THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT WAS FOR ISRAEL

[Doug]

The sermon on the mount pertains to Israel.

Let's look at the sermon on the mount and see if it was given to you

[Matthew 5:1 KJV] "And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:"
[Matthew 5:2 KJV] "And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,"
[Matthew 5:3 KJV] "Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." *********** The kingdom of heaven is the prophetic Davidic kingdom on earth promised to believing Israel ********* [Isaiah 9:7 KJV] "Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this."

[Matthew 5:5 KJV] "Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." ********* Believing Israel will inherit the earth in the kingdom on earth ********* [Isaiah 60:21 KJV] "Thy people also [shall be] all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified." ******** Israel was promised the land
[Psalm 37:11 KJV] "But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace." ******* The psalms pertain to Israel

{Matthew 5:10 KJV] "Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."******** The believing remnant of Israel will be persecuted in the tribulation ******** [Mark 10:30 KJV] "But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life."

[Matthew 5:14 KJV] "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid." ******* Zion will be a light to the Gentiles in the kingdom ********* [Isaiah 60:1 KJV] "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee."
[Isaiah 60:3 KJV] "And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising."

[Matthew 5:19 KJV] "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
[Matthew 5:20 KJV] "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." ******** To enter the millennial kingdom on earth, Israel had to righteous by keeping the law.

[Matthew 6:12 KJV] "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors."
[Matthew 6:14 KJV] "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:"
[Matthew 6:15 KJV] "But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." ********* Israel had to forgive in order to be forgiven

The sermon on the mount pertained to Israel. You aren't Israel.

 

[Luther7]

The sermon on the mount pertains to Israel.

Let's look at the sermon on the mount and see if it was given to you

[Matthew 5:1 KJV] "And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:"
[Matthew 5:2 KJV] "And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,"
[Matthew 5:3 KJV] "Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." *********** The kingdom of heaven is the prophetic Davidic kingdom on earth promised to believing Israel ********* [Isaiah 9:7 KJV] "Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this."

[Matthew 5:5 KJV] "Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." ********* Believing Israel will inherit the earth in the kingdom on earth ********* [Isaiah 60:21 KJV] "Thy people also [shall be] all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified." ******** Israel was promised the land
[Psalm 37:11 KJV] "But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace." ******* The psalms pertain to Israel

{Matthew 5:10 KJV] "Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."******** The believing remnant of Israel will be persecuted in the tribulation ******** [Mark 10:30 KJV] "But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life."

[Matthew 5:14 KJV] "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid." ******* Zion will be a light to the Gentiles in the kingdom ********* [Isaiah 60:1 KJV] "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee."
[Isaiah 60:3 KJV] "And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising."

[Matthew 5:19 KJV] "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
[Matthew 5:20 KJV] "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." ******** To enter the millennial kingdom on earth, Israel had to righteous by keeping the law.

[Matthew 6:12 KJV] "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors."
[Matthew 6:14 KJV] "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:"
[Matthew 6:15 KJV] "But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." ********* Israel had to forgive in order to be forgiven

The sermon on the mount pertained to Israel. You aren't Israel.

And you aren't sounding much like a born again Christian. More like a Christian Zionist. They have no problem selling their inheritance to the jews.

 

[David Lamb]

I don't see that being poor in spirit, meek, persecuted, etc. only applies to Jews. Nor do I see how the kingdom of heaven can refer to the kingdom of David on earth. Earth is not heaven.

 

[Papa Smurf]

[Matthew 6:14 KJV] "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:"
[Matthew 6:15 KJV] "But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." ********* Israel had to forgive in order to be forgiven

Hello Doug, where is that particular teaching (in bold above) found in the OT Thanks!

God bless you!!

--Papa Smurf
p.s. - While I'm not sure about such a teaching in the OT, the NT clearly has it, both in the Gospels and in the Epistles, as well, yes! For instance,

Ephesians ​

32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.​

​

Colossians 3​

13 Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.​

.

 

[marks]

Hello Doug, where is that particular teaching (in bold above) found in the OT Thanks!

God bless you!!

--Papa Smurf
p.s. - While I'm not sure about such a teaching in the OT, the NT clearly has it, both in the Gospels and in the Epistles, as well, yes! For instance,

Ephesians ​

32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.​

​

Colossians 3​

13 Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.​

.

Notice the difference, though. Ephesians and Colossians both tell us to forgive others because God has forgiven us. In Jesus' instruction, taught to Israel being under the Law, they were to forgive so that God would forgive them.

Under the Law, acceptance was based on the person's obedience. In Christ, acceptance is based on His obedience.

