"As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear."
Scary. Jesus talks in the last half of this chapter about the end days when he comes back to collect his people. He describes us like fish being caught in a net. There will be tons of us who are caught. Not all of them will be saved, only the ones who are handpicked and chosen will be given eternal life. Jesus basically tells us how to escape the "gnashing of teeth." Jesus describes himself and the faith as treasure. If you were walking on some random property and you stumbled upon a pirates treasure chest filled with tons and tons of gold hidden under a tree you would desire it so badly right? So badly to the point where you would sell all you had to get it and hold on to it. So too we must learn to be able to be like that. We need to understand that what we have from Christ is of greater value than anything. We must be keen enough to know when something is simply not worth it if it costs a part of our treasure.
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