LUKE 13:1-9, C.H. Cayce The Saviour tells those people present that those people were not sinners above all who dwelt in Jerusalem, and that except they repent they would likewise perish, just as did those upon whom the tower fell. Then in verse six the Saviour begins by putting forth a parable unto them, showing that the Jewish nation should be cut down. To them had been committed the oracles of God, but they were not bringing forth fruit. They were disobedient and rebellious. Hence they were to be cut down; the gospel privileges were to be given to the Gentiles. So, now, when a church continually lives in disobedience and rebellion, and fails to bring forth fruit, the candlestick is removed and planted in another place. The Primitive Baptist, August 30, 1910.