Revelation 13-14
New American Standard Bible
The Beast from the Sea
13 And the dragon stood on the sand of the [a]seashore.
Then I saw a (A)beast coming up out of the sea, having (B)ten horns and (C)seven heads, and on his horns were (D)ten crowns, and on his heads were (E)blasphemous names. 2 And the beast that I saw was (F)like a leopard, and his feet were like those of (G)a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of (H)a lion. And the (I)dragon gave him his power and his (J)throne, and great authority. 3 I saw one of his heads as if it had been [b]fatally wounded, and his (K)fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth (L)was amazed and followed after the beast; 4 they worshiped the (M)dragon because he (N)gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “(O)Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?” 5 A mouth was given to him (P)speaking [c]arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for (Q)forty-two months was given to him. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, (R)those who dwell in heaven.
7 It was also given to him to (S)make war with the [d]saints and to overcome them, and authority was given to him over (T)every tribe, people, language, and nation. 8 All who (U)live on the earth will worship him, everyone (V)whose name has not been [e]written (W)since the foundation of the world in the (X)book of life of (Y)the Lamb who has been slaughtered. 9 (Z)If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 (AA)If anyone [f]is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; (AB)if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is (AC)the [g]perseverance and the faith of the [h]saints.
The Beast from the Earth
11 Then (AD)I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had (AE)two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a (AF)dragon. 12 He (AG)exercises all the authority of the first beast [i](AH)in his presence. And he makes (AI)the earth and those who live on it (AJ)worship the first beast, whose (AK)fatal wound was healed. 13 He (AL)performs great signs, so that he even makes (AM)fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the presence of people. 14 And he (AN)deceives (AO)those who live on the earth because of (AP)the signs which it was given him to perform [j](AQ)in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who *had the (AR)wound of the sword and has come to life. 15 And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even [k]speak and cause (AS)all who do not (AT)worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 And he causes all, (AU)the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, [l]to be given a (AV)mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 and he decrees that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the (AW)mark, either (AX)the name of the beast or (AY)the number of his name. 18 (AZ)Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that (BA)of a [m]man; and his number is [n]six hundred and sixty-six.
The Lamb and the 144,000 on Mount Zion
14 Then I looked, and behold, (BB)the Lamb was standing on (BC)Mount Zion, and with Him (BD)144,000 who had (BE)His name and the (BF)name of His Father written (BG)on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like (BH)the sound of many waters and like the (BI)sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was like the sound of (BJ)harpists playing on their harps. 3 And they *sang [o](BK)a new song before the throne and before the (BL)four living creatures and the (BM)elders; and (BN)no one was able to learn the song except the (BO)144,000 who had been (BP)purchased from the earth. 4 (BQ)These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are celibate. These are the ones who (BR)follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been (BS)purchased from mankind (BT)as first fruits to God and to the Lamb. 5 And (BU)no lie was found in their mouths; they are (BV)blameless.
Vision of the Angel with the Gospel
6 And I saw another angel flying in (BW)midheaven with (BX)an eternal gospel to preach to (BY)those who [p]live on the earth, and to (BZ)every nation, tribe, language, and people; 7 and he said with a loud voice, “(CA)Fear God and (CB)give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who (CC)made the heaven and the earth, and sea and (CD)springs of waters.”
8 And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “[q](CE)Fallen, fallen is (CF)Babylon the great, she who has (CG)made all the nations drink of the (CH)wine of the [r]passion of her sexual immorality.”
Doom for Worshipers of the Beast
9 Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone (CI)worships the beast and his (CJ)image, and receives a (CK)mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he also will drink of the (CL)wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed [s]in full strength (CM)in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with (CN)fire and [t]brimstone in the presence of the (CO)holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the (CP)smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; (CQ)they have no rest day and night, those who (CR)worship the beast and his (CS)image, and [u]whoever receives the (CT)mark of his name.” 12 Here is (CU)the [v]perseverance of the [w]saints who (CV)keep the commandments of God and [x](CW)their faith in Jesus.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Write: ‘(CX)Blessed are the dead who (CY)die in the Lord from now on!’” “Yes,” (CZ)says the Spirit, “so that they may (DA)rest from their labors, for their (DB)deeds follow with them.”
The Harvest
14 Then I looked, and behold, a (DC)white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one (DD)like [y]a son of man, with a golden (DE)crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. 15 And another angel (DF)came out of the [z]temple, calling out with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “[aa](DG)Put in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the (DH)harvest of the earth [ab]is ripe.” 16 Then He who sat on the cloud [ac]swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel (DI)came out of the [ad]temple which is in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle. 18 Then another angel, (DJ)the one who has power over fire, came out from (DK)the altar; and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “[ae](DL)Put in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters [af]from the vine of the earth, (DM)because her grapes are ripe.” 19 So the angel [ag]swung his sickle to the earth and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth, and threw them into (DN)the great wine press of the wrath of God. 20 And (DO)the wine press was trampled (DP)outside the city, and (DQ)blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses’ bridles, [ah]for a distance of [ai]1,600 stadia.
