Episode 895: Weeping and gnashing of teeth

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. [Matthew. 13:36].

Jesus has sent the multitude away and has gathered His disciples about Him. He is going to interpret the parable of the cockles to them. We have already gone over it, but let's read it as the Scripture states it.
Who made answer and said to them: He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of man. 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. But the harvest is the end of the world. And the reapers are the angels. Even as cockle therefore is gathered up, and burnt with fire: so shall it be at the end of the world. [Matthew 13:37-40].

This is an exact picture of the condition in Christendom in our day. The Lord never missed His predictions. This has been fulfilled as accurately as anything possibly could be.

The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all scandals, and them that work iniquity. [Matthew 13:41].

You see, in the kingdom there will be evil rearing its ugly head. But it will be taken out.

And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the just shine as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. [Matthew 13:42-43].

These harsh words of Scripture came from the gentle lips of our wonderful Lord. He is saying that those who are not of the kingdom will be gathered up and sent to a furnace of fire. A place where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. The Church Fathers always understood that this is part of Christ’s explanation of the Parable of the cockles. In these verses Christ gave the literal meaning of the parable. The basic teaching is: the unconverted wicked will be cast into a furnace of fire.