Jesus said to the disciples: "The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. Thus, it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth." "Do you understand all of these things?" They answered, "Yes." And he replied, "Then every scribe who has been instructed in the Kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old." When Jesus finished these parables, he went away from there.
Consideration: From the time of Jesus to the time we live in today very little has changed. Though, violence, hatred, murder, and every other form of sin, have expanded to levels that have the cup of abominations overflowing. The world is at the brink of disaster. The analogy that Jesus describes in this parable is very fitting for the times we live in. We have two choices: To work for the good of mankind, or for its destruction. We are free to choose our direction with no strings attached. When the angels are sent to separate the wicked from the righteous; decisions we make today will determine the destination where we will spend all of eternity. We are free to choose! Amen.
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