"And taking the twelve, he said to them, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise." But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said."
Luke 18:31-34 ESV
Jesus foretells what is going to happen to him but his disciples don't understand any of it. Sometimes that is how I feel about some of the obscure meaning of some of the prophecies in the Bible.
Here are my thoughts on verse 34 from my Journible:
"Sometimes it is best that we don't know (understand) what lies ahead. Not all Biblical prophecies are clear and if we really understood them clearly perhaps we'd be so focused on that, that we wouldn't live in the here and now and serve Him as we should.
It is too bad that some are so focused on their pet theories about Bible prophecy that they don't really focus properly on how they should live now. They are too busy making a name for themselves with all their books and conferences on what will happen in the future."
Yes, we should focus on the ultimate promise/prophecy of a place in heaven with God forever. That is one prophecy we are clear about. Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in the future prophecy debate of what this or that means that we lose sight of what our real purpose is. When we keep our eyes on the prize, the race is easier to run undistracted and we will live with a view to God's glory.
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