Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Revelation 14:20
And the winepress was trodden without the city. The city, whenever
it is not shown to be a wicked city, is Jerusalem, the Apocalyptic
symbol of the Church. These judgments are "without" the church, judgments
upon the world.
And blood came out of the winepress. This is what John saw. The
pressed juice of the grapes ran out red like blood, and ran in a mighty
stream, deep as the bridle bits of the horses,
a thousand [and] six hundred furlongs; about 200 miles. There has
been much discussion concerning what this distance signifies. Some have
cited the fact that Palestine is about 200 miles long, and held that a
fearful carnage in that country is predicted. Others have noted the
fact that Italy is about 200 miles wide, and held that this country is
to be the scene of a terrible conflict. In my opinion, the whole is
symbolic of the terrible judgments of the wicked in that day. The
figure, 40 x 40, or 4 x 4, multiplied by 10 x 10, imply the
universality of the judgment. The "four" quarters, the "four" winds,
the "four" corners of the earth are often mentioned, and "four" is held
to be an Apocalyptical symbol of the earth, while ten, like seven, is a
perfect, or sacred number.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Revelation 15:2
Revelation 15:7
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