 P-1GS προ G4253 P EP προσωπου G4383 N-GSN σου G4675 P-2GS ος G3739 -NSM κατασκευασει G2680 G5692 V-FAI-3S την G3588 T-ASF οδον G3598 N-ASF σου G4675 P-2GS εμπροσθεν G1715 P EP σου G4675 P-2GS

28 λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S γαρ G1063 CONJ υμιν G5213 P-2DP μειζων G3187 A-NSM-C εν G1722 P EP γεννητοις G1084 A-DPM γυναικων G1135 N-GPF προφητης G4396 N-NSM ιωαννου G2491 N-GSM του G3588 T-GSM βαπτιστου G910 N-GSM ουδεις G3762 A-NSM εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S ο G3588 T-NSM δε G1161 CONJ μικροτερος G3398 A-NSM-C εν G1722 P EP τη G3588 T-DSF βασιλεια G932 N-DSF του G3588 T-GSM θεου G2316 N-GSM μειζων G3187 A-NSM-C αυτου G846 P-GSM εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S

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Ideal vs Real – the afterlife

By Todd Beiswenger


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This 3rd and final installment of "Ideal vs. Real" covers the afterlife. God tells us that if we can stick to the ideals we'll have an eternity of indescribable joy. However, even if we're just a decent person, we can still live in a lower heaven... which is still beyond our comprehension.

(References: Heaven and Hell 270; Jeremiah 31:33-34; John 6:44-48; Luke 7:24-28; Matthew 5:37)