Clouds are often used as symbols of glory and power especially white clouds. Christ bears it as the King of kings and the Lord of lords, to whom, consequently, all judgment is committed, comp. Revelation 14:14 Context. This is yet another occasion for judgment, the judgment of “the clusters of the vine.” Scriptures often use the vine as a figure for Israel (Isaiah 5; Psalm 80). Happy are they who make the right use of these divine messages! Revelation 14:14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of Prayer of Manasseh, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. Revelation 3:14-22 *Worship in heaven: Revelation 4:1-5:14 *Worship of God who created all things. The name, too, of the Son of man points in the same direction, as it is chiefly used, according to the fundamental passage of Daniel, when Christ appears for judgment—comp. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, And upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man -, drepanon- means a crooked knife or scythe for gathering the harvest, or vintage, by cutting off the clusters of grapes. Thus He is uniquely in a position to judge mankind. We come again to the Final Judgment. As before repeated, the earth in Revelation imagery referred to the land of which Jerusalem was the center--Judea and all of Palestine, the scene of these visions of the persecuted church. The special allusion to Joel is clear from this, that here, precisely as there, the harvest and the vintage are immediately connected with each other. The day of vengeance has come. Another angel comes with another ominous announcement. In chapter 7 this same group of 144,000 received the seal of God in their foreheads. Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. ‘In his hand a sharp sickle’. If any opens the door to Jesus, He will come into them. The sickle, the instrument of reaping the harvest, Christ bears as the Lord of the harvest (Matthew 9:38, comp. Revelation 14. He went out to conquer (chap. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God” (Revelation 19:15). The crown (omitted in Revelation 1:13 f.) was a familiar appurtenance of deity in Phrygia (e.g., of Apollo); for the cloud as the seat of deity, cf. Having an everlasting gospel— Not the gospel, … The former is discriminating judgment, the latter unsparing wrath. . Revelation 14 The Lamb and the 144,000 people. Having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. It is a calm, deliberative judgment; no hurry, no haste. He has the right to this harvest. In Luke 21:27, and Matthew 24:30, "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory," this latter expression, "with power and great glory," corresponds to the white cloud in the passage before us. True Israel will flee to the wilderness. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 14:14-20 Warnings and judgments not having produced reformation, the sins of the nations are filled up, and they become ripe for judgments, represented by a harvest, an emblem which is used to signify the gathering … He is what God intended man to be. stephanon) and holding a sharp sickle (Gr. Christ holds the right to all judgment (John 5:27). Who looked like a man. John 5:27 and Daniel 7:13), the “crown,” the general resemblance to the vision in Revelation 1 (see Revelation 1:7-13), indicate as much. They are both instruments swung by hand in the mowing of ripened grain. Thus what we see here in the beginning of this chapter is a revelation of the complete Church in Christ. In the midst of heaven— Breadthways. 14. — "A white cloud" is peculiar to this action, so also is the white throne in the judgment of the dead (Revelation 20:11). The angel with the sickle commanded by another angel, who had power over fire, to gather the clusters of the vines of the earth, Revelation 14:17 , Revelation 14:18 . Man has been at-bat, but this judgment is the time when God comes to bat. In this way, they force the juice out. That angel delivers a message from God (comp. This is a vision of the Lord Jesus coming in power and great glory. A golden crown—The token of his lordship over the land. Six hundred furlongs is about 200 miles, the length of Palestine. The scripture. The attributes of the Son of Man are called into exercise, and to these we are directed — to what is characteristic of such a One, rather than to the Person Himself. Then I looked. [Note: Lenski, p445.] Hi Grant, I am struggling with the reaping of the harvest in this chapter. Revelation 6:1-17. There is a further parallel between the vision of chapters 6:2 and 14: 14. The reapers used will be angels (Matthew 13:41). Security and *salvation. The heavenly preparation for the final judgments, Revelation 15:1-16:1 i. Chapter 14. Revelation 14:14–20 » View this passage in NIV (Bible Gateway) I have heard the story told of Queen Victoria who at her coronation ceremony began to weep and took off her royal crown of England. The whole description is very similar to Daniel"s prophecy of Messiah"s second coming ( Daniel 7:13-14). Whoever overcomes will sit down with Jesus on His