Comments on: The Plowman Overtakes The Reaper http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/the-plowman-overtakes-the-reaper/ Abundant Life Church Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:47:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pastor Bob http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/the-plowman-overtakes-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Pastor Bob Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:47:40 +0000 http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/?p=86#comment-424 Aloha! And thanks for your comment. This passage from Amos could have eschatological implications, but the most immediate ones have to do with the extraordinary abundance the Lord promises to restore - like the garden of Eden. This passage shows four stages in the process of abundance - plowing to make the ground ready for sowing, sowing, reaping the harvest of grapes, and treading out the grapes to make wine. In the time envisioned by Amos, the process is compressed, and the plowman, sower, reaper, and treader are almost stumbling over each other to do their jobs. That's abundance! That's our God! In the context of souls, I don't think I'd read into this the thought that the treader represents Jesus as Judge. It's more that process of sowing the Word and reaping the harvest of souls is going to be compressed in the latter days. Maybe the treader of grapes is the pastor who is discipling the new believer to maturity. What do you think? Aloha! And thanks for your comment.

This passage from Amos could have eschatological implications, but the most immediate ones have to do with the extraordinary abundance the Lord promises to restore – like the garden of Eden.

This passage shows four stages in the process of abundance – plowing to make the ground ready for sowing, sowing, reaping the harvest of grapes, and treading out the grapes to make wine. In the time envisioned by Amos, the process is compressed, and the plowman, sower, reaper, and treader are almost stumbling over each other to do their jobs. That’s abundance! That’s our God!

In the context of souls, I don’t think I’d read into this the thought that the treader represents Jesus as Judge. It’s more that process of sowing the Word and reaping the harvest of souls is going to be compressed in the latter days. Maybe the treader of grapes is the pastor who is discipling the new believer to maturity.

What do you think?

]]> By: fishcleaner http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/the-plowman-overtakes-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-421 fishcleaner Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:16:08 +0000 http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/?p=86#comment-421 Aloha from Paradise (California). I was looking for an explanation on Amos' word and found this site/blog. I like your understandign; however, you failed to work the one treading grapes into the explanation. Any insight as to this application in the same picture? Aloha from Paradise (California).
I was looking for an explanation on Amos’ word and found this site/blog. I like your understandign; however, you failed to work the one treading grapes into the explanation. Any insight as to this application in the same picture?

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