Understanding the Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven Part IV
Last week we covered the 3rd and 4th parables in Matthew Chapter 13. The Parable of The Mustard Seed, and The Leaven. We saw in those two parables, a continued progression of bad mingled in with the good seed of God. We covered quite a bit so, if you didn't get a chance to read that, you might want to go back to last week. These mysteries, Jesus spoke in parables to the large crowds who had gathered to hear Him teach. This week, we are going to open up the last four parables listed in Matthew Chapter 13. These parables were spoken later that day to His disciples in private. The 5th and 6th parables, we will cover today. Like the Mustard Seed and Leaven, the parables we will look at today are too often misinterpreted. When this happens, it completely misses the "prophetic layer" of the context in this chapter. So far, we have observed a link between the first four parables in Matthew 13 and the first four letters to the churches in Revelation, Chapter 2. You will se...