Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Thrust in--Greek, "Send." The angel does not command the "Son of man" (Revelation 14:14), but is the mere messenger announcing to the Son the will of God the Father, in whose hands are kept the times and the seasons.
thy sickle--alluding to Mark 4:29, where also it is "sendeth the sickle." The Son sends His sickle-bearing angel to reap the righteous when fully ripe.
harvest--the harvest crop. By the harvest-reaping the elect righteous are gathered out; by the vintage the Antichristian offenders are removed out of the earth, the scene of Christ's coming kingdom. The Son of man Himself, with a golden crown, is introduced in the harvest-gathering of the elect, a mere angel in the vintage (Revelation 14:18-20).
is ripe--literally, "is dried." Ripe for glory.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Isaiah 18:5
Jeremiah 51:33
Daniel 4:14
Hosea 6:11
Joel 3:13
Revelation 11:1
Revelation 11:12
Revelation 11:19
Revelation 14:1
Revelation 14:3
Revelation 14:6
Revelation 14:13
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