Parables

[n2thelight]

Parables are one of the keys to understanding scripture.Just gonna drop some knowledge,do what you will with it.

Mark 4:9 "And He said unto them, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

This is the reason that Jesus spoke in parables, The ones that have the ears to hear, will hear and understand what you are saying, and the other won't understand anything that you are saying.

Mark 4:10 "And when He was alone, they that were about Him with the twelve asked of Him the parable."

After the multitude of people had departed, and the only ones that remained with Christ was His disciples, and others like this teenager Mark, they asked Jesus to explain this parable. They heard the parable right along with the others, and it was just as much of a mystery to them as it was to the multitude. They didn't understand this parable, and in Matthew 13:10 this same question was of Jesus by His disciples.

Mark 4:11 "And He said unto them, "Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but of them that are without, all these things are done in parable:

Mysteries and parables are truths given in one form telling a truth that is simply unknown to the hearer. The answers in most cases are right there in plain sight, only if you cannot put all the details together, and take all the clues and arrange them in order, there will be no understanding. Many of the things dealing with the kingdom of heaven seems foolish to mankind, and will always remain hidden, unless the Spirit of the Living God reveals them to you.

Mark 4:12 "That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them."

This then is fulfilling the prophesy of Isaiah 6:9.

Isaiah 6:9 "And He said, "Go, and tell this People, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.' "

Remember that Isaiah is writing this to those people living in the last days of this earth age. There is a false messiah coming to earth and all those that are awakened to the actuality of this fact will not have that opportunity to be taught in the Millennium age. If they know the truth and are unable to withstand Satan when he arrives in this flesh age, there is no forgiveness for them. If they had the knowledge of what they are doing, and could see Satan for the false christ that he is, and then worshipped him and took on his name and number there would be no hope for them at the coming of Christ. When there is no knowledge; in ignorance there is no sin unto the death of the soul and spirit. God is showing His love for us in this verse. We see that Jesus Christ taught the same thing in Matthew 13:11.

Matthew 13:11 "He answered and said unto them, "Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given."

It isn't meant that all people are suppose to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. It is important for us to know that just because God sends the "spirit of slumber" on a person, it is not for hate, but for God's love and protection of that person. It is all part of God's compassion and mercy that God gives, and at the right time and place God will reveal Himself and His mysteries to that person. To many that time is in the Millennium age, when all flesh will no longer exist, and all souls will be in their incorruptible bodies with full knowledge and understanding. Then faith is not required of them for eternal life, but their salvation will be by their works alone. They will be judged then by what they do with what they know absolutely to be the truth.

Isaiah 6:10 "Make the heart of this People fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed."

Isaiah is asking God, "How long will it be until all this comes to pass?" If you are a student of God's Word, you understand that this time and place is what Jesus Christ was referring to in Mark 13:14, that we shall read later, and it also deals with the final generation. Mark 13:14;"But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it [he] ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains." When the proper time comes, God will open their eyes and they will see and they will hear with understanding. However it will be a time when they will be able to act on their understanding.

Isaiah 6:11 "Then said, I, "Lord, how long?" And He answered, "Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,"

The "desolation" as written of in the text in Daniel 9:27, speaks of a "desolator", and not "desolation", and the man of the destruction is Satan in his role of Antichrist. Satan is coming to earth very shortly to set up his world wide religious system by deceiving the peoples of the earth. Jesus was quoting from Daniel, whereby the subject of the verse is "Satan's coming as the desolator, on the wings of deception to deceive the people of the earth". This event will happen in our generation, and it marks the end of this earth age.

This coming of Satan is prior to the coming of Jesus Christ, and at that time of this desolation there will be a famine for the hearing of the Word of God. So the clue to understanding Isaiah 6:11, is in the word "desolate".

Today many people struggle with this entire thought, for they can't see why it wouldn't be well that everyone would be converted. If you are not one of God's elect, or one of the kings of queens of the ethnos, and you were given the entire mystery of the kingdom of God. Then at that appearance of the false messiah, when you know who Satan is and you bowed to him at that time, it is unforgivable and there is no salvation for you. God knows what He is doing, and He does not intend to cut any seed [soul] off. But He intends that every seed will sprout in its own time and place, and have the opportunity for the seed planted in their mind to germinate.God in all His fairness will never judge someone to death or life eternally in their ignorance.

In this age of the flesh, eternal life comes by your faith in what you do and believe, and your repentance for your sins in Jesus name. You are saved by God's grace for believing in His son and accepting the shed blood of Christ as the price for the forgiveness for your sins. Your faith is demonstrated when you say "In Jesus name", for that is letting the Father know you accept sight unseen the sacrifice of Christ's death on the cross. You accept it because it is written in His Word.

