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A hot time to harvest - now and later
1. A hot time to harvest - now and later
Matthew 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; [kjv]
τοτε λεγει τοις μαθηταις αυτου ο μεν θερισμος πολυς οι δε εργαται ολιγοι [gnt]
9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. [kjv]
δεηθητε ουν του κυριου του θερισμου οπως εκβαλη εργατας εις τον θερισμον αυτου [gnt]
"θέρμη" ≈ "heat".
"θερμός" ≈ "warm, hot, boiling".
"θερισμός" ≈ "harvest".
Related English words include "
thermal", "
thermos", "
thermodynamics", etc.
In the
GNT (Greek New Testament), the Greek word for "
harvest" has a double meaning based as a
reflexive (self-referential) relationship. Apparently, the harvest at the end of the age could be warm too (and not global warming). When exactly is the "
harvest"?
2. Modern Greek
3. Matthew 9:37 Standing out
Matthew 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; [kjv]
τοτε λεγει τοις μαθηταις αυτου ο μεν θερισμος πολυς οι δε εργαται ολιγοι [gnt]
Both football players and farmers like to be "
outstanding in their field".
4. Dr. Seuss
Why fit in when you were born to stand out? Dr. Seuss.
5. Matthew 9:37
KJV: Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
Greek: τοτε λεγει τοις μαθηταις αυτου ο μεν θερισμος πολυς οι δε εργαται ολιγοι
Latin: tunc dicit discipulis suis messis quidem multa operarii autem pauci
Tyndale: Then sayde he to hys disciples: the hervest is greate but the laborers are feawe.
Luther: Da sprach er zu seinen Jüngern: Die Ernte ist groß; aber wenig sind der Arbeiter.
6. Matthew 9:38
KJV: Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Greek: δεηθητε ουν του κυριου του θερισμου οπως εκβαλη εργατας εις τον θερισμον αυτου
7. Luke
Luke 10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. [kjv]
ελεγεν δε προς αυτους ο μεν θερισμος πολυς οι δε εργαται ολιγοι δεηθητε ουν του κυριου του θερισμου οπως εργατας εκβαλη εις τον θερισμον αυτου [gnt]
Luke repeats the idea which combines the two verses in Matthew.
Here we are interested in the use of the words and related words to harvest in Matthew. Is the harvest just for "
fruit" (of the vine, grass, etc.)?
8. Luke 10:2
KJV: Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Greek: ελεγεν ουν δε προς αυτους ο μεν θερισμος πολυς οι δε εργαται ολιγοι δεηθητε ουν του κυριου του θερισμου οπως εκβαλλη εργατας εκβαλη εις τον θερισμον αυτου
Latin: et dicebat illis messis quidem multa operarii autem pauci rogate ergo Dominum messis ut mittat operarios in messem
Tyndale: And he sayde vnto them the harvest is greate: but the laborers are feawe. Praye therfore the Lorde of ye harvest to send forth laborers into his hervest.
Luther: Und sprach zu ihnen: Die Ernte ist groß, der Arbeiter aber ist wenig; bittet den Herrn der Ernte, daß er Arbeiter aussende in seine Ernte!
9. Great and large
One sometimes thinks of "
great" as "
important".
The Greek for "
the harvest is great" can be translated "
the harvest is large". How large might that be? Is everyone included in the harvest? In what way?
10. Greek prefix for many
11. Few
12. Fruit
The ancient Greek word for "
fruit" (of the vine, grass, etc.) and the English word
"harvest" are related.
Here we are interested in the ancient Greek word for "
harvest" which has to do with "
heat" as in the "
heat of summer".
13. Strongs - harvest
- *G2326 *13 θερισμός (ther-is-mos') : from G2325; reaping, i.e. the crop:--harvest.
- θερισμος *6
- Matthew 9:37 ... unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but ...
- Matthew 13:39 ... them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; ...
- Mark 4:29 ... he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
- Luke 10:2 ... unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth ...
- John 4:35 ... and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
- Revelation 14:15 ... for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
- θερισμου *4
- Matthew 9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
- Matthew 13:30 ... grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, ...
- Luke 10:2 ... unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth ...
- θερισμον *3
- Matthew 9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
- Luke 10:2 ... unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth ...
- John 4:35 ... and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
14. Matthew
Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. [kjv]
The parable of the "
wheat" and the "
tares" uses the Greek word for "
harvest".
When is the time of the "
harvest"? Who are the "
reapers"? This is one of three parables for which Jesus explains the code words.
15. Matthew 13:30
KJV: Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Greek: αφετε συναυξανεσθαι αμφοτερα μεχρι εως του θερισμου και εν τω καιρω του θερισμου ερω τοις θερισταις συλλεξατε πρωτον τα ζιζανια και δησατε αυτα εις εις δεσμας προς το κατακαυσαι αυτα τον δε σιτον συναγαγετε συναγετε εις την αποθηκην μου
16. Harvest and reapers
Matthew 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. [kjv]
The "
harvest" is the "
end of the world". The Greek is "
end of time".
The "
reapers" are the "
angels" or "
messengers".
