Here's a PARABLE Lord Jesus gave His elect, and it might be a shocker to some here, especially unbelieving JEWS here.
A parable is a story using actual real objects or things, but applied as a figure of speech. It still points to something that is LITERAL. And that is a method of teaching The LORD uses, as recorded in His written Word. We are to be smart enough to recognize when a parable or figure of speech is being given, and then understand that there is a Message in it pointing to some LITERAL fact or Truth.
Matt 13:24-30
24 Another parable put He forth unto them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, 'Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?'
28 He said unto them, 'An enemy hath done this.' The servants said unto him, 'Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?'
29 But he said, 'Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 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.'
KJV
The above Scripture is a PARABLE Jesus gave to the multitude He was speaking to. He used real objects in the parable, but the meaning of the parable was HIDDEN in metaphorical speech.
Matt 13:34-35
34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake He not unto them:
35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, 'I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.'
KJV
So how might the PRIMITIVE MIND think about that, with Jesus saying He would open His mouth in parables, and utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world? Speaking of sowing weeds along with good wheat, then separating them at harvest time, and throwing the weeds ("tares") into the fire, but the wheat into the barn, what's so revealing about that as a secret kept from the foundation of the world??
Obviously, the PRIMITIVE MIND that has very limited ability of abstract thinking, is befuddled by the above parable. So they pass it off as pretty much meaningless.
But then here comes along Jesus' disciples when He and they went into the house in private. And they then ask Him to EXPLAIN the parable of the tares of the field. This part is all LITERAL...
Matt 13:36
36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and His disciples came unto Him, saying, "Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field."
KJV
Note: the following Scripture by Lord Jesus is an EXPLANATION of His parable of the tares of the field, NOT ANOTHER PARABLE.
Matt 13:37-43
37 He answered and said unto them, "He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Now remember, Jesus said through parable He was revealing things that had been kept secret from the foundation of the world. That means He was pointing back to the start of this 2nd world earth age, the start of this present world we are in now.
Per Hebrews, all things were created by Jesus Christ. He is Who created us and sowed us into a flesh body of today. The "good seed" represents His children that belong to Him, His servants sown in the flesh upon this earth.
38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Again, the "good seed" represents to whom the Kingdom has been prepared since the foundation of the world (His faithful Church per Ephesians 1).
But the "tares", the weeds that look like real wheat while they are growing, those are the children of the wicked one, i.e., the devil. They belong to the devil, and are his servants here on earth.
39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
The devil himself sowed those "tares" on earth, which is why they belong to him, and willingly serve him.
The wheat time harvest Jesus uses to point to the harvest of souls on the last day of this world by His angels.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
And just as real "tares" (weeds) are cast into the fire at harvest, so likewise Satan's children he sowed that reject Jesus Christ will be cast into the "lake of fire" after Christ's future 1,000 years reign of Rev.20.
41 The Son of man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
The "wailing and gnashing of teeth" is a metaphor Jesus used to point to being cast to the "outer darkness" that will exist on earth during His 1,000 years reign, which is about a place for the unsaved on earth outside the gates of the Holy City on earth. This is shown in Rev.22:14-15, Matt.8:12, Matt.22:13, and Matt.25:30.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
KJV
And again, because the PRIMITIVE MIND cannot believe the above EXPLANATION, because it covers LITERAL SPIRITUAL FACTS OF REALITY about God's creation and Satan's rebellion, which are REAL EVENTS, the above EXPLANATION by Lord Jesus Christ is just TOO FANTASTIC for the PRIMITIVE MIND to believe. So they just pass it off as meaningless metaphorical speech with NO LITERAL MESSAGE, kind of like poetry. Heck, they probably even criticize the 1611 KJV Bible for being so difficult to understand, because of the above parable by Lord Jesus; anything to DENY any reality to Lord Jesus' EXPLANATION above.