MATTHEW 21

In today’s study our titles are; Verses 1-11 The triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Verses 12-16 The cleansing of the Temple. Verses 17-22 The cursing of the Fig Tree. Verses 23-27 Jesus establishes his authority. Verses 28-32 The parable of the two sons. Verses 33-46 The wicked husbandmen. Matthew 21 and verse 1 reads.

Mat.21:1] And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

I first want you to notice that it is written that Jesus comes to this mountain for both advents. Also, he is taken from us in Acts 1 back to heaven here. This mount of Olives is very special to the LORD, we’ll see in a minute. But for now, always send two witnesses.

Mat.21:2] Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
[3] And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

Jesus always has things planned out ahead of time. It always happens exactly as he says, because he is the Word of God.

Mat.21:4] All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
[5] Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

This prophet is Zechariah. This is the prophecy of the first advent, and we find this in Zechariah 9 and verse 9 reads.

Zec.9:9] Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Salvation is the first advent. We then find the prophecy of the second advent in the next verse. Zechariah 9 and verse 10 reads.

Zec.9:10] And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from river even to the ends of the earth.

This is the second advent, Jesus returns not on an ass, but with a rod of iron, for discipline. Remember I said we would see how God loves this mount of Olives? Let’s go to Zechariah 14 and verse 4 reads.

Zec.14:4] And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
[5] And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

Come Lord Jesus, come. First advent for Salvation, let’s go to Isaiah 62 and verse 11 reads.

Isa.62:11] Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

We have this time for the LORD’s will, that all come to repentance and have salvation. 2Cor.3:9. Back to the first advent, back to Salvation. Back to Matthew 21 and verse 6 reads.

Mat.21:6] And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
[7] And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
[8] And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
[9] And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna is Hebrew for Save Now. Let’s go to Psalms 118 and verse 21 reads.

Psa.118:21] I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
[22] The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
[23] This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
[24] This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
[25] Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

Save now, Hosanna.

Psa.118:26] Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.

They knew he was the Messiah, the Christ. They knew that the prophecies of the prophets had come, the Savior has come. Back to Matthew 21 and verse 10 reads.

Mat.21:10] And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
[11] And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

The multitude told them, This is the Christ. Let’s go to Deuteronomy 18 and verse 18 reads.

Deu.18:18] I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
[19] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

And let’s remember Matthew 2 and verse 23 reads.

Mat.2:23] And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

It says Spoken not written by the prophets. Back to Matthew 21 and verse 12 reads.

Mat.21:12] And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
[13] And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

Jesus shows us there is a time for righteous indignation. Teach the Word of God with boldness, and treat the house of the LORD with respect. Let’s go first to Jeremiah 7 and verse 9 reads.

Jer.7:9] Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
[10] And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
[11] Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.

Now let’s go to Isaiah 56 and verse 7 reads.

Isa.56:7] Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

Now, let’s think back to verse 12 of Matthew 21, what did it say? Let’s read it again.

Mat.21:12] And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

It is illegal to sell or buy in the Temple. It is Holy, and they had mite infested doves for the sin of the people to buy. They were to give the best of their flocks, and for penny’s they would change with money something cheap. Prophesied in Malachi 3 and verse 1 reads.

Mal.3:1] Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to this temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

John the Baptist was that messenger sent to prepare the way for the LORD. Back to Matthew 21 and verse 14 reads.

Mat.21:14] And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
[15] And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

Save us now, Son of David displeased the chief priests and scribes. They just saw Jesus heal again, this time right in the Temple of God, and were displeased. These are Kenites right in the house of the LORD, and Jesus knows them very well. Mat.13, John 8. Today Satan loves the pulpits, there are many Kenites teaching from the pulpits. Teaching them to fly away (Rapture) right into the hand of Satan. Watchmen watch.

Mat.21:16] And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Jesus is quoting Psalms 8 and verse 2 reads.

Psa.8:2] Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

Remember Jesus is speaking to the chief priest and scribes, Kenites in the house of the LORD. Psalms 8 is written by King David. (Son of David) and he should know because it is written in 1Samuel 17 when David stood against the giant Goliath. 1Sam.17 and verse 42 reads.

1Sam.17:42] And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

Many people can agree that David has blonde hair and blue eyes.

1Sam.17:43] And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
[44] And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

Here is the saying Out of the mouth of babes, listen carefully.

1Sam.17:45] Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

As the chief priest and scribes are defiling the house of the LORD.

1Sam.17:46] This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
[47] And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hands.

Hosanna, Save now. Today the battle is spiritual against principalities on high, Satan and his seed the Kenites. Back to Matthew 21 and verse 17 reads.

