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17 Another angel with a sharp sickle then came out of the temple in heaven. 18 After this, an angel with power over fire came from the altar and shouted to the angel who had the sickle. He said, “All grapes on earth are ripe! Harvest them with your sharp sickle.” 19 The angel swung his sickle on earth and cut off its grapes. He threw them into a pit[a] where they were trampled on as a sign of God's anger.

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  1. 14.19 pit: It was the custom to put grapes in a pit (called a wine press) and trample on them to make juice that would later turn to wine.

17 Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.(A) 18 Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar(B) and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle(C) 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.(D)

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