1Yahshua tells his disciples another [punchy visual] story, to motivate them to always keep praying and never lose heart.
2[Yahshua] says, โ ๐, in a city there lives a judge. He refuses to fear [YHVH] the Eloah. This [judge] respects [no] human.
3In this city lives a [poor] widow. She comes to [the judge], pleading, โMy adversary [harmed me. Award me justice.] Punish the criminal! [Protect me.] Prove me right!โ Rule in my favor. Award me punitive, statutory and special damages against the villain. Let the sweet savor of revenge roll across my tongue and dribble down my lips! Blood! I paid my court costs. So you owe me vengeance! Equity! Fairness!
4For a while, this [hard-hearted] judge refuses to help the widow, ๐. But later, [annoyed by the widow's constant screeching for equity,] the judge says to himself, โThough I neither fear [YHVH] the Eloah, nor care about mankindโฆ
5*โ[simply] because this widow keeps bothering me, I'll sell her the legal revenge [she craves]. Then she'll stop coming [to my courtroom]. [She's] wearing me out.โโ
6 Master [Yahshua] explains, โ ๐, listen to what that judge, corrupt as he is, is saying: [Perseverance pays off!]
7*[Do you see, ๐?]Elohim avenges his own chosen [people] who cry day and night to Him. [But] he [allows them to suffer for a while to purify them]. YAH actually avenges you. You mess your life up when you avenge yourself.
8*I tell you, ๐: Elohim always speedily avenges [crimes committed against] His Elect [chosen people]. Yet when [I,] the โSon of Adamโ, return to earth, [I find very few people] with faith [to persevere long enough to get justice].โ Speedy! Fast! You get satisfaction. AFTER you STAY faithful and keep asking for justice. We mortals are toddlers screaming in the back seat of the car, โAre we avenged yet?!โ
A Penitent Oppressor Beats A Religionite Prig
9Yahshua tells another [hot visual tale] to [some arrogant] people who brag about their own righteousness, while despising other people:
10*" ๐, 2 men walk up into the temple to pray: one a [pompous paid preacher] Pharisee, the other a [despised, traitorous] tax-collector. Pharisee means: โreligious separatistโ.
11*The religionite [Pharisee] stands, praying inside himself, โ[YHVH] the Eloah, I thank you that I'm not like other men: greedy, unfair, adulterous, or [heaven forbid, a traitor] like this tax-man.
12*โI fast two [days] each week! I give 1/10th of everything I acquire [to the communal temple feast and charity fund].โ
13*Meanwhile, the [despised] tax-collector stands far [back from the altar, in the shadows. He trembles, afraid to] even lift up his eyes to heaven. He beats his breast, crying, โ[YHVH], Eloah, be merciful to me. [I'm] a sinner!โ
14*I tell you, ๐, this [repentant wrongdoer] goes back to his house justified, while the [proud] religionite [remains condemned]. For [YAH] bashes down everyone who exalts himself. Likewise, [YAH] lifts-up everyone who humbles himself.โ
The Messiah Welcomes Poor Little Children
15 Again people bring infants to Yahshua, hoping he'll touch [& heal & bless] the children. But Yahshua's disciples rebuke the people on sight. โHey people, stop trying to turn the King of the Universe into your unpaid Day-Care nanny!โ
16*Yahshua calls [his disciples] to himself. He says, โ ๐, let little children come to me. Stop hindering them. For the Kingdom of [YHVH] the Eloah belongs to [beings with childlike spirits].
17*I tell you the rock-solid [Truth], ๐: Whoever fails to accept the Dominion of YHVH[the Eloah] like a little child absolutely never enters YAH's Kingdom.โ Whatever command you read in the Bible, do it immediately. No more pornography. No more oaths. No more pledges. No more addictions. No more debt. Get rid of the smut in your house. Sell all you have. Use the money to help poor [people of every kind]. Get free from your employer's shackles. Learn the Bible. Don't rationalize. Never make excuses. Just do it. Now. Be your Father in Heaven's little, obedient, humble child.
Sell ALL You Own To Do Acts of Compassion
18 And a ruler asks Yahshua, โGood Master, what must I do to inherit eternal Life?โ
19*Yahshua answers the ruler, โWhy do you call me โgoodโ? The only good being is [YHVH] the Eloah. Jesus is a strict monotheist, not a Trinitarian. And he's amazingly humble.
20*โYou know [YAH's] commandments, ๐: Never commit adultery; never murder; never steal; never bear false witness; honor [& pay the living expenses of] your father & your motherโฆโ (Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20) Murder = phonos.
