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The Harvest of the Saints introduces and examines a little-known rapture theory based on the Old Testament blueprint of a traditional harvest.

The Harvest of the Saints was written to reintroduce and examine the “harvest concept,” an end-time rapture theory that has remained hidden in the shadows for over a century. Unlike most rapture scenarios that rely upon a limited framework of supporting Scripture, the harvest concept is based on a compelling body of biblical evidence that also provides insight into other related end-time events. Specific topics include

— the clearly defined Old Testament blueprint of a traditional harvest and its application to an end-time harvest of the saints,

— why Jesus will come both as a thief in the night and visibly in the clouds as our conquering King,

— the importance of overcoming and the prospect of escaping “the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth” (Rev. 3:10),

— why outer darkness and the lake of fire represent two separate areas of confinement established to serve two entirely different purposes, and

— the ordered sequence of end-time events, their purposes, and their interrelationships.

Please join me as we bring the “harvest concept” out of the shadows and into the light where we can “test all things; [and] hold fast what is good” (1 Thess. 5:21).

Jim Wainscott

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Publié par	Inspiring Voices
Date de parution	13 septembre 2018
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781462412457
Langue	English

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The Harvest of the Saints
The Gathering of the Firstfruits, the Main Harvest, and the Gleaning
Jim Wainscott

Copyright © 2018 Jim Wainscott.

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Hebrew and Greek word definitions are taken from Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, Copyright 1985, Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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ISBN: 978-1-4624-1244-0 (sc)
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910424

Inspiring Voices rev. date: 11/14/2023
Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Constructing the Framework
1.Essentials vs. Nonessentials
2.Preserved Complete and without Blame
3.An Inheritance at Stake
4.The Call to Overcome
5.Clothed in Righteousness
6.The Judgment Seat of Christ
7.Measuring Our Spiritual Growth
Part 2: A Review of the Harvest Blueprint
8.Saved, yet So as through Fire
9.A Traditional Harvest
10.A Second Look at the Book of Revelation
11.The Marriage Supper and the Millennial Reign
12.Outer Darkness and the Lake of Fire
13.Treasure Hunting In the Book of Revelation
14.An End-Time Picture Begins to Emerge
15.A Few Final Thoughts

Appendix: Time Line Suggested by the Harvest Concept

Also by Jim Wainscott
The High Calling of God
A Practical, Bible-Based Tutorial for Overcomers-in-Training
The Remnant
God takes special pleasure in His remnant—that relatively small number of individuals who willingly and persistently seek the fulfillment of His expressed will. For this precious few, God has revealed His intent to reward them far beyond their earthly ability to imagine. God calls this elite company, His overcomers.
“He who overcomes shall inherit all things [emphasis added], and I will be his God and he shall be My son” (Rev. 21:7).
Capitalization
Jim Wainscott has exercised author prerogative in capitalizing specific words for added emphasis. This departure from standard grammatical practices applies to the following words:
• All pronouns are capitalized when referring to individual members of the Godhead.
• Word is capitalized when referring to any portion of the written Word of God.
• Blood is capitalized when referring to the Blood of Christ.
• Cross is capitalized when referring to the Cross of Christ.
• Church and Body are capitalized when referring to the corporate total of all believers.
• Gospel is capitalized in all instances.
• Kingdom is capitalized when referring to the Kingdom of God and to the Millennial Kingdom.
• The word satan appears in lowercase with the exception of subtitles and when used at the beginning of sentences.

This book is dedicated to those faithful few who, despite the rising tide of a liberal society, continue to press forward in pursuit of the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Introduction
The Harvest of the Saints is a continuation of my previous work, The High Calling of God. Its purpose is to reintroduce and examine the “harvest concept,” an end-time rapture theory that was widely accepted during the 19 th century. Among those noted Christian scholars who have supported the harvest concept are Hudson Taylor, G.H. Lang, Watchman Nee, Robert Chapman, Robert Govett, G.H. Pember, and D.M. Panton.*
For more than a century, the harvest concept has been largely hidden in the shadows. This is undoubtedly due to our relaxed Christian culture—a culture that allows believers to adopt an end-time view that offers them maximum freedom while requiring minimal accountability.
“For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths” (2 Tim. 4:3–4 NIV).
While the harvest concept offers tremendous hope and encouragement to aspiring overcomers, it’s not warmly embraced by those non-overcoming saints who are caught up in the pursuit of earthly pleasures.
The Harvest of the Saints was not written to discredit other rapture viewpoints, but rather to raise the question, “What if the harvest concept truly is the biblical blueprint that provides increased insight into the specific nature and design of God’s end-time plan?” To better appreciate the potential significance of this possibility, we might consider how the captain of the Titanic would have responded had he known of the iceberg prior to the disaster. Obviously, he would have altered his course and exercised greater caution. As history sadly records, the captain of the Titanic relied excessively upon his own assumptions and the assumptions of others. As a result, he sailed blindly into the iceberg.
So that we might avoid the possibility of a costly error in judgment, we should each ask ourselves, “Am I willing to risk a portion of my eternal inheritance on the popular assumptions of others?” While we still have the opportunity to alter our course, let’s wisely “test all things; [and trust that God will help us discern and] hold fast what is good” (1 Thess. 5:21). It would indeed be tragic if we were to ignore what might prove to be a timely gift from a loving Father who has already paid the supreme price for us.
Because of the complexity of some of the material to be presented, each chapter will build sequentially upon information provided in previous chapters. As a result, our discussion of the coming harvest, commonly referred to as the rapture, will not rest upon a limited framework of supporting Scripture, but upon a compelling body of biblical evidence that will also provide insight into other related end-time events. I believe we may very well discover that many of the details of God’s meticulously-designed end-time plan have been before our eyes all along.
* G.H. Lang, Firstfruits and Harvest , Kingsley Press, Indiana, 2012; Watchman Nee, The King and the Kingdom of Heaven , Christian Fellowship Publishers, Inc., New York, 1978;
Part 1: Constructing the Framework
An Introduction to Chapters 1—7
Few believers today truly recognize the desensitizing influence of cultural values upon our Christian community. Almost without realizing it, many soften their interpretations of biblical truths to bring them more into line with the accepted norms of our current day. In doing so, they create for themselves an alternative Christian lifestyle, one suited to their own level of comfort and consistent with their own desires and ambitions.
Although we as believers should rejoice in the knowledge that we are eternally saved, we must not forget that our earthly decisions and behavior will be carefully reviewed by our Lord before the Judgment Seat of Christ. We must also understand that our Lord’s review of our lives on earth will be far more consequential than most of us have imagined.
Accordingly, chapters 1 through 7 address the critical need to be recognized as overcomers before the Judgment Seat of Christ. Although our failure to desire and pursue this level of recognition will not adversely impact our basic salvation, it will result in the loss of additional privileges and promises that our Lord has promised to those who overcome. As we will discover in our later review of the harvest concept, our standing as overcomers-in-training will be exceptionally important to us as we enter into the days ahead.
Chapter 1
Essentials vs. Nonessentials
Imagine if you will that you have been invited to join a large number of other believers at a grand buffet luncheon. Further imagine that as you enter the banquet hall, you see an almost endless buffet line containing every kind of food imaginable.
After filling your plate to its maximum capacity, you select a table and are about to be seated when someone across from you l