The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
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Gill's Exposition
The Son of man shall send forth his angels,.... Meaning himself, whose ministers the angels are; who wait upon him, and are at his beck and command; even the thousand thousands that minister unto him;…
Declare unto us - That is, explain the meaning of the parable. This was done in so plain a manner as to render comment unnecessary. The Son of man, the Lord Jesus, sows the good seed - that is,…
In these verses, we have, I. Another reason given why Christ preached by parables, Mat 13:34, Mat 13:35. All these things he spoke in parables, because the time was not yet come for the more clear and…
Explanation of the Parable of the Tares, in St Matthew only
39. the end of the world Literally, the completion of this æon, "the point where one æon ends and another begins." The expression is found…
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