⁸ And another angel followed, saying, ^(A)“Babylon^[a] is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because ^(B)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, ^(C)“If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his ^(D)mark on his forehead or on his hand, ¹⁰ he himself ^(E)shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is ^(F)poured out full strength into ^(G)the cup of His indignation. ^(H)He shall be tormented with ^(I)fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. ¹¹ And ^(J)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 (K)Here is the ^[b]patience of the saints; ^(L)here^[c] are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

¹³ Then I heard a voice from heaven saying ^[d]to me, “Write: ^(M)‘Blessed are the dead ^(N)who die in the Lord from now on.’ ”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, ^(O)“that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow ^(P)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 ^(Q)came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, ^(R)“Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come ^[e]for You to reap, for the harvest ^(S)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, ^(T)who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, ^(U)“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 ^(V)the great winepress of the wrath of God. ²⁰ And ^(W)the winepress was trampled ^(X)outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, ^(Y)up to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred ^[f]furlongs.