1:15 (judgment) – “The Lord has rejected all the mighty men within me. I trampled them in my anger and ground them underfoot in My fury their blood spattered my garments, and all my clothes were stained.” This passage describes God as a warrior going to battle to defeat the forces of evil. 63:2-3 (judgment) – The Lord is asked, “Why are your clothes red, and your garments like the one who tread a winepress?” The Lord replies, “I trample the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. He expected it to yield good grapes, but it yielded worthless grapes.” He built a tower in the middle of it and even dug out a winepress there. 5:2 (Israel) – “He broke up the soil, cleared it of stones, and planted it with the finest vines. When it is used metaphorically, it depicts either Israel or God’s judgment: The word “winepress” appears 20 times in 20 verses in scripture (HCSB). In this metaphorical reference, however, the fullness of the winepress suggests rampant evil that is now being judged. Usually, a full winepress signifies prosperity, while an empty winepress signifies famine. Ripe grapes are placed in the winepress and trampled underfoot, with the juice flowing down into a lower receptacle. Verse 19 reads, “So the angel swung his sickle toward earth and gathered the grapes from earth’s vineyard, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.” A winepress, also known as a wine vat, is a rectangular cavity carved out of rock or built artificially. 14:19 – So the angel swung his sickle toward earth and gathered the grapes from earth’s vineyard, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath. (HCSB) The great winepress of God’s wrath Previously: The angel had a sharp sickle – Revelation 14:17-18 The scripture
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