OUR FATHER WHO HAS SET A DAY OF JUDGEMENT

The Lord Jesus, in Matthew chapter 13 verses 47 - 52,  reiterated the lesson of the separation unto judgement that would occur at the end of the age where the angels of the kingdom of heaven will sort through those who have associated themselves with the kingdom of God.

Using a fishing-themed parable to illustrate this filtering process, the Lord described a dragnet that pulled up all manner of creatures from the sea. Once in the boats, the good fish, representing the genuine sons of the kingdom, are gathered into vessels while the bad fish, representing imposters who are the sons of wickedness, are discarded into the fire.

47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, 48 which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, 50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

51 Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?”

They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

52 Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”

The Lord checked with His followers to see if they were able to interprete the meaning of what he was teaching them. They said they understood and the Lord then told them another parable of a houseowner and his treasures.

The houseowner, representing those who were immersed heavily in the word of God pertaining to the kingdom of Israel and were also able to gain an understanding of the kingdom of heaven, brought out his old and new treasures to showcase.

This represents how the understanding of the kingdom of  Israel is preserved as a valuable treasure even as it is added to by the understanding of the incoming kingdom of heaven.

Knowledge of the old testament remains a treasure even as the new testament adds to it and even amplifies it.

Together, these two testaments are brought out of the storehouse for display to the whole world as a testimony of the Lord's mighty work of salvation.

Whereas the old treasure was confined to the storehouse of the nation of Israel, when the new treasure is uncovered, the old treasure is brought out into the open to be available to all for wisdom.

Matthew chapter 13 verse 52 out of the NIV says it this way;

52 He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

Amen.

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