Matthew 13:40-42

Matthew 13:40-42

[40] As  therefore  the tares  are gathered  and  burned  in the fire;  so  in  the end  world.  [41] The Son  of man  shall send forth  his  angels,  and  they shall gather  out of  his  kingdom  all things  that offend,  and  them which do  iniquity;  [42] And  shall cast  them  into  a furnace  of fire:  there  wailing  and  gnashing  of teeth. 

What does Matthew 13:40-42 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The unbelievers who are born in Jesus" messianic (millennial) kingdom, which will begin when He returns to earth at His second coming, will continue to live in that earthly kingdom. I put the word "millennial" in parentheses because God did not reveal the1 ,000-year length of the kingdom until Revelation 20. However at the end of the kingdom, at the end of the1 ,000-year reign, Jesus will separate the unbelievers from the believers (cf. Zephaniah 1:3). The unbelievers will then perish eternally ( Revelation 20:15; cf. Matthew 3:11; Matthew 5:22; Matthew 8:12; Matthew 13:50; Jeremiah 29:22). [1]