Until whom did the prophets and the law prophesy in Matthew 11:13?
Matthew 11:13 says the prophets and the law prophesied until John, referring to John the Baptist. The context shows Jesus speaking to Israel during His earthly ministry, and it explains that the prophets and law foretold the coming kingdom until John.
Les explains that in Matthew 11:11-13, Jesus is speaking to Jews, the nation of Israel, during His earthly ministry. Jesus said that among those born of women none had risen greater than John the Baptist, yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. Then from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. Les points out that all the prophets and the law prophesied of the coming kingdom until John. The next word in verse 14 is "if," a loaded conditional, and Jesus is addressing Israel.
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.