Matthew 13:34 says, All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:  Jesus taught the multitudes in parables.  He was not attempting to hide the truth, but was simply speaking to them in simple terms that they could understand.  We, as followers of Christ today need to speak to the lost in terms that they can understand, under the leadership of the Holy Spirit.  Verse thirty-five says, 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.  By speaking in parables, Jesus also fulfilled another prophecy about the coming Messiah.  Since the book of Matthew was not written as a daily diary, but was written as an account of the life of Jesus after His death, burial and resurrection, Matthew likely saw the use of parables as the fulfillment of a prophecy.  Verse thirty-six states, 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.  Jesus once again withdrew from the multitudes.  He once again was spending time with His closest disciples.  We can be thankful that none who seek Christ today will be sent away.  When Jesus was on the earth, He was limited by His physical body, but today there are no limitations on the Holy Spirit, Who is the Comforter sent by Christ after His death and resurrection.  The disciples asked Jesus to help them understand the parable of the tares of the field.  Like the disciples, if we have a problem understanding God's word, we simply need to ask for the ability to understand what God is saying to us.  I believe that we can best get the answer to our questions when we take the time to withdraw from the multitudes and the cares of this world.  Starting in verse thirty-seven, Jesus answered, He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;   Jesus told the disciples that the One Who sowed the good seed was the Son of man, or Jesus Himself.  Jesus sowed the good seed of salvation for all the world.  Verse thirty-eight states, The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;  Jesus' redemptive plan is for the whole world, but it has to be accepted to be of benefit.  The good seed, which would include anyone who puts their faith in Christ, are the children of the kingdom of God, and the tares are anyone who refuse to believe in Christ.  As I have said before, there are only two possibilities, we are either saved by faith in Christ, or we are doomed to eternal separation from Him.  Verse thirty-nine says, The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.  Jesus makes it clear that the Devil does exist, and that he is determined to destroy the gospel.  There will always be half-truths and lies that attempt to destroy the truth of the gospel.  Verse forty states, As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.  Jesus tells us that at the end of the world all these attempts by the Devil and those who follow him to destroy the gospel will themselves be gathered and burned away by fire.  Verse forty-one says, 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;  The angels will be sent by Christ to remove everything that offends God and all iniquity.  I believe that some things will even have to be removed from the lives of the followers of Christ, because in this world we never become perfectly obedient.  Verse forty-two declares, And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.  As I have stated before, there are only two possibilities of where a person will spend eternity, heaven or hell.  We make the choice by either accepting salvation through Christ or rejecting it.  Jesus tells us here that hell will be a place of torment.  Then, verse forty-three declares, Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.  We can spend our everlasting life in either heaven in the kingdom of God, or in bell, the kingdom of the devil.  Jesus tells us to hear the truth of His word.