Saturday, August 22, 2015

The Parable Of The Wicked Vinedressers



Then He began to tell The People, this Parable:

“A Certain Man Planted a Vineyard, and set a Hedge around it, dug a Winepress in it and built a Tower.  He leased it to Vinedressers and went into a far Country, for a long time.  Now, when Vintage-Time drew near, He sent His Servants to The Vinedressers, that He might Receive some of The Fruit of The Vineyard, from The Vinedressers.  And The Vinedressers took His Servants, beat One, killed One, and stoned Another.  And again He sent Another, and Him, They killed; and Many Others, beating some and killing some.” “Then The Owner of The Vineyard said, ‘What shall I do?’  Therefore still having One Son, His Beloved, He also sent Him to Them last, saying, ‘I will send My Beloved Son, They will Respect My Son.’  But when The Vinedressers saw The Son, They reasoned among Themselves, saying, ‘This is The Heir.  Come, let Us kill Him, that His Inheritance may be Ours.’  So They took Him and cast Him out of The Vineyard and killed Him.  “Therefore, when The Owner of The Vineyard Comes, what will He do to Those Vinedressers?”  They said to Him, “He will Come and Destroy The Vinedressers, and lease His Vineyard to Other Vinedressers, who will render to Him, The Fruits in Their Seasons.”  Then He looked at Them and said, “Have YOU never read in The Scriptures: ‘The Stone which The Builders rejected, has become The Chief Cornerstone’?  This was The Lord’s Doing, and it is Marvelous in Our Eyes’?”  “Therefore I say to YOU, The Kingdom of God will be Taken from YOU and Given to a Nation Bearing The Fruits of It.  Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”

[A Possible explanation, of “The Parable Of The Wicked Vinedressers”, for Today.]

“A Certain Man (God Almighty) Planted a Vineyard (The World), and set a Hedge (God Almighty’s Protection) around it, dug a Winepress (The Scriptures) in it and built a Tower (Heaven).  He (God Almighty) leased it to Vinedressers (Church Leaders) and went into a far Country (The Kingdom of God Almighty), for a long time.  Now, when Vintage-Time (The Kingdom of Heaven) drew near, He (God Almighty) sent His Servants (God’s Prophets) to The Vinedressers (Church Leaders), that He (God Almighty) might Receive some of The Fruit (Believers) of The Vineyard (The World), from The Vinedressers (Church Leaders).  And The Vinedressers (Church Leaders) took His Servants (God’s Prophets), beat One (God’s Prophets), killed One (God’s Prophets), and stoned Another (God’s Prophets).  And again He (God Almighty) sent Another (God’s Prophets), and Him (God’s Prophets) They (Church Leaders) killed; and Many Others (God’s Prophets), beating some (God’s Prophets) and killing some (God’s Prophets).“Then The Owner of The Vineyard (God Almighty) said, ‘What shall I (God Almighty) do?’  Therefore, still having One Son, His Beloved (Jesus Christ), He (God Almighty) also sent Him (Jesus Christ) to Them (Church Leaders) Last, saying, ‘I (God Almighty) will send My Beloved Son (Jesus Christ), They (Church Leaders) will Respect My Son (Jesus Christ).’  But when The Vinedressers (Church Leaders) saw The Son (Jesus Christ), They (Church Leaders) reasoned among Themselves (Church Leaders), saying, ‘This is The Heir (Jesus Christ).  Come, let Us (Church Leaders) kill Him (Jesus Christ), that His (Jesus Christ’s) Inheritance (The Kingdom of God Almighty) may be Ours (Church Leaders).  So They (Church Leaders) took Him (Jesus Christ) and cast Him (Jesus Christ) out of The Vineyard (The World) and killed Him (Jesus Christ).

“Therefore, when The Owner of The Vineyard (God Almighty) Comes, what will He (God Almighty) do to Those Vinedressers (Church Leaders)?”  They (The Chief Priests and The Scribes) said to Him (Jesus Christ), “He (God Almighty) will Come and Destroy The Vinedressers (Church Leaders), and lease His Vineyard (The World) to Other Vinedressers (Church Leaders), Who will render to Him (God Almighty), The Fruits (Believers) in Their Seasons (The Church Leaders Lives).” 

