Isaiah 6:16-17

On this day 9 years ago I lost my only son.....in the death of God’s only Son we were given eternal life.... for my son and all who believe and humbly trust in Him!

Good shall overcome evil and Jesus Christ shall be lifted up for all the world to see and to be blessed in Him.  Then the world will be as God created it to be and there will be peace for those who believe in Him and in His salvation. 

The judgment of the wicked is one demonstration of His exaltation. Proud people get little respect from God. What were formerly mansions surrounded with lush vineyards would become waste places, where lambs and fat ones, those prepared for sacrifice, feed.

Grapes grew plentifully in Palestine and the Hebrews devoted much time to their vineyards. The planting, pruning, and cropping of grapevines was hard work that many people considered to be menial. Yet the hill country of Judah offered grapevines a perfect climate. Walled vineyards and watchtowers came to symbolize the land of Judah.

To prepare a hillside for planting a vineyard, a farmer had to clear rocks from the ground and build stone hedges to hold the soil. The vines were planted in rows eight to ten feet apart. By forbidding farmers to gather grapes for the first three years, Mosaic Law guaranteed that the vines would be well-tended in their formative years. After clusters began to form again, pruners cut off twigs having no fruit. Wine was squeezed in September, and the Hebrews celebrated this occasion.

Luke 20:9-18 (Matt. 21:33–44; Mark 12:1–11)

⁹ Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time. ¹⁰ Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. ¹¹ Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. ¹² And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out. 

¹³ “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.’ ¹⁴ But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’ ¹⁵ So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others.” 
And when they heard it they said, “Certainly not!” 

¹⁷ Then He looked at them and said,  “What then is this that is written: 
‘The stone which the builders rejected 
Has become the chief cornerstone’ ? 
¹⁸ Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.” 

Isaiah 5:16-17

¹⁶ But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, 
And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness. 
¹⁷ Then the lambs shall feed in their pasture, 
And in the waste places of the fat ones strangers shall eat.