Scott Downey
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If you want proof of one harvest of the just, the righteous, it is found in the parable of the tares, which parable Christ even explained.
The gathering of both wicked and righteous occurs at the harvest.
If there were 2 gatherings of the righteous, separated by some time, such as a pre-trib rapture, then a gathering at His return, then Christ would have told us directly here.
The wicked are gathered by angels and taken away to destruction. The righteous inherit the kingdom of their Father, they remain with Christ at His second coming.
Matthew 13
37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. 40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
The gathering of both wicked and righteous occurs at the harvest.
If there were 2 gatherings of the righteous, separated by some time, such as a pre-trib rapture, then a gathering at His return, then Christ would have told us directly here.
The wicked are gathered by angels and taken away to destruction. The righteous inherit the kingdom of their Father, they remain with Christ at His second coming.
Matthew 13
The Parable of the Tares Explained
36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. 40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!