14:1 Then¹ I looked, and here was² the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were one hundred forty-four thousand, who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. 14:2 I also heard a sound³ coming out of heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. Now⁴ the sound I heard was like that made by harpists playing their harps, 14:3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No⁵ one was able to learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.

14:4 These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from humanity as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb, 14:5 and no lie was found on their lips;⁶ they⁷ are blameless.

14:6 Then⁸ I saw another⁹ angel flying directly overhead,¹⁰ and he had¹¹ an eternal gospel to proclaim¹² to those who live¹³ on the earth—to every nation, tribe,¹⁴ language, and people. 14:7 He declared¹⁵ in a loud voice: “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has arrived, and worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water!”

14:8 A¹⁶ second¹⁷ angel¹⁸ followed the first,¹⁹ declaring:²⁰ “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great city!²¹ She made all the nations²² drink of the wine of her immoral passion.”²³

14:9 A²⁴ third angel²⁵ followed the first two,²⁶ declaring²⁷ in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and takes the mark on his forehead or his hand, 14:10 that person²⁸ will also drink of the wine of God’s anger²⁹ that has been mixed undiluted in the cup of his wrath, and he will be tortured with fire and sulfur³⁰ in front of the holy angels and in front of the Lamb. 14:11 And the smoke from their torture will go up³¹ forever and ever, and those who worship the beast and his image will have³² no rest day or night, along with³³ anyone who receives the mark of his name.” 14:12 This requires³⁴ the steadfast endurance³⁵ of the saints—those who obey³⁶ God’s commandments and hold to³⁷ their faith in Jesus.³⁸

14:13 Then³⁹ I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this:

‘Blessed are the dead,
those who die in the Lord from this moment on!’”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their hard work,⁴⁰ because their deeds will follow them.”⁴¹

14:14 Then⁴² I looked, and a white cloud appeared,⁴³ and seated on the cloud was one like a Son of Man!⁴⁴ He had⁴⁵ a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 14:15 Then⁴⁶ another angel came out of the temple, shouting in a loud voice to the one seated on the cloud, “Use⁴⁷ your sickle and start to reap,⁴⁸ because the time to reap has come, since the earth’s harvest is ripe!” 14:16 So⁴⁹ the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

14:17 Then⁵⁰ another angel came out of the temple that is in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. 14:18 Another⁵¹ angel, who was in charge of⁵² the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to the angel⁵³ who had the sharp sickle, “Use⁵⁴ your sharp sickle and gather⁵⁵ the clusters of grapes⁵⁶ off the vine of the earth,⁵⁷ because its grapes⁵⁸ are now ripe.”⁵⁹ 14:19 So⁶⁰ the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes from the vineyard⁶¹ of the earth and tossed them into the great⁶² winepress of the wrath of God. 14:20 Then⁶³ the winepress was stomped⁶⁴ outside the city, and blood poured out of the winepress up to the height of horses’ bridles⁶⁵ for a distance of almost two hundred miles.⁶⁶