The Gospel of Luke relates that Jesus was about to arrive in the city of Jerusalem, and there was much expectation among the simple and ordinary people about what Jesus could do once he arrived in the holy city. Jesus, in his spiritual teachings, proclaimed the Kingdom of God, and many thought that this meant the restoration of the Kingdom of Israel by God. Jesus, with his miracles and signs, had amazed many people who had placed their hope in him. The Roman rule in the region had been very harsh, and the Jews longed for independence, the memory of the remarkable actions of the Priest Simon, who fought against the oppression of Alexander's successors, was still in the memory of many, as remembered in the books of the Maccabees.
But the beliefs of ordinary people about Lord Jesus were not entirely accurate; Jesus did not come to establish a material Kingdom but a spiritual one, the Church, with the assistance of the Holy Spirit. No one knew for sure if he was the expected messiah, a prophet, or simply a remarkable person. The reality was that the mystery of Jesus had not been fully revealed, and the "Son of Man" had to fulfill his mission in the world.
And the Gospel of Luke recounts a very curious situation: Jesus, after staying at the house of Zacchaeus, who repented of his sins, set out for the city of Jerusalem. The people's enthusiasm was such that Jesus had to distract them somehow, and this is how Saint Luke described the situation at that moment: "The crowd was listening to everything Jesus said. And because he was nearing Jerusalem, he told them a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away" Luke 19:11.
The Gospel of Saint Luke then continues its story with the Parable of the Ten Minas, a parable that teaches that the Kingdom of God, the dominion or government of the divine perfections, consists of living the spiritual gifts and making them fruitful. Finally, the mystery of Jesus was not revealed with his arrival in Jerusalem but with his death on the cross and his resurrection.
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