Revelation 14:17

Revelation 14:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
• New International Version (NIV)Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

Context of Revelation 14:17

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.” 16So He who was sitting on the cloud cast His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped (judged). Then 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].” 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 14:17 word by word

Καὶ ἄλλος ἄγγελος ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τοῦ ναοῦ τοῦ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἔχων καὶ αὐτὸς δρέπανον ὀξύ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• anotherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• cameἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the templeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the templeναόςnaos · templeG3485
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a sharpὀξύςoxus · sharp/swiftG3691
• sickleδρέπανονdrepanon · sickleG1407

Cross-references for Revelation 14:17

• 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.
• Revelation 15:5After these things I looked, and the temple (sanctuary) of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened,
• 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 14:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17And another angel - The fifth in order. This angel came for a different purpose - with reference to the cutting off of the enemies of God, represented by the gathering of a vintage. Compare Matthew 13:41; Matthew 24:31. Came out of the temple which is in heaven - Sent or commissioned by God. See the notes on Revelation 14:15. He also having a sharp sickle - On the word “sickle,” see the notes on Revelation 14:14.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. 1717. out of the temple ... in heaven--(Re 11:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 14:17

• Sickle
• Temple
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Bless
• Cloud
• Harp
• Thrust
• Torment
• Altar
• Chaldea; Chaldeans
• Innocents, Massacre of the
• Make, Maker
• Print; Printing; Printed

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