The Harvest Blog

The following remarks were made by the Pastor in response to a live debate he was having with the Rev. Dr. E. L. Eaton, a local Methodist minister. “The Scriptures teach that all mankind when they die are dead. It seems a strange proposition to have to make to an intelligent audience, that...

A little further clarification: To our understanding, all who died previously to our Lord’s parousia (the Second Advent) passed into a "sleep" or "unclothed" condition to wait for this time, when the sleeping should be awakened in resurrection by their Lord, or the unclothed be clothed upon of...

Having examined the first proof text (Phil 1:21-23) supplied by our friend, which he believes supports his theory that upon death the Christian goes immediately to be with the Lord we should like to take a look at his second text, 2 Cor 5:6-9: “We are always of good courage. We know that while...

Once again a quick review of what we have learned from our examination of Phil 1:20-23 “According to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by LIFE or by DEATH. To me to live...

In our previous post the question was asked as to what truth and how much of it we must understand to be held accountable, the answer being it is not the quantity of the truth that makes us accountable, but rather the quality or type of knowledge understood. This knowledge is that which all true...

What exactly constitutes “the knowledge of the truth”, and upon denial of this truth, what constitutes the sin unto death? We answer that the sin unto death is a sin against light and knowledge. No man can sin the sin unto death unless he has knowledge. It is not a sin of ignorance; it is a...

Thus far in our examination of Hebrews 6:4-6 we have determined that those, 1) Who were once enlighten 2) Who have tasted the heavenly gift 3) Who have become partakers of the Holy Spirit 4) Who have tasted the good word of God 5) Who have tasted the powers of the age to come …Were in fact...

In our examination thus far of Heb 6:4-6 we have established that those who were ONCE enlighten, were definitely those who had previously been made righteous, cleansed by the blood, thus (at one time) true followers of the Lord, for the scriptures are quite implicit that, “truth [light...

We now continue with our examination of Heb 6:4-6 to determine to whom it applies. In our previous posts we took a look at the opening part of Verse 4, viz. “For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened…” Upon investigation we established two facts, 1) That only those who have...

THE ENLIGHTENED continued “For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance...

THE ENLIGHTENED “For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened…” First of all what is implied by being “enlighten”, and who are those who possess this “enlightenment”? The definition of the word “enlighten” as taken from the dictionary means to give (someone) greater knowledge and...

Many believers who have committed gross sins or who have been overtaken time and time again by some besetting sin convince themselves that they have committed the sin unto death, but let such remember this, the fact that they feel remorse and are heart broken, saddened, and long to return to...

"But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others, which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this I say unto you, by the word of...

“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell, for I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.” (Phil 1:21-23 NKJV) “In no way...

Once again take a look at the preceding verse (Phil 1:20), "According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or death." Mark the expression whether...

We continue once again with our look at the comments made by one of our forum members who believes that when a Christian dies he (apart from his body) does not sleep in death to await the resurrection, but goes immediately to be with the Lord. As proof of his position he supplied the following...

Now what about our friend’s reference to James 2:26, that “the body without the spirit is dead”, does this not prove his point? He states, “The body is the only part of man that dies at physical death. The reason it dies is because the inner man, the life of the body, leaves the body. It then...

The following comments were made by one of our forum members under the thread “No-one has gone to heaven?” and are typical of the beliefs held by many believers. Note we are not selectively pointing out this individual, but are merely presenting his viewpoint as it representative of the same or...

THE PROPOSITION "The proposition under discussion as stated is a clear admission that the dead are unconscious for the reason it assumes -- that there is to be an awakening. Mark the words thereof, 'that the dead are unconscious from the moment of death until the moment of awakening to the...

DEATH -- SLEEP Since God has made provision for the awakening of the dead to the resurrection, the Bible frequently speaks of death as sleep. Sleep is a symbol of death, and the word is used in that sense. A man lies down to sleep and we say he will wake again. And so we say with reference to...