1 The Harvest is Past Jeremiah 8:18-22. 2 3 “ My sorrow is beyond healing, My heart is faint within me! 19 Behold, listen! The cry of the daughter of.

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The Harvest is Past

Jeremiah 8:18-22

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Jeremiah 8:18-22

“My sorrow is beyond healing, My heart is faint within me! 19 Behold,

listen! The cry of the daughter of my people from a distant land: …”

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Jeremiah 8:18-22

“…"Is the Lord not in Zion? Is her King not within her?“ "Why have they

provoked Me with their graven images, with foreign idols?"...”

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Jeremiah 8:18-22

“… 20 "Harvest is past, summer is ended, And we are not saved." 21 For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am broken; I mourn, dismay

has taken hold of me. ...”

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Jeremiah 8:18-22

“… 22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has not the health of the daughter of

my people been restored?”

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Jeremiah 8:20

“Harvest is past, summer is ended, And

we are not saved”

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Can you imagine a world with no cars, airplanes,

TV, or computers?

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That was the world of Jeremiah’s day!

But there are some similarities

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Similarities to Jeremiah’s World

People living as if God did not exist

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People living as if God did not exist.

People who claimed to know God had forgotten Him

Jeremiah 2:32

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Jeremiah 2:32

“Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people

have forgotten Me Days without number.”

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People who were God’s own people had rejected Him

Jeremiah 2:13

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Jeremiah 2:13

“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The

fountain of living waters, …”

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People who were God’s own people had rejected Him

Religious leaders were serving selfishly

Jeremiah 2:13

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Jeremiah 2:13

“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The

fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns

That can hold no water.”

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The Sowing/Reaping Metaphor

There are significant similarities in literal & spiritual harvests.

Sow seed and patiently wait – James 5:7

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James 5:7

“Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the

soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.”

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Significant similaritiesSow seed and patiently wait • James 5:7

Reap as one has sown• 2 Corinthians 9:6

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2 Corinthians 9:6

“Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap

bountifully.”

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Significant similaritiesSow seed and patiently wait• James 5:7

Reap as one has sown• 2 Corinthians 9:6

Time for reaping will pass!

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Jeremiah 8:20

“Harvest is past, summer is ended, And

we are not saved”

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Hosea had used the metaphorHosea 8:7

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Hosea 8:7

“For they sow the wind And they reap the whirlwind. The standing grain

has no heads; It yields no grain. Should it yield, strangers would

swallow it up.”

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Jesus used the idea of sowing and reaping to illustrate the reaction to God’s word

Matthew 13:18-23

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Matthew 13:18-23

“Hear then the parable of the sower. 19 "When anyone hears the word of

the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches

away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was

sown beside the road. …”

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Matthew 13:18-23

“… 20 "The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the

man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; …”

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Matthew 13:18-23

“… 21 yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and

when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he

falls away. …”

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Matthew 13:18-23

“… 22 "And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the

man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the

deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. …”

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Matthew 13:18-23

“… 23 "And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the

man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold,

some sixty, and some thirty.”

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Paul used the sowing and reaping metaphor

Galatians 6:7-8

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Galatians 6:7-8

“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this

he will also reap. …”

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Galatians 6:7-8

“… 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap

corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap

eternal life.”

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The Time for Harvest Will Pass

True of literal harvest.

Jesus’ statement to the apostles

John 4:35,36

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John 4:35,36

“Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are

white for harvest. …”

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John 4:35,36

“… 36 "Already he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows

and he who reaps may rejoice together.”

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The Time for Harvest Will Pass

We need to be aroused to sow the seed of the kingdom!

Do you know someone lost? Unfaithful?

Now is the time to act!

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The Harvest will pass

The fragile nature of the flesh1 Peter 1:22-25

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1 Peter 1:22-25

“Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one

another from the heart, …”

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1 Peter 1:22-25

“… 23 for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the

living and enduring word of God. …”

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1 Peter 1:22-25

“… 24 For, "All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass.

The grass withers, And the flower falls off, …”

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1 Peter 1:22-25

“… 25 But the word of the Lord endures forever." And this is the word

which was preached to you.”

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The future is unsureProverbs 27:1

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Proverbs 27:1

“Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may

bring forth.”

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James 4:13,14

“Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such

a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a

profit." …”

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James 4:13,14

“… 14 Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while

and then vanishes away.”

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The future is unsureYoung may reason “I have

plenty of time”

“Trust no future, however present”

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Sin is hardening the heart!Hebrews 4:6

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Hebrews 4:6

“Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to

enter because of disobedience,”

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People do not sense the needUnrealistic comparisons• 2 Corinthians 10:12

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2 Corinthians 10:12

“For we are not bold to class or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves; but when

they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves

with themselves, they are without understanding.”

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The same day! – Acts 2:41

“So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there

were added about three thousand souls.”

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“Why do you delay?”Acts 22:16

“Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins,

calling on His name.”

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“immediately” – Acts 16:33

“And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he

and all his household.”

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Today! – 2 Corinthians 6:2

“for He says, "At the acceptable time I listened to you, And on the day of

salvation I helped you." Behold, now is "the acceptable time," behold, now

is "the day of salvation”

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Today! – Hebrews 3:7-4:7

“Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, "Today if you hear His voice, 8 Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, As in the day of

trial in the wilderness, …”

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“Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, "Today if you hear His voiceToday if you hear His voice, 8 Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, As in the day of

trial in the wilderness, …”

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“… 9 Where your fathers tried Me by testing Me, And saw My works for

forty years. 10 "Therefore I was angry with this generation, And said, 'They always go astray in their heart, And

they did not know My ways'; …”

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“… 11 As I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest.‘” 12 Take

care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.

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“… 13 But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called

"Today," so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end, …”

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“… 13 But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called as long as it is still called "Today,""Today," so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end, …”

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“… 15 while it is said, "Today if you hear His voice, Do not harden your

hearts, as when they provoked Me." 16 For who provoked Him when they had heard? Indeed, did not all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses? …”

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“… 15 while it is said, "Today if you Today if you hear His voicehear His voice, Do not harden your

hearts, as when they provoked Me." 16 For who provoked Him when they had heard? Indeed, did not all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses? …”

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“… 17 And with whom was He angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His

rest, but to those who were disobedient? …”

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“… 19 So we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief. 4:1

Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest,

any one of you may seem to have come short of it. …”

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“… 2 For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit

them, because it was not united by faith in those who heard. …”

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“… 3 For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, "As I swore in My wrath, They shall not

enter My rest," although His works were finished from the foundation of

the world. …”

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“… 4 For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: "And

God rested on the seventh day from all His works"; …”

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“… 5 and again in this passage, "They shall not enter My rest." 6 Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good

news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience, …”

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“… 7 He again fixes a certain day, "Today," saying through David after so long a time just as has been said

before, "Today if you hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts."”

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“… 7 He again fixes a certain day, a certain day, "Today,""Today," saying through David after so long a time just as has been said

before, "Today if you hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts."”

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“… 7 He again fixes a certain day, a certain day, "Today,""Today," saying through David after so long a time just as has been said

before, "Today if you hear His voiceToday if you hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts."”

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Hebrews 3:7,8

“Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, "Today if you hear His voice,

8 Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, As in the

day of trial in the wilderness,”

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1 The Harvest is Past Jeremiah 8:18-22. 2 3 “ My sorrow is beyond healing, My heart is faint within me! 19 Behold, listen! The cry of the daughter of.

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