During the Kingdom, agriculture will be transformed from struggle to abundance — swords and spears become plowshares, and the curse on the earth is removed.
Les Feldick teaches that the coming Kingdom will be a literal, physical Kingdom on the earth, covering the whole world. The familiar prophecy of beating swords into plowshares points directly to agricultural production: plowshares prepare the soil for sowing. Because there is no curse and no sin in the Kingdom, the earth will be tremendously productive, with no want, no poverty, and no famine.
Isaiah 2:4 — The 'swords into plowshares' verse Les cites as the scriptural basis for the Kingdom's agricultural focus.
Isaiah 11:9 — Quoted by Les to show the Kingdom will have no hurting or destroying — the environment in which agriculture flourishes.
The Bible pictures the coming Kingdom as a time of peace and productivity. Isaiah 2:4 declares that nations 'shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks.' A plowshare is what prepares the earth for production, so the imagery is of weapons being repurposed for farming. Isaiah 11:9 states that in God's holy mountain — the Kingdom — 'they shall not hurt nor destroy,' because 'the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.' This promise of safety and divine knowledge describes the environment in which the Kingdom's agriculture will flourish.
Les places the agricultural change within the broader truth that the Kingdom will be a physical, earthly Kingdom. He says it will cover the whole earth, not just Palestine. It will be a glorious earth where everything is productive. The familiar prophecy of beating swords into plowshares is, for Les, a clear signal that the world will turn from warfare to farming: plowshares prepare the earth for production. Les also connects the physical fruitfulness to the absence of the curse and of sin. Since the curse is gone, there will be no want, no poverty, and no famine. The earth will produce in abundance, and this productivity is part of what makes the Kingdom glorious. He also emphasizes that the Kingdom will be political as well as spiritual, because Christ will rule over the planet.
Les explains that plowshares prepare the earth for production. When the prophecy says swords and spears are beaten into plowshares, it indicates that the Kingdom will be a time of agriculture and cultivation rather than conflict. The tools of war become tools of food production.
Yes. Les stresses that Daniel's Kingdom will cover the whole earth, not just Palestine. The earth itself will be glorious, and everything will be productive. The blessings of no want, no poverty, and no famine are therefore global in scope.
The root cause, according to Les, is that there is no curse and no sin in the Kingdom. Because the curse is absent, there will be no want, no poverty, and no famine. The result is a planet that is both physically productive and spiritually glorious.
Kingdom Conditions of Peace
Les notes that in the Kingdom there will be no hurting or destroying because the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord — the peaceful setting for agricultural prosperity.
Swords into Plowshares = Productive Agriculture
Les teaches that the Kingdom will be a literal earthly Kingdom covering the whole earth, and the prophecy of beating swords into plowshares means the earth will be prepared for tremendous production, with no want, poverty, or famine.
Same Teaching Repeated in a Second Lesson
This clip repeats the same explanation from another lesson, reinforcing that plowshares prepare the earth for production and the Kingdom will have no want or famine.
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And so now then he says in verse 10, "...when ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest." The grain harvest, in this case like I said it was probably barley. "...and ye reap the barley harvest, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest." Now there again the word is not singular, but plural.
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And over there will be another one, and over there will be another one. And scattered through the field you'll see these stems of grain. Just one stem here and one stem there, and they're suddenly ripe. The rest of the crop is still a few days away. Now then the Jew was to go into that grain field, pluck those ripened stems until he had a multitude and could make a sheaf.
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Because after all, what does God consider bringing human people unto Himself? What does He call it? A harvest. See in His earthly ministry He says, "...the fields are white unto harvest, but the laborers are few." Now that was of course just an analogy, and so it is. The human race has been harvested through the efforts of God, whether it�s Old Testament or New. That doesn�t make any difference.
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When that wheat farmer has gone out and has harvested the main part of his fields, my, he can fill those bins with grain, thousands and thousands of bushels. Now if perchance he did leave the corners like they did then, how much would that be by comparison? Well, just a small, small fraction. Now let�s bring it into the spiritual realm. Christ in the firstfruits, that�s accomplished.
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All right, now here in Leviticus chapter 23, verse 9, the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When you be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, and you shall bring a sheaf or a bundle, you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest.
Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
This verse is the scriptural basis for the promise that weapons of war will become farming tools in the Kingdom.
Isaiah 11:9: They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Les quotes this verse to show that the Kingdom will be free from harm, allowing agriculture to flourish.
The Bible says swords and spears will be beaten into plowshares — farming tools that prepare the earth for production. Les teaches this means the Kingdom will focus on cultivation and abundance rather than warfare.
No. Les emphasizes that the Kingdom will cover the whole earth, not just Palestine. The productivity and the absence of want, poverty, and famine will be worldwide.
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