A
Prophetic Outline of Luke 19
(Amplified)
Part Two
By Pastor F. M. Riley
11 And as they heard these
things, He On
this occasion the Lord is retracing added and spake a
parable, because He the route taken by Joshua as he
led the was nigh to
they thought that the
should immediately appear. follow when He
returns to
end of the
Tribulation. See Joshua
3 – 4,
Deuteronomy 33:2-3, Judges 5:4-5, Psalm
60:8-12, 68:7-8, 108:9-13, Isaiah 34:6,
63:1-6, Ezekiel 20:33-38, Micah 2:12-13,
and
Habakkuk 3:3-15.
12 He said therefore, A certain The “nobleman” is the Lord Himself.
nobleman went into a far country to He came and presented Himself to
receive for himself a kingdom, and to their Savior and King [Messiah], but they
return. refused to have Him, John 1:11. He then
went into “a far country” [Heaven] where
the “Ancient of days” [the Father] gives
Him legal authority [title deed to the earth]
“to
return” and make “the kingdoms of
this world” His
Kingdom. See
Hebrews
9:24, Daniel 2:44, 7:13-14, Revelation
5:6-7,
and 11:15.
13 And He called His ten servants, and Just before Christ ascended back into
delivered them ten pounds, and said unto Heaven, He called His disciples and gave
them, Occupy till I come. tbem [and those that should follow] the
Great Commission, commanding them to
preach the “gospel of Christ” to the whole
world, and to continue until He returns.
See
Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-20,
Luke 24:46-51, John 20:21-23, and Acts
1:8-11.
14 But His citizens hated Him, and sent This passage corresponds with this
a message after Him, saying, We will not present Dispensation of Grace. Through
have this man to reign over us. this entire dispensation the wicked, by
their rejection of Christ and the authority
of His Word over their lives, have been
saying to God, “We
will not have this
man to reign over
us.” See Psalm 2:1-3.
15 And it came to pass, that when He This verse and those that follow
was returned, having received the [15-26] correspond with the rapture and
kingdom, then He commanded these the “bema” judgment, at which we
servants to be called unto Him, to whom [God’s people] will “receive” our
He had given the money, that He might rewards. See Romans 14:10,
know how much every man had gained 1 Corinthians 3:10-15, and
by trading. 2 Corinthians 5:10. Compare
Matthew 25:14-30 and
Revelation
5:8-10.
Notice that in this passage the Lord
returns and calls His servants to Himself
before the wicked are destroyed as stated
in verse 27. This plainly indicates two
returns of Christ; (1) a pre-tribulational
return to receive and take an accounting
of His people [John 14:1-3;
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17], (2) followed
by the Tribulation in which He takes
vengeance upon His enemies, Isaiah
13:6-9; 59:18; Jeremiah 25:29-33;
46:10; Micah 5:15; Nahum 1:2;
2
Thessalonians 1:8-10; Revelation
19:11-21.
16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, Notice that the rewards given to God’s
Thy pound hath gained ten pounds. people are based on being
faithful to the
17 And He said unto him, Well, thou Lord. This is in perfect harmony with
good servant: because thou hast been such passages as Romans 10:17,
faithful in a very little, have thou Ephesians 2:8, Hebrews 11:6, Matthew
authority over ten cities. 24:45-47, 25:19-23, Luke 12:42-44,
18 And the second came, saying, Lord, 16:10-12, Romans 14:22-23,
Thy pound hath gained five pounds. 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, 2 Timothy 2:2, and
19 And He said likewise to him,
Be thou Revelation 2:10.
also over five cities.
20 And another came, saying, Lord, Notice also that the servant who was
Behold, here is Thy pound, which I have not faithful was
required to “suffer loss”
kept laid up in a napkin: of
rewards that he could have had. See
21 For I feared Thee, because Thou art 1
Corinthians 3:15, Matthew 25:24-29,
an austere man: Thou takest
up that Thou Luke 8:18, Mark
4:24-25, 2 John 8, and
laidst not down, and reapest that Thou Revelation 3:11.
didst not sow. He was still a servant, but had nothing
22 And He saith unto him, Out of thine to be rewarded for. As an unfaithful and
own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked disobedient servant, he was “saved; yet
servant. Thou knewest that I was an so as by fire.” See
1 Corinthians 3:15,
austere man, taking up that I laid not down, 5:5, and 2 Peter 2:7-8.
and reaping that I did not sow:
23 Wherefore then gavest not thou My
money into the bank, that at My coming I
might have required Mine own with usury?
24 And He said unto them that
stood by,
Take from him the pound, and give it to him
that hath ten pounds.
25 (And they said unto Him,
Lord, he hath
ten pounds.)
26 For I say unto you, That
unto every one Compare Matthew
13:12, 25:29,
which hath shall be given; and from him Mark 4:24-25, and Luke 8:18.
that hath not, even that he hath shall be
taken away from him.
27 But those Mine enemies,
which We know that God’s Word teaches
would not that I should reign over them, that the Lord will
reign “gloriously”
bring hither, and slay them before Me. in
“
Isaiah 24:23. So when the Lord
commands that His enemies be
brought before Him and slain, it is
obvious that they are gathered together
in
foreshadows the gathering of the
nations to “Armageddon,” where they
will fall upon “the mountains of
34:1-3, Jeremiah 1:15, Ezekiel
38:8-9, 38:15-16, 39:4, Zechariah
12:3, Matthew 25:31-32, Revelation
16:16, and
19:19-21.
Glory! Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!