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The Reaping of Mankind

14 And I saw and behold— there was a white cloud, and one sitting on the cloud resembling a son[a] of man, having a golden crown[b] upon his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying-out with a loud voice to the one sitting on the cloud, “Send your sickle and reap, because the hour to reap came, because the harvest of the earth was dried-up[c]”. 16 And the one sitting on the cloud cast his sickle over[d] the earth, and the earth was reaped.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 14:14 See 1:13.
  2. Revelation 14:14 That is, a victor’s crown or wreath, as in 4:4.
  3. Revelation 14:15 Or, became dry. That is, ready to harvest.
  4. Revelation 14:16 Or, upon, across, to. Some think believers are harvested here, unbelievers next.

Harvesting the Earth and Trampling the Winepress

14 I looked, and there before me was a white cloud,(A) and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man[a](B) with a crown(C) of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Then another angel came out of the temple(D) and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle(E) and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest(F) of the earth is ripe.” 16 So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 14:14 See Daniel 7:13.