In the Millennium age, there are no distraction that we have here in the flesh age, for the flesh will be gone, and all souls will exist in their spiritual body. Your spiritual body is what is referred to in I Corinthians 15:50-54 as the "incorruptible body", for that body will not age through the entire thousand year Millennium age of Jesus kingdom right here on earth. At the appointed time, when all the trumpets have sounded, and Satan has played out his role as the Antichrist, the supernatural person that presents himself to be the Christ and people believe it; all souls will instantly be changed for their corruptible flesh body to their new spiritual incorruptible bodies, that will have know absolutely all of God's word, and there will be no unknowns. They will know Jesus is the Christ, and their eternal salvation in the Millennium age will be what they do with what they know to be true. It will be by their works.

 

[n2thelight]

Lets review it now.

I Corinthians 15:50 "Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption."

There will be no flesh existing on earth when Jesus is here setting up His kingdom.

I Corinthians 15:51 "Behold, I shew you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,"

The mystery that Paul is revealing to us is that a time is coming when all the people living on the face of the earth will not die, but shall be changed instantly out of their flesh bodies into a new body. There will be no more death or aging as we know it in this flesh age.

I Corinthians 15:52 "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."

The time is set, and it will be at the seventh trumpet, it is the last for all the other trumpets will have already been sounded, even the sixth trumpet when Satan is cast out of heaven onto the earth to present himself as the false Christ, the Antichrist. This changed from "flesh and blood"corruptible body to the new incorruptible body will be instant, faster than you can wink your eye. This instant in time will end this world age of the flesh, as we know it today, and usher us into the new Millennium age of Jesus Christ's kingdom right here on earth. All things of the flesh will be gone, and eliminated. The evil rudiments that go to make up this earth age simply will not be here.

I Corinthians 15:53 "For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality."

"Mortal" means "liable to die", and in the new incorruptible bodies there is no chance for any soul to die. It will be a time of discipline and learning to do the work that is instilled within you.

I Corinthians 15:54 "So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory."

There simply will be no more death because there will be no more physical bodies existing in their flesh and blood state. The death of the flesh and blood body is what is called "the first death". At the end of this thousand year period, comes the Great white throne judgment.

Revelation 20:11 "And I saw a great white throne, and Him That sat on it, from Whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them."

this great white throne judgment throne will be at the end of the Millennium age, whereby the spiritually dead will be judged by their works alone.

Revelation 20:12 "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works."

Every soul will stand before the great white throne judgment seat, saint and sinner alike. Those that were saved by Grace, but their faith in Jesus Christ and their repentance of their sins in Jesus name, will have no works to be judged to hell with, for they were covered by the blood of Christ at the cross. Only their names will be recorded, and their rewards will be given them at the start of the Millennium age.

The other set of books that recorded the works, recorded only the works committed in the Millennium age when each soul had full knowledge of what they were doing, and they will be judged according to what they did with what they knew. Though all souls will be in their incorruptible bodies and their bodies will not be able to die a natural life, their souls will still not have obtained eternal life until after the great white throne judgment of the Father.

Revelation 20:13 "And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works."

The righteous souls are judged for their rewards, while those not saved in this earth age of the flesh are judged according to their works committed in the Millennium age.

Revelation 20:14 "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death."

God does not desire that any should perish, however each soul will have the right to choose whom he or she will follow. God has His own time and place for you, and for each person to come into the full knowledge of the kingdom of God, and that time and place when it actually best for each individual. God knows each individual soul a lot better than you or I do, and this is not an unfair thing for all those could not hear, God has great love for His children, and for their protection. God will present Himself to each soul at a time when that person can handle the truths, without the danger of his committing the unforgivable sin.

Mark 4:13 "And He said unto them, "Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?"

Jesus is telling His disciples that they must understand this parable, because it is the very beginning of all the parable that He will give. This seed planting speaks of the planting of the children, even from the beginning. If you don't understand it, you will not understand any of the parables, or Christ's teachings. Jesus is telling us that you have to go back to the beginning when the seed was first planted. This is getting into the parable of the tares, that Jesus gave in Matthew 13:24-50.

In the parable of the tares of wheat, it demonstrates that in the beginning there were evil seeds sown, as well as the good. So with this parable having been given, Christ is now going to explain this parable to His disciples. It is true, if you do not understand this parable, you will never understand any of them on a deeper level, concerning the parables of the kingdom of heaven.

 

[bbyrd009]

Then faith is not required of them for eternal life, but their salvation will be by their works alone. They will be judged then by what they do with what they know absolutely to be the truth.

you seem to be implying that all will not be judged for their works here

 

[justbyfaith]

but their salvation will be by their works alone.

Eph 2:8, For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph 2:9, Not of works, lest any man should boast.

I am of the opinion that the word of the Lord is timeless; and that therefore salvation will always be by grace through faith; and not of works.