The Meaning Of The Parable Of Tares

[PlainWord]

Jesus's Parables are of immense significance. Here for discussion is the parable of the wheat and the tares

Matthew 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: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 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? 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? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 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.
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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. 37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 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; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. 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; 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, 50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. 52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

Wheat = Christian Jews of the 1st century
Tares = Unbelieving Jews of the 1st century

At the end of the Mossiac Age ~ 67 AD, all the wicked (unbelieving) Jews returned to Jerusalem for the Feast of Unleavened Bread. They came from all over, Egypt, Asia Minor, Rome, etc. They were then trapped in Jerusalem by Vespasian when he arrived to put down the rebellion. For the next 42 months these "tares" went through the great tribulation (Mat 24:21) with 93% not surviving the final conquest by Titus, the Man of Sin.

Prior to the really bad part of the GT, a divine voice was heard among the church on Mount Zion where the Elect were told to "remove hence." The wheat fled over the mountains to Pella where they were nourished and kept safe from the Beast (Rome). Hope this helps.

 

[J7]

But there are two wheat harvests, a Spring and a summer one, so the parable may even have two applications

 

[J7]

I always wonder with this parable what the angels tearing out the tares prior to the harvest would actually entail?

 

[J7]

In V39 PW, Jesus tells us that the Harvest is the End of the World, synteleia aion, which refers to his second coming, not the destruction of Judea.

 

[MarcR]

I believe that the parable of the tares simply states that there will be unbelievers in the Church; and it is not our role to remove them.

 

[J7]

I believe that the parable of the tares simply states that there will be unbelievers in the Church; and it is not our role to remove them.

Really?

2 Corinthians 6:14
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

 

[Snoozy]

I believe that the parable of the tares simply states that there will be unbelievers in the Church; and it is not our role to remove them.

it says that the kingdom is the world. not just the church. its gon be at the second coming when this happens. those who aint destroyed will make it to da millennial reign of Christ.

 

[J7]

Why does God say wait til the Harvest when the wheat is already ripe?

 

[preacher4truth]

Just asking, why do so many assume that the tares and wheat refers to those within the church? "The field is the world" so it says. I'm not seeing it limited to the church as many others see it.

There are both children of Satan and of Christ as per the text, and at the end of the age He will judge the world and separate them from one another, the tares and the wheat.

Some may say "It is speaking of the church when talking tares and wheat because He says "from my kingdom"." But that cannot be the limit or the extent because at that point He would only be judging those and separating those who were to some extent among the church and would not then be a judging of all in the world as the parable is conveying.

 

[J7]

If the Kingdom Of God is within us, and really consists of our being under Christ's Kingship, and full of the holy Ghost, then I see no way really that there can children of Satan in the Kingdom. Maybe I am misunderstanding something.

 

[preacher4truth]

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

 

[Enow]

Just asking, why do so many assume that the tares and wheat refers to those within the church? "The field is the world" so it says. I'm not seeing it limited to the church as many others see it.

There are both children of Satan and of Christ as per the text, and at the end of the age He will judge the world and separate them from one another, the tares and the wheat.

Some may say "It is speaking of the church when talking tares and wheat because He says "from my kingdom"." But that cannot be the limit or the extent because at that point He would only be judging those and separating those who were to some extent among the church and would not then be a judging of all in the world as the parable is conveying.

How else can an enemy do this other than false prophets sowing tares in the church ( the whole body of Christ )? Jesus warned about them, and in the parable, He said let them grow together until the harvest or to that effect. So what happens at harvest time? The separating of the sheep from the goats; the wheat from the tares.

Since God is judging His House first which has to be at the pre trib rapture event, when and how else will God deal with unrepentant workers of iniquity that are His servants in doing what the church are to do within their own assembly; excommunication whereas God is doing it in regards to that one body of Christ; His kingdom, thus removing all those that offend and do iniquity? Matthew 7:13-27 & Luke 13:24-30 all shows a removal as well as a receiving when He judges.

 

[preacher4truth]

How else can an enemy do this other than false prophets sowing tares in the church ( the whole body of Christ )? Jesus warned about them, and in the parable, He said let them grow together until the harvest or to that effect. So what happens at harvest time? The separating of the sheep from the goats; the wheat from the tares.

Since God is judging His House first which has to be at the pre trib rapture event, when and how else will God deal with unrepentant workers of iniquity that are His servants in doing what the church are to do within their own assembly; excommunication whereas God is doing it in regards to that one body of Christ; His kingdom, thus removing all those that offend and do iniquity? Matthew 7:13-27 & Luke 13:24-30 all shows a removal as well as a receiving when He judges.

I hear what you're saying bro, but you are automatically assuming the church into it right off the bat.