Then He (Jesus Christ) looked at Them (The Chief Priests and The Scribes) and said, “Have YOU (The Chief Priests and The Scribes) never read in The Scriptures (The Holy Bible): ‘The Stone (Jesus Christ) which The Builders (The Chief Priests and The Scribes) rejected (failed to Believe, to have Faith, in Jesus Christ), has become The Chief Cornerstone (The Way, The Truth, and The Life, The ONLY Path, into God’s Immediate Presence, for Eternity)’?  This was The Lord’s (God Almighty’s) Doing, and it is Marvelous in Our Eyes’?” 

“Therefore I (Jesus Christ) say to YOU (The Chief Priests and The Scribes), The Kingdom of God, will be Taken (YOU are no longer Church Leaders) from YOU (The Chief Priests and The Scribes), and Given to a Nation (Jesus’ Disciples), Bearing The Fruits (Believers) of It (Preaching The Gospel of Jesus Christ).  Whoever (Unbelievers) falls (fails to Believe, to have Faith, in Jesus Christ) on that Stone (Jesus Christ), will be Broken (AWAY from God’s Immediate Presence, for Eternity); but on Whomever (Unbeliever) it Falls, it will Grind Him (Unbeliever) to Powder (AWAY from God’s Immediate Presence, for Eternity).”

Today, The Owner of The Vineyard remains God Almighty, The Winepress is The Holy Bible, The Vineyard is still The World, The Vinedresser is Jesus Christ, His Servants are Jesus’ Disciples (Fellow Believers), and The Fruits are more Believers.  His Servants (Fellow Believers) Preach The Gospel of Jesus Christ (The Way, The Truth, and The Life, The ONLY Path, into God’s Immediate Presence, for Eternity) to Yet-To-Be-Believers and Unbelievers, as well.

YOU see, ONLY God Almighty can put upon your heart, to have Faith, to Believe! 

IF God Almighty has put upon your heart (Yet-To-Be-Believer), “to have Ears to hear and Eyes to see”, meaning, to listen (Ears to hear, The Truth) about Our Lord Jesus Christ, to acknowledge (Eyes to see, The Truth) God’s Amazing Saving Grace and accept God’s Free Gift of Salvation, YOU will listen (Ears to hear, The Truth), to a Fellow Believer, when he/she Preaches The Gospel of Jesus Christ, to YOU!

IF God Almighty has NOT yet, put upon your heart (Unbeliever), “to have Ears to hear and Eyes to see”, YOU will NOT listen (Ears to hear, The Truth), to a Fellow Believer, when he/she Preaches The Gospel of Jesus Christ (Eyes to see, The Truth), to YOU!

But please remember this, YOU have until your last mortal breath, to have “Ears to hear (The Truth) and Eyes to see (The Truth)”, to acknowledge God’s Amazing Saving Grace and accept God’s Free Gift of Salvation, thereby becoming a Fellow Believer (Jesus’ Disciple). 

After that, YOU will fall (having failed to Believe, to have Faith, in Jesus Christ) on The Chief Cornerstone (Jesus Christ), will be Broken and Ground into Powder.  (Meaning, after your Mortal Life has ended, YOU will be AWAY from God’s Immediate Presence, for Eternity.  That’s right, your Soul/Spirit will Live on, for Eternity!  YOU will spend Eternity, in a place Created for Satan and his followers, NOT Man, The Lake of Fire and Brimstone, where there shall be endless weeping and gnashing of teeth, Forever!)

While Believers (Those who have acknowledged God’s Amazing Saving Grace and accepted God’s Free Gift of Salvation, becoming Brothers and Sisters, in Christ Jesus, therefore, One of The Children of God Almighty) will be in God’s Immediate Presence, with Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit, and the rest of The Children of God Almighty, in The Kingdom of Heaven, for Eternity!

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