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1 | Rev 8:7 grass burned -9:4 no more grass? | Revelation | 1 2Bsaved | 16715 | ||
Rev. 8:7......all the grass was burned. Then in 9:4 they were told not to hurt the grass. Can someone please explain. | ||||||
2 | Rev 8:7 grass burned -9:4 no more grass? | Revelation | Love Fountain | 36210 | ||
Dear 1 2Bsaved, Thank you for the question. Many believe the book of Revelation to be a book of symbolisms. In the Old Testament and in the New Testament we are given witness to flesh being grass as follows, Isa 40:6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: and 1Pet 1:24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: However, I believe the answer to your question is found in Matt 13, with the tares and the wheat. In Rev 9:4 the locusts are commanded not to hurt the grass of the earth and are given permission to hurt only men who have not the seal of God in their foreheads and in Rev 8:7....all the grass was burned. This sounds like the parable of the tares and the wheat of Matt 13:30 as follows, Matt 13:30 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 With an explanation of who exactly the tares and the wheat are in the following verses, Matt 13:37-40 37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. KJV I hope this helps answer your question. Also, the tares, to this day, are poisonous and can kill you if you eat them. TARES zizanion NT:2215 is a kind of darnel, the commonest of the four species, being the bearded, growing in the grain fields, as tall as wheat and barley, and resembling wheat in appearance. It was credited among the Jews with being degenerate wheat. The rabbis called it "bastard." The seeds are poisonous to man and herbivorous animals, producing sleepiness, nausea, convulsions and even death (they are harmless to poultry). The plants can be separated out, but the custom, as in the parable, is to leave the cleaning out till near the time of harvest, Matt 13:25-27,29,30,36,38,40. The Lord describes the tares as "the sons of the evil one"; false teachings are indissociable from their propagandists. For the Lord's reference to the Kingdom see KINGDOM. (from Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, Copyright (c)1985, Thomas Nelson Publishers) Please read all of Matt 13 for a better understanding. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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