Parable of the Sower: 3 types of Believer and their Rewards

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The parable of the Sower is much different than most other parables. And like many other scriptures, sometimes we can get a much deeper meaning when the Holy Spirit reveals some of the deeper hidden truths. In the parable of the sower below, the Lord shows the condition of the heart of all those who hear the gospel, by relating four different types of ground in which the seeds were planted. This shows four different types of people and how each one receives His message; but what’s really interesting about this particular parable is that when you look deeper into it, you can also see the end results. Christ gave His disciple’s the interpretation of how each type of ground receives the seeds when they are planted, but we can also go deeper by viewing the harvest that each type of ground produces.

The Parable of the Sower
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Mark 4:1-20“Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”
9 Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables 12 so that,

“they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;

otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!”

13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word. 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”

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Christ spoke in parables so that unbelievers would not be able to understand what He was saying. His disciples couldn’t understand them either, because they had not received the Holy Spirit yet. So He told them the meaning of this parable later, when He was alone with them. Interestingly, in this particular parable, He also said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear,” which is our clue that there is something deeper here, a hidden meaning to understand, even though the first part or the surface truth has already been interpreted by Christ, Himself.
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In most of the other parables, though, the interpretations were not even given. It seems as though Christ has left some parables for us, or those that were not present in the first century. And unlike His disciple’s, today we are equipped with the Holy Spirit to help us spiritually discern them. If we really want to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, we’ve got to dig deeper, under the surface.
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What Christ is showing us in the parable of the sower, is all of the different types of people there are in this world, and how they receive His Word or gospel. Interestingly, everyone that has ever lived on this earth fits into one of the four categories He listed in this parable. Under the surface, His description of the subjects in this parable also provide a very telling glimpse of how they will end up in the end. Below I’ve listed all four places where He sowed His seed, and I have related them to all of the people in the world and how they will end up when the crop fully matures, when Christ returns to reap His harvest.
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First, notice that all unbelievers fit into category one (along the path). But what’s most interesting is that all three of the other categories (two, three, and four) are some type of believer in Christ, as they all welcomed the gospel at first. This tells us that they received Christ’s offer of salvation, which is a free gift that no one can take away. This is eternal security, as Christ said that He will not lose one of those His Father gave Him. However, they must still be judged and rewarded for the works they’ve done since receiving Christ (2 Cor. 5:10, Matt. 16:27, Rev. 22:12). We can see all three types of believer and their rewards in this parable, and the unbeliever as well. And I must say, this is a very sobering view of the three types of believer, and how they will be judged and rewarded when the Lord returns.
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Seed Sown and its Position in the End:

1. Along the path: hates the truth [unbeliever] takes the mark of the beast (goat)
2. On rocky places: weak faith [falls away] must try to survive / poor in spirit (sheep)
3. Among thorns: unfruitful [lukewarm] left behind, repents & refuses to take the mark (martyr)
4. On good soil: fruitful [disciple] will stand before the Son of man (rapture/wedding supper)


Scriptural Interpretation:

Seed sown along the path: “And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
– 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12

Seed sown on rocky places: “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.”
– 2 Thessalonians 2:3

Seed sown among thorns: “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.”
– Luke 21:34

Seed sown on good soil: “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.”
– Revelation 3:10–11
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One final thing I’d like to note is that I believe the translators got the last verse in this parable wrong. I believe they missed a very powerful clue. After describing all of the places the seed was sown, Christ added what appears to me as an after-thought or a short summary, when he said, “some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.” Yet the translators seem to think He was applying that after-thought to only the seed that was sown on the good soil. Could it be that He was referring to different rewards for the three different types of believer? This makes perfect sense to me. The good soil will produce 100 percent. The seed sown among thorns will produce 60 percent, as the thorns will choke much of the crop, making it less fruitful. The seed sown on rocky places will produce only 30 percent. And naturally, the seed sown on the path will produce nothing, as unbelievers are in for a rude awakening when the Lord returns.
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Matthew 13:33 (KJV) – “Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.”
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This parable is confirmation for my new “Readiness Rapture Theory.” It’s a brand new revelation, which reveals the three (3) rewards for believer’s as outlined in chapters 24 & 25 in Matthew. If you’re interested in a theory that fills in the blanks or just going deeper in God’s Word, you can read about it here:
https://ruready.blog/2017/06/07/matthew-24-rapture-second-coming-or-both/
 

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From the link above...


