1. The Parable of the Sower who casts
good seed into the earth is a type of the apostles
who preached the pure gospel in the
Ephesus church age. Only a remnant of the
seed
bore fruit. The rest fell on rocky soil or were
choked
by tares.
3. The Parable of the Mustard Seed which
grows into an unnatural tree parallels the
Pergamos church age. The pure persecuted
church becomes the state religion and evil
birds
come to rest in its Papal branches.
4. The Parable of the Leaven and the
Thyatira church age parallel. In each a
woman is the central character. Jezebel
secretly
introduced the leaven of false doctrine and thus
represents the false church system of the dark
ages.
6. The Parable of the Pearl and the
Philadelphia church age parallel. The open
door represents the missions outreach of the
Victorian age when the gospel was
preached all over the world.
7. The Parable of the Dragnet and the
Laodicean church age parallel. The good fish
are gathered but the bad are cast away. Christ
warns the Laodicean's that they are lukewarm and
blind and like the bad fish will be cast out .
