Matthew 13:39 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

the end of the world. the end of the age, age-time, or dispensation. The expression occurs six times (here, verses: Matthew 13:40; Matthew 13:49; Matthew 13:3; Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 9:26), always in this sense.

end. Greek. sunteleia (not " telos "). closing time, denoting the joining of two age-times: i.e. the closing time of one leading on to the other. The sunteleia mark the closing period, while telos marks the actual and final end.

the angels. angels. In Matthew 13:41 "His angels".

Matthew 13:39

39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.