Revelation 14
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Revelation 14:2-20

2And I heard a voice from heaven, like 1the sound of many waters and like the 2sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was like the sound of 3harpists playing on their harps. 3And they 4sang 5a new song before the throne and before the 6four living creatures and the 7elders; and 8no one could learn the song except the 9one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been 10purchased from the earth. 411These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they 12have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who 13follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been 14purchased from among men 15as first fruits to God and to the Lamb. 5And 16no lie was found in their mouth; they are 17blameless.

6And I saw another angel flying in 18midheaven, having 19an eternal gospel to preach to 20those who 21live on the earth, and to 22every nation and tribe and tongue and people; 7and he said with a loud voice, “23Fear God, and 24give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who 25made the heaven and the earth and sea and 26springs of waters.”

8And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “2728Fallen, fallen is 29Babylon the great, she who has 30made all the nations drink of the 31wine of the 32passion of her immorality.”

9Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone 33worships the beast and his 34image, and receives a 35mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10he also will drink of the 36wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed 37in full strength 38in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with 39fire and 40brimstone in the presence of the 41holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11And the 42smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; 43they have no rest day and night, those who 44worship the beast and his 45image, and 46whoever receives the 47mark of his name.” 12Here is 48the 49perseverance of the 50saints who 51keep the commandments of God and 5253their faith in Jesus.

13And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘54Blessed are the dead who 55die in the Lord from now on!’” “Yes,” 56says the Spirit, “so that they may 57rest from their labors, for their 58deeds follow with them.”

14Then I looked, and behold, a 59white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one 60like 61a son of man, having a golden 62crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. 15And another angel 63came out of the 64temple, crying out with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “6566Put in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the 67harvest of the earth 68is ripe.” 16Then He who sat on the cloud 69swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

17And another angel 70came out of the 71temple which is in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle. 18Then another angel, 72the one who has power over fire, came out from 73the altar; and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “7475Put in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters 76from the vine of the earth, 77because her grapes are ripe.” 19So the angel 78swung his sickle to the earth and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth, and threw them into 79the great wine press of the wrath of God. 20And 80the wine press was trodden 81outside the city, and 82blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses’ bridles, 83for a distance of 84two hundred miles.

