EXPLORE THE TEXT
We need to recognize that not all who profess to believe in Jesus are genuine believers.
36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house.
His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
37 He replied, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;
38 the field is the world; and the good seed-
these are the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one,
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil.
The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.”
Review what each element in the parable symbolizes.
Share why it is important to understand these symbols.
The disciples recognized this as they heard Jesus teach,
so they came to Him later looking for answers to their spiritual questions.
While Satan is a defeated enemy, he is still powerful,
and his main goal is to create chaos and disorder in the world.
John 10:10
God created everything “good” in Genesis 1,
and Satan has been working to corrupt that goodness ever since.
“harvest” at the end of time.
highlight how the wheat and weeds will be separated:
At the end of the world, there will be a day of judgment.
This is when God will separate the righteous from the unrighteous.
Those who will aid the Son of Man in sorting out the children of the kingdom
from the children of the evil one will be the angels.