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Revelation 14
Contemporary English Version
Revelation 14
Contemporary English Version
The Lamb and His 144,000 Followers
14 (A) I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion![a] With him were 144,000, who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. 2 (B) Then I heard a sound from heaven that was like a roaring flood or loud thunder or even like the music of harps. 3 And a new song was being sung in front of God's throne and in front of the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn that song, except the 144,000 who had been rescued from the earth. 4 All of these are pure virgins, and they follow the Lamb wherever he leads. They have been rescued to be presented to God and the Lamb as the most precious people[b] on earth. 5 (C) They never tell lies, and they are innocent.
The Messages of the Three Angels
6 I saw another angel. This one was flying across the sky and had the eternal good news to announce to the people of every race, tribe, language, and nation on earth. 7 The angel shouted, “Worship and honor God! The time has come for him to judge everyone. Kneel down before the one who created heaven and earth, the oceans, and every stream.”
8 (D) A second angel followed and said, “The great city of Babylon has fallen! This is the city that made all nations drunk and immoral. Now God is angry, and Babylon has fallen.”
9 Finally, a third angel came and shouted:
Here is what will happen if you worship the beast and the idol and have the mark of the beast on your hand or forehead. 10 (E) You will have to drink the wine that God gives to everyone who makes him angry. You will feel his mighty anger, and you will be tortured with fire and burning sulfur, while the holy angels and the Lamb look on.
11 (F) If you worship the beast and the idol and accept the mark of its name, you will be tortured day and night. The smoke from your torture will go up forever and ever, and you will never be able to rest.
12 God's people must learn to endure. They must also obey his commands and have faith in Jesus.
13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Put this in writing. From now on, the Lord will bless everyone who has faith in him when they die.”
The Spirit answered, “Yes, they will rest from their hard work, and they will be rewarded for what they have done.”
The Earth Is Harvested
14 (G) I looked and saw a bright cloud, and someone who seemed to be the Son of Man[c] was sitting on the cloud. He wore a gold crown on his head and held a sharp sickle[d] in his hand. 15 (H) An angel came out of the temple and shouted, “Start cutting with your sickle! Harvest season is here, and all crops on earth are ripe.” 16 The one on the cloud swung his sickle and harvested the crops.
17 Another angel with a sharp sickle then came out of the temple in heaven. 18 After this, an angel with power over fire came from the altar and shouted to the angel who had the sickle. He said, “All grapes on earth are ripe! Harvest them with your sharp sickle.” 19 The angel swung his sickle on earth and cut off its grapes. He threw them into a pit[e] where they were trampled on as a sign of God's anger. 20 (I) The pit was outside the city, and when the grapes were mashed, blood flowed out. The blood turned into a river that was about 300 kilometers long and almost deep enough to cover a horse.
Footnotes
- 14.1 Mount Zion: Another name for Jerusalem.
- 14.4 the most precious people: The Greek text has “the first people.” The Law of Moses taught that the first-born of all animals and the first part of the harvest were special and belonged to the Lord.
- 14.14 Son of Man: See the note at 1.13.
- 14.14 sickle: A knife with a long curved blade, used to cut grain and other crops.
- 14.19 pit: It was the custom to put grapes in a pit (called a wine press) and trample on them to make juice that would later turn to wine.
Revelation 14
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Revelation 14
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
The Lamb And The 144,000 Stand On Mt. Zion, Singing a New Song
14 And I saw, and behold— the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one-hundred forty four thousand having His name and the name of His Father having been written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a sound from heaven like a sound of many waters, and like a sound of loud thunder. And the sound which I heard was like that of harpists harping with their harps. 3 And they[a] are singing something like a new song before the throne and before the four living-creatures and the elders. And no one was able to learn the song except the one-hundred forty four thousand, the ones having been bought[b] from the earth. 4 These are ones who were not stained[c] with women, for they are virgins. These are[d] the ones following the Lamb wherever He goes. These were bought from mankind to be the firstfruit to God and to the Lamb. 5 And falsehood was not found in their mouth. They are without-blemish.
