Parable Basics
What is a parable?
Figurative language (secret code, language of KOH)
What is the seed? Give a reference. (50pts. each)
The word of God (Lk.8:11)
What is a beast?
What is the sea?
The Christian world (believer's world/place of mixed teachings)
What superhero did Steven dress up as that one day
Spiderman
What did Jesus speak about in parables?
The Kingdom of Heaven (Mt.13, Mt.22, Mt.25)
What are the seeds sown in the field?
2 types of seed: good seed & tares (God's seed & Satan's seed; good seed & bad seed)
What beast comes out of the sea in Revelation?
Beast with 7 heads and 10 horns (Rv.13).
What are the sun, moon, and stars?
The chosen people (Gn.37:9-11)
What talent did Monica do for the talent show?
Zumba
Parables help us read ____.
Prophecy (Hos.12:10)
What is the field? 3 definitions. (100pts. each)
Field is 1) a person's heart 2) a church 3) the Christian world
Dogs, pigs, lost sheep
What is water? (1pt.) What is the spring? (299pts.)
Spring = person with the word of life (source)
How old is Eve
40
Why did Jesus speak in parables? 2 Reasons (200pt.each)
1) to hide the secrets of the KoH from the enemy (Matthew 13:10-11)
2) to fulfill OT prophecy (Ps.78:2, Mt.13:34)
Name the 4 types of field (100pts. each)
1) Roadside 2) Rocky 3) Thorny 4) Good
Name 3 destroying animals.
any 3: serpent, leopard, lion, bear, locust, scorpion, dragon
What is spiritual death and resurrection?
Spiritual death: death of the spirit (no word of life)
Resurrection: a spirit receives word of life
Do a dance
Do it!!
When can the true meaning of parables be understood?
At the time of fulfillment (Jn.16:25, Lk.24:44-45)
Who are the harvesters?
The angels (Mt.13:39)
Where does the beast in Revelation come from and where does it enter? What does it do there?
The beast comes from the sea, enters the tabernacle, and destroyers the chosen people there.
What is the trumpet sound?
The word of testimony.
Do an impression of someone from the class
LOL