Tree Grows old and begins to decay (Israel stops growing toward God)
Master gives it extra care
A few new branches grow
But the main top begins to perish
Burns bad branches
Grafts in wild branches
Gives extra care
Young branches taken elsewhere to be planted
- Last - planted in choice land, Lord cut down that which cumbered the spot of ground where he planted the last young branch. (cut down Jaredites, planted Nephites)
- Last title suggests that the Nephites were the last group the Lord led away from Israel.
A long time passes away
Main Tree, with wild branches grafted in, has good fruit
Young natural branches - all nourished equally
First - (had been planted in poorest spot) brought forth much good fruit
Another - (poorer spot than first) much fruit
Another - much fruit
Last - (planted in a good spot) part of tree has good fruit, and part has wild (Nephites & Lamanites)
Lord wanted to burn branches that didn't bring forth good fruit
but servant suggest they nourish it a little longer
Servant and Lord nourish all the trees
At one point (referenced later)
All the fruiit of the vineyard is corrupt
except for the last natural branches. (At one point the only righteous group on the earth was the Nephites.)
A long time passed away (The end soon cometh)
Main tree had all kinds of fruit, none of which is good
because it brought froth so much evil fruit it beginneth to perish
Young natural branches corrupt also
Last - wild fruit had overcome good part, so the branch withered away and died.
The Lord plans to burn all the vineyard, but his servant suggest he wait, and he takes the suggestion.
Grafts Young Natural branches back into the Main tree.
Plucks off the branches with the most bitter fruit and burns them.
Don't clear away evil all at once, lest the roots should be too strong for the graft and it perishes.
Clear away the bad as the good shall grow. v.66
Grafts branches from the Main tree to the trees grown from the Young Natural branches.
The last shall be first and the first shall be last. v. 63
They (the various trees) shall be one. v. 68
Servant calls others (only a few come) and they labor diligently to prepare the way.
This is the last time the Lord will prune the vineyard.
Bad branches are slowly cleared as the good grows.
They become like unto one body. v.74 (World wide church)
The fruit is good.
The vineyard is no more corrupted.
The bad is cast away.
For a long time they will lay up fruit. v. 76 (Millennium)
Evil fruit will again come in to the vineyard. (at the end of the millennium)
The good an bad will be gathered.
Good - preserved
Evil - cast away into it's own place
The End - vineyard burned with fire (earth burned).
Continual themes:
Lord is grieved to lose trees.
However the tree and the roots profit the Lord nothing so long as it shall bring forth evil fruit.
Needs to harvest fruit and lay it up unto himself against the season.
The Lord has joy from the fruit of the vineyard.
The servants have joy with the Lord.
Lord weeps, and wonders what could he have done more?
Lord keeps counseling with servant, and is willing to take servant's suggestions. (servant is Man)
Who corrupted the vineyard? The loftiness of the vineyard.
Hope - the good will overcome the evil. v. 59
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