- *G1210 *43 δέω (deh'-o) : a primary verb; to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively):--bind, be in bonds, knit, tie, wind. See also G1163, G1189.
- δεδεμενον *6
- Matthew 16:19 ... and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: ...
- Mark 11:2 ... it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man ...
- Mark 11:4 ... and found the colt tied by the door without ...
- Luke 19:30 ... at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never ...
- John 18:24 Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
- Acts 24:27 ... to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
- εδησεν *4
- Matthew 14:3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put ...
- Mark 6:17 ... and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison ...
- Luke 13:16 ... of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, ...
- Revelation 20:2 ... and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
- δεδεμενος *4
- Mark 15:7 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, ...
- John 11:44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and ...
- Acts 12:6 ... between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and ...
- Acts 20:22 ... behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, ...
- δεδεμενους *4
- Acts 9:2 ... or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
- Acts 9:21 ... that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?
- Acts 22:5 ... them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
- Revelation 9:14 ... the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
- δησαντες *3
- Matthew 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and ...
- Matthew 27:2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and ...
- Mark 15:1 ... and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, ...
- δεδεται *3
- Romans 7:2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband ...
- 1 Corinthians 7:39 The wife is bound by the law as long as ...
- 2 Timothy 2:9 ... the word of God is not bound.
- δηση *2
- Matthew 12:29 ... goods, except he first bind the strong man? and ...
- Mark 3:27 ... goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and ...
- δησαι *2
- Mark 5:3 ... and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
- Acts 9:14 ... authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
- εδησαν *2
- John 18:12 ... took Jesus, and bound him,
- John 19:40 ... the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with ...
- δεθηναι *2
- Acts 21:13 ... am ready not to be bound only, but also ...
- Acts 21:33 ... him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and ...
- δησατε
- Matthew 13:30 ... first the tares, and bind them in bundles ...
- δησης
- Matthew 16:19 ... and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: ...
- δησητε
- Matthew 18:18 ... unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: ...
- δεδεμενα
- Matthew 18:18 ... unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: ...
- δεδεμενην
- Matthew 21:2 ... straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with ...
- δεδεσθαι
- Mark 5:4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and ...
- δησας
- Acts 21:11 ... girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at ...
- δησουσιν
- Acts 21:11 ... girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at ...
- δεδεκως
- Acts 22:29 ... and because he had bound him.
- δεδεσαι
- 1 Corinthians 7:27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed ...
- δεδεμαι
- Colossians 4:3 ... for which I am also in bonds:
27. Usage - bind
28. Reasoning: step 1
- The word "bind" is that of "constrain".
- The word "loose" is that of "unconstrained" or "solve".
- The two areas or places are "earth" and "heaven".
Here is a diagram that attempts to show exactly what Jesus says.
Matthew 18:18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. [kjv]
If what is "
bound" remains unchanged and what is "
loosed" is unchanged, one might reason that everything "
else" might be unchanged.
Can one really have this control over what happens in the "
Kingdom of God"? Is not God in charge?
29. Reasoning: step 2
The word "
else" is used here for anything that is not a "
bind" and not a "
loose".
There are a lot of things that can be "
bound", "
loosed", and everything "
else". And this applies to many in the "
church".
For many reasons, what Jesus says appears to indicate that the Kingdom of Heaven, or kingdom of the air, coexists with the kingdom of the earth and "
suffers violence" or "
compulsion" by the "
oppressive" and "
evil" powers of the earth.
30. Matthew 11:12-14 Exploring the Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. [kjv]
It is not clear if what Daniel describes as the
"kingdom" of
"heaven" is related to what Jesus says.
31. Model of the kingdoms and births
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God. [kjv]
απεκριθη ιησους και ειπεν αυτω αμην αμην λεγω σοι εαν μη τις γεννηθη ανωθεν ου δυναται ιδειν την βασιλειαν του θεου [gnt]
Four parts: "
earth", "
air", "
fire", "
water".
The "
ask", "
seek", "
knock" sequence is part of the "
flame" and "
sword" progression.
32. Details
- Put the Kingdom of God outside of space and time and (since the fall) includes the "tree of life". The creation is inside space and time.
- The "flaming sword" both protects and keeps the way open.