Mat.21:17] And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

Bethany is house of dates. He would come here often. In Matthew 26:6-12 Jesus would be anointed for his burial. Notice that Jesus does not stay overnight in the cities, he would always go out for the night.

Mat.21:18] Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
[19] And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

Jesus created all things on earth, without him was not anything made. Of course, Jesus knows the seasons, he would definitely know when the fig tree produces its fruit. Whenever you hear Fig Tree, your ears should perk up. Jesus is going to be talking about the parable of the fig tree. Find my study in Topical Teachings titled Parable of the Fig Tree. Jesus would tell us in Mark 13:28 learn the parable of the fig tree, he did not say Maybe you should learn it, but LEARN it. Without the understanding of the woman’s seed and the Serpent’s seed, you won’t understand who the Kenites are. Pay attention, this is written for those of us in these end times.

Mat.21:20] And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
[21] Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

Now we have the word mountains implying nations here, and we learn in Rev.17:15 the sea are the peoples. Now we read it as; Having faith to move a nation and cast it unto the people. There are a lot of wicked people in our nation today, ungodly people and a perverted generation are with us in these end times. Jesus just reminded us he has given us power over all evil. Luke 10:19. Be a leader, and guide your nation to the good that is God. Cast out the evil that is in your nation, such as St. Patrick did in Ireland, he chased out the serpents.

Mat.21:22] And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Ask and you shall receive in the name of Jesus Christ. Now, Jesus will go back to these very Kenites he warned us about, let’s see our example at work.

Mat.21:23] And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
[24] And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Countering their question with a question, but then offering them their answer if they would (could) answer him.

Mat.21:25] The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
[26] But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
[27] And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

Being Kenites, the serpent’s seed, they feared the truth. John was indeed a prophet, and they knew he was of God. The fact that Jesus could heal and they could not, gives Jesus authority over even the high priest. Jesus will still be talking to the high priest and elders with this next parable.

Mat.21:28] But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

The last parable concerning a vineyard told us that the vineyard is the world. This parable will be about two, the Elect and the Kenites.

Mat.21:29] He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

The key word here is repented.

Mat.21:30] And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
[31] Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
[32] For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

They didn’t believe John the Baptist, but the sinners did and repented. This is how you can tell a Kenite from the children of God. Let’s first go to Revelation 2 and verse 21 reads.

Rev.2:21] And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
[22] Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.

And in Revelation 9 and verse 20 reads.

Rev.9:20] And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
[21] Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

And finally in Revelation 16 and verse 9 reads.

Rev.16:9] And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
[10] And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
[11] And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

These Kenites will not repent of their evil ways. Jesus will give these Kenites another parable to consider. Back to Matthew 21 and verse 33 reads.

Mat.21:33] Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

This would be this second earth age that we are in now.

Mat.21:34] And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
[35] And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
[36] Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

Let’s go to Luke 11 and verse 50 reads.

Luke 11:50] That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

The word Foundation is G2602 from G2598 Katabole, the overthrow of Satan in the first earth age. The word Generation is offspring, Kenites are offsprings from Cain, the serpent’s seed.

Luke 11:51] From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

Back to Matthew 21 and verse 37 reads.

Mat.21:37] But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

His only begotten Son.

Mat.21:38] But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
[39] And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

They will cast Jesus out of Jerusalem and slay him on Golgotha.

Mat.21:40] When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
[41] They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

They just sealed their own fate. They can reason among themselves, but to repent is far from their lips. These Kenites killed all the prophets from Abel to John the Baptist, and will now plot to kill the Son of God.

Mat.21:42] Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

It is the will (plan from the beginning) of God that all come to pass exactly as it is written. This is written in Psalms 118 and verse 22 reads.

Psa.118:22] The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
[23] This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

The stone is Jesus Christ. Our Passover is based on this. In Egypt, the great pyramid has no cap stone. We observe Passover because we came out of bondage from Egypt because they did not accept the LORD. Pay attention, Jesus brings this whole chapter together here.

Mat.21:43] Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
[44] And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Two kinds of people said here. The ones who fall on the stone (Jesus Christ) are our fellow Christians who were deceived by the Rapture, false doctrine, and worshipped the antichrist thinking he was the true Christ. The ones that the stone falls on are the Kenites, who taught falsely and deceived the whole world. They will be unrepentant and not have the millennium and will be cast into the lake of fire consumed by God. For our God is a consuming fire. Heb.12:29.

Mat.21:45] And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
[46] But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

Jesus teaches us how to speak boldly to the Kenites today, a perfect example for us in these end times. Let’s go to his throne.

Father, we thank you for your word and ask that you bless all that love you in Jesus’s precious name, Amen.

KJV along with The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of The Bible