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Revelation 14:19

What does Revelation 14:19 mean?

A plain-English look at Revelation 14:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Revelation 14:19 means

The angel swings his sickle, gathers earth’s vintage, and hurls it into the great winepress of God’s wrath. The winepress image portrays judgment as crushing and thorough. Grapes once swollen with worldly pride and sin are pressed until what is within flows out—a vivid picture of accountability. Calling it “great” underlines the scale and finality. This is not discipline but retribution, the just answer to hardened rebellion. The contrast with the earlier harvest is sharp: one gathered to the Son of Man, the other to the press of wrath. The vision insists that God’s patience is not indifference; when ripeness is reached, judgment is sure.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the angel cast his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vintage of the earth, and cast it into the winepress, the great winepress, of the wrath of God.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the angel cast his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vintage of the earth, and cast it into the winepress, the great winepress, of the wrath of God.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the angel sent his blade into the earth, and the vine of the earth was cut, and he put it into the great wine-crusher of the wrath of God.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the messenger did put forth his sickle to the earth, and did gather the vine of the earth, and did cast <FI>it<Fi> to the great wine-press of the wrath of God;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the angel thrust in his sharp sickle into the earth and gathered the vineyard of the earth and cast it into the great press of the wrath of God:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the angel put his sickle to the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast [the bunches] into the great wine-press of the fury ofGod;

Context

Verse 19 executes the command of verse 18 and confirms that the second harvest is punitive. It advances the chapter’s movement from comfort for the faithful to certainty of judgment on the impenitent. The next verse (20) will add location—outside the city—and the extent of the outflow, using staggering measurements to impress the reader with the severity and comprehensiveness of God’s wrath. This closing image balances the chapter’s opening assurance that the Lamb stands on Zion with His redeemed, showing both salvation’s safety and judgment’s seriousness.

v.18And another angel came out from the altar, he that hath power over fire; and he called with a great voice to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Send forth thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

v.19This passage

v.20And the winepress was trodden without the city, and there came out blood from the winepress, even unto the bridles of the horses, as far as a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 32:32

    For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah: Their grapes are grapes of gall, Their clusters are bitter:

  • Revelation 19:15

    And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.

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