Revelation 14:15

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.”

A. Now the fourth angel in this chapter begins to speak. This angel announces that the time of judgment is here.

B. Thrust in the sickle. Harvest time is here. In our vernacular, “The fat lady is singing.”

C. The time of patience has ended. The time of grace and mercy are over. Now is the time of harvest. There are two parts to the harvest. The gathering of the good fruit and the uprooting and burning of the rest of the field. Study the parable of the Tares in Matthew 13:24-30. In Matthew 3:12, John the Baptizer makes a similar statement. Save the wheat and burn the chaff.