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Revelation 14:15
Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — An angel exits the temple and shouts to the figure seated on the cloud, commanding the immediate harvesting of the earth. This occurs at the precise moment the agricultural cycle reaches full maturity.
The words — κράζων (krazōn) denotes a loud, piercing cry, emphasizing the urgent and authoritative nature of the command. ἄλλος (allos) specifies that a different angel, distinct from the previous one, delivers this message.
The thread — This harvest command echoes Joel 3:13, Mark 4:29, and Jeremiah 51:33, where ripe crops and full winepresses signal impending divine action. The imagery consistently marks a transition from waiting to execution.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of completed preparation and immediate obedience to the appointed task. It asks the reader to align with the timing of the command rather than delay or question the process.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Joel 3:13 Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.
- Mark 4:29 And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
- Jeremiah 51:33 For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled. In just a little while her harvest time will come.”
- Matthew 13:39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
- Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
- Revelation 14:18 Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
- Matthew 23:32 Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
- Revelation 16:17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!”
- Revelation 6:10 And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”