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Chapter 14 The 144,000 and the Victorious Judgment of the Lamb

Christ Jesus, Who is the "LORD of the Harvest" (Luke 10:2), i.e.,"in His hand a sharp sickle" (14:14), is also the "Judge of All the Earth" (Genesis 18:25), to Whom the Father "hath committed all judgment" (John 5:22). Here, the Apostle John is directed to gaze upon a white cloud, and "upon the cloud One sat like unto the Son of Man" (14:14). Painters often depict God surrounded with clouds. "Clouds and darkness are round about Him: Righteousness and Judgment are the habitation of His Throne" (Psalm 97:2). Scripture describes the Almighty as:

(1) the "High and Lofty One That Inhabiteth Eternity" (Isaiah 57:15),

(2) flying "upon the wings of the wind" (Psalm 18:10),

(3) the "Blessed and Only Potentate, the KING of Kings, and LORD of Lords" (1Timothy 6:15), and

(4) coming again "with clouds; and every eye shall see Him" (Revelation 1:7).
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And another angel came out of the Temple, crying with a loud voice to Him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in Thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for Thee to reap; for the harvest of the Earth is ripe."</font>

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