A church-age reading proposed by C.I. Scofield (Reference Bible 1909, PD) and developed by A.W. Pink (The Prophetic Parables of Matthew 13, PD by date — Pink d. 1952) reads the seven kingdom-parables of Matt 13 in parallel with the seven letters of Rev 2–3: sower / Ephesus, tares / Smyrna, mustard seed / Pergamos, leaven / Thyatira, hidden treasure / Sardis, pearl / Philadelphia, dragnet / Laodicea. Chuck Missler popularized the parallel further (cite-only pointer per Doctrine A; ≤15-word attribution clip; do not reproduce). Surfaced per §7.9 — site does not adjudicate the parallel's validity. Founder editorial slot primary location.
The Matthew 13 Parallel — discoverable, not endorsed
Seven kingdom-parables / seven Asia-Minor letters.
Primary passage:Matthew 13:3 →
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1. And it happened afterwards, and he was traveling through each city and village, preaching and proclaiming the glad tidings of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with him, 2. And likewise some women, who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases, Mary, who is called Magdalene,…
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