Long’s discovery led to a fresh awareness: the power of parables is “the kingdom of God to which they refer.” Parables do ...

This article also appeared in print, under the headline “Three More Parables About God's Kingdom,” in the July 21, 2008, issue.

If you have understood all of the above parables, then the Kingdom of Heaven will be opened for you, if you follow and do according to these teachings of Christ. God bless you all.

So when Jesus comes preaching about the Kingdom to come, we should take note of what He teaches the Kingdom is like. In Mark 4:21-34, Jesus teaches parables about the Kingdom and what it is like.

The Parable in the Ancient World. When Jesus preached so strikingly in parables, he did not create a new literary genre. ... "The kingdom of God is as if" (e.g. Mk 4:26, 30-31; Mt 13:33).

The fifth parable in this chapter is quite short and it reads: “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, ...

The parables were also about ordinary activities people could understand that then reveal the hidden reality of God’s Kingdom present in them. For example, the parable of the sower was about ...

The Parable in the Ancient World. When Jesus preached so strikingly in parables, he did not create a new literary genre. ... "The kingdom of God is as if" (e.g. Mk 4:26, 30-31; Mt 13:33).