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.