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Thus, Christ taught that the kingdom of heaven must be planted in the world and progress through the stages of growth, until, under the influence of the lifegiving rays of the Sun of Truth, it reaches the point of maturity and is ready for harvest (151:10) Christ, however, does not refer just to the kingdom of heaven in this parable. He refers also to the role that He, Himself, had been commissioned by God to perform. For after revealing these holy words, he explains that He, the Lord of History, has actually come to plant this divine kingdom in the hearts of men:
(151:11)
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