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Parables of the Kingdom, Part 6

Parables of the Kingdom, Part 6

THE PARABLE OF THE DRAGNET The seventh and last of the Kingdom parables is that of the Dragnet. “The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a net that was cast into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels and cast the bad away.” (Matt 13:47, 48) Is anyone puzzled as to where, on the stream of time, the chronological fulfillment of…

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Parables of the Kingdom, Part 5

Parables of the Kingdom, Part 5

Having considered the first four of the little group of seven parables recorded in the 13th chapter of Matthew we move on to the fifth. THE PARABLE OF THE HIDDEN TREASURE “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” (Matt 13:44) “Let us see if we can discover its chronological fulfillment. Before we…

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Parables of the Kingdom, Part 4

Parables of the Kingdom, Part 4

“Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.” (Matt 13:33) PROFESSING CHURCH ASSUMES BABYLONISH CHARACTER (Excerpt taken from The Herald of Christ’s Kingdom, October 1921) “Into these “three measures of meal” the woman of the parable is seen putting leaven, or evil, corrupting teaching. The woman undoubtedly represents the false Church, which is frequently in the Scriptures symbolized by…

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Parables of the Kingdom, Part 3

Parables of the Kingdom, Part 3

THE PARABLE OF THE LEAVEN HIDDEN IN THE MEAL “Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.” (Matt 13:33) The fourth parable, that of a woman who hid leaven in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened, shows the result of this rank, worldly prosperity of the Church. It becomes completely corrupted in life and doctrine. The…

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Parables of the Kingdom, Part 2

Parables of the Kingdom, Part 2

THE PARABLE OF THE MUSTARD SEED “Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.” (Matt 13:31, 32) There is a well-known saying, “One thing leads…

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Parables of the Kingdom, Part 1

Parables of the Kingdom, Part 1

“He spoke many things unto them in parables.” – Matt 13:3. The following lesson comes from an article from The Herald of Christ’s Kingdom dated February, 1956 and compliments our study on Mystic Babylon its rise and fall as well as providing some needful insight into several of our Lord’s parables concerning the kingdom. We have also added some additional excerpts taken from some other articles on the same subject. There may be some editing done, but nothing to detract…

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The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, Part 9

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, Part 9

Comment: We use Psa 119:62 to show that the resurrection of the Ancient Worthies will occur at a crisis or turning point: “At midnight I will rise (from the sleep of death) to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.” Therefore, “midnight” can also signify a crisis or turning point in the parable and does not have to pinpoint 1874 as the start of a new day. “Midnight” will be a crucial turning point for the feet members….

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The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, Part 8

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, Part 8

Returning to Verse 7: “And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.” We note that the very first thing to happen after the midnight cry is that the virgins awoke. (They had been slumbering—see Verse 5.) All of the virgins “arose” (awoke) and trimmed their lamps. The hour of the beast is fast approaching when the nominal Church will come into…

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The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, Part 7

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, Part 7

Having in our previous post considered several reasons why the class was rather reluctant to change the time line for the application of this prophecy we should now like to consider several other points from another standpoint—from the standpoint of TODAY. Here is the question: Could these happenings of the past have providentially occurred to lock this subject until a later date? The answer seems to be yes, and will become more apparent as we continue. Matthew 24 tells about…

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The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, Part 6

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, Part 6

Having presented the common or orthodox view of this parable we should here like to present another possible interpretation, note none of the essential lessons which we gleamed from the first have been changed it is simply the time for the application of this parable that is being reconsidered now. Upon further study the class had deemed that certain points in the parable merited reconsideration. One point is that ten virgins went forth and the Bridegroom did tarry. After the…

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