THE GOOD SEED = A GENERATION

"For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among
the nations ... A SEED shall serve him; it shall be accounted to
the Lord for A GENERATION."   Ps 22:28-30

That verse explains what Jesus meant when he said:

"Verily I say unto you, This GENERATION  shall not pass, till
all these things be fulfilled.  Heaven and earth shall pass away,
but my words shall not pass away."  Matt 24:34-35

In the parable of the wheat and tares, Jesus taught his disciples
that THE GOOD SEED are the children of the kingdom that
will remain in the world until the end.

"... The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed
GOOD SEED in his field:  But while men slept, his enemy came
and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.  But when
the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared
the tares also.  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.  Matt 13:24-30

Later, Jesus explained his parable to the disciples like this:

"He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the GOOD
SEED is the Son of man; The field is the world; THE GOOD
SEED ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE KINGDOM; but the
tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed
them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the
reapers are the angels.  As therefore the tares are gathered and
burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.  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."  Matt 13:37-41

Jesus  (speaking of his return on judgment day) said:

"But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of
heaven, but my Father only."  Matt:24::36

But this, we do know:   some children of the kingdom will still
be living, watching and  ready when he comes ...

Donna Kupp

   "And the dragon was wroth with the woman,
     and went to make war with the remnant of her seed,
            WHICH KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD,
     AND HAVE THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST."  Rev 12:17 (KJV)