"As I stated earlier, some scholars actually believe all of these things have already been fulfilled in the first century. And there are other scholars that believe the first-half of Daniel’s 70th week (Dan. 9:27 – final 7 years) has already been fulfilled as well; which would leave only the abomination of desolation and the great tribulation, the final 3.5 years before Christ returns remaining. I disagree with both positions above. I contend that everything in Christ’s answer will be fulfilled in the future, the entire seven years."


The question we should be asking is... "Was the summary of the 70 weeks prophecy, which is found in Daniel 9:24, fulfilled during the first century?


Dan 9:24  "Seventy weeks are determined For your people and for your holy city, To finish the transgression, To make an end of sins, To make reconciliation for iniquity, To bring in everlasting righteousness, To seal up vision and prophecy, And to anoint the Most Holy. 


Act 10:38  How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

 
Heb 10:16  This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; 
Heb 10:17  And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. 
Heb 10:18  Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

 
Who Confirmed The Covenant?
James Lloyd

http://christianmediaresearch.com/node/1023

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Parable of the Soils. The sower is the same and the seed is the same in all cases. The difference is the soils, or rather the PREPARATION of the soils.

Those on the path (trodden down, trafficked) need to be plowed up.

Those on the rocky places also need to be plowed up and harrowed to dig the stones out and make true depth.

Those in the thorns are too crowded in their life and need to make room for the Gospel.

In that way, with proper soil preparation by the planer, EVERYONE can be good soil and bear much fruit.
 
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From the link above...

The question we should be asking is... "Was the summary of the 70 weeks prophecy, which is found in Daniel 9:24, fulfilled during the first century?
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Nope, Messiah was cut off after 69 weeks (Daniel 9:25-26). Christ said a wicked generation asks for a sign, but none will be given, except for the sign of the prophet Jonah (Matthew 16:4). So God punished that wicked generation, and opened the way for Gentiles to receive salvation. We are still in the times of the Gentiles today, and will be until after he Gentiles trample Jerusalem for 42 months (great trib.), and it will end when the sign of the Son of man appears, and then the tribes of the earth (Israel) mourn for the one they have pierced. They will look up and know their redemption draws near.

So He came in His Father's name, but Israel rejected Him. He said they would receive one who came in his own name instead (John 5:43). And when that happens, a seven year covenant will be confirmed (Daniel 9:27). And when they begin to say peace and safety, then sudden destruction will come upon them like a woman in travail with child (birth pains). Then when they see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet (those in Judea will flee to the mountains)...Welcome to the great tribulation.

So, the 70 weeks have not yet been fulfilled, only 69. Messiah was rejected, not anointed, but that day is coming...

Cheers
 
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Parable of the Soils. The sower is the same and the seed is the same in all cases. The difference is the soils, or rather the PREPARATION of the soils.

Those on the path (trodden down, trafficked) need to be plowed up.

Those on the rocky places also need to be plowed up and harrowed to dig the stones out and make true depth.

Those in the thorns are too crowded in their life and need to make room for the Gospel.

In that way, with proper soil preparation by the planer, EVERYONE can be good soil and bear much fruit.

Matthew 7:13-14 - "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

Cheers
 
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Nope, Messiah was cut off after 69 weeks (Daniel 9:25-26). Christ said a wicked generation asks for a sign, but none will be given, except for the sign of the prophet Jonah (Matthew 16:4). So God punished that wicked generation, and opened the way for Gentiles to receive salvation. We are still in the times of the Gentiles today, and will be until after he Gentiles trample Jerusalem for 42 months (great trib.), and it will end when the sign of the Son of man appears, and then the tribes of the earth (Israel) mourn for the one they have pierced. They will look up and know their redemption draws near.

So He came in His Father's name, but Israel rejected Him. He said they would receive one who came in his own name instead (John 5:43). And when that happens, a seven year covenant will be confirmed (Daniel 9:27). And when they begin to say peace and safety, then sudden destruction will come upon them like a woman in travail with child (birth pains). Then when they see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet (those in Judea will flee to the mountains)...Welcome to the great tribulation.

So, the 70 weeks have not yet been fulfilled, only 69. Messiah was rejected, not anointed, but that day is coming...

Cheers

When you were presented with a New Testament verse plainly saying that Christ was anointed, how can you deny it?

Act 10:38  How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. 

If Daniel chapter 9 is about the Messiah who would fulfill the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ in Hebrews 8:6-13, why would you think the angel Gabriel forgot to mention the New Covenant spoken by Christ in Matthew 26:28?
(The scriptural reference beside of Daniel 9:27 in my NKJV Bible is Matthew 26:28.)



