24: Another parable
put he forth unto them saying The kingdom of Heaven is likened unto a man which
sowed good seed in his field 25: But while men slept his enemy came and
sowed tares among the wheat and went his way 26: But when the blade was
sprung up and brought forth fruit then appeared the tares also 27: So
the servants of the householder came and said unto him Sir didst not thou sow
good seed in thy field from where then has it tares 28: He said to them
An enemy has done this The servants said to him Wilt thou then that we go and
gather them up 29: But he said No lest while you gather up the tares you
root up also the wheat with them 30: Let both grow together until the
harvest and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers Gather ye together
first the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them but gather the wheat into
my barn 31: Another parable put he forth to them saying The Kingdom of Heaven
is like to a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field 32:
Which indeed is the least of all seeds but when it is grown it is the greatest
among herbs and becomes a tree so that the birds of the air come and lodge in
the branches thereof 33: Another parable spoke he to them The Kingdom of
Heaven is like unto leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal
till the whole was leavened 34: All these things spoke Jesus to the
multitude in parables and without a parable spoke he not unto them 35:
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet saying I will open
my mouth in parables I will utter things which have been kept secret from the
foundation of the world 36: Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went
into the house and his disciples came unto him saying Explain to us the parable
of the tares of the field 37: He answered and said to them He that soweth
the good seed is the Son of Man 38: The field is the kosmos [world] [1]
the good seed are the Children of the Kingdom but the tares are the children of
the wicked one 39: The enemy that sowed them is diabolos The harvest is the end of the aiōn [age] and the
reapers are the angels 40: As therefore the tares are gathered and
burned in the fire so shall it be at the end of this age[2] 41:
The Son of man shall send forth his angels and they shall gather out of his
kingdom all things that offend and them which do iniquity 42: And shall
cast them into a furnace of fire there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth 43:
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father
Who has ears to hear let him hear
[1] The kosmos,
could include the entire universe, or just earth. When referring to earth, the
word could include only the planet and all its inhabitants. It could also
reference the entire arranged order of things on earth, the systems and
cultures whereby humanity has arranged themselves. Context alone determines
what any given reference to the kosmos
refers to.
[2] The enemy of our souls will have his
false prophets and false ministers in every time and season, but more so at the
end of the aiōn. Jesus said deception would be so complete even the The end of the age will be a time rife with
tares, who look so much like wheat they blend completely until maturity. Jesus
warned to leave them alone, lest wheat be uprooted in the exposé. How do fight
error, then? Paul said preach the word, be instant in season and out of season.
Fight error with Truth. God’s Word is Truth.
Do you have the assurance
of knowing that if you died today, you have Eternal Life?
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