Revelation 14:19

So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The angel wielding the sharp sickle acts at the command of a second angel with authority over fire, executing judgment immediately after the call to harvest the earth’s ripe grapes.

The words — ἔβαλεν (ebalen) means "threw" or "cast," describing the angel's action of depositing the gathered fruit into the vessel. δρέπανον (drepanon) translates literally to "sickle," the specific tool used to reap the earth's harvest.

The thread — This harvest imagery echoes Deuteronomy 32:32’s reference to the vine of Sodom and Gomorrah, while the judicial theme anticipates Revelation 19:15’s depiction of divine rule.

Why it lands — The text explicitly records the angel casting the grapes into the winepress of God’s wrath, establishing that the coming judgment is a direct response to the earth’s ripe state of sin.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 32:32 But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter.
Revelation 19:15 And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.