Revelation 14–15

The Lamb and the 144,000

14Then I looked, and there on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, ^pand with Him were 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads. ^q2I heard a sound ^rfrom heaven like the sound of cascading waters ^sand like the rumbling of loud thunder. The sound I heard was also like harpists playing on their harps. ^t3They sang ^ua new song ^vbefore the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders, ^wbut no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed ^xfrom the earth. ⁴These are the ones not defiled with women, for they have kept their virginity. ^yThese are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They were redeemed ^zafrom the human race as the firstfruits ^bfor God and the Lamb. ⁵No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless. ^c

The Proclamation of Three Angels

⁶Then I saw another angel ^dflying high overhead, ^ehaving the eternal gospel to announce to the inhabitants of the earth—to every nation, tribe, language, and people. ^f7He spoke with a loud voice: ^g“Fear God ^hand give Him glory, ⁱbecause the hour of His judgment has come. ^jWorship the Maker of heaven and earth, ^kthe sea and springs of water.”

⁸A second angel ^lfollowed, saying: “It has fallen, Babylon the Great ^mhas fallen, ⁿwho made all nations drink the wine of her sexual immorality, ^owhich brings wrath.” ^p

⁹And a third angel ^qfollowed them and spoke with a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, ¹⁰he will also drink the wine of God’s wrath, which is mixed full strength in the cup of His anger. ^rHe will be tormented with fire and sulfur ^sin the sight of the holy angels and in the sight of the Lamb, ¹¹and the smoke of their torment will go up forever and ever. ^tThere is no rest ^uvday or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or anyone who receives the mark ^wof his name. ¹²This demands the perseverance ^xof the saints, ^ywho keep God’s commands and their faith in Jesus.” ^z

¹³Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: The dead who die in the Lord from now on are blessed.” ^a

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “let them rest from their labors, for their works follow them!”

Reaping the Earth’s Harvest

¹⁴Then I looked, and there was a white cloud, and One like the Son of Man ^bcwas seated on the cloud, with a gold crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. ¹⁵Another angel came out of the sanctuary, crying out in a loud voice to the One who was seated on the cloud, “Use your sickle and reap, for the time to reap has come, since the harvest of the earth is ripe.” ^d16So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

¹⁷Then another angel who also had a sharp sickle came out of the sanctuary in heaven. ¹⁸Yet another angel, who had authority over fire, came from the altar, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Use your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from earth’s vineyard, because its grapes have ripened.” ¹⁹So the angel swung his sickle toward earth and gathered the grapes from earth’s vineyard, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath. ^e20Then the press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press up to the horses’ bridles for about 180 miles. ^fg

Preparation for the Bowl Judgments

15Then I saw another great and awe-inspiring sign ^hin heaven: ⁱseven angels with the seven last plagues, for with them, God’s wrath will be completed. ^j2I also saw something like a sea of glass ^kmixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, his image, ^land the number of his name, were standing on the sea of glass with harps from God. ^mn3They sang the song of God’s servant Moses ^oand the song of the Lamb:

Great and awe-inspiring are Your works,

Lord God, the Almighty;

righteous and true ^pare Your ways,

King of the Nations. ^qr

⁴Lord, who will not fear

and glorify Your name?

Because You alone are holy, ^s

for all the nations will come

and worship before You ^t

because Your righteous acts

have been revealed.

⁵After this I looked, and the heavenly sanctuary—the tabernacle of testimony ^u—was opened. ^v6Out of the sanctuary came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean, bright linen, with gold sashes wrapped around their chests. ⁷One of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven gold bowls filled with the wrath of God who lives forever and ever. ^w8Then the sanctuary was filled with smoke from God’s glory and from His power, ^xand no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.