Rev 14:19 The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great wine press of God's wrath. 20 They were trampled in the wine press outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses' bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
As I had mentioned the last blog, we find Christ and an angel swinging a sickle, a long blade, what the "Grim Reaper" uses. It is utilized to cut long shafts of wheat, long sweeping strokes to cut down several at a time. Then when the wheat is down, you separate the wheat (good product) from the chaff or the shell (bad portion) The chaff is usually left behind or burned.
Christ is had a sharp sickle and went first. This is a picture of judgment. Christ is releasing his harvest from the current circumstances. We are seeing a separation of good and evil. This was the final end of the age that Christ declared. Everything that God has seem worthy will be claimed for God. Notice it is Christ on the cloud directing the angels to do the work but it is Christ who will be the judge. He will judge the world that crucified Him. Those who turned their lives over to Christ and followed Him will be gathered, those who did not, will be judged.
The wine press here is God's Wrath. The good grapes were off the vine of Christ. The rest was trampled and placed in the press. It is said the vine of Christ will be replanted in Palestine. That the Jews are going back to their own land. This is the fulfillment of Scripture. But if they remain the "vine of the Earth" and not of Christ, they will face judgement. The amount of the 1,600 stadis equals about 184 miles. This may actually be the length of the new land of Palestine. The visual here is that the blood will drench the land up the height of a horses bridle. Possible? ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD!!!
I need to take a minute and remind us all that the Jews (and non believers of Christ) are bringing judgement on themselves.
Do not let your spirit be unchanged. Don't do it for the "fear factor" do it for the promises of God and the love, protection,hope and joy that can be found on a daily basis with Christ in your life.
Chapter 15 next!
Blessings on all till next time,
Calabash
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