“All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.”
All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them — this stark declaration applies to false messiahs and fraudulent leaders who claimed to be Israel's savior but came seeking their own glory rather than God's. Jesus distinguishes between all who came claiming salvific authority outside of the Father's appointment (the thieves and robbers of verse 1) and the true shepherd. The sheep's failure to follow these imposters demonstrates that God's people, when spiritually attuned, recognize the voice of the true shepherd.
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