Word "leaven"
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Leaven is always a type of evil in the Bible. When God commanded His people to rid their houses of leaven (Ex. 12:15), they understood this. If anyone ate what was leavened from the first till the seventh day of this Feast of Unleavened Bread, he would be cut off from Israel. Jesus warned against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees (Matt. 16:6, 12) and the leaven of Herod (Mark 8:15). In 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 leaven is defined as malice and evil, and the context of Galatians 5:9 shows that there it means false teaching. In general, leaven means either evil doctrine or evil behavior.
So in this parable the Lord warns against the permeating power of evil working in the kingdom of heaven. The parable of the mustard seed shows evil in the external character of the kingdom; this parable shows the inward corruption that would take place.
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That is one of my favorite Commentaries. He is want Jews that were familiar with the Feast of Unleavened Bread, DON'T MIX THE WORLD'S LEAVEN (False Doctrine) WITH GOD INSTRUCTIONS FOR US. When you do that it will quickly LEAVEN THE WHOLE LUMP.
YES, I agree that LEAVEN is symbolism for FALSE DOCTRINES or EVIL DEEDS.
Now read something POSITIVE and that is the Parable of 10 Virgins. Mat. 25:1-13. THAT IS THE RAPTURE or the CALLING OUT OF THE BRIDE TO GO TO THE WEDDING OF THE LAMB IN HEAVEN.
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This is correct. In Scripture leaven always represents sin, evil, and corruption, ans because yeast multiplies rapidly, it spread very quickly. What it means is that false doctrines, false practices, and false brethren began permeating the churches even while the apostles were alive. Today we are in the midst of the Great Apostasy.
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Leaven is the negative in most Commentaries. But what i personally felt
1.Even a little leaven has the power to ferment unleavened large quantities. The kingdom of heaven is like that,
2.All those who have been washed by Christ's redemption crucify the flesh and its lusts, expressing the fruits of the Spirit to them.
3.Likewise, those who have been separated by Christ have the grace to convert all those who are unleavened (not redeemed, unloved of Christ's love, into the world) into a world of leaven, in accordance with worldly pleasures.
1.Even a little leaven has the power to ferment unleavened large quantities. The kingdom of heaven is like that,
2.All those who have been washed by Christ's redemption crucify the flesh and its lusts, expressing the fruits of the Spirit to them.
3.Likewise, those who have been separated by Christ have the grace to convert all those who are unleavened (not redeemed, unloved of Christ's love, into the world) into a world of leaven, in accordance with worldly pleasures.
