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Jesus used parables to confuse his listeners because their leaders had rejected Him. Jesus only started using parables after the leaders rejected Him. Obviously He explained the parables to His followers so that at least they understood in order to train them for ministry in the early Church of Christ.

His disciples often misunderstood what He was saying for a number of reasons. In particular, they did not understand that Israel would reject the First Coming of Jesus. Modern Israel is being prepared to accept the Second Coming of Jesus. In Exodus 4:8, the two miracles actually refer to the Raising of Lazarus and the Resurrection of the Two Witnesses in Revelation. When God said, "If they do not believe the voice of the first sign; they will believe the voice of the last sign"; it's the two miracles referred to with Lazarus and the Two Witnesses that are in view here.

Jesus' followers did not really understand more when he used parables. They did understand more after the Resurrection and after Jesus' teaching over the next 40 days. Perhaps he re-hashed some issues by reminding them of the parables in that period but The Bible is silent on such things.

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Jesus used parables to confuse his listeners because their leaders had rejected Him. Jesus only started using parables after the leaders rejected Him. Obviously He explained the parables to His followers so that at least they understood in order to train them for ministry in the early Church of Christ.

His disciples often misunderstood what He was saying for a number of reasons. In particular, they did not understand that Israel would reject the First Coming of Jesus. Modern Israel is being prepared to accept the Second Coming of Jesus. In Exodus 4:8, the two miracles actually refer to the Raising of Lazarus and the Resurrection of the Two Witnesses in Revelation. When God said, "If they do not believe the voice of the first sign; they will believe the voice of the last sign"; it's the two miracles referred to with Lazarus and the Two Witnesses that are in view here.

Jesus' followers did not really understand more when he used parables. They did understand more after the Resurrection and after Jesus' teaching over the next 40 days. Perhaps he re-hashed some issues by reminding them of the parables in that period but The Bible is silent on such things.

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