the new Christian movement degenerated into the very thing that Christ fought against.
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Ninelives, that is exactly what was foretold would happen. (Matthew 13:24-30) Jesus went on to explain:
“The sower of the fine seed is the Son of man; the field is the world. As for the fine seed, these are the sons of the Kingdom, but the weeds are the sons of the wicked one, and the enemy who sowed them is the Devil. The harvest is a conclusion of a system of things, and the reapers are angels. Therefore, just as the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be in the conclusion of the system of things. The Son of man will send his angels, and they will collect out from his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling and people who practice lawlessness, and they will pitch them into the fiery furnace. There is where their weeping and the gnashing of their teeth will be." - Matthew 13-37-42
Happily we are now in the "conclusion of a system of things" where the separation is taking place.
