SusanB
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Here is a link to the chapter in audio and for reading, https://jehovah-is-king.com/harvest/
It seems that an explanation of the Harvest would be a good start, at least what is to me a correct understanding. And, to not spend the initial time in refuting doctrinal error, at least to start with.
Jesus used the term “harvest” in two different ways. One way was in general to illustrate the work that dedicated Christians perform in witnessing with the goal of making disciples. He also used the term harvest in a very specific way in describing events during the concluding judgment. As pointed out in Chapter 3, the difference in the two analogies is that in the final harvest the reapers are angels and not christian ministers. Here are some scriptures to consider.
Matthew 13:30: “Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest season, I will tell the reapers: First collect the weeds and bind them in bundles to burn them up; then gather the wheat into my storehouse.’”
Jesus’ explanation is found at Matthew 13:40-42: “Therefore, just as the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be in the conclusion of the system of things. The Son of man will send his angels, and they will collect out from his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling and people who practice lawlessness, and they will pitch them into the fiery furnace. There is where their weeping and the gnashing of their teeth will be.”
I’m particularly interested in Matthew 13:43 because it is my hope to see the fulfillment of this prophecy.
Matthew 13:43: “At that time the righteous ones will shine as brightly as the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. Let the one who has ears listen.”
Just to highlight how important this event will be and how recognizable it should be to people of faith, I did a search for scriptures that similarly describe times when this brightness of the sun was used as a description or an event that was witnessed as indicating a supernatural event so that we can understand what we will be seeing in the future.
Transfiguration at Matthew 17:2: “And he was transfigured before them; his face shone as the sun, and his outer garments became brilliant as the light.“
Acts 26:13: “I saw at midday on the road, O King, a light beyond the brilliance of the sun flash from heaven around me and around those traveling with me.“
Revelation 1:16: “And he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth a sharp, long, two-edged sword was protruding, and his countenance was like the sun when it shines at its brightest.”
Revelation 10:1: “And I saw another strong angel descending from heaven, arrayed with a cloud, and a rainbow was on his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire“
It seems that an explanation of the Harvest would be a good start, at least what is to me a correct understanding. And, to not spend the initial time in refuting doctrinal error, at least to start with.
Jesus used the term “harvest” in two different ways. One way was in general to illustrate the work that dedicated Christians perform in witnessing with the goal of making disciples. He also used the term harvest in a very specific way in describing events during the concluding judgment. As pointed out in Chapter 3, the difference in the two analogies is that in the final harvest the reapers are angels and not christian ministers. Here are some scriptures to consider.
Matthew 13:30: “Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest season, I will tell the reapers: First collect the weeds and bind them in bundles to burn them up; then gather the wheat into my storehouse.’”
Jesus’ explanation is found at Matthew 13:40-42: “Therefore, just as the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be in the conclusion of the system of things. The Son of man will send his angels, and they will collect out from his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling and people who practice lawlessness, and they will pitch them into the fiery furnace. There is where their weeping and the gnashing of their teeth will be.”
I’m particularly interested in Matthew 13:43 because it is my hope to see the fulfillment of this prophecy.
Matthew 13:43: “At that time the righteous ones will shine as brightly as the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. Let the one who has ears listen.”
Just to highlight how important this event will be and how recognizable it should be to people of faith, I did a search for scriptures that similarly describe times when this brightness of the sun was used as a description or an event that was witnessed as indicating a supernatural event so that we can understand what we will be seeing in the future.
Transfiguration at Matthew 17:2: “And he was transfigured before them; his face shone as the sun, and his outer garments became brilliant as the light.“
Acts 26:13: “I saw at midday on the road, O King, a light beyond the brilliance of the sun flash from heaven around me and around those traveling with me.“
Revelation 1:16: “And he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth a sharp, long, two-edged sword was protruding, and his countenance was like the sun when it shines at its brightest.”
Revelation 10:1: “And I saw another strong angel descending from heaven, arrayed with a cloud, and a rainbow was on his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire“