The field is the world, as the text states. Then, after this assumption you conflate other texts into it, again assuming. Please do not be annoyed at the challenge, or angered by it. The text shows clearly it refers to the world.

Now, I had always heard this is the church &c but then heard otherwise, which stimulated my thinking to inquiry, and took another look at the text, laying aside preconceived assumptions. It appears the meaning and intent of the text is more broad.

 

[MarcR]

Really?

2 Corinthians 6:14
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Mt 13:24-25
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:
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
KJV

The kingdom of heaven can mean three different things in different contexts:

1) the rule of Jesus in the heart of an individual believer

2) the rule of Jesus when He returns.

3) the Church

I believe that the Church best fits the context of the parable.

How else do you explain divisions, dissensions, and Church Splits in the churches?

 

[J7]

How do you feel about 1 John 2

[FONT=&quot]18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.[/FONT]

 

[Enow]

I hear what you're saying bro, but you are automatically assuming the church into it right off the bat.

The field is the world, as the text states.

The only reason the field is the world so that come harvest time, the wheat is taken out of the field and thus hence out of the world whereas the tares are what? Left behind to be burned which is what 2 Peter 3rd chapter is testifying about how a fiery judgment is coming on the earth and Jesus did say after the taking, destruction comes immediately afterwards.

That would explain how one third of the earth is burned up; hence the fall of Babylon USA, after the ever lasting gospel has been spread everywhere and before the warning is given out to all about the consequence for taking the mark of the beast to buy & sell which is the lake of fire... no ifs and buts about it.

So the calamity of fire is what prompts the new world order, the gathering of resources under one government system for survival.

But I digress.

Back to your point, the field is the world; and harvest means taking the wheat out of the field and thus out of the world.

Removing those who offend and do iniquity OUT of His kingdom which is in the world, is removing unrepentant saved believers out of the body of Christ that is being received as vessels unto honor to the marriage Supper, to be left behind in the world.

 

[PlainWord]

In V39 PW, Jesus tells us that the Harvest is the End of the World, synteleia aion, which refers to his second coming, not the destruction of Judea.

Aion = Age. Jesus was talking about events to come at the end of the Mosaic Age (i.e. 70 AD). This is where the tares were burned (in the fires of Jerusalem) and the wheat was harvested (taken to Pella).

If you look at Mat 24:3 you will see that the disciples associated the destruction of the temple with the "termination of the age" and the presence (parousia) of Christ.

“Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your Presence, and of the termination of the age?"

There is no doubt that the presence of the Lord returned to destroy the temple just as He repeatedly taught.

 

[Snoozy]

Aion = Age. Jesus was talking about events to come at the end of the Mosaic Age (i.e. 70 AD). This is where the tares were burned (in the fires of Jerusalem) and the wheat was harvested (taken to Pella).

If you look at Mat 24:3 you will see that the disciples associated the destruction of the temple with the "termination of the age" and the presence (parousia) of Christ.

“Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your Presence, and of the termination of the age?"

There is no doubt that the presence of the Lord returned to destroy the temple just as He repeatedly taught.

no Jesus will come on this earth soon to rule and reign from Jerusalem.
He will restore the kingdom to israel like peter asked acts 1:6
all the gentile nations have to go keep the feast of tabernacles or they get no rain. zechariah 14 acts 1:9-11
it will be like before noah's flood, life spans increase greatly. isaiah 65:20

i think its bcuz the earth is like a huge oxygen chamber bcuz of the firmament of water that was there in noah's day.

 

[garee]

Except, if we are growing spiritually, our flesh nature should be withering

It is its the nature of corruption.aging, decaying leading toward death and return to the lifeless spiritless ground it was taken from. God looks upon the heart.

It is he who softens our hearts as the good soil to plant the good seed .

Make the foundation good and as God causes the growth we have eaten of the fruit of His will.

Mat 13:23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty

 

[J7]

Aion = Age. Jesus was talking about events to come at the end of the Mosaic Age (i.e. 70 AD). This is where the tares were burned (in the fires of Jerusalem) and the wheat was harvested (taken to Pella).

If you look at Mat 24:3 you will see that the disciples associated the destruction of the temple with the "termination of the age" and the presence (parousia) of Christ.

“Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your Presence, and of the termination of the age?"

There is no doubt that the presence of the Lord returned to destroy the temple just as He repeatedly taught.

No, surely wrong.

Mat 13:49
So shall it be at the end of the world (synteleia aion): the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

Did this happen in AD67 at Jerusalem? Absolutely not.

Jesus prophesied to the Church, so the Church then left Jerusalem of its own volition, under the spiritual guidance of Jesus. No angelic involvement there. Just Jesus, and Roman Soldiers. And as Jesus said, AD70 was the time to run, the End of The World is the time to stay put, and let the angels perform their surgery .