the fun thing about messi's international carreer is that the team was really good when he was young, and when he entered his prime, then started declining in his absolute peak, and when he got older the team became good again lol... a parable in true effect lol
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The fact that Christ was already crucified before the foundation of the world is enough to destroy your nonsense. But you're not ready to discuss that yet...
And btw,
"With many such parables he spoke ithe word to them, jas they were able to hear it. He did not speak to them kwithout a parable, BUT PRIVATELY TO HIS OWN DISCIPLES HE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING."
— Marcos 4.33–34
If you want to know what Christ explained to the divine Apostles, this gnosis was handed down through tradition and reached the Church Fathers such as St. Gregory of Nazianzus, St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Maximus the Confessor, St. Basil the Great and many others.
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Dem nor Dey tell pikin make e nor grow teeth anyhow, so long e get big mouth to cover am. Edo parable —-
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Jesus wasn't giving a botany lecture. He was telling a parable. By the same logic, anyone who says "sunrise" is teaching geocentrism.
The point of the mustard seed parable is that God's Kingdom begins small and grows unexpectedly large, not a lesson on the world's smallest seed. 😅
Jesus: The Smallest seeds on earth are Mustard seeds
Science: The smallest seeds on earth are orchid seeds
Who’s right is it Jesus or science?
Jesus got it wrong therefore Jesus isn’t God
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the argument is NOT that triune God should've used the smallest seed for a parable we have no issue with something small being used for a parable yet its not the smallest thing. The argument is that its being called THE smallest thing when hes a God and he should've known better
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If out of hatred for d enemies you don’t want to see blind your own eyes, you will have no eyes to see your friends.
——Edo parable
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if that's a parable. It's completely meaningless n shouldn't be in a 2026 song ...
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The distinction is artificial. Both use mustard seed as the common cultural benchmark for the tiniest thing their audience understood.
Quran uses weight of a mustard seed the ultimate small example as an idiom.
Jesus in Mark 4:31 Same everyday proverb in a parable for 1stcentury farmers. Pretending one is a direct scientific claim and the other isn’t is pure special pleading. Either both are fine as idioms, or neither is.
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Nobody in His audience would’ve known what an Orchid was. How is this relevant to His parable?
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So Jesus was telling people about a scientifically inaccurate parable? Wow
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reminds me of that one stanley parable review where the reviewer got softlocked by accident and they thought it was part of the game so they just sat there like "wow what an awesome gaming experience"
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He wasn't giving a scientific lecture. He was giving a parable to farmers so was using an example that they would be familiar with. A mustard seed is likely to be the smallest seed they farmed.
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The Parable of the Tares, (1865) — by Sir John Everett Millais.
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The theory every one is talking about is - The Butterfly Dream which is a famous philosophical parable from the ancient Chinese thinker Zhuangzi from the book Zhuangzi (4th century BCE).
Lee Hyun and Cha Se-gye are dreaming each other via the Zhuangzi motif.
When one wakes,the other does too and the dream state is a bridge between timelines. Butterfly symbolize transformation and the illusion of separate realities.
If we assume it's a Parallel Universes theory:
The Joseon era and modern Seoul exist as parallel worlds that occasionally intersect (via possession, dreams, or cracks like SeoRi's childhood accident).
DanShim doesn't just time-slip but she slips into a parallel version of reality where Seo-ri's body is available.
So the history repeats because the same souls are drawn to similar conflicts/fates across branches of reality.
Meeting isn't coincidence but a convergence point where the parallels align for a second chance.
But It’s less “parallel universes running independently” [ it does create a timing puzzle for a "strict" parallel universes model. In classic parallel universe theory (like Many-Worlds Interpretation in quantum mechanics), the two realities would branch and run simultaneously on their own timelines. Events in one wouldn't directly "cause" or lag behind events in the other]
and more “same souls, different vessels, with fate pulling them together across a thin veil.”
This suggests the dreams aren’t happening in a fully independent, always running parallel Joseon universe. Instead, Seo-ri/Dan-sim’s soul crossing over acts as a trigger or bridge that activates or intensifies the connection for Cha Se-gye.
It's the Butterfly Dream theory and the loose Parallel universe theory merger with reincarnation acting as the linkage between these two.
#MyRoyalNemesis
#HeoNamJun #LimJiYeon
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Ending of the episode 7 of
#MyRoyalNemesis you will see a painting:
Known as the Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Artwork (자개아트)
This piece is a modern Korean jagaek (mother-of-pearl inlay) style painting that fuses traditional 십장생 (Sipjangsaeng — Ten Symbols of Longevity) motifs with direct symbolic references to the drama’s main couple- Lee Hyun / Dan-sim and Se-gye / Seori. It serves as heavy foreshadowing and a visual blessing for their relationship.
The black background with luminous inlaid details evokes a dreamy, moonlit night scene- typical of traditional Korean folk art and lacquerware.
Namsan Tower prominently placed on the mountain ridge anchors everything in Seoul, confirming this is not generic East Asian imagery but specifically tied to the drama’s Korean royal/modern setting.
The composition flows vertically like a traditional hanging scroll: Heaven (sky/moon/tower) → Mythic middle realm → Earthly realm with animals and water. This mirrors the drama’s theme of transcending time, status, and fate.
The elements are Sun/moon, clouds, mountains, waterfall, pine/immortal trees, crane, deer, turtle, peach blossoms, bamboo - all are longevity symbols.
These aren’t just decorative; but they represent eternal, unchanging love that survives across lifetimes or against royal/political obstacles.
