THE LEAVEN OF HEAVEN (4 OF 8)
by Lenny Ports
Scripture: Matthew 13:33
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The Leaven of Heaven (4 of 8)
Series: Kingdom Parables and Principles
Lenny Ports
Matthew 13:33
Matthew 13:33 Another parable He spoke to them: ''The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.''
Although leaven symbolizes evil influences elsewhere in the New Testament, it is not generally interpreted that way in this parable. There are a few commentators that do see the leaven as reflecting future corrupting influences in the Church.
Matthew 16:6 Then Jesus said to them, ''Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.''12 Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
From many commentators' perspectives, yeast is a symbol of corruption, which tends to multiply and spread like yeast. A little bit of yeast in the dough will make the whole thing rise because the yeast ferments and spreads throughout the entire lump of dough, making it all rise. They believe that in this parable leaven symbolizes sin that corrupts and spreads into the Body of Christ, like false religions and evil practices all culminating in the great harlot of the book of Revelation.
I believe that is true to a certain degree. If you pair it with the parable of the mustard seed, this parable lines up with the growth of the church and the maturity of the believer. I do believe that elsewhere in Scripture yeast is used to represent sin, corruption, and error and that the world is getting darker and darker, but like I said last week, I don't believe that we as a church are going to go out in defeat. We're going up in victory. He's coming back for a glorious bride, a victorious church. We can talk about the different perspectives on when Jesus is coming too. Will it be pre-tribulation, mid-tribulation, or post-tribulation? Here's my answer, I don't know for certain when Jesus will come again, but I do know ...
Series: Kingdom Parables and Principles
Lenny Ports
Matthew 13:33
Matthew 13:33 Another parable He spoke to them: ''The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.''
Although leaven symbolizes evil influences elsewhere in the New Testament, it is not generally interpreted that way in this parable. There are a few commentators that do see the leaven as reflecting future corrupting influences in the Church.
Matthew 16:6 Then Jesus said to them, ''Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.''12 Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
From many commentators' perspectives, yeast is a symbol of corruption, which tends to multiply and spread like yeast. A little bit of yeast in the dough will make the whole thing rise because the yeast ferments and spreads throughout the entire lump of dough, making it all rise. They believe that in this parable leaven symbolizes sin that corrupts and spreads into the Body of Christ, like false religions and evil practices all culminating in the great harlot of the book of Revelation.
I believe that is true to a certain degree. If you pair it with the parable of the mustard seed, this parable lines up with the growth of the church and the maturity of the believer. I do believe that elsewhere in Scripture yeast is used to represent sin, corruption, and error and that the world is getting darker and darker, but like I said last week, I don't believe that we as a church are going to go out in defeat. We're going up in victory. He's coming back for a glorious bride, a victorious church. We can talk about the different perspectives on when Jesus is coming too. Will it be pre-tribulation, mid-tribulation, or post-tribulation? Here's my answer, I don't know for certain when Jesus will come again, but I do know ...
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