“You will not see me again until you say: Blessed is the One [within[ – who comes in the Name of the Lord.” ~ Jesus (Matthew 23:39)

 

Please note that the word “within” has been appropriately (and importantly) added here for various reasons … Consider:

 

First & foremost, the phrase “in the name of the Lord” is once again critical, for the simple reason that – for Jesus at least – God was an internal essence of perfect Love (see John 14:20 & Matthew 5:48).  This means that – for Jesus at least – the only ones who can truly come “in the name of the Lord” are those who openly & persistently proclaim their desire to serve others in need.  Jesus doesn’t say “blessed is the one who comes worshiping the Lord” here, and he doesn’t say “blessed is the one who comes with the name of the Lord on his lips.”  No, he quite clearly says “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord” – the name of which is LOVE …

And this is precisely what will happen to all who choose to do so – they will indeed “see” (actually, FEEL) the Christ Essence rise up from within them, at least to the degree the same is being courageously enlivened by their actions … And indeed, if we keep this in mind, maybe this interpretation explains what Jesus might have meant by his usually puzzling statement that “There are those among you here who will not perish before they see the Son of Man coming in all his glory.” (Matthew 16:28)

 

Amen … Let it be so.

 

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