Mt. 13:24 Another parable He puts forth to them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.”
There are at least four points to be made concerning this parable. The first point is that the true sowing is going to be imitated by a false counter sowing. Does this mean that Satan will claim to somehow have died and then raised from the dead? No! But he will first attack the credibility of the resurrection story of Yeshua and then try to replace that story with one of his own. Has he done that yet? Yes, he has. “Newsweek Magazine (08/25/97) carried a story of what is probably the greatest heresy ever brought into the church. In an article titled “The Meaning of Mary,” it tells of how some four million Catholics have signed a petition asking the Pope to declare Miriam as “co-redemtrix” with Yeshua. If it is possible, this would completely nullify the work of the cross. In addition, they are asking the Pope to declare that all Catholics must pray only to Miriam. She is then supposed to carry their prayers to God and influence their being answered.
The big problem is, Miriam cannot hear the prayers of anyone. In doing this, Satan has figured out a way to possibly completely cut off the prayers of all Catholics around the world. As of this writing, nothing has been heard that the Pope has been ignorant enough to sign this petition. Hopefully he won’t.
The second point of this parable is that there will be a side by side development as a result of this sowing. In order for mankind to have a free will, he must be able to choose freely from at least two options. The Gospel of Yeshua will flourish and nothing can stop it. But, the false gospel of Satan will thrive also. Don’t be surprised by this. The third point is that there is a judgment coming that will separate the two. And fourthly, the essential character of the two will be the determining factor.... Those who believe and follow the false gospel will pay the consequences and there will be no doubt of their guilt when it is over.
Mt. 13:25 “But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.”
This verse talks about the “tares,” what the Mishnah calls the “zunim.” It was allowed to be sown with the wheat and did not fall into the category of “diverse kinds.” M:Kiliam 1:1 says, “Wheat and zunim are not in relationship of kiliam, or different kinds, from each other.”
Source: M:Kiliam 1:1
Mt. 13:26 “But when the grain that had sprouted and produced crop, then the tares also appeared.”
Mt. 13:27 “So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’”
Mt. 13:28 “He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us to go and gather them up?’”
Mt. 13:29 “But he said to them, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.’”
Mt. 13:30 “‘Let them grow together until the harvest. I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
This last verse certainly indicates that a Day of Judgment is coming in which the good and evil will be judged. But, it says the tares will be judged first, and then the wheat will be gathered into the barn. We seem to have that a little mixed up. The most popular teaching within Christianity today says that the good will be gathered first, and then the evil will be judged seven years later after a tribulation period. That is not what this verse teaches. Don’t you think we need to accept what the Bible teaches, and not some church doctrine book?
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