Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me

 Matthew 11:1-15

When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”

Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist, yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it. For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. Whoever has ears, let them hear.

John, held prisoner by Antipas, is puzzled by the reports of Jesus. He expected the Messiah to come in judgment. Jesus' reply reminds John of the other aspect of Messiah's work, which he is fulfilling. Jesus thinks no less of John for his doubts. He is the greatest of the prophets, the latter-day Elijah predicted by Malachi. But John, though he heralds Chris's new kingdom, belongs to the old order, and at this point remains outside it. So the humblest person within the kingdom is more privileged than John.

Why?

John sent his disciples to confirm Jesus is the Messiah. 

Jesus is the Messiah, "The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. No one could do this before except Jesus Christ. All of these are the symbols of the Messiah and Jesus has done it.

Until John, the generation of the prophet is an end, a new generation, the kingdom of heaven is open to everyone who humbles himself. 

Whoever has ears, let them hear. Let us preach the gospel let people hear.

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不同的人對耶穌有不同的反應，有正確反應的比較蒙福。

施洗約翰所期待的與耶穌不同，期待的是審判，耶穌帶來的是憐憫。

窮人有福音傳給他們，猶太人不同意。猶太人認為窮是不得神喜悅！

因耶穌不是來滿足人的期待，不因耶穌而跌倒就是有福的。不因耶穌所行所說的而跌倒。

我們對耶穌是什麼樣的反應?我們找什麼，就是表示我們所重視的。舊約就是先知的傳統。施洗約翰大是因為在神救恩的地位中站重要地位。但是因耶穌基督進入基督的國更大。先知沒有機會進入耶穌，施洗約翰介紹出耶穌，卻沒有機會進入耶穌的國。連施洗約翰都會跌倒，不認識耶穌，我們豈有比施洗約翰更好?

天國是努力進入的，就是要把握機會進入，因信跟隨耶穌，否則我們也會和施洗約翰一樣會懷疑耶穌。

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How?

Jesus is the Messiah, only the blessing one turn their heart to Jesus could be saved.