REVELATION 14. THIRD INTERLUDE. THREE VISIONS: (_a)_ the Lamb on Mt. Zion (Revelation 14:1), (_b)_ the three angels (Revelation 14:6), (_c_) the harvest and vintage of the world (Revelation 14:14).... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION 14:1. After the horror and tragedy of the last two Chapter s, we have another pause in the movement of the drama, a new vision of heaven and the bliss of the redeemed. REVELATION 14:1. THE LAMB: this chapter recalls the vision in ch. 5 (_cf._ Revelation 5:6). MOUNT ZION: Zion is the Chri... [ Continue Reading ]
THE VISION OF THE THREE ANGELS. Revelation 14:6. an eternal gospel: it is doubtful whether gospel is here used in its technical sense. It probably means a proclamation of good news. The proclamation here is one which urges men to fear and worship God in view of the coming judgment (_cf._ Mark 1:15)... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HARVEST AND THE VINTAGE OF THE WORLD. The scene culminates in a vision of the Parousia, and an ingathering of the spiritual harvest. REVELATION 14:14. The coming of the Son of Man on the clouds, which was first suggested by a misinterpretation of Daniel 7:13, is one of the most familiar ideas i... [ Continue Reading ]