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Revelation 14:15
ESV And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, "Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe."
NIV 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."
NASB And another angel came out of the temple, calling out with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, 'Put in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe.'
CSB Another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the one who was seated on the cloud, "Use your sickle and reap, for the time to reap has come, since the harvest of the earth is ripe."
NLT Then another angel came from the Temple and shouted to the one sitting on the cloud, 'Swing the sickle, for the time of harvest has come; the crop on earth is ripe.'
KJV And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
NKJV 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.”

What does Revelation 14:15 mean?

Another angel exits the temple in heaven, which indicates he has divine authority for his mission. With a loud voice this angel implores the "one like a son of man" sitting on a cloud (likely Jesus) (Revelation 14:14): the time is right and the harvest is ripe. For centuries God has delayed His judgment, giving sinners ample opportunity to repent. But, as in the days of Noah, His Spirit will not always strive with man (Genesis 6:3). His judgment will be swift, relentless, and thorough. This sickle is sharp (Revelation 14:14) and will leave no wicked person standing, just as a sharp sickle swung into a harvest of wheat leaves no stalk standing.

Some believe this harvest consists of both saints and sinners, but the context of this part of Revelation 14 is judgment, as verse 19 indicates. So, it seems that only the wicked are "reaped" in this harvest. The verses which follow describe this "reaping" in graphic terms, using the symbolism of grapes being crushed in a winepress.
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