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Fire on the Earth: Repentance and Judgment (Luke 12:49-13:9)
by Dr. Ralph F. WilsonOther online lessons from Luke | Lessons in book format
Faith of Abraham (Genesis 11-25)| READER 1 | I have come to bring fire on the earth, |
| READER 2 | Fire |
| READER 3 | Judgment |
| READER 1 | I have come to bring fire on the earth, |
| READER 2 | and how I wish it were already kindled! |
| READER 1 | But I have a baptism to undergo, |
| READER 2 | My destiny |
| READER 3 | My cross |
| READER 1 | But I have a baptism to undergo, |
| READER 2 | and how distressed I am until it is completed! |
| READER 1 | Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? |
| READER 2 | No, I tell you, but division. |
| READER 3 | Not peace |
| READER 2 | Not yet |
| READER 3 | But division |
| READER 2 | Dissension |
| READER 1 | From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, |
| READER 2 | three against two |
| READER 3 | and two against three. |
| READER 1 | They will be divided, father against son and son against father, |
| READER 2 | mother against daughter |
| READER 3 | and daughter against mother, |
| READER 2 | mother-in-law against daughter-in-law |
| READER 3 | and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law." |
| READER 1 | He said to the crowd: "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'It's going to rain,' |
| READER 3 | and it does rain. |
| READER 1 | And when the south wind blows, you say, 'It's going to be hot,' |
| READER 2 | and it is hot. |
| READER 3 | Hypocrites! |
| READER 2 | Hypocrites! |
| READER 1 | You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. |
| READER 2 | How is it that you don't know how to interpret this present time? |
| READER 1 | Can't you read the signs of the times? |
| READER 2 | The signs of the end of time? |
| READER 3 | The signs of judgment upon the earth? |
| READER 1 | "Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right? |
| READER 2 | As you are going with your adversary to the courthouse, |
| READER 3 | try hard to be reconciled to him on the way, |
| READER 1 | Make an out-of-court settlement. |
| READER 2 | Don't walk in that courtroom you wrongdoer! |
| READER 3 | or he may drag you off to the judge, |
| READER 2 | and the judge turn you over to the bailiff, |
| READER 3 | and the bailiff throw you into prison. |
| READER 1 | I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny of what you owe. |
| READER 3 | The very last penny. |
| READER 1 | Some in the crowd told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. |
| READER 2 | Pilate had killed them |
| READER 3 | While they were offering sacrifices in the temple. |
| READER 1 | Jesus answered, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? |
| READER 2 | I tell you, no! |
| READER 3 | But unless you repent, you too will all perish. |
| READER 1 | Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them |
| READER 2 | When the tower fell |
| READER 3 | and the bricks instantly killed 18 men |
| READER 2 | who died a tragic death. |
| READER 1 | Do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? |
| READER 2 | I tell you, no! |
| READER 3 | But unless you repent, |
| READER 2 | you too will all perish." |
| READER 3 | Unless we repent |
| READER 2 | We too will all perish. |
| READER 1 | Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, |
| READER 2 | and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. |
| READER 3 | No fruit |
| READER 2 | No figs |
| READER 1 | So he said to gardener, 'For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. |
| READER 2 | Cut it down! |
| READER 3 | Why should it use up the soil?' |
| READER 1 | " 'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, |
| READER 2 | and I'll dig around it |
| READER 3 | and fertilize it. |
| READER 2 | Fertilize it |
| READER 3 | And cultivate |
| READER 1 | If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.' " |
| READER 2 | Unless it bears fruit |
| READER 3 | It must be cut down |
| READER 1 | Unless we bear fruit |
| READER 2 | The fruit of the Spirit |
| READER 3 | The fruit of righteous living |
| READER 1 | Unless we bear fruit |
| READER 2 | we are worthy to be cut down |
| READER 1 | I have come to bring fire on the earth, |
| READER 2 | Fire |
| READER 3 | Judgment |
| READER 1 | I have come to bring fire on the earth, |
| READER 2 | and how I wish it were already kindled! |
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