Parable of Heaven's secret

 Parable of Heaven's secret

Female : Hmm... What?

 

Child : Mom, that lady is weird...

Mom : Shh! You can't just say that!

 

B (Instructor) : Why do you look so confused?

A (Female) : I can't understand the Bible, no matter how many times I read it. It feels like it has been hidden on purpose.

 

B : You're right. We know how to read, so why can't we understand it?

A : Umm....

B : It's because the Bible is written in parables. Because it is written in parables, we have to know the meanings to understand it. Let me give you an example.

 

Foreigner A : Gae... Jo... Shim?

Foreigner B : What? No! Mr. Johnny!

Foreigner A : What?

Foreigner B : Koreans often place their name in front of their house. So Gae Jo Shim is the name of the person who lives here.

Foreigner A : Oh! almost made a huge mistake. Thanks Mr. Wilson!

Foreigner B : Oh, it's nothing.

Foreigner A : Since this all seems like fate, I want to say hi to this family.

Foreigner B : What a great idea!

Foreigner A : Mr. Gae Jo Shim, are you home?

B : Eek! Even if you can read, if you don't understand, there could be trouble. Because the Bible is written in parables, you have to know the will of the writer to understand it correctly!

A : Ah, so a parable is like a password!

Soldier A : Say the password!

Soldier B : The Earth is round!

Soldier A : Wrong. Try again!

Soldier B : Uh...

B : You are right. In the Bible, all the prophecies, which are promises, are recorded in parables.

A : Prophecies... and parables?

B : Yes, a parable is not a direct expression. But it is a figure of speech that uses similar characteristics of other things to express something. A figure of speech is also called a parable, and a parable is also referred to as a metaphor. There are two kinds of parables in the Bible. First, there are parables written in history and moral lessons. There are used so we can better understand the history and moral lessons that contain them. For example, a wise and diligent person is referred to as an "ant" in Proverbs 6:6.

A : Ah, I see!

B : The second kind of parable, which appears in the prophecies, is different.

Ant : I'm a figurative ant for a diligent person! What are you?

Beast : I am a beast in the prophecies! I can't tell you yet! Roar!

A : A beast in the parables?

B : Do you know what it means in Isaiah 53:7 by "He was oppressed and afflicted." or "led like a lamb to the slaughter." or "as a sheep before her shearers is silent"?

A : I'm not sure... But I feel so bad for the lamb!

B : Just like how a building is the reality of a blueprint, we can only understand the parables in prophecies when they are fulfilled. We can only understand the parables in prophecies when they are fulfilled. Around 2,000 years ago, after seeing Jesus, John the Baptist said "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" What we can learn from this verse is that the lamb of God is actually Jesus!

A : I understand!

B : Those who understand the parables will know that the Lamb is Jesus. But those who don't, will think of something else. So if you don't know the true meaning of the parables and the prophecies, you are no different than an outsider who does not know the Bible.

One who doesn't know the Bible : Prophecies? Parables? Isn't it enough if I just believe in Jesus? Jesus, heaven, nonbelievers, hell! Parables are the work of cults!

Foreigner A : Wilson, what is he saying?

 Foreigner B : I guess he doesn't know the language of heaven.

Foreigner A : Language of heaven?

Foreigner B : Parables! Mr. Johnny, only those who understand the parables can call themselves a true believer!

Foreigner A : Wilson, you're so smart!

A : So knowing the hidden meanings of parables is knowing the true meaning of the Bible?

B : Yes, you're right! If you don't know the true meaning of the parables, you won't be able to recognize the fulfillment of the prophecies

Pastor : Jesus will come to us on a cloud with sounds of trumpets~

Member : Amen!

One who doesn't know the prophecies(parables) : Jesus, heaven, nonbelievers, hell!

One who knows God's will : Wow, the Bible has been revealed?

A : I have a question! Why did God use parables? Wouldn't more people know the true meaning of the Bible if God didn't use parables?

B : You're right. Why did God record the Bible in difficult parables? It is because parables are the key to heaven, where God resides.

A : heaven~??

B : Right! Heaven is God's house. We don't give our house keys to strangers, right?

A : This is the key to my house! Who wants it?

Passersby : Huh?

A : Aha!

B : God also promised through the Old Testament prophets that he would speak about heaven in parables, and Jesus came around 1,000 years later and actually spoke in parables. Jesus spoke in parables to fulfill God's prophecy that he would speak of heaven in parables.

A : I see! I have a question! God want everybody to go to heaven? I feel like no one can get in if it's hidden like this.

B : There is a reason for that as well. When Jesus spoke of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven in parables 2,000 years ago those who were interested and those who weren't interested... were divided. That's why Jesus said this.

Jesus : There are those who must know the secrets of heaven and those who must not.

B : Those who must know are those who belong to God, and those who shouldn't know are those who belong to the devil. Jesus also said that those who do not know the parables are outsiders, and they did not receive atonement for their sins! The difference between those who have figured out the parables of secrets of the kingdom of heaven and those who haven't is the difference between God and the devil, and those who receive atonement for sin and those who don't

A : Wow, so the difference between knowing the meaning of the parable and not knowing is like heaven or hell!

B : Right! Knowing the parables means you know heaven. and you know the true meaning of the prophecies that were hidden. Isn't that the only way you can enter into heaven when the prophecies about heaven are fulfilled and show up as reality?

A : You are right! Wow, you are telling me everything. So why is heaven a secret?

B : Until now, it was only told in parables and no one knew the meaning so we called it a secret and said it was hidden.

A : If heaven is hidden as secret, how can we enter heaven? Are they not allowed to enter?

B : The prophecies of the Old Testament were fulfilled around 2,000 years ago during Jesus's first coming.

Jesus : It is done.

B : That is why the revealed word or the fulfillment of the Old Testament was testified to. Now we have one important thing left.

A : The New Testament prophecies! Since it is now the era of the New Testament we have to know the true meaning of the prophecies recorded in parables in the New Testament!

B : Bingo! It is promised that the prophecies of the New Testament will also be clearly fulfilled and testified to.

A : Since the Old Testament was fulfilled during the First Coming, when Jesus comes again, the New Testament will be fulfilled and Jesus will make it clearly known!

B : HaHaHa, you are right!

A : Me too! I want to know the secrets of the Bible! Where can I learn the word?

B : Now we know that heaven is God's secret and why Jesus spoke in parables. I'm telling you one by one. What do you think this means? Do you want to learn and understand together?

A : Yes! I want to know the true meaning behind the parables! When the New Testament prophecies and fulfilled, I want to see and believe in the physical reality. So I can receive atonement for my sins and live with God forever in heaven!

B : Amen! Let's live together! 

Reference : https://youtu.be/BpVe48RajDk