The story ends with the elder brother never going into the feast (a type of salvation).

The parable depicts the two ways of living apart from Christ; rebellion-younger brother and self-righteousness-elder brother. Both rebellion and self-righteousness are pictures of men becoming their own god and their own standard.

Only one repented in the story (younger brother). You never find the elder brother repenting of his self-righteousness. Notice what the elder brother says in verse 29, "neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment..." It becomes quite clear from the context of Luke that Jesus was dealing with the publicans and sinners (younger brother) and the Pharisees (elder brother).

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Ryan Barnhart - Pastor of OGBC
Husband to a beautiful wife, Father to two beautiful girls
"But by the grace of God I am what I am." I Corinthians 15:10

"I confess to you, that if I can but live and die serving the Lord Jesus, it will make no difference to me whether I am eaten by Cannibals or by worms. And in the Great Day my Resurrection body will rise as fair as yours in the likeness of our risen Redeemer." - John Paton