Matthew 13 introduces parables to the reader of the Gospel. Parables are earthly stories with heavenly meanings. The Lord begins to use this form of teaching to reveal and conceal truth to the listeners. In this second parable (The parable of the “Wheat and the Tares”), the Lord emphasizes the two types of seeds (“wheat” or “tares”) that are planted into the field (“the world”). The question is: “Are you wheat or a tare?”