The Book of Revelation, verse-by-verse

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I should also include the mark of the beast storyline chiasmus.

Ch. 12, the storyline tribulation chapter
.....vv. 13:1-10, the first generation aside in support of Chapter Twelve (Verse 13:9 is the marriage verse)
..........vv. 13:11-18, a second generation aside, the mark of the beast proper
...............vv. 14:1-5, a second generation aside, Christ with his 144,000
..........vv. 14:6-13, a second generation aside, the judgment proper
.....vv. 14:14-20, the continuation of the first generation aside in support of Chapter Twelve
Ch. 15-16, the midpoint and the storyline judgment chapter

To all the demons who are against me, this is absolute proof.
 
Rev. 14:14
"And I looked,
and behold a white cloud,
...and upon the cloud
......one sat like unto the Son of man,
...having on his head a golden crown,
and in his hand a sharp sickle."


Verse 14:14 begins the harvest series of verses (Rev. 14:14-16) here in the mark of the beast storyline (Ch. 12-16).

Although the word "heaven" in Rev. 14:7 references all the saints being harvested throughout the latter part of the tribulation and the entire judgment era. The primary harvest is Rev. 14:14-16, and Rev. 12:14.

The white cloud represents the 144,000. Presiding is the Savior, as shown in Rev. 14:1. He has the golden crown of authority from the Father. And in the Savior's hand is his army of 144,000.
 
Rev. 14:15
"And another angel came out of the temple,
.....crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud,
..........Thrust in thy sickle, and reap:
.....for the time is come for thee to reap;
for the harvest of the earth is ripe."


In the previous verse (Rev. 14:15), the Savior was upon the cloud.
But now in this verse (Rev. 14:16), someone else is upon the cloud that takes orders from the Savior. This someone else is the Moses of Rev. 15:3.
There is a third individual who is the angel with the loud voice, and this is the angel of Rev. 1:1.

The above information suggests that Rev. 14:15 is represented in Chapter Ten.
 
The problem is that you are cross-referencing outside The Book of Revelation.

So? It's the Word of God and related parts are in Rev and in other books. Does not change that the rapture is after the trib is over, not before or during it.
 
So? It's the Word of God and related parts are in Rev and in other books. Does not change that the rapture is after the trib is over, not before or during it.

HI ewq1938.
All the information in The Book of Revelation is in the OT. However, the Book of Revelation is a message from God the Father (Rev. 1:1) to reassure his saints that they will be taken in the harvest to a safe location (Rev. 12:14). Nevertheless, they will experience the tribulation for approximately three years. And while in the safe location, others during the judgment era will be harvested to their location. In the end, they all together will be taken off the planet to New Jerusalem. Then, after the world is reformed, they in New Jerusalem are returned to the planet and will dwell in peace for the 1,000-year day of the Lord.

That is, the Book of Revelation comes from the Father, through Jesus Christ, through his angel, through John, to us. And although the information contained therein is also in the OT, where said information came through his prophets. Here in the Book of Revelation, the information is to be a blessing to the saints who are going to suffer until they are harvested. The Savior's refining fire will takes control of the earth, casting Lucifer and his demons in hell (Rev. 20:1-3).

I realise that many prefer to be taken before the tribulation, but it is time to face the music. We all will go into the tribulation era, and some will come out in the harvest. Nevertheless, we are to stay faithful to the Lord, and not take the mark of the beast. If you take the mark of the beast, you will never be forgiven and dwell in hell with Lucifer forever.

And the Lord shared with me, "Let those who hate be presided over by those who hate them." Be careful my friends, the tribulation is here.
 
Rev. 14:16
"And he that sat on the cloud
...thrust in his sickle on the earth;
and the earth was reaped."


From the previous verse, we now see the Savior's Moses (Rev. 15:3) having control over his army, and harvesting the saints from throughout the face of the earth (Rev. 12:14).

