[OBW]

Oh,

One more:

OBW: "Each metaphor stands alone to say something specific."
ZNP: "Who made up this rule?"

Who said it was a rule? Read them. Read each one separately. They each speak quite well without reinterpreting them in light of something else or even each other. Yes. They also paint, in parts, a more complete picture of the Kingdom. But that does not make one rule another, but rather that they bring their separate statements together to better expound on the nature of the kingdom.

I never said it was a rule. But it seems to be true here. The question is put back to you. Where is the rule that every metaphor has to be tied to every other metaphor, especially if there is a common term?