Matthew 13:40
“As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.”
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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Cross-References
“But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.”
“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:”
“The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.”
“But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.”
“But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.”