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Revelation 
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Day 102

"The great winepress of the wrath of God"

Text: Revelation 14:19

THE GREAT HARVEST

The Lord Jesus had taught His disciples many deep and profound lessons. Some lessons dealt with the kingdom of heaven. Those who believed in the Lord Jesus found salvation and their lives were wonderfully changed!

The Lord also warned that one day, there would come judgment. Parables concerning divine judgment were earnestly taught. The day of the Lord’s judgment is here compared to the winepress of the wrath of God.

“Then another angel came out of the temple
which is in heaven,
he also having a sharp sickle.
And another angel came out from the altar,
who had power over fire,
and he cried with a loud cry to him
who had the sharp sickle, saying,
‘Thrust in your sharp sickle
and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth,
for her grapes are fully ripe.’
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.
And the winepress was trampled outside the city,
and blood came out of the winepress,
up to the horses’ bridles,
for one thousand six hundred furlongs.”
Revelation 14:17-20

1. Mighty angels of God.

a) They would serve as God’s servants.

b) They would be sent to gather the grapes of wrath.

c) One of the angels was described as having power over fire.

d) One mighty angel was speaking to a fellow angel.

2. The work of harvesting souls.

a) It is difficult to comprehend what this work must be like.

b) It must be done:

i) With dignity

ii) Faithfully

3. The harvesting was compared to the gathering of grapes.

a) All the grapes were thrown into a great winepress.

b) The grapes would be trampled upon.

c) The juice that came forth was likened to blood.

4. An attempt to describe how many would perish.

a) The height was up to a horse’s bridle.

b) The length was 1600 furlongs (about 381 km long).

c) The meaning is clear and sobering.

i) Many would be judged and found guilty.

ii) They would perish.