Language of Heaven
What is a parable?
God's language
a figurative type of language
a secret/mystery
What is the figurative meaning of seed?
Word
What is the 2 figurative meanings of field?
Person's heart / church
What is the meaning of harvest?
Gathering and separating
Do I need to know Hebrew/Aramaic to understand the Bible? Why or why not?
No, because the bible is written in parables
Who spoke in parables?
God, Jesus, Prophets
What are the 2 types of seeds and their results?
God's seed -> sons of the kingdom
Devil's seed -> sons of the evil one
What are the 4 fields?
Path, rocky, thorny, good and noble
Although God planted in the choicest vine, it only resulted to bad crop. What happened?
Enemy came in at night and sowed the bad seed (lies)
How does the devil work in the lesson of the 4 fields?
Path - snatches the seed
Rocky - plants in fear of men vs fear of God
Thorny - plants in value for things of the world vs value of God's word
Why did Jesus speak in parables?
1. To fulfill OT prophecies
2. To hide the secrets of KOH from his enemies
Give an example of someone born of God's seed and someone born of the Devil's seed at the FC
God's seed - jesus
Devil's seed - pharisees
What are the realities of all the fields?
Path - falls due to the devil snatching the seed
Rocky - falls due to persecution from people
Thorny - falls due to worldly worries and pleasures
Good - remains and grows into a crop
When was the seed sown?
OT, FC
Are there qualifications to enter into heaven? Why or why not?
Yes. On the lesson of seed, one must be reborn of the seed to enter / see heaven
When can we understand parables?
During the second coming (when prophecies are fulfilled)
What are the 2 main reasons why all believers must learn the parable of the seed?
1. To be reborn and enter KOH
2. To understand other parables (most foundational lesson)
How does one become the good and noble field? (Lk 8:15)
Hear the word, retain, persevere, produce a crop
When did harvest take place?
FC, SC
Why should I (as a believer) want to be harvested to the barn?
Because that is where God and Jesus are (salvation)
What is the difference between the You vs Them group?
What can we learn from Nicodemus?
How to distinguish: He was a pharisee (pastor) yet he did not know the basic parable
How to be humble: May have thought he knew it all, yet he did not know the basic parable
According to 2 Pt 3:17-18, what are 2 things we must grow in?
Grace and knowledge
What were the realities of the fields in the FC and SC?
Field of judaism, field of christianity
Do I reach heaven by being raptured? Why or why not?
No. You can reach heaven by being harvested