Three Angels Proclaim God’s Message To The Earth
6 And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven[e], having eternal good-news to announce-as-good-news to[f] the ones sitting on the earth— indeed, to every nation and tribe and tongue and people, 7 saying with a loud voice “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment came[g]. And give-worship to the One having made the heaven and the land and sea and springs of waters”. 8 And another angel, a second, followed, saying “Babylon the great fell[h], it fell— she who has given-a-drink-to all the nations from the wine of the passion[i] of her sexual-immorality”. 9 And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he himself will also drink from the wine of the fury of God having been mixed undiluted in the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented with fire and sulphur in the presence of holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever. And they do not have a rest by day and by night[j]— the ones worshiping the beast and his image, and if anyone receives the mark of his name. 12 Here[k] is the endurance of the saints, the ones keeping the commandments of God and the faith of [l] Jesus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write— ‘Blessed[m] are the dead dying in the Lord from-now-on! Yes, says the Spirit, so that they will rest from their labors, for their works are following with them”.
The Reaping of Mankind
14 And I saw and behold— there was a white cloud, and one sitting on the cloud resembling a son[n] of man, having a golden crown[o] upon his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying-out with a loud voice to the one sitting on the cloud, “Send your sickle and reap, because the hour to reap came, because the harvest of the earth was dried-up[p]”. 16 And the one sitting on the cloud cast his sickle over[q] the earth, and the earth was reaped. 17 And another angel came out of the temple in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came-out from the altar— the one having[r] authority over the fire. And he called-out with a loud voice to the one having the sharp sickle, saying, “Send your sharp sickle and gather the clusters from the grapevine of the earth, because its grapes became ripe”. 19 And the angel cast his sickle into the earth, and gathered the grapevine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the fury of God. 20 And the winepress was trodden outside the city. And blood came out of the winepress up to the bridles of the horses, one-thousand six-hundred stades[s] away.
Footnotes
- Revelation 14:3 That is, the unidentified group in heaven before the throne.
- Revelation 14:3 Or, purchased.
- Revelation 14:4 Or, soiled, defiled. They never engaged in sexual-immorality.
- Revelation 14:4 Or, were.
- Revelation 14:6 See 8:13.
- Revelation 14:6 Or, across, over, for.
- Revelation 14:7 That is, has arrived.
- Revelation 14:8 This further announcement of judgment is given as if the falling had already occurred.
- Revelation 14:8 Or fury, as in v 10; meaning, the wine consisting of the fury [of God] belonging to her sexual-immorality.
- Revelation 14:11 Same phrase as in 4:8.
- Revelation 14:12 Or, At-this-point.
- Revelation 14:12 That is, given by; or, in.
- Revelation 14:13 Or, Fortunate (from God’s point of view).
- Revelation 14:14 See 1:13.
- Revelation 14:14 That is, a victor’s crown or wreath, as in 4:4.
- Revelation 14:15 Or, became dry. That is, ready to harvest.
- Revelation 14:16 Or, upon, across, to. Some think believers are harvested here, unbelievers next.
- Revelation 14:18 John may be referring to the angel in 8:3-5.
- Revelation 14:20 1600 stades is about 184 miles or 296 kilometers.
Revelation 14
New International Version
Revelation 14
New International Version
The Lamb and the 144,000
14 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb,(A) standing on Mount Zion,(B) and with him 144,000(C) who had his name and his Father’s name(D) written on their foreheads.(E) 2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters(F) and like a loud peal of thunder.(G) The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.(H) 3 And they sang a new song(I) before the throne and before the four living creatures(J) and the elders.(K) No one could learn the song except the 144,000(L) who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.(M) They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.(N) They were purchased from among mankind(O) and offered as firstfruits(P) to God and the Lamb. 5 No lie was found in their mouths;(Q) they are blameless.(R)
The Three Angels
6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair,(S) and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth(T)—to every nation, tribe, language and people.(U) 7 He said in a loud voice, “Fear God(V) and give him glory,(W) because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made(X) the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”(Y)
8 A second angel followed and said, “‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’[a](Z) which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.”(AA)
9 A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast(AB) and its image(AC) and receives its mark on their forehead(AD) or on their hand, 10 they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury,(AE) which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath.(AF) They will be tormented with burning sulfur(AG) in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever.(AH) There will be no rest day or night(AI) for those who worship the beast and its image,(AJ) or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”(AK) 12 This calls for patient endurance(AL) on the part of the people of God(AM) who keep his commands(AN) 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(AO) from now on.”