21 The [cocky] ruler answers, โI've obeyed all those commandments since I was a child.โ Technically.
22*Yahshua hears the [โrulerโ falsely claim to have adhered to the spirit of YAH's Law since childhood]. So Yahshua says to the ruler, โYou still lack one thing: sell *ALL* that you have. Give [the proceeds] to poor [people]. THEN you have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.โ This is at least the 3rd time in the book of Luke that Jesus commands you to give away all your wealth. Don't listen to any โchristianโ who tells you this command was just for one โrich young rulerโ. Yahshua gave this command to everyone.
23*The ruler hears [Yahshua's universal command to keep no personal possessions, but to use the few things you carry to help other people]. Immediately the ruler [cries,] overwhelmed with sorrow, [obsessing about] his [beloved] great riches. Repeat Yahshua's command that *everyone* must sell *all* their personal possessions and use the proceeds to help the poor. You'll make โChristianโ people very sad. So they'll walk away and start saying bad things about you and your โfanatical cult-like doctrinesโ, which just happen to be the literal text of the Bible they refuse to study.
24*Yahshua sees the [rich] ruler crushed with sadness. Yahshua says, โ ๐, how difficult it is for people who own riches to enter the Dominion of [YHVH] the Eloah!
25* ๐, it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter [YHVH] the Eloah's Dominion!
26 The people who hear the [โcamel-needle analogyโ] ask [Yahshua], โThen who can be saved?โ
27*Yahshua answers, โ ๐, the things which are impossible with men are possible with [YHVH] the Eloah.โ
28*Then Peter {Rock} brags, โLook, we, [your disciples], left all [our possessions, homes, families, jobs, everything], to follow You [into voluntary poverty and persecution].โ
29*Yahshua says to [his disciples], โI tell you the rock-solid [Truth], ๐: Everyone who leaves [his] house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or offspring, [to enter or promote the] Dominion of [YHVH] the Eloah, [gets rewarded]. Of course, you still have to provide for your wife and kids. Disciples can't just abandon their families.
30*โIn this present age, [YAH] gives [you] many multiples of [what you give up], ๐. Then, in the age to come, [YAH awards you] everlasting Life!โ
31*Then Yahshua gathers his 12 [core] ambassadors. He says to them, โSee [our immediate future]: We go up to Jerusalem. Then all the predictions written by the [ancient] prophets concerning [me,] the โSon of Adam,โ come true.
32*โ[The religionists hand me,] the โSon of Adam,โ over to [Roman] beast-nationals. [Jews and Romans alike] mock [me]. [They] treat [me] shamefully. [They] spit on [me].
33*โThe [Romans and Jews] scourge/flog/whip/beat [me]. They put [me] to death. Yet [on] the 3rd day [I] rise again.โ Yahshua died at the close of โWednesdayโ evening before the special mid-week Passover Sabbath. He rose at the close of โSaturdayโ (normal Sabbath) evening. 3 full days and nights in the tomb. Don't let any bogus religionist hand you his โGood Friday-Easter Sundayโ baloney.
34Yahshua's disciples understand nothing Yahshua says, ๐. [Evil] hides [the meaning of Yahshua's warning] from the disciples. [They just stand there with that clueless โdeer in the headlightsโ look. So his imminent murder and resurrection takes them by surprise.] The disciples want Yahshua to take โheroic Herod'sโ royal throne, to evict the Romans from their homeland. The disciples shrink from following a martyr to His death, as do you!
35[Yahshua journeys on, ๐.] He approaches Jericho {Moon-Spirit}. [There] a blind man sits by the road-side begging.
36 The blind man hears the crowd going by. He asks, โWhat's all that noise about?โ
37 The people tell the blind man, โYahshua of Nazareth is passing by.โ
38 The blind man cries, โYahshua, son of David {Love}, have mercy on me!โ
39*Up ahead of Yahshua, the crowd scolds the sightless [sufferer]. [They] yell โShut up!โ Yet the blind man cries even louder, โYou! Son of David {Love}! Have mercy on me!โ
40Yahshua stops [in his tracks], ๐. He commands [people] to bring the blind man to him. The blind man staggers near.
41Yahshua asks the blind man, โWhat do you want me to do for you?โ The [blind man] pleads, โAdoni, [please] give me my sight.โ
42*Yahshua answers the blind beggar, โReceive your sight! Your faith has saved you.โ
43*Immediately the blind man receives his sight, ๐! [So] he follows Yahshua, glorifying [YHVH] the Eloah. All the watching people [join the blind man, jumping up and down, singing,] praising [YHVH] the Eloah.