603rd Post Jesus Said Concerning Parables Con't. - Parables About the End of the Age Con't. - Parable of The Wheat and Tares Con't. - Jesus Explains the Parable 2nd Post Matthew 13: 37 - 43; Luke 13: 28.

Parable of the Wheat and Tares Continued Jesus Explains the Parable - Matthew 13: 37 - 43; Luke 13: 28, Second Post.
He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.  The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.  The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.  Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.  The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire.  There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.  Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.  He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
This was spoken by Jesus, soon after He told this parable to the people.  This explanation was given to his disciples only later, after they asked Jesus to explain this parable.  The explanation mentioned above, is what this parable means.  It is interesting that Jesus used the phrases "end of the age"; and "end of this age".  At first glance it may look like Jesus is talking about more than one age here.  This is not the case.  Jesus was talking about the same age, but two different perspectives of the same time.  When Jesus was walking the earth, He was telling the people about this kingdom of God.  When Jesus went back to Heaven, and left this task of teaching the kingdom of God to his people to continue, this is the same message, that Jesus taught, but to a new audience.  Continued next post.