Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 3:12

12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into his garner: but will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

Iudea is at present Gods floor, the only Church he hath upon the Earth, but there is Chaff upon this floor, as well as Wheat. Now he is come, who will make a Separation, betwixt the Chaff and the Wheat: Who by his Preaching the Gospel will distinguish betwixt Israel, and those that are of Israel, Rom. 9.6. betwixt those who living in the true Expectation of the Messias shall receive him now he is come, and those that by their not owning and receiving him, shall declare that they never had any true Expectation of him, shall separate them into distinct Heaps, raising up a Go[illegible: 1 letter]pel Church, and shall at the last day make yet a [illegible: 2 letters]rict Discrimination, and througly Purge his floor, taking true Believers into Heaven, and burning Unbelievers with unquenchable Fire, casting them into Torments like unquenchable F[illegible: 1 letter]re.