Born Eunuch, Reborn Unique
Jesus said to them, Not all men
can accept this saying, but it is for those to whom the capacity to receive it
has been given.
For there are eunuchs who have been
born incapable of marriage; and there are eunuchs who have been made so by men;
and there are eunuchs who have made themselves incapable of marriage for the
sake of the kingdom of heaven.
Let him who is able to accept this accept it. Matthew 19:11-12
While many Christians recognize Jesus
indeed taught that some people are born eunuchs, many do not yet realize
that means there are also parents of born eunuchs as
well! What this means is that not only are some eunuchs born for the sake
of the Kingdom of Heaven, but that some parents are likewise
destined to give birth to these eunuchs ALSO for the sake of
the Kingdom of Heaven! This is the primary reason parents should
never reject their child after coming out. The truth
is, parents of born eunuchs ought to rejoice in the
knowledge that God uniquely destined them to give birth to them!
This must also then mean that Pastors are charged
with ministering the love of God to born eunuchs and their parents in a way
that equips all Christians to understand, embrace, love
and appreciate them from Jesus' perspective as He goes on to
explain:
Then little children were brought to Jesus, that He
might put His hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked those who
brought them.
But He said, Leave the
children alone! Allow the little ones to come to Me, and do not forbid or
restrain or hinder them, for of such as these is the kingdom of heaven
composed.
And He put His hands upon them, and then went on
His way. Matthew 19:13-15
This is the primary reason Pastors should never
reject born eunuchs or their parents after coming out. The truth
is, Pastors--indeed every Christian congregation--ought to rejoice in
the knowledge that God uniquely destined these parents to give birth
to these born eunuchs, and He has uniquely destined Pastors to shepherd them
and facilitate their parents' duty to teach their children in the admonition of
the Lord.
But what is the admonition of the Lord when it
comes to born eunuchs? Why did Jesus say they are born "for the sake
of the Kingdom of Heaven?" Scripture provides many answers as they
reveal the unique prophetic role of born eunuchs in the spiritual life of the
Christian Church. When examined closely, we see God's Word reveals a
unique purpose of born eunuchs in preparing the Church, the Jews, and the
Nations for the return of Jesus Christ!
Let's start with the Church. Immediately
after clearing the Jewish temple of the money changers, Jesus "taught
and said to them, Is it not written, My house shall
be called a house of prayer for all the nations? But you have turned it into a
den of robbers" and "the entire multitude was
struck with astonishment at His teaching." Mark 11:17-18
So what was Jesus teaching the multitude, and why
were they astonished?
We see Jesus quote a passage of Scripture, "My
house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations" which
comes from Isaiah 56, where God prophesies that His House of Prayer shall also
include eunuchs! Eunuchs had been banned from the Jewish congregation
in Deuteronomy 23:1 where Moses writes, "He who is wounded in the
testicles, or has been made a eunuch, shall not enter into the
congregation of the Lord." The multitude was astonished because
Jesus seemed to be contradicting the Law of Moses. The next day, the
chief priests, scribes, and elders demanded to know by what authority Jesus was
teaching this. When they were unable to answer Jesus' question asking
whether John's baptism came from heaven or men, Jesus refused to answer them in
return (Mark 11:27-33). The truth is, they
should have known that Jesus gained his authority for His teaching on God's
House of Prayer directly from the prophet Isaiah. Having become experts
on the Law of Moses, the leaders of the Jewish Congregation failed to recognize
the prophecies contained in the Old Testament that foretold of the Messiah, and
we find that indeed the prophet Isaiah confirmed "Israel's watchmen
were blind."
Let's turn now to the Scriptures from where Jesus
quoted:
1 Thus says the Lord: Keep justice, do and use
righteousness (conformity to the will of God which brings salvation), for My
salvation is soon to come and My righteousness (My rightness and justice) to be
revealed.
2 Blessed, happy, and fortunate is the man who does
this, and the son of man who lays hold of it and binds himself fast to it, who
keeps sacred the Sabbath so as not to profane it, and keeps his hand from doing
any evil.
