shown the divine sense of equality, which is not about equal pay or human rights. It is about the divine right over us. The first and last are not to be thought of in sequence, the first then the last. It is clear in this parable that we all stand in equality before God’s divine presence. Whether we are rich or poor, famous or obscure, politician or voter, executive or cashier, at life’s end we all stand as equals in his court. We are being warned of three specific things. First, we should not fall
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