{"book":"Revelation","slug":"revelation","ch":14,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Revelation of Jesus Christ","prev":"revelation/13","next":"revelation/15","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 {} who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.","f":[],"h":"The Lamb and the 144,000","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"And I heard a sound from heaven like [the] roar of many waters and [the] loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard [was] like harpists strumming their harps.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 {} who had been redeemed from the earth.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men [as] firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.","f":["TR includes before the throne of God."]},{"v":6,"t":"Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with [the] eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth — to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.","f":[],"h":"The Three Angels and Babylon’s Fall","style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"[And] he said in a loud voice,“ Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the [One who] made the heavens and the earth and [the] sea and [the] springs of waters.”","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"Then a second angel followed, saying,“ Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who {has made} all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”","f":["See Isaiah 21:9 and Revelation 18:2."],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice,“ If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives [its] mark on his forehead or on his hand,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of [the] holy angels and of the Lamb.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"And the smoke of their torment rises forever [and] ever. Day and night [there is] no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, [or] [for] anyone who receives the mark of its name.”","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"Here is [a call for] the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"And I heard a voice from heaven telling [me] to write,“ Blessed [are] the dead — those who die in [the] Lord from this moment on.”“ Yes,” says the Spirit,“ they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"And I heard a voice from heaven telling [me] to write,“ Blessed [are] the dead — those who die in [the] Lord from this moment on.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"“ Yes,” says the Spirit,“ they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud [was One] like [the] Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.","f":["Or one like a son of man; see Daniel 7:13."],"h":"The Harvest of the Earth","style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the [One] seated on the cloud,“ Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"[So] the [One] seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he [too] had a sharp sickle.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"[Still] another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the [angel] with the sharp sickle,“ Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters [of grapes] from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"[So] the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the [grapes] of the earth, and he threw [them] into the great winepress of God’s wrath.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and [the] blood [that] flowed from [it] [rose] as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 {} stadia.","f":["1,600 stadia is approximately 184 miles or 296 kilometers."]}]}