Kingdom Parables
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THE KINGDOM PARABLES<br />
much entangled together they cannot be pulled out without hurting the<br />
each other. The weeds are the sons of the evil one as the wheat is the<br />
sons of the <strong>Kingdom</strong> of Heaven.<br />
Evidently weeds here refers to the sons of the evil ones that follow false<br />
teachings as opposed to the true historical Christian faith. The parable<br />
indicates clearly that this heretic teachings will start as soon the early<br />
church starts their life. The teachings will be so entangled with each<br />
other that it is humanly impossible to uproot and destroy without<br />
hurting the church as such. False teachings and cults have a way of<br />
entangling the believers with subtleties.<br />
Further the parable indicates that these heresies that germinated in the<br />
beginning of the Christian church will remain with us to the end of the<br />
ages until the final separation and gathering occur. The heretic<br />
movements started even when the seeds were planted. We shall now<br />
look into the history to see what these heresies were and how they still<br />
linger with us.<br />
3.5 HARVESTING.<br />
Harvesting evidently refers to the end times when the Son of Man<br />
returns in glory to receive his own.<br />
He sends his angels to gather up the elect and will separate the evil ones<br />
to a separate place. Evidently this eon will not be an eon when all will be<br />
saved. The righteous ones - the wheat - is gathered into the stores.<br />
This picture is evident all through the old and the new testaments.<br />
Notice these references:<br />
Joel’s prophecy of the second advent of the mesia:<br />
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