Revelation 14:20

And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator records John's vision immediately following the angel's action in Revelation 14:19, describing the final stage of the judgment cycle.

The words — The Greek verb ἐπατὴθη (epatēthē) translates literally as "was trodden," specifying the physical crushing of the gathered harvest.

The thread — The winepress judgment motif appears in Isaiah 63:2–3, while the motif of blood poured out outside the city walls parallels Hebrews 13:11–12.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that divine wrath operates through decisive, measured execution rather than vague threat.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

Cross-references

Lamentations 1:15 The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors. Like grapes in a winepress, the Lord has trampled the Virgin Daughter of Judah.
Hebrews 13:11 Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.
Isaiah 63:1 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
Revelation 19:14 The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
Isaiah 66:24 “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”
Revelation 11:8 Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.
Isaiah 34:5 When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.
Ezekiel 39:17 And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood.