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Luke
Chapter 13
{Warning
Not to Judge Others - One of the 7 Worst Sins}
13:1``
Now there were some present on that occasion
who
told Him {Jesus} about the Galileans
whose
blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
13:2``
He {Jesus} 'had an answer for'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of Himself ' {apokrinomai}, saying to them,
"Do
you think these Galileans
were
worse sinners than all the other Galileans,
because
they suffered these things?
13:3``
No, I tell you! But, in contrast,
unless/'if
{ean} not' you 'emotionally change your mind'/repent
{metanoeo is the 'emotional' version of the unemotional
'homologeo'}
-
maybe you will, maybe you will not {3rd class condition} -
you
will all perish too!
{Note: This is similar to the book of Job, where Job's three friends 'judged' him as being a 'secret sinner' and deserving of his testing from God. Jesus is saying these Galileans could have been being tested for advancement and are great believers! Then if these people are judging them, they are great sinners subject to the sin unto death. Their salvation is not at risk. Only their physical lives.}
13:4``
Or those eighteen who were killed
when
the tower in Siloam fell on them . . .
do
you think they were worse offenders
than
all the others who live in Jerusalem?
13:5``
No, I tell you! But, in contrast,
unless/'if
{ean} not' you 'emotionally change your mind'/repent
-
maybe you will, maybe you will not {3rd class condition} -
you
will all perish too!"
{Warning
to Israel to Bear Fruit}
13:6``Then
Jesus told this parable:
"A
certain man kept on having a fig tree . . .
one
planted in the past - with results that continue -
in
his vineyard,
and
he came looking for fruit on it
and
found absolutely none {ouk}.
13:7``
So he said to the worker who tended the vineyard,
'Behold
{pay attention!}!
For
three years now,
I
have come looking for fruit on this fig tree,
and
I find absolutely none.
Cut
it down!
Why
should it use up the soil?'
13:8``
But he {the worker}
'had
an answer for'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of himself' {apokrinomai}
and
said to him {the owner},
'Sir/Lord,
leave it alone this year too,
until
I dig around it and put fertilizer/dung on it.
13:9``
Then if {kan/ean} it bears fruit next year
-maybe
it will, maybe it will not {3rd class condition} -
very
well, but if not, you can cut it down.'"
{Healing
on the Sabbath}
13:10-11``Now
He {Jesus} was teaching
in
one of the synagogues on the Sabbath, 11``
and
behold there was a woman . . .
who
for eighteen years had a
'illness
caused by demon possession'
{idiom: literally 'a spirit of infirmity'}.
She was bent double and could not straighten up.
12``Now
when Jesus saw her, He 'called her over' {prosphoneo}
and
said to her, "Woman, you are free from your sickness."
13``And
He laid His hands on her.
And
immediately she was erect again,
and
began glorifying/praising/'giving credit to' {doxazo} God.
14``
And the 'synagogue ruler' {archisunagogos}
being
indignant . . . because Jesus had healed her on the Sabbath. . 'had
an answer for'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of himself' {apokrinomai}
saying
to the crowd {in reaction},
"There
are six days in which to work.
Therefore,
come during them and get healed,
and
not on the Sabbath day."
15``
But the Lord answered and said, "Hypocrites/
'Actors
on the stage of life
playing
a role of that which you are not' {hupokrites},
does
not each one of you on the Sabbath
untie
his ox or donkey from the stall,
and
lead him away to be watered?
16``Then
should absolutely not {ouk} this woman . . .
being
a daughter of Abraham . . .
whom
Satan has kept bond for eighteen long years
{Satanas - name means 'the adversary' - the devil, Lucifer, etc.},
should
she not be released from this bond on the Sabbath day?"
13:17``When
He {Jesus} said this,
all
His adversaries {antikeimai} were humiliated . . .
but
the entire crowd was rejoicing at all
the
glorious {endoxos} things He was doing.
{On
the Kingdom/Plan of God}
13:18``
Then He {Jesus} was asking,
"What
is the kingdom of God like?
To
what should I compare it?
{Note: The 'kingdom of God' is often a technical term meaning the 'plan of God'. Basileia means absolute rulership. God is supreme. So, all that is in 'His kingdom', He decreed. But one of His greatest gifts to us was His gift of 'free will'. We know this from all the subjunctive tenses used in the bible. We have a free will that He can override, but only does so when it furthers His plan. Normally, we are permitted to make our own free will decisions - as 'the Son of Man' had to go to the cross of His own free will - and He did!}
13:19``It
is like a mustard seed that a man {anthropos} took
and
sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree.
And
the birds of the sky made nests in its branches."
13:20``Again
{palin} He said,
"To
what should I compare {homoioo}
the
kingdom {plan} of God?
13:21``It
is like yeast that a woman took
and
mixed with three measures of flour,
until
all the dough had risen."
