Revelation 14:20 kjv
And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Revelation 14:20 nkjv
And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses' bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs.
Revelation 14:20 niv
They were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses' bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
Revelation 14:20 esv
And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as a horse's bridle, for 1,600 stadia.
Revelation 14:20 nlt
The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress in a stream about 180 miles long and as high as a horse's bridle.
Revelation 14 20 Cross References
| Verse | Text | Reference Note |
|---|---|---|
| Isa 63:3 | "I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the peoples no one was with Me. I trod them in My anger..." | God treading the winepress of wrath |
| Joel 3:13 | "Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe... Come, go down; for the winepress is full..." | Harvest imagery leading to judgment |
| Rev 19:15 | "...He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God." | Jesus executing final judgment |
| Lam 1:15 | "The Lord has trodden in the winepress the virgin daughter of Judah..." | God's judgment symbolized by winepress |
| Isa 34:6-7 | "The LORD has a sword, filled with blood... saturated with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats..." | Divine slaughter and extensive bloodshed |
| Eze 32:6 | "I will water the land with your flowing blood, even to the mountains, and the ravines will be full of you." | Imagery of land overwhelmed by blood |
| Rev 6:16-17 | "Hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. For the great day..." | Response to overwhelming divine wrath |
| Ps 68:21 | "But God will strike the heads of His enemies, the hairy scalp of one who walks in his guilt." | Destruction of God's adversaries |
| Jer 25:33 | "And the slain of the LORD shall be in that day from one end of the earth even to the other end..." | Widespread nature of judgment |
| Mt 13:30, 39 | "...at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, 'First gather the tares... harvest is the end..." | Separation and judgment at the end of the age |
| Rev 14:15-19 | (Immediate Context) "Thrust in your sharp sickle... gather the clusters... threw them into the great winepress..." | Prelude to the winepress of wrath |
| Jer 51:33 | "For the daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor when it is trampled; Yet a little while and the time..." | Judgment on Babylon, similar to treading |
| Mal 4:1 | "For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace..." | Prophecy of final, destructive judgment |
| Heb 13:12 | "Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate." | Symbolic significance of "outside the city" |
| Lev 16:27 | "The bull for the sin offering... they shall carry outside the camp..." | Carrying impurity outside holy dwelling |
| Rev 22:15 | "Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who..." | Those excluded from the holy city |
| Zech 14:10 | "All the land shall be changed into a plain from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem..." | Geographical extent of end-time events in Israel |
| Deut 32:41-43 | "If I sharpen My glittering sword... I will make My arrows drunk with blood..." | Divine vengeance on enemies |
| Rev 16:16 | "And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon." | Place of final battle, relates to location/scope |
| Is 66:15-16 | "For behold, the LORD will come with fire... with His chariots, like a whirlwind, to render His anger..." | God coming in judgment, widespread destruction |
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Revelation 14 20 Meaning
This verse dramatically portrays the consummation of God's final judgment upon those who oppose Him, particularly in the vision of the "winepress of the wrath of God." It describes a scene of overwhelming destruction and bloodshed, symbolizing the immense and total outpouring of divine wrath. The judgment takes place outside a significant city, signifying its exclusion from holy ground or perhaps its enactment upon a vast, unholy system. The unprecedented depth and extent of the resultant bloodshed emphasize the severity, totality, and far-reaching impact of this ultimate divine retribution against the wicked.
Revelation 14 20 Context
Revelation 14:20 stands as the terrifying climax to a series of prophetic visions concerning divine judgment upon the earth, following the announcement of the three angels' messages. Chapters 13 and 14 detail the rise of the Beast and the ultimate battle between those who worship the Beast and those who follow the Lamb. Verse 20 concludes the vision of the "harvest of the earth," explicitly depicting the "vintage of God's wrath" where unrepentant humanity, symbolized as ripe grapes, is cast into the great winepress. This judgment is the definitive end for those who received the mark of the Beast and opposed God's sovereignty. Historically and culturally, the imagery of a winepress for crushing enemies was well understood in ancient Near Eastern contexts, powerfully conveying overwhelming and destructive defeat, a stark contrast to the life-giving product typically associated with a winepress. It also implicitly stands in polemic against any notion that unrepentant rebellion against God would go unpunished.
Revelation 14 20 Word Analysis
- And the winepress (ληνός - lēnos): Literally, a vat where grapes are crushed. Symbolically and consistently throughout scripture (e.g., Isa 63:3; Joel 3:13), it represents divine wrath and severe judgment upon God's enemies, where the wicked are "crushed" by His power.
- was trodden: Implies active, violent execution of judgment. The action of treading the winepress produces wine (here, blood), signifying that this is the result of divine action, not natural events. It evokes the image of humans or chariots pressing down on a multitude of people.
- outside the city: The "city" could symbolically refer to the New Jerusalem (holy and protected, Rev 21:2, 22:14-15) or, more likely given the context, the unholy "Babylon the Great" (Rev 17-18). Treading outside could mean the judgment takes place in an unholy or excluded place, or that the judgment affects those not belonging to God's holy city, emphasizing the separation of the condemned from the saved. It might also relate to the defilement of bloodshed, which occurs outside pure areas.
- and blood came out: The grim reality of the judgment's consequence. This is a vivid, hyperbolic portrayal of immense slaughter, indicating that the wrath poured out results in unparalleled carnage. The juice of the "grapes" (the wicked) is not wine, but blood, demonstrating the destructive nature of the judgment.
- of the winepress: Reaffirming the source and nature of the bloodshed; it's the direct output of God's furious treading of His enemies.
- up to the horses' bridles: A hyperbolic expression signifying the astounding depth and magnitude of the bloodshed. It vividly conveys an overwhelming amount of blood, so high that mounted riders would be immersed. This hyperbole emphasizes the total devastation and loss of life.
- for one thousand six hundred stadia: A specific distance, approximately 184 miles or 296 kilometers. This is a symbolically potent number:
- 1600 (4 x 4 x 100): Four often signifies the earth (four corners, four winds), and ten signifies completeness or totality. Thus, 1600 (four squared times ten squared) symbolizes the universality and completeness of this judgment, covering the entire breadth of the affected world or the specific land (e.g., Israel) where this climactic battle takes place. It implies an utterly pervasive and complete judgment.
- Geographical extent: While some attempt to map this literally to the length of the land of Israel (e.g., from Dan to Beersheba), it is best understood as symbolic of a vast, sweeping judgment over a very large area.