Blessed - Persceuted for
Righteousness' Sake(Matthew 5:10)
Messiah PROMISED to take away "THE KINGDOM OF GOD"
from those who rejected Him and give it to a "NATION BRINGING FORTH THE FRUITS THEREOF" (Matthew 21:42-43 cf.Psalms 118:22-23)
THIS KINGDOM is the PROPHESIED RULE of HEAVEN'S KING UPON
THE EARTH (Matthew 6:10 cf.Daniel 2:44)
The "NATION BRINGING FORTH THE FRUITS THEREOF"
is Messiah's "LITTLE FLOCK" (Luke 12:32),
i.e. HIS DISCIPLES (Luke 12:22)
Messiah PROMISED that they "shall sit upon 12 THRONES,
judging the 12 TRIBES of ISRAEL" (Matthew 19:28) at His SECOND COMING in GLORY (Matthew 25:31)
Messiah was PERFECTED THROUGH SUFFERING BEFORE RECEIVING
THE GLORY TO FOLLOW and, thereby, equipped to be a FAITHFUL CAPTAIN in "BRINGING MANY SONS TO GLORY"
(Hebrews 2:10-12;Hebrews 12:6-8 cf.Psalms 22:22-24)
Messiah PROMISED them PERSECUTION and REJECTION by their
own countrymen and kinsmen and EVEN DEATH (Luke 21:12-16)
Messiah also PROMISED them that they UTIMATELY would NOT
PERISH as a REWARD for their PATIENT SUFFERING (Luke 21:17-19), which will also be true for ISRAEL'S FAITHFUL TRIBULATION REMNANT
(Revelation 13:9-10;Revelation 14:12-13)
The APOSTLE JOHN was LEFT ALIVE to "TARRY" and
be an EYE WITNESS RECORDER of the events associated with Messiah's SECOND COMING in GLORY (Revelation 1:1-3,9-11 cf.John 21:20-23)