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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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ut now, alas! so common in <strong>the</strong>ir fields; wholly<br />

undistinguishable from <strong>the</strong> wheat, till <strong>the</strong> fruit<br />

appeared: noxious, poisonous, <strong>and</strong> requiring to be<br />

separated from <strong>the</strong> wheat, if <strong>the</strong> latter was not to<br />

become useless.<br />

With <strong>the</strong>se thoughts in mind, let us now try to<br />

realise <strong>the</strong> scene pictured. Once more we see <strong>the</strong><br />

field on which <strong>the</strong> com is growing —we know not<br />

how. <strong>The</strong> sowing time is past. * <strong>The</strong> Kingdom <strong>of</strong><br />

Heaven is become * like to a man who sowed<br />

good seed in his field. But in <strong>the</strong> time that men<br />

sleep came his enemy <strong>and</strong> over-sowed tckres' in<br />

(upon) <strong>the</strong> midst ^ <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> wheat, <strong>and</strong> went away.'<br />

Thus far <strong>the</strong> picture is true to nature, since such<br />

deeds, <strong>of</strong> enmity were, <strong>and</strong> still<br />

> <strong>The</strong> tense should here be marked. * <strong>The</strong><br />

expression is <strong>of</strong> great import-<br />

* <strong>The</strong> Greek (t(diftoy is represented by ance. <strong>The</strong><br />

right reading is iwicwMiptw

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