throne. ch. In the vintage these latter, i.e., the tares, are alone in the prophetic scene, and form the subjects of the Lord's righteous vengeance. Chris, chapters 14 and 15 form a unit that prepares for the final series of seven bowl judgments. Revelation 14 – Images of God’s Victory and the Beast’s Defeat A. Indulging here in repetition, it is necessary to keep in perspective the fact that this fourteenth chapter is a prolepsis--an interposition between the parts of the apocalypse, relating events out of sequence, on the order of reading the last chapter of a novel first to see how the story ends. Verg. But Revelation 14 shows who is really triumphant, powerful, and in control: God, His Messiah, and His people; not Satan, his messiah (the Antichrist) and his followers. Christ was the Rider of the white horse vision of chapter 6, and He was the Reaper of the white cloud vision of chapter 14--both visions being the scenes of triumphant procedure, picturing the conquering of the imperial persecutor and his minions. As mentioned in the comments on this verse in chapter 1, the passages had reference to the destruction of Jerusalem and the mourning of all Jewish tribes and families all over the world, because of that calamity which had befallen their city and their state in the destruction and desolation of Jerusalem. Revelation 14:14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. There can be no doubt that here also the figure denotes the harvest of punishment, and that we are to reject the interpretation of Bengel, who remarks, "the vintage is expressive only of wrath and punishment, the harvest is entirely of a gracious character. In this way, they force the juice out. There will be a. It identifies the Revelation symbol with the Lord's description of the destruction of Jerusalem. 1. And I saw another angel — A second is mentioned, verse 8; a third, verse 9. (For a detailed discussion of the 144,000, see commentary on Rev 5:9-10; 7:2-10) People in the first century tramped the grapes so that the juice would flow to a lower vat. The cloud symbolizes judgment. Then, it signifies "the end of the world," the final decision on the fates of the righteous and the wicked, when both parties shall be gathered to their proper portion, and housed, as it were, in their own dwelling (Matthew 13:30, Matthew 13:39; Mark 4:29). This is ‘the Son of Man coming on the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory’ (Matthew 24:30; Matthew 16:27; Matthew 25:31; Mark 8:38; Mark 13:26; Luke 9:26; Luke 21:27). Finally, it denotes the harvest of wrath, the one-half, in a manner, of that more comprehensive application of the image, "when the sin and wickedness of men shall have grown till it has become ripe for visitation and just punishment." It is under this title that Christ deals with the state of things on the earth, and judges the ungodly (Matthew 25:31; John 5:27). Flying - Going on swiftly. Revelation 5:1-14 . This expression is only employed in the introduction of subjects of unusual interest. Since the sickle is sharp the reaper can do His work swiftly and completely. 14 I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man[ a] with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. By the harvest a great multitude of the righteous, by the vintage a great multitude of the wicked are taken from this world." on ch. Jesus will ultimately triumph over the forces of this world. The phrase “fully ripe” carries a bad connotation. Compare note on Revelation 1:13. Apostate Israel will enter, “Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Revelation of St. John, with Introduction, Notes, and Indices, also the Greek Text and English Translation. Revelation 14:14-20. And another Angel, desiring of him to do justice, by putting in his sickle, because the harvest of the earth was ripe, dry, and withered; i.e. We have not seen the last war yet. And in Jeremiah 51:33, where it is said of Babylon, "Yet a little while, and the time of her harvest comes." The fate of the 144,000. Revelation 14:14, KJV : "And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle." The harvest and the vintage are the familiar figures employed to express God's closing dealings. 14:1-5 The 114,000: In contrast to the distressing scenes of the last chapter, the triumph of those who gain the victory over the beast and its image is now brought to view.. There can be little doubt that Christ Himself is here intended: the “cloud” (Matthew 24:30; Acts 1:9), the expression “Son of man” (comp. As Son of God He quickensnow the spiritually dead (John 5:25), as in the future the physically dead (v. 28). Aen. Then another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. it must be he also, who appears with the sharp harvest-sickle. The proper fundamental passage is Joel 3:12-13, where, in the description given of the judgment on the heathen, in which all judgments on the enemies of the church are combined into one grand image, it is said, "Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all heathen round about. The International Critical