So let me say this about the harvest series (Rev. 14:14-16). The one on the cloud is not only the Savior but also his Moses. The one coming from the temple is not only the Savior but also his angel (Rev. 1:1).

That is, there are only three individuals represented in the prophecy. The Father gave the Revelation to Lord Jesus, who then gave it to his angel, who showed it to John. There are no other individuals in the Revelation except for groups like the 144,000 and the saints.

There are some on the Demons side of the isle, namely Lucifer, the beast, his false prophet, and their band of demons. However, regarding God and his servants, there are only three: Jesus, the angel, and John.

This is easily seen in Chapter Ten, where the Savior instructs John to eat the little book held by the angel. And by so eating, it was sweet in the belly, but then bitter (Rev. 10:10). The sweet portion is the assignment to conduct the harvest beginning in the harvest series (vv. 14:14-16) and throughout the judgment era (Ch. 15-16). And the bitter portion is the assignment to send Lucifer and his followers to hell. This is the keys over death and hell that John received in Rev. 1:17-18.
 
Rev. 14:17
"And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle."

The one coming out of the temple is the Savior, represented by the angel. So both are technically in this verse.
 
Rev. 14:18
"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,
.....Thrust in thy sharp sickle,
and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe."


Again, there are two servants in the Book of Revelation, the angel of Rev. 1:1 and John. These two servants participate throughout Rev. 14:14-20, similar to the two servants of Lucifer participating throughout Rev. 13:1-10. These two series of verses are the two ends of the Chapters Thirteen / Fourteen aside. Notice the following structure:

vv. 13:1-10, two servants participating for Lucifer
..........vv. 13:11-14:13
vv. 14:14-20, two servants participating for Jesus

I hope you can see this dynamic. Please take the time to understand this.

Continuing with Verse 14:18
The angel from the altar is from Jesus Christ
This angel has power over fire, which is power over the two demons of Rev. 13:1-10
He is the angel giving the revelation to John and is denoted throughout the Book of Revelation as having a loud voice
He instructs the one having the sarp sickle, and this is John. See Rev. 10, that the angel of Rev. 1:1 instructs John.
He instructs to thrust in the sickle, which is to engage the 144,000 in battle
To gather the armies of the two demons, and this in the trumpets storyline is the second woe at Rev. 9:13-21. The first woe (Rev. 9:1-12) is the harvest of saints in Rev. 14:14-16, and I will explain how this works when we get to Chapter Nine.

Thank you for giving me the space I need to share the prophecy.
 
Rev. 14:19
"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."



Here we see the gathering of the wicked to battle. Which is Rev. 9:13-20 in the trumpets storyline, Rev. 19:17-21 in the fall of Babylon storyline, and Rev. 6:12-17 in the seals storyline. I see these verses pictured in my mind as I write.

a) And although the seals storyline describes the gathering in terms of the wrath of God.
.....b) That is, the wrath of God in Rev. 6:12-17 is used as a simile where the winepress ending the tribulation is similar to the wrath of God that ends the judgment.
c) John simply placed the wrath of God ending to represent the winepress ending. How brilliant is that?

In the mark of the beast storyline, the winepress ends the 3.5-year tribulation (Rev. 14:17-20), and the wrath of God ends the 3.5-year judgment (Rev. 16:17-21).

Thank you, Father, for blessing me to understand the Book of Revelation.
 
Rev. 14:20
"And the winepress was trodden without the city,
.....and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles,
by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs."


The Savior destroys the beast and false prophet, as well as their armies. And although Rev. 19:20-21 expresses this event in terms of traditional warfare, it is warfare by the Savior himself (Rev. 19:11)

The 144,000 had been engaged in harvesting souls (Rev. 14:14-16). which led to the gathering of the two hundred million man army (Rev. 9:13-21) that the Savior destroys. And after the beast's destruction (Rev. 14:20), the saints gathered in the Rev. 14:14-16 harvest celebrate (Rev. 15:2-3). Afterwards, the harvest continues, albeit now in the judgment era of Chapter Sixteen.