The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
GODS WHEAT FIELD.

Matthew XIII. 24-SO. 36-43-July %.
"Gather We together first the tares, and
bind them in bundles to burn them.
but gather the wheat inc Ny garner
Verse 80.
Our International Sunday School
Lessons are specially helpful this year
We are glad that the selection contains
so many lessons on the Kingdom.
This topic has not had sufficient con-
sideration, considering its prominence
in the Bible.
Today's study is another of the
Kingdom parallels. 1t is the embryo
Kingdom that is pictured; it relates to
this Gospel Age, and the work of select
ing the church.
1.-THE Field Is the World
This parable also shows US the very
commencement of the Lords call for
His Bride from amongst all nations.
St. Paul declares to the Jews, 1T was
necessary that the Gospel should be
preached first unto you, but seeing We
reject it. 10, we turn to the Gentiles.''
(Acts xiii. 46.) The entire world con-
the good seed" which is strictly de-
fined. 1.-The Gospel of the Kingdom
Jesus and the Apostles sowed this
good seed" and all His true follow
ers since have been authorized to con-
tinue the work in His name. But the
Adversary, Satan, as pointed out here
IN tie parable, brought in different
kind of seed and sowed this over
the wheat field.'' The result is that
today the ''tares'' are so plentiful that
they think they are the wheat and
the world in general so considers them
The wheat class are considered "a
peculiar people," Of their good fruits
the Apostle mentions meekness and
humility, and these tend to show their
heads, while the "tares'' stand proudly
up in the display of their form of
godliness.''
The Lord allowed the matter to go
on fully assured that He would have
In the end the crop which He desired
and very content to allow a great les
son to be taught by the presence of
the tares' and the ultimate treatment
accorded the wheat"
r. the Lord could have hindered the
adversary from bringing in the false
doctrines, or He could have sepa rated
centuries ago between the wheat and
tare classes, but this was not accord
Ing to His intention. He purposed 70
vest" INC Id
In the Common Version the words.
Inc harvest is the end of the world /"
nave been seriously misunderstood. II
Goes not mean the end of time, nor the
end or the earth-its destruction-nor
the end of Divine favor. IT nereIv
means the end of the present Age
In the Time of the Harvest,
rms expression signifies that the
harvest of this Age will not be an in
d O..
requiring time. There is good reason
Tor believing that the Harvest of tI;is
age is a period of forty years, as the
Harvest of the Jewish Age was of that
Two things will be accomplished: GDl
The tares" will be gathered into
bundles, ready for the 'burning''-
same time. will be gathered into the
garner"-the heavenly Kingdom
They shall gather out of His King
dom all things which offend, and them
which do iniquity; there shall be
wailing and crashing of teeth" There
will be two classes amongst the
"tareS"; one class, "doers of iniouitv'
Gnequity, unrighteousness) the other
class. those that have caused others to
stumble. Doubtless this will include
many teachers and preachers, and
many doors of wonderful works
But we must not forget that we are
considering a parable, and that the
''tares" are symbolical, and likewise
the furnace" and the 'fire,'' The in
depreciation is that, in the end of this
Age, the Harvest time, there will be a
great time of trouble for all nations
society, governments, etc. The wheat
class will be saved from that time of
trouble by the resurrection change
But the "'tares'' will not be saved from
it; they will be cast into the trouble
and have their portion with the hypo-
critics.
That trouble will not last forever
Many Scriptures seem to show that it
will be terrific, but of very short dura-
ton. 1t will be on the earth, and not
in some far off place. When the fire
of that great day of anarchy and trou-
BILE shall cease to burn there will be
no more "tares,". there will be no more
people having mere forms of goodness
and pretensions for the Kingdom. be-
gotten of error.
All humanity will be humbled and
anxious for Messiah's Kingdom. which
will then be established 1t will be
'the desire of all nations" (Haggai
st. ~ Those formerly 'tares." as we'll
as the remainder of the grooming crea-
ton, will welcome it and its blessings.
In that Kingdom the glorified wheat
class "shall shine forth as the SUM- for
the blessing of all the families of the
earth-Matt. xii. AS; Galatians iii, 90
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