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He was humble and rode on a donkey, the colt of a beast of burden.

  He was humble and rode on a donkey, the colt of a beast of burden.   Matthew 21:1-5  『 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any man ought to say unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh to thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass . 』 The prophet is Zechariah. Zechariah 9:9  『 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. 』 In Zechariah 9:9, the prophet Z...

One will be taken, and the other will be left

  One will be taken, and the other will be left.   Matthew 24:40-42 『 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 』 There are three cases when the Bible speaks of the temple. First, it refers to Jesus himself. In John 2:19-21,  “ Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body. ”  It refers to his own body as the temple. This means that it must be destroyed like a stone temple. That is why it is expressed as the old temple. Jesus' flesh died a substitutionary death on the cross. After Jesus died on the cross, he continued to act as a spirit, regardless of his dead body. 1 Peter 3:18-19 『 For Christ ...