Revelation 14-16

New International Version

The Lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb,^(A) standing on Mount Zion,^(B) and with him 144,000^(C) who had his name and his Father’s name^(D) written on their foreheads.^{(E) 2} And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters^(F) and like a loud peal of thunder.^(G) The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.^{(H) 3} And they sang a new song^(I) before the throne and before the four living creatures^(J) and the elders.^(K) No one could learn the song except the 144,000^(L) who had been redeemed from the earth. ⁴ These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.^(M) They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.^(N) They were purchased from among mankind^(O) and offered as firstfruits^(P) to God and the Lamb. ⁵ No lie was found in their mouths;^(Q) they are blameless.^(R)

The Three Angels

⁶ Then I saw another angel flying in midair,^(S) and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth^(T)—to every nation, tribe, language and people.^{(U) 7} He said in a loud voice, “Fear God^(V) and give him glory,^(W) because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made^(X) the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”^(Y)

⁸ A second angel followed and said, “‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’^[a](Z) which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.”^(AA)

⁹ A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast^(AB) and its image^(AC) and receives its mark on their forehead^(AD) or on their hand, ¹⁰ they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury,^(AE) which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath.^(AF) They will be tormented with burning sulfur^(AG) in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. ¹¹ And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever.^(AH) There will be no rest day or night^(AI) for those who worship the beast and its image,^(AJ) or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”^{(AK) 12} This calls for patient endurance^(AL) on the part of the people of God^(AM) who keep his commands^(AN) and remain faithful to Jesus.

¹³ Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord^(AO) from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit,^(AP) “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

Harvesting the Earth and Trampling the Winepress

¹⁴ I looked, and there before me was a white cloud,^(AQ) and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man^[b](AR) with a crown^(AS) of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. ¹⁵ Then another angel came out of the temple^(AT) and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle^(AU) and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest^(AV) of the earth is ripe.” ¹⁶ So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

¹⁷ Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.^{(AW) 18} Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar^(AX) and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle^(AY) and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth’s vine, because its grapes are ripe.” ¹⁹ The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.^{(AZ) 20} They were trampled in the winepress^(BA) outside the city,^(BB) and blood^(BC) flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.^[c]

Seven Angels With Seven Plagues

15 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign:^(BD) seven angels^(BE) with the seven last plagues^(BF)—last, because with them God’s wrath is completed. ² And I saw what looked like a sea of glass^(BG) glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious^(BH) over the beast^(BI) and its image^(BJ) and over the number of its name.^(BK) They held harps^(BL) given them by God ³ and sang the song of God’s servant^(BM) Moses^(BN) and of the Lamb:^(BO)

⁵ After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple^(BW)—that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law^(BX)—and it was opened.^{(BY) 6} Out of the temple^(BZ) came the seven angels with the seven plagues.^(CA) They were dressed in clean, shining linen^(CB) and wore golden sashes around their chests.^{(CC) 7} Then one of the four living creatures^(CD) gave to the seven angels^(CE) seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever.^{(CF) 8} And the temple was filled with smoke^(CG) from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple^(CH) until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple^(CI) saying to the seven angels,^(CJ) “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”^(CK)

² The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land,^(CL) and ugly, festering sores^(CM) broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.^(CN)

³ The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.^(CO)

⁴ The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water,^(CP) and they became blood.^{(CQ) 5} Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:

⁷ And I heard the altar^(CW) respond:

⁸ The fourth angel^(CZ) poured out his bowl on the sun,^(DA) and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.^{(DB) 9} They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God,^(DC) who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent^(DD) and glorify him.^(DE)

¹⁰ The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast,^(DF) and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.^(DG) People gnawed their tongues in agony ¹¹ and cursed^(DH) the God of heaven^(DI) because of their pains and their sores,^(DJ) but they refused to repent of what they had done.^(DK)

¹² The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,^(DL) and its water was dried up to prepare the way^(DM) for the kings from the East.^{(DN) 13} Then I saw three impure spirits^(DO) that looked like frogs;^(DP) they came out of the mouth of the dragon,^(DQ) out of the mouth of the beast^(DR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.^{(DS) 14} They are demonic spirits^(DT) that perform signs,^(DU) and they go out to the kings of the whole world,^(DV) to gather them for the battle^(DW) on the great day^(DX) of God Almighty.

¹⁶ Then they gathered the kings together^(EB) to the place that in Hebrew^(EC) is called Armageddon.^(ED)

¹⁷ The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air,^(EE) and out of the temple^(EF) came a loud voice^(EG) from the throne, saying, “It is done!”^{(EH) 18} Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder^(EI) and a severe earthquake.^(EJ) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,^(EK) so tremendous was the quake. ¹⁹ The great city^(EL) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered^(EM) Babylon the Great^(EN) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.^{(EO) 20} Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.^{(EP) 21} From the sky huge hailstones,^(EQ) each weighing about a hundred pounds,^[f] fell on people. And they cursed God^(ER) on account of the plague of hail,^(ES) because the plague was so terrible.