Rev 14B: Reaping the Harvests

From this passage we learn that God is gathering a great harvest of souls. Commentators see these two harvests as either the first being for the righteous and the second for the wicked. For the righteous of course, eternal life is provided, and for the wicked, just and eternal punishment awaits. Some commentators believe the two are for the same harvest - the harvest for the wicked. The reason they believe it is repeated twice is for emphasis, showing that God will surely bring it about. It's difficult to go into all the pros and cons of each view, but readers should avail themselves of study tools that may help them come down on one side or the other. Remember, we are trying to determine God's meaning here, not what we think it means or what we want it to mean. What is God telling us here?