In studying Revelation 14, another “interlude,” John concludes with two visions: one of the harvest grain and the second of the vintage of God’s wrath. The first pictures the eschatological judgment with special reference to the gathering of the righteous into salvation; the second pictures the judgment of the wicked into condemnation. The presupposition of these two visions is that the final spiritual struggle has occurred between Christ and the Antichrist and men have made their decision: loyalty to Christ even unto martyrdom, or worship of the beast. These two visions portray the fate of the two companies. The actual fulfillment of these visions does not occur until chapters 19-20.
George Ladd
