It is possible that a sorting out is going on. People who always blindly followed the state vs those who did not. The lesson will ha e to be learned Nd in this case some have already perished and many more likely will follow. This is a culling of unbelief.
it's a 'thing' that has been talked about for thousands of years. assuming it's one of the reasons Q tells us to 'read the Bible'.
"He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. 40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
It is possible that a sorting out is going on. People who always blindly followed the state vs those who did not. The lesson will ha e to be learned Nd in this case some have already perished and many more likely will follow. This is a culling of unbelief.
it's a 'thing' that has been talked about for thousands of years. assuming it's one of the reasons Q tells us to 'read the Bible'.
"He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. 40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
Yeah, but this is Jesus speaking directly about The Kingdom of God and Judgement Day of God judging both the living and the dead.
That is not this.
could be, I'm not a Bible scholar, just familiar with different sections. can you explain why we wouldn't be in the Harvest age?