Both these parables show the state of the church in this world.

A man sowed the good seed. But when the plants grew up, the weeds also appeared. If one tries to gather the weeds at that time, the wheat also may be rooted out. So the man decided to let both grow together until the harvest. But in the end, he will tell the reapers to gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned. So when the wheat is gathered in the barn, the weed will not be included, but it will be burnt.

This is what is going to happen at the final judgement. Like the farmer who separates the wheat and the weed at the time of harvest and collects the wheat in his barn, Christ at His second coming will separate the good and the evil. Those who wait for Him and those who died in His faith, will be gathered together in glory. They will inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.

The same idea is exposed in the parable of the net thrown into the sea. All the fish gathered in the net will not be taken. Only the good ones are gathered and the others are thrown out. There is a final selection. Those who believe in the gospel are included in the church. But only the true believers, who obey Him, follow Him and live faithfully, will be ultimately selected. They will be always with Christ. Others will be thrown out. So it means that all those who are in the church may not be finally selected. We are always to bear in mind this final judgement. So we should live carefully so that we may not be rejected at the final selection.

Memorization: (2^nd Corinthians 6:2)
"Behold now is the acceptable time, behold now is the day of salvation."

Question:

1. Why did the master not permit to remove the weeds earlier?
2. What is going to take place, at the second coming of Christ?