In Revelation 16, what are the nations of the world called to bring to the Middle East?

Revelation 16 calls all the nations of the world to bring their armies and air forces to the Middle East. This call is described as the reaping that the sovereign God is bringing about, gathering the nations' military forces to that region.

Les explains that in Revelation 16 a call goes out to all the nations of the world to bring their armies and air forces to the Middle East. He identifies this as the reaping that the sovereign God is bringing about. The context also shows an angel speaking to Christ, telling Him to thrust in His sickle and reap, and the earth is reaped. The gathering of the nations' military forces to the Middle East is therefore presented as part of God's sovereign reaping.

Revelation 16

What does the reaping of the earth in Revelation 14:16 mean?

The reaping of the earth in Revelation 14:16 symbolizes the sovereign God bringing about the gathering of all nations—their armies and air forces—to the Middle East, as later described in chapter 16. Christ, the one sitting on the cloud, thrusts in His sickle, and the earth is reaped by this divine action.