<p>8:11&nbsp;<i>And I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven</i>- Gk. &lsquo;to recline&rsquo;. The reference is to the Messianic banquet, where Gentile Christians will sit with Abraham and the Jewish fathers- because they have become the children of Abraham by faith and baptism into Christ (Gal. 3:27-29). Lk. 12:37 comments that the Lord will have to&nbsp;<i>make</i>&nbsp;the faithful sit down at that banquet- so strong will be our abiding sense that &lsquo;I am not worthy of this&rsquo;. We note too the literal, personal nature of our existence in the Kingdom age.</p>