Revelation: The Reaping of the Gentiles

Review

Declaring The Fall of Babylon

Warning To Those Who Worship the Beast

Happy Are The Dead, Who Die by a Lord, Revelation 14:12-13

The Patience of the Saints, Revelation 14:12

Revelation 14:12

Here is the patience of the saints, the ones keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.”

A Holding Out Under Circumstances

They are The Ones Who Will Have to Deal With Those Who Have the Mark of the Beast

Those who will go into captivity, Revelation 13:10

Revelation 13:10

If anyone has captivity, he goes, if anyone kills by the sword it is necessary for him to be killed by the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Their Patience is They Know Judgment is Coming Upon Them

These are the ones who keep the commandments of God and the faith in Jesus

The message at this time is of the Kingdom of the Heavens

They will be proclaiming the resurrection of the Messiah

Happy of the Dead, Revelation 14:13

Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice out from the heaven saying, “Write! Happy are the dead, the ones dying by a lord from now. Yes, says the Spirit, in order that they should rest out from their toil, for their work follows with them.”

These are the Ones About to Die

Happy Because They Will No Longer Be Suffering in Toil

Their Work is Done

They will be Killed by their Masters (a Lord)

This is During the Second Half of the Tribulation Period

The Reapers, Revelation 14:14-20

Reaping of the Gentiles, Revelation 14:14-16

Revelation 14:14

And I discerned, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud One seated likened to a son of man, having upon His head a golden victor’s wreath and in His hand a sharp sickle.

This Messenger is Likened to the Son of Man

The Resurrected Christ

Golden Victor’s Wreath

He is the Conquer - the Victor

Crowned With a Victor’s Wreath

Victor’r Wreath for His Work on the Cross, Hebrews 2:5-8

Hebrews 2:5–8 NASB95

For He did not subject to angels the world to come, concerning which we are speaking. But one has testified somewhere, saying, “What is man, that You remember him? Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him? “You have made him for a little while lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And have appointed him over the works of Your hands; You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him.

Crowned Him - Gave a Victor’s Wreath (ἐστεφάνωσας)

Because of suffering of death, Hebrews 2:9

Hebrews 2:9 NASB95

But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

He overcame death, Hebrews 2:14

Hebrews 2:14 NASB95

Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

Another Messenger Call Out to Reap the Earth, Revelation 14:15

Revelation 14:15

And another messenger came out from the Holy of Holies while crying in a loud voice to the One sitting upon the cloud, “Send Your sickle and reap because the hour to reap has come because the harvest of the earth is ripe.”

The Time When The Son Requests the Father to Give Him the Nations, Psalm 2:8-9

Psalm 2:8–9 NASB95

‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Your possession. ‘You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.’ ”

This Reaping is for the Harvest of Dry Grain (ξηραίνω - made dry)

Angel is Speaking to the Son in His Humanity

The Reaping of the Earth, Revelation 14:16

Revelation 14:16

And the One sitting upon the cloud cast His sickle upon the earth and the earth was reaped.

Just of Unsaved People

Taking us to the Time of the Battle of Armageddon

The Reaping of the Jews, Revelation 14:17-19

Another Angels Comes out of the Holy of Holies with a Sharp Sickle, Revelation 14:17

Revelation 14:17

And another messenger came out from the Holy of Holies in the heaven having also his sharp sickle.

Not Christ, Who Reaps the Gentiles

The Angel with the Authority Over Fire Calls to the Angel to Reap the Vines (Jews), Revelation 14:18

Revelation 14:18

And another angel coming out from the alter, the one having authority over the fire, and called out with a loud voice to the one having the sharp sickle saying, “Send your sharp sickle and harvest the cluster of grapes of the vines of the earth, because their grapes have come to maturity.”

The Angel having the Authority over the Fire

The fire is referring to the fire of the altar

Michael will stand up for the Israelites, Daniel 12:1

Daniel 12:1 NASB95

“Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.

The vineyard refers to Israel

Vineyard of Isreal, Isaiah 5:1,7

Isaiah 5:1 NASB95

Let me sing now for my well-beloved A song of my beloved concerning His vineyard. My well-beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.

Isaiah 5:7 NASB95

For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel And the men of Judah His delightful plant. Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.

These are unsaved, rebellious Jews

They are cast into the winepress of the burning anger of God, Revelation 14:19

Revelation 14:19

And the angel cast his sickle upon the earth and harvested the grape vines of the earth and cast into the winepress of the great burning anger of the God.

Winepress is the judgment

As Christ is stomping the winepress this angel casts the rebellious Jews into the winepress

The Trampling of the Winepress, Revelation 14:20

Revelation 14:20

And he trampled the winepress outside the city and the blood came out of the winepress until the bridle of the horse from one thousand six hundred stadiums

The Trotting Starts Outside the City of Jerusalem

This Section of Scripture is Focusing on the Area Around Jerusalem and Moab

It goes from there about 180 miles

Happy Are The Dead, Who Die by a Lord

The Reapers

Christ Returning

The Angel Casting the Rebellious Jews into the Wine press