16And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
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For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
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.
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.
And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. …
For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-20)Here we have the vision of the harvest and vintage, introduced with a solemn preface. Observe, I. The preface, Rev. 14:13. Here note, 1. Whence this prophecy about the harvest came: it came down from heaven, and not from men, and therefore it is of certain truth and great authority. 2. How it was to be preserved and published—by writing; it was to be a matter of record, that the people of God migh…
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