You double speak and do not even realize it. Is it through standing by faith or is it through failing to forgive another as you keep pointing to Matt 18?
No, there is not double speak.
1 John 2:18-19, speaks of the beginnings of the great falling away [and in order to fall away, they had to first begin among, and how did they fall away after first accepting? Paul told us ...] into the apostasy, thus leading into the 2 Thessalonians 2:3 KJB events of the Papal system [along with the harlot daughters], as seen in Daniel 7, Revelation 13,17, etc.
Matthew 18, is dealing with the judgment in general, beginning with the investigative judgment, when God would "take account" of all who professed to serve Him, which would even include those in 1 John 2:18-19; 2 Thessalonians 2:3, etc., since in apostasy they still profess Jesus Christ [though they persecute and torture others].
Future tense and definite time:
Matthew 18:23 KJB - Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king,
which would take account of his servants.
This follows the Sanctuary service, as seen in Leviticus 16 and 23, for there is the "breatplate of judgment", in the Day of Atonement:
Exodus 28:15 KJB - And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
Exodus 28:29 KJB - And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.
Exodus 28:30 KJB - And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.
Jesus is speaking to Peter, one of His servants [Matthew 18:21-22 KJB].
There is a specific monent in "time" when this "tak[ing] account of his servants" would actually begin, and there would be reports looked over, and each case individually brough before God:
Matthew 18:24 KJB - And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
It was found that the man begged God for mercy, since he could not pay the debt without total loss [Matthew 18:25 KJB]. God freely forgave all the debt of this
worshipper of the Lord:
Matthew 18:26 KJB - The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Matthew 18:27 KJB - Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
Justification has taken place. The man is free of the debt, and is to now walk in the same Spirit as was shown to him. From that moment, time passes, as the "servant went out" [from the presence of His Lord], until such time as another report comes back to the King [Matthew 18:28-31 KJB] in regards this same servant.
This is seen again, in the Sanctuary services itself. The Lamb was provided, the Passover, and even the daily. The person is forgiven, having in type transferred the sins committed to the animal, which was killed in the sinners stead. God provided the Lamb, thus paid the debt Himself. The repentant person was free from the debt, to go and live obediently, righteously, in Godly fear, contrition of heart, and of a forgiving spirit, as was shown to himself. However, there was still the day of Atonement, where all the in type stored sins of all the people, including the man, were presented before God by the High Priest in a single day. Anyone found not compliant with what God required in that forgiveness, had their forgiveness revoked, and were "cut off" from Israel forever, and cast out of the camp, just as those who will find themsleves outside of the city in Revelation, who had once professed in the Lamb.
Matthew 18, is simply following the Sanctuary service unto the Day of Atonement, see Psalms 77:13 KJB.
Angels, are now going over the books in Heavem as per Daniel 7:9-10 KJB, etc, and are looking at the lives of those who professed in the Lamb provided, starting with the dead, Hebrews 9:27 KJB, and soon to transfer to the living, Revelation 3:10, 17:12 KJB, just as it had in the old sanctuary system in type, for there were those who were forigven but died in the year before the day of atonement. Their names came up first. The living after them.
Matthew 18:32 KJB - Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
Who desired?
Matthew 18:33 KJB - Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Matthew 18:34 KJB - And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Matthew 18:35 KJB - So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Forgiveness was
revoked, the
full debt re-instated ["pay all", under the "wr[a]th"], as he went from delivered from debt and payment of losing all, to "delivered" to torment and paying all], even as shown you from others who demonstrate the same thing, which evidence you asked for, and were given. This is the same as the Day of Atonement:
Leviticus 23:29 KJB - For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.
Leviticus 23:30 KJB - And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.
It didn't matter how much profession was made in the Lamb throughout the year, or that a person partook in the Passover, if the fruit was not there in the Day of Atonement. They had all that time in probation.
The Lamb gave man another period of probation.
That you reject this evidence, is not my fault. I have declared unto you what is true/truth.
