Revelation 14:1-13

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and there on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with Him were 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.^{(A) 2} I heard a sound^[a] from heaven like the sound of cascading waters^(B) and like the rumbling of loud thunder. The sound I heard was also like harpists playing on their harps.^{(C) 3} They sang^[b] a new song^(D) before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders,^(E) but no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed^[c] from the earth. ⁴ These are the ones not defiled with women, for they have kept their virginity.^(F) These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They were redeemed^[d][e] from the human race as the firstfruits^(G) for God and the Lamb. ⁵ No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.^(H)

The Proclamation of Three Angels

⁶ Then I saw another angel flying high overhead,^(I) having the eternal gospel to announce to the inhabitants of the earth—to every nation, tribe, language, and people.^{(J) 7} He spoke with a loud voice: “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”

⁸ A second angel^[f] followed, saying: “It has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen,^[g] who made all nations drink the wine of her sexual immorality,^[h] which brings wrath.”^(K)

⁹ And a third angel^[i] followed them and spoke with a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, ¹⁰ he will also drink the wine of God’s wrath, which is mixed full strength in the cup of His anger.^(L) He will be tormented with fire and sulfur^(M) in the sight of the holy angels and in the sight of the Lamb, ¹¹ and the smoke of their torment will go up forever and ever.^(N) There is no rest^[j] day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or anyone who receives the mark of his name. ¹² This demands the perseverance^[k] of the saints,^(O) who keep God’s commands and their faith in Jesus.”^[l]

¹³ Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: The dead who die in the Lord from now on are blessed.”^(P)

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “let them rest from their labors, for their works follow them!”