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Prophecy News Watch - A Modern Parable Kade Hawkins Aug 4, 2009 www.prophecynewswatch.com    August 04, 2009 Hello everyone.  We are pleased to offer our new featured DVD's that you can receive when you donate to our ministry:   » Featured Items     &      The Most - A Modern Parable (DVD) Academy Award Nominated - Best Short Film Jesus was a Master of the parable, and he used this device often in his teaching and to great effect. Parables can often help us to understand great spiritual truth's and will often challenge us to think and make a decision about the story we have heard. That is exactly what the film, The Most is doing to audiences. A simple but beautiful and profound story, MOST quietly stuns audiences everywhere it plays. Rich with meaning and symbolism, some viewers have said its better than many feature films they have screened. Indeed, this short film earned an Academy award nomination for best short film and went on to win top prizes at three other film festival competitions. You may have heard the story in church as it has become a popular sermon illustration. The films lead producer Billy Zabka known for his acclaimed role as the bully, "Johnny", in the Karate Kid came to know Christ upon hearing this story told at a youth camp at the age of 14. A father and son love each other very much. Stargazing or enjoying tea together, the two are nearly inseparable. One day, Lada, the son, asks his father if he can join him at the bridge. The bridge is where the father works as an operator, raising a drawbridge when a boat must pass and lowering it when the train arrives. On the one day that Lada joins his father at work, a train arrives early. Lada tries to alert his father that the train is early, but his father cannot hear him. So, the boy rushes to throw the switch manually, enabling the drawbridge to drop and let the train safely pass. But, by the time the father discovers the problem, Lado has accidentally fallen into the drawbridge wheel and pulley mechanisms. The father must make a choice. Save his son and let the train wreck. Or, lower the bridge, save the train and sacrifice his son to the crushing wheels. Some may guess the ending already, but I won't spoil it by saying it here. However, MOST goes the extra mile in packing the story with strong symbolic images. Many of these symbols are left unexplained, but the discerning viewer will understand them. MOST lets the viewer see some of the sin and depravity of some of the train passengers. And, it also depicts new life and new hope to one of the train's most desperate passengers. Film critics would never be able to criticize this film as Christian propaganda, yet those who have eyes to see and ears to hear will clearly see the parallels to God's redemptive love for us sinners.  We highly recommend this short film to all our subscribers. Many of us need to reminded of how much God loves us during these tough economic times and this story/parable will be something we guarantee you will want to share with friends.  Be sure to watch the movie trailer link below. Subtitles included: English, Spanish, German, French Encoded to work in DVD players worldwide (limited number of PAL versions also available) Click here for a video trailer Click here to donate and receive your copy