Uppenbarelseboken 14
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Lammet och de 144 000
14 Sedan såg jag Lammet stå på Sions berg[a], och tillsammans med Lammet de 144 000[b], som hade Lammets namn och hans Faders namn skrivna på sina pannor. 2 Jag fick höra en röst från himlen, som lät som dånet av stora vattenmassor och som mullret av åska, eller som en hel orkester av harpor.
3 De sjöng en ny sång inför tronen och inför de fyra levande varelserna och de tjugofyra himmelska ledarna. Ingen kunde lära sig den sången, utom de 144 000 som hade blivit friköpta från jorden. 4 Det är de som inte har orenat sig med kvinnor utan är rena som jungfrur.[c] De följer Lammet vart det än går, för de har blivit friköpta från jordens alla människor som en första skörd åt Gud och Lammet. 5 Man har aldrig funnit någon lögn i deras mun, de är fläckfria.
De tre änglarna
6 Efter det fick jag se en annan ängel, som flög mitt över himlen. Han hade ett evigt evangelium[d] att förkunna för dem som bor på jorden, för alla länder och stammar och språk och folk. 7 Han sa med hög röst: ”Frukta Gud och ge honom äran, för stunden har kommit då han ska döma. Tillbe honom som skapade himlen och jorden och havet och vattenkällorna.”
8 En andra ängel följde efter honom och sa: ”Det stora Babylon har fallit, det har fallit, det som drog med sig alla folk i drickandet av sin otukts vredesvin.”[e]
9 Sedan följde en tredje ängel som sa med hög röst: ”Den som tillber odjuret[f] och dess bild och tar dess märke på pannan eller på handen 10 måste också dricka av Guds vredes vin, som outspätt har hällts upp i Guds vredes bägare. Och han ska plågas med eld och svavel inför de heliga änglarna och Lammet.[g] 11 Röken från deras plågor ska stiga upp i all evighet, och de ska inte få någon lindring vare sig dag eller natt, alla dessa som tillber odjuret och dess bild och tar emot märket med dess namn[h]. 12 Här behövs uthållighet hos de heliga, hos dem som håller fast vid Guds bud och tron på Jesus.”
13 Jag hörde en röst från himlen som sa: ”Skriv: lyckliga är de döda som från och med nu dör i Herren.” ”Ja”, säger Anden, ”de ska få vila från sitt arbete, för deras gärningar följer dem.”
Skördetid på jorden
14 Sedan fick jag se ett vitt moln, och på det satt någon som liknade en Människoson[i]. Han hade en krans av guld på sitt huvud och en vass lie i sin hand.
15 En ängel kom nu ut från templet och ropade med hög röst till honom som satt på molnet: ”Det är dags att skörda! Låt din lie svepa över jorden, för skörden är mogen.” 16 Han som satt på molnet svepte då med sin lie över jorden, och skörden på jorden samlades in. 17 Ännu en ängel kom ut från templet i himlen, och han hade också en vass lie.
18 Sedan kom en ängel ut från altaret, och han hade makt över elden. Han ropade med hög röst till ängeln som hade den vassa lien: ”Ta din lie och skär av druvklasarna från jordens vinstock, för vindruvorna är mogna.” 19 Då svepte ängeln med sin lie över jorden och skar av druvklasarna och kastade druvorna i Guds vredes stora vinpress. 20 Druvorna trampades sedan i vinpressen utanför staden.[j] Blod flöt därifrån så att den skulle nå upp till betslet på en häst, bort mot en 1 600 stadier[k] lång sträcka.
Footnotes
- 14:1 Sions berg är den plats där Jerusalem ligger. Här handlar det om det himmelska Jerusalem som beskrivs i kap. 21.
- 14:1 Se noter till 7:4-8 och 21:16.
- 14:4 Denna bild på sexuell renhet syftar antagligen på att de har hållit sig borta från den prostituerade kvinnan, dvs. det avfall som beskrivs i v. 8 och i kap.17.
- 14:6 Eller: hade det evigt gällande evangelium.
- 14:8 Jfr Jer 25:12-15.
- 14:9 Jfr 13:1-10.
- 14:10 Eld och svavel, jfr Ps 11:6.
- 14:11 Märket med odjurets namn finns beskrivet i 13:16-18.
- 14:14 Människoson är en titel på Kristus, hämtad från Dan 7:13-14.
