“THE 41 PARABLES OF JESUS CHRIST”
28
general parables and 13 kingdom of heaven
parables
Parable
#28 –
“A
RICH FOOL”
Luke 12:16-19,20-21
The
15th of the 28 general parables
In
445BC, with one Bible week equating to seven years (a
prophetic
year being 360 days), God commanded that seventy weeks each of 7
years, would be determined upon Israel, that is … 70 weeks
x 7
years = 490 years (Daniel 9:24-27).
This
time frame is broken into four time periods of (a) 7 weeks
+ (b)
62 weeks + (c) the mystery church age of about
2,000 years +
(d) 1 week = 70 weeks and is explained as follows:
#1. Seven
weeks of years is 7 x 7 = 49 years … the time it takes
to restore
and build Jerusalem from 445BC to 396BC.
#2. Sixty
two weeks of years is 62 x 7 = 434 years … the time
from the
building of Jerusalem in 396BC to Christ being cut off at the cross in
32AD.
#3. The
church age of approximately 2,000 years
#4. One
week of years is 1 x 7 = 7 years … this is the seven
years of
tribulation of God’s wrath upon the earth, that takes place after the
rapture …
called Daniel’s 70th week.
And
he spake a parable unto them, saying,
The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he
thought
within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where
to bestow
my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and
build greater;
and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to
my soul,
Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease,
eat, drink,
and be merry. But God
said unto
him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then
whose shall
those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth
up
treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
1.
Under the kingdom of
heaven dispensation
he that layeth
up treasure for himself, and
is not rich toward God = this is
the person which does
not fulfil Christ’s injunctions of the following …
(a) No hoarding
up money or goods
(Matthew 6:19-21,24)
(b) No worrying about food
and drink
(Matthew 6:25-28,29-32,33)
(c) Take no thought
about tomorrow
(Matthew 6:34)
Therefore
not being rich toward God meant this man will not enter Abraham’s bosom
on
death.
This is
an unsaved man not trusting in the riches of Christ fulfilling the
sermon on
the mount rules on his behalf.
His
unsaved soul is required of God and will be sent to hell.
2.
Under the kingdom of God dispensation
In
this dispensation, there is nothing wrong with increasing one’s goods …
because
when you’re saved you’re eternally saved.
However,
not being rich toward God (Read Paul’s account of money dealings Romans
chapters 8-9), means lack of rewards in heaven.
This
man in heaven says, looking in his rear view mirror “Ouch! I wish I’d
given
more for the Lord’s work!”
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2023
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“THE
41
PARABLES JESUS CHRIST”
28
general
parables and 13 kingdom
of heaven parables
Parable
#29 –
“FAITHFUL
SERVANT AND EVIL STEWARD”
Luke
12:35-38,39-40
The
16th
of the 28 general parables