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What do the two harvests in Rev 14:14-20 (grain harvest and grape/winepress) represent? How do they connect to the feast calendar and the altar vindication arc (SP037)? How does the Son of Man on the cloud (Rev 14:14) echo Dan 7:13? What is the significance of the angel from the altar with power over fire (Rev 14:18)?

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HARVEST

  • Sabbath to be observed in EXO 34:21
  • Sabbath desecrated in NEH 13:15-22
  • Of wheat at Pentecost, in Palestine EXO 34:22; LEV 23:15-17
  • And of wheat before harvest time LEV 26:5
  • Of barley, before wheat EXO 9:31,32
  • Celebrated with joy JDG 9:27; ISA 9:3; 16:10; JER 48:33
  • Promises of plentiful GEN 8:22; JER 5:24; JOL 2:23,24
  • FIGURATIVE JOB 24:6; PRO 10:5; JER 8:20; JOL 3:13; MAT 9:37; 13:39; LUK 10:2; REV 14:15
  • See PENTECOST, FEAST OF; TABERNACLES, FEAST OF; FIRST FRUITS; REAPING; GLEANING

SICKLE

  • An agricultural implement used for cutting grain DEU 23:25; JER 50:16; MRK 4:29
  • FIGURATIVE: Of the judgments of God JOL 3:13; REV 14:14-19

WINE PRESS

  • General scriptures concerning NUM 18:27,30; DEU 15:14; JDG 6:11
  • In vineyards ISA 5:2; MAT 21:33; MRK 12:1
  • Trodden with joy and shouting JER 48:33
  • FIGURATIVE: Treading the, of the sufferings of Christ ISA 63:2,3
  • Of the judgments of God LAM 1:15; REV 14:19,20

GRAPE

  • Cultivated in vineyards by Noah (GEN 9:20), Canaanites (NUM 13:24; DEU 6:11; JOS 24:13), Edomites (NUM 20:17), Amorites (NUM 21:22; ISA 16:8,9), Philistines (JDG 15:5)
  • Cultivation of LEV 25:3,11; DEU 28:39; 2CH 26:10; ISA 5:1; JER 31:5
  • Wine made of JER 25:30
  • FIGURATIVE DEU 32:32; PSA 128:3; JER 2:21; EZK 15; HOS 10:1; REV 14:18-20
  • PARABLES OF THE VINE PSA 80:8-14; EZK 17:6-10; 19:10-14; JHN 15:1-5

VINEYARD

  • Towers in ISA 5:2; MAT 21:33; MRK 12:1
  • Winepress in ISA 5:2
  • Parables of ISA 5:1-7; 27:2,3; JER 12:10; MAT 20:1-16; 21:28-31,33-41; LUK 13:6-9

VINE

  • Degeneracy of JER 2:21
  • Pruned ISA 5:6; JHN 15:1-5
  • Parables of PSA 80:8-14; EZK 17:6-10; 19:10-14
  • SYMBOLICAL JHN 15:1-5

CLOUD

  • FIGURATIVE JER 4:13; HOS 6:4; 13:3
  • SYMBOLICAL REV 14:14
  • PILLAR OF EXO 13:21,22; 14:19,24; 16:10; 19:9,16; 24:16-18; LEV 16:2; 1KI 8:10,11; 2CH 7:1-3; ISA 4:5; EZK 10:3,4,18; MAT 17:5

WHEAT

  • Grown in Palestine 1KI 5:11; PSA 81:16; 147:14
  • Parables of MAT 13:25; LUK 16:7
  • Winnowing of MAT 3:12; LUK 3:17
  • Chaff of JER 23:28; MAT 3:12; LUK 3:17
  • Growth of, figurative of vicarious death JHN 12:24
  • FIGURATIVE: Of God's mercy PSA 81:16; 147:14

BARLEY

  • A product of Egypt EXO 9:31; Palestine DEU 8:8
  • Used in offerings NUM 5:15; EZK 45:15
  • Loaves of JHN 6:9,13
  • Barley ripens before wheat EXO 9:31

FIRST FRUITS

  • Required as an offering EXO 22:29; LEV 2:12-16; NUM 18:12; DEU 18:4; 2CH 31:5; NEH 10:35,37,39; PRO 3:9; JER 2:3; ROM 11:16
  • Must be free from blemish NUM 18:12
  • Wave offering of LEV 23:10-14,17
  • As a heave offering NUM 15:20; NEH 10:37; EZK 44:30
  • FIGURATIVE ROM 8:23; 11:16; 1CO 15:20,23; JAS 1:18

TABERNACLES, FEAST OF

  • Also called FEAST OF INGATHERING
  • Instituted EXO 23:16; 34:22; LEV 23:34-43
  • Design of LEV 23:42,43
  • The law read every seventh year DEU 31:10-12; NEH 8:18
  • By Jesus JHN 7:2,14
  • Penalty for not observing ZEC 14:16-19

ALTAR

  • OF BURNT OFFERINGS: Called BRAZEN ALTAR EXO 39:39; 1KI 8:64; Pattern of EXO 27:1-8
  • OF INCENSE: Called the GOLDEN ALTAR EXO 39:38; NUM 4:11; Pattern of EXO 30:1-5; Uses of EXO 30:7-10; LEV 4:7,18; 16:12,18
  • Seen in John's vision REV 8:3; 9:13

WINE (figurative/symbolic)

  • FIGURATIVE: Of the divine judgments PSA 60:3; 75:8; JER 51:7
  • Of abominations REV 14:8; 16:19
  • SYMBOLICAL: Of the blood of Jesus MAT 26:28; MRK 14:23,24; LUK 22:20; JHN 6:53-56

JUDGMENT (THE GENERAL)

  • DAN 7:9,10; MAT 3:12; 13:30,40-43,49,50; 16:27; REV 11:18; 20:11-15; ECC 12:14

REAPING

  • FIGURATIVE PSA 126:6; HOS 10:12,13

GLEANING

  • Laws concerning LEV 19:9,10; 23:22; DEU 24:19,20
  • FIGURATIVE JDG 8:2; ISA 17:6; JER 49:9; MIC 7:1

VENGEANCE

  • Belongs to God PSA 94:1; ROM 12:19
  • WRATH (see ANGER; GOD, ANGER OF) — REV 14:8,10,19; 15:1,7; 16:19; 19:15
  • BLOOD — GEN 9:4; LEV 17:11,14; REV 16:6
  • AVENGER OF BLOOD — GEN 9:5,6; NUM 35:19-29
  • GOLDEN ALTAR (see ALTAR)
  • ANGEL (a spirit) — REV 7:1,2; 8:3; 9:15; 15:1; MAT 13:39,41,49
  • BURNT OFFERING (see OFFERINGS, BURNT)
  • CORN — PSA 65:13; MRK 4:28
  • INGATHERING, FEAST OF (see TABERNACLES, FEAST OF)