{Another angel} (allos aggelos). The fifth angel above
Swete terms "the Angel of vengeance." He responds to the call of
the sixth angel here as Christ does to the call of the fourth
angel in verse 15 . {Out from the altar} (ek tou
thusiast(8872)iou). From the altar of incense where he is in charge
of the fire (exousian epi tou puros). If it is the altar of
burnt offering ( 6:9 11:1 ), we are reminded of the blood of the
martyrs (Swete), but if the altar of incense ( 8:3,5 9:13 16:7 ), then of the prayers of the saints. {The sharp sickle}
( o drepanon to oxu). Useful for vintage as for harvesting. So
"send forth" (pempson) as in verse 15 . {Gather} ( rug(8873)on).
First aorist active imperative of ruga(935c), old verb (from
rug(885c) dryness, ripeness), in N.T. only Re 15:18f. and Lu
6:44 . {The clusters} ( ous botruas). Old word otrus, here
only in N.T. ( Ge 40:10 ). {Her grapes} (hai staphulai aut(8873)).
Old word again for grapes, bunch of grapes, in N.T. only here,
Mt 7:16 Lu 6:44 . {Are fully ripe} ((886b)masan). Old and common
verb (from akm(885c), Mt 15:16 ), to come to maturity, to reach its
acme, here only in N.T.
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