A Literal Hell, Lk 16:19-31
Lk 16 19-31 A Literal Hell CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Lk 16:19-31 is a passage that gives the reader a lot of information about a literal Hell. For this reason that many pastors and teachers teach that the passage is a parable. Many of them don’t believe in a literal hell. The first way we know […]
Parable of the Pounds
Parable of the Pounds Luke 19 11-12. CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus used this parable of the pounds to preach a truth about his coming kingdom and about what you and I should be doing with our time while we are here on this earth. The context of this parable is found in verse 11. Jesus […]
The Parable of the Shepherd, Jn 10:1-6
The Parable of the Shepherd John 10:1-6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jesus gave the Pharisees this parable they did not understand it (John 9:22, 9:34). A parable simply uses things from everyday life to demonstrate a spiritual truth and make it much easier to understand. Sometimes Jesus used parables to explain a spiritual truth to […]
Matthew 25:14-30 The Parable of the Talents
The parable of the talents concerns how the Lord Jesus Christ is going to determine which of his Jewish servants will reign with him during the millennium and to what extent they will reign. To best understand this parable we should simply handle it verse by verse and explain it as we go. Verse 14 […]
Matthew 22:1-14 The Marriage of the Lamb
This is a parable of the kingdom of heaven dealing with things at the end 2. certain king – God a. marriage for his son – Rev 12:7-9; Matt 25:1-13 3. servants – Rev 11:18; Rev 7:3 to call them a. bidden – invited – this was the Jews (Rom 11:12) b. would not come […]
Matthew 21:33-46 The Householder’s Vineyard
This parable illustrates the transfer of the kingdom of God from Israel to the Gentiles. Notice in verse 43 that the parable is about the kingdom of God (the spiritual kingdom which we enter by the new birth) and not the kingdom of heaven (the earthly, physical kingdom over which Jesus Christ will rule when […]
Matthew 20:1-16 Parable of the Householder
Last week we saw that Peter and the disciples had forsaken all and were guaranteed thrones, a one hundred fold return, eternal life, and persecution. Then the Lord said that the first would be last and the last first in Matt 19:30. In this lesson, the Lord goes on to explain what he meant in […]
Matthew 13:47-51 Parable of the Net
Matt 13:47-51 Parable of the Net CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this lesson we will study the parable of the net and the work of scribes in the kingdom of heaven. The parable of the net concerns the gathering of saved and lost at the end of the world. Remember that this parable concerns the end […]
Matthew 13:45-46 Parable of the Pearl
Matt 13:45-46 The Parable of the Pearl CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This parable of the pearl concerns the church. The merchantman is Jesus. A merchant is one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries. Often, references to merchants and merchandise in the Bible are negative references [Is 23:11; Hos 12:7; Zeph 1:11]. However, […]
Matthew 13:44 Parable of the Treasure
Matt 13:44 Parable of the Treasure CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Here we have a parable concerning Israel in the kingdom of heaven. Israel is like a treasure hid in a field. As in the other parables, the way to understand this parable is by cross referencing all of the types and making the proper associations. In […]