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  In this lesson, Dr. Blomberg discusses the verb tense used in the second half of each of these beatitudes. What did you learn from this exploration of the verb tenses? Did this shed any new light on your understanding of these beatitudes? Explain.

  Laila Oliveira replied 1 day, 3 hours ago 57 Members · 56 Replies

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  Philip Gray

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  01/27/2022 at 22:00

  That something positive (a reward) will come out from the first part of each Beatitude. It’s okay to realize the need for God because you will receive the kingdom of Heaven. It’s okay to be sad, you will be comforted. It’s okay to be pushed around or have little or no power (influence) in the world because the world will belong to you one day. It’s okay to want justice because justice will be served one day.

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  Melisza Coates

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  01/26/2022 at 19:40

  I learned from the exploration of the verb tense that I.can receive the blessing now, This sheds new light on my understanding of the beatitudes because I can experience Jesus blessing no matter I am going through in my life.

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  Joy Thomas

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  01/18/2022 at 20:42

  In the first Beatitude, the present tense help us to understand that the blessing that is something a believer of Jesus Christ can experience in the present time. However, the future tense in the next three Beatitudes points the believer to the full blessings that is to come.

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  Beverly Wilson

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  01/17/2022 at 09:10

  I think Dr Bloomberg is very unclear about who the poor in spirit are

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  Margaret Lim

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  01/12/2022 at 09:32

  Jesus uses the present tense in the first beatitude to emphasize that the kingdom of heaven is already at hand. As we direct our allegiance to Him, we can come under God’s reign right away.

  Jesus uses the future tense in the next three beatitudes to explain that while God’s promises are being realized now, they will be completely fulfilled only when Christ returns. In time to come, when God’s kingdom is established in all its fullness, we will have full and complete comfort, our inheritance will extend to the entire world, and our desire for righteousness will be completely satisfied.

  This “already but not yet” reality of the kingdom of heaven helps us to better appreciate the promises of the beatitudes.

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