The Soul Required
Van Doren. Luke 12:16-21 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:… Not a gracious summons, but by force of an arrest. Painfully rendered up, to God's inexorable demands. Terrible angels, like pitiless exactors of tribute, shall seize thee. Not as a vessel, when the signal is given, joyfully lifts anchor and departs; but torn by winds and dragged from its moorings. Death to the righteous comes as the dawning of the morning (Amos 5:8), sinking to sleep (Acts 7:60; 1 Thessalonians 4:14); but to the wicked it is the approach of a tempestuous night (Job 27:20). (Van Doren.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: WEB: He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.