Section 11

You." Here Peter in a boasting way was saying, "Lord, we left everything to follow You. We left our boats, our nets, and the Sea of Galilee. We have left everything behind, and now we are with You on the way to Jerusalem. Lord, what shall we get for this? What will You pay us for leav ing everything, even our own country, to follow You? Thus far, we haven't received anything. What will You give us, Lord?"

In verses 29 and 30 we have the Lord's answer: "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, who shall not by all means receive many times as much in this time, and in the coming age, eternal life." In verse 29 the Lord says, "for the sake of the king dom of God," but Matthew 19:29 says, "for My name's sake." This indicates that the Savior equals the kingdom of God. As we have seen, this also is indicated by the Lord's word in Luke 17:21, where He tells the Pharisees, "Behold, the king dom of God is among you," referring to Him self. The kingdom of God is the Savior Himself. Wherever the Savior is, there is the kingdom of God.

In Luke 18:30 the Lord speaks of receiving eternal life in the coming age. This is the life

which the overcoming believers will enjoy in the coming kingdom. To enter into this enjoyment in the coming age is to enter into the coming kingdom and participate in its enjoyment of eternal life.

When Peter made the statement recorded in verse 28, he was not yet in the kingdom, but he was at least standing on the threshold. He was very close to entering into the kingdom. How ever, he was still a little proud and needed a further word from the Lord.

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