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NASB | Luke 19:27 "But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 19:27 "[The king ended by saying,] 'But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in my presence.'" |
Bible Question:
Who are the enemies? Is the unworthy slave also included here? - see parallel account in Mt 25:30. Please read both accounts. Luke 19:11-28 and Matthew 25:14-30. |
Bible Answer: I believe by 'enemies' Jesus meant the citizens in the parable who did not want the lord to reign over them. Directly Jesus referred to the ones who would torture and kill Him, fearing that He would become their king; but He defeated them and became a King greater than any other. Indirectly He was referring to the ones who reject Him, who love and serve other masters, rather than Him (c.v. Mt 6:24). The servants, in my opinion, are the chosen people of Christ who have been entrusted by special gifts (physical and spiritual) to serve Him. Directly this means the disciples, whom Jesus was still trying to prepare for His death. Indirectly Jesus referred to all the people in the future who would need to serve Him while He is not on earth (including us). As I read these texts it appears to me that the disloyal slave is the person who does not turn towards the Master with faith and trust. Even though he claims to be serving Him, he is not really allied to Him. The failure is due to this mistrust: the servant believes that the Lord 'reaps what he does not sow', so he does not even attempt to satisfy the requirements. This is basically 'spiritual laziness', saying: 'I can't be good so why even try?'. The judgement for this servant, whom Jesus calls 'wicked', is severe: all he has is taken away from him, and he is also cast out of the presence of God. I think the difference between 'enemy' and 'disloyal slave' is that while 'enemies' are directly against God's ruling, 'disloyal slaves' simply mistrust Him and become lazy. 'Disloyal slaves' are not killed right away, they are (only) cast out into the darkness (i.e. absence of God), so they are given a chance of changing their attitude and going back to the Lord (c.v. the prodigal son, Luke 15:11-32). The 'enemies', however, are killed, because their attitude to God is not only mistrust but direct hatred. Please let me know what you think... God bless, Zsuzsi |
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