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Notes

  1. 1. Revelation 14:2 Rev 1:15 ↩
  2. 2. Revelation 14:2 Rev 6:1 ↩
  3. 3. Revelation 14:2 Rev 5:8 ↩
  4. 4. Revelation 14:3 Two early mss read sing something like a new song ↩
  5. 5. Revelation 14:3 Rev 5:9 ↩
  6. 6. Revelation 14:3 Rev 4:6 ↩
  7. 7. Revelation 14:3 Rev 4:4 ↩
  8. 8. Revelation 14:3 Rev 2:17 ↩
  9. 9. Revelation 14:3 Rev 7:4; 14:1 ↩
  10. 10. Revelation 14:3 Rev 5:9 ↩
  11. 11. Revelation 14:4 Matt 19:12; 2 Cor 11:2; Eph 5:27; Rev 3:4 ↩
  12. 12. Revelation 14:4 Lit are chaste men ↩
  13. 13. Revelation 14:4 Rev 3:4; 7:17; 17:14 ↩
  14. 14. Revelation 14:4 Rev 5:9 ↩
  15. 15. Revelation 14:4 Heb 12:23; James 1:18 ↩
  16. 16. Revelation 14:5 Ps 32:2; Zeph 3:13; Mal 2:6; John 1:47; 1 Pet 2:22 ↩
  17. 17. Revelation 14:5 Heb 9:14; 1 Pet 1:19; Jude 24 ↩
  18. 18. Revelation 14:6 Rev 8:13 ↩
  19. 19. Revelation 14:6 1 Pet 1:25; Rev 10:7 ↩
  20. 20. Revelation 14:6 Rev 3:10 ↩
  21. 21. Revelation 14:6 Lit sit ↩
  22. 22. Revelation 14:6 Rev 5:9 ↩
  23. 23. Revelation 14:7 Rev 15:4 ↩
  24. 24. Revelation 14:7 Rev 11:13 ↩
  25. 25. Revelation 14:7 Rev 4:11 ↩
  26. 26. Revelation 14:7 Rev 8:10 ↩
  27. 27. Revelation 14:8 Lit Babylon...fell, fell, she who ↩
  28. 28. Revelation 14:8 Is 21:9; Jer 51:8; Rev 18:2 ↩
  29. 29. Revelation 14:8 Dan 4:30; Rev 16:19; 17:5; 18:10 ↩
  30. 30. Revelation 14:8 Jer 51:7 ↩
  31. 31. Revelation 14:8 Rev 17:2, 4; 18:3 ↩
  32. 32. Revelation 14:8 Or wrath ↩
  33. 33. Revelation 14:9 Rev 13:12; 14:11 ↩
  34. 34. Revelation 14:9 Rev 13:14f; 14:11 ↩
  35. 35. Revelation 14:9 Rev 13:16 ↩
  36. 36. Revelation 14:10 Is 51:17; Jer 25:15f, 27; Rev 16:19; 19:15 ↩
  37. 37. Revelation 14:10 Lit unmixed; in ancient times wine was usually diluted with water ↩
  38. 38. Revelation 14:10 Ps 75:8; Rev 18:6 ↩
  39. 39. Revelation 14:10 Gen 19:24; Ezek 38:22; 2 Thess 1:7; Rev 19:20; 20:10, 14f; 21:8 ↩
  40. 40. Revelation 14:10 I.e. burning sulphur ↩
  41. 41. Revelation 14:10 Mark 8:38 ↩
  42. 42. Revelation 14:11 Is 34:8-10; Rev 18:9, 18; 19:3 ↩
  43. 43. Revelation 14:11 Rev 4:8 ↩
  44. 44. Revelation 14:11 Rev 13:12; 14:9 ↩
  45. 45. Revelation 14:11 Rev 13:12; 14:9 ↩
  46. 46. Revelation 14:11 Lit if anyone ↩
  47. 47. Revelation 14:11 Rev 13:17 ↩
  48. 48. Revelation 14:12 Rev 13:10 ↩
  49. 49. Revelation 14:12 Or steadfastness ↩
  50. 50. Revelation 14:12 Or holy ones ↩
  51. 51. Revelation 14:12 Rev 12:17 ↩
  52. 52. Revelation 14:12 Lit the faith of ↩
  53. 53. Revelation 14:12 Rev 2:13 ↩
  54. 54. Revelation 14:13 Rev 20:6 ↩
  55. 55. Revelation 14:13 1 Cor 15:18; 1 Thess 4:16 ↩
  56. 56. Revelation 14:13 Rev 2:7; 22:17 ↩
  57. 57. Revelation 14:13 Heb 4:9ff; Rev 6:11 ↩
  58. 58. Revelation 14:13 1 Tim 5:25 ↩
  59. 59. Revelation 14:14 Matt 17:5 ↩
  60. 60. Revelation 14:14 Dan 7:13; Rev 1:13 ↩
  61. 61. Revelation 14:14 Or the Son of Man ↩
  62. 62. Revelation 14:14 Ps 21:3; Rev 6:2 ↩
  63. 63. Revelation 14:15 Rev 11:19; 14:17; 15:6; 16:17 ↩
  64. 64. Revelation 14:15 Or sanctuary ↩
  65. 65. Revelation 14:15 Lit Send forth ↩
  66. 66. Revelation 14:15 Joel 3:13; Mark 4:29; Rev 14:18 ↩
  67. 67. Revelation 14:15 Jer 51:33; Matt 13:39-41 ↩
  68. 68. Revelation 14:15 Lit has become dry ↩
  69. 69. Revelation 14:16 Lit cast ↩
  70. 70. Revelation 14:17 Rev 11:19; 14:15; 15:6; 16:17 ↩
  71. 71. Revelation 14:17 Or sanctuary ↩
  72. 72. Revelation 14:18 Rev 16:8 ↩
  73. 73. Revelation 14:18 Rev 6:9; 8:3 ↩
  74. 74. Revelation 14:18 Lit Send forth ↩
  75. 75. Revelation 14:18 Joel 3:13; Mark 4:29; Rev 14:15 ↩
  76. 76. Revelation 14:18 Lit of ↩
  77. 77. Revelation 14:18 Joel 3:13 ↩
  78. 78. Revelation 14:19 Lit cast ↩
  79. 79. Revelation 14:19 Is 63:2f; Rev 19:15 ↩
  80. 80. Revelation 14:20 Is 63:3; Lam 1:15; Rev 19:15 ↩
  81. 81. Revelation 14:20 Heb 13:12; Rev 11:8 ↩
  82. 82. Revelation 14:20 Gen 49:11; Deut 32:14 ↩
  83. 83. Revelation 14:20 Lit from ↩
  84. 84. Revelation 14:20 Lit sixteen hundred stadia; a stadion was approx 600 ft ↩

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