{Note: In these verses Jesus is comparing the plan of God to one starting with something with little value (before salvation of no value to God, now a new/baby believer - saved but without Divine Viewpoint - the knowledge that counts - is not worth much yet) and adding doctrine (the Water of the Word/the Flour to the yeast) and watching it grow to something that produces fruit or dough. Since only someone Divine can produce Divine Good, it might be good to think of Divine Production as the believer taking in Divine Viewpoint, and by voluntarily applying Divine Viewpoint to experience . . . allowing God to produce Divine Good through you.}
{The
Narrow Door}
13:22``
Then He {Jesus}
traveled
{diaporeuomai} throughout towns and villages,
teaching
{didasko} and making His way toward Jerusalem.
{Note: Jesus used miracles to draw crowds to Him. But His Humanity was the Greatest Teacher of the Word, the world has ever seen (His deity IS the Word - 'in the beginning was the Word and the Word was God (John 1:1)').}
13:23-24``Then
someone asked Him face to face, "Lord
{kurios - indicates this man was a believer - only believers
addressed Jesus as Lord},
will
only a few be saved?"
So
He said to them, 13:24``
"
'Do your best'/'Contend with all difficulties' {agonizomai - an order}
to
go in through the narrow gate/door {stenos pule}. . .
because
many, I {Jesus} tell you,
will
try to go in and absolutely will not {ouk} be able to.
{Note: This is true. This gate should be called the 'faith gate'. "For it is through faith you are saved, not of works - it is a gift of God not of works - let anyone should boast." Many many people think that by 'being good', by working hard, by any other means of salvation - but faith - God will be so impressed that He will accept them into heaven. But the bible says 'all will fall short of the glory of God'. Only those who believe in Him will be saved.}
13:25``
Once the "master/'good ruler' of the house" {oikodespotes}
may
have risen {2nd Advent of Christ}
and
may have shut the door . . .
{the time is up for all unbelievers when Christ returns at the end of
the Tribulation all unbelievers are removed from the earth and the
Millennium begins with believers only}
and
you may begin to stand outside, knocking at the door, saying,
'Lord,
let us in!'
{indicating that NOW they are beginning to maybe believe in Him}
Then
He will have an answer for'/'give a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of Himself ' {apokrinomai} and say to you,
'I
do not know you . . . nor where you come from.'
{God's perfect righteous demands that once the plan has been set,
it can not be changed. Everyone will have more than sufficient
opportunity to believe. Those who do not, will have no valid
excuse - as Satan had no valid excuse for his fall.}
13:26``Then
you will start to say,
'We
ate and drank in Your presence . . .
and
You taught in our streets.'
13:27``
But He will reply, 'I tell you,
I
do not know where you come from!
Go
away from Me,
all
you 'workers of evil'/evildoers/'workers of unrighteousness'!'
13:28``
There/'in that place' will be weeping and gnashing of teeth
when
you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob . . .
and
all the prophets in the kingdom {plan} of God . . .
but
you yourselves thrown out.
13:29``Then
people will come from east and west,
and
from north and south,
and
"recline/'take their places' at the banquet table"
in
the kingdom of God.
13:30``And
behold/'take note',
there
are last ones . . . who will be first . . .
and
first ones . . . who will be last."
{Note: This could have a number of meanings. First, those believers are 'first' in human terms (like King Herod in the next verse) - maybe today they might be like movie stars, or great sports athletes or philosophers or scientists - who do not come to know God's Mind . . . they will be last in heaven. But, those who love the Lord and love to study His Word and be a true ambassador for Him on this earth (applying divine viewpoint to experience), will be first in heaven. Secondly, believers in Jesus Christ in the Church Age are royalty. Jesus Christ as the first born was resurrected first. Next will come His royal family - believers in union with Him in the Church Age, finally will the Old Testament saints and Tribulational Martyrs will be given their resurrection bodies.}
{Going
to Jerusalem }
13:31``
At that time/'in that very hour',
some
Pharisees came up saying to Him {Jesus},
"Get
out at once and be going away from here {two commands},
because
Herod is desiring to kill You."
13:32``And
He {Jesus} said to them,
"Go
and tell that fox,
'Behold
{pay attention}
I
cast out demons
and
accomplish/'completely finish' {epiteleo}
healings
today and tomorrow . . .
and
on the third {day}
'I
complete my work'/' I am being perfected' {teleioo}.
{Note: This is again most likely a double meaning. To Herod it is like an idiom where Jesus is saying He will does His miracles 'day in and day out'. But this means that after three days in the grave, He would rise with His perfect Resurrection body!}
13:33``Nevertheless
{plen},
I
{Jesus} must 'continue on My Walk through life' {poreuomai}
today
and tomorrow and the next day . . .
because
it is unthinkable
that
a prophet should be killed outside of Jerusalem.'
34``O
Jerusalem, Jerusalem . . .
{the
city} that kills the prophets
and
stones those who
'are
sent to her on a mission under God's authority' {apostello}
{indicating negative volition}.
How
often I would have gathered your children together . . .
just
as a hen gathers her brood under her wings . . .
but
you absolutely did not {ouk} wish/desire it!
13:35``Behold/'Take
note' {pay attention!},
your
house is 'forsaken'/being left to itself'.
Now
truly/'point of doctrine' {amen}
I
{Jesus} tell you,
you
will absolutely not {ouk} see Me until
the
times comes when you say,
'Eulogized/'Favored
of God' {eulogeo}
is
the one who comes in the Name/Person/Reputation
of
the Lord!' "
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