Chapter Thirty/"Babylon the Great Has Fallen!" - Harvest of the Earth - Conclusion

 Although he is a King and a Judge, Jesus waits for word from Jehovah his God before beginning to reap. That word comes from "the temple sanctuary" by means of an angel. Immediate, Jesus obeys. First, from 1919 on, he  has his angels complete the harvesting of the 144,000. (Matthew 13:39, 43) Next, the harvest ingathering of the great crowd takes place. (Matthew 25:31-33; John 10:16; Revelation 7:9) History shows that between 1931 and 1935 a goodly number of these other sheep began to appear in 1935 Jehovah opened to the understanding of the John class the real identity of the great crowd. By the year 1988, its number has far exceeded the three million mark, and it is still increasing. Surely, the one like the Son of man has reaped a bountiful joyous harvest during the time of the end.  - Compare EXODUS 23:16; 34:22. 

Next time: Chapter Thiry/"Babylon the Great Has Fallen!" - Treading the Vine of the Earth

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