Parables

Question 1

1. Give 2 reasons Jesus spoke in parables.
2. Explain the difference between those who understand the parables and those who do not

Answer 1

1. to hide the secrets of the kingdom of heaven from the enemies, to fulfill the prophecies spoken through the Old Testament Prophets
2. Those who understand the parables: receive atonement for sins and are saved
   Those who do not understand the parables:become outsiders and do not receive atonement for sins, thus are not saved

Question 2

What are the 6 parables about heaven recorded in Mt 13?

Answer 2

1. a man sowed the good seed in his field
2. a mustard seed which a man took and planted in his field
3. yeast mixed into 3 measures of flour until it worked all through the dough
4. treasure hidden in a field
5. a merchant looking for fine pearls
6. a net that was let down into the sea to catch all kinds if fish

Question 3

How many kinds of spiritual trees are there? How many kinds of birds perch in those trees? What do each of these birds represent? Who sowed the good seed and who sowed the weeds? What do the fruits born of each seed represent?

Answer 3

• 2 kinds of trees: tree of life, tree of the knowledge of good and evil
• two kinds of birds: holy spirits, evil spirits
• Jesus and pastors who belong to Jesus, devil and pastors who belong to the devil

Question 4

Give the true meaning for each of the following parables of the kingdom of heaven:
1. farmer, field
2. seed, tree
3. branch, leaf, fruit
4. birds, weeds

Answer 4

1. pastor, person’s heart and a church
2. word, inner-person born again of the seed of the word
3. disciples, evangelist, church members produced through the word
4. spirit, words of false testimony

Question 5

Give the true meaning for each of the following parables of the kingdom of heaven:
1. true vine, wild vine, wine
2. olive tree, olive oil
3. fruit of life, manna, yeast

Answer 5

1. God’s pastor, Satan’s pastor, word
2. witness, word of testimony
3. word, word, moral instructions

Question 6

Give the true meaning for each of the following parables of the kingdom of heaven:
1. vessel (bowl or wineskin)
2. scale, iron scepter

Answer 6

1. person’s heart and church
2. word that weighs faith and actions, ecclesiastical authority to rule

Question 7

Give the true meaning for each of the following parables of the kingdom of heaven:
1. fire
2. censer, incense
3. incense smoke
4. pot

Answer 7

1. word that consumes and judges
2. person’s heart, prayer
3. sound of prayers rising
4. church

Question 8

Give the true meaning for each of the following parables of the kingdom of heaven:
1. light (day), darkness (night)
2. eyes (lamp, lamp stand)
3. light of the lamp
4. clothes
5. treasure (pearl, gold)
6. song, new song

Answer 8

1. word of life, ignorance of the word
2. spirits and people with duty
3. state of spirit being together with flesh
4. word, actions, duty
5. word of truth
6. gospel, gospel of the fulfillment

Question 9

Give the true meaning for each of the following parables of the kingdom of heaven:
1. water (dew, rain)
2. spring
3. river
4. sea, ship
5. fisherman (captain, sailors, passengers)
6. net, fish
7. sea of glass
8. bitter water (water of wormwood)

Answer 9

1. word
2. pastor and temple
3. heart of disciples and evangelists
4. world, church
5. pastor, evangelist (church staff), church members
6. word, people
7. word of God that cleanses our inner person
8. false teaching from the devil

Question 10

Give the true meaning for each of the following parables of the kingdom of heaven:
1. four living creatures (man, ox, lion, eagle)
2. beast (refer to Rv 13)
3. serpent (leopard, lion, bear, locust, scorpion)

Answer 10

1. four archangels
2. person who doesn’t understand God’s word
3. destroyer

Question 11

Give the true meaning for each of the following parables of the kingdom of heaven:
1. head, horn, tail
2. dog and pig
3. ox and sheep
4. flesh and blood of the Lamb
5. vineyard, mountain

Answer 11

1. leader, person with authority, false prophet
2. pastor who betrayed and who lacks understanding
3. righteous believer
4. words of Jesus who is life
5. tabernacle of the chosen people, church

Question 12

Give the true meaning for each of the following parables of the kingdom of heaven:
1. seal (mark)
2. trumpet, trumpet sound
3. stone (white stone)
4. idol, food sacrificed to idol
5. wind (living creatures, cherubim, seraphim, chariots)

Answer 12

1. word of testimony, person who received the word
2. person, sound of proclaiming
3. word of judgment and pastor
4. false pastor, knowledge/ doctrine/ moral instruction
5. angels and judgment

Question 13

Give the true meaning for each of the following parables of the kingdom of heaven:
1. Sun, moon, stars
2. cloud
3. tabernacle
4. hailstone
5. flashes of lightning and peals of thunder
6. the way

Answer 13

1. pastors, evangelists and church members who belong to heaven
2. symbol of the invisible spiritual world
3. dwelling place
4. words of wrath and pastor
5. rapid movement of spirits, sound of administration from God
6. word and pastor with the word

Question 14

Give the true meaning for each of the following parables of the kingdom of heaven:
1. death, tomb/grave
2. resurrection, breath of life
3. bridegroom, bride
4. widow, orphan

Answer 14

1. death of one’s spirit, flesh from which God’s spirit left (organization of false teaching)
2. when a spirit is made alive again, word of life
3. spirit , flesh
4. pastor who betrayed, church member belonging to a pastor who betrayed

Question 15

Give the true meaning for each of the following parables of the kingdom of heaven:
1. Jerusalem, Babylon
2. war, weapon
3. key of heaven, key of hell
4. orthodoxy, heresy

Answer 15

1. kingdom the chosen people, gentile kingdom of demons
2. war of doctrines, word of testimony
3. wisdom to know the secrets of heaven, wisdom to know the secrets of satan
4. God and word, doctrines that are not God’s word