Footnotes
- Revelation 13:1 Lit sea
- Revelation 13:3 Lit slaughtered to death
- Revelation 13:5 Lit great things
- Revelation 13:7 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Revelation 13:8 Or written in the book...slain from the foundation of the world
- Revelation 13:10 Or leads into captivity
- Revelation 13:10 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 13:10 See note v 7
- Revelation 13:12 Or by his authority
- Revelation 13:14 Or by the authority of
- Revelation 13:15 One early ms speak, and he will cause
- Revelation 13:16 Lit so that they give them a mark
- Revelation 13:18 Or human
- Revelation 13:18 I.e., spelled out in Gr as 600 + 60 + 6; one early ms has the letters for 616
- Revelation 14:3 One early ms something like a new song
- Revelation 14:6 Lit sit
- Revelation 14:8 Lit Babylon...fell, fell, she who
- Revelation 14:8 Or wrath (incurred from God)
- Revelation 14:10 Lit unmixed; in ancient times wine was usually diluted with water
- Revelation 14:10 I.e., burning sulfur
- Revelation 14:11 Lit if anyone
- Revelation 14:12 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 14:12 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Revelation 14:12 Lit the faith of
- Revelation 14:14 Or the Son of Man
- Revelation 14:15 Or sanctuary
- Revelation 14:15 Lit Send forth
- Revelation 14:15 Lit has become dry
- Revelation 14:16 Lit cast
- Revelation 14:17 Or sanctuary
- Revelation 14:18 Lit Send forth
- Revelation 14:18 Lit of
- Revelation 14:19 Lit cast
- Revelation 14:20 Lit from
- Revelation 14:20 Possibly about 184 miles or 296 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m
Revelation 13-14
New King James Version
The Beast from the Sea
13 Then [a]I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw (A)a beast rising up out of the sea, (B)having [b]seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a (C)blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The (D)dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads (E)as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And (F)all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, (G)“Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”
5 And he was given (H)a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to [c]continue for (I)forty-two months. 6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, (J)His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 It was granted to him (K)to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And (L)authority was given him over every [d]tribe, tongue, and nation. 8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, (M)whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain (N)from the foundation of the world.
9 (O)If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 (P)He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; (Q)he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. (R)Here is the [e]patience and the faith of the saints.
The Beast from the Earth
11 Then I saw another beast (S)coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, (T)whose deadly wound was healed. 13 (U)He performs great signs, (V)so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14 (W)And he deceives [f]those who dwell on the earth (X)by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword (Y)and lived. 15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak (Z)and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, (AA)to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has [g]the mark or (AB)the name of the beast, (AC)or the number of his name.
18 (AD)Here is wisdom. Let him who has (AE)understanding calculate (AF)the number of the beast, (AG)for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
The Lamb and the 144,000
14 Then I looked, and behold, [h]a (AH)Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him (AI)one hundred and forty-four thousand, [i]having His Father’s name (AJ)written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, (AK)like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of (AL)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 (AM)except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. 4 These are the ones who were not defiled with women, (AN)for they are virgins. These are the ones (AO)who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These (AP)were [j]redeemed from among men, (AQ)being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. 5 And (AR)in their mouth was found no [k]deceit, for (AS)they are without fault [l]before the throne of God.
The Proclamations of Three Angels
6 Then I saw another angel (AT)flying in the midst of heaven, (AU)having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—(AV)to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— 7 saying with a loud voice, (AW)“Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; (AX)and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”
8 And another angel followed, saying, (AY)“Babylon[m] is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because (AZ)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, (BA)“If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his (BB)mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he himself (BC)shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is (BD)poured out full strength into (BE)the cup of His indignation. (BF)He shall be tormented with (BG)fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And (BH)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 (BI)Here is the [n]patience of the saints; (BJ)here[o] are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying [p]to me, “Write: (BK)‘Blessed are the dead (BL)who die in the Lord from now on.’ ”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, (BM)“that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow (BN)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 (BO)came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, (BP)“Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come [q]for You to reap, for the harvest (BQ)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, (BR)who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, (BS)“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 (BT)the great winepress of the wrath of God. 20 And (BU)the winepress was trampled (BV)outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, (BW)up to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred [r]furlongs.
Footnotes
- Revelation 13:1 NU he
- Revelation 13:1 NU, M ten horns and seven heads
- Revelation 13:5 M make war
- Revelation 13:7 NU, M add and people
- Revelation 13:10 perseverance
- Revelation 13:14 M my own people
- Revelation 13:17 NU, M the mark, the name
- Revelation 14:1 NU, M the
- Revelation 14:1 NU, M add His name and
- Revelation 14:4 M adds by Jesus
- Revelation 14:5 NU, M falsehood
- Revelation 14:5 NU, M omit the rest of v. 5.
- Revelation 14:8 NU Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, which has made; M Babylon the great is fallen. She has made
- Revelation 14:12 steadfastness, perseverance
- Revelation 14:12 NU, M omit here are those
- Revelation 14:13 NU, M omit to me
- Revelation 14:15 NU, M omit for You
- Revelation 14:20 Lit. stadia, about 184 miles in all
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