“THE 41
PARABLES JESUS CHRIST”
28
general
parables and 13 kingdom of heaven parables
Parable
#32 –
“THE
GREAT SUPPER”
Luke
14:16-19,20-23,24
The
19th
of 28 general parables
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.
Luke
14:16-19,20-23,24 THE GREAT SUPPER
This
is not
the supper of the lamb (Revelation 19:9) nor the supper in St John’s
book of
the Revelation (Revelation 19:17)
Then said
he
unto him, A certain man = God the
father
made a
great
supper, and bade many: = Christ
was sent from heaven as the true bread for all in Israel … the
many of Israel (John 6:32-35) … and all were invited
And sent
his
servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all
things
are now ready. = the
servant is Jesus Christ
And they
all
with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have
bought a
piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me
excused. =
1. This
ground would not have been
the good ground (Matthew 13:8, 23)
2. The love
of money is the root of
all evil (1 Timothy 6:10) (Matthew 6:24) … Christ gets pushed
aside
3. “No
worries Lord, I might be able
to pop in later!” … a bit like today … “Getting saved in about number
23 on my
list at the moment God! Anyhow, I’ll do it on my death bed!”
And
another
said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray
thee have
me excused. = the
number of ten represents Israel.
The number
of five is half of Israel that stood on Gerizim and the other
half on
Ebal (Joshua 8:33) … choose this day whom you will serve. The man with
the oxen
was standing on Mt Ebal (Deuteronomy 11:29)
Furthermore,
this man with the five oxen would rather work his way into heaven with
his oxen
rather than have Christ do all the work (John 3:16)
And
another
said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. = being
married to the things of
this life was more important than being ‘married’ to Christ
So that
servant came, = Jesus
Christ
and shewed
his lord these things. = God the
Father
Then the
master of the house being angry = God the
Father is angry
said to
his
servant, = Jesus
Christ
Go out
quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the
poor,
and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. = this is
the publican and who he
represents (Luke 18:13)
And the
servant said, = Jesus
Christ
Lord, = God the
Father
it is done
as thou hast commanded, = Christ
came to do his Father’s will (John 5:30; Mark 14:36)
and yet
there is room. = not all
Israel came to Christ (John 5:40)
And the
lord
said unto the servant, = God the
Father to God the Son Jesus Christ
Go out
into
the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may
be
filled. = the
Gentiles … the whole world
For I say
unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my
supper. = These
are those that will not
enter into the kingdom of heaven … they turned back (John 6:66).
Lessons:
1. Christ
comes for Israel (Romans
15:8)
2. Christ
preaches the kingdom of
heaven to Israel (Matthew chapters 5-7)
3. Some
accept Christ and entered
Abrahm’s bosom on death … the rest go to hell fire (Luke 16:22-23)
4. Israel put
Christ on the cross
and reject the kingdom of heaven here on earth (Matthew 27:25)
5. Christ
then opens the door to the
whole world without exception … under the gospel of Paul (2 Timothy 2:8)
Harley
Hitchcock
November 2023
www.
AustralianBibleMinistries
.com
“THE 41
PARABLES JESUS CHRIST”
28
general
parables and 13 kingdom of heaven parables
Parable
#33 –
“BUILDING
A TOWER”
Luke
14:25-28,29-32,33-35
The
20th
of 28 general parables