Sower and Reaper

Mrs. D. J. of Grand Rapids, Mich., asks: Will you explain John 4:36? Who are the reapers spoken of and what is meant by the wages and the fruit? Are sowers and reapers the same? Answer: There are, indeed, different interpretations of John 4:36, but the differences do not concern the questions concerning sowers and reapers, wages and fruit. It is, I think plain from vs. 38 that the reaper in this case represents the disciples, though in a broader sense it may be applied to all that preach the...