- The "Kingdom of Earth" is for those "of the world".
- The "Kingdom of Heaven" is for those "in the world".
- The "flaming sword" is provided by Jesus who "throws" the "sword". The Holy Spirit provides the "flame".
- Birth#3 is the regeneration or in-processing into the Kingdom of God.
33. Reasoning: step 3
Believers are to be "
in the world" and not "
of the world".
This diagram attempts to depict this.
Paraphrase: Everything done in the "
kingdom of earth" is done in the "
kingdom of heaven" since the "
kingdom of heaven" is an important subset of the "
kingdom of earth".
John 17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. [kjv]
εκ του κοσμου ουκ εισιν καθως εγω ουκ ειμι εκ του κοσμου [gnt]
The "
kingdom of heaven" appears to be within the "
kingdom of the earth" both of which are inside space and time.
The "
Kingdom of God" appears to be outside of space and time.
34. John 17:16
KJV: They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Greek: εκ του κοσμου ουκ εισιν καθως εγω ουκ ειμι εκ του κοσμουουκ ειμι
35. Reasoning: step 4
Good teachers use "
distractor" answers to questions and comments to see if students really understand what they have been taught.
Is Jesus a "
good teacher"? Does Jesus use "
distractor" sayings to see if we really understand what he is saying.
Discuss: How could someone, or the church, misinterpret what Jesus is saying to assume that they have power to do anything they want on earth?
Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. [kjv]
καγω δε σοι λεγω οτι συ ει πετρος και επι ταυτη τη πετρα οικοδομησω μου την εκκλησιαν και πυλαι αδου ου κατισχυσουσιν αυτης [gnt]
16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. [kjv]
δωσω σοι τας κλειδας της βασιλειας των ουρανων και ο εαν δησης επι της γης εσται δεδεμενον εν τοις ουρανοις και ο εαν λυσης επι της γης εσται λελυμενον εν τοις ουρανοις [gnt]
36. Matthew 11:1-6: Trapped by an offensive misinterpretation of Jesus
Matthew 11:6 And blessed is he, who soever shall not be offended in me. [kjv]
και μακαριος εστιν ος αν μη σκανδαλισθη εν εμοι [gnt]
Jesus is speaking.
- Have you ever been "blessed" (happy)?
- Have you ever been "offended" (attacked) by Jesus?
The Greek for "
blessed" here means "
happy" or "
content". The Greek for "
offended" means "
entrapped" or "
ensnared" but, as an idiom, means "
ensnare yourself" or "
deceive yourself" or "
are deceived by others" or "
misinterpret".
The Greek word translated as "
temptation" (related to the Greek for "
pirate") means to be "
examined" to see if you can be "
deceived" by what you believe is true.
Have you ever "
misinterpreted" what Jesus said? How do you know? What might have motivated this statement by Jesus? Let us investigate.
37. Reasoning: step 5
To get a better idea, the "
bind", "
else" and "
loose" might be changed to "
red", "
green" and "
blue".
That is, there is no effective change in anything.
One should do what one is supposed to do. One does not have a "
blank check" to do anything one wants.
Matthew 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. [kjv]
δωσω σοι τας κλειδας της βασιλειας των ουρανων και ο εαν δησης επι της γης εσται δεδεμενον εν τοις ουρανοις και ο εαν λυσης επι της γης εσται λελυμενον εν τοις ουρανοις [gnt]
38. Bind and loose build
Constraints:
If
- "bound" on earth is "bound" in heaven, and
- "loosed" on earth is "loosed" in heaven, and
- "else" on earth is "else" in heaven
then the entire idea of "
bound" and "
loose" may be superfluous. Discuss:
39. Overview
Matthew 18:18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. [kjv]
αμην λεγω υμιν οσα εαν δησητε επι της γης εσται δεδεμενα εν ουρανω και οσα εαν λυσητε επι της γης εσται λελυμενα εν ουρανω [gnt]
| Place |
Bind Action |
Else Action |
Loose Action |
| heaven |
bind |
else |
loose |
| earth |
bind |
else |
loose |
- What is the difference (as code words) between "earth" and "heaven"?
- What is the meaning if "heaven" is a subset of "earth"?
40. End of page
The last part is repeated in Matthew 18 without the "keys" and appears to connect these discourses.
