Parables and the the New Mystery Form of the Kingdom - The ...

Parables and the the New MysteryForm of the Kingdom- The "Church Age"

Kingdom ParablesA New Methodof TeachingMatthew 13; Mark 4:1–20; Luke 8:4–15

Kingdom ParablesA New Methodof TeachingMatthew 13; Mark 4:1–20; Luke 8:4–15

Matthew 13On the same day Jesus went out ofthe house and sat by the sea. 2 Andgreat multitudes were gatheredtogether to Him, so that He got intoa boat and sat; and the wholemultitude stood on the shore.Question! The same day as what?

Matthew 1225But Jesus knew their thoughts,and said to them: “Every kingdomdivided against itself is brought todesolation, and every city or housedivided against itself will not stand.“The Unpardonable Sin”

The Unpardonable Sin1. Is a National Sin not a Personal Sin.2. Is specific to That Generation.3. Negated the Kingdom Offer to that Generation.4. Changed Yeshua’s Method of Teaching;a. From Clear Propositional Teaching.b. To a New Parabolic Method.5. The Kingdom is now Postponed until a latergeneration that is prepared to receive theMessianic Person.

Facets of the God’sKingdom Program1.God’s Universal Kingdom2.Monarchy of Israel3.Mystery Form of theKingdom4.Messianic Kingdom

Mystery formof theKingdomSecret form of the kingdom not revealed before.“The Church Age”Or the “Age of the Gospel”

A New AgeOrDispensation

Psalm 781Give ear, O my people, to my law;Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.2I will open my mouth in a parable;I will utter dark sayings of old,3Which we have heard and known,And our fathers have told us.4We will not hide them from their children,Telling to the generation to come thepraises of the Lord,And His strength and His wonderful worksthat He has done.

Matthew 3:1111He answered and said to them,“Because it has been given to you to know themysteries of the kingdom of heaven,but to them it has not been given.13Therefore I speak to them in parables, becauseseeing they do not see, and hearing they do nothear, nor do they understand.Mark and Luke uses the phrase“Kingdom of God”

Harmony of the GospelsMatthew Uses Kingdom of GodMark and Luke use Kingdom of Heaven

The ChurchAge is aMystery.Secret Form of the kingdom not revealed before.“The Church Age”

Romans 11:2525For I do not desire, brethren, thatyou should be ignorant of thismystery, lest you should be wise inyour own opinion, that blindness inpart has happened to Israel until thefullness of the Gentiles has come in.26And so all Israel will be saved….

Romans 16:2525Now to Him who is able to establishyou according to my gospel and thepreaching of Jesus Christ, according tothe revelation of the mystery keptsecret since the world began 26 butnow made manifest, and by theprophetic Scriptures made known toall nations

1 Corinthians 2:66However, we speak wisdom among thosewho are mature, yet not the wisdom of thisage, nor of the rulers of this age, who arecoming to nothing. 7 But we speak thewisdom of God in a mystery, the hiddenwisdom which God ordained before theages for our glory, 8 which none of therulers of this age knew; for had theyknown, they would not have crucified theLord of glory.

1 Corinthians 15:5151Behold, I tell you a mystery:We shall not all sleep, but we shallall be changed— 52 in a moment,in the twinkling of an eye, at thelast trumpet. For the trumpet willsound, and the dead will be raisedincorruptible, and we shall bechanged.

Mystery formof theKingdomSecret form of the Kingdomnot revealed before now.“The Church Age”Or the “Age of the Gospel”

The New Mystery form of theKingdom - The "Church Age"1. The Sower -Good GroundWaysideStony GroundThorny Ground

Matthew 13:1818“Therefore hear the parable of the sower:The Wayside19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom,and does not understand it, then the wicked onecomes and snatches away what was sown in hisheart. This is he who received seed by thewayside.

Matthew 13:18The Stony Places20But he who received the seed on stony places,this is he who hears the word and immediatelyreceives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root inhimself, but endures only for a while. For whentribulation or persecution arises because of theword, immediately he stumbles.

