The Lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and behold, ^(A)the Lamb was standing on ^(B)Mount Zion, and with Him ^(C)144,000, having ^(D)His name and the ^(E)name of His Father written ^(F)on their foreheads. ² And I heard a voice from heaven, like ^(G)the sound of many waters and like the ^(H)sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was like the sound of ^(I)harpists playing on their harps. ³ And they *^[a]sang ^(J)a new song before the throne and before the ^(K)four living creatures and the ^(L)elders. And ^(M)no one could learn that song except the ^(N)144,000 who had been ^(O)purchased from the earth. ^4 (P)These are the ones who are not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who ^(Q)follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been ^(R)purchased from among men ^(S)as first fruits to God and to the Lamb. ⁵ And ^(T)no lie was found in their mouth; they are ^(U)blameless.

The Messages of the Three Angels

⁶ Then I saw another angel flying in ^(V)midheaven, having ^(W)an eternal gospel to proclaim to ^(X)those who ^[b]inhabit the earth, and to ^(Y)every nation and tribe and tongue and people. ⁷ And he said with a loud voice, “^(Z)Fear God, and ^(AA)give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who ^(AB)made the heaven and the earth and sea and ^(AC)springs of waters.”

⁸ And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “^[c](AD)Fallen, fallen is ^(AE)Babylon the great, she who has ^(AF)made all the nations drink of the ^(AG)wine of the wrath of her ^[d]sexual immorality.”

⁹ Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone ^(AH)worships the beast and his ^(AI)image, and receives a ^(AJ)mark on his forehead or on his hand, ¹⁰ and he also will drink of the ^(AK)wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed ^[e]in full strength ^(AL)in the cup of His rage, and he will be tormented with ^(AM)fire and ^[f]brimstone in the presence of the ^(AN)holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. ¹¹ And the ^(AO)smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; ^(AP)they have no rest day and night, those who ^(AQ)worship the beast and his ^(AR)image, and ^[g]whoever receives the ^(AS)mark of his name.” ¹² Here is ^(AT)the perseverance of the saints who ^(AU)keep the commandments of God and ^[h](AV)their faith in Jesus.

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

Reaping the Earth’s Harvest

¹⁴ Then I looked, and behold, a ^(BB)white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one ^(BC)like ^[i]a son of man, having a golden ^(BD)crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. ¹⁵ And another angel ^(BE)came out of the sanctuary, crying out with a loud voice to Him who sits on the cloud, “^[j](BF)Put in Your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the ^(BG)harvest of the earth ^[k]is ripe.” ¹⁶ Then He who sits on the cloud ^[l]swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

¹⁷ And another angel ^(BH)came out of the sanctuary which is in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle. ¹⁸ Then another angel, ^(BI)the one who has authority over fire, came out from ^(BJ)the altar; and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “^[m](BK)Put in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters ^[n]from the vine of the earth, ^(BL)because her grapes are ripe.” ¹⁹ So the angel ^[o]swung his sickle to the earth and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth, and threw them into ^(BM)the great wine press of the wrath of God. ²⁰ And ^(BN)the wine press was trodden ^(BO)outside the city, and ^(BP)blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses’ bridles, ^[p]for a distance of ^[q]1,600 stadia.