New American Standard Bible 1995

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Revelation

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Then another angel, the one who has power over fire, came out from the altar; and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Put in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, because her grapes are ripe."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Then and, even, also Conj H2532 καὶ kai
another other, another Adj-NMS H243 ἄλλος allos
angel, a messenger, angel N-NMS H32 ἄγγελος angelos
the one who has to have, hold V-PPA-DMS H2192 ἔχων echōn
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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power power to act, authority N-AFS H1849 ἐξουσίαν exousian
over on, upon Prep H1909 ἐπὶ epi
fire, fire N-GNS H4442 πυρὸς puros
came to go or come out of V-AIA-3S H1831 ἐξῆλθεν exēlthen
out from the altar; an altar N-GNS H2379 θυσιαστηρίου thusiastēriou
and he called to call out V-AIA-3S H5455 ἐφώνησεν ephōnēsen
with a loud great Adj-DFS H3173 μεγάλῃ megalē
voice a voice, sound N-DFS H5456 φωνῇ phōnē
to him who had to have, hold V-PPA-DMS H2192 ἔχοντι echonti
the sharp sharp, swift Adj-ANS H3691 ὀξὺ oxu
sickle, a sickle, a pruning hook N-ANS H1407 δρέπανον drepanon
saying, to say V-PPA-NMS H3004 λέγων legōn
"Put to send V-AMA-2S H3992 Πέμψον pempson
in your sharp sharp, swift Adj-ANS H3691 ὀξὺ oxu
sickle a sickle, a pruning hook N-ANS H1407 δρέπανον drepanon
and gather to gather in V-AMA-2S H5166 τρύγησον trugēson
the clusters a cluster of grapes N-AMP H1009 βότρυας botruas
from the vine vine N-GFS H288 ἀμπέλου ampelou
of the earth, the earth, land N-GFS H1093 γῆς gēs
because that, because Conj H3754 ὅτι oti
her grapes a bunch of grapes N-NFP H4718 σταφυλαὶ staphulai
are ripe." to be at the prime V-AIA-3P H187 ἤκμασαν ēkmasan

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then another angel, the one who has power over fire, came out from the altar; and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Put in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, because her grapes are ripe."
King James Bible Then And another angel, the one who has power over fire, angel came out from the altar; altar, which had power over fire; and he called cried with a loud voice cry to him who that had the sharp sickle, saying, "Put Thrust in your thy sharp sickle sickle, and gather the clusters from of the vine of the earth, because earth; for her grapes are fully ripe."
Berean Bible Then And another angel, the one who has power angel having authority over fire, the fire came out from of the altar; altar, and he called with in a loud voice cry to him who had the one having the sharp sickle, saying, "Put in “Put forth your sharp sickle sickle, and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, because her its grapes are ripe."have fully ripened.”
Hebrew Greek English Then another angel, the one who has power over fire, came out from the altar; and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Put in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, because her grapes are ripe."