17. Matthew 13:39
KJV: The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Greek: ο δε εχθρος ο σπειρας αυτα εστιν ο διαβολος ο δε θερισμος συντελεια του αιωνος εστιν οι δε θερισται αγγελοι εισιν
18. Strongs - reapers
- *G2327 *2 θεριστής (ther-is-tace') : from G2325; a harvester:--reaper.
- θερισταις
- Matthew 13:30 ... the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, ...
- θερισται
- Matthew 13:39 ... the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
19. Reaping
20. Grim reaper
Many cultures have a concept of the "
grim reaper" as some being that separates the soul from the body at death.
21. Greek fates
22. Clothos
1,
Ask: "
Clothos" spins the thread of life. The ancient Greek word
"Κλωθώ" ≈ "spinner" and is the source of the English word
"clothes". Roman name is "
Nona".
- Do the "lilies", or "separators", "spin"?
23. Lachesis
Matthew 6:27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? [kjv]
τις δε εξ υμων μεριμνων δυναται προσθειναι επι την ηλικιαν αυτου πηχυν ενα [gnt]
What is the "
yardstick" or "
ruler" by which
age or
maturity should be measured?
… can add a single hour to your span of life? NRSV (New Revised Standard Version)
… can add a single hour to his life? NASB (New American Standard Bible)
Phrase: "
One foot in the grave" (distance with time meaning).
The Greek for "
stature" has a meaning of "
age". The word "
cubit" can be taken in the sense of time as in extending the span of life.
24. Atropos
25. Day of the dead
The Spanish phrase
"El Día De Los Muertos" ≈ "Day of the dead".
Starting in Mexico, some Spanish cultures have a "
Day of the dead" right after Halloween, October 31 through November 2, and that is portrayed in the Disney movie "
Coco" (2017)
26. Matthew 6:25-27 The missing part worked out for the birds
Matthew 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? [kjv]
εμβλεψατε εις τα πετεινα του ουρανου οτι ου σπειρουσιν ουδε θεριζουσιν ουδε συναγουσιν εις αποθηκας και ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιος τρεφει αυτα ουχ υμεις μαλλον διαφερετε αυτων [gnt]
Jesus directly mentions
birds four times in Matthew. According to Jesus:
- The birds do not sow.
- The birds do not reap.
- The birds do not gather into barns.
Who are the
"birds"? What do they do?
27. Matthew 6:26
KJV: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Greek: εμβλεψατε εις τα πετεινα του ουρανου οτι ου σπειρουσιν ουδε θεριζουσιν ουδε συναγουσιν εις αποθηκας και ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιος τρεφει αυτα ουχ υμεις μαλλον διαφερετε αυτων
28. Harvest reap
The Greek for
"reap" as in
"one who harvests" is used several times in the parable of the talents in Matthew 25.
Matthew 25:24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: [kjv]
προσελθων δε και ο το εν ταλαντον ειληφως ειπεν κυριε εγνων σε οτι σκληρος ει ανθρωπος θεριζων οπου ουκ εσπειρας και συναγων οθεν ου διεσκορπισας [gnt]
25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: [kjv]
αποκριθεις δε ο κυριος αυτου ειπεν αυτω πονηρε δουλε και οκνηρε ηδεις οτι θεριζω οπου ουκ εσπειρα και συναγω οθεν ου διεσκορπισα [gnt]
Birds may not
"reap", but the master, as Jesus, through the angels, reaps.
29. Heat of summer
The ancient Greek word
"θέρος" ≈ "heat, summer, harvest".
The modern Greek word
"θέρος" (THEH-ros) ≈ "harvest".
Related English words include "
thermal", "
thermos", "
thermodynamics", etc.
The Greek word for "
heat of summer" is used in Matthew once.
Matthew 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: [kjv]
The "
summer" is the "
heat of summer". Might it represent the "
harvest" at the end of the age?
A prophetic meaning to this verse is implied and can be inferred.
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30. Matthew 24:32
KJV: Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
Greek: απο δε της συκης μαθετε την παραβολην οταν ηδη ο κλαδος αυτης γενηται απαλος και τα φυλλα εκφυη γινωσκετε οτι εγγυς το θερος
31. Strongs - heat of summer
Matthew 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; [kjv]
τοτε λεγει τοις μαθηταις αυτου ο μεν θερισμος πολυς οι δε εργαται ολιγοι [gnt]
9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. [kjv]
δεηθητε ουν του κυριου του θερισμου οπως εκβαλη εργατας εις τον θερισμον αυτου [gnt]
Matthew 20:2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. [kjv]
συμφωνησας δε μετα των εργατων εκ δηναριου την ημεραν απεστειλεν αυτους εις τον αμπελωνα αυτου [gnt]
20:3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, [kjv]
και εξελθων περι τριτην ωραν ειδεν αλλους εστωτας εν τη αγορα αργους [gnt]
The negation of the Greek word for "work" is the ancient Greek word "αεργος" ≈ "not working, idle" which contracted to "αργος" ≈ "not working, idle" and is the source of the name for the chemical element "Argon" as a "lazy gas".
Matthew 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; [kjv]
τοτε λεγει τοις μαθηταις αυτου ο μεν θερισμος πολυς οι δε εργαται ολιγοι [gnt]
9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. [kjv]
δεηθητε ουν του κυριου του θερισμου οπως εκβαλη εργατας εις τον θερισμον αυτου [gnt]
