The Harvest of the End-time

The bible speaks of the end-time when God says He will pour His Spirit out upon all flesh. This is happening, and it's an incredible thing to watch. Christians who are truly watching and discerning the signs of the times are excited. Just today, this article came to my attention from a buddy: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130501

Soon, by all appearances, Israel will stand alone. Of course, she is never alone.

Many believe that a rapture of the church will occur - a harvest of barley - before the time of tribulation on earth begins. By that viewpoint, soon thereafter another great harvest will begin - a harvest of wheat. Finally, during the worst of that time of 'great' tribulation, there will also be a final harvest - the grape harvest.

There are Christians that simply sit back and wait for the sky to fall, content to take their salvation to the bank when the time comes. Meanwhile, they lounge at home and flip channels, not caring that people are dying lost every day. For so many, the end is today.

It would do us all well to note that during the harvest, God instructed the reapers to leave the corners of the field for the poor (Lev 23:22). That is a very troubling prospect when we are dealing with a harvest of souls. The implication is that... all are not harvested at the same time. Good-times theologeans have a hard time with that.

My own observation is that the corners of the fields are the parts closest to the rest of the world. That begs the question: what part of the field do I hang out in? The part closest to the edge or well-into the center?