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The end of the world is presented by the Lord Jesus in the parable of the tares. Mt. 13:39 The story as offered with the interpretation is easily understood. It is the time element which is of interest to us and the events which occur at the time of the end of the world. The NIV translated the word, world, as age. Strong’s Word Dictionary, for the word; end, presented the thought of completion or the compensation of a dispensation. Therefore, what we are seeing and hearing in the parable of the tares is not the consummation, the end of the earth but the conclusion of an age and the events associate with it. This is introducing the end of the gospel dispensation and will be finished just prior to the tribulation period.
The angels will sweep through the church, at the command of the Son of man in a purifying action which is directed at the kingdom of the Lord. In a large house there are vessels of all kinds. Some are honorable, others are not. Therefore there will come a time of purification where the dishonorable will be separated from the honorable, which will then be used for the Masters purpose. 2 Tim. 2:20-21 It is harvest time, the time of the gathering in of the crops of the field. It is foreshadowed in the old testament by the Day of Atonement. That all important and special day when the high priest was permitted to enter into the Most Holy Place. It is yet to be fulfilled in the spiritual experiences made available to the church. As in the parable, there will be a cleansing accomplished in the church. A work of sanctification where all offences, snares and stumbling blocks will be removed. All who are living in iniquity will be gathered and bundled together, separated from the true body of Christ. Mt. 13:41.
The visible results will be the righteous in whom the full scope of the spectacular glory of the Lord will be made manifest. The righteous will shine forth as the sun. MT. 13:47 Not only are they bathed in the sun like glory of the Lord, they are filled with that same brilliancy and the shining forth of the presence of the Living Lord, who is the light of the world. The sun is the source of our light. The LORD God, the Father, shining forth as light, is accounted to be a Sun. Ps. 84:11 The Lord Jesus is given the title, Sun of righteousness, thus He displays the same characteristics. Mal. 4:2.
What He is, was literally revealed on the Mount of Transfiguration. Mt. 17:2.
The people who have ingested His presence and Spirit will bear His likeness and shine with the same eternal glory. They are seen as the Sun clothed bride of Revelation 12:1. A people filled with all the fullness of the Lord.