The four fields in Matthew 13 are said to be the seeds of the Word, those who heard the Word of Heaven in Matthew 13:19 that was hidden in parables and understood it. Jesus spoke about the mystery of heaven in parables to fulfil the words of an Old Testament prophet.

2600 years ago, the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah prophesied that there would be a day where the seed of man and of animal would be sown. About 600 years later, the Son of Man sowed the seed of man, which is the word of God. On the other hand, the pastors belonging to Satan sowed the (untruthful) seed of the beast (animal). What are the fields where the seed of God and the seed of the devil have been sown? The field where the seed of the Word is sown is the heart of man. The fact that there are four fields means that those who accept the Word have four types of hearts.

The first is a path, which refers to those who hear the Word but do not understand it. Jesus said that this seed falls by the wayside and fails to be sown, so a bird comes and takes the seed. This means that when one hears the Word of Heaven, a wicked person comes and immediately takes away the word that was scattered on one’s heart, so one does not understand it. Here, the wicked person refers to Satan and the false pastor that Satan uses. The word was given, but it was taken away and became an empty field as it had originally been.

The second type of heart is a rocky field. Jesus said that when one hears the word, one immediately receives it with joy, but has no root. When the Word of Heaven is being testified, Satan interferes in various ways to prevent the seed of faith from taking root. This is because God, who is the Creator of heaven and earth, is working to restore His kingdom and recover everything that has been stolen, by making this word of truth known.

The third heart is a thorny field. In this thorny field, the seed falls but thorns grow and choke the plant from growing. This refers to those who do not bear fruit because of the worries, riches and pleasures of life. God said that the love of money is the root of all evil and the thoughts of the flesh lead to death, becoming enemies of God. What good is it to enjoy all of life’s pleasures if one cannot enter heaven?

Lastly, there is a record of the good field (soil), which represents a person who listens to the Word with an open heart, keeps it, and by persevering bears fruit. As a result, he or she bears one hundred, sixty or thirty times more fruit. Physically speaking, there is no such thing as a ‘good field’ from the outset. The rocks and thorns must be removed from within in order to become a good field. A good field is one which has experienced and overcome all these things.

In other words, one can become a good field only when one perceives the hidden word of Heaven, plants it in one’s heart and overcomes the temptations and pleasures of life to bear fruit through patience. Who is the reality of the good field? 2000 years ago, Jesus and his 12 disciples were born again with the seed of the word of heaven, and at that time the Pharisees, Sadducees and teachers of Satan were the demon-possessed (cult). Today, when the book of Revelation is being fulfilled, Jesus harvests those born of God's seed from the field where God’s seed was sown. The 12 tribes of Shincheonji, a new kingdom and a new people, are created by sealing those who have been harvested. These are the firstfruits of Mount Zion in Revelation 14, who have patiently overcome all persecution and testing. These are the realities of the good field.