The Harvest Blog

Called Ones According to His Purpose (Rom. 8:28-30) “In considering this topic we cannot do better than follow carefully the Apostle's words and logical reasoning’s. In the preceding verses (22,23) what is God's purpose in calling the New Creation--that they are called to receive a great...

The election of the New Creation “We have already seen that this election does not imply that the non-elect shall receive injury; but, on the contrary, that it implies the blessing of the non-elect in due time. We might add in this connection that neither Justice nor Love could make any...

“The doctrine of election, as generally understood, is a very repulsive one, full of partiality and inequity; but this is the result of misunderstanding the divine Word on this subject. The election taught in the Scriptures, must be conceded by all to be one of the grandest doctrines of the...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 9, 10 and 11 “ Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 A word of Warning, continued VERSE 8 continued, “And then the lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.” Comment: This verse shows that the epiphania is future. If the epiphania...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 A word of Warning, continued VERSE 8 “And then the lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.” “And then shall that Wicked one [the system of error] be revealed [Greek...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 A word of Warning, continued VERSE 5 “Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? Paul was saying, “I told you about these things in the past.” When he was with the Thessalonians, he had discussed end-of-the-age events with them at...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 A word of Warning, continued “Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition… VERSE 4 “…who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 A word of Warning, continued VERSE 3 “Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition.” If we were not familiar with Present Truth (truths now due in our day) we...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 A word of Warning, continued Although the warning here comes near the end of this chapter (Verses 9-12 respectively) nevertheless for the sake of those not so familiar with the implications of the text we should begin with Verse 1 in order to get the full picture of...

Matthew Chapter 24 A WORD OF WARNING Typically it has been the practice of the Lord’s spokesmen to avoid discussing anything which is deemed to be neither edifying nor uplifting to a believers walk, this would most assuredly include anything involving the great time of trouble and the dark...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSES 23 and 24 “Then (during the period described in verses 15-19) if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false Christ’s and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.”...

One of the many stumbling blocks we observe in correctly interpreting this prophecy is in establishing the proper sequence of events. Unfortunately many imagine events as one directly following the next just as it is written, but that is not how events are being described. Perhaps a review of...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 8 continued, “The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!” As taken from The Keys of Revelation. Wings are used...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 8 “The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!” Similar to the vision we see here in Revelation, is that which...

Words and Phrases The Four Living Creatures HOW DO WE KNOW THE FOUR BEASTS REPRESENT GOD'S ATTRIBUTES? It has become standard Bible student response to say that the four living ones (four "beasts" in the KJV) of Revelation represent the four attributes of God —Wisdom, Justice, Love, and...

Exodus 24:9-11 - these verses read as follows: “Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity. But on...

“You are my friends if you do whatever I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.” (John 15:14, 15) Our Lord’s disciples had a unique...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 7 continued, “The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.” (3) MAN: “God is love,” says the apostle (1 John 4:8, 16). That...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 7 “The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.” It is important that these four are numbered. When the study of the first...