The Messages of the Three Angels

⁶ Then I saw another angel ^(A)flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to ^(B)those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. ⁷ And he said with a loud voice, ^(C)“Fear God and ^(D)give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and ^(E)worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the ^(F)springs of water.”

⁸ Another angel, a second, followed, saying, ^(G)“Fallen, fallen is ^(H)Babylon the great, ^(I)she who made all nations drink ^(J)the wine of the passion^[a] of her sexual immorality.”

⁹ And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone ^(K)worships the beast and its image and receives ^(L)a mark on his forehead or on his hand, ¹⁰ he also will drink ^(M)the wine of God's wrath, ^(N)poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and ^(O)he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. ¹¹ And ^(P)the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and ^(Q)they have no rest, day or night, these ^(R)worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”

^12 (S)Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who ^(T)keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.^[b]

¹³ And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: ^(U)Blessed are the dead ^(V)who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, ^(W)“that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”

³ One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and ^(A)the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast.

¹⁶ Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,^{[a] (A)}to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, ¹⁷ so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, ^(B)the name of the beast or ^(C)the number of its name.

¹⁴ I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of ^(A)the great tribulation. ^(B)They have washed their robes and ^(C)made them white ^(D)in the blood of the Lamb.

Signs of the End of the Age

³ As he sat on ^(A)the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him ^(B)privately, saying, “Tell us, ^(C)when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your ^(D)coming and of ^(E)the end of the age?”

⁴⁴ Therefore you also must be ^(A)ready, for ^(B)the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

⁴⁵ “Who then is ^(C)the faithful and ^(D)wise servant,^[a] whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? ^46 (E)Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. ⁴⁷ Truly, I say to you, ^(F)he will set him over all his possessions.