Kingdom Parable of the Wedding Feast

June 11th, 2010 | Parables | No Comment  
Kingdom Parable of the Wedding Feast Matthew 22 contains the Kingdom Parable of the Wedding Feast. In these fourteen verses, much about man's relationship to God is summed up in this parable. Additionally, it is definitely an end times parable having much to say concerning the wedding feast. The reader should notice that this kingdom parable is a direct commentary on Ephesian 5:23f and Revelation 19:7-8, where the marriage of the Lamb comes at the fall of Babylon. More on this later. The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son. He sent invitations through his ...
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Parables of the Kingdom

May 19th, 2010 | Parables | No Comment  
Parables of the Kingdom The parables of the kingdom, are some of Jesus' most memorable teachings. One, because of they form short, memorable stories taken from the culture of His day. Secondly because of the clarity in which He expressed their simple truths. Another reason is that they engage the curiosity forcing one to contemplate and to think deeply about them. Matthew chapter 13, contains many of His parables. They all are focused on the imminent arrival of the kingdom of God. One of the most well known is the parable of the sower. This story definitely focuses on the responsibility one ...
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Parable of the 10 Virgins, Matthew 25, Future or A...

February 2nd, 2009 | Parables | 1 Comment  
Image by pittigliani2005 via Flickr The Parable of the 10 Virgins, Matt. 25, Future or AD70, takes a look at the timing of Christ’s return. Here the Lord expands upon the teaching of chapter 24:36, that no man knows the day and hour of his return. Futurists believe Christ has not yet returned. They yet look for that coming to be fulfilled. Consequently, they use this as a proof-text to support a future coming.However, we will note supporting evidence that the parable of refers not to our future but to the Lord’s coming in 70 AD. The major point of the parable is that 5 wise virgins prepared themselves by taking oil in their lamps, while the ...
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