3 Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to
the Lord say, The Lord will surely separate me from His people. And let not the
eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
4 For thus says the Lord: To the eunuchs who keep
My Sabbaths and choose the things which please Me and hold firmly My covenant—
5 To them I will give in My house and within My
walls a memorial and a name better [and more enduring] than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
6 Also the foreigners who join themselves to the
Lord to minister to Him and to love the name of the Lord and to be His
servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it and who holds
fast My covenant [by conscientious obedience]—
7 All these I will bring to My holy mountain and
make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their
sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; for My house will be called a house of
prayer for all peoples.
8 Thus says the Lord God, Who gathers the outcasts
of Israel: I will gather yet others to [Israel] besides those already gathered.
9 All you beasts of the field, come to devour, all
you beasts (hostile nations) in the forest.
10 [Israel’s] watchmen are blind, they are all
without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying
down, they love to slumber.
11 Yes, the dogs are greedy; they never have
enough. And such are the shepherds who cannot understand; they have all turned
to their own way, each one to his own gain, from every quarter [one and all]
12 Come, say they, We will fetch wine, and we will
fill ourselves with strong drink! And tomorrow shall be as this day, a
day great beyond measure. Isaiah 56:1-12
This is a passage of Scripture that is rich in
its revelation! In verse 2 we see that those who come to recognize (and
do) its message will be BLESSED, HAPPY and FORTUNATE, whether they are the
"man who does this" (eunuchs), or whether they are the "son
of man" (Pastors) who "lay hold of it and bind themselves fast
to it." In verses 10-12 we see indeed the chief priests,
scribes, and elders who confronted Jesus on that day in the Temple were blind
to the Old Testament prophecies concerning Jesus. As Christians
awake to these revelations, we find that indeed God prophesied of the inclusion
of eunuchs in His House of Prayer for all people. We see God
promised to make eunuchs joyful in His House of Prayer. We see God promised
to give eunuchs a memorial in His House and within His walls. We see God
promised to accept eunuchs' offerings on His altar. We see God confirm
His House will be a House of Prayer for ALL people. And in verse 8 we see
the reason God promised these things was because He will "gather
yet others to Israel besides those already gathered."
View on Eunuch Flow Chart:
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No wonder the Jewish people were astonished at
Jesus' teaching about His House of Prayer! It seemed to them as
if Jesus was contradicting the Law of Moses on the matter of eunuchs being
included. In actuality, what we'll find is that God was not contradicting
the Law of Moses, but was instead prophesying of the New Covenant, as
we see eunuchs are admonished to "take hold of My covenant." In
return, God promised to give them "a memorial and a name better than
sons and daughters; an everlasting name that shall not be cut off."
Recognizing there is only One everlasting Name (Jesus), we see indeed God was
not speaking of the Old Covenant which barred eunuchs from the congregation,
but of the New Covenant which Jesus confirmed during the Last Supper
would be ratified through His sacrifice on the Cross:
As Jesus says, "do this in remembrance of Me," we come to recognize the memorial God promises eunuchs in Isaiah 56:5 is a reference to Holy Communion.
19 Then He took a loaf [of bread], and when He had given thanks, He broke [it] and gave it to them saying, This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.
20 And in like manner, He took the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament or covenant [ratified] in My blood, which is shed (poured out) for you. (Luke 22:19-20)
As Jesus says, "do this in remembrance of Me," we come to recognize the memorial God promises eunuchs in Isaiah 56:5 is a reference to Holy Communion.
A bit later in Luke 24:44, Jesus said, "This is what I told you while I was still with you:
everything which is written concerning Me in the Law of Moses and the
Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled."
Since Isaiah was indeed a prophet,
we recognize that Isaiah 56 must likewise be fulfilled. As this
prophecy relates to the Christian Church, the Awakening happening
throughout the Body of Christ has led many Christians to realize
that this is one prophecy that has not yet been completely
fulfilled. It has opened our eyes to a deeper understanding of
the reason Jesus said there are eunuchs who are born "for the sake
of the Kingdom of Heaven." Further, we recognize that the
phrase, "I will gather others to Israel besides those already
gathered" is the basis upon which the Apostle Paul revealed:
Lest you be self-opinionated (wise in your own
conceits), I do not want you to miss this hidden truth and mystery, brethren: a
hardening (insensibility) has [temporarily] befallen a part of Israel [to last]
until the full number of the ingathering of the Gentiles has come in... Romans 11:25
In other words, until the Church fully
includes eunuchs in the spiritual life of the Christian Church, the full
ingathering of Gentiles is not complete. Until the full ingathering
of Gentiles is complete, Jews cannot be Scripturally invited into the
New Covenant. According to Jesus' proclamation in Luke 24:44, until both
these events come to pass, Jesus cannot return to the earth. Until Jesus
does return, no Christian--whether past, present or future--will be resurrected
to the eternal life Jesus died to give us! The Apostle Paul verifies this
by saying:
13 Now also we would not have you ignorant,
brethren, about those who fall asleep [in death], that you may not grieve [for
them] as the rest do who have no hope [beyond the grave].
