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15 Then[a] another angel came out of the temple, shouting in a loud voice to the one seated on the cloud, “Use[b] your sickle and start to reap,[c] because the time to reap has come, since the earth’s harvest is ripe!” 16 So[d] the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

17 Then[e] another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 14:15 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
  2. Revelation 14:15 tn Grk “Send out.”
  3. Revelation 14:15 tn The aorist θέρισον (therison) has been translated ingressively.
  4. Revelation 14:16 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s directions.
  5. Revelation 14:17 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

15 Then another angel came out of the temple(A) and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle(B) and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest(C) of the earth is ripe.” 16 So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

17 Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.(D)

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