Have you thought about the tenants in the vineyard? Luke 20:9-16

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

   Just a thought and then comparison for you to ponder.  As I was listening to my Bible on CD this morning this came to me and I would like to believe it came from the Holy Spirit.

   The parable Jesus told of the vineyard owner and tenants.  Let's look at the verses and see if there is a comparison to other events in the Bible.

   Luke 20: (Jesus speaking) ^{9 ................}: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.

   God created the garden of Eden and left Adam and Eve there, alone, for a time of which we do not know how long. The serpent came.
   ¹⁰ At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

    So God provided the Garden of Eden, went away, the serpent came and "tainted" what God had said. Adam and Eve violated the agreement with God. (see a slight comparison yet)
    ¹¹ He sent another servant, but that one also they beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed. ¹² He sent still a third, and they wounded him and threw him out.

   The serpent left the scene and left Adam and Eve to fend for themselves with God.  Then God came, they (Adam/Eve) hid and were ashamed because of their nakedness. So, the fruits they were to reap, now were no longer.  The servants were not loyal to the owner; Adam & Eve were not loyal in following God's instructions; they were not obedient.  This is when they started the, if you will, life of sin, albeit through the deception of satan.  This curse went to the sons, when Cain killed Abel. We realize satan has his hand in all of this and helped to orchestrate it all.
   ¹³ “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.’

   So the owner sends his son; just as God, after years of deception led by satan, had to send His Son.  So God sends Jesus to the vineyard, not to condemn, but to save the world.  They do not respect him, they see the son of the vineyard as a threat; just as the Jewish leaders saw Jesus as a threat.
¹⁴ “But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the heir,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ ¹⁵ So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

    Aww, another deception by satan.  The tenants thought if we kill the heir, this will all be ours.  Just like satan believes that eliminating Jesus would give him rule and ownership of the "vineyard". But we know the end of the story.
“What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.”

  Just as in the end, the ones who are tainted or swayed by satan, their lives will end in hell, whereas the new order of tenants in the vineyard (ones who accept salvation through Jesus Christ) will profit from the vineyard and enjoy the fruits of salvation.

  When I heard this today, I thought of how satan casts out his evil thoughts and ideas, trying to get us to follow him and how this paralleled the people turning away from God as they turned away from the vineyard owner who, in the beginning, provided for them.

  I do hope this makes sense to you and would definitely like some feedback.  Come on George, I know you have something to say. :)
Thank you for reading. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny