Harvest Judgement

orchidee



Tune: St George's, Windsor

('Come, ye thankful people, come')

Revelation Chapter 14 parts

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Harvest of the earth shall be

Comes with justice, judgement, see

Angel puts in his sickle

Earth is reaped, the righteous all

Safely then are gathered in

Never more troubled by sin

For the time is ripe that they

Ever with the Lord shall stay

 

But a contrast, an angel

Puts in his sickle, farewell

Unto the wicked, evil

None can help them, they shall fall

The vine's grapes clusters are reaped

Those in unrighteousness steeped

Cast into God's wine-press fierce

For sorrows their souls shall pierce

 

Blood of the grapes, there outside

City was seen, woe betide

Flowing to sixteen hundred

Furlongs* there in terror, dread

For 'tis complete destruction

Symbolic of every one

Who does wickedness, and they

Shall not live in harvest day

 

But upon Mount Sion, see

There all the redeeméd be

Their Father's name is written

On their foreheads, they no sin

The sing new song, the Lamb they

Worship Him, Christ, for alway

They the first-fruits, good and pure

At home with the Lord e'ermore

 

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1600 furlongs - a symbolic number:

4 x 4 x 1000 = 1600

4 - the number of the earth - doubled here.

1000 - 10 the number of power - trebled here,

showing completeness, fullness, entirety.

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  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 2nd, 2018 01:48
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 7777 7777 metre. A contrast in the judgements of good and evil. Yet it has to be, or else evil wins. In the wheat and weeds/tares parable, both grow together until harvest. The wicked are spared until then, in case any of the righteous are rooted up, if the weeds are reaped too soon.
  • Category: Spiritual
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  • Goldfinch60

    Very good write Orchi.

    (First stanza third line should be his not hi, not unless you are saying Hi to me).

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold. Yes, I can say Hi to you too. Hi, as in 'I' have amended it now!

    • w c

      Thanks for this poem, orchidee. I'm informed again of God's plan for the world.

      • orchidee

        Thanks w c.

      • Michael Edwards

        Like Santita I admire your skill and dedication in writing these - as for fro didn't you consult Miss B - she would have spotted it.

        • orchidee

          Thanks Michael. Fido should have barked more. I was in a twirl reading swoony poems, and it caused typos. That's my excuse!



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