Allegory Of Earth's Harvest I

Death to the wicked left after God's Woes!
The time has come for Him to kill them all!
Their spilled blood in rivulets deeply flows;
E'en those they martyred are shocked how they fall!
"There is no god but Allah!" they proclaimed
Five times each day one thousand years and more;
Christ endured His name to be profaned,
Until He returns and evens the score!
He has a sharp sickle ready in His hand,
But this bloody harvest needs but His voice;
Their mighty armies fill the Holy Land,
And the Christians left prepare to rejoice!
"Dear God, come now!" their pleas arise on high;
The Lamb-King hears, and is set to comply!

Rev. 14:14-20 is an allegory. Translated into clear reality, it describes the carnage done to Satan's armies at Armageddon. You will need your Bible to understand the verse-by-verse translation that follows. My next blog on July 4th, God willing, will complete the passage.

Verse 14:14---The one seated on the white cloud "like a son of man"; wearing a gold crown; holding a sickle in His hand; is Christ. Symbolically, as King of the Universe after His resurrection and ascension, the Bible speaks of Him as ruling from the clouds. Actually He sits on the throne on the right hand of the Father. Verse 14:15---The angel coming out of the temple is from God the Father, signalling to Christ the time for His return to earth has come. Heretofore, the date of the Second Coming has been secret, known only to the Father. The "harvest is ripe" means that all those on earth who have not repented have earned and will receive condemnation. The sickles are allegorical; the death of the wicked is compared to the harvesting of grapes, and the flowing blood in verse 14:20 is compared to their crushing to make wine. Verses 14:16-20---The swinging of sickles is symbolic. The sight of Christ returning will cause all people to mourn (See Matthew 24:31); the Antichrist-world ruler will call for every able-bodied soldier remaining to gather for war against Christ and the host with Him on the Plain of Megiddo, near Jerusalem. Two hundred million, about one-fifth of earth's population, will respond (See Joel 3:9-17). With one lion-like roar from Jerusalem (See Joel 3:16) Christ terrifies them; they turn on each other and die (See Zechariah 14:12-13). (To be continued July 4th)