The Harvest Blog

What does it mean to be baptized in the Holy Spirit? As was mentioned in our previous post the baptism of the holy spirit came upon the Church at Pentecost and as such has continued with us even unto this day. To be baptized in the holy spirit is to be baptized into Jesus Christ, and to be...

We have put together the following in response to our friend Dave’s comment on our post in which we had stated: “The Scriptures make a distinction between the faithful of the past who were moved by the holy spirit, and those during the Gospel age who are begotten by the holy spirit. Both have...

Revelation Chapter 5 VERSE 6 “And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.” AND...

Words and Phrases The Seven Spirits The expression, THE SEVEN SPIRITS, occurs four times in the book of Revelation. A comparison of these usages reveals the likely interpretation of the meaning. Rev. 1:4: shows the seven spirits BEFORE THE THRONE —a symbol of the position of SERVICE. Rev...

Revelation Chapter 5 VERSE 5 “But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.” BUT ONE OF THE ELDERS: (Those which we saw introduced in Chapter 4) This verse could be very...

Revelation Chapter 5 VERSE 4 “So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it.” SO I WEPT MUCH: It is certainly possible that the literal John had this reaction. The expectancy aroused by Chapter 4 would have him in great anticipation of the...

Let us now take a look at 1 Cor 2:9-14 Verse 9 “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man (the natural man), the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” Verse 10 “But God hath revealed [them] to us (The New Creation) by his Spirit; for the...

"Grieve not the holy spirit of God whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption." (Eph 4:30) So then if the holy spirit is only an influence per say, how can (it) be grieved and/ or insulted? "Quench not the spirit." (1 Thess 5:19.) To quench signifies to extinguish, as to extinguish a...

The Spirit of God, Part 1 "Grieve not the holy spirit of God whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption." (Eph 4:30) “This scripture is cited to prove that the Holy Spirit is a person, the argument being that only a person can be “grieved”. It is significant, we believe, that...

Revelation Chapter 5 VERSE 2 and 3 “Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals? And no one in heaven OR ON THE EARTH OR UNDER THE EARTH was able to open the scroll, or to look at it.” “The same unworthiness which was found...

Revelation Chapter 5 VERSE 2 and 3 “Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals? AND NO ONE IN HEAVEN or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it.” “The Apostle was impressed with the...

Revelation Chapter 5 VERSE 2 “Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?” THEN I SAW: Here is another marker. John wants now to draw our attention away from the hand and book and toward something else. A STRONG ANGEL: Who...

“After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of (or from) all nations, tribes, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands” (Rev 7:9) This particular company is said to be STANDING...

“After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of (or from) all nations, tribes, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands” (Rev 7:9) This group of individuals consists of an “unknown...

Without Chronology, the Interpretation Goes Astray Many of those who attempt to interpret Revelation don't see that the time periods of 1260 days, 42 months, and 3 ½ years are NOT to be interpreted as LITERAL time periods. For that reason, they think that many of the events fall into a future 3...

Many Christians are unaware of just how important the study of Chronology is in relationship to prophecy, especially in the study of the book of Revelation, and as such have no idea of where precisely they are on the stream of time or of impending events. Bible Chronology not only confirms that...

THE ONENESS VIEW The Oneness view was popular in the Third century A.D. and helped lead to the Trinity. It became popular again at the beginning of this century with the Pentecostal movement. Like the Trinity, this view holds that God is one person rather than three. They explain Jesus and the...

There are four primary theologies held by the Christianity today in respects to God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. They are the Oneness theology, the Trinitarian theology, the Arian theology and the Unitarian theology. 1) The Oneness theology is held by some Pentecostal groups such...

Revelation Chapter 5 VERSE 1 continued, “And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.” “Since a book or scroll is usually held in the left hand, this detail concerning the right hand should not be considered a more...

Revelation Chapter 5 VERSE 1 continued, “And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.” “To the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the...