By Jovantee R. Blair
04/09/2011, Sat
Think about this, a fisher man goes out to sea, or the ocean to catch fish, & fish only.
So the fisher man gets to the perfect spot out in the sea, or ocean to catch fish.
This fisher man has a huge fishing net to get the fish.
So the fisher man casts his fishing net into the water to catch the fish.
So when the fisher man is ready to bring his fishing net out of the water, he decides to do so.
So when the fisher man brings his fishing net out of the water, there are plenty of sea creatures in the fishing net, but the fisher man only wants the fish & nothing else. So with all the other sea creatures that were caught in the fisher man’s fishing net, he throws those sea creatures back into the water, but look at this, the fisher man only wants clean eatable fish, so, since the fisher man threw back the other sea creatures that were not fish, he also threw the unclean fish back into the water, because they weren’t clean & right for him.
So with all that being said.
Matthew 13:47-50 (KJV):
47. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
48. Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
49. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
50. And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
As described in Matthew 13:47-50, God is going to cast all the unclean away, but keep the clean for himself.
God’s arms are kind of like a huge fishing net, because his arms can gather everyone, but everyone within his arms are not going to stay in his arms, because of their uncleanness, but the rest will stay, because of them being clean, because;
“Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.”-Matthew 13:30 (KJV)
Just as the fisher man will catch every sea creature, as well as the fish, because; “For many are called, but few are chosen.”- Matthew 22:14 (KJV)
Christ likens the kingdom of Heaven to a fishing net cast into the sea, as mentioned in Matthew 13:47.
The fishing net encloses, within it, many kinds of fish & seas creatures, in which, when full, are brought to shore, where the good are separated from the bad, just as mentioned in close comparison to Matthew 13:30.
This will occur, Christ says, at the end of the age, and the angels will be entrusted to do the separating, as mentioned in Matthew 13:49.
The world is represented by the waters of the lake, which abounds with all kinds of fish, representing the good along with the bad of mankind.
In another way, the fishing net is the gospel, which catches all sorts of men, (fish).
Many will be attracted by the gospel, but not all who call "Lord, Lord", (Matthew 20:22), will be born again.
Christ said that only those who do the Father's will are going to enter into the kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 7:21), and that at the judgment day, there will be many who will argue that;
“Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?”-Matthew 7:22 (KJV)
As the wheat will be separated from the tares, so shall the sheep will be separated from the goats. The wheat & sheep being the good, & the tares & goats being the bad, because;
“When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:”-Matthew 25:31 (KJV) & “And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:”- Matthew 25:32 (KJV)
Many will be attracted to the gospel, but not all will accept it.
PEACE:)
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