- 14:20 En bild på Guds dom hämtad från Jes 63:1-6.
- 14:20 1 600 stadier är 30 mil. Men talet kan vara symboliskt, 4×4×100, där 4 står för de fyra väderstrecken. Talet 1 600 skulle då representera hela världen.
Revelation 14
King James Version
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.
Revelation 14
New King James Version
The Lamb and the 144,000
14 Then I looked, and behold, [a]a (A)Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him (B)one hundred and forty-four thousand, [b]having His Father’s name (C)written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, (D)like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of (E)harpists playing their harps. 3 They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song (F)except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. 4 These are the ones who were not defiled with women, (G)for they are virgins. These are the ones (H)who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These (I)were [c]redeemed from among men, (J)being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. 5 And (K)in their mouth was found no [d]deceit, for (L)they are without fault [e]before the throne of God.
The Proclamations of Three Angels
6 Then I saw another angel (M)flying in the midst of heaven, (N)having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—(O)to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— 7 saying with a loud voice, (P)“Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; (Q)and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”
8 And another angel followed, saying, (R)“Babylon[f] is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because (S)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, (T)“If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his (U)mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he himself (V)shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is (W)poured out full strength into (X)the cup of His indignation. (Y)He shall be tormented with (Z)fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And (AA)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 (AB)Here is the [g]patience of the saints; (AC)here[h] are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying [i]to me, “Write: (AD)‘Blessed are the dead (AE)who die in the Lord from now on.’ ”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, (AF)“that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow (AG)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 (AH)came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, (AI)“Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come [j]for You to reap, for the harvest (AJ)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, (AK)who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, (AL)“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 (AM)the great winepress of the wrath of God. 20 And (AN)the winepress was trampled (AO)outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, (AP)up to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred [k]furlongs.
Footnotes
- Revelation 14:1 NU, M the
- Revelation 14:1 NU, M add His name and
- Revelation 14:4 M adds by Jesus
- Revelation 14:5 NU, M falsehood
- Revelation 14:5 NU, M omit the rest of v. 5.
- Revelation 14:8 NU Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, which has made; M Babylon the great is fallen. She has made
- Revelation 14:12 steadfastness, perseverance
- Revelation 14:12 NU, M omit here are those
- Revelation 14:13 NU, M omit to me
- Revelation 14:15 NU, M omit for You
- Revelation 14:20 Lit. stadia, about 184 miles in all
Revelation 14
English Standard Version
The Lamb and the 144,000
14 Then I looked, and behold, on (A)Mount Zion (B)stood the Lamb, and with him (C)144,000 who (D)had his name and his Father's name written (E)on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven (F)like the roar of many waters and (G)like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of (H)harpists playing on their harps, 3 and they were singing (I)a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. (J)No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for (K)they are virgins. It is these (L)who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as (M)firstfruits for God and the Lamb, 5 and (N)in their mouth no lie was found, for they are (O)blameless.
The Messages of the Three Angels
6 Then I saw another angel (P)flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to (Q)those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. 7 And he said with a loud voice, (R)“Fear God and (S)give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and (T)worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the (U)springs of water.”
8 Another angel, a second, followed, saying, (V)“Fallen, fallen is (W)Babylon the great, (X)she who made all nations drink (Y)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 (Z)worships the beast and its image and receives (AA)a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he also will drink (AB)the wine of God's wrath, (AC)poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and (AD)he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And (AE)the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and (AF)they have no rest, day or night, these (AG)worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”
12 (AH)Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who (AI)keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.[b]
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: (AJ)Blessed are the dead (AK)who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, (AL)“that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”
The Harvest of the Earth
14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one (AM)like a son of man, (AN)with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel (AO)came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, (AP)“Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for (AQ)the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.” 16 So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.
17 Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from the altar, (AR)the angel who has authority over the fire, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Put in your sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, (AS)for its grapes are ripe.” 19 So the angel swung his sickle across the earth and gathered the grape harvest of the earth and threw it into the great (AT)winepress of the wrath of God. 20 And (AU)the winepress was trodden (AV)outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as (AW)a horse's bridle, for 1,600 stadia.[c]
Footnotes
- Revelation 14:8 Or wrath
- Revelation 14:12 Greek and the faith of Jesus
- Revelation 14:20 About 184 miles; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters
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