(Lesson 4143)(05-27-23) Matthew 20:20-23
“Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.”
Today’s lesson relates that there will be no favortism in heaven. God will assign positions as He sees fit when the time comes.
This lesson also demonstrates that the word “baptized” as it is applied in today’s quote, has NOTHING to do with water immersion. It is just one more example of the many applications of the Greek word, “baptizo” from which our word “baptize” was transliterated.
A transliteration IS NOT a ‘translation’. A transliteration simply substitutes a sound-alike word to replace the word being transliterated. Transliteration DOES NOT carry with it the meaning and intent of the word being transliterated.~
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