Mateus 11

Mateus 11

Johnson adds "Jesus is going to send John a message: “Focus on what I am doing; not on what I'm not doing. When the time is right, I'll open prison doors.” And said to Him, “Are You the Expected One (erchomai present tense), or shall we look for someone else (heteros)?” - Expected One (Literally "the Coming One") is clearly a designation of the Messiah and is based on Ps 40:7 ("Then I said, “Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me.") and Ps 118:26 (Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the LORD; We have blessed you from the house of the LORD). Ps 118:26 in the Septuagint (Lxx) translates "one who comes" with ὁ ἐρχόμενος ("the coming one") which is identical to the Greek text in Mt 11:3 for "Expected One" (ὁ ἐρχόμενος). The phrase someone else (heteros) is literally another of a different sort. In other words John is asking "Do we need to look for someone that is not like You?' 🙏 THOUGHT - This Name for the Messiah begs an important question - Are you expecting Him? Are you afraid of where you might end up (heaven or hell) if He returned today (See Romans Road to Salvation) Are you living (thoughts, words, deeds, daily choices) in such a way that others could tell you are expecting Him? Remember John's loving warning " Now, little children, abide (present imperative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey) in Him (See "in" = locative of sphere, see In Christ), so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming." (1 John 2:28+) In summary, are you living with a Maranatha Mindset? Remember three facts - (1) He promised to return, (2) He is one day closer to His return and (3) His return is always imminent! (See also Redeem the Time) Virtually all the gospel references to doubt pertain to believers rather than to unbelievers John