When in the Tribulation does the Revelation 14 harvest scene occur?
Revelation 14's harvest scene occurs at the end of the Tribulation, after the horrible events have taken place and as the world's armies gather around Jerusalem for the battle of Armageddon. It depicts God gathering the residue of humanity still living, under military auspices in the Middle East, as the grapes are fully ripe.
Les explains that Revelation 14 places the harvest scene at the end of the Tribulation. By that time, all the horrible events have occurred—things man has never experienced. The survivors are in the armies of the world, gathered around Jerusalem for the last great battle of Armageddon. In verse 16, he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped, symbolizing humanity. Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and another from the altar who had power over fire, crying to thrust in the sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for the grapes are fully ripe. Les teaches this is symbolic language of God gathering the residue of humanity still living, gathering them in the Middle East under military auspices.