Just as a lookout point on a mountain provides a person with a sweeping view of his surroundings, so this parable gives us a panoramic view of developments that would occur during a period of some 2,000 years.
Gluži tāpat kā no skatu punkta kalna galā paveras plašs skats uz apkārtni, Jēzus stāstītā līdzība sniedz pārskatu par notikumiem, kas risinās aptuveni 2000 gadu ilgā laikposmā.