The central character of the Bible is Jesus, the Son of God. His coming is the most important event in the history of man. The details of this part of His life can be found in Matthew 2 and Luke 1,2. Some people do not know why He did this. Today, some people claim to have the power that Jesus had, but compare the following differences.
Parables are stories taught to illustrate truth.
They are well known stories of the earth to teach the truths of heaven. To see some of the parables Jesus taught read Matthew 13 or Luke 15. Another important work of Jesus was the selecting of the apostles. As Jesus knew He was soon to leave earth and go back to heaven, He picked out certain men to carry on His work. Later they received the Holy Spirit to help them do the work he had planned for them.