reconciliation...

[nHissvc]

Does the two passages of scripture below refer to two separate events?

If not, what of the order of extraction or extrication, respectively?

Thanks for your input toward lending understanding.

--Blessings


"So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn." (Matthew 13:27-30)


"For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come." (Matthew 24:38-42)

[Lookin^Up]

I've decided to try and answer these threads that have been ignored for a few days.

I don't know what you mean by "the order of extraction or extrication," but my understanding of the two passages is that they have similar but not exact meanings. Both are symbolic.

Jesus' parable in Matthew 13 refers to Christians living among the worldly (unbelievers) until the time comes to separate them, which will happen during the Rapture, and certainly on Judgment Day. See Matthew 7:15-23. The "false prophets" may sincerely believe they are doing God's work, but are not committed to double-checking their own doctrine with God's Word; or they may be deliberately trying to deceive people. The wheat and the tares (many of my resources identify these tares as bearded darnel, which looks a lot like wheat) commingle, looking for all the world like they belong together, but they really don't.

In Matthew 24, Jesus is talking specifically about the Rapture and the selectiveness by which God snatches His people away. Only those He deems true believers will be taken up, even if they're working side by side with unbelieving friends.