Do you deny that the Gospel was taken to Daniel's people the Jews for about 7 years before it was taken to the Gentiles, based on Galatians chapter 1?


Gal 1:16  To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: 
Gal 1:17  Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. 
Gal 1:18  Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. 

How long after his conversion was it when Paul began his ministry to the Gentiles?



The "times of the Gentiles" ends at Christ's Second Coming, based on Luke's Gospel below.

Jesus Foretells Destruction of Jerusalem (subtitles from e-Sword)


Luk 21:20  And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. 

Luk 21:21  Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. 

Luk 21:22  For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 

Luk 21:23  But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. 

Luk 21:24  And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. 


The Coming of the Son of Man



Luk 21:25  And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 


Luk 21:26  Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 

Luk 21:27  And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 


You may want to reconsider your views related to modern Dispensational Theology, which is based on race, instead of Grace.
Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant of Christ found below, the doctrine falls apart.



Jer_31:31  "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—



Mat_26:28  For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.



Mar_14:24  And He said to them, "This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many.



Luk_22:20  Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.



1Co_11:25  In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."



2Co_3:6  who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.



Heb_8:8  Because finding fault with them, He says: "BEHOLD, THE DAYS ARE COMING, SAYS THE LORD, WHEN I WILL MAKE A NEW COVENANT WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND WITH THE HOUSE OF JUDAH—



Heb_8:13  In that He says, "A NEW COVENANT," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.



Heb_9:15  And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.



Heb_12:24  to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.


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When you were presented with a New Testament verse plainly saying that Christ was anointed, how can you deny it?

Act 10:38  How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. 

If Daniel chapter 9 is about the Messiah who would fulfill the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ in Hebrews 8:6-13, why would you think the angel Gabriel forgot to mention the New Covenant spoken by Christ in Matthew 26:28?
(The scriptural reference beside of Daniel 9:27 in my NKJV Bible is Matthew 26:28.)



Do you deny that the Gospel was taken to Daniel's people the Jews for about 7 years before it was taken to the Gentiles, based on Galatians chapter 1?


Gal 1:16  To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: 
Gal 1:17  Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. 
Gal 1:18  Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. 

How long after his conversion was it when Paul began his ministry to the Gentiles?



The "times of the Gentiles" ends at Christ's Second Coming, based on Luke's Gospel below.

Jesus Foretells Destruction of Jerusalem (subtitles from e-Sword)


Luk 21:20  And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. 

Luk 21:21  Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. 

Luk 21:22  For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 

Luk 21:23  But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. 

Luk 21:24  And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. 


The Coming of the Son of Man



Luk 21:25  And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 


Luk 21:26  Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 

Luk 21:27  And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 


You may want to reconsider your views related to modern Dispensational Theology, which is based on race, instead of Grace.
Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant of Christ found below, the doctrine falls apart.



Jer_31:31  "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—



Mat_26:28  For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.



Mar_14:24  And He said to them, "This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many.



Luk_22:20  Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.



1Co_11:25  In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."



2Co_3:6  who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.



Heb_8:8  Because finding fault with them, He says: "BEHOLD, THE DAYS ARE COMING, SAYS THE LORD, WHEN I WILL MAKE A NEW COVENANT WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND WITH THE HOUSE OF JUDAH—



Heb_8:13  In that He says, "A NEW COVENANT," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.



Heb_9:15  And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.



Heb_12:24  to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.


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Okay, let me be more clear. We were talking about the 70 weeks, no? I'm saying He was not anointed as King of Kings after the completion of Daniel's 70 weeks. You are the one claiming they were already fulfilled.
 
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Okay, let me be more clear. We were talking about the 70 weeks, no? I'm saying He was not anointed as King of Kings after the completion of Daniel's 70 weeks. You are the one claiming they were already fulfilled.

I said He was anointed during the 70 weeks.

It occurred at His Baptism, as revealed by Acts 10:38.
This was the end of the 69th week, and the beginning of the 70th week, which was the time period when the Gospel was taken first to Daniel's people.



Daniel chapter 9: Dr. Kelly Varner

 
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I said He was anointed during the 70 weeks.

It occurred at His Baptism, as revealed by Acts 10:38.
This was the end of the 69th week, and the beginning of the 70th week, which was the time period when the Gospel was taken first to Daniel's people.