Much love!

 

[Papa Smurf]

[Matthew 5:14 KJV] "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid." ******* Zion will be a light to the Gentiles in the kingdom *********

Hello again Doug, are not Gentile believers also referred to as the light of the world For instance,

Ephesians 5​

8 You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
9 for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. ​

​

1 Thessalonians 5​

You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.​

Thanks!

God bless you!!

--Papa Smurf

Philippians 2​

14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing, ​

15 so that you will be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.​

.

 

[Papa Smurf]

Notice the difference, though. Ephesians and Colossians both tell us to forgive others because God has forgiven us. In Jesus' instruction, taught to Israel being under the Law, they were to forgive so that God would forgive them.

Under the Law, acceptance was based on the person's obedience. In Christ, acceptance is based on His obedience.

Much love!

Hello Brother, I agree with you, however, my two replies to Doug were principally concerned with the notion that the Sermon on the Mount was/is meant for (physical) Israel alone.

God bless you!!

--Papa Smurf

 

[PeterAndroz]

The sermon on the mount pertains to Israel.

Let's look at the sermon on the mount and see if it was given to you

[Matthew 5:1 KJV] "And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:"
[Matthew 5:2 KJV] "And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,"
[Matthew 5:3 KJV] "Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." *********** The kingdom of heaven is the prophetic Davidic kingdom on earth promised to believing Israel ********* [Isaiah 9:7 KJV] "Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this."

[Matthew 5:5 KJV] "Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." ********* Believing Israel will inherit the earth in the kingdom on earth ********* [Isaiah 60:21 KJV] "Thy people also [shall be] all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified." ******** Israel was promised the land
[Psalm 37:11 KJV] "But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace." ******* The psalms pertain to Israel

{Matthew 5:10 KJV] "Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."******** The believing remnant of Israel will be persecuted in the tribulation ******** [Mark 10:30 KJV] "But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life."

[Matthew 5:14 KJV] "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid." ******* Zion will be a light to the Gentiles in the kingdom ********* [Isaiah 60:1 KJV] "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee."
[Isaiah 60:3 KJV] "And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising."

[Matthew 5:19 KJV] "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
[Matthew 5:20 KJV] "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." ******** To enter the millennial kingdom on earth, Israel had to righteous by keeping the law.

[Matthew 6:12 KJV] "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors."
[Matthew 6:14 KJV] "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:"
[Matthew 6:15 KJV] "But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." ********* Israel had to forgive in order to be forgiven

The sermon on the mount pertained to Israel. You aren't Israel.

Always good to read someone who understands that not all of the Bible applies to us today.

 

[Michael Snow]

The sermon on the mount pertains to Israel.

Let's look at the sermon on the mount and see if it was given to you

[Matthew 5:1 KJV] "And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:"
[Matthew 5:2 KJV] "And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,"
[Matthew 5:3 KJV] "Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." *********** The kingdom of heaven is the prophetic Davidic kingdom on earth promised to believing Israel ********* [Isaiah 9:7 KJV] "Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this."

[Matthew 5:5 KJV] "Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." ********* Believing Israel will inherit the earth in the kingdom on earth ********* [Isaiah 60:21 KJV] "Thy people also [shall be] all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified." ******** Israel was promised the land
[Psalm 37:11 KJV] "But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace." ******* The psalms pertain to Israel

{Matthew 5:10 KJV] "Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."******** The believing remnant of Israel will be persecuted in the tribulation ******** [Mark 10:30 KJV] "But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life."

[Matthew 5:14 KJV] "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid." ******* Zion will be a light to the Gentiles in the kingdom ********* [Isaiah 60:1 KJV] "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee."
[Isaiah 60:3 KJV] "And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising."

[Matthew 5:19 KJV] "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
[Matthew 5:20 KJV] "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." ******** To enter the millennial kingdom on earth, Israel had to righteous by keeping the law.

[Matthew 6:12 KJV] "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors."
[Matthew 6:14 KJV] "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:"
[Matthew 6:15 KJV] "But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." ********* Israel had to forgive in order to be forgiven

The sermon on the mount pertained to Israel. You aren't Israel.

FALSE.
See standard Evangelical Reference works by called teachers of the church.

 

[Lambano]

The kingdom of heaven is the prophetic Davidic kingdom on earth promised to believing Israel

Paul mentions the Kingdom of God 11 times in his letters: 4 times in 1 Corinthians, and 1 each in Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, and 2 Timothy. These letters are written to the gentile Churches. I therefore have to reject this Dispensational founding principle that the Kingdom of God is only for believing Israel.