And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
Ver. 14. A sharp sickle] An instrument to cut down grain, Deuteronomy 16:9, and the bunches and branches of the grapes, Isaiah 18:5. It betokens sharp and sudden vengeance. What more beautiful to behold than the field before harvest, than the vineyard before the vintage, &c.? This is spoken for the consolation of the persecuted people of God.