Parables of the kingdom of heaven Part 2
4th) 13:44 Treasure in the field
· The field is the world [V38]
· Ps 135:4; Ex 19:5 The LORD’s peculiar treasure: The Jews that obey his voice and keep His covenant [Ownership gives the LORD has the right to choose His treasure Deu 7:6-7]
· Deut 26:17-19 His covenant with the people
· Isa 33:6 Israel’s stability wisdom, knowledge and the strength of salvation. Their treasure is the fear of the LORD.
· Eze 22:25 The her; the daughter of Zion, Jerusalem
Ø There were false prophets in the midst of Jerusalem that were used by Satan [roaring lion 1Pet 5:8] to devour the souls of the Jews by causing them to loose their fear of the LORD.
· By the end of the seven year tribulation those who escape alive into the 1000 year reign of Christ will have the treasure of the fear of the LORD [the Christ] during the kingdom the seed of Satan [V38] will be in the midst of the world stealing the fear of the Christ from among the people through his word, “hath God said”.
· The Christ’s peculiar treasure in the field will be the Jews who keep this covenant and the fear of the LORD.
· Those among the gentile nations and obey His voice and come to Jerusalem to worship him and keep the feast of tabernacles. His covenant with the gentile nations during the kingdom of heaven is those nations who obey His voice will receive rain; the land of those nations who do not obey His voice will be utterly wasted.
· What make a treasure valuable: the scarcity of it’s contents. The TYRC is not about numbers it is about the ability to offer worship to the King the LORD of hosts
5th) 13:45 Pearl of great price:
· Some teach the pearl is the treasure. Some teach it is the church. The explanation of the is not clearly seen in the Bible as the treasure is.
· Rev 21:21 The gates of the New Jerusalem are each made of one pearl.
· During the TYRC out of all the cities of the world Christ will claim one for His own, Jerusalem. The other cities
What is the great price paid for the pearl and the field? - The life and death of Jesus Christ.
6th) V47-49 the 1000 year reign of Christ is as a net that being filled with those who are born during His kingdom. For 359,999 days there is a population explosion. On day 360,000 the net is full
The fishermen and His catch leads to, the severing of the wicked [the tares] from among the just [the wheat].
The mystery as the thousand year reign of Christ approaches it’s and all the just [saints Rev 20:9] will gather at Jerusalem around the throne of Christ. The wicked will be left outside the camp. On day 360,001 Christ and His throne will go back to heaven and Satan is loosed. He and His angels in the mustard tree go and deceive the wicked into trying to destroy Jerusalem and the just ones. The wicked are destroyed by fire. [Satan’s little season] andf then cast into the lake of fire. Rev 20;14
· Rev 20: 3,7-10]
· See Mat 13: 39, 40, 49
Zech 14:16 Feast of the Tabernacles
· Exodus 23:16; Deu 16: 13
What will these Gentile nations have to offer to Christ at the beginning of TYRC?
· Isaiah 66:19; Rev 14:4
Once the nations that come to worship the king, Lord of hosts receive rain they will have the firstfruits of their labors {harvest} to bring the Christ. These nations that come after they receive rain will no longer be coming to the land of promise for food, only coming to worship the One upon His throne.
These six parables in Matthew13 [the wheat and the tares; the mustard seed and the birds; the woman and her leaven; the field and the treasure; the pearl of great price; the net, the sea, and the catch] are tied together by these phrases
· The kingdom of heaven is like/likened unto
· The end of the world Vs39,40,49
· Cast them into the furnace of fire and wailing and gnashing of teeth Vs42,50
· Sever the wicked from among the just V49