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The Passion: The Parable of the Wicked TenantsMark 12:1-12
The parable we will study today, is the only one which Mark includes in his Gospel outside those presented in chapter four. As we have discussed already, Mark is highlighting a specific theme in his Gospel which aims at the nation of Israel, Judiasim and in particular the classic Jewish religion centering in the temple in Jerusalem. We saw earlier in chapter eleven, Mark used a three-pronged emphasis of first: Jesus cursing the fig tree; second: clearing the temple and third: commenting on the destruction of the fig tree. Mark is again magnifying the message of Jesus using this same theme. Judaism, representing the Old Age, is coming to an end. As the Old Age recedes, the New Age, the kingdom of God is appearing in the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Mark brings the whole scope of Jesus' mission into clear view. As a result, the Jewish leaders became acutely aware that He “was speaking about them.” They were the wicked tenants. However, they had no idea of the extent to which this parable revealed their role in God's plan for the ages. Nor did they realize how, through their hardened hearts, they would play such a major role in bringing about this eschatological change. They would become the very instrument of Jesus' death on the cross. This atoning sacrifice would catapult the end of the Old Age and the rise of the New Age. The world was changing and Jesus was the cartalyst and force bringing that change. The Old Age was coming to an end and the New Age was appearing.
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