John 6:60
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this,
said,
This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
Matt.13:36
36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house:
and his disciples came unto him,
saying,
Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
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Now Christ adds to it
44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field;
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45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man,
seeking goodly pearls:
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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net,
that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
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51 Jesus saith unto them,
Have ye understood all these things?
They say unto him,
Yea, Lord.
52 Then said he unto them,
Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven
is like unto a man that is an householder,
which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
John 6:60
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this,
said,
This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
these men can
Therefore every scribe
which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven
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now another tid-bit of info
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net,
that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Where did Paul go, looking for goodly branches
he could graft into the Good Native Olive tree?????
that was cast into the sea,
yep; the Church of the Gentiles = the RCC
and gathered of every kind:
what did Christ say that would happen to the Bad Fish????
What did Paul say would happen to the Bad Branches????
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and One more piece of info
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net,
that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
What would become of the branches /
not chosen
or the fish
not caught in the net
and those
cast away ??????
back Home to Rome
Rev.13:1
And I stood upon
the sand of the sea,
and saw a beast rise up out of the sea,
having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns,
and upon his heads
the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard,
and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion:
and
the dragon gave him his
power, and his
seat, and great
authority.
-The Church of Christ --<vs>-- The Church of the Gentiles
Matt.20:25
But Jesus called them unto him, and said,
Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them,
and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
26 But it shall not be so among you:
and
the dragon gave him his
power, and his
seat, and great
authority.
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as Christ said;
Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven
as wise man builds his house on the Rock
a foolish on the sand
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea,
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