The son who asks for his inheritance and then squanders it represents those who have strayed from the congregation.
(‏ اف ٤ :‏ ١٨ ؛‏ كو ١ :‏ ٢١‏ )‏ غَيْرَ أَنَّ ٱلْبَعْضَ يَعُودُونَ إِلَى رُشْدِهِمْ وَيَقُومُونَ بِرِحْلَةٍ شَاقَّةٍ ،‏ إِنْ جَازَ ٱلتَّعْبِيرُ ،‏ لِيَرْجِعُوا إِلَى هَيْئَةِ يَهْوَهَ .‏