The Parables of Christ no. 45
The
End Time Love-Feast
Rev. Brian Kocourek
This morning we will take one more message from the
Parables of Christ found in the Book of Luke chapter 14, and verses 7-24.
Now, before we begin, I want you to notice that this
parable has three parts to it. I want to show you how that all three parts have
to do with this hour and the wedding that is to take place in this hour. Now,
there is an emphasis placed on the wedding supper or feast that we are bidden
to in this hour.
Now, in this parable, Jesus begins by
speaking of a wedding, and then speaks of the feast that is associated with
this wedding. Therefore, in all three parts of this parable we see that Jesus
is speaking of a feast, or sitting at meat with friends, and his emphasis
concerns the attitude we should have during this feast.
Now, I want you to keep in mind this feast while we
read from this parable, because the feast and our attitude towards this feast
is what this parable is all about.
LUKE 14:7 ¶ And he put forth a parable to those
which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying
unto them, 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honorable
man than thou be bidden of him; 9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to
thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he
that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt
thou have worship in the presence of them
that sit at meat with thee. 11
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself
shall be exalted.
Now, let’s just stop here for a moment to see how this parable speaks
of this hour. Notice he is speaking of a wedding, but the main point of this
parable is not the wedding, but the sitting at meat as part of the celebration
of the wedding. So we are not looking
here at the wedding supper that comes after the wedding, but the sitting at
meat as part of the wedding celebration process. For notice he is speaking of them that sit at
meat with thee.
Now, we know that William Branham taught us that the entire New Testament
speaks of this hour, and the Apostle Peter and Jude warned us that there would be others at our
love feasts when we are assembled together to feast upon the Word of God.
II PETER 2:12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made
to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not;
and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; 13 And shall receive the
reward of unrighteousness, [as] they that count it pleasure to riot in the day
time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own
deceivings while they feast with you; 14
Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling
unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed
children: 15 Which have forsaken the
right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor,
who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
JUDE 1:10 But these speak
evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as
brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily
after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
12 These are spots in your feasts of
charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds
they are without water, (if they are clouds without water then they are clouds without rain,
and that means they are without doctrine for God said His Doctrine shall fall
as the rain in Deuteronomy 32. and notice they are)
carried about of winds; (that means they are carried away by every
wind of false doctrine as Paul told us in Ephesians 4.:14. Then he says they are) trees whose fruit withereth (and remember fruit is the teaching
of the season, which is the doctrine for the season for the word doctrine means
teaching, and these have a withered dried up doctrine with no life in it, and
in fact he says they are ),
without fruit (which means that they are without doctrine or
teaching for the season, and that makes them ),
twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
Brother Branham said in the sermon, GOD KEEPS HIS WORD 57-0307
E-27 Last night, in the service last night, I
preached on Korah, who raised up, and he had about all
It never amazes me to see the conventions we have in
Then Jesus begins to lecture the men on how they should set about to
hold such feasts where the bread of Life will be broken for others.
12 Then
said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, (now this is the key here. When you make a supper
or dinner, in other words when you have prepared food to feed others, he says,
and we must ask ourselves what sort of feast or supper is he
talking about here.) In JOHN
And in JOHN
In MATTHEW
24:45 we also get hear Jesus say. 45 Who
then is a faithful and wise servant (In Luke Chapter 12 he is called
a Faithful Steward), whom his lord hath made ruler
over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant
(or that Steward), whom his Lord when he
cometh shall find so doing.
Now, listen carefully how we are to hold these meetings where we break
the bread of life and share the meat in due season…
12 Then
said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither
thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also bid thee again, and a
recompense be made thee.
In other words, if you have meat in due season, don’t just share it
with those who will share theirs with you in return, but go to those who do not
have and share with them… You know the American way and the Canadien way is to
invite a minister to your church hoping he will have you come to his church in
return, and that is so carnal. And we find Jesus telling us here not to do it
that way.
Notice he says, 13 But when thou makest a feast, call the
poor (that is those
who are destitute of wealth, influence or position),
the maimed (those are the
disabled, those who are not able, those who have become crippled), the lame (this is those who are deprived), the blind (this is those who are able to see. So
he tells us the type of people we are to go to and then he says, ):14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense
thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at
the resurrection of the just.
If you want to do something for God, then these are the kind of people
you are to go to with the Bread of Life. If you are busy running from one
church to another and these churches pay your way, and fill you with good food,
and give you recompense in this world, then what have you got. But go to those
who can not pay you, and to them that can not bless you with physical things,
and then you shall reap your reward at the resurrection.
