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The Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew 13:44–52
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A story was told of a man who loved old books. He met an acquaintance who had just thrown away a Bible that had been stored in the attic of his ancestral home for generations. “I couldn’t read it,” the friend explained. “Somebody named Guten-something had printed i … More
In the next parable of the pearl we find a merchant who sold everything he had in order to buy the highly valued pearl (v.45-46). This pearl could represent the Church, for whom Jesus Christ through His death, provided redemption for those who would believe.
The parable of the net illustrates how a huge dragnet (possibly pulled between two boats) was taken out into the water and gathered all kinds of fish, some good and some bad (vv. 47-48). This can be compared to the Church today, where the preaching of the Gospel has gone out and now has both true and false believers (vv 49-52). When Jesus returns to the earth He will separate the believers and unbelievers. The saved will enter into the kingdom, but the unsaved will be cast into the furnace of fire.
Application
I need to place great value for my salvation? It is good to just stop and think of the great price that was paid for my eternal life and thank Him for it.
Matthew 13:44-52 (English Standard Version)
"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. "Have you understood all these things?" They said to him, "Yes." And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."
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