Essentially, what Christ is saying is this: “As I have been preaching to you, I have been scattering the seed of the word upon the fields of Israel. Because of your sin, you became a desolate land spiritually, as your prophets abundantly made clear (Isa. 35:1). But now, in my ministry, the seed of the word is coming down on you, and this will continue in the ministry of the apostles. Even then I will be the sower from heaven through my servants and people. That is how the spiritual restoration will
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