Op2, Your ignorance of what Jesus was facing is appalling. He along with many Galileans objected to the way the Temple was fleecing the worshippers. Rejecting their offerings and selling them others previously rejected offerings. He challenged the corruption going on in the Temple in Jerusalem, and overturned their exchange tables. He talked frequently about the Temple being destroyed. The parable is about those supposedly managing the vineyard [which represented the Israeli worshippers the vine]. What happened to the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 AD. I suggest you read Jewish History, They were slaughtered by the Romans. Not a nice story, but it was real history. Jesus never instigated the slaughter of the Temple Masters nor did his followers. The Jews because of their nationalism were disinherited from the citizens of the Kingdom. They were as unbelievers. Op2 you are misinforming readers of the facts of history, and the character of Jesus.

OMG!...You are so blind it is scary Josephus...

I know Jewish history...

Luke 12:46...The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;

Jesus is telling a story about his return which he gave up due to the ignorance of people like yourself...lmao

The verse simplified for you

Jesus will come at a time noone knows...Matthew 24:36

You believers won't be prepared...You are the servants and you have destroyed his teachings...Mark 7:7-9

You claim faith but you will get your punishment along with those with no faith!

You deceitfully claim learned scholarship, and choose Josephus to impress people as part of your trickery.

You have been indoctrinated in the ways of your flawed religion and you are forcing your false religions traditions and teachings like it says in Mark 7:7-9.

You are blinded by your indoctrinations!

You don't have the faith of a grain of mustard seed and yet you would claim you do...delusional much?

Jesus threatened believers like you, because they like you, were too easily swayed by the Pharisees (your kind) and teachers of the law. He corrected them and he is correcting you. You are one of the believers who will refuse his kingdom and that is why he won't come back.

He tried the love and hope stuff and he was rejected the same as you are rejecting his words in this verse going off about AD70...lmao

Why do you bear false witness against me...It is you who are corrupted by your indoctrinations...It is your religion that has built up huge wealth against Jesus' teachings and covered up and lied about all manner of crimes.

The truth is in plain sight and yet you come from a pack of wolves diverting your false message. You are simply a Pharisee!

You have misrepresented JESUS continually like a true Pharisee!

Tell me something, people who lived in the Lavant and Egypt, Mesopotamia and Persia, had a completely different world view, to us today. It was dreadful all the conflicts and taking slaves etc. The Romans stabilized the region to some extent. The Jewish elders were trying to keep on the good side of the Romans, knowing that the bottom line was 'Cooperate or we will kill you'. Some present day Jews see Jesus as a radical, and the Roman's were rarely wrong, they knew how to keep the peace. (Their idea of the peace) Josephus, entered and I think it was at Medina, where he and the Jews who had fled there, eventually committed suicide, and he and another were left. He joined the Romans and began to re-write Jewish History. One thing about the Jews they took on one big big adversary. Yes, they died and the second Temple was burned down and looted. The gold was used to erect the Colosseum in Rome.

We owe the ancient Romans a lot, roads, political schemes, organized military warfare. aqueducts, and the Jews were always either scattered or driven into ghettos in Europe, etc. They were driven from Britain by Henry Vlll, after they had lent him money. And brutally driven until after the WWll. Why do you think Hitler had the eagle as a standard, and came down hard on most Christian religions including the Jews. No wonder the Jews wanted to flee to their historic homeland.

As Easter is only a few days away, did Jesus resurrect? Yes he did in spirit only, or as some have suggested he didn't die on the cross, but survived and fled to other realms, where he was married to Mary Magdeline and had children. No I believe he was crucified, and Pontius Pilot was punished by Rome, and blamed for the Jewish unrest 40 years later.

Israel is so small, with a low population, and surrounded by Arab countries bent on their destruction. Yet they are determined to survive.

Opinionated2. You don't seem to know much of the history, even though you claim to know it. And you definitely don't show an understanding of the bible. In fact you are drowning in misunderstanding while trying to make potshots out of Christian's beliefs.

Josephus. Thank you for bringing up the historical facts, because Opinionated2's "facts" are just his opinions and philosophy. The history you point out takes it away from arguments where one person says one thing and the other says another thing, but no one else knows who is right and who is lying.

Not..Now..Never and Josephus have formed an indoctrinated Pharisee ones union being wrong together.....It's a marriage made in lack of knowing...lmao

Your Paulian based Pharisaical religions sure walked their jack boots through your heads...lmao....See what happens when you believe in talking snakes?

For the last time...Jesus like all of the Abrahamic religions couldn't sell love. He tried his darndest but he was dealing with believers like you.

He got frustrated throughout his ministry because like you are doing now nobody would listen.

John 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Not the 12 but many left.

Luke 13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

Like you guys do still to this day...34,000-44,000 sects and denominations.

Matthew 27:46 “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Oh look God has forsaken himself under the Trinity that you guys believe...lmao

How many times did he threaten the pits of hell, the fiery lakes, gnashing of teeth, all so you could continually ignore his frustrations.

Finally giving up and pleading to himself...lmao

Luke 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

He cursed a fig tree as the frustrations grew.

With all his frustrations building he tells the parable of the gold coins...Luke 19:27

Luke 19:11-27 Now, as for those enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and kill them in my presence!’”

He said things in parables because the religious world were looking for a fast way to kill him. He told parables so as to confuse the Pharisees and look at your confusion...lmao

You follow the most destructive group of religions of all time and miss all the points continually...lmao

Why do you hate God so much be believing all the horrid lies against...God in the Bible?

Pathetic!...lmao

I'd like to wish everyone a "Happy Easter," break.

Enjoy your time with your loved ones. And for those
interested there's some great movies out right now -
apart from "Red Sparrow," there - "Paul, Apostle of
Christ," that's supposedly excellent, and of course
in keeping with Easter - there's "Peter Rabbit."
(Take the grandkids).

Enjoy your Easter Holiday folks!

Don't eat too much chocolate!