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So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,
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The Final, Perfect Sorting
Commentators unanimously see this verse as a clear depiction of the Last Judgment. At the end of the age, angels will carry out a perfect and final separation of the wicked from the righteous. This divine sorting is not a human task and will correct the mixed state we see in the world and even within the visible church, ensuring a just and eternal outcome.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The kingdom of heaven is like to a net, etc. This parable does not differ in meaning from that of the tares. The gospel is compared to a n…
19th Century
Baptist
The separation between “the wicked” and “the just,” who are in the kingdom, will be at the close of the dispensation. It will be accomplished by th…
Jesus interprets the previous parable. Both the parable and its interpretation point to the Last Judgment (cf. vv.41–42). The focus here is on the …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So shall it be at the end of the world As the fisherman, when he has drawn his net to shore, picks out the good fish…
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That of the treasure hidden in the field. Many disregard the gospel because they look only at the surface o…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Lord parabolically showed both the obstacles and the growth of the Gospel teaching; now, however, He shows its dignity through some…
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