Revelation 14–15

The Lamb and the 144,000

14Then I looked, and behold, ¹a ^aLamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him ^bone hundred and forty-four thousand, ²having His Father’s name ^cwritten on their foreheads. ²And I heard a voice from heaven, ^dlike the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of ^eharpists 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 ^fexcept the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. ⁴These are the ones who were not defiled with women, ^gfor they are virgins. These are the ones ^hwho follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These ⁱwere ³redeemed from among men, ^jbeing firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. ⁵And ^kin their mouth was found no ⁴deceit, for ^lthey are without fault ⁵before the throne of God.

The Proclamations of Three Angels

⁶Then I saw another angel ^mflying in the midst of heaven, ⁿhaving the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—^oto every nation, tribe, tongue, and people—⁷saying with a loud voice, ^p“Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; ^qand worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”

⁸And another angel followed, saying, ^r“Babylon ⁶is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because ^sshe 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, ^t“If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his ^umark on his forehead or on his hand, ¹⁰he himself ^vshall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is ^wpoured out full strength into ^xthe cup of His indignation. ^yHe shall be tormented with ^zfire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. ¹¹And ^athe 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.”

^12bHere is the ⁷patience of the saints; ^chere ⁸are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

¹³Then I heard a voice from heaven saying ⁹to me, “Write: ^d‘Blessed are the dead ^ewho die in the Lord from now on.’ ”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, ^f“that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow ^gthem.”

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 ^hcame out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, ⁱ“Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come ¹for You to reap, for the harvest ^jof 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, ^kwho had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, ^l“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 ^mthe great winepress of the wrath of God. ²⁰And ⁿthe winepress was trampled ^ooutside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, ^pup to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred ²furlongs.

Prelude to the Bowl Judgments

15Then ^aI saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: ^bseven angels having the seven last plagues, ^cfor in them the wrath of God is complete.

²And I saw something like ^da sea of glass ^emingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, ^fover his image and ¹over his mark and over the ^gnumber of his name, standing on the sea of glass, ^hhaving harps of God. ³They sing ⁱthe song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the ^jLamb, saying:

^k“Great and marvelous are Your works,

Lord God Almighty!

^lJust and true are Your ways,

O King of the ²saints!

^4mWho shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?

For You alone are ⁿholy.

For ^oall nations shall come and worship before You,

For Your judgments have been manifested.”

⁵After these things I looked, and ³behold, ^pthe ⁴temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. ⁶And out of the ⁵temple came the seven angels having the seven plagues, ^qclothed in pure bright linen, and having their chests girded with golden bands. ^7rThen one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God ^swho lives forever and ever. ^8tThe temple was filled with smoke ^ufrom the glory of God and from His power, and no one was able to enter the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.