What Did Jesus Mean By Goats And Tares In Contrast To Sheep And Wheat?

The answer: Goat is symbolic or metaphorical to the unsaved, lost, and false converts who refuse to accept Christ as their Savior and Lord.

Sheep is symbolic or metaphorical to a believer looking to Christ as being like a good Shepherd that will lead, guide, direct, and protect them. Plus, it complies to receiving and accepting Him as Lord, Redeemer, and Savior.

Not to mention, tares is also symbolic or metaphorical to pretenders, false converts, counterfeiters, or individuals portraying to be a sincere believer wheat (which is symbolic to a genuine believer.

So like my grandmother use to say there are tares among the wheat and goats among the sheep.

Wisely, humbly, and obediently, it is imperative that we study to show ourselves approved as we continually look to the author and finisher of our faith, if we sincerely entrust Him as the Way, the Truth, and the Life over our lives

Matthew 25:31-33 (KJV)

Verse 31: When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

Verse 32: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

Verse 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Now I will share with you Matthew 13:24-30 (KJV) in reference to the Tares and Wheats.


Verse 24: Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

Verse 25: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

Verse 26: But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

Verse 27: 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?

Verse 28: He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

Verse 29: But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

Verse 30: 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.

God bless and take care everyone.

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