Revelation 14:15

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
another	ἄλλος allos	G243	"else · adjective — nominative singular masculine
angel	ἄγγελος angelos	G32	compare G34 (ἀγέλη)) (to bring tidings) · noun — nominative singular masculine
came	ἐξῆλθεν exēlthen	G1831	to issue (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
temple	ναοῦ naou	G3485	a fane · noun — genitive singular masculine
crying	κράζων krazōn	G2896	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
with	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
loud	μεγάλῃ megalē	G3173	big (literally or figuratively · adjective — dative singular feminine
voice	φωνῇ phōnēa	G5456	a tone (articulate · noun — dative singular feminine
him	τοῦ tou	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — genitive singular masculine
sat	καθημένῳ kathēmenō	G2521	and (to sit · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, dative singular masculine
on	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
cloud	νεφέλης· nephelēs	G3507	properly · noun — genitive singular feminine
in	πέμψον pempson	G3992	to dispatch (from the subjective view or point of depar… · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
sickle	δρέπανόν drepanon	G1407	a gathering hook (especially for harvesting) · noun — accusative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
reap	θέρισον, therison	G2325	to harvest · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
for	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
time	ὥρα hōra	G5610	an "hour" (literally or figuratively) · noun — nominative singular feminine
come	ἦλθεν ēlthen	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
thee	σοί soí	G4671	to thee
reap	θερίσαι, therisai	G2325	to harvest · verb — aorist active infinitive
for	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
harvest	θερισμὸς therismos	G2326	reaping · noun — nominative singular masculine
earth	γῆς. gēs	G1093	soil · noun — genitive singular feminine
ripe	ἐξηράνθη exēranthē	G3583	to desiccate · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

Joel 3:13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
Mark 4:29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
Jeremiah 51:33 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a littl…
Matthew 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind…
Revelation 14:18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Th…
Matthew 23:32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
1 Thessalonians 2:16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermo…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 14:13–end

Here we have the vision of the harvest and vintage, introduced with a solemn preface. Observe, I. The preface, Rev 14:13. Here note, 1. Whence this prophecy about the harvest came: it came down from heaven, and not from men, and therefore it is of certain truth and great authority. 2. How it was to be preserved and published - by writing; it was to be a matter of record, that the people of God might have recourse to it for their support and comfort upon all occasions. 3. What it principally intended, and that is, to show the blessedness of all the faithful saints and servants of God, both in death and after death: Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord from henceforth, etc. Here observe,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 14:15

Thrust in--Greek, "Send." The angel does not command the "Son of man" (Rev 14:14), but is the mere messenger announcing to the Son the will of God the Father, in whose hands are kept the times and the seasons. thy sickle--alluding to Mar 4:29, where also it is "sendeth the sickle." The Son sends His sickle-bearing angel to reap the righteous when fully ripe. harvest--the harvest crop. By the harvest-reaping the elect righteous are gathered out; by the vintage the Antichristian offenders are removed out of the earth, the scene of Christ's coming kingdom. The Son of man Himself, with a golden crown, is introduced in the harvest-gathering of the elect, a mere angel in the vintage (Rev 14:18…

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Adam Clarke on Revelation 14:15

Thrust in thy sickle - Execute the judgments which God has decreed. For the harvest of the earth is ripe - The cup of the people's iniquity is full.

John Gill on Revelation 14:15

And another angel came out of the temple,.... Not the Holy Spirit, who, being God omniscient, knows the day and hour of judgment, which is a secret to men and angels, as Napier thinks; since though he dwells in the church as his temple, yet is never called an angel; nor does this angel represent the souls under the altar, who come out from thence, and importunately desire vengeance on the inhabitants of the earth, the worshippers of the beast, who had shed their blood; but rather the mighty angels who shall descend from heaven with Christ, and who shall be employed by him as reapers, to gather in his elect from the four winds, as well as to bind up the tares in bundles, and burn them; unless…

The Church Fathers

And another angel came out of the temple, crying, etc. The angels, whom we read as reapers of the earth in the Gospel, and who are all sent into service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation (Heb. 1), daily report to the Lord the individual merits of the Church.
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

"Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather in the grapes of the vine," he signifies it of the nations that should perish on the advent of the Lord. And indeed in many forms he shows this same thing, as if to the dry harvest, and the seed for the coming of the Lord, and the consummation of the world, and the kingdom of Christ, and the future appearance of the kingdom of the blessed.
— Victorinus of Pettau, Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John

Put in your sickle, and reap, etc. Behold, he says, with iniquity abounding, the love of many has grown cold (Matt. 24), and with the heat of evil pressing, the harvest of the world has almost ceased to live. Therefore, lest the already ripe grains fall, for the sake of the elect, the days are shortened (Ibid.), and gather the tares and chaff for the flames, but store the heavenly fruit in the blessed barns (Matt. 13).
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

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Dictionary and topics

Harvest · 9:37;13:39; — 9:37;13:39;
Harvest, The · Illustrative: Of ripeness for wrath — Illustrative: Of ripeness for wrath
Reaping · Illustrative of: The judgments of God on the antichristian world — Illustrative of: The judgments of God on the antichristian world
Sickle · .Of the — .Of the

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 14:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 14:15

Adam Clarke on Revelation 14:15

John Gill on Revelation 14:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 14:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 14:15

Adam Clarke on Revelation 14:15

John Gill on Revelation 14:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Revelation 14:15-18