After that, another angel came from the Temple in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle.
Parallel translations
- WEB Another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven. He also had a sharp sickle.
- KJV And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
- BSB Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
- NKJV Then another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
- NASB And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle.
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Quick answer
Another angel emerges from the heavenly temple, also carrying a sharp sickle. A second reaping, clearly one of judgment, is prepared.
Overview
This angel from God's heavenly temple introduces the vintage imagery that follows, distinct from the grain harvest. The sharp sickle signals readiness for the gathering of the grapes of wrath. The scene's origin in the temple shows that this judgment proceeds from God's holy presence.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Rev 16:1I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth!”
- Rev 14:18Another angel came out from the altar, he who has power over fire, and he called with a great voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Send your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for the earth’s grapes are fully ripe!”
- Rev 15:5–6After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.
- Rev 14:14–15I looked, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud one sitting like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
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