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-Revelation
Chapter 14 - (King James Version)
1 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.
2 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:
3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne,
and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn
that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were
redeemed from the earth.
4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for
they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever
he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits
unto God and to the Lamb.
5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are
without fault before the throne of God.
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven,
having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the
earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to
him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made
heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8 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.
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud
voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his
mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 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:
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever
and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast
and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that
keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write,
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith
the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do
follow them.
14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the
cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden
crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with
a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and
reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the
earth is ripe.
16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on
the earth; and the earth was reaped.
17 And 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, which had
power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp
sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of
the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 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.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and
blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the
space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
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- Revelation Chapter
14 - (New International
Version)
1Then I looked, and there before me was the
Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name
and his Father's name written on their foreheads. 2And I
heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a
loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists
playing their harps. 3And they sang a new song before the
throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one
could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the
earth. 4These are those who did not defile themselves with
women, for they kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he
goes. They were purchased from among men and offered as firstfruits to
God and the Lamb. 5No lie was found in their mouths; they
are blameless.
6Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the
eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth--to every
nation, tribe, language and people. 7He said in a loud
voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment
has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the
springs of water."
8A second angel followed and said, "Fallen! Fallen is
Babylon the Great, which made all the nations drink the maddening wine
of her adulteries."
9A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: "If
anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the
forehead or on the hand, 10he, too, will drink of the wine
of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his
wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the
holy angels and of the Lamb. 11And the smoke of their
torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for
those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives
the mark of his name." 12This calls for patient endurance
on the part of the saints who obey God's commandments and remain
faithful to Jesus.
13Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are
the dead who die in the Lord from now on."
"Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their
deeds will follow them."
The Harvest of the Earth
14I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and
seated on the cloud was one "like a son of man"[1]
with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
15Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud
voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, "Take your sickle and reap,
because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is
ripe." 16So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle
over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
17Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he
too had a sharp sickle. 18Still another angel, who had
charge of the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to
him who had the sharp sickle, "Take your sharp sickle and gather the
clusters of grapes from the earth's vine, because its grapes are
ripe." 19The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered
its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God's wrath.
20They were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and
blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses' bridles
for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
New International Version (NIV)
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International Bible Society
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