The Wheat and the Tares

The Wheat and the Tares

Author: Jerry Robinson February 18, 2021 Duration: 56:03
One of the most interesting and prophetic parables uttered by Jesus Christ is that of the wheat and the tares. In this powerful parable, found in Matthew 13, Jesus Christ reveals the mystery of the Kingdom of God to His disciples.

The disciples were so intrigued by this parable that they privately requested that Christ reveal its interpretation to them.

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Table of Contents:

00:10 – Introduction/Opening comments
05:21 – The parable of the wheat and the tares
07:04 – Jesus explains the meaning of the parable of the wheat and the tares to His disciples
07:50 – The existence of “tares” after Messiah’s arrival is part of the mystery of the Kingdom of God
08:04 – Was John the Baptist surprised by the mystery of the Kingdom of God?
16:06 – NOTE: In God’s Kingdom, there are “all causes of sin and lawbreakers”
22:43 – Satan secretly sows his seeds and goes away after Jesus sows His seeds and goes away
23:10 – “The coming of the lawless one” is another mystery
25:27 – Graphic: The visible similarities between wheat and tares
33:56 – Jesus said that the good and bad seed will grow together
37:44 – Has the “lawless one” already come?
39:02 – The devil’s “war on the saints” is part of the mystery
48:40 – The question before every person in this “present evil age”
52:46 – Concluding remarks

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