Revelation 13:11-15:8

English Standard Version

The Second Beast

¹¹ Then ^(A)I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. ¹² It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence,^[a] and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, ^(B)whose mortal wound was healed. ^13 (C)It performs great signs, even ^(D)making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, ¹⁴ and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of^[b] the beast ^(E)it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast ^(F)that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. ¹⁵ And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not ^(G)worship the image of the beast ^(H)to be slain. ¹⁶ Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,^{[c] (I)}to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, ¹⁷ so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, ^(J)the name of the beast or ^(K)the number of its name. ^18 (L)This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number ^(M)of a man, and his number is 666.^[d]

The Lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and behold, on ^(N)Mount Zion ^(O)stood the Lamb, and with him ^(P)144,000 who ^(Q)had his name and his Father's name written ^(R)on their foreheads. ² And I heard a voice from heaven ^(S)like the roar of many waters and ^(T)like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of ^(U)harpists playing on their harps, ³ and they were singing ^(V)a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. ^(W)No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. ⁴ It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for ^(X)they are virgins. It is these ^(Y)who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as ^(Z)firstfruits for God and the Lamb, ⁵ and ^(AA)in their mouth no lie was found, for they are ^(AB)blameless.

The Messages of the Three Angels

⁶ Then I saw another angel ^(AC)flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to ^(AD)those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. ⁷ And he said with a loud voice, ^(AE)“Fear God and ^(AF)give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and ^(AG)worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the ^(AH)springs of water.”

⁸ Another angel, a second, followed, saying, ^(AI)“Fallen, fallen is ^(AJ)Babylon the great, ^(AK)she who made all nations drink ^(AL)the wine of the passion^[e] of her sexual immorality.”

⁹ And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone ^(AM)worships the beast and its image and receives ^(AN)a mark on his forehead or on his hand, ¹⁰ he also will drink ^(AO)the wine of God's wrath, ^(AP)poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and ^(AQ)he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. ¹¹ And ^(AR)the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and ^(AS)they have no rest, day or night, these ^(AT)worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”

^12 (AU)Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who ^(AV)keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.^[f]

¹³ And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: ^(AW)Blessed are the dead ^(AX)who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, ^(AY)“that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”

The Harvest of the Earth

¹⁴ Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one ^(AZ)like a son of man, ^(BA)with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. ¹⁵ And another angel ^(BB)came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, ^(BC)“Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for ^(BD)the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.” ¹⁶ So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.

¹⁷ Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. ¹⁸ And another angel came out from the altar, ^(BE)the angel who has authority over the fire, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Put in your sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, ^(BF)for its grapes are ripe.” ¹⁹ So the angel swung his sickle across the earth and gathered the grape harvest of the earth and threw it into the great ^(BG)winepress of the wrath of God. ²⁰ And ^(BH)the winepress was trodden ^(BI)outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as ^(BJ)a horse's bridle, for 1,600 stadia.^[g]

The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues

15 Then ^(BK)I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, ^(BL)seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.

² And I saw ^(BM)what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those ^(BN)who had conquered the beast and its image and ^(BO)the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass ^(BP)with harps of God in their hands. ³ And they sing ^(BQ)the song of Moses, ^(BR)the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

⁵ After this I looked, and ^(BX)the sanctuary of ^(BY)the tent^[i] of witness in heaven was opened, ⁶ and out of the sanctuary came ^(BZ)the seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright ^(CA)linen, ^(CB)with golden sashes around their chests. ⁷ And one of ^(CC)the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven ^(CD)golden bowls full of the wrath of God ^(CE)who lives forever and ever, ⁸ and ^(CF)the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and ^(CG)no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.