“Yes,” says the Spirit,(AP) “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,(AQ) and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man[b](AR) with a crown(AS) of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Then another angel came out of the temple(AT) and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle(AU) and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest(AV) 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.(AW) 18 Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar(AX) and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle(AY) 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.(AZ) 20 They were trampled in the winepress(BA) outside the city,(BB) and blood(BC) flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.[c]
Footnotes
- 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
Apocalisse 14
La Nuova Diodati
Apocalisse 14
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14 Poi vidi l'Agnello che stava in piedi sul monte di Sion, e con lui erano centoquarantaquattromila persone che avevano il suo nome e il nome di suo Padre scritto sulle loro fronti.
2 Udii quindi una voce dal cielo come il fragore di molte acque e come il rumore di un forte tuono; e la voce che udii era come di citaredi che suonavano le loro cetre.
3 Essi cantavano un cantico nuovo davanti al trono, davanti ai quattro esseri viventi e davanti agli anziani; e nessuno poteva imparare il cantico se non i centoquarantaquattromila, i quali sono stati riscattati dalla terra.
4 Essi sono quelli che non si sono contaminati con donne; sono infatti vergini. Essi sono quelli che seguono l'Agnello, dovunque egli va; essi sono stati riscattati fra gli uomini, per essere primizie a Dio e all'Agnello.
5 Sulla loro bocca non è stata trovata menzogna, perché sono irreprensibili davanti al trono di Dio.
6 Poi vidi un altro angelo che volava in mezzo al cielo e che aveva l'evangelo eterno da annunziare agli abitanti della terra e ad ogni, nazione tribú, lingua e popolo,
7 e diceva a gran voce: «Temete Dio e dategli gloria, perché l'ora del suo giudizio è venuta; adorate colui che ha fatto il cielo, la terra, il mare e le fonti delle acque».
8 Poi seguí un altro angelo, dicendo: «E' caduta, è caduta Babilonia, la grande città che ha dato da bere a tutte le nazioni il vino dell'ira della sua fornicazione».
9 Un terzo angelo li seguí dicendo a gran voce: «Se uno adora la bestia e la sua immagine e ne prende il marchio sulla sua fronte o sulla sua mano,
10 berrà anch'egli il vino dell'ira di Dio, versato puro nel calice della sua ira e sarà tormentato con fuoco e zolfo davanti ai santi angeli e davanti all'Agnello.
11 E il fumo del loro tormento salirà nei secoli dei secoli, e non avranno requie né giorno né notte coloro che adorano la bestia e la sua immagine e chiunque prende il marchio del suo nome».
12 Qui è la costanza dei santi; qui sono coloro che osservano i comandamenti di Dio e la fede di Gesú.
13 Poi udii dal cielo una voce che mi diceva: «Scrivi: Beati i morti che d'ora in avanti muoiono nel Signore; sí, dice lo Spirito, affinché si riposino dalle loro fatiche, perché le loro opere li seguono».
14 Poi vidi una nuvola bianca, ed ecco sulla nuvola stava seduto uno simile a un Figlio d'uomo, il quale aveva sul capo una corona d'oro e in mano una falce tagliente.
15 Un altro angelo uscí dal tempio gridando a gran voce a colui che sedeva sulla nuvola: «Metti mano alla tua falce e mieti, poiché l'ora di mietere è venuta e perché la messe della terra è matura».
16 Allora colui che sedeva sulla nuvola lanciò la sua falce sulla terra, e la terra fu mietuta.
17 Poi un altro angelo uscí dal tempio, che è nel cielo, avendo anch'egli una falce tagliente.
18 E un altro angelo, che aveva potestà sul fuoco, uscí dall'altare e gridò a gran voce a quello che aveva la falce tagliente, dicendo: «Metti in azione la tua falce tagliente e vendemmia i grappoli della vigna della terra, poiché le sue uve sono mature».
19 Allora l'angelo lanciò la sua falce sulla terra e vendemmiò la vigna della terra e gettò l'uva nel gran tino dell'ira di Dio.
20 Il tino fu pigiato fuori della città e dal tino uscí tanto sangue, che giungeva sino alle briglie dei cavalli, per una distanza di milleseicento stadi.
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