Rev 14:14-20 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rev 14:14-20: 14:14-20 Two brief scenes portray God’s judgment. 14:14 the Son of Man: Or like a son of man; see study note on 1:13. • A gold crown is a symbol of status or power, clearly distinguishing Jesus from the angels (see 4:4 ; 6:2 ; 9:7 ; 12:3 ; 13:1 ). • The sharp sickle is symbolic of God’s harvest of judgment (see 14:17-18 ; see also Jer 51:33 ; Hos 6:11 ; Mic 4:12-13 ).

Summary for Rev 14:14-20: 14:14-20 ^a Two brief scenes portray God’s judgment. 14:14 ^b the Son of Man: Or like a son of man; see study note on 1:13.

• A gold crown is a symbol of status or power, clearly distinguishing Jesus from the angels (see 4:4 ^c; 6:2 ^d; 9:7 ^e; 12:3 ^f; 13:1 ^g).

• The sharp sickle is symbolic of God’s harvest of judgment (see 14:17-18 ^h; see also Jer 51:33 ⁱ; Hos 6:11 ^j; Mic 4:12-13 ^k).
Summary for Rev 14:15-18: 14:15-18 ^l The Temple and the altar represent God’s presence (see 9:13 ^m; 11:19 ⁿ; 16:7 ^o).
Summary for Rev 14:18-20: 14:18-20 ^p The ripe ... grapes (see Amos 8:2 ^q) that are trampled in the winepress emphasize God’s power to judge (see Rev 19:15 ^r; Joel 3:13 ^s).

• Winepresses were built outside cities and towns; here, the city is Jerusalem. The bloody river of death stretched about 180 miles. God’s enemies stand no chance when the Son of Man comes in judgment. The carnage here is closely linked with the final battle in Rev 19:17-21 ^t; God is just and fair in giving people exactly what they deserve (see 16:5-7 ^u).