Jesus teaches that the Kingdom of Heaven will contain evil and righteous for a time, but that they will be seperated in the end.
Matthew 13:47-51 47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind; 48 when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous 50 and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 51 "Have you understood all this?" They answered, "Yes."
Do we ignore Jesus' teaching that not everyone who appears to be part of the Kingdom of God really is? And yet, his Kingdom will still be accomplished
Note: Wow this is harsh! The Kingdom of Heaven has standards of membership... righteous fish stay and evil fish go. Jesus doesn't say here what makes a fish good or bad. But it seems to be a warning to expect that some who claim to be part of the Kingdom are not really part of the longterm Kingdom.
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