Revelation 14-16

New King James Version

The Lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and behold, ^[a]a ^(A)Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him ^(B)one hundred and forty-four thousand, ^[b]having His Father’s name ^(C)written on their foreheads. ² And I heard a voice from heaven, ^(D)like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of ^(E)harpists playing their harps. ³ They 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 ^(F)except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. ⁴ These are the ones who were not defiled with women, ^(G)for they are virgins. These are the ones ^(H)who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These ^(I)were ^[c]redeemed from among men, ^(J)being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. ⁵ And ^(K)in their mouth was found no ^[d]deceit, for ^(L)they are without fault ^[e]before the throne of God.

The Proclamations of Three Angels

⁶ Then I saw another angel ^(M)flying in the midst of heaven, ^(N)having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—^(O)to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— ⁷ saying with a loud voice, ^(P)“Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; ^(Q)and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”

⁸ And another angel followed, saying, ^(R)“Babylon^[f] is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because ^(S)she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”

⁹ Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, ^(T)“If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his ^(U)mark on his forehead or on his hand, ¹⁰ he himself ^(V)shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is ^(W)poured out full strength into ^(X)the cup of His indignation. ^(Y)He shall be tormented with ^(Z)fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. ¹¹ And ^(AA)the 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.”

^12 (AB)Here is the ^[g]patience of the saints; ^(AC)here^[h] are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

¹³ Then I heard a voice from heaven saying ^[i]to me, “Write: ^(AD)‘Blessed are the dead ^(AE)who die in the Lord from now on.’ ”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, ^(AF)“that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow ^(AG)them.”

Reaping the Earth’s Harvest

¹⁴ Then 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. ¹⁵ And another angel ^(AH)came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, ^(AI)“Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come ^[j]for You to reap, for the harvest ^(AJ)of the earth is ripe.” ¹⁶ So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Reaping the Grapes of Wrath

¹⁷ Then another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

¹⁸ And another angel came out from the altar, ^(AK)who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, ^(AL)“Thrust in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe.” ¹⁹ So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into ^(AM)the great winepress of the wrath of God. ²⁰ And ^(AN)the winepress was trampled ^(AO)outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, ^(AP)up to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred ^[k]furlongs.

Prelude to the Bowl Judgments

15 Then ^(AQ)I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: ^(AR)seven angels having the seven last plagues, ^(AS)for in them the wrath of God is complete.

² And I saw something like ^(AT)a sea of glass ^(AU)mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, ^(AV)over his image and ^[l]over his mark and over the ^(AW)number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, ^(AX)having harps of God. ³ They sing ^(AY)the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the ^(AZ)Lamb, saying:

⁵ After these things I looked, and ^[n]behold, ^(BF)the ^[o]temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. ⁶ And out of the ^[p]temple came the seven angels having the seven plagues, ^(BG)clothed in pure bright linen, and having their chests girded with golden bands. ^7 (BH)Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God ^(BI)who lives forever and ever. ^8 (BJ)The temple was filled with smoke ^(BK)from 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.

The Seven Bowls

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying ^(BL)to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the ^[q]bowls ^(BM)of the wrath of God on the earth.”

First Bowl: Loathsome Sores

² So the first went and poured out his bowl ^(BN)upon the earth, and a ^[r]foul and ^(BO)loathsome sore came upon the men ^(BP)who had the mark of the beast and those ^(BQ)who worshiped his image.

Second Bowl: The Sea Turns to Blood

³ Then the second angel poured out his bowl ^(BR)on the sea, and ^(BS)it became blood as of a dead man; ^(BT)and every living creature in the sea died.

Third Bowl: The Waters Turn to Blood

⁴ Then the third angel poured out his bowl ^(BU)on the rivers and springs of water, ^(BV)and they became blood. ⁵ And I heard the angel of the waters saying:

⁷ And I heard ^[v]another from the altar saying, “Even so, ^(CB)Lord God Almighty, ^(CC)true and righteous are Your judgments.”

Fourth Bowl: Men Are Scorched

⁸ Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl ^(CD)on the sun, ^(CE)and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. ⁹ And men were scorched with great heat, and they ^(CF)blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; ^(CG)and they did not repent ^(CH)and give Him glory.

Fifth Bowl: Darkness and Pain

¹⁰ Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl ^(CI)on the throne of the beast, ^(CJ)and his kingdom became full of darkness; ^(CK)and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. ¹¹ They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.

Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up

¹² Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl ^(CL)on the great river Euphrates, ^(CM)and its water was dried up, ^(CN)so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. ¹³ And I saw three unclean ^(CO)spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of ^(CP)the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of ^(CQ)the false prophet. ¹⁴ For they are spirits of demons, ^(CR)performing signs, which go out to the kings ^[w]of the earth and of ^(CS)the whole world, to gather them to ^(CT)the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

^15 (CU)“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, ^(CV)lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”

^16 (CW)And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, ^[x]Armageddon.

Seventh Bowl: The Earth Utterly Shaken

¹⁷ Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, ^(CX)“It is done!” ¹⁸ And ^(CY)there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; ^(CZ)and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake ^(DA)as had not occurred since men were on the earth. ¹⁹ Now ^(DB)the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And ^(DC)great Babylon ^(DD)was remembered before God, ^(DE)to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. ²⁰ Then ^(DF)every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. ²¹ And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.