Revelation 14:16

Revelation 14:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
• New International Version (NIV)So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Context of Revelation 14:16

14Again I looked, and this is what I saw: a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a crown of gold on His head and a sharp sickle [of swift judgment] in His hand. 15And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to Him who was sitting upon the cloud, “Put in Your sickle and reap [at once], for the hour to reap [in judgment] has arrived, because the earth’s harvest is fully ripened.” So He who was sitting on the cloud cast His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped (judged). 17Then another angel came out of the temple (sanctuary) in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle. 18And another angel came from the altar, the one who has power over fire; and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Put in your sharp sickle and reap the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because her grapes are ripe [for judgment].”

Revelation 14:16 word by word

καὶ ἔβαλεν ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῆς νεφέλης τὸ δρέπανον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἐθερίσθη ἡ γῆ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• heὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• that satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the cloudνεφέληnephelē · cloudG3507
• thrustβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• in hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sickleδρέπανονdrepanon · sickleG1407
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• was reapedθερίζωtheridō · to reapG2325

Cross-references for Revelation 14:16

• Revelation 14:14Again I looked, and this is what I saw: a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a crown of gold on His head and a sharp sickle [of swift judgment] in His hand.
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory and majesty of His Father with His angels, and then He will repay each one in accordance with what he has done.
• John 5:22For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment [that is, the prerogative of judging] to the Son [placing it entirely into His hands],
• Revelation 14:19So the angel swung his sickle to the earth and harvested the grapevine of the earth, and threw the grapes into the great wine press of the wrath and indignation of God [as judgment of the rebellious world].
• Revelation 16:1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath and indignation of God.”

Commentaries on Revelation 14:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The earth was reaped - The judgments were executed. But where, or on whom, who can tell?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And he that sat on the cloud - The Saviour, Revelation 14:14. Thrust in his sickle on the earth - To cut down the harvest - that is, to gather his people to himself. And the earth was reaped - So far as the righteous were concerned. The end had come; the church was redeemed; the work contemplated was accomplished; and the results of the work of the Saviour were like a glorious harvest.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-20Verses 14-20 Warnings and judgments not having produced reformation, the sins of the nations are filled up, and they become ripe for judgments, represented by a harvest, an emblem which is used to signify the gathering of the righteous, when ripe for heaven, by the mercy of God. The harvest time is when the corn is ripe; when the believers are ripe for heaven, then the wheat of the earth shall be gathered into Christ's garner. And by a vintage. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-18The temple and the altar symbolize God's presence (see Revelation 9:13; 11:19; 16:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. thrust in--Greek, "cast."Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 14:16

• Sickle
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Bless
• Cloud
• Harp
• Thrust
• Torment
• Chaldea; Chaldeans
• Innocents, Massacre of the
• Print; Printing; Printed
• Reaping
• Retribution

Commentaries on Revelation 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings