INTRO: I had planned to be done with introductory messages but as I thought of our subject, and the fact that the parables we are going to be looking at are prophetic, and since there is no rush, I decided to do one more introductory message. I have introduced you to figures of speech, and to parables as a figure of speech, but there is one other matter that is important to understand. Many of the parables are prophetic and I want to give you some teaching regarding interpreting prophecy. The Scripture that was read for us this morning was Revelation 13:11-18. It speaks of that most well known of all numbers mentioned in the Bible, the number 666. I will not be dealing with that, but giving you some principles to show you how you can deal with that. Go with me to the first parable we will be looking at in another message, Matthew 20:1-15 (read). Now look at chapter 19:30, which is part of the setting of this parable (read). Now look at the last verse in the application of the parable, verse 16. It says, “So the last will be first and the first last. For many are called but few are chosen.” So, on either end of this parable are the verbs, ‘will be’. What tense is that verb? Future. And what kind of literature does that indicate that this parable is? It is prophecy.
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