Not a salvation issue .But how can we hear God not seen?
Parables, the hidden understanding are a form of prophecy. Sweet to our taste . . taste like honey, the color of
Pearls .Pearl the gates we enter acording to the Revelations discription .Those metaphors are used the same way throughout the bible .
Exodus 16:31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof
Manna: and it was like coriander
seed, white; and the
taste of it was like wafers made with
honey.
Prophecy is historically true on the surface but has a gospel meaning hid from the lost. A litle digging is necesssary. Takes more than raking the leaves .
Parables are designed by God to teach us
how to walk by
faith after the
unseen things of
God .It takes a little digging when searching as for rsilver and gold or the
pearl of great price (salvation) Pearl, silver and gold are metaphors used in parables that represent the hearing of faith God’s hidden understanding.
The law of the interpretation of prophecy or parable below
Matthew 13:34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Mark 4:11And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Rituals as ceremonial laws are parables. . They preach the suffering of Christ beforehand and the glory that did follow the demonstration of the cross therefore meeting the fulfilment of the parable the “shadow disappears” .
1st Peter 1 aids in understanding the purpose of parable (teach how to walk by faith the unseen things of God
Note. . . .
(PURPLE) my added comment my understanding
1 Peter 1:7-11 That the trial of
(your new born again) faith, being much more precious than of
gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Whom having
not seen, ye love; in
whom, though now
ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and
full of glory: Receiving the
end of your
faith, (born again) even the
salvation of your souls. Of which
salvation the prophets have enquired and
searched diligently, who prophesied of the
grace that should come unto
you:
Searching what, or what
manner of time the
Spirit of
Christ, which was in
them did signify,
(using the temporl things seen ) when
it testified
beforehand the
sufferings of
Christ, and the
glory that should follow.
They looked ahead by the shadows of the ceremonies or what you call rituals we look back by the same spirit of faith that works in those yoked with Christ. No difference
Jesus concealed his teaching behind a parable when he was with the disciples in his inner circle. Bringing one parable after another hiding it from the apostles. On one occasion in their confusion and wondering not coming to a understanding. They must of thought Jesus went off the “deep end” ( the foolish. ill-advised. Reckless, . thoughtless. ). .endust like his own family who rejected his teaching. The Apostles started a new election “who is the greatest Alfa Dog”
When finished with the teaching .He rebuked the apostles and revealed to them that they knew not what manner of spirit they were of??? .(spirit of confusion) .
Again, parables are designed to teach us how to walk by faith, the unseen things of God. The Pharisees with Sadducees denied the word of God altogether to include the parables . Parables are not design for unbelievers. They refuse to hear the gospel as it is writen .
Eleven verses in which the gospel understanding was hid form the apostles .
Luke 44-55 Let these
sayings sink down into your
ears: for the
Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. But
they understood not this
saying, and
it was
hid from
them, that
they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying. Then there arose a
reasoning among
them, which of
them should be
greatest. And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him, And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great. And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. And
Jesus said unto him,
Forbid him not: for he that is not against
us is for
us.And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. And
they did not
receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said,
Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and
rebuked them, and said,
Ye know not what manner of
spirit ye are of.
Parables do not change the simplicity of the gospel but clearly enrich it like. Honey . . without them he spoke not . Frst parables are found in Genesis. . last in Revelation