Daniel chapter 9: Dr. Kelly Varner


That theory is incorrect as well. Scripture says He was cut off after 69 weeks, not at His baptism. The new covenant was a blood covenant that was not announced until the last supper in the upper room. He was cut off shortly after riding into Jerusalem on a colt, and that's when He was officially rejected. Furthermore, His covenant is an eternal or everlasting covenant, not a seven year covenant. But this is another subject for another time.
 
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That theory is incorrect as well. Scripture says He was cut off after 69 weeks, not at His baptism. The new covenant was a blood covenant that was not announced until the last supper in the upper room.

He was cut off after the 69 weeks.

If I agree to paint your house "after" 69 days, it will not be painted until the 70th day or later.
Therefore, He was cut off during the 70th week, using normal logic.
The angel Gabriel did not mention an antichrist or a "gap" in Daniel chapter 9.


He was "cut off" after His baptism, and after he rode the donkey into Jerusalem.

The only way to see the 70th week of Daniel is with a time machine set to return you to the first century.

The New Covenant is found in Jeremiah 31:31-34, and Daniel was reading from the Book of Jeremiah when the angel Gabriel appeared. The exact text from Jeremiah 31:31-34 is repeated word-for-word in Hebrews 8:6-13, and is bracketed with two verses making it clear that this New Covenant announced in Jeremiah 31 is the one fulfilled by Christ at Calvary.


Who Confirmed The Covenant?
James Lloyd

http://christianmediaresearch.com/node/1023

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He was cut off after the 69 weeks.

If I agree to paint your house "after" 69 days, it will not be painted until the 70th day or later.
Therefore, He was cut off during the 70th week, using normal logic.
The angel Gabriel did not mention an antichrist or a "gap" in Daniel chapter 9.


He was "cut off" after His baptism, and after he rode the donkey into Jerusalem.

The only way to see the 70th week of Daniel is with a time machine set to return you to the first century.

The New Covenant is found in Jeremiah 31:31-34, and Daniel was reading from the Book of Jeremiah when the angel Gabriel appeared. The exact text from Jeremiah 31:31-34 is repeated word-for-word in Hebrews 8:6-13, and is bracketed with two verses making it clear that this New Covenant announced in Jeremiah 31 is the one fulfilled by Christ at Calvary.


Who Confirmed The Covenant?
James Lloyd

http://christianmediaresearch.com/node/1023

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I already gave you my thoughts on this, even though it is off topic. This thread is about the Parable of the Sower, not Daniel's 70 weeks.
 
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The parable of the Sower is much different than most other parables. And like many other scriptures, sometimes we can get a much deeper meaning when the Holy Spirit reveals some of the deeper hidden truths. In the parable of the sower below, the Lord shows the condition of the heart of all those who hear the gospel, by relating four different types of ground in which the seeds were planted. This shows four different types of people and how each one receives His message; but what’s really interesting about this particular parable is that when you look deeper into it, you can also see the end results. Christ gave His disciple’s the interpretation of how each type of ground receives the seeds when they are planted, but we can also go deeper by viewing the harvest that each type of ground produces.

The Parable of the Sower
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Mark 4:1-20“Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”
9 Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables 12 so that,

“they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!”

13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word. 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”

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Christ spoke in parables so that unbelievers would not be able to understand what He was saying. His disciples couldn’t understand them either, because they had not received the Holy Spirit yet. So He told them the meaning of this parable later, when He was alone with them. Interestingly, in this particular parable, He also said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear,” which is our clue that there is something deeper here, a hidden meaning to understand, even though the first part or the surface truth has already been interpreted by Christ, Himself.
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In most of the other parables, though, the interpretations were not even given. It seems as though Christ has left some parables for us, or those that were not present in the first century. And unlike His disciple’s, today we are equipped with the Holy Spirit to help us spiritually discern them. If we really want to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, we’ve got to dig deeper, under the surface.
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What Christ is showing us in the parable of the sower, is all of the different types of people there are in this world, and how they receive His Word or gospel. Interestingly, everyone that has ever lived on this earth fits into one of the four categories He listed in this parable. Under the surface, His description of the subjects in this parable also provide a very telling glimpse of how they will end up in the end. Below I’ve listed all four places where He sowed His seed, and I have related them to all of the people in the world and how they will end up when the crop fully matures, when Christ returns to reap His harvest.
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First, notice that all unbelievers fit into category one (along the path). But what’s most interesting is that all three of the other categories (two, three, and four) are some type of believer in Christ, as they all welcomed the gospel at first. This tells us that they received Christ’s offer of salvation, which is a free gift that no one can take away. This is eternal security, as Christ said that He will not lose one of those His Father gave Him. However, they must still be judged and rewarded for the works they’ve done since receiving Christ (2 Cor. 5:10, Matt. 16:27, Rev. 22:12). We can see all three types of believer and their rewards in this parable, and the unbeliever as well. And I must say, this is a very sobering view of the three types of believer, and how they will be judged and rewarded when the Lord returns.
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Seed Sown and its Position in the End:

