From: Marilyn AgeeRe: Bruce Warner (25 April 2011)
"MORE ABOUT THE 'WHEAT'....."Hi:
> > Luke 3:16-18
> > "John answered, saying to all, I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. HE WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out his threshing floor, and GATHER (rapture) THE WHEAT (Bride/Church) INTO HIS BARN (heaven); but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire."Thank you for quoting a different version. Now I can see that Luke 3:16-18 is talking about the barley Rapture, the First-Trump Rapture, because it literally says, "His WINNOWING FAN is in His hand." I looked up the Greek, and "ptuon" actually means WINNOWING FORK. A winnowing fork is used in the barley harvest. A tribulum is used in the wheat harvest. Therefore, "sitos," grain, should, in this case, be understood as barley instead of wheat.We must keep in mind that a winnowing fork is used to harvest barley, and a tribulum is used to thresh wheat.The barley harvest stands for the Rapture of the Philadelphian Church, and the wheat harvest stands for the Rapture of the Laodicean Church, the 144,000 Israelites, and a vast number of other Tribulation saints (Rev 7).The light dawns. I finally understand Luke 3:17. We are the barley harvest that follows Christ, the Firstfruit of barley. The counting of the omer refers to omers of barley that are waved each day of the countdown.Ascension Day has to do with the barley harvest and maybe the First-Trump Rapture. Luke 3:17 is talking about the rapture of the barley (maybe on Ascension Day, May 29, 2011).Luke 3:17 (ISV) says, "His WINNOWING FORK (for winnowing barley) is in his hand to clean up his threshing floor. He will gather (i.e., rapture) the GRAIN (BARLEY, the wise virgins) into his barn, but he will burn the chaff with inextinguishable fire" (in hell).> > Matthew 13:30
> > "Let both grow together until the harvest (rapture), and at the time of the harvest (rapture) I will say to the reapers, First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but GATHER (rapture) THE WHEAT (Bride/Church) INTO MY BARN."
Mt 13:30 is talking about the wheat harvest, the rapture of the Tribulation saints. The tribulum is used to thresh wheat. Pentecost is the beginning of the wheat harvest that ends with the rapture of the Tribulation saints on the Feast of Trumpets, probably on Sept 14, 2015, the Day of God's Wrath). The tares will be burned the same day, after the Last-Trump Rapture takes place.Remember that when a winnowing fork is mentioned, it is talking about barley. Mt 3:12 (ISV) says, "His winnowing fork is in his hand. He will clean up his threshing floor and gather his grain (barley) into the barn, but he will burn the chaff with inextinguishable fire" (hell).
Luke 3:17 (ISV) says, "His winnowing fork is in his hand to clean up his threshing floor. He will gather the grain (barley) into his barn, but he will burn the chaff with inextinguishable fire" (hell).
THE FIRST DAY AND LAST DAY RAPTURES
John 6:37-40 (ISV) says, "Everything the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never turn away. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of the one who sent me. 39 And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I SHOULD NOT LOSE ANYTHING that he has given me, but should raise it to life on THE LAST DAY (i.e., the Last-Trump Rapture on the last day of this age). 40 For this is my Father's will, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him to life on the LAST DAY."
Since there is a "last day," there is a first day. To me, those two days represent the two Raptures. The Philadelphians (who had no condemnation mentioned) represent the church, the wise virgins that are raptured on the FIRST DAY (maybe May 29, 2011). The Laodiceans represent the church, the foolish virgins, that are raptured on the LAST DAY (maybe Sept 14, 2015) of this age.
ANOTHER THOUGHT WHILE I HAVE THE ISV OPEN, JESUS WAS RESURRECTED ON SUNDAY
Some people think JESUS AROSE ON SATURDAY, but Mark 16:9 (ISV) says, "After JESUS ROSE EARLY ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK (SUNDAY), he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons."
Bruce Warner (25 April 2011)
"MORE ABOUT THE 'WHEAT'....."
Dear Doves,
Luke 3:16-18
"John answered, saying to all, I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. HE WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out his threshing floor, and GATHER (rapture) THE WHEAT (Bride/Church) INTO HIS BARN (heaven); but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire."
After we have been 'baptized with the Holy Spirit' (ie. re-born of Spirit) we become the 'Firstfruits of the Spirit' and are the Bride/Church and the 'wheat harvest' to be raptured to heaven.
Matthew 13:30
"Let both grow together until the harvest (rapture), and at the time of the harvest (rapture) I will say to the reapers, First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but GATHER (rapture) THE WHEAT (Bride/Church) INTO MY BARN."
At the time of the rapture the tares will be separated from the 'wheat who is the Bride/Church' which will be raptured to heaven.
Exodus 34:22-23 & 25
"And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of THE FIRSTFRUITS OF WHEAT HARVEST, and the Feast of Ingathering at years end. Three times in a year your men shall appear before the Lord, the Lord God of Israel.
(25)"YOU SHALL NOT OFFER THE BLOOD OF MY SACRIFICE WITH LEAVEN, nor shall the sacrifice of the Feast of Passover be left until morning."
The 'single-loaf' of Barley Bread baked without leaven from the 'Firstfruits of the barley harvest' offered by the priest during the Passover/Feast of Unleavened Bread/Firstfruits is representative of Jesus who is the 'Firstfruits of the Dead'.
The 'two-loaves' of wheat bread baked with leaven from the 'Firstfruits of the wheat harvest' offered by the priest during the Feast of Weeks/Pentecost are representative of the 'dead in Christ' and the 'living in Christ' who are the 'Firstfruits of the Holy Spirit' who we were given on the Feast of Weeks/Pentecost.
Jesus is the unleavened, barley 'Bread of Life' and the 'Firstfruits of the dead'. The Bride/Church is the leavened, wheat bread and the 'Firstfruits of the Spirit'.
According to Your Word, come Lord Jesus!
Bruce Warner