ANGELS ARE ENDTIME HARVESTERS




*02/08/2020*

THANKSGIVING SERVICE

THEME: *ANGELS: MESSENGERS OF GOD*

TOPIC: *WHAT DO GOOD ANGELS DO?*

SUB-TOPIC: *ANGELS ARE ENDTIME HARVESTERS*

Matthew 13:39-41,49-50
*The end of the age* speaks of the time when the Son of Man will come to set up His righteous Kingdom.
*the Kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet*: The last two parables speak of Kingdom responsibilities for disciples. First, Jesus describes a large seine net, which would encircle a large area and drag the bottom of a lake. Such a net gathers fish *of every kind*, without discrimination. Similarly, the responsibility of disciples would be to catch as many "fish" - of every kind - as possible. The work of judging or ferreting out the false catch, however, is a job that disciples are neither called nor equipped to do. That work is assigned to *angels* at Christ's return.

Revelation 14:15; Matthew 25:31-32
The final section of this discourse involves judgment.
Matthew has been called "the Gospel of judgment" because the subject occurs so often (vv.1-13, 14-46; 3:12; 6:2,5,16; 7:24-27; 13:30,48,49; 18:23-34; 20:1-16; 21:33-41; 22:1-14; 24:45-51). This is to be expected since Matthew emphasizes the coming of the Kingdom and thus the judgment that accompanies it. In the previous two parables, Jesus had been speaking of the judgment on those  lsraelites who were unprepared for the coming of the Messiah. In the last parable of this discourse, Jesus focuses His attention on all the nations of the earth.
*When the Son of Man comes in His glory* recalls the words of Daniel 7:13,14,27 and anticipates the future reign of Christ (Revelation 5:9,10; 19:11-18; 20:4-6).
*Nations* here means Gentiles.
*Sheep* and *goats* were both clean animals according to the Levitical law; however, their natures are very different.
Shepherds regularly herded their sheep and goats together, but there came a point when the two had to be separated.

Matthew 24:31
*Gather* refers to the gathering of the *elect* (God's people, both Jews and Gentiles) that will gloriously begin Christ's reign (Deuteronomy 30:1-6; Isaiah 11:11,12; 43:5,6; 49:12; Jeremiah 16:14,15; Ezekiel 34:13; 36:24; 37:21-23).

*Confession*
At the end of the age, may l be gathered among the elect that would rule and reign with Christ in His Kingdom.
*In Jesus name*
Amen.

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