The Scriptures are filled with many prophecies in which God through His prophets declares what shall happen in the future before the events actually come to pass. In this sense, divine prophecy is a preview of history before it occurs. Why has God given us prophecy in Scripture? (1) To reveal His glory by demonstrating that He alone is the Creator and Lord of history, and the Savior and Judge within history. (2) To His people hope by revealing to them how He will graciously save His people and righteously judge His enemies. Thus, the study of prophecy is not a mere intellectual pursuit wherein we gather information to satisfy our curiosity about the future. To the contrary, the study of prophecy is intensely practical in humbling us before the eternal, sovereign God, knowing it is He that controls the future—not rulers, nations, or Satan. The Lord has not only given to us chapters and entire books of the Bible that deal with prophetic events (Revelation), but He has also given us prophetic parables that likewise teach us the progress of history in the future. The Parable of the Mustard Seed is one of these prophetic parables. What does the Lord Jesus tell us about the future in this parable? (1) The Smallness of the Gospel Kingdom (Matthew 13:31-32a); (2) The Greatness of the Gospel Kingdom (Matthew 13:32b).
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