13:24-30 What does the parable of the tares of the field teach?

13:24-30 What does the parable of the tares of the field teach?

Jesus explains what the parable of the tares of the field teaches in Mt 13:36-43 (cp 36-43).

The theme of Jesus’ teaching here is that evil will always be present in the world in opposition to the good, and that the Kingdom of Heaven will always be befouled by the presence and the plots of Satan.

The children of the kingdom and the emissaries of Satan must exist side by side with each other in the world throughout the kingdom age until Christ’s second coming, when they will be separated.

The children of the kingdom will be taken up to heaven and the emissaries of Satan will be cast down to hell. (See also comments on Mt 13:47-50).

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