Luke 19:27

[Leah71]

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[TheGirlOnFire]

You can't just grab a passage you need to read the before and after
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Being passive aggressive isn't good either

 

[Brianlear]

It comes at the end of a parable, in which the main character seems to be a disgruntled nobleman who left to go conquer new lands but failed, and comes back to find that the slaves he left his money to have done various things with it. One invested and made 10x. One 5x. And one did nothing but came up even. The Nobleman rewards the industrious and penalizes the cautious one. And then randomly at the end, he says he wants to kill the people who he tried and failed to conquer.

Honestly the last line there, which is the one you are interested in, doesn't seem to have much relevance to the main story. Sorry if you were expecting something more profound

 

[oi_antz]

(retracted)

No, Leah, I love that you come here and I feel The Lord's love for you too. He knows what you struggle with while I can only guess. Though even through the negative, depressed statements you make, your heart shines with beauty. I suppose I should pray to Him for you, to express how much I would love to see your release from the burdens and discovery of the love you are meant to have!

That parable seems clearly to describe that Jesus came and took the kingdom of God from the corrupted Levite priesthood, so that in the name of Jesus Christ the kingdom of God has been established. This is a fulfillment of His prophecy in Matthew 21:43. You should read the whole parable because it is really profound: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+21:33-46&version=NLT

He goes on to describe how after claiming the kingdom of God, He has returned to heaven and left the value of the kingdom in the care of His disciples (those who follow Him, therefore exercise the discipline He applies to them - note: not every Christian is a disciple of Jesus Christ, even though we are called to be Matthew 16:24). In this description He shows that He rewards the disciple who grew the value of the kingdom that was entrusted to him, and at this point it is understood that Jesus is talking about a review of the disciple's life in a post-resurrection setting. Jesus goes on to appoint the disciple greater responsibilities, as for example having charge over ten cities. This ties in with St. Paul's statement somewhere where he has said that he expects Christian disciples to judge the world and even to judge angels. Also in this parable, Jesus explains that some of those that He has entrusted the kingdom message to are unwise with the investment, and all they do is say "see, I have kept my faith right to the end", but they have not made it grow during the time they have had it. Jesus says that the disciple is a worthless servant, because he does not produce growth, and says at least the servant could have used the kingdom truth that was entrusted to him to direct people to the church, where His more faithful servants would have produced fruit. So the worthless servant is a disappointment, and in His anger, He orders that servant to be excluded from the ruling elite. Finally, the verse that you are asking about, is describing those who had it in for Jesus, both during His time on earth and after. Those ones who are against Christianity, who want to see it destroyed. Jesus is saying that He will not keep them, but they will be disposed of. This is supportive of a doctrine of annihilation instead of everlasting torment.

I hope this is helpful for you Leah, and I really hope you will soon find the solution to the problem you are having in your relationship to Him.

 

[paul1149]

"But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring here, and slay them before me."

It may be helpful to place this in context. I mean broad biblical context. Jesus is the one who told us to love our enemies. He is the one who while dying from torture on the cross, with the sin of the world also placed upon Him, said, "Father, forgive them; they know not what they do". He is the prototypical lover of the unlovely.

No matter what has been done to you, no matter what you've done, Jesus loves you truly and will receive you to Himself. He will protect you and give you abundant and eternal life. He has already born the weight of your affliction, and He will walk with you and give you victory over it.

We are even given a graphic example of this in real life, in Paul the apostle. He zealously persecuted the early church even unto death. His hatred of Jesus, whom he considered a misleader of the nation, must have been immense. But Jesus overruled his misconceptions and revealed Himself to him, and Paul was instantly changed. Instantly. His first words were, "Who are you, Lord?" Paul explains why He was shown mercy:

formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. -1Tim 1:13-16​

There were two reasons. Paul's heinous actions were done sincerely. He thought he was serving God. He thought he was defending truth and doing right. He was acting on wrong information, and that needed to be corrected. Once it was, he put the same zeal into serving the true living God of love.

Secondly, God wanted to make an example of Paul, for people like you and me, so that we would know that no matter how low we have sunk in life, how much we have offended God, the love that the Father poured out on the world through Christ is far, far stronger still. There is no sin that will keep us from God, now that Christ has opened the way back to Him, as long as we are willing. "Whosoever will".

But the men in this parable were hardened despite accurately knowing their noble rightful ruler. They were not operating under a misunderstanding. They knew what they were doing, and even prayed ("sent a delegation after him") not to have the nobleman's rule. They knowingly and willingly hated their rightful ruler. For those, there will be consequences appropriate to their actions.

To men judging the exterior, all opposition can look the same. But the Lord looks on the heart and sees the motivation. Some of His most intimate saints were once His most ardent enemies, but the Lord turned the cheek and walked the second mile and turned them to Himself. This happens still today, when even Muslim terrorists are coming to the Lord in droves. And it can happen with you. You have your truest friend in Jesus. Let Him love you. He dearly wants to, as He showed on the Cross.