Matthew 13:39

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Summary

Matthew 13:39

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

Enemy

Harvest

Reapers

General references

Matthew 25:2

Bible References

Enemy

But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.

But I have a fear, that in some way, as Eve was tricked by the deceit of the snake, your minds may be turned away from their simple and holy love for Christ.

In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;

Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One.

And then will come the revelation of that evil one, whom the Lord Jesus will put to death with the breath of his mouth, and give to destruction by the revelation of his coming;

Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;

And the great dragon was forced down, the old snake, who is named the Evil One and Satan, by whom all the earth is turned from the right way; he was forced down to the earth, and his angels were forced down with him.

And those who are on the earth are turned from the true way by him through the signs which he was given power to do before the beast; giving orders to those who are on the earth to make an image to the beast, who was wounded by the sword, and came to life.

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who did the signs before him, by which they were turned from the true way who had the mark of the beast, and who gave worship to his image: these two were put living into the sea of ever-burning fire.

And he took the dragon, the old snake, which is the Evil One and Satan, and put chains on him for a thousand years,

Harvest

So will it be in the end of the world: the angels will come and take out the bad from the good,

And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?

Put in the blade, for the grain is ready: come, get you down, for the wine-crusher is full, the vessels are overflowing; for great is their evil-doing.

And another angel came out from the house of God, crying with a loud voice to him who was seated on the cloud, Put in your blade, and let the grain be cut: because the hour for cutting it is come; for the grain of the earth is over-ready.

Reapers

But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he be seated in his glory:

A stream of fire was flowing and coming out from before him: a thousand thousands were his servants, and ten thousand times ten thousand were in their places before him: the judge was seated and the books were open.

And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with the angels of his power in flames of fire,

The prophet Enoch, who was the seventh after Adam, said of these men, The Lord came with tens of thousands of his saints,

General references

And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.