Ok, I get it , Lord, I'm thinking I'm the one to give a short sermon, so...
The beattitudes. Are what?
Yes, Yes. they are what you think they are but how important is it that you not only believe what they but tgat you act out the beattitudes' principle verses. Let's look at them ...but I'm focusing on the final TWO 'BLESSEDS,' if that makes sense, saying then how important these spices are to life, and, not just any life, YOUR LIFE
OK, Matthew 5 begins for us now, so, please, my ladies and gents , turn with me to this chapter and I'm.reading from the NKJV version:
And seeing the multitudes, He (Jesus) went up on a mountain (side?) and when He was seated His disciples (not speaking JUST to His apostles, Peter, James, John, Andrew, etc.) came to Him.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted (with fresh goat milk, this, of course, for Catty, a.k.a. Catlynn

) I'm kiddingKIDDING.
OK, the next blessed beattitude is Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Hmm, I never thought of how much sense that makes. The rest of them need more thinking from the inside out
So, next is Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Makes sense. Doesn't't it?
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Ahh, peeps, we now, friends, Romans, countrymen (and countrywomen, of course

) get to the meat of this message.
No way ! You can't be serious, you believe what? We're staying here, dude, to watch Sunday morning football and you're going where? Church, did you say 'church.' What a dumb thing to do, bro. All us dudes would like you not to bother showing up for our Monday fun game at Joe's house.
What way did that last paragraph take your mind? Did you feel PERSECUTED?
YES, now, we get to the FINAL two beattitudes, and , I thank you all for your fine attentiveness to my sermon . And, c.c., folk, as if you think you might not like this, well then, blame it on AsIfInPassing, he did the question.
Ok, kidding around again am I, blessed #8 is Blessed are those who are PERSECUTED for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
And the 9th and final 'Blessed (pronounced bles-sed, or, it's 'bless-sid' if you are an Ice Age movie fan

) is Blessed are YOU when they revile (eww, heavy, loathy word, eh ) and PERSECUTE you, and, say all kinds of evil against you falsely (like saying, 'YOU FILTHY MESS!' when really the truth is you are 'A CLEAN MESS.'

), for my sake.
That's it, that one must not be that important then, green. All the others have a 'for,' after that saying something good happening like getting the earth.
Ahh, grasshoppers, you're astute as a scholarly staunch debating type (like zeroturbulence

) , and, Yes, that blessed persecuted beattitude does NOT END THERE !!!!
WHOA, I'M outta control, waaaay ! Somebody, in the immortal 'masked' words of Jim Carey, STOP ME !!
Nyuck, nyuck, nuck (me weirdly lauflghing) . Laufghling, green?
Yeah, that's how I do it. You might laugh but I, Well I, I LAUFGHLE ! ..LOL
So after that first revile and persecuted part, the 9th beattitude DOESNOTENDTHERE. ARE YOU WITH ME OR ARE YOU WITH ME?!
So , next this 9th and FINAL beattitude says: Rejoice and be exceedingly glad (that you can be reviled and persecuted) , for (Ahh, we finally get to the 'for' don't we) great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets (Jonah, Jeremiah, obadiah, Daniel, etc.) who were (born) before you.
And what FOR must we follow these reasons and willingness to be PERSECUTED...?
WE NEED TO BE SALT OF THE EARTH, SALT LOSES SALTINESS IF IT LOSES IT'S SELF, OR, essence (sorry, for caps, just being green guess ).
Anyway, out of all those beattitudes, and, being more than one thing (peacemaker and meek, for example, as meek gets you Earth and peacemaker called sons of God, but that's not cool as getting eternally good stuff in heaven is it)) is not bad, its a good thingbut I want the most lasting thing-reward inheaven . How we get that?
Persecuted.
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Note: inspiration for sermon to.you all view credit to AsIf for asking the question and branding7s for posing 'persecuted' question

God bless you all .amen
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Are you firmly faithed in your Saviour? How?