LORD OF THE HARVEST

 

LORD OF THE HARVEST Study of Revelation Continued REVELATION 14.14 I looked, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud one sitting like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 14.15 Another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Send your sickle, and reap; for the hour to reap has come; for the harvest of the earth is ripe!” 14.16 He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped. -WEB Bible. REVELATION 14.17 Another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven. He also had a sharp sickle. 14.18 Another angel came out from the altar, he who has power over fire, and he called with a great voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Send your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for the earth’s grapes are fully ripe!” 14.19 The angel thrust his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vintage of the earth, and threw it into the great wine press of the wrath of God.  -WEB Bible. As the Tribulation draws to a close, there will be two harvests to bring in. First, there is the wheat harvest, which is the good crop. John the Baptist predicted this harvest and described Jesus as the fierce "Lord of the Harvest" who would burn away the worthless chaff and save the valuable wheat (Luke 3:16). Jesus made a similar prediction during his ministry. LUKE 3:16 John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." And now, in Revelation we learn there will also be a grape harvest, which will go into the winepress. The harvest of the grapes is a metaphor for the great army of Armageddon, which will be slaughtered when Christ returns. Revelation doesn’t go into graphic detail about the battle of Armageddon, but the metaphor gives a very grim idea of it. The next five chapters of Revelation will describe all the significant events that happen when Christ returns. The harvest of wheat and grapes is only part of it. Study of Revelation Continues on Thursdays IMAGE CREDIT: Wheat harvest and grapes harvest, AI images by ChatGPT Dall-E3.

 

CHRIST IS SUPREME

 

CHRIST IS SUPREME Colossians 1:15-23 NLT Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault. But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. Colossians 1:15-23 NLT

 

THE STRAWBERRY POISON DART FROG

 

THE STRAWBERRY POISON DART FROG Let every thing that has breath praise the Lord. Psalm 150:6 The strawberry poison dart frog is one of the most astonishing examples of parental care in the animal world. Deep in the rainforests of Central America, this tiny amphibian performs a survival strategy so precise and coordinated that every step has to work together perfectly from the beginning. Unlike most frogs that simply lay eggs in water and leave, the female strawberry poison dart frog lays her eggs on the damp rainforest floor. The father guards the eggs constantly, keeping them moist and protected. When the tadpoles hatch, they instinctively wriggle onto their mother’s back. She then carries each tiny tadpole individually through the rainforest, searching for rain-filled bromeliad plants high above the forest floor. Inside these plants are tiny pools of water. The mother carefully places one tadpole into each separate pool so they will not compete or eat one another. Then comes perhaps the most incredible part: every few days she returns to each hidden location and feeds every tadpole with unfertilized eggs specially produced as food. She remembers multiple locations scattered throughout the forest and repeats this process for six to eight weeks until the tadpoles fully develop into frogs. How could such a system evolve step by step? If the mother did not transport the tadpoles, they would die. If she did not feed them, they would starve. If the tadpoles lacked the instinct to climb onto her back, the cycle would fail immediately. Every behavior depends on the others already existing and functioning together. This is not random chaos struggling toward order. It is coordinated design. The instincts, memory, timing, anatomy, and behavior all point to intentional creation. Even a tiny rainforest frog reflects astonishing wisdom and care from the Creator. By Biblical Creation on Facebook: CLICK HERE Used with Permission

 

MEMORIAL DAY 2026

 

I HEARD THE VOICE OF JESUS SAY I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Come unto Me and rest; Lay down, O weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast.” I came to Jesus as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad; I found in him a resting-place, And he has made me glad. I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Behold, I freely give The living water; thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live.” I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in him. I heard the voice of Jesus say, “I am this dark world’s Light; Look unto me, your morn shall rise, And all your day be bright.” I looked to Jesus, and I found In him my Star, my Sun; And in that Light of life I’ll walk, Till traveling days are done. By Horatius Bonar (1846)   THE MISSING MAN MEMORIAL TABLE Representing six branches of the Armed Forces: