After and because God has given Christians everything we need to live, we should make every effort to supply what our faith needs in order to grow (2 Peter 1:5-11).
Two parables directed against the religious leaders indicated why they would lose their management of the kingdom, and why others would take their place.
In the earlier parables, Jesus left people wondering what he meant. In the latter parables, Jesus was often very direct. For example, in Matthew...
Although the first anointed king tried to kill the second one, the Lord protected his anointed, as he always does.