Culture of the Kingdom
Today’s Topic: Revelation of Mysteries Part 4: The Good Samaritan
Scripture: Luke 10:30-37; Romans 3:20; Galatians 2:16; Luke 4:18; Matthew 25:45
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Now what I want to show you is a parable depending upon whose interpreting, the soul or the spirit, it determines the truth you receive. Let’s get started.
Luke 10:30: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell amongst thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. This certain man was Adam and when he journeyed from Heaven (Jerusalem) to Earth (Jericho) and fell in the hands of the thief (Satan) who stripped him of his authority (clothing) and departed leaving him half-dead. He was half dead because spiritually he was dead because of the recall of the Holy Spirit but yet he was still alive walking on earth.
Luke 10:31: And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Now this priest that first came represented the Law. Now when the Law saw man in his fallen state from grace, the Law realized he could not help him. Why not? Romans 3:20: Therefore by the deeds of the Law there shall no flesh be justified in His sight: for by the Law is the knowledge of sin. In addition, the latter part of Galatians 2:16: “For by the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified”. So the Law could not redeem this man.
Luke 10:32: And likewise a Levite when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. Now the Levite is representative of the religion and religious functions. These functions have shown themselves incapable of helping the man that has fallen from grace (power and authority) in the earth. Religion cannot help a spiritually fallen man.
Luke 10:33-35: But a certain Samaritan as he journeyed came where he was. This Samaritan is a Jew and a Gentile and the representation of God and man as one. So the person speaking to this young lawyer is the Samaritan, Jesus. Now when the Samaritan saw him, he had compassion on him. And went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring oil and wine and set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn and took care of him. First, the Samaritan bound up the man’s wounds. Now Jesus made this declaration in Luke 4:18: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; HE HATH SENT ME TO HEAL THE BROKENHEARTED, TO PREACH DELIVERANCE TO THE CAPTIVES…” Next the Samaritan poured oil and wine on the man. Oil, historically, is a representation of the Spirit and wine is a representation of the blood. Now the man is separated from God and wounded and what is needed is Holy Spirit and the blood of Christ, which pays the price for redemption of man and the Spirit restores his authority to function in a governmental way (The Kingdom of God). Now after sitting this man on his own beast the Samaritan brought the man to an inn and took care of him. Now where can this newly regenerated man be kept and taken care of? In Himself! The inn is a representation of the Body of Christ. Now the scriptures continue at verse 35: And on the morrow when he departed (Jesus ascension back to the Father), he took out two pence, and gave them to the host and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Now two pence is two denaris which he pays the innkeeper IN ADVANCE. One silver coin is representative of one days wage, but the Samaritan gave the innkeeper two silver coins which is 2 days wages. How about this, the Samaritan (Jesus) pays for the man’s keep for two thousand years and says He will return again and says whatsoever you have done to one of these the least of my brothers, you have done it unto me or this in Matthew 25:45: “Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these (brothers), ye did it not to me”
Do we see it now? When you do not allow Holy Spirit to give understanding, interpretation and revelation to mysteries, especially parables, then at best you are left with a story that appeals to the soul and that is at best a type and shadow. You never come into the reality of what God is trying to show you in the mystery or parable. The story Jesus told was very plain but with Holy Spirit the lawyer could not discern what the whole story was. God always proceeds the revelation with a type and shadow of it. At the appointed time God will bring the fullness and completeness of what was previously intended. When the truth comes it sets aside the types and shadows so that the receiver can receive that which is the perfect manifestation of the truth and walk in the new grace of God. Allow Holy Spirit to reveal to you the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven because it has been given to us, His sons and Kingdom citizens to know.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
