Yes, Jesus meant TODAY in his message to the thief on the cross

[Your closest friendnt]

47 minutes ago, In1 said:

Jhn 3:3-4,10 - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? ...   ... Jesus ansered and saith unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

A word like God has boundless depths to us/all ... an ever increasing truth in us/all ... but it starts for us with one word ... and even Jesus had to come to this reality as part of the plight of mankind ...

I am pleased that you obliged yourself to my request. 

Indeed that what Jesus said to Nicodemus. But that includes that Jesus could see the Kingdom of God. 

Jesus also understood that Nicodemus beliefs about the Kingdom of God were misguided. Believing that he could see the Kingdom of God and coming to Jesus with that belief and to discuss with Jesus about the things of the Kingdom of God. And erroneously believing that Jesus had the same beliefs about the Kingdom of God as he did.

Jesus perceived that and he stepped ahead of him by telling him. That he cannot see the Kingdom of God and that includes whatever he believed about the Kingdom of God it was incorrect. 

But Jesus gave him hope that the time will come when Nicodemus when he sees Jesus (verse 14) lifted up the way Moses lifted the Bronze Serpent in the dessert and if he then  believes in Jesus Christ as the Messiah  then and only then Nicodemus will begin to understand and begin to see the Kingdom of God from a new perspective. 

Jesus told him that at that time he will be born from a above into the New Family of God in Jesus Christ. But first Jesus had to shed the blood of the New Covenant with his death on the Cross. 

Edited Tuesday at 03:51 PM by Your closest friendnt

[In1]

Seeing it does not afford us to enter into it even though it be in us ... and I am affirmed that to the left or right of the cross hangs a thief ...

[Your closest friendnt]

1 hour ago, In1 said:

Jhn 3:3-4,10 - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? ...   ... Jesus ansered and saith unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

A word like God has boundless depths to us/all ... an ever increasing truth in us/all ... but it starts for us with one word ... and even Jesus had to come to this reality as part of the plight of mankind ...

In a very strict compliance with the text Jesus said to Nicodemus that v.14 that when he sees Jesus lifted up as Moses had lifted up the Bronze Serpent at that time the Spirit of God from ABOVE will come in the one who will believe in him as the Messiah and will reveal to him the Kingdom of God.

Jesus was referring to Jeremiah 31:31-33 that God promised to make a New Covenant. Jesus told Nicodemus how the pronoun of God in Jeremiah 31:31-33 will be fulfilled. 

When God will put his Spirit in their Hearts and will teach them all things including the things of the Kingdom of God. Where Nicodemus as a believer in Jesus Christ as the Messiah after Jesus death on the Cross. Nicodemus will be one of the Royal Priesthood in the Kingdom of God. 

Edited Tuesday at 04:11 PM by Your closest friendnt

[Your closest friendnt]

6 minutes ago, In1 said:

Seeing it does not afford us to enter into it even though it be in us ... and I am affirmed that to the left or right of the cross hangs a thief ...

The fact that Jesus Christ shed his blood on the Cross and died.

The blood of the New Covenant, his declaration at the lust Super and announced the forgiveness of sins in his blood in the New Covenant and the fulfillment of Jeremiah 31:31-33 the beginning of the New Family of God, born from his Spirit and his Spirit put in their hearts for everyone who believes in Jesus Christ as Peter declared in his visit to Cornelius Family it includes the Gentiles together with the believers from the House of Israel. 

Important is to Know that it is not subject to what we understand or believe. 

That God is declaring and he does it and then is helping us to understand what he has done. Our are not in his way with what we understand. As he does what He has declare. He is Sovereign. 

And example: a believer in Jesus Christ who erroneously believes that he will go to Hell when he dies, he will find himself in Heaven because his sins are forgiven in the blood of Jesus Christ and we are in the New Covenant where Jesus Christ is the one who decides that. 

We bow down to him and our judgements bow down to him with us. 

[Locust]

16 hours ago, Your closest friendnt said:

Post not from the unbiblical but from the biblical. 

Why the New Testament is not good for you? 

Post from Jesus Christ. 

Believers are in the Life of Jesus Christ. In the ETERNAL LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST. And their inheritance is Heavenly. 

Peter said loud and clear that the Lord told him the time has come to live this earthly tabernacle and go to be with him. 

2 Peter 1:14

Lamsa Bible
Knowing that shortly I must depart this life, even as our LORD Jesus Christ has shown me.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
As I know that the departure from my body is soon, just as our Lord Yeshua The Messiah has informed me.

NT Translations

Anderson New Testament
For I know that the putting off of this my tabernacle is near at hand, even as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.

Godbey New Testament
knowing that the laying aside of my tabernacle is swift, as our Lord Jesus Christ also showed to me

considering that a dead body is what the  relatives have to deal with ,what I put in print is remarkably true. 

just because a apostle of Jesus knew he will be in heaven there is no reason to believe he knew how many would all together go to heaven . the number has a  limit reveled in the book revelation . all the rest of mankind that are resurrected or live through Armageddon. live here on earth .which by the way will be greatly improved . 

[Alive]

“For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,”

(Colossians 1:13 NAS20)

[Locust]

33 minutes ago, Alive said:

“For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,”

(Colossians 1:13 NAS20)

perhaps you would also like “You were once darkness, but you are now light.”—EPH. 5:8.  

walk towards the light 

[Alive]

1 minute ago, Locust said:

perhaps you would also like “You were once darkness, but you are now light.”—EPH. 5:8.  

walk towards the light 

I do like it. Thank you.

[In1]

2 hours ago, Your closest friendnt said:

We have enter the Heavenly Kingdom of God and we begin to see the things of the Kingdom of God and we begin to misconstrued what we may see. Some things more clear that others.

The answer to your question is that you are there and you are there by Grace alone as a believer and not by your own understanding and your own confession. By Grace alone. 

Hearing, seeing, and entering is a pattern, and "verily today" a spiritual truth, as something seen before the world was, something that, but for a moment, has always been ...

Grace is as good of a word to begin to describe it as the word Father.

[AdHoc]

On 5/5/2025 at 8:31 AM, Frits said:

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Aaaahhhh. At last a good and true argument. I'll be careful. Thanks for caring.

God bless (genuinely)