Revelation
Summary
John sees the Lamb standing on Mount Sion with the 144,000, who sing a "new song" before the throne. Three angels fly in the midst of heaven with messages: the first proclaiming the "everlasting gospel," the second announcing the fall of Babylon, and the third warning of the terrible judgement for those who receive the mark of the beast. John describes a vision of the "Son of man" sitting on a white cloud with a golden crown and a sharp sickle. Two harvests of the earth follow: the harvest of the grain and the harvest of the "vine of the earth," whose grapes are cast into the "great winepress of the wrath of God."
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with Him an hundred forty and four thousand, having His Father’s name written in their foreheads.
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no one could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, who were redeemed from the earth.
These are those who were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among people, being the firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
Saying with a loud voice, "Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgement is come: and worship Him who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."
And there followed another angel, saying, "Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication."
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If any person worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
"The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:"
"And the smoke of their torment ascends up forever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name."
"Here is the patience of the saints: here are those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."
And I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them."
And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud sat one like to the Son of man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Thrust in Your sickle, and reap: for the time is come for You to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe."
And He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to Him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Thrust in your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe."
And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even to the horse bridles, for a distance of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.