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And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
Revelation 14:15 — KJV
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Revelation 14:15
King James Version (KJV)
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Commentary
Commentary on Revelation 14:15
Theological / DevotionalAnother angel. That is, in addition to the three who delivered the messages of warning before the second advent of Christ (vs. 6, 8, 9).
Temple. Gr. naos (see on ch. 3:12). The temple has earlier been introduced into the prophetic picture (see ch. 11:1, 2, 19). It will be noticed that John frequently alludes to items introduced in earlier visions. The setting remains largely the same. For example, the four “beasts” introduced in ch. 4:6 appear repeatedly in subsequent visions (see chs. 7:11; 14:3; 15:7; 19:4).
The harvest. Verses 15–20 describe the great harvest at the end of all things. The harvest comprehends two distinctive events. One is described in vs. 16, 17, and the other in vs. 18–20. The first refers to the gathering of the righteous, represented here by ripened grain, as shown in the Greek by the word translated “ripe.” The second refers to the wicked, represented by the clusters of “fully ripe” grapes.
Is ripe. Gr. xēraino, “to become dry,” “to become withered,” used of the ripening of grain crops.
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