Parables weren’t just “simple stories”—they were a filter: they hid truth from the casual crowd and drew in the people who actually wanted to understand ????????.
In the weeds parable, Jesus says the field is the world (not the church), explaining why good and evil coexist—and the one big command for now is: don’t rip the weeds out yet ????????.
So if you’re stuck in “the in-between,” the question shifts from “How do I escape?” to “How do I live godly in a godless world until He returns?” ⏳????