12/08/2026
*WEDNESDAY, 12 AUGUST*
*TEXT: REVELATION 14:14-20*
*TOPIC: THE HARVEST OF THE EARTH: ARMAGEDDON*
*REVELATION 14:14-20 [NIV]*
14: I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one “like a son of man” with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
15: Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”
16: So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
17: Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
18: Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth’s vine, because its grapes are ripe.”
19: The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.
20: They were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
*THE HARVEST OF THE EARTH: ARMAGEDDON*
John sees one on a white cloud, resembling the son of Man, with a crown and a sickle in hand. This imagery often refers to John [Matt.8:20].
The sickle symbolizes harvesting, and Jesus, as the Harvester, is urged to reap the ripe earth.
The wold today appears overripe for harvest, where bad fruits [those who do evil] are separated and judged, while the good are preserved.
Armageddon is where God's wrath will be poured out. The righteous must remain steadfast to escape judgment.
*QUESTION:* Are you preparing for the final harvest of the Earth?
*PRAYER:* Dear Lord, help us resist world pressures to engage in evil, in Jesus' name, Amen.
*Food for the day ~ 2026.*