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  (2) The Parable of the Prodigal Son   The Parable of the Prodigal Son tells the story of the second son who asked his father for an inheritance. After receiving the inheritance, he left home, lived a dissolute life, and eventually squandered all his wealth. After losing all his fortune, the son lived in a foreign land where pigs were raised, eating the fruit of the cypress tree. It was then that he remembered his father. He remembered that his father's hired servants lived a better life than he did. Thus, the story is about him returning to his father. However, when he returned to his father, his father did not scold him; instead, he ran to him, kissed him, and embraced him. The scene depicts the father dressing him in his finest clothes, placing a ring on his finger, putting on fine shoes, and slaughtering a calf to hold a feast. The story of the Prodigal Son symbolically expresses the story of a spirit that has sinned in the Kingdom of God, becoming a sinner and ...

  He shall surely reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.   1 Corinthians 15:23-26: “ But each in his own order: first Christ, the firstfruits; then those who belong to Christ at His coming (en te parousia ἐ ν τ ῇ παρουσ ίᾳ ); then the end, when He will destroy all dominion and all authority and power and present the kingdom to God the Father. He shall surely reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death (thanatos). ”   "In order" signifies resurrection. It means that Jesus is the firstfruits of the resurrection, followed by those who are in Christ, and finally, there is the resurrection of judgment.   “ En te parousia ” is a compound word of “ para ” (beside) + “ ousia ” (to exist: the English verb of be); it does not refer to a coming, but rather to the Lord being beside me. Therefore, it is expressed as the presence of Jesus (in the spirit).   When the Kingdom of God is estab...

  He shall surely reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.   1 Corinthians 15:23-26: “ But each in his own order: first Christ, the firstfruits; then those who belong to Christ at His coming (en te parousia ἐ ν τ ῇ παρουσ ίᾳ ); then the end, when He will destroy all dominion and all authority and power and present the kingdom to God the Father. He shall surely reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death (thanatos). ”   "In order" signifies resurrection. It means that Jesus is the firstfruits of the resurrection, followed by those who are in Christ, and finally, there is the resurrection of judgment.   “ En te parousia ” is a compound word of “ para ” (beside) + “ ousia ” (to exist: the English verb of be); it does not refer to a coming, but rather to the Lord being beside me. Therefore, it is expressed as the presence of Jesus (in the spirit).   When the Kingdom of God is estab...