What is the meaning of the passage of the laborers of the vine? (Part 8).
COMPARING THIS PASSAGE WITH THE LAST 12 HOURS OF CHRIST IN THIS WORLD
1 – The zero hour (6 in the morning, as in the gospel of John):
At this time, the owner of the vineyard came out to hire laborers for one denarius. This is the time when Israelites rejected Jesus as their King (Messiah):
• Joh 19:14 -> ““Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!” They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.””.
2 – The third hour (9 in the morning):
This was the first time that the owner went out to hire laborer in exchange of what is just. This was when Jesus was crucified:
• Mar 15:25 -> “And it was the third hour when they crucified him.”.
At this time, people used to sacrify the burnt offering of the morning. The Israelites used to pray three times a day (Daniel 6:10,13) and this is the first prayer’s period:
• Exo 29:38,39 -> “Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old day by day regularly. One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight.”
3 – The sixth hour (midday):
This was the second time that the owner went out to hire laborer in exchange of what is just. It was when the sun darkened:
• Mar 15:33 -> “And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.”.
• Luk 23:44 -> “It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,”.
This was the second period of prayer of the Israelites:
• Psa 55:17 -> “Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice.”.
• Act 10:9 -> “The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.”.
4 – The ninth hour (3 in the afternoon):
This was the third time that the owner went out to hire laborer in exchange of what is just. This was the occasion that Jesus said His last four sentences and died:
• Mar 15:34 -> “And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?””.
• Luk 23:44-46 -> “It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last.”.
This was the occasion of the burnt offering of the evening and the third period of prayer of the Israelites:
• Exo 29:38,39 -> “Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old day by day regularly. One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight.”
• Act 3:1-> “Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.”.
5 – The eleventh hour (5 in the afternoon):
This was when the owner of the vineyard came out to hire laborers without any promise. This was when Jesus’ body was removed of the cross by Joseph of Arimathea:
• Mar 15:42,43 -> “And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.”.
6 – The twelfth hour (6 in the evening):
This was the time to pay the laborers. This was when Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus and others finished of burying Jesus, applying in His body a mixture of myrrh and aloes ( about seventy-five pounds in weight) and bound it with linen cloths and with the spices (as is the burial custom of the Jews) (John 19:39,40) and, then, closed the tomb.
COMPARING THIS PASSAGE WITH THE LAST 12 HOURS OF CHRIST IN THIS WORLD
1 – The zero hour (6 in the morning, as in the gospel of John):
At this time, the owner of the vineyard came out to hire laborers for one denarius. This is the time when Israelites rejected Jesus as their King (Messiah):
• Joh 19:14 -> ““Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!” They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.””.
2 – The third hour (9 in the morning):
This was the first time that the owner went out to hire laborer in exchange of what is just. This was when Jesus was crucified:
• Mar 15:25 -> “And it was the third hour when they crucified him.”.
At this time, people used to sacrify the burnt offering of the morning. The Israelites used to pray three times a day (Daniel 6:10,13) and this is the first prayer’s period:
• Exo 29:38,39 -> “Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old day by day regularly. One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight.”
3 – The sixth hour (midday):
This was the second time that the owner went out to hire laborer in exchange of what is just. It was when the sun darkened:
• Mar 15:33 -> “And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.”.
• Luk 23:44 -> “It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,”.
This was the second period of prayer of the Israelites:
• Psa 55:17 -> “Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice.”.
• Act 10:9 -> “The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.”.
4 – The ninth hour (3 in the afternoon):
This was the third time that the owner went out to hire laborer in exchange of what is just. This was the occasion that Jesus said His last four sentences and died:
• Mar 15:34 -> “And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?””.
• Luk 23:44-46 -> “It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last.”.
This was the occasion of the burnt offering of the evening and the third period of prayer of the Israelites:
• Exo 29:38,39 -> “Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old day by day regularly. One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight.”
• Act 3:1-> “Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.”.
5 – The eleventh hour (5 in the afternoon):
This was when the owner of the vineyard came out to hire laborers without any promise. This was when Jesus’ body was removed of the cross by Joseph of Arimathea:
• Mar 15:42,43 -> “And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.”.
6 – The twelfth hour (6 in the evening):
This was the time to pay the laborers. This was when Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus and others finished of burying Jesus, applying in His body a mixture of myrrh and aloes ( about seventy-five pounds in weight) and bound it with linen cloths and with the spices (as is the burial custom of the Jews) (John 19:39,40) and, then, closed the tomb.