Copyright © 2006 By Doug Lawrence. All Rights Reserved.
Catechism Of The Catholic Church Reprinted With Permission.
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We know that Jesus vanquished Satan as well, leaving him powerless, yet Satan's
troops (those who are either totally committed to evil or don't know any better)
continue to fight. For protection and cover, they also mix in with the good.
So long as people continue to believe lies and fail to heed God's
Law of love, there will continue to be war … between countries …
between men … between good and evil.
Evil will be with us until the end, but good will win out. God will see to that,
personally.
Jesus told us as much in the parable of the wheat and the cockle
weeds. This is the true state of the world. Read it carefully. There
will be a test!
Matthew 13:24 - 30 Another parable he
proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of
heaven is likened to a man that sowed
good seed in his field.
But while men were asleep, his enemy
came and oversowed cockle among the
wheat and went his way. And when the
blade was sprung up, and had brought
forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle.
And the servants of the good man of the
house coming said to him. Sir, didst thou
not sow good seed in thy field? Whence
then hath it cockle?
And he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him:
Wilt thou that we go and gather it up? And he said: No, lest perhaps gathering up
the cockle, you root up the wheat also together with it.
Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to
the reapers: Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the
wheat gather ye into my barn.
Here's what Jesus revealed about the true meaning of the parable
of the wheat and the cockle weeds:
Matthew 13:36 - 43 Then having sent away the multitudes, he came into the
house, and his disciples came to him, saying: Expound to us the parable of the
cockle of the field.
Who made answer and said to them: He that soweth the good seed is the Son of
man (Jesus). And the field is the world. And the good seed are the children of the
kingdom. And the cockle are the children of the wicked one. And the enemy that
sowed them, is the devil.
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