‘He said therefore, “To what is the Kingly Rule of God like? and to what shall I liken it?”
Note how the ‘therefore' connects these illustration of the Kingly Rule of God with the previous passage. Having again revealed His continuing power over Satan, and His continuing deliverance of people from his control, Jesus now intends to make clear to His disciples that the Kingly Rule is already present and active in their proclaiming of it.