Is Bearded Darnel the Tares that Jesus was speaking about in Matthew?”
Jesus’ Parable of Wheat & Tares Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-43 By Gary DeLashmutt Teaching t08782 Slideshow Audio Play Download PowerPoint MP3 (high) MP3 (low) M4A Introduction Last week we began a series on Jesus’ parables of the kingdom of God—which are found in Matthew 13,25. I noted that the seven parables in Matthew 13 have a common theme—”the mysteries of the kingdom” (13:11a). That is, they reveal a portion of God’s kingdom that had not been revealed in the Old Testament. This is why Jesus says 13:34-35 (read). Before we go on to the second parable, let’s briefly review some general observations about this important issue. The Old Testament view of history was that we live in what one biblical author calls “this present evil age”—an age dominated by rebellion and evil. But God is sovereign over history, and one day he would replace this present evil age with his own righteous and loving reign. The event that separates these two periods of history is the coming of God’s Messiah. Jesus
