“THE
41 PARABLES OF JESUS CHRIST”
28
general parables and 13 kingdom of heaven
parables
Parable
#23 –
“THE
GROWING SEED”
Mark
4:25-28,29
The
10th of the 28 general parables
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.
And he said,
So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the
ground;
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring
and grow
up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of
herself;
first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. But
when
the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle,
because the
harvest is come.
For the
Jew, entry into the kingdom of God, which
we have today, was via the kingdom of heaven, which has now ceased.
This
parable is given to demonstrate that the
kingdom of God would come after the kingdom of heaven … that is after
Christ
being crucified.
he
that hath =
he already has the kingdom of heaven. These were they that believed
Christ was fulfilling the law perfectly on behalf
to
him shall be given =
the kingdom of God … this coming after the cross
… and outlined under Paul’s gospel
and
he that hath not =
those not saved into the kingdom of heaven …
Abraham’s bosom
from
him shall be taken even that which he hath
= these are they who say they cast out devils and
so on (Matthew 7:22)
And
he said, So is the kingdom of God as if a man
should cast seed into the ground =
this will
be the good ground … not the way side, thorny or choking weed
grounds
And
should sleep, and rise night and day, and the
seed should spring and grow up,
he
knoweth not how =
no works needed on behalf of the man to grow it
For
the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself;
first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear =
everything necessary has been done
But
when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he
putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come =
this will be the Christian rapture followed by
the judgment seat of Christ (Romans 14:10; 2 Corinthians 5:10).
This
will be a sickle harvest of the terror of
the Lord … yes Dear Reader, knowing the terror of the Lord we
persuade men
(2 Corinthians 5:11) and our works are to be judged (1 Corinthians 3:15)
TODAY’S
APPLICATION:
This
parable is set in the context of the following
scripture …
“And he
said unto them, Take heed what ye hear:
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you
that hear
shall more be given. For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he
that hath
not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.” (Mark 4:24-25).
Yes Dear
Reader, Christ will put his sickle through
the Christian’s works … saved but the works will be tried by fire.
“If any
man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer
loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.” (1 Corinthians
3:15)
“Knowing
therefore the terror of the Lord, we
persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are
made
manifest in your consciences.” (2 Corinthians 5:11)
This
parable has application to both kingdoms of
God and heaven. As mentioned in the Ten Talents parable, works will be
rewarded
in the seven years of tribulation … as well as under the Christian’s
judgment
at the judgment seat of Christ.
Harley
Hitchcock
November
2023
www.
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“THE 41 PARABLES JESUS CHRIST”
28
general parables and 13 kingdom
of heaven
parables
Parable
#24 –
“THE
ABSENT HOUSEHOLDER”
READ Mark 13:33-36,37
The
11th general parable of the
28 general parables