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Luke 14:15-24
V: 15 (A) Just another of those empty ritualistic sayings that the Pharisees and the doctors of the law was so good at making. Luke 3:8, John 8:33 & 39 (B) This man was at the Messianic banquet and didn’t know it. Mark 1:14-15 V: 16 (A) A certain man is obviously GOD. This is what GOD is like! (B) Bade many – bade is kal-eh-o in the Greek; to bid and call or call forth. RSVP – That they had already accepted is implied. Exodus 24:7, Deuteronomy 26:16 and Joshua 1:16-17 V: 17 (A) A clear claim by JESUS to be the MESSIAH, the suffering servant of GOD. Isaiah 42:1-7, Isaiah 49:1-12, Isaiah 50:1-11, Isaiah 52:13-53:12. (B) Devine preparation – Come, for all things are now ready! Psalms 23:5. 31:19 and Isaiah 64:4-7 V: 18 (A) Began to make excuse. They refused the clear call of GOD through HIS servant, The MESSIAH. Deuteronomy 30:15. Psalms 81:11, Isaiah 65:12, Jeremiah 7:13 and Hosea 9:17. Come – Isaiah 53:1 (B) I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it. Ridiculous – who was rich enough to buy unseen ground? V: 19 I have bought five yoke of oxen and I go to prove them. Ten oxen was great wealth – another silly excuse. A servant would prove them, not the rich owner! V: 20 I have married a wife, I cannot come. A legal excuse according to: Deuteronomy 24:5. However, he had accepted the invitation! He could have brought his wife … he just didn’t want to come! V: 21 (A) The servant came and showed his LORD these things. Daniel 7:13-14: (B) Go out . . . go ye into all the world. Mark 16:15A (C) bring in . . . the poor and the maimed and the halt and the blind. And preach the Gospel unto every creature. Mark 16:15B V: 22 There is always room for another. John 14:1-2 V: 23 Compel – GOD is quite serious that HIS table in the Great Supper be filled – full! Compel is from the Greek word an-ang-kad-zo, to necessitate, by implication distress – distress, must needs, of necessity – bend an arm – twist their arm - (ache). V: 24 (A) BEHOLD the graciousness and severity of GOD! (B) Come to the Banquet for the Messianic Age is now! The Kingdom of GOD came 2,000 years ago. Mark 9:1 and Acts 2:1-47.
(C) True Christians are eating bread in
the Kingdom of GOD every LORD’S day! John
6:48-58, Matthew 26:26-30, Acts 2:42, 20:7 and 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 |
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