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He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
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Christ Gathers His Own
Commentators overwhelmingly identify the figure on the cloud as Jesus Christ. They emphasize that this 'reaping' is a positive event—the gathering of believers to Himself. Charles Spurgeon highlights that Christ personally wields the sickle, signifying an intimate and direct act of bringing His people, the 'golden sheaves,' into His heavenly storehouse.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he that sat on the cloud. The Savior, Revelation 14:14.
Thrust in his sickle on the earth. To cut down the …
Cast (εβαλεν). Second aorist active indicative of βαλλω. No violence by the use of εβαλεν as is seen in Mt 10:34 (βαλειν ειρηνην, …
19th Century
Anglican
And another angel ...—Translate, And another angel came forth out of the temple, etc. It has been asked, “What harvest is…
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Baptist
And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
May you and I form a part of the great ha…
After a brief pause to encourage the faithfulness of the saints, John returns to the theme of divine judgment on the world. He does this by first d…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth He put forth, and made…
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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…