14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose
again, even so God will also bring with Him through Jesus those who have fallen
asleep [in death].
15 For this we declare to you by the Lord’s [own]
word, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall in no
way precede [into His presence] or have any advantage at all over those who
have previously fallen asleep [in Him in death].
16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven
with a loud cry of summons, with the shout of an archangel, and with the blast
of the trumpet of God. And those who have departed this life in Christ will
rise first.
17 Then we, the living ones who remain [on the
earth], shall simultaneously be caught up along with [the resurrected dead] in
the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so always (through the eternity of
the eternities) we shall be with the Lord!
18 Therefore comfort and encourage one another with
these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
View on Eunuch Flow Chart:
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No wonder Jesus said there are eunuchs who are
born so from their mother's womb "for the sake of the Kingdom of
Heaven!" They are responsible for fulfilling prophecies that Jesus'
return depends on, and the Church is charged with ensuring God's House of
Prayer includes eunuchs! Let's take another look:
For there are eunuchs who have been
born incapable of marriage; and there are eunuchs who have been made so by men;
and there are eunuchs who have made themselves incapable of marriage for the
sake of the kingdom of heaven.
We see Jesus identify 3 different types of eunuchs;
those who are born so, those who are made so, and those who choose to be
so. At first glance, the phrase "for
the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven" seems to apply only to
those eunuchs who chose to refrain from marriage, such as Jesus and many
of His Disciples. We know many people who serve in ministry positions
today have likewise chosen to remain unmarried and are celibate. We learn
from the Apostle Paul that this is to enable a person to focus on the things of
the Lord:
32 My desire is to have you free from all anxiety
and distressing care. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the
Lord—how he may please the Lord;
33 But the married man is anxious about worldly
matters—how he may please his wife—
34 And he is drawn in diverging directions [his
interests are divided and he is distracted from his devotion to God].
And the unmarried woman or girl is concerned and anxious about the matters of
the Lord, how to be wholly separated and set apart in body and spirit; but the
married woman has her cares [centered] in earthly affairs—how she may please
her husband. 1 Corinthians 7:32-34
Clearly then, anyone who chooses to be a
eunuch to serve in ministry is a eunuch "for the sake of the
Kingdom of Heaven."
But as we examine Scripture more closely, we find
that in fact all 3 types of eunuchs are "for the sake of the Kingdom of
Heaven." As we see Jesus say some eunuchs were "made so by
men," we recognize these as castrated people. This is the only type
of eunuch the Law of Moses actually banned from the Jewish congregation of the
Lord in Deuteronomy 23:1, and is the only time eunuchs are defined in Scripture
specifically as being castrated. But they too are "for the sake of
the Kingdom of Heaven" as we learn from the account of the baptism of the
Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8:25-40.
Since he is from Ethiopia, we recognize he is a
foreigner (which God also prophesied are to be included in His House of Prayer
for all people in Isaiah 56). We further recognize the Ethiopian Eunuch
was castrated because he was "returning from Jerusalem to
worship" but was not permitted to be baptized (because of the ban on
eunuchs in Deuteronomy 23:1). We know this because after Philip read
to him (from Isaiah 53 through Isaiah 56), he asked, "then
what is to hinder me being baptized?" Confessing His
faith in Jesus as Lord, Philip then baptized him under the New Covenant as
a Christian, in accordance with God's prophecy to eunuchs in Isaiah 56.
As this account is the only example of personal evangelism that God chose to
include in all of Scripture, we see too that (at least one) eunuch who
was "made so by men" was likewise "for the sake of the
Kingdom of Heaven."
