13:34-43 The interpretation of the second parable
―(34) All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto
them: (35) That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in
parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. (36) Then Jesus
sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us
the parable of the tares of the field. (37) He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is
the Son of man; (38) The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are
the children of the wicked one; (39) The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the
world; and the reapers are the angels. (40) As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so
shall it be in the end of this world. (41) 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; (42) And shall cast them into a furnace of
fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. (43) Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the
kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear‖.
This parable probably teaches us about Truth; let‘s consider what might be hidden inside...Most sermons preached today on the "Parable of the Wheat and the Tares" usually interpret the "children of
the kingdom and the children of the wicked one" as people. And on one level of Truth, this may be a true
thing. In many cases they also appear to use these passages of Scripture to reinforce a certain belief system
that may be different or more advanced than others. But then in many cases, they go on and add to it the
idea that they are the only ones with the Truth. Therefore, they are the wheat and all others who believe
differently are living in the darkness of error. That means that all others are the tares and will be burned. In
the Christian arena, you hear this over and over and over again! And because such a teaching promotes the
attitude of elitism and separatism instead of unity, there is indeed something wrong with this teaching.
As the First Century Christian, Clement of Alexandria stated: "Not all true things are Truth!!‖ And why is that?
It's because Truth is multi-faceted, like a diamond with many sides. At any one time, the perception of
mankind can only perceive just one angle or facet of something that is absolutely enormous. It has so very
many angles and facets, that the human mind in one lifetime could never comprehend it. That is why we,
who are seekers, must be "Champions of the Quest‖. Moving from one facet of Truth to another facet of
Truth is indeed an adventure and a journey. And what is the treasure? It is simply for a glimpse at that one
single ray of light that bursts forth its colors from that one particular facet. Then, it's time to move on to a new
adventure for another glimpse at another facet.
There are many in the Christian arena who are so taken with the facet they have that they never move on.
For them, their experience of Truth is limited to just that one area of light. But, because of limitations, does
that make them "living in the darkness of error and ignorance"? Well, it may be a true thing that they are
living in a kind of ignorance because they are not aware of the other facets of Truth; but to them, they have
all the light they need from the facet they have! Ignorance may be a true thing, but it is not Truth! For we are
all ignorant in that there are ever more facets of Truth to explore! The error is in the idea that the facet of
Truth one has is the only Truth!
Another error is in the idea that because one has discovered a facet of Truth in a burst of light in revelation
knowledge, that they are the only ones. Therefore, because they are the only ones, they need to start a new
religion based upon that light! We see many denominations and non-denominations today based upon that
very thing – and as a result, have corrupted themselves! But, the worst error of all is in the judgment upon
those who seek more light, more revelation and more facets of Truth – which is not just error – it is evil and is
a tare sown in with the wheat!
There is another facet of Truth to the parable of the wheat and the tares. And that is that the "children of the
kingdom and the children of the wicked one" are the fruit of our own thoughts, ideas, and perceptions. In our
own thoughts, ideas and perceptions are sown the good seed by the Son of man; and the bad seed by the
wicked one. Note in the parable of the wheat and the tares in verse (25) ―But while men slept, his enemy
came and sowed tares among the wheat...‖ This happens to us while we are spiritually asleep. What we get
in our own experience is both wheat and tares. Anyone who says they have no tares in their own life is
utterly deceived! Our fruit are our children! And what are the children/fruit of the kingdom of heaven? It's
revealed in Galatians 5:22 & 23, "But the fruit of the Spirt is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance"... Count them. How many are there? There are 9! And 9 in
gematria means, "fruit, or fruit of the understanding (good or bad)‖. Our children (wheat or tares) are the fruit
of our own understanding based upon our own thoughts, ideas, and perceptions! The fact is, I would love to
have the tares in my own life burned to ashes.