Matthew 13:18The Thorns22Now he who received seed among the thorns ishe who hears the word, and the cares of thisworld and the deceitfulness of riches choke theword, and he becomes unfruitful.

Matthew 13:18The Good Soil23But he who received seed on the good groundis he who hears the word and understands it, whoindeed bears fruit and produces: some ahundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

The New Mystery form of theKingdom - The "Church Age"1. The Sower -WaysideStony GroundThorny GroundGood GroundPreparation of the Soil is KeyCultivation of the Crop is Key

The New Mystery form of the Kingdom- The "Church Age"1. Christendom- Christianity in all of its formsand institutions2. Mystery Kingdom contains both believers andunbelievers.3. Contains Jews and Gentiles.4. Mystery Kingdom begins in Acts Chapter 2.5. Last for an known period of time concludingwith the rapture.6. Mystery Kingdom proceeds the tribulationperiod.7. Mystery Kingdom proceeds the postponed1000 year Messianic Kingdom.

Parable of the Wheat and Tares36Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house.And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parableof the tares of the field.”37He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seedis the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, the good seeds arethe sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wickedone. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest isthe end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. 40 Thereforeas the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be atthe end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels,and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, andthose who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into thefurnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom oftheir Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

2. The Wheat and the TaresWheat represents believers in the Church Age.Tares represent unbelievers in the Church Age

3. The Mustard Seed31Another parable He put forth to them,saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like amustard seed, which a man took and sowedin his field, 32 which indeed is the least of allthe seeds; but when it is grown it is greaterthan the herbs and becomes a tree, so thatthe birds of the air come and nest in itsbranches.”

3. The Mustard SeedThe Birds are Agents of Satan,Planted in the Large Overgrown Churchconsuming the Gospel Seed.

The Parable of the Leaven33Another parable He spoke to them:“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven,which a woman took and hid inthree measures of meal till it was allleavened.”

Parable of the Hidden Treasure44“Again, the kingdom of heaven is liketreasure hidden in a field, which a manfound and hid; and for joy over it he goesand sells all that he has and buys that field.Parable of the Pearl of Great Price45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like amerchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who,when he had found one pearl of great price,went and sold all that he had and bought it.

The Treasure represents theRemnant of Israel returning to theland and purchases it. And will berewarded after a long wait.The Pearl represents the Churchsaved one by one after a great dealof labor and sorting.Clams are not KosherBut inside there is a Pearl!

Parable of the Dragnet47“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like adragnet that was cast into the sea and gatheredsome of every kind, 48 which, when it was full,they drew to shore; and they sat down andgathered the good into vessels, but threw thebad away. 49 So it will be at the end of the age.The angels will come forth, separate the wickedfrom among the just,50and cast them into the furnace of fire. Therewill be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”The Sea is a symbol of the Gentile World “Allkinds of Gentiles will be gathered.

Parable of the HouseholderMatthew 13:5151Jesus said to them, “Have you understoodall these things?”They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”52Then He said to them, “Therefore everyscribe instructed concerning the kingdom ofheaven is like a householder who brings outof his treasure things new and old.”53Now it came to pass, when Jesus hadfinished these parables, that He departedfrom there.

Lift up your eyes andlook at the fields, forthey are already whitefor harvest! J0hn 4:33

‘One sows and another reaps.’I sent you to reap that forwhich you have not labored;others have labored, and youhave entered into their labors.”

So then neither he whoplants is anything, nor hewho waters, but Godwho gives the increase.1 Corinthians 3:6

John 4:35Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes andlook at the fields, for they are alreadywhite for harvest! 36 And he who reapsreceives wages, and gathers fruit foreternal life, that both he who sows and hewho reaps may rejoice together. 37 For inthis the saying is true: ‘One sows andanother reaps.’ 38 I sent you to reap thatfor which you have not labored; othershave labored, and you have entered intotheir labors.”