“THE 41 PARABLES OF JESUS CHRIST”
28 general and 13 kingdom of heaven parables
Parable #8 - “MUSTARD SEED”
Matthew
13:31-32
This
is the 3rd of the 13 kingdom of heaven parables.
It
also has application to the kingdom of God in Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18-19
“Another
parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to
a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his
field: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown,
it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the
birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.” (Matt
13:31-32)
BACKGROUND:
In
445BC, with one Bible week equating to seven years (a prophetic
year being 360 days), God commanded that seventy weeks each of 7
years, would be determined upon Israel, that is … 70 weeks x 7
years = 490 years (Daniel 9:24-27).
This
time frame is broken into four time periods of (a) 7 weeks + (b)
62 weeks + (c) the mystery church age of about 2,000 years +
(d) 1 week = 70 weeks and is explained as follows:
#1. Seven
weeks of years is 7 x 7 = 49 years … the time it takes to restore
and build Jerusalem from 445BC to 396BC.
#2. Sixty
two weeks of years is 62 x 7 = 434 years … the time from the
building of Jerusalem in 396BC to Christ being cut off at the cross in 32AD.
#3. The
church age of approximately 2,000 years
#4. One
week of years is 1 x 7 = 7 years … this is the seven years of
tribulation of God’s wrath upon the earth, that takes place after the rapture …
called Daniel’s 70th week.
DANIEL 9:24-27
the kingdom
of heaven = see the timeline above
grain
of mustard seed = This is Israel being the first to be
planted in the world with faith toward God. Faith is associated with mustard
seeds (Luke 17:6).
A mustard seed is not the smallest of seeds, but it
the smallest seed you can plant in the ground. The plant starts life very small
but it grows up to be the biggest tree.
a
man
= God
his
field = the world
the
least of all seeds = Israel starts out as the least of all seeds
(Ezekiel 16:6)
greatest
of herbs and becometh a tree = Israel’s history is a
repetition of increasing and waxing great (Ezekiel 16:7) with corruption and
devastation following. The seven years of tribulation will be no different with
Israel, just after the rapture, initially becoming the greatest, but then
destruction follows with the emergence antichrist setting himself up in the
temple (Daniel 12:11).
the
birds of the air come = sin, corruption and every foul creature
come and live in the kingdom
lodge
in the branches = overtakes the kingdom … like leaven in a
loaf of bread. It looks like bread, tastes like bread but has been ‘infiltrated’.
As Christ said
“I tell you that he will avenge them speedily.
Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh (Christ’s 2nd
coming in Revelation chapter 19), shall he find faith on the earth?”
(Luke 18:8)
This
parable also has APPLICATION TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD dispensation as
follows, with Paul writing to Timothy:
“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of
season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the
time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after
their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having
itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth,
and shall be turned unto fables.” (2 Timothy 4:2-4)
Secondly, we are reminded that it is the little
foxes that spoil the vines and fruit.
“Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil
the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. (Song of Songs 2:15)
In the bible there are two creatures that
represent sin … birds and foxes.
1. Other versions of the Bible especially the New
King James
2. Allowing water baptisms either side of
salvation.
3. Tithing
4. Calvinism
5. Voting church memberships
6. Ignorance of the differences between the kingdom
gospel and the kingdom of God gospel.
October 2023
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“THE 40 PARABLES OF JESUS CHRIST”
Parable #9 -
“LEAVEN”
Matthew 13:33
The
is
the 4th of the 13 kingdom of heaven parables
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