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The King Refines His People SpirituallyGod’s Kingdom Rules!
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The dragnet represents the Kingdom preaching that is taking place throughout the sea of humanity (See paragraph 18)
18 Letting “a dragnet . . . down into the sea.” The dragnet represents the Kingdom preaching that is taking place throughout the sea of humanity. “Gathering fish of every kind.” The good news attracts people of all kinds—those who take steps to become true Christians, as well as many others who may initially show some interest but do not really take a stand for pure worship.e Collecting “the fine ones into containers.” Honesthearted ones are gathered into containerlike congregations, where they can render clean worship to Jehovah. Throwing away “the unsuitable” fish. Throughout the last days, Christ and the angels have been separating “the wicked from among the righteous.”f As a result, those who lack the right heart condition—who are perhaps unwilling to abandon wrong beliefs or practices—have not been allowed to taint the congregations.g
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The King Refines His People SpirituallyGod’s Kingdom Rules!
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f The separating of the fine fish from the unsuitable fish is not the same as the separating of the sheep from the goats. (Matt. 25:31-46) The separating, or final judgment, of the sheep and the goats takes place during the coming great tribulation. Until then, those who are like unsuitable fish may return to Jehovah and be gathered into containerlike congregations.—Mal. 3:7.
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