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Saturday, December 5 2009
The Messiah's parable of the sower:
"13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house [i.e. in Capernaum], and sat by the sea side [i.e. The Sea Of Galilee which is actually a freshwater lake through which The Jordan River flows]. 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear." (Matthew 13:1-9 KJV)
"Who hath ears to hear, let him hear"
The Christ often taught in parables to make things clearer - for those whose time of understanding has come, whether back in the day when the parable was spoken, or at any time since, right up to the day of His return, when it is read in the Holy Scriptures (see the Fact Finder question below to understand how The Holy Spirit is necessary for anyone to fully understand Christ's teachings).
"13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them." (Matthew 13:10-17 KJV)
The Messiah then explained the time-span meaning of the parable i.e. except for the last example "that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit," it could apply to those who fail because they haven't yet the means to understand (which they will get later - see the Fact Finder question below) or to those who have received the means to understand but squander their one and only chance for salvation, that everyone gets, sooner or later.
"13:18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
13:20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
13:23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty." (Matthew 13:18-23 KJV)
Fact Finder: What makes the "ears to hear" possible?
See The Cure For The Carnal Mind and When Will You Be Judged?
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This Day In History, December 5
1349: Jews were massacred in Nuremberg, Germany, in what became known as the Black Death Riots.
1484: Pope Innocent VIII officially condemned the spread of witchcraft and heresy in Germany, and ordered that all suspected witches were to be executed.
1492: Christopher Columbus discovered Haiti.
1496: King Manuel I expelled Jews from Portugal.
1560: King Francis II of France died at age 16 after reigning 1 year.
1594: Flemish geographer Gerardus Mercator died at age 82. The still commonly-used Mercator Projection map is named after him.
1791: Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died at age 35.
1848: Joseph Mohr died at age 56. The Austrian Roman Catholic priest wrote Stille Nacht (the English version, Silent Night).
1904: Japanese forces devastated the Russian fleet at Port Arthur in Korea.
1916: David Lloyd George became the Prime Minister of Britain.
1921: Britain reached an accord with Sinn Fein to permit Ireland to become an independent country.
1933: U.S. alcohol prohibition ended with the ratification of the 21st Amendment.
1975: Less than a month after describing Zionism as racism, the United Nations General Assembly ordered Israel to return all occupied Arab land (that the Arab nations lost in battle after they attacked Israel) without qualification (that is, without peace treaties), and to "restore the legitimate rights of the Palestinians." It was one of the most anti-Jewish, hypocritical demands ever made by the United Nations General Assembly, and the Israeli government rightfully refused.
