Jesus often used two phrases followed by either a description or a parable. They were, The Kingdom of Heaven and The Kingdom of God. "The Kingdom of Heaven is like..." is something he was heard to say on numerous occasions. All sorts of ideas and images can come to mind, but perhaps those are secondary. Perhaps we need to ask this one question: How did Jesus intend for his listeners to understand that phrase. Or, how did they already understand the phrase, and thus how are we to understand what this Kingdom is like.
Let's take a closer look. This will be the first of a several part series.
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