what we can see. Since they knew nothing of the Church, that fact must be kept in mind when interpreting the Old Testament Scriptures. Kingdom truth, like salvation truth, runs throughout the Bible. God has always intended to set up a kingdom on earth and He has not abandoned that goal. Many of the psalms and most of the prophetic writings are rich with kingdom truth. A number of the Lord’s parables deal with kingdom truth, and to try to read into them salvation truth or church truth leads only to