THE RHEMA
(REVELATION) OF THE PARABLE:
BELIEVE AND BE
SAVED
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God is Thought. The brightness
of our revelations depends upon the correctness of our
doctrines,
our building
blocks, our Godly thoughts laid one upon another,
ascending into the mind of Christ.
(Luk
8:1-3)
And it came to pass afterward, that he [Jesus] went throughout
every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings [Gk: to announce good news (evangelize):
preach (the gospel)] of the
kingdom of God [also called
interchangeably “the kingdom of heaven” by Jesus]: and the
twelve [disciples] were
with him, And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits
and
infirmities [Gk: sicknesses], Mary
called Magdalene, out of whom
went seven devils, And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's
steward,
and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of
their substance
[Gk: property or possessions].
THE LOGOS OF THE PARABLE:
A SOWER SOWETH HIS SEED
(Luk 8:4-8) And
when much people were gathered
together, and were come to him [to Jesus] out of every city, he spake by a parable
[1]: A sower [farmer] went out to sow his seed: and as he
sowed, some fell by the way side
[Gk: road side]; and it was trodden
down [Gk: trampled down; rejected
with disdain] [2], and the fowls of
the air [devils, demons, unclean
spirits, fallen angels] devoured it.
And some fell upon a rock [i.e.,
a hard heart] [3]; and as soon as it
was sprung up, it withered away [Gk:
to desiccate, shriveled], because it
lacked moisture [Gk: dampness]
[4]. And some fell among thorns
[worldly distractions]; and the thorns sprang
up with it [Gk: to grow jointly], and
choked it [Gk: to stifle (by overgrowth) /// to
throttle or strangle]. And other [seed
(words)] fell on good ground, and sprang up [Gk: sprouted], and bare
fruit an hundredfold [Gk: a
hundred times] [multiplied]. And
when he had said these things, he cried [in a
loud emphatic voice], He
that hath ears to hear [Gk:
understand], let him hear [Gk:
understand].
1.
parable
= Gk: a similitude;
a fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral).
2.
disdain
= Dict: to regard or
treat as unworthy or beneath one’s dignity; specifically, to refuse or
reject
with aloof contempt or scorn.
3.
(Jer
23:29) Is
not my word like as a fire? saith
the LORD; and like a hammer [Heb:
to pound] that breaketh the
rock [Heb: to be lofty; fig. (a
fortress): strong hold] in pieces?
4.
(Eph
5:26) That
he [Christ Jesus] might sanctify [Gk: to make holy,
purify or consecrate; venerate: hallow] and cleanse it
[the church]
with the washing of water by the word
[Gk: rhema] [spiritual (revelations)]
[i.e., the Bible],
a.
(Rom
10:17) So
then faith cometh by hearing, and
hearing by the word [Gk: rhema]
[spiritual (revelations)] of God.
(Luk
8:9,10)
And his disciples [Gk:
learners, pupils (students)] asked
him, saying, What might [the hidden meanings – the rhema, revelations of] this parable be? And he said, Unto
you [unto believers] it is given to
know [Gk: understand] the
mysteries [Gk:
secrets] of the kingdom of God [i.e.,
the kingdom of Heaven]: but to others [they are given] in parables; that
seeing [seeing the logos, seeing the boxcars (the
words)] they might not see [the
real intended meaning hidden inside the
boxcars, the rhema, revelations], and
hearing they might not understand [the
real intended meaning hidden inside the boxcars, the rhema,
revelations].
THE RHEMA (REVELATION) OF
THE PARABLE:
BELIEVE AND BE SAVED
(Luk
8:11,12)
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word [Gk: logos; something said] [words
containing hidden (encoded) meanings] of
God. Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the
devil [“the fowls of the air”
v.5], and taketh away [Gk: to
lift; takes up: removes] the word [seeds] out of their
hearts [Gk: the heart; fig. the
thoughts or feelings (mind)], lest
[unless, before] they should believe
and be saved. [unsaved people]
1.
(Luk
17:5,6) And
the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith
[Gk: belief]. And the Lord said, If ye had
faith [Gk: belief] as a grain
of mustard seed [the
smallest of seeds], ye might say
unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou
planted in
the sea; and it should obey you.
2.
(John
6:28,29) Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we
might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them,
This is the work of God, that ye believe
on him [Jesus Christ] whom he hath
sent.
3.
(John
14:12) Verily
[truth], verily, I [Jesus
Christ] say
unto you, He that believeth on me,
the works that I do shall he do also; and greater
[Gk: larger: more] works than
these
shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
4.
(Rom
10:17) So
then faith [Gk: belief] cometh by hearing, and
hearing by [of] the word
[Gk: rhema]
[spiritual (revelations)] of God
[i.e., read
the Bible].
(Luk
8:13)
They on the rock [hard-hearted] are
they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy;
and these
have no root [i.e., no Jesus
Christ: Rev 5:5; 22:16], which
for a while believe, and in time of temptation [Gk: testing] fall away [Gk:
remove, instigate to revolt; desert: withdraw self]. [unsaved people]
(Luk
8:14)
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when
they have
heard, go forth, and are choked [Gk:
strangled completely] with cares
[Gk: distractions] and riches
and pleasures [Gk: sensual delights; desire:
lusts] of this life, and
bring no fruit to perfection [Gk: to maturity;
completion]. [saved
people, sheep, support troops, Gideon’s 9,700 warriors]
(Luk
8:15)
But that on the good ground are they, which in an
honest and
good heart, having heard the word, keep it
[Gk: hold fast: keep (in memory), retain, seize
on], and bring forth fruit
with patience [Gk: cheerful (or hopeful)
endurance:
waiting]. [saved people, shepherds,
combat troops, Gideon’s 300 warriors]
Amen