Matthew 13:39
The enemy who sows the darnel is *the Devil*; the harvest is the Close of the Age; the reapers are the angels.
Weymouth NT (1912)
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Matthew 13:25but during the night his enemy comes, and over the first seed he sows darnel among the wheat, and goes away.
Matthew 13:49So will it be at the Close of the Age. The angels will go forth and separate the wicked from among the righteous,
Matthew 25:31"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then will He sit upon His glorious throne,
2 Corinthians 2:17We are; for, unlike most teachers, we are not fraudulent hucksters of God's Message; but with transparent motives, as commissioned by God, in God's presence and in communion with Christ, so we speak.
2 Corinthians 11:13For men of this stamp are sham apostles, dishonest workmen, assuming the garb of Apostles of Christ.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:25-44
Parable of the Tares, the Mustard-Seed, the Leaven, &c.. 24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He… Read the whole commentary →