CONCERNING THE "SICKLES" THAT REAP
THE  TWO  "VINES",  THE  "SANCTUARY",
"TENT  OF  WITNESS",  AND  THE  "ALTAR".

After the termination of 666 years of "wild beast" rule over mankind, those who live faithfully according to the commandments of God, and those who die while doing so during its reign of compulsion, are all deemed happy.  (Matt 5:10). This is because from the standpoint of God they have conquered. They are happy because they will benefit from the administration of the Kingdom of God over the earth from heaven.  (Rev 15:2).

THE ANGELS AND THE TWO "SICKLES"(Rev 14:14-19).
The first of the angels emerging from the temple sanctuary tells The Christ the crowned Son of Man the "hour" to reap the harvest of people of God on earth. (14:15). The angel from the altar tells a second angel from the temple sanctuary, also with a "sharp sickle" to: "Put your sharp sickle in and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, because its grapes have become ripe... and he hurled it into the great winepress of the anger of God. And the winepress was trodden outside the City..." (14:18-20). Those of the "vine of the earth" are hurled into the "winepress" of the anger of God because they were willing subjects of satan, through whom he tried to "resemble the Most High". (Isaiah 14:14). They do not belong to the "true vine" The Christ, so cultivated their own "vine" for self-glory.  (John 15:1-10).  That is why they are trodden outside the "City" of God.

THE "ALTAR".  (14:18).
This is where spiritual sacrifices from faithful servants of God are offered up to Him, and where sacrifices by those without faith are examined and tested by Spirit "fire". (1 Cor 3:11-15) (2 Esdras 13:37,38 NEB). The "clusters" of sectarian religions and their members are "ripe" in their wickedness, so have no part in the "City" of God. (18:2). They are gathered for disposal. "One grape I saved out of a cluster"     from the "clusters" that were sectarian "Babylon".  (2 Esdras 9:19-22 NEB).

THE "TENT OF WITNESS".  (15:5).
On being opened in heaven it signalled the time for the manifestation of the judicial decisions of God concerning mankind. These Judgements, followed by the "bowls" of His wrath, will reveal whether each individual chooses to belong to the "harvest" of The Christ Michael, or chooses to belong to the "vine of the earth" and fall under the Judgement of Almighty God. During the "hour" of His Judgement, those who give glory to God out of fear as they witness His awesome Spirit power within them, may be saved. But if so, it  will be as through Spirit  "fire".  (Rev 14:7.  11:13.  See Page 865A).

In heaven the "witness" comprises "the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one (in unity). And there are three witness bearers on earth... the spirit and the water and the blood, and the three are in agreement."  (1 John 5:7,8 Large Print NWT & footnote).

6/8/86.
 

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