Mat 13:51 Have you understood all these things?

Would you be surprised if the word translated as "understood" means something else much more interesting?

"Understood" is from suniêmi, which means "to set or bring together." In other words, Christ is asking if we can put together all these six analogies for the kingdom of heaven. In these analogies, the kingdom of heaven is described as "a man who sows good seed," "a mustard seed," "leaven," "a treasure hidden in a field," a trader," and "a net." How do you fit these analogies all together as the afterlife or final judgment?

These only "fit together" if they are evaluated in light of the consistent way Christ uses his metaphors. They only fit together if we understand the kingdom of heaven to mean "the supremacy of spirit" or "the universal rule," the idea that the spirit is the beginning and the end of every cycle of change from physical to intellectual to emotional, from thought, to action, to interaction.