Matthew 8:11-12 And I say to you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob… I. A GLORIOUS PROMISE. 1. It is a land of rest — "sit down." 2. The good company they sit with, "Abraham and Isaac." etc. 3. Man? I shall come. I have no wish for a small heaven; many mansions. 4. Where they come from — from all places and classes, even the most hopeless. 5. The certainty "shall." II. THE CHILDREN OF THE KINGDOM CAST OUT. 1. Those noted for externals in religion. 2. The children of pious fathers and mothers. 3. They are to be cast out. Where to? (C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. |
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