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| What does John 4:25 state about the harvest? |
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| "Say not ye, There are yet four months, 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." John 4:25 |
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| What is meant by a "natural parallel of a spiritual truth"? |
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| It means that God uses a natural example to explain or represent a spiritual truth. |
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| What was the natural example that Jesus used to give his disciples a spiritual vision in John 4:25? |
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| In the example of the harvest field, the field is what? |
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| What three reasons did Jesus choose the natural harvest to teach His followers about a spiritual vision? |
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| 1) They could relate to because agriculture was the basis of their economy; 2) harvesting was a year-round activity; and 3) it was the heart of the religious system. |
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