1. Along the path: hates the truth [unbeliever] takes the mark of the beast (goat)
2. On rocky places: weak faith [falls away] must try to survive / poor in spirit (sheep)
3. Among thorns: unfruitful [lukewarm] left behind, repents & refuses to take the mark (martyr)
4. On good soil: fruitful [disciple] will stand before the Son of man (rapture/wedding supper)


Scriptural Interpretation:

Seed sown along the path: “And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
– 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12

Seed sown on rocky places: “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.”
– 2 Thessalonians 2:3

Seed sown among thorns: “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.”
– Luke 21:34

Seed sown on good soil: “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.”
– Revelation 3:10–11
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One final thing I’d like to note is that I believe the translators got the last verse in this parable wrong. I believe they missed a very powerful clue. After describing all of the places the seed was sown, Christ added what appears to me as an after-thought or a short summary, when he said, “some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.” Yet the translators seem to think He was applying that after-thought to only the seed that was sown on the good soil. Could it be that He was referring to different rewards for the three different types of believer? This makes perfect sense to me. The good soil will produce 100 percent. The seed sown among thorns will produce 60 percent, as the thorns will choke much of the crop, making it less fruitful. The seed sown on rocky places will produce only 30 percent. And naturally, the seed sown on the path will produce nothing, as unbelievers are in for a rude awakening when the Lord returns.
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Matthew 13:33 (KJV) – “Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.”

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This parable is confirmation for my new “Readiness Rapture Theory.” It’s a brand new revelation, which reveals the three (3) rewards for believer’s as outlined in chapters 24 & 25 in Matthew. If you’re interested in a theory that fills in the blanks or just going deeper in God’s Word, you can read about it here:

https://ruready.blog/2017/06/07/matthew-24-rapture-second-coming-or-both/


Nope....

The only ones saved in the parable above are the one who produced "fruit"....
some 30 fold, some 60 fold and some 100 fold.

The parable tells us what many other Scriptures tell us:
Many are called ("called" by the Christian Gospel)
but few are chosen ("chosen" to become saved)

The "Kingdom of Heaven" consists of both "wheat and tares".
The "wheat/sheep" are saved and the "tares/goats" are not.
They grow together until the final harvest.... end of the age.

The point is:
The church consists of (many) unsaved "tares" and relatively few saved "wheat"....
and you can tell the difference by their "fruit".

In the parable you cited.... only one group produced "fruit"....
because only one group were "wheat/sheep".... the rest were unsaved "tares".
Sanctification (producing "fruit") is a "sign" of all true Christians ("wheat")....
if someone is not "growing in grace".... they are not really saved.


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Nope....

The only ones saved in the parable above are the one who produced "fruit"....
some 30 fold, some 60 fold and some 100 fold.

The parable tells us what many other Scriptures tell us:
Many are called ("called" by the Christian Gospel)
but few are chosen ("chosen" to become saved)

The "Kingdom of Heaven" consists of both "wheat and tares".
The "wheat/sheep" are saved and the "tares/goats" are not.
They grow together until the final harvest.... end of the age.

The point is:
The church consists of (many) unsaved "tares" and relatively few saved "wheat"....
and you can tell the difference by their "fruit".

In the parable you cited.... only one group produced "fruit"....
because only one group were "wheat/sheep".... the rest were unsaved "tares".
Sanctification (producing "fruit") is a "sign" of all true Christians ("wheat")....
if someone is not "growing in grace".... they are not really saved.


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The only thing I can agree with here, is that the sheep & goats and wheat & tares are the same. But none of them would be considered part of the Church. The sheep and goats are the judgment of the nations. This judgment comes after the judgment of the house of God 1 Peter 4:17-18 The sheep will be subjects in the kingdom of heaven, ruled over by the saints that will be returning with Christ, while the goats will not get a sniff of the millennium.

The same with the wheat and tares. The tares will be bundled first, after they take the mark of the beast, and they will be thrown into the fire. Then the wheat will be gathered and put in His barn. And just as the sheep will be subjects in the millennium, the barn is also not part of the house. Barns are always outside and separated from the house.

