The doctrine of the Kingdom of God is a doctrine of mysteries for the common people, but the disciples are taught privately: "Then the disciples came and said to him, ´Why do you speak to them in parables?´ And he answered them, ´To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor they do understand.", Matthew 13:9-13
This is so because the Kingdom of God is not easily taken, wisdom tests those who seek it, but then in the end with perseverance, wisdom bears its fruits to those who love it. The common people believe that wisdom consists of good advices or simple instructions to live better, but it is much more, wisdom brings with it the understanding of the deepest mysteries of God's creation. The mysteries of wisdom are only accessible to teachers who have reached spiritual perfection (Gnosis). To the wisest belong all secrets and mysteries (eternal life).
With what can I compare, describe the Kingdom of God? Jesus asks himself. The kingdom of God is hidden but it is radiant, it is small but vast, it is servant but it is sovereign. This is why Jesus said: "For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open", Mark 4:22
Jesus is the light, the lamp, he is the "son of man" who guides men on the path of knowledge, that knowledge that is hidden but is to be discovered through grace: "Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don't you put it on its stands?", Mark 4:21. This is the true meaning of the expression taught by Jesus in Mark 4:22.
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