The Harvest Blog

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 3 continued, “Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?” Before we proceed on to the next verse let us consider the first...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 1 continued, “After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.” BEHOLD: This word is...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 1 “After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.” AFTER THESE THINGS: Not that the...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 1 and 2 “Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not...

Introduction to the Seven Seals “Chapter 4 of Revelation is considered by most bible students to represent a view of the heavenly Father on a throne, with the scene in heaven consisting of various heavenly beings and articles. It’s interesting that the first view of God starts at the throne...

Revelation Chapter 1 VERSE 19 “Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.” (NKJV) “In Verse 19, John is told to write down the things that “he has seen”, and “the things that are”, and “the things that are about to...

Revelation Chapter 1 VERSE 18 “I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” In the previous verse the Lord stated most emphatically that he is “the first and the last”, that is to say he is not only the first and last of...

Revelation Chapter 1 VERSE 17 “And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last.” AND WHEN I SAW HIM, I FELL AT HIS FEET AS DEAD: “This was the literal John’s appropriate response. The symbolic John...

Revelation Chapter 1 VERSE 16 “He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.” HE HAD IN HIS RIGHT HAND SEVEN STARS: Here we would like to present three different views of this verse as each...

Revelation Chapter 1 VERSE 14 “His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire.” HIS HEAD AND HAIR WERE WHITE LIKE WOOL, AS WHITE AS SNOW: “The Master’s hair is compared to wool to signify his wisdom and likeness unto the “Ancient of days”; he is...

Revelation Chapter 1 VERSE 13 “and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band.” AND IN THE MIDST OF THE SEVEN LAMPSTANDS: Thus overseeing them all (Compare Matt 18:20.) The following...

Revelation Chapter 1 VERSE 12 “Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lamp-stands.” “The message that was to be sent was not limited to the seven literal churches named, but symbolically represented the entire church or Gospel age. In a...

Revelation Chapter 1 VERSE 11 “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.” “The words “I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and”, are not found in the...

Revelation Chapter 1 VERSE 10 “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet…” I WAS IN THE SPIRIT ON THE LORD’S DAY: John’s perspective for the entire book of Revelation is that of standing in OUR DAY —the “Day of the Lord” which both Peter and...

Revelation Chapter 1 VERSE 9 continued (As taken from the “Keys of Revelation”) “No doubt John only partially understood the meaning of the many and varied apocalyptic visions he witnessed. However, it was manifestly clear to him that the symbolism's did portend surprising developments...

“The Churches, Seals, and Trumpets all have introductory passages. The Seals have two complete chapters (4 & 5). The Trumpets have only five verses (8:2-6). The Churches have as their introduction one half of Revelation’s opening chapter in which Jesus presents himself with all of those...

The Introductions to the Seven Churches, Seals, and Trumpets Part 1 of Revelation (1:9 - 14:5) consists of the chapters dealing with the five views of the Gospel Age including its Harvest. We usually call the first three views “The Seven Churches,” “The Seven Seals,” and “The Seven Trumpets.”...

DIVINE METHOD OF DEALING WITH THE CHURCH Now, my dear brethren, we have before our minds the Ransom, the necessity for it, the time when the Sacrifice for sin was made, and the time when the merit of that sacrifice is to be applied for the world of mankind. But, meantime, the Church receives...

WHY THE DELAY OF OVER NINETEEN CENTURIES Just here someone may ask, "Why is it that our Lord did not make application of the merit of His sacrifice at Pentecost? Why this long delay of nineteen hundred and more years before He begins this work of blessing the world?" We reply, if it had not...

HOW THIS ECONOMY OPERATES This economical feature of the Divine Plan is a most wonderful thought. By one man's disobedience God permitted the results of that transgression to affect all of Adam’s children. All mankind were involved under the original sin of the one man. "Wherefore as by one...