@samfredrick6663

3 years ago

The Parable of the Net

Mat 13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Mat 13:48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
Mat 13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
Mat 13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

I realize everyone has been taught that there is a pre-trib rapture but that is not how Jesus describes His return. Jesus used parables that the people He was teaching would understand. In this case He used a boat and a net.

The kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and gathered of every kind. Notice just one net was cast which when it was full was drawn to the shore. The good were gathered into vessels while the bad (in the net also) were cast away. Only one net was cast and it gathered both the good and bad in that same cast. The two groups were then separated from each other.

So will it be at the end of the world. The angels will come forth and sever the wicked from among the just. Think about that for a moment. The only way that the wicked can be severed from among the just is if both groups are present. The wicked could not be separated from the just if the just weren't there also. He also gave them a parable about the wheat and tares.

Mat 13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Mat 13:25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
Mat 13:26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
Mat 13:27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
Mat 13:28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
Mat 13:29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Mat 13:30 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.

A man sowed good seed in his field. While he slept an enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat. So his servants asked him if he wanted them to remove the tares from among the wheat. His answer was no because they might uproot some of the wheat in the process. He told them to let both grow together until the harvest. At the time of the harvest he will say to the reapers; gather the tares first and bind them into bundles to be burnt but gather the wheat into the barn. Again one harvest consisting of both wheat and tares which are separated at the time of the harvest.

Mat 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Mat 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Mat 13:41 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;
Mat 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

After the crowds had left the disciples asked Jesus to explain the meaning of the wheat/tare parable. Jesus starts by interpreting the symbols He used in the parable.

-Jesus sowed the good seeds
-The good seed are the children of the kingdom
-The tares are the children of the wicked one
-The enemy is the devil who sowed the tares
-The harvest is the end of the world
-The reapers are the angels

Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire so will it be at the end of the world. Jesus will send His angels and they will gather out of the kingdom all things that offend and those which do iniquity. They will be cast into the furnace of fire leaving the righteous to shine forth in the kingdom. Evil is removed from among the righteous and again both groups have to be present for that to happen. If the Christians had been raptured they could not be there to have the evil removed from among them.

Luk 17:24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
Luk 17:25 But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
Luk 17:26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
Luk 17:27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Luk 17:28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
Luk 17:29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
Luk 17:30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

Jesus directly compares His second coming to the days of Noah and Lot. Life went on as normal until the very day Noah entered the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all. Same with Lot as they were leaving, the city was destroyed behind them. In fact they were warned not to look at it. Lot's wife did look and was turned to a pillar of salt.

These are examples of the pouring out of God's wrath upon the earth. Noah and Lot were not removed from the wrath but rather were protected from that wrath. Chaos rained down around them while they were protected. They witnessed the wrath but were not subject to that wrath.

Same thing with the first Passover. Israel was told to mark their houses with blood. The destroyer came and took the first born of Egypt while Israel remained protected as the wrath poured down all around them. Jesus says that when He is revealed it will be as it was in the days of Noah and Lot.

Each instance that we see the return of Christ in the bible we see both groups present at the time. There is not going to be an early departure. We will be here until the wicked are removed at the battle of Armageddon. Fear not though. God created the universe and everything in it in 6 days and can surely protect His people just as He did in the all three examples of His wrath shown above.

Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Why would all the tribes of the earth mourn at such a glorious event as the return of Christ? They will mourn because they are about to be removed from the earth while His elect are gathered from one end of heaven to the other. Two groups once again...those removed and those saved.

Mat 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Peace,
SF

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