New Testament · Revelation

Revelation chapter 14

Then I looked, and there was the standing on , and with him were people who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.And I heard a sound from the like the roar of massive waterfalls and like the crack of powerful thunder. The sound I heard was like musicians playing their —and they were singing what sounded like a in front of the throne and in front of the and the . No one could learn this song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who had been from the earth.These are the ones who have not — they kept themselves . These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among humanity as an offering of the to God and to the Lamb.No lie was found on their lips — they are .Then I saw another flying high overhead, carrying an to announce to everyone living on the earth — to every nation, tribe, language, and people.He called out in a loud voice, “, because the hour of his has arrived. the one who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and the springs of water.”A second angel followed, saying, “Fallen! Fallen is the great — the one who made all the nations drink the wine of her .”A third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the and its image, and receives a on their forehead or on their hand,that person will also drink the wine of God’s , poured at into the cup of his . They will be tormented with in the presence of and in the presence of the Lamb.The smoke of their torment rises . There is , day or night, for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”This calls for from , who keep God’s commands and hold on to their in Jesus.Then I heard a voice from the sky say, “Write this: the dead who die belonging to the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says , “they will from their , because what they have done goes with them.”Then I looked, and there was a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was someone who looked like a , with a gold on his head and a sharp in his hand.Then another angel came out of the , calling in a loud voice to the one sitting on the cloud, “Swing your sickle and harvest, because the time to harvest has come — the earth’s crop is fully .”So the one sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.Then another angel came out of the temple in the sky, and he also had a sharp sickle.Still another angel, who had , came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the one holding the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth’s , because its grapes are fully ripe.”So the angel swung his sickle over the earth, gathered the grapes from the earth’s vine, and threw them into the great of God’s .The grapes were trampled in the winepress , and blood flowed from the press as high as a for about .