Bible Comprehension through Shincheonji - The Reason Why Jesus Said Figuratively

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  When Jesus came to the world at the time of the First Coming, Jesus said about the kingdom of heaven figuratively. Disciples wanted to know the reason why Jesus told figuratively, so they asked the reason.

 * I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old – Ps 78:2

* Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”  - Mt 13:34-35

First, the reason why Jesus said in parables is to fulfill the prophecy, Ps 78:2. Therefore, Jesus said figuratively about the secret of kingdom of heaven that is hidden things from the creation of the world.

People usually do not tell the secret to anyone easily. Just like this, Jesus told the secret in parable to hide the true meaning like a code. If those who belong to Satan know the secret of the kingdom of heaven, they will obviously disturb the will of God that God wants to fulfill. The secret of kingdom of heaven should be known to the child of God. As a result, Jesus said in parables about the kingdom of God.

* The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. This is why I speak to them in parables:   - Mt 13: 11-13

* The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables so that, “they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!”  - Mk 4: 11-12

    * The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.” – Lk 8: 10

When Jesus came to the world at the time of the First Coming, he did not speak all word figuratively. However, he told the secret of the kingdom of heaven in parables. Jesus told in parables openly; however, he explained everything when he was alone with his own disciples (Mt 13:36, Mk 4:34).

Therefore, we should try to realize the secret of kingdom of heaven. We should listen to the true explanation of the secret like the 12 disciples.

   * The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches.   – Mt 13: 31-32
 
  Can you see the kingdom of heaven when you see the tree near your house?
  Do you know the true meaning of the tree? How about the seed and bird?

  * The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.  – Mt 13: 33

What is the meaning of the yeast? How it can be related to the kingdom of heaven?

We should know about these things because they represent the kingdom of heaven. God told to us the secrets of heaven, so we should try to find out the true meaning of these things. Then we can realize kingdom of God and the word of truth.

* Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. – Jn 16: 25

As you can see John 16: 25, there is a time that we can know the true meaning of secrets. Today, Shincheonji is explaining the secret of heaven and testifying the fulfillments.

Please come Shincheonji and listen to the word of God. You can finally realize the true meaning of the secrets of heaven that Jesus told to us at the time of the First Coming. Then, you can be a real believer who realizes all parables and fulfillments in the Bible.