ISB ~ Matthew 13 v47 - 50

The parable of the Dragnet envisions the Day of Judgment when the righteous are separated from the wicked (compare 13:49 with 25:32). Leading up to this event, men and women are gathered into the kingdom from all nations, just as a net pulled through the sea collects various species of fish. The fishermen of the parable are the apostles and missionaries of the Church (see 4:18-19). The angels are elsewhere linked with the coming of Christ in judgment (16:27; 2 Thess 1:7).