Revelation 14
14
The Lamb and the 144,000
1Then I looked, and behold, a #Rev. 5:6Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him #Rev. 7:4; 14:3one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name #Ezek. 9:4; Rev. 7:3; 22:4written on their foreheads. 2And I heard a voice from heaven, #Rev. 1:15; 19:6like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of #Rev. 5:8harpists playing their harps. 3They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song #Rev. 5:9except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. 4These are the ones who were not defiled with women, #(Matt. 19:12; 2 Cor. 11:2; Eph. 5:27)for they are virgins. These are the ones #Rev. 3:4; 7:17who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These #Rev. 5:9were redeemed from among men, #Heb. 12:23; James 1:18being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. 5And #Ps. 32:2; Zeph. 3:13; Mal. 2:6; John 1:47; 1 Pet. 2:22in their mouth was found no deceit, for #Eph. 5:27they are without fault before the throne of God.
The Proclamations of Three Angels
6Then I saw another angel #Rev. 8:13flying in the midst of heaven, #Eph. 3:9having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—#Rev. 13:7to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— 7saying with a loud voice, #Rev. 11:18“Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; #Neh. 9:6and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”
8And another angel followed, saying, #Is. 21:9; Jer. 51:8; Rev. 18:2“Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because #Jer. 51:7; Rev. 17:2she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”
9Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, #Rev. 13:14, 15; 14:11“If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his #Rev. 13:16mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10he himself #Ps. 75:8shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is #Rev. 18:6poured out full strength into #Rev. 16:19the cup of His indignation. #Rev. 20:10He shall be tormented with #Gen. 19:24; Ezek. 38:22; 2 Thess. 1:7; Rev. 19:20fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11And #Is. 34:8–10; Rev. 18:9, 18; 19:3the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
12#Rev. 13:10Here is the patience of the saints; #Rev. 12:17here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
13Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: #Eccl. 4:1, 2‘Blessed are the dead #1 Cor. 15:18; (1 Thess. 4:16)who die in the Lord from now on.’ ”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, #2 Thess. 1:7; Heb. 4:9, 10; Rev. 6:11“that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow #(1 Cor. 3:11–15; 15:58)them.”
Reaping the Earth’s Harvest
14Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. 15And another angel #Rev. 16:17came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, #Joel 3:13; Mark 4:29; Rev. 14:18“Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest #Jer. 51:33; (Matt. 13:39–41)of the earth is ripe.” 16So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
Reaping the Grapes of Wrath
17Then another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18And another angel came out from the altar, #Rev. 16:8who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, #Joel 3:13; Mark 4:29; Rev. 14:15“Thrust in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe.” 19So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into #Is. 63:2; Rev. 19:15the great winepress of the wrath of God. 20And #Is. 63:3; Lam. 1:15; Rev. 19:15the winepress was trampled #Heb. 13:12; Rev. 11:8outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, #Is. 34:3up to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs.
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Revelation 14
14
The Song of the Saved
1Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb. He was standing on Mount Zion.# Another name for Jerusalem, here meaning the spiritual city of God’s people. There were 144,000 people with him. They all had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. 2And I heard a sound from heaven like the noise of flooding water and like the sound of loud thunder. The sound I heard was like people playing harps. 3And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living things and the elders.# Elder means “older.” Here the elders probably represent God’s people. The only ones who could learn the new song were the 144,000 who had been saved from the earth. No one else could learn the song. 4These 144,000 are the ones who did not do sinful things with women. They kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb every place he goes. These 144,000 were saved from among the people of the earth. They are the first people to be offered to God and the Lamb. 5They were not guilty of telling lies. They are without fault.
The Three Angels
6Then I saw another angel flying high in the air. The angel had the eternal Good News to preach to those who live on earth—to every nation, tribe, language, and people. 7The angel said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him praise. The time has come for God to judge all people. Worship God. He made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the springs of water.”
8Then the second angel followed the first angel and said, “She is destroyed! The great city of Babylon is destroyed! She made all the nations drink the wine of her adultery and of God’s anger.”
9A third angel followed the first two angels. This third angel said in a loud voice: “It will be bad for the person who worships the beast and his idol and gets the beast’s mark on the forehead or on the hand. 10He will drink the wine of God’s anger. This wine is prepared with all its strength in the cup of God’s anger. He will be put in pain with burning sulfur before the holy angels and the Lamb. 11And the smoke from their burning pain will rise forever and ever. There will be no rest, day or night, for those who worship the beast and his idol or who get the mark of his name.” 12This means that God’s holy people must be patient. They must obey God’s commands and keep their faith in Jesus.
13Then I heard a voice from heaven. It said, “Write this: From now on, the dead who were in the Lord when they died are happy.”
The Spirit says, “Yes, that is true. They will rest from their hard work. The reward of all they have done stays with them.”
The Earth Is Harvested
14I looked and there before me was a white cloud. Sitting on the white cloud was One who looked like a Son of Man.# “Son of Man” is a name Jesus called himself. It showed he was God’s Son, but he was also a man. See dictionary. He had a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle# A farming tool with a curved blade. It was used to harvest grain. in his hand. 15Then another angel came out of the temple. This angel called to the One who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle and gather from the earth. The time to harvest has come. The fruit of the earth is ripe.” 16So the One that was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth. And the earth was harvested.
17Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven. This angel also had a sharp sickle. 18And then another angel came from the altar. This angel has power over the fire. This angel called to the angel with the sharp sickle. He said, “Take your sharp sickle and gather the bunches of grapes from the earth’s vine. The earth’s grapes are ripe.” 19The angel swung his sickle over the earth. He gathered the earth’s grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God’s anger. 20The grapes were crushed in the winepress outside the city. And blood flowed out of the winepress. It rose as high as the heads of the horses for a distance of 200 miles.
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