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crowds (v. 54) for their repentance and salva tion. But in Matthew 5:25 and 26 this word is applied to the disciples for their kingdom life: "Be well disposed quickly with your opponent, while you are with him in the way, lest the oppo nent deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. Truly I say to you, You shall by no means come out from there until you have paid the last quad rans." Here the Lord says that we should "be well disposed quickly" lest we die, our oppo nent die, or the Lord come back, and thus there be no opportunity for us to be reconciled to our opponent. In Greek "opponent" means an opponent in law, a plaintiff. "In the way" sig nifies that we are still living in this life. Being delivered to the judge will take place at the judg ment seat of Christ when He comes back (2 Cor. 5:10; Rom. 14:10). The "judge" will be the Lord, the "officer" will be the angel, and the "prison" will be the place of discipline. To "come out from there" (prison) is to be forgiven in the coming age, the millennium.

The Roman quadrans was a small brass coin equal to a quarter of an assarion, which is equal to one cent. The meaning here is that even with the smallest thing we need to make a thorough

clearance. This kind of clearance is related to the kingdom life.

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