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Revelation 12:17-14:20
New International Version
Revelation 12:17-14:20
New International Version
17 Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war(A) against the rest of her offspring(B)—those who keep God’s commands(C) and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.(D)
The Beast out of the Sea
13 The dragon[a] stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea.(E) It had ten horns and seven heads,(F) with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.(G) 2 The beast I saw resembled a leopard,(H) but had feet like those of a bear(I) and a mouth like that of a lion.(J) The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.(K) 3 One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed.(L) The whole world was filled with wonder(M) and followed the beast. 4 People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like(N) the beast? Who can wage war against it?”
5 The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies(O) and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.(P) 6 It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.(Q) 7 It was given power to wage war(R) against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.(S) 8 All inhabitants of the earth(T) will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life,(U) the Lamb(V) who was slain from the creation of the world.[b](W)
9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.(X)
10 “If anyone is to go into captivity,
into captivity they will go.
If anyone is to be killed[c] with the sword,
with the sword they will be killed.”[d](Y)
This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness(Z) on the part of God’s people.(AA)
The Beast out of the Earth
11 Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth.(AB) It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.(AC) 12 It exercised all the authority(AD) of the first beast on its behalf,(AE) and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast,(AF) whose fatal wound had been healed.(AG) 13 And it performed great signs,(AH) even causing fire to come down from heaven(AI) to the earth in full view of the people. 14 Because of the signs(AJ) it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived(AK) the inhabitants of the earth.(AL) It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.(AM) 15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship(AN) the image to be killed.(AO) 16 It also forced all people, great and small,(AP) rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,(AQ) 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark,(AR) which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.(AS)
18 This calls for wisdom.(AT) Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[e](AU) That number is 666.
The Lamb and the 144,000
14 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb,(AV) standing on Mount Zion,(AW) and with him 144,000(AX) who had his name and his Father’s name(AY) written on their foreheads.(AZ) 2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters(BA) and like a loud peal of thunder.(BB) The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.(BC) 3 And they sang a new song(BD) before the throne and before the four living creatures(BE) and the elders.(BF) No one could learn the song except the 144,000(BG) who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.(BH) They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.(BI) They were purchased from among mankind(BJ) and offered as firstfruits(BK) to God and the Lamb. 5 No lie was found in their mouths;(BL) they are blameless.(BM)
The Three Angels
6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair,(BN) and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth(BO)—to every nation, tribe, language and people.(BP) 7 He said in a loud voice, “Fear God(BQ) and give him glory,(BR) because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made(BS) the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”(BT)
8 A second angel followed and said, “‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’[f](BU) which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.”(BV)
9 A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast(BW) and its image(BX) and receives its mark on their forehead(BY) or on their hand, 10 they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury,(BZ) which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath.(CA) They will be tormented with burning sulfur(CB) in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever.(CC) There will be no rest day or night(CD) for those who worship the beast and its image,(CE) or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”(CF) 12 This calls for patient endurance(CG) on the part of the people of God(CH) who keep his commands(CI) and remain faithful to Jesus.
13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord(CJ) from now on.”
“Yes,” says the Spirit,(CK) “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”
Harvesting the Earth and Trampling the Winepress
14 I looked, and there before me was a white cloud,(CL) and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man[g](CM) with a crown(CN) of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Then another angel came out of the temple(CO) and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle(CP) and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest(CQ) of the earth is ripe.” 16 So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
17 Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.(CR) 18 Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar(CS) and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle(CT) and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth’s vine, because its grapes are ripe.” 19 The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.(CU) 20 They were trampled in the winepress(CV) outside the city,(CW) and blood(CX) flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.[h]
Footnotes
- Revelation 13:1 Some manuscripts And I
- Revelation 13:8 Or written from the creation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was slain
- Revelation 13:10 Some manuscripts anyone kills
- Revelation 13:10 Jer. 15:2
- Revelation 13:18 Or is humanity’s number
- Revelation 14:8 Isaiah 21:9
- Revelation 14:14 See Daniel 7:13.
- Revelation 14:20 That is, about 180 miles or about 300 kilometers
Revelation 12:17-14:20
King James Version
Revelation 12:17-14:20
King James Version
17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
13 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
14 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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