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To: metmom

“Scripture states that the Gospel will be preached in the whole earth before the end comes, but does not say whether or not there will be a great harvest of souls. As a matter of fact, Scripture indicates an apostasy before the end. The love of many will grow cold.”

Rev. 14:14-20
14. Behold, a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

16. And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

17. And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

18. And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

19. And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

20. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress.

To be fair Revelation speaks of a huge harvest of souls followed by a harvest of wrath. Yet the folks you speak of seem to be ignoring the harvest of wrath. There might be a “latter rain” but it will be in the midst of world wide persecution as Revelation states that multitudes are put to death for refusing to be a part of the Beast/false prophet/image antichrist system. The two witnesses are in the battle as are the 144 thousand set apart ones. Moses vs the priests of Pharoah or Elijah vs the priests of Baal...on a worldwide epic scale. Christians are persecuted but they are not without supernatural help and for 42 months the plans of the Antichrist and his system are stimied. At some point the rapture occurs...perhaps at the same time as the witnesses are raised from the dead...perhaps earlier than when the beast system takes full charge and the martyrs of the beast sytem will be those who missed their first pre-rapture oppurtunity but believed later...there is scriptural support for several views.


146 posted on 12/26/2011 3:52:06 PM PST by mdmathis6 (Christ came not to make mankind into God but to put God into men!)
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To: mdmathis6

Yes, that harvest happens but during the Tribulation period, not prior to it and certainly not because of the dominionist movement, or apostolic reformation movement that these folks claim is going to usher in the kingdom of God and banish death.

This apostolic reformation movement with its thinking and teaching that we can bring in the kingdom of God here and now eliminates the need for the Tribulation. Scripture would then be wrong that it is going to happen.


149 posted on 12/26/2011 4:09:40 PM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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