15
¶ And when one of them that sat at meat
with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat
bread in the
Now notice this man’s comments, and then look at how Jesus answers him.
This man says, what a blessing to sit at meat and to eat the bread of life in
the
JOHN 6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but
because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. 27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth,
but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man
shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. 28 ¶ Then
said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on
him whom he hath sent. 30 They said
therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe
thee? what dost thou work? 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is
written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32 Then Jesus said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but
my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is he
which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. 34 Then said
they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. 35 And Jesus said unto them,
I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that
believeth on me shall never thirst. 36 But I said unto you, That ye also have
seen me, and believe not. 37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me;
and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine
own will, but the will of him that sent me. 39 And this is the Father's will
which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing,
but should raise it up again at the last day. 40 And this is the will of him
that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may
have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. 41 The Jews
then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from
heaven. 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father
and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? 43
Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. 44 No
man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will
raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall
be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of
the Father, cometh unto me. 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he
which is of God, he hath seen the Father. 47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
that believeth on me hath everlasting life. 48 I am that bread of life. 49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness,
and are dead. 50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man
may eat thereof, and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from
heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread
that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
52 The Jews therefore strove among
themselves, saying, How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat? 53 Then Jesus
said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son
of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood,
hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is
meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He that eateth my flesh, and
drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father hath
sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by
me. 58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did
eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. 59
These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in
Now, we know that Jesus has told us to go to those who can not afford to
have you and you will receive your reward. But it seems that those who can
afford it don’t want it, and Jesus as He continues to teach us concerning the
Love Feasts where we are to feast upon His Bread of Life, He shows us how
everyone that was originally invited to the feast seemed to have an excuse as
to why they could not come to this Word.
So then he said forget them and go to those on the highways and byways.
In other words, go find those that will want this bread of life and give it to
them.
16 Then
said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many to come: 17
And sent his servant at supper time
to say to them that were bidden, Come; for
all things are now ready. 18 And they all with one consent began to make
excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must
needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have
bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
Notice here that it was supper time and the feast was ready but they
did not want it. Now the only reason I can think of is that they did not like
that kind of food. Because the Bible tells us they were astonished at His doctrine
and that word astonished means they were shocked, they were upset, they wanted
to cast it off and away from them. And it seems to me here that these people
did not like this man’s cooking or at least the kind of food that he was
serving, because every one of them rejected the offer to sit and feast with
him.
And in the sermon IS YOUR LIFE WORTHY
63-0630E 197, Brother
Branham tells us that they will not come to the spiritual feast of the promised
and vindicated word. “Notice. Now, they don't do it; they just
won't do it. They have the excuse that their church don't believe in it.
They... Why... But Jesus would say to a man tonight, speak to his heart and
say, "I want you to go preach the full Gospel." "My church doesn't stand for it, Lord. You excuse me if
You will. I've got a fine charge. I... You know, I'm a pastor of one of the
greatest churches in this city, Lord. Oh, we praise Your Name down there. Yes,
sir, we sure do. I can't do it." The same excuse, same thing. So they
don't come to the spiritual feast of His
promised, vindicated Word. Did not Jesus say
where the carcass is the eagles will gather, eagles, not buzzards now, eagles.
Where the slop is and the carrion, then the buzzards gather. But where the
fresh, clean meat is, the eagles will gather. See? Certainly. Where the Word, Eagle Food, they'll gather. So they don't
come to the spiritual feast that they're invited to. Do you believe that God
has give
So I hope you can see how this parable of Christ applies to this hour.
I was talking to brother Vayle the other day and he mentioned how that ion
every age it took many, many years for the message of each age to work it’s way
around the world, and how amazing it is that in such a short time God has sent
the Message to the entire world. And I said to brother Vayle, I think it is
more amazing to think that in 3-4 short years God has sent the Message Doctrine
into 132 countries around the world. Brother Branham’s Message has taken 40
years but his doctrinal teaching has taken only 4. That’s a tenth or tithe of
the time.
Notice while he was alive, for over 33 years Brother Branham invited
the people to feast on this word and they rejected it. Then Brother Vayle
invited them for 23 years, from 1977 to 2000 and yet they still have rejected
the call to this glorious feast. Now God has used the internet, not to go to
those in
And so we have seen that God is doing a short quick work, and he is
gathering together in One, all things in Christ, from the entire world and they
are being compelled to come into Christ for He is the Doctrine. Let’s bow our
hearts and heads in prayer…