Revelation 14

1 And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on the mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty and four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and the voice which I heard was as the voice of harpers harping with their harps:3 and they sing as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders: and no man could learn the song save the hundred and forty and four thousand, even they that had been purchased out of the earth.4 These are they that were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they that follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, to be the firstfruits unto God and unto the Lamb.5 And in their mouth was found no lie: they are without blemish.6 And I saw another angel flying in mid heaven, having eternal good tidings to proclaim unto them that dwell on the earth, and unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people;7 and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.8 And another, a second angel, followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, that hath made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.9 And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, If any man worshippeth the beast and his image, and receiveth a mark on his forehead, or upon his hand,10 he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:11 and the smoke of their torment goeth up for ever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, they that worship the beast and his image, and whoso receiveth the mark of his name.12 Here is the patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.13 And I heard the voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.14 And I saw, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud I saw one sitting like unto a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand sharp sickle.15 And another angel came out from the temple, crying with a great voice to him that sat on the cloud, Send forth thy sickle, and reap: for the hour to reap is come; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.16 And he that sat on the cloud cast his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped.17 Another angel came out from the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.18 And another angel came out from the altar, he that hath power over fire; and he called with a great voice to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Send forth thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.19 And the angel cast his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vintage of the earth, and cast it into the winepress, the great winepress, of the wrath of God.20 And the winepress are trodden without the city, and there came out blood from the winepress, even unto the bridles of the horses, as far as a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

Revelation 14

An Interlude: The Song of the 144,000

1 Thent I looked, and here wast the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand, who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.2 I also heard a soundt coming out of heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. Nowt the sound I heard was like that made by harpists playing their harps,

3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. Not one was able to learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.
4 These are the ones who have not defiled themselvest with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from humanity as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb,

5 and no lie was found on their lips;t theys are blameless.

Three Angels and Three Messages

6 Thent I saw anothers angel flying directly overhead,t and he hadt an eternal gospel to proclaimt to those who livet on the earth – to every nation, tribe,t language, and people.

7 He declaredt in a loud voice: “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has arrived, and worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water!”

8 At seconds angelt followed the first,t declaring:t “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great city!s She made all the nationst drink of the wine of her immoral passion.”t
9 At third angelt followed the first two,t declaringt in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and takes the mark on his forehead or his hand,10 that persont will also drink of the wine of God’s angert that has been mixed undiluted in the cup of his wrath, and he will be tortured with fire and sulfurt in front of the holy angels and in front of the Lamb.11 And the smoke from theirt torture will go upt forever and ever, and those who worship the beast and his image will havet no rest day or night, along witht anyone who receives the mark of his name.”

12 This requirest the steadfast endurancet of the saints – those who obeyt God’s commandments and hold tot their faith in Jesus.t

13 Thent I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this:
‘Blessed are the dead,
those who die in the Lord from this moment on!’”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their hard work,t because their deeds will follow them.”t
14 Thent I looked, and a white cloud appeared,t and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man!t He hadt a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.15 Thent another angel came out of the temple, shouting in a loud voice to the one seated on the cloud, “Uset your sickle and start to reap,t because the time to reap has come, since the earth’s harvest is ripe!”

16 Sot the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.
17 Thent another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.18 Anothert angel, who was in charge oft the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to the angelt who had the sharp sickle, “Uset your sharp sickle and gathert the clusters of grapest off the vine of the earth,t because its grapest are now ripe.”t19 Sot the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes from the vineyardt of the earth and tossed them into the greatt winepress of the wrath of God.

20 Thent the winepress was stompeds outside the city, and blood poured out of the winepress up to the height of horses’ bridlest for a distance of almost two hundred miles.t