Revelation 14:16
And he that sat on the cloud thrust his sickle into the earth, and the earth was reaped.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
In Context
17And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
Cross References
Matthew 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels: and then will he render to every man according to his works.
Revelation 14:14And I saw, and behold a white cloud; and upon the cloud one sitting like to the Son of man, having on his head a crown of gold, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
Revelation 16:1And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels: Go, and pour out the seven vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
Matthew Henry on Revelation 14:14-20
The Harvest and the Vintage. ( a. d. 95.) 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. 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. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud,… Read the whole commentary →