Forsaking the temple meant forsaking Israel. He opened his arms like a mother hen, receives her chicks, but they would not come underneath this Christ. No! This Jesus is not going to be their Messiah! God has an eternal purpose and unfortunately it includes the rejection of Christ coming from Israel, but we feel the grief as Jesus turns his back and walks toward Gethsemane. The Messiah didn’t come as they expected. What’s your expectations? What if he doesn’t come? According to your expectations? Revelation of the kingdom of heaven shows us what the Lord is going to do and what his expectations are for his constituents. Because of Israel’s rejection, the kingdom of heaven is enlarged according to God’s plan, which not only includes Israel, but also the church, and even the nations of the earth. This is the enlargement of the kingdom of heaven.
