Matthew 3:12 meaning and explanation

His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Matthew 3:12, Berean Standard Bible

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John the Baptist is speaking to the Pharisees and Sadducees who came to his baptism, and he has just said that a mightier One is coming who will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. He pictures that One as a farmer at harvest.

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