Winepress here and in Rev. 14:19-20; 19:15 refers to the war at Armageddon. Christ as the Anointed of Jehovah will come to tread the winepress to save Israel from the nations (vv. 1-6). During the last three and a half years of this age, the time of the great tribulation (Matt. 24:21), Antichrist will persecute the Jews to the uttermost, with the intention of completely destroying Israel. Prior to that time, nearly all Israel will be brought back to the Holy Land. Then, before the tribulation Antichrist will make a seven-year covenant of peace with Israel so that they may have their freedom (Dan. 9:27). But after three and a half years, Antichrist will change his mind and will oppose every kind of religion (Dan. 11:36). After destroying Catholicism (Rev. 17:16-18), Antichrist will attempt to destroy the Jewish religion. At the end of the last three and a half years, Antichrist will cause the armies of the nations to surround Jerusalem. With Jerusalem as the center, the entire region from Bozrah to the Mount of Megiddo (Armageddon — Rev. 16:16) will be occupied by armies. In His coming back, Christ, with His overcomers as His bride, will descend to Bozrah (v. 1), and beginning there He will tread the winepress, destroying all the armies. In this way He will rescue Israel from destruction. See Rev. 14:17-20; 16:16; 19:11-21, and notes on those verses.