TWO SWINGS
ONE here;
Rev. 14:14-20 (KJV)
And I looked, and 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.
Another Here
[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, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
The first swing begins from a cloud which is documented as that this harvest ends among the clouds right here;
1 Thes. 4:16-17 (KJV)
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: [17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
There is absolutely NO biblical explanation for this that happens DURING the GT in that HOW they got here, but here they are non-the-less;
Rev. 7:9-14 (KJV)
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; [10] And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. [11] And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, [12] Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. [13] And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? [14] And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Therefore it stands to simple reasoning that we are part of this Great Multitude.
And that this is the end result of the first swing.
A harpazo, defined and singular.
This is the end result of the second swing which can clearly be defined as the "Second Coming" right here;
Rev. 14:[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, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Which is where we can equate this as being part of this "Second Coming" here;
Rev. 19:11-16 (KJV)
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. [12] His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. [13] And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. [14] And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. [15] And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. [16] And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
This of which is clearly defined in the OT here;
Zech. 14:1-4 (KJV)
Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. [2] For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. [3] Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
[4] And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
The "second coming" defined and singular.
Here is the Word without a formula, just plain, simple understanding, unadulterated by the theology of men.
There MAY be more than one "rapture", one in Rev. 7 for those in the GT and another in Rev. 20 for those who are the faithful during the entire GT.
But we cannot discount the Great Multitude as just happening without applying some sort of means of how they got to where they are.
There is NO mention of "Death" as a reason for the Great Multitude getting to where they are.
And Great Multitude is not defined as being part of them who were martyred in Rev. 6 at the 5th seal, only that the "dress code" is "white robes".
Albeit, those in Rev. 6 can most definitely be part of those in Rev. 7 as well as being part of those in Rev. 20.
However, ALL of those in Revelation 7 cannot ALL be part of Rev.6 nor Rev 20 unless they meet the PRE-REQUISITE of martyredome.
No where, in any situation can a person get a position without meeting the qualifying PRE-REQUISITE.
Unless we use a formula.
Are all Apostles, are all Pastors... no.
Each part of the Body performs it's qualified position, that the whole Body can grow and become fully mature, in LOVE.
This applies to all of the operations of God in serving Him.
Be it an angel or a man, now or later.
The same yesterday, today and forever, I change not.
AND, NO... the harvest in Rev 14:14-16 is NOT talking about the people that are being warned by the angel in the previous verse'. The warnings are for everybody to hear and does not imply that they are the ONLY ones who are being harvested in the next few verses.
That is an assumption.
Unless we use a formula.
Just plain and simple.
By His Love,
Brother Jerry
