The Parable of Drawing the Net
Once again the kingdom of is like a net that was let down into a lake and caught all kinds of fish. When it was full, the fisherman pulled up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets and threw the bad fish away. This is how the end of the age will be. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous and will throw them into the blazing furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Mathew 13:47-50
Of the parables Jesus talked about in Mathew 13, I think this one is the one that is most self-explanatory, not needing any more of an explanation for. It is quite clear. God's kingdom is getting closer and closer to the time when this will take place. We hear from unbelievers from time to time, that how can all that be true. As believers know, Jesus was crucified over 2000 years ago and nothing has happened yet. Some people, don't even believe in him, let alone that he was who he claimed to be. It is easier for them to not believe because if they did they might have to stop getting to enjoy the sinful way they are living. They might have to answer to a higher power, that being God. Because after all, Christians don't have any fun. Really what kind of fun is that? Right?
Peter 2 in verse 3:9 says that God is long-suffering. He doesn't want anyone to perish but wants all to come to salvation. For those that do not believe and do not want anything to do with his salvation, they are the ones the angels will separate from the righteous and will end up in the fiery furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. There will be no end for them there, no parties to enjoy, no longer any hope for them. The so-called "fun times" of this world will no longer be available to those that live in this world for them. God doesn't want it that way for us. The question we need to ask ourselves, is do we? Because there will come a time when if we don't settle it now, it will be too late.
February 10. 2019 Promise: The house of the wicked shall be overthrown. Proverbs 14:11
Hi Friends. Thanks for coming today. This week we have been looking at some of the Parables of Jesus and what he meant by them. Today's parable concludes those in the 13th chapter of Mathew. But there are others that we can look at. I plan to check into some of those in future blogs and instead go with something else for a few days. I hope you will come back tomorrow.
God Bless you and yours on this the Lord's Day!
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