The Parable Of The Net - Part 2

If you will remember…last week… we spent time talking about… the parable of the dragnet. And we talked about the first great truth… of this parable. And the first great truth of this parable… is that we're living… in the days of "gospel invitation". We've been given the privilege …we've been given the authority…to say to anybody… anywhere "Come!". We have been given the glorious job… of throwing the gospel net… into a sea of lost souls. But now there is a second truth here that I want us to see. And I think it is the main truth of the parable. Not only is Jesus illustrating "gospel invitation" in this parable…but He's also illustrating "gospel separation". And I think that's the main thing the Lord is emphasizing. The main emphasis in the parable… is towards the future. He is looking toward a future day. Now look at Matthew 13:49. Jesus is explaining this parable… and he begins explaining the meaning of this parable… as it pertains to the future.