The Work of the Enemy - Part Three
He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.”
LESSON
DICTIONARY
- Premillennialism: the doctrine or belief that the second coming of Christ will precede the millennium
- Postmillennialism: the doctrine or belief that the second coming of Christ will follow the millennium
- Millennium: the period of a thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (see Rev. 20:1-7)
STUDY QUESTIONS
- What two opposing interpretations have been made of Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and yeast?
- How do these two interpretations point out the differences between postmillennialists and premillennialists?
- What can be agreed upon when looking at this text?
PRAY
- Pray for Christians who honestly disagree.