I thanks I can try. ..
Types and shadows are used as parables in ceremonial laws as signs, the signified understanding of work of the Holy Spirit. . . pouring out His Spirit life in jeapordy of his own spirit life . Using the prescription (2 Corinthians 4:18) we can rightly divide prophecy (parables)
Parables are designed to show us "how to walk/understand the invisible things of our head Christ . Hiding the spiritual understanding from natural un-converted mankind.
Two levels that are to be mixed. The
temporal; historical with the
unseen work of the
Holy Spirit the
eternal .
A valuable 20/20 tool (2 Corinthians 4:18) needed to divide or interpret the parables In that way it seems many avoid parables . .unless the word parable is in view . I think of fear a wile of the evil one taking away possibility of understanding the spiritual unseen . making it all after the the temporal seen
It would appear Satan hates parables. He not given the understanding it remains a mystery. His tool, to deceive, lying signs to wonder to seek after
Wondering is wondering, not coming to faith the salvation of ones soul Believers have prophecy till the last day under the Sun
2 Corinthians 4:18King James Version While we look
not at the things which
are seen, but at the
things which are
not seen: for the
things which are seen are
temporal; but the
things which are
not seen are
eternal
No mixing, no
gospel rest.
Water (living, flowing ) using different forms, rain, dew, small rain showers, like blood many times used in that way to represent the work of the Holy Spirit brining the water of the word. . . the gospel of salvation
Deuteronomy 32King James Version32 Give ear, O ye heavens, and
I will speak; and hear, O earth, the
words of
my mouth.My doctrine shall
drop as the
rain,
my speech shall distil as the
dew, as the
small rain upon the
tender herb, and as the
showers upon the
grass:
An example in the Psalms the voice of Christ leading as work of the Holy Spirit stilling the
storms giving us the
gospel rest
Peter is used as a example when he got his mind off Christ when the
storm came he sunk ;
Psalm 23:1-3King James Version23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in
green pastures: he leadeth me beside the
still waters. He restoreth my soul:
he leadeth
me in the paths of righteousness for
his name's sake.
Literal blood without the spirit essence of life cannot give life . The Spirit of life is in the blood. Not literal blood or literal water.
Peter is used to show the work of the invisible Holy Spirit receiving the end of his new born again from the beginning.
All of the old testament shadows as signs to the unbelieving world became sight at the time of the first century reformation. Signs to wonder after for unbelieving not to those used to demonstrate
Aarons two sons found out the hard way when they tried to add to prophecy with a sign (strange fire)
1 Peter 1: 9-11 Receiving the
end of your
faith (Christ in us) , even the
salvation of your souls. Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the
grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what
manner of time the
Spirit of Christ which was
in them did
signify, when
it testified
beforehand the sufferings of
Christ, and the
glory that should follow.
The whole period of time when Kings were in Israel it was used as a shadow that pointed ahead to the glory the finished working. They looked ahead by the Spirit of faith we can look back by the same Spirt of faith (Christ)
Signified = using the temporal things seen as a sign to give us the understanding of the Spirt of Christ The Holy Spirit of God
Figure = parable
Hebrew 9:8 The
Holy Ghost this
signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: Which was a
figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that
could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; Which
stood only in
meats and
drinks, and
divers washings, and
carnal ordinances, imposed on them
until the
time of reformation
A
living sacrifice when it is through showing the work (unseen) the lifeless, spiritless blood must return to the field of clay from which the temporal dying covering was formed .
Both used together to represent the unseen eternal work of the Holy Spirit . Both spit and sweat are used to represent the work of the Holy Spirit .
Mark 7:33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he
spit, and touched
his tongue;
Mark 8:23 And he took the
blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had
spit on his
eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
Luke 22:44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his
sweat was
as it were great drops of
blood falling down (returning to it )to the ground.
In that way one new ceremonial law as a shadow was given after the first century reformation (1 Corinthians 11)
.
