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the field is the world. As for the good seed, these are the people who belong to the Kingdom; and the weeds are the people who belong to the Evil One.
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The enemy who sows them is the Adversary, the harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
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Just as the weeds are collected and burned up in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
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The Son of Man will send forth his angels, and they will collect out of his Kingdom all the things that cause people to sin and all the people who are far from Torah;
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and they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where people will wail and grind their teeth.
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Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let him hear!
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"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. A man found it, hid it again, then in great joy went and sold everything he owned, and bought that field.
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"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for fine pearls.
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On finding one very valuable pearl he went away, sold everything he owned and bought it.
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"Once more, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net thrown into the lake, that caught all kinds of fish.
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When it was full, the fishermen brought the net up onto the shore, sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad fish away.