Revelation 14:15

“And another angel came out of the sanctuary, crying out with a loud voice to the one who sat on the cloud, “Send in your sickle and reap, because the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.””
Revelation 14:15 · direct translation from the Greek

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Andκαὶanotherἄλλοςangelἄγγελοςcame outἐξῆλθενofἐκthe sanctuary,τοῦ ναοῦcrying outκράζωνwithἐνa loudμεγάλῃvoiceφωνῇto the one who satτῷ καθημένῳonἐπὶthe cloud,τῆς νεφέλης“Send inΠέμψονyourσουsickleτὸ δρέπανόνandκαὶreap,θέρισονbecauseὅτιthe hourἡ ὥραto reapθερίσαιhas come,ἦλθενbecauseὅτιthe harvestὁ θερισμὸςof the earthτῆς γῆςis fully ripe.”ἐξηράνθη

Allusion · Joel 3:13

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Both texts say that the sickle must be put in because the hour of the harvest has come.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

μεγάλῃmegalēiG3173רַבָּהrabaH7227“great”
καθημένῳkathēmenōiG2521בָשַׁלvashalH1310“be seated”
ΠέμψονPempsonG3992שִׁלְחוּshiljuH7971“send”
δρέπανόνdrepanonG1407מַגָּלmagalH4038“sickle”
θέρισονtherisonG2325קָצִירkatsirH7105“harvest, reap”
ἦλθενēlthenG2064בֹּאוּbouH935“come, go”

Revelation 14:15, word by word

anotherἄλλοςallos

other, another

Other, another.

Where else “allos” appears

angelἄγγελοςangelos

angel

A messenger from heaven who serves God.

Where else “angelos” appears

came outἐξῆλθενexēlthen

go out

To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.

Where else “exēlthen” appears

the sanctuaryναοῦnaou

sanctuary

God's house inside the temple.

Where else “naou” appears

crying outκράζωνkrazōn

cry out

Shout, cry out.

Where else “krazōn” appears

a loudμεγάλῃmegalēi

intense

Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.

Where else “megalēi” appears

voiceφωνῇphōnēi

voice

Someone's voice, or a shout.

Where else “phōnēi” appears

to the one who satκαθημένῳkathēmenōi

sit

To be seated somewhere, or riding on an animal.

Where else “kathēmenōi” appears

the cloudνεφέληςnephelēs

cloud

Cloud.

Where else “nephelēs” appears

“Send inΠέμψονPempson

send off

To send something, like help or a letter.

Where else “Pempson” appears

sickleδρέπανόνdrepanon

sickle

Sickle.

Where else “drepanon” appears

reapθέρισονtherison

reap fruit

To receive the fruit of what one has sown.

Where else “therison” appears

the hourὥραhōra

moment

The instant set by God, like that of Jesus' death.

Where else “hōra” appears

has comeἦλθενēlthen

arrive

For a time or event to come: "the hour is coming".

Where else “ēlthen” appears

the harvestθερισμὸςtherismos

harvest

Harvest.

Where else “therismos” appears

of the earthγῆςgēs

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēs” appears

is fully ripeἐξηράνθηexēranthē

ripen

For the harvest to be ready.

Where else “exēranthē” appears

Translation note

It recalls Joel 3:13.

The context

14And I looked, and look, a white cloud, and on the cloud one who sat like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

15 · This verse (above)

16And the one who sat on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

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