Rev 14:14-16 | JFB | STEP | 14. crown-- Greek, "stephanon," "garland" of victory; not His diadem as a king. The victory is described in detail, . one sat-- "one sitting," Greek, "cathemenon homoion," is the reading of A, B, C, Vulgate, and Coptic.

‏ Revelation of John 14:14-16

14. crown--Greek, "stephanon," "garland" of victory; not His diadem as a king. The victory is described in detail, Re 19:11-21.

one sat--"one sitting," Greek, "cathemenon homoion," is the reading of A, B, C, Vulgate, and Coptic.

15. Thrust in--Greek, "Send." The angel does not command the "Son of man" (Re 14:14), but is the mere messenger announcing to the Son the will of God the Father, in whose hands are kept the times and the seasons.

thy sickle--alluding to Mr 4:29, where also it is "sendeth the sickle." The Son sends His sickle-bearing angel to reap the righteous when fully ripe.

harvest--the harvest crop. By the harvest-reaping the elect righteous are gathered out; by the vintage the Antichristian offenders are removed out of the earth, the scene of Christ's coming kingdom. The Son of man Himself, with a golden crown, is introduced in the harvest-gathering of the elect, a mere angel in the vintage (Re 14:18-20).

is ripe--literally, "is dried." Ripe for glory.

16. thrust in--Greek, "cast."