Thank you for that article.

I think it's not only - maybe not only primary - a message to unbelievers.
When Jesus preached in parables he spoke to the people of god(!)

At his time it was the Jews. It's the same as if he would go into a church and tell them, that they are not able to understand the word of god.

And for the sad truth that's exactly whats happening in almost all churches around the word, but especially in our western culture.

As it is written in Revelation 3 we think we are rich and we do understand the word of god, but we are poor naked and blind.

I think there was not any time in history when the church was so blind, weak and mislead as today...

Where is true repentece? Where is true prayer? Where is seeking of god? Where is the seeking of the lost?
Maybe here and there we can find one ore two real christians, but it seems like well over 90% of all church attendees do not know god.