Never Fear! Summer is Nigh!

I was pondering and praying about the passing of Pentecost and the Lord graciously reminded me of several things and several Scriptures. One is that, as we all know, no one will know the exact day and hour of the Rapture. The other thing is that we are still in the wheat harvest season. And the last thing is that Summer seems to hold great significance in the Scripture as it relates to the Rapture.  Please look at these Important Scriptures below and see for yourself.  I hope it brings you encouragement as we wait to see our Lord face to face!

I also sense a deepening darkness coming this summer, so be on your guard as always.

 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. Jeremiah 8:20

The above Scripture speaks for itself. I believe many people left behind will be speaking this Scripture

Thus the Lord God showed to me, and behold, a basket of summer fruit. 
 And He said, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord to me, The end has come upon My people Israel; I will not pass by and spare them any more. Amos 8:1-3

Now, isn't that interesting? Sounds like sometime during summer or near the end of summer when the fruit has been harvested that God will turn back to deal with Israel.

Woe to me! For I am like harvests of summer fruit, like gleanings of grapes. There is not a cluster of grapes left to eat, nor an early fig, which I crave. The godly person has perished from the land, and there is no upright person among mankind. All of them lie in wait for bloodshed; Each of them hunts the other with a net. Micah 7:1-3

And here again, the prophet is talking about something bad happening at the end of the summer harvest. If you continue in that chapter, it is about the tribulation. 

Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near;  so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. Matthew 24:32-33

From Jesus's own lips, warning us that His return is connected with summer!

So she stayed close by the young women of Boaz in order to glean until the end of the barley harvest and the wheat harvest. And she lived with her mother-in-law. Ruth 2:23

The story of Ruth is a great typology of the marriage of Jesus and His Bride. Here we learn that Ruth stays on Boaz's land (He represents Jesus, our Kinsman redeemer) until after the wheat harvest when they get married. 

“My beloved responded and said to me,
‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.
For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
The blossoms have already appeared in the land;
The time has arrived for pruning the vines,
And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.
The fig tree has ripened its fruit,
And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!’” Song of Solomon 2:10-13

The rains in Israel finish in the spring around April-May. I know that because here in California, we have the same climate and same rainy and dry seasons. So, when is the time when you prune vines and see ripe figs? Summer!  

And later in another chapter...

I went down to the orchard of nut trees
To see the plants of the valley,
To see whether the vine had grown
Or the pomegranates had bloomed.
Before I was aware, my soul set me
Over the chariots of my noble people. 11-12

Again, another reference to the rapture happening in Spring/Summer. 

I hope and pray these verses encourage and bless you as we wait for our King to rescue us.... hopefully this summer!  Either way, we are close!