The Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 13:44-50

Kingdom of Heaven like a hidden treasure,
In a field a man finds it in sheer pleasure;
Secluding it, he sells all that he now own,
Buy the field for whatever price is known;
Kingdom of God is as the merchant man,
Seeking goodly pearls is part of his plan;
When he found one pearl at a high price,
Sold all of he had making such a sacrifice;
Kingdom of Heaven as a net in the sea,
Gather every kind of fish as you and me;
When full, men draw it ashore and sit down,
They sort the good into vessels as found;
But the bad ones are then to be cast out,
Because their value is filled with doubt;
So then shall the time of the world to end,
As angels are summoned by Jesus to send;
They'll divide the righteous from the evil,
Throwing them into the fire of the devil;
There'll be wailing and gnashing of teeth,
As their remains burn in the fire beneath.

Richard Newton Sherrer

Copyright ©2004 Richard Newton Sherrer

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