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As therefore the darnel is gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be in the end of this age.
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A Real and Final Judgment
Commentators stress that Jesus's stark imagery of tares being burned in fire is not merely a scare tactic but a depiction of a real, future event. This final judgment will be a severe and conscious experience for the unrighteous, described as a 'furnace of fire' to convey the most acute suffering imaginable.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Declare to us. That is, explain the meaning of the parable. This was done in such a plain manner as to render comment unnecessary. The Son…
19th Century
Baptist
Saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is …
The identification of the actors is over, and the description of the action begins. As the weeds are “pulled up” and burned, so it is at the end. T…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
As therefore the tares are gathered As it is represented in the parable, that in the time of harvest, the tares shal…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Lord showed the obstacles to the Gospel's teaching through two parables. However, because someone might say: ‘If the teaching is hi…
