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Barley |
Wheat |
Grapes |
Olives |
Time of year natural crop and human counterpart is Harvested |
Spring to early summer |
Late spring to |
Late spring to |
Fall |
Method of Harvesting the crop, also reflects how this group of believers are harvested |
Winnowing fork: Soft, pliable Barley is thrown in the air to separate it from the stiffer chaff |
Threshing on a "tribulum" board: Hard shelled wheat is beaten loose before being winnowed in the air |
Winepress: Grapes are crushed to extract the juice |
A rake or stick: Olives are shaken off the tree and raked from the ground all at once |
Which believers these crops represent and method of harvest |
True Bride (God decides who) raptured to meet Jesus in the air before the tribulation or wrath begins |
Christians who God determines need threshing on the "tribulum" (part of the tribulation) |
Martyrs |
Jews who receive Jesus, as Messiah, the two witnesses, 144,000, & other Jewish believers saved alive until Jesus returns at Tribulations end |
Scenario from Bible |
Bodies of God's people, are first resurrected, then worthy living Christians are raptured 1Th 4:15-18 |
Angels separate the wheat from the tares and wheat is raptured Matt 13:24-30 |
These martyred souls are ushered into Heaven at their death |
Two witnesses, resurrected and raptured, 144,000 are raptured Rev 11:1-12 Rev 14:1-5 |
Where each group is mentioned in Book of Revelations |
Rev 4:1 John (type of Barley) goes through the open door in heaven, Rev 3:8-10 Philadelphia church (those God determines worthy) would be saved from trial on Earth
We are told to pray that we are worthy! Luke 21:36 |
Rev 7:13-17 Multitude stands before God, came out of tribulation |
There are always martyrs, many are under the Alter now, Rev 6:9-10 more are being killed right now, many more will die by Antichrist Rev 13:15 |
The olives will re-populate Israel till they are numerous as sand of sea Gen 22:17
Just a few Millennium verses
Rev 19:14 - 20:10 Micah 4:3 Isaiah 11:6 - 9 Isaiah 65:20 - 25 Zech 14:16 - 19 |
Who are the firstfruits of each group as Jesus was firstfruits of those dead and resurrected 1Co 15:20 |
Those God decides are Barley, just like half of the wedding virgins, and the Church of Philadelphia James 1:18 |
No firstfruits of wheat found mentioned as of yet |
No firstfruits of martyrs found mentioned as of yet |
The 144,000 and the two witnesses are the firstfruits of the olive harvest |
When does this harvest happen |
Before the Book of Revelations 7 Seals begins |
Before the seventh seal which begin the actual wrath judgments |
Does not apply |
The 144,000 are raptured (but remain in natural bodies) sometime very near the resurrection of the two witnesses, the rest of the olives live protected from Antichrist (in Petra) and go into the 1000 yrs in natural bodies |