<p>19:30&nbsp;<em>But many shall be last that are first, and first that are last</em>- The context is of the Lord having taught that a rich man&nbsp;<em>must</em>&nbsp;shed his wealth in order to enter the Kingdom,&nbsp;<em>but</em>&nbsp;God&rsquo;s grace is such that He is prepared to save the rich who<em> don&rsquo;t</em>&nbsp;do that. With God this is &ldquo;possible&rdquo;. Chapters 18 and 19 have demonstrated the idea of living on different levels. The Lord had told the rich young man that if he &ldquo;would be perfect&rdquo;, then he should sell all he had and give it to the poor. In this amazing comment at the conclusion of the section, we learn that in fact &ldquo;many&rdquo; who are first in this life&nbsp;<em>and choose to remain first</em>&nbsp;shall still be saved, although they will be &ldquo;last&rdquo; in the Kingdom. The same word for &ldquo;last&rdquo; is used in the parable which speaks of believers having to take the &ldquo;last&rdquo; or &lsquo;lowest&rsquo; place around the Lord&rsquo;s table (Lk. 14:9,10). There are and will be gradations between the Lord&rsquo;s people, both now and eternally. Those who are &ldquo;first&rdquo; in this brief life, retaining their wealth when they should not, shall be saved by grace but will be the least in the Kingdom. Whereas those who are the least in this life, or make themselves the least, will become the first in God&rsquo;s Kingdom.</p>