| 15. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the coordinating conjunction kai {καί | kaí} linking to the preceding vision. The phrase allos angelos {ἄλλος ἄγγελος | állos ángelos} continues the sequence of heavenly messengers, and the aorist indicative exēlthen {ἐξῆλθεν | exēlthen} plus ek tou naou {ἐκ τοῦ ναοῦ | ek tou naou} establishes a completed departure from the heavenly sanctuary. The participle krazōn {κράζων | krázōn} “crying out,” modified by en phōnē megalē {ἐν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ | en phōnē megalē}, conveys urgent proclamation. The dative participle kathēmenō {καθημένῳ | kathēmenō} with epi tēs nephélēs {ἐπὶ τῆς νεφέλης | epi tēs nephélēs} designates “the one seated on the cloud.” Direct discourse unfolds through the paired aorist imperatives pémpso … thérison {Πέμψον … θέρισον | Pémpson … thérison}, heightening the commanding tone. The first causal clause with hóti … therísai {ὅτι … θερίσαι | hóti … therísai} uses the infinitive to define the temporal scope of the “hour.” A second hóti clause with exēránthē ho therismós tēs gēs {ἐξηράνθη ὁ θερισμός τῆς γῆς | exēránthē ho therismós tēs gēs} portrays the harvest as fully ripe. The English rendering preserves Greek clause order and causal connectors to maintain theological urgency. |