Also, you are missing 2 of the four characters in the parable of the sower. Who is missing, and where or how do they come into your picture?

Cheers
 
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I already gave you my thoughts on this, even though it is off topic. This thread is about the Parable of the Sower, not Daniel's 70 weeks.

Are these are your comments below from the link you supplied in this thread?

"As I stated earlier, some scholars actually believe all of these things have already been fulfilled in the first century. And there are other scholars that believe the first-half of Daniel’s 70th week (Dan. 9:27 – final 7 years) has already been fulfilled as well; which would leave only the abomination of desolation and the great tribulation, the final 3.5 years before Christ returns remaining. I disagree with both positions above. I contend that everything in Christ’s answer will be fulfilled in the future, the entire seven years."

Can your comments above be separated from the topic of this thread?

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Are these are your comments below from the link you supplied in this thread?

"As I stated earlier, some scholars actually believe all of these things have already been fulfilled in the first century. And there are other scholars that believe the first-half of Daniel’s 70th week (Dan. 9:27 – final 7 years) has already been fulfilled as well; which would leave only the abomination of desolation and the great tribulation, the final 3.5 years before Christ returns remaining. I disagree with both positions above. I contend that everything in Christ’s answer will be fulfilled in the future, the entire seven years."

Can your comments above be separated from the topic of this thread?

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What underhanded scheme do you have up your sleeve this time? If you want to discuss that, then I suggest you go to that thread instead of this one. However, whether or not I choose to open another discussion with you is another matter.
 
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The only thing I can agree with here, is that the sheep & goats and wheat & tares are the same. But none of them would be considered part of the Church.

Cheers


Cheers to you too....
Now read Matthew 13 slowly and carefully.

It says the "Kingdom of Heaven" consists of both saved "wheat" and unsaved "tares".
The "Kingdom of Heaven" represents the Christian Kingdom... the "churches".

The "wheat" are the "fruit" of the "seed" (Gospel) spread by Jesus
The "tares" are the "fruit" of the "seed" (false gospel) spread by Satan

They LOOK alike... and they grow together (in the churches)
until they are separated in the Final Harvest.

It is a gross error to think the "wheat" are those in the Christian Kingdom
and the "tares" are those OUTSIDE the Kingdom (like Jews, Buddhists, Hindus,
Atheists, Humanists, pagans, etc)

The "wheat and tares" are the PEOPLE in the Christian "Kingdom of Heaven"...
According to Jesus.

The Bible is very clear the world consists of THREE (3) GROUPS of people:
(a) the saved "wheat/sheep" in the Kingdom and
(b) the unsaved "tares/goats" in the Kingdom and
(c) those OUTSIDE the Kingdom... like Jews, Moslems, Buddhists, Hindus, Atheists, etc.

This is Christian theology 101
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Also, you are missing 2 of the four characters in the parable of the sower. Who is missing, and where or how do they come into your picture?

Cheers


No.... you are conflating two separate parables.

There is the parable of the soil [Mat 13:3-8] in which ONLY one group
produces "fruit"... that is the parable we were discussing. It is essentially
teaching:

Many are called ("called" by the Gospel)
but few are chosen ("chosen" to become saved)

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And there is the parable of the sower [Mat 13:24-30] in which the Lord explains
the "Kingdom of Heaven" (Christian Kingdom) contains both "wheat and tares".

There are several parables in Matthew 13...
you are conflating two of them.


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No.... you are conflating two separate parables.

There is the parable of the soil [Mat 13:3-8] in which ONLY one group
produces "fruit"... that is the parable we were discussing. It is essentially
teaching:

Many are called ("called" by the Gospel)
but few are chosen ("chosen" to become saved)

-------

And there is the parable of the sower [Mat 13:24-30] in which the Lord explains
the "Kingdom of Heaven" (Christian Kingdom) contains both "wheat and tares".

There are several parables in Matthew 13...
you are conflating two of them.


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LOL - you are mixing and matching different parables. They cannot be interpreted properly that way.
 
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LOL - you are mixing and matching different parables. They cannot be interpreted properly that way.


LOL... they have been understood that way for almost 2000 years.
They have been TAUGHT in the (Reformed/traditional Protestant churches)
that way for over 1000 years. As I already said.... this is Christian Theology 101.


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LOL... they have been understood that way for almost 2000 years.
They have been TAUGHT in the (Reformed/traditional Protestant churches)
that way for over 1000 years. As I already said.... this is Christian Theology 101.


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