Cast (εβαλεν). As in verse 16.

Gathered (ετρυγησεν). Like εθερισθη in verse 16, in obedience to the instru…

And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth. That is, into that part of the earth which might be represented by a vineyard, or the e…

And the angel . . .—The vine (that is, the vintage of the vine), when gathered, is cast into the winepress of the wrath of God…

And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrus…

“Another” angel here has no more necessary connection with the Son of Man than “another” angel in v.15; it may simply mean another of the same kind…

And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth
Before "upon the earth", when the harvest was gathered in, the whe…

When warnings and judgments fail to produce reformation, the sins of the nations are filled up. They then become ripe for judgment, which is repres…