Matthew 13:47-50

Kingdom of Heaven is Like…
Part 4

(The Dragnet & The Destiny Of The Wicked)

The parable of the dragnet is a story about God's kingdom and the end of the age. The lesson explains what will happen at that end of times when Jesus returns. Especially to those who reject the Jesus and HIS gospel message, with are the called  "the wicked." Like the parable of the wheat and the tares, we see a great separation is destined to happen as the angels separate the good fish from the bad, which indicates that the righteous will be separated from the wicked. To which the wicked will be cast into the furnace of fire for the final death,  where the worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched. 

Matthew 13:24-30 & 13:36-43

Kingdom of Heaven is Like....

Part 1

(Parable of the Tares)

We learned in last week’s study that only those with good and noble hearts, who receive the Word with patience and keep it, will bear the intended fruit in their lives. Thus the "mysteries of the kingdom of heaven" will be received only by some, and not all. This truth was illustrated further when Jesus taught about the parable of;

Matthew 13:1-23

What's a Parable?
and
Parable of the Four Soils

As Jesus traveled around the land, HE healed many who became HIS followers. Yet not all who followed HIM were those HE healed. Some followed HIM to see the miracles of healing HE performed, while others followed for the food HE fed them. Eventually Jesus began teaching in parables to separate the truth seekers from the curiosity seekers. Jesus knew their hearts, so by speaking in parables one would have to truly listen and learn. Many times HE would later explain the parables privately to His disciples.M

In today’s lesson, I will reverse the order of the Scripture, to first explain what parables are and why Jesus used them. (Matthew 13:10-17) Then I will get into the first parable (Matthew 13:1-9 and 18-23) of seeds being dropped onto four types of soil. Wayside, Stony soil, Thorny soil, Good rich fertile soil.