The wrath and fury of the Lamb has come to those on earth!
The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 14:
14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His Hand a sharp sickle.
There is no doubt that this is Jesus Christ Who Luke described as “the Son of Man” in His humanity. An angel does not wear a golden crown of victory (Greek: stephanos).
15 And another angel came out of the Temple, crying with a loud voice to Him Who sat on the cloud, “Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe (withered, dry, wasted away).”
16 So He Who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
The white cloud represents the Shekinah Glory (visible Presence) of GOD. This cloud is described in the Old Testament:
The Wilderness Exodus 13:21,22; 14:19-24
Manna Exodus 16:10
Giving of The Law Exodus 19:9, 16,18: 24:15-18
Second time Exodus 34:1-5
Tabernacle Exodus 40:34
Hovering over the
Mercy Seat Numbers 9:16-22
70 elders chosen Numbers 11:25
Filled the Temple 1st Kings 8:10,11
Departs from Israel Ezekiel 9:3; 10:4,18,19: 11:22,23
In the New Testament:
Overshadows Mary Luke 1:35
Flocks of Shepherds Luke 2:9
Transfiguration Matthew 17:5: 1st Peter 1:17-19
Ascension Acts 1:9
Rapture 1st Thessalonians 4:17
Return Matthew 24:30; 26:64; Revelation 1:7; Luke 21:27
17 Then another angel came out of the temple which is in Heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Thrust in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe.”
The grape harvest is at hand. It is a harvest of wrath. Jeremiah wrote by THE SPIRIT in Jeremiah chapter 25:
30 “Therefore prophesy against them all these Words, and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high, And utter His Voice from His Holy Habitation; He will roar mightily against His fold. He will give a shout, as those who tread the grapes, Against all the inhabitants of the earth.
31 A noise will come to the ends of the earth- For the LORD has a controversy with the nations; He will plead His case with all flesh. He will give those who are wicked to the sword (aka sharp sickle),’ says the LORD.”
19 So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs.
The blood represents life and without it, death is certain!
This event is prophesied by THE SPIRIT in Isaiah chapter 63:
1 Who is this who comes from Edom, With dyed garments from Bozrah, This One Who is glorious in His apparel, Traveling in the greatness of His strength?- “I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
2 Why is Your apparel red, And Your garments like one who treads in the winepress?
3 “I have trodden the winepress alone, And from the peoples no one was with Me. For I have trodden them in My anger, And trampled them in My fury; Their blood is sprinkled upon My garments, And I have stained all My robes.
Jesus does not need our help to bring forth His wrath!
4 For the day of vengeance is in My heart, And the year of My redeemed has come.
5 I looked, but there was no one to help, And I wondered That there was no one to uphold; Therefore My own arm brought salvation for Me; And My own fury, it sustained Me.
6 I have trodden down the peoples in My anger, Made them drunk in My fury, And brought down their strength to the earth.”
In Jeremiah 49:13, it is prophesied:
13 For I have sworn by Myself,” says the LORD, “that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse. And all its cities shall be perpetual wastes.”
In Luke chapter 4, Jesus entered the synagogue and stood up to read from the Book of Isaiah. However, He stopped at a “comma”:
Jesus reads-
Isaiah 61:
1 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, (to fulfill the mandate of His 1st coming)
Jesus stopped before completing the second half of the verse:
And the day of vengeance of Our God; To comfort all who mourn.
This portion describes His second coming!
The Seven Angels:
1st Angel: With the Eternal Gospel
2nd Angel: The Doom of Babylon
3rd Angel: Fury on the beast worshippers
4th Angel: Voice: Righteous Dead
5th , 6th , and 7th Angels: Call for Grape Harvest
The Great Tribulation is all about pouring out GOD’S Wrath. The true church will not participate in this wrath. We will observe the fury of THE LORD from a protected place!