Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 14:15

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15. Thrust in — Greek, "Send." The angel does not command the "Son of man" ( Revelation 14:14 ), but is the mere messenger announcing to the Son the will of God the Father, in whose hands are kept the times and the seasons. thy sickle —alluding to Mark 4:29 , where also it is " sendeth the sickle." The Son sends His sickle-bearing angel to reap the righteous when fully ripe. harvest —the harvest crop. By the harvest -reaping the elect righteous are gathered out; by the vintage the Antichristian offenders are removed out of the earth, the scene of Christ's coming kingdom. The Son of man Himself, with a golden crown, is introduced in the harvest -gathering of the elect, a mere angel in the vintage ( Revelation 14:18-20 ). is ripe —literally, "is dried." Ripe for glory. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-16" class="com-number"

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