When Jesus deals with His Children It gets Really Real - down to YOU and YOU alone.
Luke 22:31
“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:”
King James Version (KJV)
Please open and read with me the entire chapter of Luke 22 to understand the context of what is happening here.
Preface:
When we study the King James Bible it is imperative we understand what we are reading by DIVIDING (opening and examining each and every scripture.
The meaning of Rightly dividing in accordance with 2 Timothy 2:15 KJB is NOT cutting out sections of the bible as not applicable to the Church as preach the HYPER DIVIDERS - DISPENSATIONALISTS.
Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth is NOT of the HYPER Dividers
As I go through in detail how to examine the scriptures, we must consistently use the simple three rules of solid biblical hermeneutics: CONTEXT. EXEGESIS, and HARMONIZE SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE.
As we know - proper exegesis entails in large part understanding the Grammar and Vocabulary of the scripture. All of this detail here in my study:
How to Study and Understand the Bible - From a Workman Approved unto God by His Grace
In order to fully understand this study, we are going to have to break down each word and focus primarily for on the Pronouns in the context of the scriptures here in Luke 21:31,32 KJB.
Here is an excerpt of from the above study breaking down Luke 21:31
Luke chapter 22 verses 31-32:
31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have YOU, that he may sift YOU as wheat:
32 But I have prayed for THEE, that THY faith fail not: and when THOU art converted, strengthen THY brethren.
If you don’t know the distinctions in the pronouns you won’t know who Jesus is talking to. You could easily believe that Jesus is telling Simon Peter that Satan wants to sift him (Peter) like wheat. But He is not. The YOU in the first verse is plural, so Jesus is telling Simon Peter that Satan wants to sift the GROUP of apostles like wheat, not just Peter. In the second verse THEE, THY and THOU are used. These are all singular pronouns so we know that Jesus is speaking directly to Simon Peter.
We could render this in our less perfect English of today as:
31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have YOU ALL, that he may sift ALL of YOU as wheat:
32 But I have prayed for YOU (Simon), that YOUR faith fail not: and when YOU are converted, strengthen YOUR brethren.
Background:
Study:
Luke 22:31
“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:”
King James Version (KJV)
Luke 22:32 (KJV) says:
"But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren."
CONVERT = CHANGE TRANSFORM TURN AROUND. (Etymology). Greek Strongs G1994 - Filled with the HOLY GHOST in which one to return back to the love and obedience of God - RESTORED RENEWED = PENTECOST.
and comparing it to Romans 8:28:
"But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his."
And:
John 15:16, where Jesus says, "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."
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