The two or more gathered are agreeing on the sin of the brother and bringing a request to God in relation to that. They can be confident that the very presence and authority of Jesus is with them as they "bind and loose" the various issues, attitudes and actions that would arise in the early church.

The Apostle Paul explicitly forbids his readers from paying attention to any Pseudepigraphal myths. Therefore neither Jesus nor the Apostles, even if they were aware of them, would ever use the Valley of Hinnom as a metaphor for hell even if there was an example of that equivalence in these fantasies.

Though Jesus, as the Son of the God of the Temple is "free" (exempt), He pays the Temple tax anyway for Himself and Peter to avoid giving offense. Some things are just not worth hassling over.

The Transfiguration makes clear that the rejection, murder and resurrection of Jesus does not mark the cancelation of the promised
earthly Messianic Kingdom (vss.10-11). The Transfiguration was a glimpse of the coming Kingdom.

Blessed Is The Word Filled Life

God's Desire All Along

It is far better to follow me to Jerusalem even if it costs you your life and wealth because the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.

Who do the crowds think Jesus Is? Who do the disciples think Jesus is?