The Parable of the Tickets
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 7:39 am"The Parable of the Tickets"
Rokken 25:14-30
14 Again, it will be like a man name Rip Rokken going to see Journey, who called his friends and entrusted his Gold Circle tickets to them.
15 To one he gave five tickets, to another two tickets, and to another one ticket, each according to his seating preference. Then he waited for the day to see Journey.
16 The man who had received the five tickets went at once and put his business acumen to work, scalping them to gain five more.
17 So also, the one with the two tickets gained two more.
18 But the man who had received the one ticket went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid Rip’s ticket.
19 After a long time Rokken returned and settled accounts with them.
20 The man who had received the five tickets brought the other five. ‘Rip,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five tickets. See, I have gained five more.’
21 Rokken replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful amigo! You have been faithful with a few tickets, I will put you in charge of many tickets, and our plane fair and hotel rooms will be paid for. Come and share in the Planet Hollywood buffet!’
22 The man with the two tickets also came. ‘Rip,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two tickets; see, I have gained two more.’
23 Rokken replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful compadre! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things such as finding one honest freaking cab driver in Vegas. Come and share in my happiness!’
24 Then the man who had received the one ticket came. ‘Rip,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed
25 'So I was afraid and went out and hid your ticket in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
26 Rokken replied, ‘WTF, dude?!? You wicked, lazy wino! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? HAVE YOU BEEN SMOKING CRACK?!?
27 'Well then, you should have put my ticket up for sale on StubHub, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.
28 ‘Take the ticket from him and give it to the one who has the ten tickets.
29 For everyone who has a great seat will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. Either that, or he can sit in the balcony.
30 And throw that worthless SteveW2 outside, into the darkness, where Friga's keys will be muffled beyond recognition and there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Rokken 25:14-30
14 Again, it will be like a man name Rip Rokken going to see Journey, who called his friends and entrusted his Gold Circle tickets to them.
15 To one he gave five tickets, to another two tickets, and to another one ticket, each according to his seating preference. Then he waited for the day to see Journey.
16 The man who had received the five tickets went at once and put his business acumen to work, scalping them to gain five more.
17 So also, the one with the two tickets gained two more.
18 But the man who had received the one ticket went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid Rip’s ticket.
19 After a long time Rokken returned and settled accounts with them.
20 The man who had received the five tickets brought the other five. ‘Rip,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five tickets. See, I have gained five more.’
21 Rokken replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful amigo! You have been faithful with a few tickets, I will put you in charge of many tickets, and our plane fair and hotel rooms will be paid for. Come and share in the Planet Hollywood buffet!’
22 The man with the two tickets also came. ‘Rip,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two tickets; see, I have gained two more.’
23 Rokken replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful compadre! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things such as finding one honest freaking cab driver in Vegas. Come and share in my happiness!’
24 Then the man who had received the one ticket came. ‘Rip,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed
25 'So I was afraid and went out and hid your ticket in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
26 Rokken replied, ‘WTF, dude?!? You wicked, lazy wino! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? HAVE YOU BEEN SMOKING CRACK?!?
27 'Well then, you should have put my ticket up for sale on StubHub, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.
28 ‘Take the ticket from him and give it to the one who has the ten tickets.
29 For everyone who has a great seat will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. Either that, or he can sit in the balcony.
30 And throw that worthless SteveW2 outside, into the darkness, where Friga's keys will be muffled beyond recognition and there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
