If you do not like the historical interpretation, as prophecy, just use the model to remember the order of the Churches, Parables and Beatitudes.

[spread spectrum communication] [self-similar like fractals]

More: Church history and linear combinations

What does "blessed" mean?Happy What does "persecute" mean?Pursued What does "kingdom of heaven" mean?Kingdom of the air What does "righteousness" mean?What is "right" according to an "opinion" or "glory" or "law".

More: Matthew 5:10-12 Persecuted for righteousness sake 1

These ideas will be in the summary of the houses built on rock and sand at the end of the Sermon on the Mount.
Words in these verses may be code words, have double meanings, be play on words, etc. The Greek words may have been changed (mistranslated), omitted, etc. [top-down view]

More: Matthew 5:13-16 Animal crackers

Let us match up the following verses. Matthew 5:1-2 is the introduction of the 111 verses of the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 7:24 starts the summary with the houses built on rock and sand.

• Matthew 5:3-9: 7 in forward order
• Matthew 5:10-16 in reverse order
• Matthew 5:17-20 in forward order, Matthew 7:21-23

Topic	#	#	Topic	Animal analogy
Poor in spirit	3	16	light and works	Sheep
Mourn and comfort	4	15	candle in house	Birds ‑ weeds and false light
Meek and inherit	5	14	city on hill	Fish ‑ attracted to light and trees
Righteous appetite	6	13	salt	Pigs ‑ recruited to block and trample
Mercy and alms	7	12	great reward	Sheep and goat separation
Pure in heart	8	11	evil talk	Fish separation
Peacemakers	9	10	evil deception	Birds ‑ no separation

Let us now look at each row of the table.

More: Sermon on the Mount connections

Jesus and Zaccheaus: (verb). A few verses later is the Palm Sunday entrance of Jesus.

Jesus and the law and the prophets: (verb). This is near the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount.
The English is "fulfill" or "fill full". The Greek for "complete" can involve adding or taking away - as in a sculpture where parts of the material are chipped away.

More: Luke 19:1-11 A short discussion on stature

More: Matthew 5:17 Leave the light on but do not use the law as a residence inn

There is only one "reality". There are many perceptions of "reality".

• The "light" is the "true light" or "truth" or "reality".
• The "false light" is "darkness" or "false reality" which does not exist.

The "reality" or "true reality" (Jesus) will not "pass by". Any "false reality" is a perception and can take two forms of deception that will "pass by".

• Added rules/requirements: "invalid logic" as in "antennas" or "horns" or "tittles".
• Added opinion/glory: "empty opinion" as in "spots" or "iotas" or "jots".



More: Matthew 5:18 The true reality of jots and tittles

Paraphrase: Whoever breaks the least of the rules established by the bird for the birdhouse, and teaches others in that birdhouse to do so, will be called least in that birdhouse. But whoever does and teaches those rules shall be called great in the birdhouse.
To "preach" or "teach" in the birdhouse, one must espouse the views or "righteousness", not of God or Jesus, but of the lead bird. Saying: You'll be birdseed.

[city/many on a hill cannot be hid]

More: Matthew 5:5 B3 Grounds for meekly inheriting humble pie

More: Matthew 13:31-32 KP3 Parable of the mustard seed

More: Revelation 2:12-17 RC3 Pergamus

More: Matthew 5:19-20 Righteous commandment breaking

As in the "peacemaker" verse, 10 verses earlier, Jesus does not say who it is who is doing the "calling". The paraphrase fits any human organization. This meaning does not necessarily make the traditional interpretation invalid.

[good and bad salt, good and bad light, good and bad houses]

More: Matthew 5:9 B7 Making and appeasing peaceful peacemakers

More: Matthew 5:19-20 Righteous commandment breaking

Paraphrase: Except your righteousness (as defined by the birds) exceeds the righteousness of those birds, you shall not enter and/or be promoted as a member of that birdhouse.
When will "pigs" be allowed to become "birds"? When pigs fly!

More: Matthew 5:6 B4 The righteous type of appetite with which to be gardenized

More: Matthew 13:33 KP4 Parable of the leaven

More: Revelation 2:18-29 RC4 Thyatira

More: Matthew 5:19-20 Righteous commandment breaking

Unlike an earlier verse, there is no "amen" or "verily" or even "blessed" starting this verse. The "righteousness" can be God's "righteousness" or man's "righteousness" (or both). Context is important.

[good and bad salt, good and bad light, good and bad houses]

More: Matthew 5:19-20 Righteous commandment breaking