SEEING with your EYES vs. COMPREHENDING, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING
By Tuese Ahkiong
In Scripture, seeing visually is not always interpreted as perceiving
optically. Seeing can be used to perceive in an understanding manner.
We use this type of figure of speech in our own language; do you see?
LOL. When I ask “Do you see?” I am not asking you to look at something physical
with your eyes. I am asking if you are understanding, comprehending and “seeing” my point. The Scripture is no different.
1. Isaiah 19:1 An oracle concerning Egypt: See, the LORD RIDEs on a
swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before
him, and the hearts of the Egyptians MELT within them;
2. **This is an apocalyptic description of God judging Egypt. Nobody saw with their eyes God riding in on a cloud to Egypt. They did “see” Egypt getting judged.
3. Matt 24:30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and
then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
4. ***In verse 30, Jesus refers to Daniel 7.13-14, which
is a vision of the ascension of Christ and His seating at the right hand of the
Father see also Matt.26.64.
{Notice from the Daniel passage which direction the Son of Man is
going. He is NOT coming to earth as most Christians believe. He is
approaching The Ancient of Days. The phrase “coming on the clouds” is an apocalyptic phrase used to
describe God’s presence, judgment, glory…
5. **Why would the tribes of the earth (the Greek of earth is “ge” and is also
translated land) or land mourn?
Because God has sent His armies, The Roman armies to destroy the apostate
Israel.
So, what’s this sign that the Son of Man appearing in heaven? Jerusalem destroyed is the sign that
Christ is at the right hand of Almighty God.
6. Daniel 7:13-14 “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man,coming with the clouds of HEAVEN. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his
presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all
peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an
everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will
never be destroyed.
7. Matt 26.64 64”Yes, it is as you say,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: In the future you will see
the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the
clouds of HEAVEN.”
YESHUA tells his disciples that SOME of them would be around to SEE the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.
Matthew 16:28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they SEE the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
Mark 9:1 And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they SEE the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”
Luke 9:27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until theySEE the kingdom of God.”
8. **Yeshua is telling the high priest and Jewish leaders that they would “SEE” the Son of
Man sitting at the right hand of The Mighty One and coming on the clouds of
heaven. Did they “see” this
physically or did they “see” this comprehensively by certain acts God would do
in history and within their lifetime? They comprehended that Yeshua was at the right hand of
The Mighty One when Jerusalem was being leveled.
9. **In the next 3 passages, Yeshua is telling His disciples that when they (not us in
2014) see the abomination of desolation that they should flee to the
mountains. If they could flee to the mountains to avoid this supposed end of the world global nuclear bombs catastrophe, why the heck does Yeshua tell them to just flee to the hills? LOL.
10. Matthew 24:15-16 “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the
prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
11. Mark 13:14 “But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where he
ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
**Let the reader understand refers to reading the prophecies in Daniel to see how they are being fulfilled in the events related to the destruction of Jerusalem.
12. Luke 21: 20 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to themountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it, 22for these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. 23 Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and wrath against this
people. 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, andJerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
13. **Noticed how Luke connects the desolation with Jerusalem being surrounded by armies. ;-)
14. Matthew 23:37-39 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 38 See, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
15. Luke 13:34-35 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 35 Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
16. ***Yeshua, pronounces judgment upon Jerusalem by saying their house is left to them DESOLATE. The Jew would not see Yeshua spiritually/ comprehensively until they receive Christ as their Lord Savior.
17. **God is The Creator. He gives ears to hear or not and eyes to see or not, physically and spiritually. In regards to spiritual matters, not all see and hear because God is SOVEREIGN in giving spiritual ears to hear or eyes to see.
Exodus 4: 11 Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
Exodus 4: 11 Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
18. Matthew 13:13-15 This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “‘“You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
15 For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.
20. Mark 4:11-13 And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, 12 so that “they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.” 13 And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable?How then will you understand all the parables?
21. Mark 7:18-19 And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, 19 since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)
22. Mark 12:10-12 Have you not read this Scripture: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; 11 this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”12 And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away.
23. Luke 8:9-10 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 10 he said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’
24. Luke 9:44-45 “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” 45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
25. Isaiah 6:8-10 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” 9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people: “‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ 10 Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
26. Acts 28:25-27 And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: 26 “‘Go to this people, and say, “You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never
perceive.” 27 For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’
28. John 12:36-41 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may
become sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid
himself from them. 37 Though he had done so many signs before them, they still
did not believe in him, 38 so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might
be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord
been revealed?” 39 Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said, 40 “He has
blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.” 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him.
30. **The saints perceived the grace that was given Paul.
31. Galatians 2:9 and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived
the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
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