Commentary… Rev. Revelation 14:8,9These three denote great messengers of God with their assistants; three men who bring messages from God to men. If it was not Christ who sat upon the cloud, he would be altogether excluded from the judgment— He, to whom, even according to John, the Father has committed all judgment, and whose presence was the more indispensable here, as the judgment to be executed is against the enemies of the Lamb. Apocalyptic literature represents or explains something real/literal. f. The reapers of earth's harvest, Revelation 14:14-20 i. The crowns upon the heads of the locusts were "like gold" (Revelation 9:7). There are two matters of weighty import selected out of the seven series of events contained in our chapter,to which special attention is called by this word "behold" (see vv. Parables should not be made to stand on every nuance but on the central idea of the parable. The sickle was a harvesting implement comparable to the scythe of our time, which was unknown in scripture language. The man on the white cloud, with a sickle, reaping the earth, Revelation 14:14-16 . 14:14-20 give messages from a second group of three angels. Christ is said to come in a cloud (Luke 21:27),but He is also said to come on the clouds (Matthew 24:30,R.V.). 14. — "In His hand a sharp sickle." On the expression, "get you down," comp. Finally, it is alleged that the contrast here to the harvest-angel is the angel of the wine-press, and that this cannot possibly be Christ. John now sees Jesus seated on a white cloud with a golden victory crown upon his head. It is not the execution of judgment either moral (Hebrews 4:12) or physical(Revelation 19:15), else a sword would have been named.But the sickle is needed to reap the harvest. This royal, judicial figure is evidently the messiah (drawn from Daniel 7:13, which had been already inter preted thus in En. But the angel of the wine-press is certainly Christ; and because he is so. God will force out judgment in the battle of Armageddon. Revelation 7:2, Revelation 10:1, Revelation 18:1, Revelation 20:1. The “crown” is the crown of victory; the hour of conquest is at hand. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, get you down; for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great." It only indicates that an angel will signal God"s proper time for judging, and then the Son will proceed to judge. As Son of Man He comes and claims universal dominion. The one sitting on the white cloud had come to reap the harvest of the earth--meaning Jerusalem and Judea. That the cloud is white, is because of the glory of him who comes to execute the judgment; (see on white as the colour of bright splendour, the symbolical emblem of glory, and hence the prevailing colour in the manifestation of Christ, at ch. One sat - `one sitting' [ katheemenon (Greek #2521) homoion (Greek #3664) in 'Aleph (') A B C, Vulgate, Coptic]. So this latter part of chapter fourteen envisioned scenes at the end of the apocalypse of the compensations of reward for the faithfulness of the saints in symbols of reaping the harvest of grain; then the retribution of wrath for the oppressors of the church represented by casting the vintage of grapes into the winepress. Then I looked, and there was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion! This cry was simply an indication to the angel representing the Son that the harvest was ripe. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 14:14-20 Warnings and judgments not having produced reformation, the sins of the nations are filled up, and they become ripe for judgments, represented by a harvest, an emblem which is used to signify the gathering … For there, too, the Son of man appears as presiding in the judgment, while the angels are only his servants. The sharp sickle in his hand symbolizes harvest. "And I looked" (Gr. Literally, it means to become dry, withered. Commentary on Revelation 14:14-20 (Read Revelation 14:14-20 ) Warnings and judgments not having produced reformation, the sins of the nations are filled up, and they become ripe for judgments, represented by a harvest, an emblem which is used to signify the gathering of the righteous, when ripe for heaven, by the mercy of God. . The Lord Jesus at the head of his faithful followers ( … Judicial judgment is about to sweep the guilty earth with the besom of destruction and clear it of evil. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”. Compare also Revelation 16:20-21; Revelation 19:11-21; Revelation 20:11-15. This last use of the image is the oldest, the one which already occurs in the Old Testament. But to pretend from hence to give the just dimensions of hell, is a groundless conjecture; of which see Cornelius a Lapide. Here, as there, allusion is made more immediately to Matthew 24:30. The title Son of Man represents true humanity as opposed to the wild beasts and its use by Jesus reveals both His true humanity and that He is the ideal man. The first angel in the second group of three was “like a son of man.” The word “son” is anarthrous making the “son” indefinite, however, this angel probably represents what the Son of Man will do. {*See remarks on Revelation 1:13.