and thisis smallerthan all[other] seeds,but whenit is full grown,it is largerthan the garden plantsand becomesa tree,sothat THE BIRDSOF THE AIRcomeand NESTIN ITS BRANCHES."
Besidethem the birdsof the heavensdwell;They liftup [their] voicesamongthe branches.
Allthe birdsof the heavensnestedin its boughs,And underits branchesallthe beastsof the fieldgavebirth,And allgreatnationslivedunder its shade.
Its foliage[was] beautifuland its fruitabundant,And in it [was] foodfor all.The beastsof the fieldfoundshadeunderit, And the birdsof the skydweltin its branches,And alllivingcreaturesfedthemselves from it.
"For whohas despisedthe dayof smallthings?But thesesevenwill be gladwhen they seethe plumblinein the handof Zerubbabel--[these are] the eyesof the LORDwhichrangeto and frothroughoutthe earth."
And He said,"Howshall we picturethe kingdomof God,orby whatparableshall we presentit?
yetwhenit is sown,it growsup and becomeslargerthan allthe garden plantsand formslargebranches;sothat THE BIRDSOF THE AIRcanNESTUNDERITS SHADE."
SoHe was saying,"Whatis the kingdomof Godlike,and to whatshall I compareit?
At thistimePeterstoodup in the midstof the brethren(a gatheringof aboutone hundredand twentypersonswas there together),and said,
And when they heardit they [began] glorifyingGod;and they saidto him, "You see,brother,how manythousandsthere are amongthe Jewsof thosewho have believed,and they are allzealousfor the Law;
Thenthe seventhangelsounded;and there were loudvoicesin heaven,saying,"The kingdomof the worldhas become[the kingdom] of our Lordand of His Christ;and He will reignforeverand ever."