View on Eunuch Flow Chart:
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By going on to expand the definition
of eunuchs beyond castrated men to include those who chose to be eunuchs
(celibate people), but also born eunuchs, it's important to note
also that Jesus expands the definition of eunuch within the context of
heterosexual marriage. We deduce that if the born eunuchs are not
castrated, are not celibate, and are not eligible for heterosexual
marriage, then the phrase "born eunuchs" must include
LGBT people. As we further examine Scriptural evidence supporting this
conclusion, we will discover that indeed the born eunuchs Jesus taught on
are likewise "for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven," and
play a prophetically vital role in the spiritual life of the Christian Church
as Messengers of The King, and are called upon by God to uniquely minister to
the Body of Christ in ways other believers are not.
Let him who is able to accept this
accept it!
In closing, it's important to note that just
because a person is born "for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven"
doesn't mean they are exempt from accepting Jesus as the author of their
salvation, just as the Ethiopian eunuch had to in order to take
his place in God's Kingdom. When asked what was to hinder him being
baptized, Philip replied:
37 If you believe with all your heart [if you have
a conviction, full of joyful trust, that Jesus is the Messiah and accept Him as
the Author of your salvation in the kingdom of God, giving Him your obedience,
then] you may. And he replied, I do believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of
God.
38 And he ordered that the chariot be stopped; and
both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and [Philip] baptized him.
39 And when they came up out of the water, the
Spirit of the Lord [suddenly] caught away Philip; and the eunuch
saw him no more, and he went on his way rejoicing. Acts 8:37-39
Although 2 Corinthians 5:17 indeed says "If
any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new
creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has
passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!" notice also in
verse 39 that Scripture continues to refer to the eunuch as a eunuch...even
after his baptism! This was necessary in order for Isaiah 56 to
begin to come to pass. The same holds true today. What Jesus taught
that astonished the multitude when He cleared the Temple was that not only were
eunuchs to be included in God's House of Prayer under
the New Covenant, but also that they were more than just
castrated or celibate people, meaning that Isaiah 56 could not fully come
to pass until born eunuchs were included in God's House of Prayer for all
people as well as castrated and celibate eunuchs.
These born eunuchs would have to be given a memorial
in His House and within His walls. (Isaiah 56:5)
These born eunuchs would have to be made joyful in
His House of Prayer and bring their offerings to God's altar. (Isaiah 56:7)
These born eunuchs would have to keep sacred
the Sabbath, choose the things that please God, and take firm hold of His New
Covenant. (Isaiah 56:2)
Some of these born eunuchs would be *female* as we see God refers to all eunuchs as "sons and daughters!" (Isaiah 56:5)
Some of these born eunuchs would be *female* as we see God refers to all eunuchs as "sons and daughters!" (Isaiah 56:5)
View on Eunuch Flow Chart:
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And just like any other Christian, Jesus confirms
born eunuchs would have to be born again!
I assure you, most solemnly I tell
you, that unless a person is born again (anew, from above), he cannot ever see
(know, be acquainted with, and experience) the kingdom of God.
Nicodemus said to Him, How can a man be born when
he is old? Can he enter his mother’s womb again and be born?
Jesus answered, I
assure you, most solemnly I tell you, unless a man is born of water and [even]
the Spirit, he cannot [ever] enter the kingdom of God.
What is born of [from] the flesh is
flesh [of the physical is physical]; and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Marvel not [do not be surprised,
astonished] at My telling you, You must all be born anew (from above).
The wind blows (breathes) where it
wills; and though you hear its sound, yet you neither know where it comes from
nor where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. John
3:3-8
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons
(and daughters) of God.
Romans 8:14
For thus says the Lord: To the eunuchs who keep My
Sabbaths and choose the things which please Me and hold firmly My covenant—
To them I will give in My house and within My walls
a memorial and a name better [and more enduring] than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off. Isaiah 56:4-5
If you never have before, I’d like to pause here to
give you an opportunity to receive the everlasting Name God promises to born
eunuchs. There is really no “official prayer formula” for doing this. An example of a simple prayer would be:
God in Heaven,
I believe that
Jesus is the Son of God!
I believe that You raised Jesus raised from the
dead!
I believe that I receive eternal life through Him!
I believe that I receive
Your Holy Spirit!
I repent of all sin, and believe You have forgiven me!
I
receive my forgiveness!
I am a believer!
Show me the purpose you have for my life
and destiny!
Thank You Lord!
In Jesus’ Name!
Amen!
CONGRATULATIONS!
If you
prayed these words from the heart, you have been born again!
Welcome to the
FAMILY!
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