God has been calling out of a very pagan world, since Pentecost AD 30, a people for Himself-a gentile Bride for His Son, Jesus. Therefore, the Parables of Matthew 13 (we suggest) apply mainly to the two-thousand year history of the church. Thus says the Lord, who has been making these things known from long ago.” (Acts 15:14-17) James, leader of the Church in Jerusalem clarified this: 'Simeon (Peter) has related how God first looked favorably on the Gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name. This agrees with the words of the prophets, as it is written, 'After this I will return, and I will rebuild the dwelling of David, which has fallen from its ruins I will rebuild it, and I will set it up, so that all other peoples may seek the Lord-even all the Gentiles over whom my name has been called. Israel has been set aside from the center of God's dealings with mankind for two millennia now-the Apostles and their successors have focused on us gentiles.

Israel's rejection of their Messiah caused God to turn to the nations of the world. The disciples would act on this teaching later after his Resurrection and Ascension. Thousands heard him, and he took time to carefully explain them privately to the Twelve. Seven Parables recorded in Matthew 13, were given by Jesus to the locals in Galilee early in His work there. Jesus says not a Jot or tittle of the law will pass away until the present heavens and earth do so.” Promises: (many of God’s promises have only been fulfilled in a preliminary way, not only human governments that began in Noah’s day, but conscience (per Romans), ”In my view, all the dispensations after Eden continue in parallel/tandem until the end of the age,Īnd each new one has built upon and continues to work conjointly with all those that began previously I agree with my friend Bryce Self on the nature of dispensations: Let anyone with ears listen! (Matthew 13:36-43) And his disciples approached him, saying, ‘Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.’ He answered, ‘The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Then he left the crowds and went into the house.

Subversive kingdom weeds