The Parables of the Kingdom
Is there any difference between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven? The fact that some parables in Matthew are called parables of the kingdom of heaven and the same parables are designated parables of the kingdom of...
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Seven Other Parables
As we have considered the seven parables grouped together in Matthew 13, we will now consider a further series of seven parables scattered throughout chapters 18 to 25: The two debtors (Mt. 18:23-35) The hired servants (Mt. 20:1-16) The two sons (Mt. 21:28-32) The...
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The Kingdom in Mystery
The special characteristics of the kingdom in mystery are these: 1. It is the realm of the rejected King. It extends over the period of Christ's rejection, and ends with His return to establish the earthly kingdom; as the words twice...
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The Octave
It is generally stated that there are seven parables in Matthew 13. This is true so far as the most familiar parables are concerned; but just as there are only seven notes in the scale, and yet an eighth is...
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Caught in the Net
Here the Lord directs our minds to the essential feature of the kingdom of heaven, namely, the intermingling of good and evil. "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every...
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The Woman, the Leaven & the Meal
Many of the great commentators have come to the conclusion concerning the parable of the woman and the leaven in Matthew 13 that the woman is the Church, the leaven is the gospel, and the three measures of meal represents...
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The Treasure and the Pearl
The treasure and the pearl have been accepted by many, down the years, as pictures of the Lord Jesus Christ; and the sinner, discovering the beauty and worth of the Saviour, willingly gives up all to obtain Him. The idea...
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Building Peace Castle
The letter was posted from the royal palace at Susa in the year 535. Traveling no doubt by horse, mule, and dromedary express, it was carried across the Tigris River, up the Euphrates Valley, skirting the Arabian Desert, along the...
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Peace, Perfect Peace
The first time I heard the word, "Shalom," was the day of arrival in the port city of Haifa. Before the ship docked and the passengers disembarked we heard the beautiful words, 'Shalom, Shalom,' coming from the lips of many...
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