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And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
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, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
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.

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

14:15 out of the temple. The temple here is probably the Jerusalem temple. The angel has seen the abomination in the holy place and so pleads with the Son of man to proceed with His reaping. This reaping probably correlates with the ensuing bowl judgments.


14:18 from the altar. This angel apparently calls out from the altar of the earthly temple, urging that the vintage of the earth be trampled in the divine winepress. See also Joel 3:13; Revelation 19:15. This time the sickle of judgment is used not to reap a harvest of grain but rather to gather the vintage of grapes of the earth for the winepress of God.


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