Title: Those Who Get Salvation
The phrase “he traveled to Jerusalem” in the content clause means that he preached the gospel in “awareness of awakening” while going to suffer. While Jesus was doing his best for the salvation of life in the face of great suffering, he was asked and answered a question about “those who are being saved.” The text is as follows:
1. You must use all you have 23~24
"...Lord, are there few who are being saved....", Judaism at the time had two different ways of eschatological salvation. is that there is salvation only for very few people, but the Lord's answer may be the latter (Matthew 22:14, John 8:31-47). But instead of answering, the Lord said, "24, strive to enter through the narrow gate.... There are many who cannot." This gate is not glamorous, not peaceful, not happy, it is a lonely, good-looking world. They have few teeth (Matthew 7:14). To be saved, you must deny yourself (Luke 9:23~25) and win the spiritual battle as an athlete makes every effort to be saved.
2. There are those who have to leave 25-27
(1) Those who missed the opportunity of salvation 25~ "...After the door is closed...I don't know where he came from." The "owner of the house" in the beginning is figurative, but "Matt. 7:22~ 23" It can be said that it refers to Jesus Himself who is the Judge, because there is no salvation without the Messiah. Those who do not live according to God's Word will not be recognized by Jesus (Luke 12:8-9). When the door of salvation is closed, no matter how much you knock, it will not open, so you must stay awake (Matthew 25:11~13). The second half is a sentence of destruction, but only those who repent and believe are known by God (Matthew 25:10).
(2) Those who lived in unbelief 26~27 “26, … we ate and drank before you… and you taught.” In Jewish society, eating together is an expression of close fellowship and is highly regarded. But (Exodus 24:11), you cannot be saved by that, and even if you have learned the Bible, you cannot be saved without an inner repentance and a life of faith. "27, ...I don't know where you came from; the evildoers will tell you to go away." These people wandered around the Lord and tried to pretend to know them, but the Lord's firm answer is that they do not know. The reason is that those who "do evil", that is, "injustice, evildoers," are deported because they have disobeyed the truth of Jesus Christ, and He declares, "Leave me."
3. Sorrows of the Unsaved 28~30
(1) You did not receive the gospel of your ancestors 28~ "You are in the kingdom of God... with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but you... weeping..." The Judeans' vision is to be with the ancestors in the Messianic kingdom. It is to enjoy a joyful banquet, and there are ancestors and prophets, but their descendants, the Jews, were expelled and said, "There are weeping and grinding of teeth." Salvation is what I receive by God's grace (Ephesians 2:8), and we cannot be saved by faith in the mother's womb or by faith in either one of the family members (Luke 16:24). These are the worst, beyond the realm of hopeless regret.
(2) Those who are inferior to the Gentiles 29~30 "29, people will come from the east, west, north and south to attend the feast of the kingdom of God." The "banquet" here refers to the wedding feast between Christ and the saints that will ultimately be realized through the second coming of Christ ( Revelation 19:7), and the attendees "come from the north, east, west, and north", meaning the whole world (Isa 59:19, Zechariah 8:7, Mal 1:11). We are only thankful that the Jews who were supposed to participate in this feast were driven out, and the Gentiles who were unable to attend were present. "30, behold, some are last, and some come first..." This is the Lord's favorite phrase (Matt. 19:30, 20:16), referring to both Jews and Gentiles. Gentiles did not have the same privilege of choice as Jews, but when they believed in Jesus and were saved by God's grace, learned the Word according to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, believed and obeyed, they received the blessing that preceded the religious Jews.
[Conclusion] It is a big deal for us not to live the life of a person who has been saved, saying that there is no problem in going to heaven. Judas Iscariot was chosen to be a disciple, and he was not the elect of salvation from the beginning (John 6:70). “Phil 2:12, work out your salvation with fear and trembling.” Those who are saved must work out their salvation.