Lesson 3: Secrets of the KOH
What is the first reason why Jesus spoke in parables?
To fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament
What is the true meaning of the figurative "seed" and "field"?
Word
Person's heart, World
What is the true meaning of the figurative "food"?
Word
What is the meaning of the figurative bowl?
A person, a church(organization)
What is the figurative rod/staff?
A Word and Person
What is the second reason why Jesus spoke in parables?
To Hide the Secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven from the enemies
How many types of spiritual seeds are there and what are they?
Two types
God's seed, devil's seed
1) How many kinds of spiritual food are there?
2) What are they?
Two
God's Food, Satan's food
What is the meaning of the figurative scale?
The word of God that weighs the heart and actions
What is the verse that states that God's word is like a hammer?
Jr 23:29
What happens to the people who do not understand the figurative language (parables)?
They become outsiders (Opposite side of God)
At what time can you differentiate who is born of what seed?
1) What is the true meaning of the figurative famine and
2) when does it occur?
Absence of God's word
End of the Age
What is Satan's scale?
Lies
Is 36:6 Pharaoh king of Egypt = splintered reed of staff
Rv 11:1 I was given a reed like a measuring rod
If the parables are hidden, how can we understand?
Through the Spirit of Truth and the True Pastor/Priest
State the meaning of the figurative tree and who the reality of the tree of life was at the First Coming.
Tree: Pastor(priest) / organization
Reality: Jesus (true vine)
1) What kind of spiritual food is the wine of Babylon and
2) what kind of state did it make the whole world?
Include the reference verse
Satan's food
Made the whole earth drunk
Jr 51:6-7
How can one become a vessel/bowl of God?
By cleansing ourselves with the word of truth
(getting rid of impurities within us)
What is the meaning of the fig scepter?
The authority to rule
If the parables are hidden, when can we understand?
When the prophecies are fulfilled and when the physical entities appear
Why do we need to discern between the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
Eating from tree of life = eternal life
Eating from tree of knowledge of good and evil = death
1) What is the food at the proper time?
2) What does the one who is victorious give?
Revealed Word
the hidden manna
Where does judgment begin with? (Please also provide a verse)
It begins with God's people
1 Pt 4:17-18
Who is the one that rules with God's Word?
True Shepherd(Priest/Pastor)