} Mark 4:38). The person John saw was evidently Jesus Christ, though some commentators think he was an angel in view of Revelation 14:15. There will be a blood bath in the suburbs of Jerusalem that flows throughout the length of Israel. Hanserd Knollys' Commentary on Revelation. The Lamb's name and his Father's name were written on the front of those people's heads.. 2 Then I heard a loud sound which came from heaven.The noise was like many rivers that were moving very fast. Zechariah 14:16-17 Commentary: Because the Christian Saints are Both the New Temple (1 Peter 2:5) and the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21 and 22) and their Lives are Spiritual Sacrifices to God (Romans 12:1), then the Christian Saints May in and of Themselves fulfill All the Stipulations of the Feast of Tabernacles in a Spiritual Sense in the New Covenant Age. —A nebulous image of “the great white throne” of. The bringing home of the righteous is never represented in any other part of Scripture by the image of the harvest, and here also it is quite unsuitable to the connection. In like manner the Apocalypse expressly teaches, that the Son has nothing which he has not received from the Father—comp. The actual execution of the final judgment is presented in Revelation 14:14-20, which might be entitled "The Sickle of God," for these are not two visions, but one. And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Thrust in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe.”. The pouring out of the seven bowls, Revelation 15:1-16:21 a. When the Lord's people find sorrow and tribulation in the world, when every thing appears to be lost to them, when they are apt to become faint through the temptations of the world, let them but direct their view to the white cloud, and they will be comforted and strengthened. 14. — "Upon His head a golden crown," the sign of royal dignity (Revelation 4:4; Revelation 6:2). and 4 Esd. by Grant Richison | Jan 3, 1999 | Revelation | 3 comments, “Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. The first exhorts to the fear and worship of God; he second proclaims the fall of Babylon; the third gives warning concerning the beast. There can hardly be any doubt: it is the Lord Jesus. In the former His Person is veiled; in the latter He is publicly displayed. Yet we must think of Christ, who is being symbolized by the vision. A glance at the white cloud is as consolatory to the church, as it is terrible to the world, for which it is the herald of destruction. Some commentators get mixed up here by paying too much attention to the various angels, who with regard to the judgment (all of them) are but the instruments of Christ ( Matthew 13:41,49 ) and are merely part of the scenery of the vision. White cloud ... one like to a son of man ... and upon the cloud one sat like unto the son of man, stephanon},” “garland” of victory; not His, The Final Judgment of the Earth Dwellers Portrayed (. This seems clear since John saw Him wearing a victor"s crown (Gr. 638–640, etc. Sharp sickle is an instrument for gathering the fruits of a harvest. In summary fashion, John highlights God’s judgment against the living earth-dwellers (Revelation 14) prior to a detailed description of God’s judgment against the beast, his kingdom and … Note the stress on the sharpness of the sickle. Intro: I just want to remind you that the Book of Revelation is not written in chronological order.The first three chapters tell of our Lord’s letters to seven actual churches that existed in John’s day. ix. It has been already stated that the chapter now under consideration divides itself into seven parts, the first three introducing to us three angels (Revelation 14:1-13), the last three doing the same (Revelation 14:17-20). Upon this cloud is seen one sitting like unto a Son of man, a description which can leave no doubt upon the mind that it is the Lord (comp. Apostate Israel will enter Armageddon. Each section in Revelation brings us up to this point. Verse 13 indicates that some of … As you probably know, apocalyptic literature must be interpreted apocalyptically. This is not a repetition of the previous verses. After an account of the great trials and sufferings which the servants of God had endured, we have now a more pleasant scene opening; the day begins now to dawn, and here we have represented, I. And He that sat on the cloud put His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped." ирует быстрый и опустошающий Божий суд. "Son of Man" is a messianic title of Jesus Christ in Scripture (cf. The Son of man on the white cloud was Jesus Christ. Nor is it in any way inconsistent with this that He who sits upon the cloud receives a commission from an angel (Revelation 14:14). 1, 14). “Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. That He receives and follows the instructions of an angel ( Revelation 14:15) does not imply His inferiority to an angel. The idea of parable is also healthy and may not be practical in to to. Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one like a son of man, having a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. Your email address will not be published. Therefore, this kind of literature should note be interpreted with too much exactitude, very much like parables. The cloud probably represents the glory of God, the Shekinah. (1-3) The Lamb and the 144,000 on Mount Zion. Beyond these bloody scenes is a day of rejoicing, a day of victory. So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. He himself had given (this to) his disciples in Matthew 13, in the parable of the wheat and the weeds (Matthew 13:24-30, 13:36-43). 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Revelation 1:7). It is urged that Christ cannot receive a command from an angel (more correctly, through an angel). I agree with Grant. The ‘Son of man’ wears a crown of victory. He will harvest His fields thoroughly. Revelation 4:4, but the angels never appear arrayed in crowns), the sharp sickle as the symbol of his judicial power toward the enemies of his church,—and what has been urged against Christ as the subject cannot stand examination. Once more we are at the scene of final judgment, as in Revelation 6:17; Revelation 11:15-18. The time of judgment is here. Revelation 13. Revelation 14:14. What is first seen is a white cloud, the cloud upon which Jesus is elsewhere represented as coming in order to wind up the history of the world (Matthew 24:30; Matthew 26:64). This is in contrast with Daniel 7:13 where He was coming before the throne of God to receive His crown and His authority and dominion (see Matthew 26:64; Mark 14:62 and compare Matthew 28:18). It has been said, that the person sitting upon the cloud is pretty plainly indicated to be an angel; for in Revelation 14:15 another angel is spoken of. Daily Inspirational - Crossways Ministries, Grant's Verse-by-Verse Logos Bible Software. The cloud brings a judgment in view; (comp. This is the time when armies of the world swarm over Israel. Many expositors have supposed that it is not Christ who appears on the cloud, but an ordinary angel. The 7 *seals: Revelation 6:1-8:1: The first 6 *seals. The patience of the saints, and the blessedness of them who die in the Lord, Revelation 14:12, Revelation 14:13. 14. But the same thing occurs in the Apocalypse as in the Gospel of John, where "the activity of the Son always takes its impulse from that of the Father, and treads in its footsteps" (Koestlin, p. 97), where Christ says in John 5:30, "I can do nothing of myself, as I hear, so I judge," and in John 5:19," Verily, verily, I say unto you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do; for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise;" and where, in John 5:27, the power of Christ to execute judgment is referred back to the Father. 15 Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.” 16 So he who was seated on the cloud … Revelation 14:14-15. — "And I saw, and behold, a white cloud,and on the cloud one sitting like (the) Son of Man, having upon His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. 2 vols. The time for mercy is past. A Preterist Commentary on Revelation 14: Summary and Highlights In the following Preterist Bible commentary on Revelation 14, the reader will be exposed to startling historical evidence of the fulfillment Revelation 14 during the Jewish War. ch. Revelation 14:14-20. It is "sharp" in order to do its work thoroughly, and in the "hand" of the Reaper, Who is about to begin the separating process — the wheat garnered and the tares gathered in bundles. 14:14-20 (a) Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat (b) One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. Revelation 12 & 13 makes clear to us that the church is the target of the dragon. Remember how Revelation 12 & 13 end? On the words, "and on the cloud sat one, who was like a Son of man," comp. The second angel of the second group cries out to the angel representing the Son is not the same as crying out to the Son. Revelation 15. Chapter 14: The 144,000 and the Victorious Judgment of the Lamb "1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with Him an hundred forty and four thousand, having His Father's Name written in their foreheads." The Lamb and the 144,000. The rest of the chapter is a vision of the day of judgment. But Christ also appears as an angel in ch. The word “crown” is the victor’s crown. This is Jesus. Notice that the first statement made in verse 12 is that the saints who are keeping God's commandments will need to exercise a great deal of patience and trust Christ to lead them through the trying times ahead. A contrast, such as Bengel supposes between the harvest and the vintage, is not indicated in a single trait. This is the judgment of, This judgment comes to fulfillment in chapter 19. Crown, [ stefanon (Greek #4735)] - garland of victory; not His diadem as King. This brings now the coming of the Son of Man with judgment power into view. 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