Matthew 13:31 says, Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: Jesus told the people another parable, this time about a grain of mustard seed. Verse thirty- two adds, Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. Jesus said that the mustard seed was the smallest seed, but that it grew into the largest of the herbs. Verse thirty-three states, Another parable spake he unto 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. Then Jesus shared the parable of the leaven, which a small amount of could leaven a whole loaf. He did not immediately tell the disciples and the crowds the meaning of the parables, but gave them time to think about them on their own. Verse thirty-four adds, All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: We are told that Jesus spoke only in parables. 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. This was also the fulfilment of a prophesy about the Messiah. Through the parables, Jesus was revealing the secrets of the world. Verse thirty-six states, 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 sent the multitudes away and went into a house, where the disciples came to Him and asked him to tell them the meaning of the parable of the tares in the field. If we do not understand God's word, then we need to go to Him in faith and He will help us to understand it. Verse thirty-seven declares, He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; Jesus said the the Son of Man, the Messiah, Jesus Himself was the One Who sowed the good seed. We need to acknowledge that all good comes from God, and the gospel is the good seed that leads us to God. Verse thirty-eight adds, 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 said the field was the world, and the good seed were the children of God' kingdom and the bad seed were the children of the wicked one, or the devil. These were the only two choices, and still are. Verse thirty-nine continues, The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. Jesus said the Devil sowed the tares and that the harvest was the end of the world and that the angels were the reapers. That day is coming, and those who accept Christ as their Savior and Lord will be separated from those who don't. Verse forty declares, As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. Again, there only two possible outcomes in judgment. We are either gathered together into God's kingdom, or we are sent away into everlasting punishment, based on our relationship with Jesus Christ. Verse forty-one adds, 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; Jesus said the angels will gather those who offended and did iniquity. This will be those who had not accepted forgiveness by putting their faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Verse forty-two continues, And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Those who do not believe will be cast into the fiery furnace, or hell. 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. The righteous, those who have accepted salvation through faith in Christ, will be gathered into heaven. Jesus said to let those who had ears hear, and we can only understand the word of God by putting our faith in Christ. Until we do. we will never understand the message of faith.
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