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— D.L. Moody
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39. The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 40. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this 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 shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:39-42 — KJV
World. Gr. aidn, “age.” The different shades of meaning inherent in the word aidn are apparent from the many ways it is translated in the NT: “world” (Matt. 12:32; 13:22; 24:3; 28:20; Mark 4:19; etc.), “age” (Eph. 2:7; Col. 1:26), “eternal” (Eph. 3:11; 1 Tim. 1:17), “ever” (Matt. 21:19; Luke 1:55; etc.), and, when used with a negative, “never” (Mark 3:29; John 4:14; etc.). For the related adjective form, aionios, “eternal,” “everlasting,” see on Matt. 25:41; cf. Mark 9:43.
Aidn considers “world” from the viewpoint of time, whereas the Gr. kosmos, translated “world” in the NT (see chs. 4:8; 5:14; 13:35, 38; etc.), with but one exception (2 Peter 3:3), considers it from the viewpoint of space. The Scriptures usually speak of the end of the aion (see Matt. 13:39; 24:3; 28:20; etc.), rather than the end of the kosmos. For a discussion of the word kosmos see on ch. 4:8. Another Greek word commonly translated “earth,” or “world,” is oikoumene, which refers specifically to the “inhabited world,” that is, the world from the viewpoint of its suitability as a home for the human race (see Matt. 24:14; Luke 2:1; 4:5; etc.).
Reapers are the angels. See Matt. 24:31; 1 Thess. 4:16, 17.
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