So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
Parallel translations
- WEB The angel thrust his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vintage of the earth, and threw it into the great wine press of the wrath of God.
- KJV 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.
- BSB So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.
- NASB So the angel swung his sickle to the earth and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth, and threw them into the great wine press of the wrath of God.
- NLT So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and loaded the grapes into the great winepress of God’s wrath.
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Quick answer
The angel gathers the earth's grapes and casts them into the great winepress of God's wrath. The fullness of human evil is brought to decisive judgment.
Overview
The vintage of the earth is thrown into 'the great wine press of the wrath of God,' an image of comprehensive judgment on the unrepentant. This draws directly on Isaiah 63 and Joel 3, where God treads the winepress of the nations. It assures the persecuted church that injustice will not go unanswered; God himself will judge.
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Cross-references · 2
- Deut 32:32–33For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, of the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poison grapes. Their clusters are bitter.
- Rev 19:15–21Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the wine press of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.
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