ill be "all in
all" (1 Cor. xv. 24, 28).

FOOTNOTES:

[6] To prevent any doubt arising in the mind of the reader, it may be
well to state that the expressions "Kingdom of Heaven" and "Kingdom of
God" are used indiscriminately and with the same meaning in these
Parables. By comparing S. Matt. xiii. 31 with S. Mark iv. 30 and S.
Luke xiii. 18 it will be seen that "The Kingdom of Heaven" is "The
Kingdom of God," and "The Kingdom of God" is "The Kingdom of Heaven."
S. Matthew nearly always uses the expression "Kingdom of Heaven,"
whilst S. Mark and S. Luke use the expression "Kingdom of God."

[7] Because leaven is commonly referred to in Holy Scripture as a
symbol of evil, some have interpreted this Parable in a very different
manner. But the meaning assigned to it above is in accordance with
ancient interpretation; and the other explanation is involved in
difficulties. For, if the leaven represents a corrupting influence,
the Parable would describe the Kingdom of Heaven either as having an
evil effect upon the world, or else as progressing itself towards
corruption till the whole is corrupted.

[8] The Jewish people and their rulers had formed God's Kingdom upon
earth in ancient times; and they were still His chosen people, who
would naturally continue to form a part of His Kingdom, now that it
was to be extended so as to embrace the world. But the privileges
which they despised they would lose; and others who valued them would
gain them.

CHAPTER IV.

THE SUBJECTS OF THE KINGDOM.

"Blest are the pure in heart,
For they shall see their God,
The secret of the Lord is theirs,
Their soul is Christ's abode."

The Subjects of "The Kingdom of Heaven"--who are they?

The subjects of a kingdom are, in a general way, those who have been
born within its limits, and who submit to its laws and accept its
king. But when we enquire into the teaching of our Lord about the
subjects of "The Kingdom of Heaven," we are met at once with the
difficulty that, in the days of His earthly ministry, the Kingdom was
not yet founded[9]. The King was only preparing the way for His
Kingdom to be set up. And there is necessarily a great difference
between joining a Kingdom in the act of being founded, and being born
under its laws and within its limits.

Consequently with respect to His teaching about the Subjects of "The
Kingdom of Heaven," two things have to be considered. First, the
conditions under whic