As he approached his death, Peter announced in 2 Peter 1:12-18 his purpose of ensuring that Christians would always be able to recall the truths of the gospel.
With parables and warnings, Jesus told everyone in his day and ours to be ready for the coming of the Son of Man.
Four short parables point to the surpassing value of the kingdom of God and the need to find it now.
Believers can rejoice with shouts of praise, because God is the king over all the nations.
