Our paragraph topic is: (Parable of the weeds explained) Part 4.
The prophecy has been made. The disciples have heard. The day of the harvest is forecast. And the weeds will be gathered up and burned in the furnace of fire. Christ has given the disciples his knowledge, his wisdom and his understanding of the parable of the weeds that they may understand. He has opened their eyes and their minds so that they may see and perceive the kingdom of heaven. He has given them a glimpse of the kingdom by his comparisons of things hear on earth that they may know. They are the messengers. They will be the tellers of the parables after Christ has finished. They will be the ones who will carry the torch of new life to the ends of the earth.
Christ finishes the parable by telling them what happens at the very end of the harvest. There will be rejoicing. There will be happiness. There will be great merriment at the coming of the Lord of the harvest. For he will clean the fields. He will burn the weeds. And he will collect the wheat into the barns of his house that there may be a great feast. For Christ tells them, Then the just will shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
The just will shine at the end of the harvest. The darkness will be removed at the end of the harvest. The weeds will be burned at the end of the harvest. All the just will rejoice at the end of the harvest for the time of the Lord of the harvest has come. Christ tells his disciples that they may see. Christ tells his disciples that they may know. Christ tells his disciples that they may have the understanding of his wisdom and knowledge of the kingdom of heaven.
The kingdom of heaven is like a field. The field is the earth. The good seeds that are sown are the sons of the kingdom of heaven. Can you see the kingdom? Do you understand the kingdom? The kingdom of heaven is like a sower who goes out and plants good seed in his field. The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which when planted grows to be the tallest plant in the garden. The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which when placed in three parts all become leavened. Do you hear the message? Do you have the knowledge of the parable of the weeds? Can you perceive the kingdom of heaven? It is at hand. It is near you. It is in you. It is part of you. See the light that shines forth for at the harvest of the just will shine forth like the sun. And there will be no darkness. And Christ said, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
