The Parable Of The Net

“I wanted to tell you a story…” The Kingdom of Heaven is like a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, the fishermen drew it to shore. They sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So it will be at the end of the world: the angels will come forth and separate the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

(This story is found in Matthew 13:47-50.)

“Let Me explain what this story means…”The net is wide. The Kingdom gathers all kinds-every tribe, every story, every heart. But not everyone who’s caught in the net belongs in the Kingdom.
Some are gathered… but not surrendered. Some are near the truth… but never follow it. The sorting comes later-at the end of the age. And it will be final.

The righteous will be kept.  The wicked will be cast away. This isn’t just a warning-it’s a call: Don’t just be near the Kingdom. Be truly Mine.

“My parables matter because they reveal the Kingdom.”I didn’t speak these stories on My own.

In John 12:49-50, I said: “For I have not spoken of Myself; but the Father which sent Me, He gave Me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that His commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto Me, so I speak.”

The Father gave Me this story so you would be ready for the final harvest. And in Matthew 24:35, I said: “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.”

The net is still being cast. The sorting is still coming. Be among those who are gathered-and kept.