Translation
Yet another angel approached, this one came from
the altar, with authority over
the fire, and he called out with a loud voice to the one with the sharp sickle saying, “Dispatch
your sharp sickle
and gather
Go to footnote numberthe clusters from the vine that covers
the earth,
because its grapes
have ripened.”
Paraphrase
Yet another messenger approached, this one came from the tool for staying connected to God; he came with authority over that which punishes and purifies, and he called out with a loud voice to the one with the resources to punish or reward saying, “Dispatch your resources to punish or reward,
put an end to all activity and begin the process of revealing the deeds and accomplishments of
all people because their deeds and accomplishments are now
fully evident.”
Footnotes
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To “gather” is not the same as to “judge,” but it is the end of all efforts to influence the final outcome, and the beginning of the process of judgement. And what is judgment? It is a revealing of the truth of one’s actions, followed by the consequences those actions merit.