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James 5:7 "Exercise patience brothers until the presence
of the Lord. Look! The farmer is receiving the precious fruit of the earth,
exercising patience over it until he gets the early rain (spring) and
then the late rain (autumn )."
These words were written by James to his spirit anointed brothers about 60, revealing an understanding of how God's harvest would develop. The first century period of Jesus association with the spirit anointed ones selected by his Father was coming close to its end only some ten more years left.
James directs these words to his contemporary associates in order to encourage his 'brothers' and also to remind them of their position in the over all plan for the harvesting of selected fruits of mankind of which they formed a part.
An examination of the various aspects of the harvesting referred to in these few loaded words reveals the following:-
The Farmer is God. The Hired Farm Worker sent out to sow the fields is Jesus. "The sower is the Son of a man" Mat 13:37.
The Farm owned by the farmer, are the growing fields of the earth, the earth's population of mankind, "The field is the world" Mat 13:38. The Farmer owns the world of mankind by right of creating it, although this issue is in contestation by those in opposition to him.
The Seeds given by the farmer to the farm worker is the information about the Kingdom plan given by the Father to his son Jesus (Mat 13:24 Another illustration he set before them, saying: “The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man that sowed fine seed in his field.). To be distributed or sown by the sower Jesus at the correct time for planting. The planting time specified by God to Jesus was 29 to 33.
The precious fruit of the Earth is the Kingdom good seed that grows to full maturity. It is the 144,000 bought from the earth. "Fruit gathered together for everlasting life" John 4:36. "The fine seeds are the Sons of the Kingdom" Mat 13:38.
The Harvests we are told are conclusions of Systems of things, (Mat 13:39 .. The harvest is a conclusion of a system of things, and the reapers are angels.). The growing cycle in Israel had two harvest periods the first in the spring the second in the summer.
The early rain was the waters of truth coming through the special spirit power of Jesus making the seed that had fallen on good receptive soil the good heart of an appreciating and motivated individual grow, (1 John 5:6 This is he that came by means of water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. And the spirit is that which is bearing witness, because the spirit is the truth). "Unless anyone is born from water and spirit he cannot enter the Kingdom of God" John 3:5. "Whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never get thirsty at all ... it will become a stream of water out of him giving everlasting life" John 4:14 .
The first harvest took
place before the end of the Jewish system. These were the first fruits
gathered in by Jesus and continued on until the Jewish system ended
in 70. "In fulfilment of his own purpose he (God) gave us a birth
by the word of truth to enable us to be some of his first fruit creatures,"
for the Kingdom administration. Once they individual sacrificed their
lives they sleep in death until the resurrection and time for them to
join their positions in the Kingdom government,
James 1:18 Because
he willed it, he brought us forth by the word of truth, for us to be certain
firstfruits of his creatures.
Rom 8:23
Not only that, but we ourselves also who have the firstfruits, namely,
the spirit, yes, we ourselves groan within ourselves, while we are earnestly
waiting for adoption as sons, the release from our bodies by ransom.
1 Cor 15:20 However, now Christ
has been raised up from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen
asleep in death ).
The farmer patiently waits for the 'second rains' to fall in order to produce a second harvest or second fruits. After the first generation period ended following the destruction of the Jewish nation by the Romans in 70 their would be no more special rain to raise up fruits for nearly 2000 years until Jesus starts to inspect the world religious system and causes to fall rains containing new waters of truth information. According to the chronology this should start again in 2029.
"Until the presence of the Lord". The writer James was aware of Jesus presence with them during the first century period so the fact that the writer used the future tense for this further 'presence' indicates he is referring to Jesus second returned presence which according to the parallel chronology starts in 2029 when he turns his attention toward the earth in order to recruit further members of the 144,000 to complete the temple arrangement of living stones.
"And then the Late Rain". When Jesus becomes active towards the earth's affairs in 2029 he again powers up knowledge of revealed truth through these ones. Clarifying the situation and events to occur over the next 'Generation' presence period before it ends in this world system coming to its close.
New "rain" waters refreshing the soil of the hearts of responsive humans. The seeds of truth contained within the Christian Greek scriptures softened with this 'new rain' water, it starts to sprout and grow in the hearts of people. Growing them into mature candidates for Kingdom selection making up a further group of 'second fruits' to the Kingdom.
These seeds should be prepared and ready for adoption as Sons of the Kingdom when the time comes round receiving the anointing spirit at this time.
The revealing spirit had shown
James information on the recruiting for the Kingdom 144,000 King/Priests
taking place in two separated harvest times. It is only when the Late
Rain starts to fall that we will fully understand the situation again.
James 5:7 "Exercise patience
brothers until the presence of the Lord. Look! The farmer is receiving
the precious fruit of the earth, exercising patience over it until he
gets the early rain (spring) and then the late rain (autumn )."
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