The Paired Animals (Strongest Romantic Foreshadowing):
1. Cranes: Multiple cranes, including one on the right side near what you identified as Dan-sim’s “trapped” position. Cranes symbolize fidelity, longevity, and heavenly messages. Paired cranes = marital harmony.
2. Turtles : Two turtles together on the lower right platform. Turtles represent extreme longevity and steadfastness.
3. Deer: Two deer in the bottom left, facing each other. As you correctly noted, a pair of deer facing each other is a traditional Korean symbol of marital bliss and harmonious husband-wife relationship. This is likely the clearest visual blessing for Se-gye/Seori (the royal couple) achieving -living together happily for a hundred years.
Most importantly, almost none of the animals are solitary. The emphasis on pairs strongly signals that the central romance will endure despite separation, imprisonment, or royal conflicts.
Character-Specific Hints:
Right-side crane trapped Dan-sim. The crane near the glowing rectangular forms (possibly a pavilion or “back garden/prison” area) likely represents Dan-sim’s situation — elegant but currently confined, with the crane acting as a messenger of hope or Lee Hyun’s protective presence.
Flowering branches & peach blossoms: Often linked to Dan-sim’s gentle, resilient personality.
Lotus flowers: Rising pure from muddy water- Dan-sim’s purity and eventual enlightenment/rebirth despite hardship.
Waterfall & turbulent waves: Represents the dramatic obstacles and emotional turmoil the couple faces, but the water ultimately flows onward - suggesting their story will continue.
Modern Traditional FusionNamsan Tower rising among mythic mountains = the drama’s core theme: modern Seoul / royal legacy / personal destiny all intertwined.
The glowing “floating” rectangular boxes may symbolize palaces, secret chambers, or memory fragments common in royal intrigue stories.
The message for this artwork is essentially a visual prayer/blessing for the main couple. It shows their love is fated and ancient (like the symbols).
It will overcome separation and royal “nemesis” conflicts.
They are destined for a long, harmonious union.
The “trapped” crane/Dan-sim area and the overall longevity theme suggest that even in confinement or hardship, the connection remains strong and will eventually lead to reunion and lasting happiness.
#HeoNamJun #LimJiYeon
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The Cyrano Parable, by Jerry Weissman @SuasiveInc A storytelling-focused lesson from Cyrano de Bergerac, urging presenters to prioritize narrative over slides for impactful communication. blog.indezine.com/2026/03/th…
Let’s say you spot a barn used by a pig farmer. What was it built for? Swine, of course. Now, if a destitute man holed up there one stormy night, or a homeless couple tried to live in that pig barn, would it hold them? Yes, but it was not prepared for them, but for hogs.
Hell is like that. It was never zoned for human occupation. Rather, it was “prepared for the devil and his angels” (Matt. 25:41).
Jesus teaches us this in the great judgment scene, when Christ separates all people as a shepherd separates sheep from goats.
To those on his right, he says, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world” (Matt. 25:34). Note those words: “prepared for you.”
Notice also the contrast a few verses later. To those on his left, Jesus says, “Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels” (Matt. 25:41).
Kingdom of God: prepared for the children of God.
The Eternal Fire: prepared for the devil and his angels.
Will some people tragically end up in hell? Yes. Why? Because they reject Christ, reject his salvation, and refuse the life he gives. Their lives, therefore, do not bear the Spirit-produced fruits that characterize the sheep in this parable: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, welcoming strangers, all done for those who belong to Christ, whom he calls “my brothers” (25:40).
God desires our salvation, not destruction. He would be happy if not a single person ended up in the eternal fire. But “whoever does not believe is condemned” (John 3:18). “They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might.” (2 Thess. 1:9)
So let us repent, trust in Christ, and inherit the kingdom prepared for us from the foundation of the world.
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I can tell you didn’t even actually read what I stated and engaged adequately son. Sad that you’re using AI for this.
Let me help you rock kisser,
Your own screenshot says “COMPARATIVE FORM DEPENDING ON CONTEXT” 🗡️
Let me explain this to your unlearned self:
Mikroteron (Not an absolute superlative) is the comparative form (ie smaller).
Koine greek routinely presses the comparative into superlative sounding service, although it never carries the force of an absolute, exhaustive “smallest object IN THE WORLD”. It’s relative to context of region and comparative set, the very text names it.
“Those upon the ground” [τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς]:
Gē (γῆ) doesn’t necessarily mean PLANET EARTH in this passage. Being that it’s an agricultural parable, it means soil, ground, or the field - the very same word used for the soil the sower casts seed onto in Mark 4:26 (σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, "seed on the ground").
So the referent is not all seeds that exist biologically in the world. It refers distinctly to the seed a Galilean farmer would sow - among which the sinapi\Brassica was the smallest seeds commonly cultivated.
Epiphytic Orchids are not sown by hand. By definition, they fall outside the definition when parsed.
This verse can actually be likened and compared to Jewish literary parables, as seen in m. Niddah 5:2; m. Toharot 8:8, where it illustrates the mustard seed functioning as the minimum comparison, b. Berakhot 31a, and even the Quran itself in Surah 21:47 and Surah 31:16 — "the weight of a grain of mustard seed," which is deployed as the figure for the smallest weighable object.
Here’s the kicker to all of this:
If the “mustard-seed-as-smallest” idiom is a "scientific error," in Mark 4, then Allah commits the same identical error in Surah 21:47 and Surah 31:16.
So you, Indecent Dawah, must either grant that proverbial smallness is legitimate speech in both texts, which destroys your argument, or condemn your own scripture by the same respect of measure.
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