I will not return until you say.....

[nebula]

I think we are forgetting something:

Matthew 23

37"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing. 38Look, your house is left to you desolate. 39For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"

Jesus is addressing Jerusalem!

Interesting, "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord," comes from Psalm 118. Check it out and compare:

Psalm 118

1 Give thanks to the LORD , for he is good;

his love endures forever.

2 Let Israel say:

"His love endures forever."

3 Let the house of Aaron say:

"His love endures forever."

4 Let those who fear the LORD say:

"His love endures forever."

5 In my anguish I cried to the LORD ,

and he answered by setting me free.

6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid.

What can man do to me?

7 The LORD is with me; he is my helper.

I will look in triumph on my enemies.

8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD

than to trust in man.

9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD

than to trust in princes.

10 All the nations surrounded me,

but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

11 They surrounded me on every side,

but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

12 They swarmed around me like bees,

but they died out as quickly as burning thorns;

in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

13 I was pushed back and about to fall,

but the LORD helped me.

14 The LORD is my strength and my song;

he has become my salvation.

15 Shouts of joy and victory

resound in the tents of the righteous:

"The LORD's right hand has done mighty things!

16 The LORD's right hand is lifted high;

the LORD's right hand has done mighty things!"

17 I will not die but live,

and will proclaim what the LORD has done.

18 The LORD has chastened me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

19 Open for me the gates of righteousness;

I will enter and give thanks to the LORD .

20 This is the gate of the LORD

through which the righteous may enter.

21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;

you have become my salvation.

22 The stone the builders rejected

has become the capstone;

23 the LORD has done this,

and it is marvelous in our eyes.

24 This is the day the LORD has made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it.

25 O LORD , save us;

O LORD , grant us success.

26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD .

From the house of the LORD we bless you. [1]

27 The LORD is God,

and he has made his light shine upon us.

With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession

up [2] to the horns of the altar.

28 You are my God, and I will give you thanks;

you are my God, and I will exalt you.

29 Give thanks to the LORD , for he is good;

his love endures forever.

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22 The stone the builders rejected

has become the capstone;

Capstone

Sorry He is not the capstone He is the cornerstone

Psalm 118

22The stone which the builders rejected

Has become the chief cornerstone.

All Praise The Ancient Of Days

[Guest shiloh357]

Capstone

Sorry He is not the capstone He is the cornerstone

Psalm 118

22The stone which the builders rejected

Has become the chief cornerstone.

Capstone is not necessarily wrong.

It actually reads "Roshah eben hapinnah" "head (cap) stone of the corner." Pinnah can also refer to a pinnacle. Roshah is a word that can mean first, top, head, chief, etc. So, capstone is not a farfetched translation. The verse gets the point across regardless of what word is used there.

[angels4u]

No, because of what it says in Zech 12. According to Zechariah, when Jesus returns they will see him for who he really is, "they will look upon me whom they pierced, and they will weep for me as for an only child (my bible says son)." It reminds me of the story of Joseph's twelve brothers who, upon seeing him for who he was, wept and were bitterly sorrowful for what they had done.

The story of Joseph is a forshadowing of what will happen when the Jewish people recognize Jesus, AFTER he returns.

Ok, I get it, when Jesus comes back for the second time on the end of the tribulation there will be alot of people who have accepted the gospel, and the ones alive will accept Hi8m when they see Him ,remember the 144000 who will go out and preach? I believe alot of the Jewish people will become saved during the tribulation.

When Jesus comes back the people who have accepted Jesus in the tribulation they are the ones who will say "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord"

I read that the Jewish people used to be morning for a son more then a daughter, I don't know if that is true....but if thats the case they will be very sad when they realize that Jesus is the Son their forefathers rejected.

Do I get this right?

Angels

The cornerstone and capstone do thave the same meaning and I don't think that's important because they both stand for "Jesus"

[Jedi4Yahweh]

At the end of the book of Matthew (23:39), Jesus is quoted making a very important statement. He says, "I will not return until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'" Because Jesus was speaking to a Jewish audience at the time he made this statement, Christians have always understood this statement to have one meaning: Jesus will not make his second coming until the Jews are converted.

Do you agree with this statement?

Angels

I totally agree with you.

I believe the whole pre-tirb doctrine is a complete deception of the truth. I believe Yahsua is coming back one time for bride which is made up of both Gentile and Jewish Believers at the end of the tribulation as stated in Mat. 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21.

God bless,

[Guest SweetSong]

The phrase is interesting because it is close to what was spoken at the Triumphal Entry by the disciples:

As soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles whcih they had seen, shouting:

              "BLESSED IS THE KING, WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!

              Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"    Luke 19:37-38 (NASB)

So the phrase will be used at Jesus' SECOND Triumphal entry into Jerusalem? Neat how it works in with Psalm 118!

25 O LORD , save us;

O LORD , grant us success.

26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD .

From the house of the LORD we bless you. [1]

27 The LORD is God,

and he has made his light shine upon us.

With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession

up [2] to the horns of the altar.

[Guest shiloh357]

So the phrase will be used at Jesus' SECOND Triumphal entry into Jerusalem?  Neat how it works in with Psalm 118!

25 O LORD , save us;

O LORD , grant us success.

26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD .

From the house of the LORD we bless you. [1]

27 The LORD is God,

and he has made his light shine upon us.

With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession

up [2] to the horns of the altar.

That is also the Psalm which is read at the end of the Passover seder as part of the Hallel. It is part of the hymn sung by Yeshua and His disciples when they celebrated Passover just before His Crucifixion

[Botz]

Perhaps Yeshua is both the Cap-stone and the Corner-stone...the Aleph and the Taf...the Beginning and the End.

[angels4u]

Botz, He is all of what you said...

and He's coming back soon!!

God Bless,Angels