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Text -- Revelation 14:1-20 (NET)
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An Interlude: The Song of the 144,000
14:1 Then I looked , and here was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion , and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand , who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads .
14:2 I also heard a sound coming out of heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder . Now 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 . No 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 defiled themselves 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 ; they are blameless .
Three Angels and Three Messages
14:6 Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead , and he had an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth – to every nation , tribe , language , and people .
14:7 He declared 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 A second angel followed the first, declaring : “Fallen , fallen is Babylon the great city! She made all the nations drink of the wine of her immoral passion .”
14:9 A third angel followed the first two , declaring 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 person will also drink of the wine of God’s anger that has been mixed undiluted in the cup of his wrath , and he will be tortured with fire and sulfur in front of the holy angels and in front of the Lamb .
14:11 And the smoke from their torture will go up forever and ever , and those who worship the beast and his image will have no rest day or night , along with anyone who receives the mark of his name .”
14:12 This requires the steadfast endurance of the saints – those who obey God’s commandments and hold to their faith in Jesus .
14:13 Then 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 , because their deeds will follow them .”
14:14 Then I looked , and a white cloud appeared , and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man ! He had a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand .
14:15 Then another angel came out of the temple , shouting in a loud voice to the one seated on the cloud , “Use your sickle and start to reap , because the time to reap has come , since the earth’s harvest is ripe !”
14:16 So the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth , and the earth was reaped .
14:17 Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven , and he too had a sharp sickle .
14:18 Another angel , who was in charge of the fire , came from the altar and called in a loud voice to the angel who had the sharp sickle , “Use your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes off the vine of the earth , because its grapes are now ripe .”
14:19 So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes from the vineyard of the earth and tossed them into the great winepress of the wrath of God .
14:20 Then the winepress was stomped outside the city , and blood poured out of the winepress up to the height of horses ’ bridles for a distance of almost two hundred miles .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Angel |
Vision |
REVELATION OF JOHN |
Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena |
Jesus, The Christ |
TRINITY, 2 |
INNOCENTS, MASSACRE OF THE |
Sickle |
RETRIBUTION |
Righteous |
Chastity |
Forehead |
Celibacy |
ASCENSION |
Heaven |
Song |
Praise |
Grape |
Animals |
Zion |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Rev 14:1; Rev 14:1; Rev 14:2; Rev 14:2; Rev 14:3; Rev 14:4; Rev 14:5; Rev 14:5; Rev 14:6; Rev 14:6; Rev 14:6; Rev 14:6; Rev 14:6; Rev 14:6; Rev 14:6; Rev 14:7; Rev 14:8; Rev 14:8; Rev 14:8; Rev 14:8; Rev 14:8; Rev 14:8; Rev 14:8; Rev 14:8; Rev 14:9; Rev 14:9; Rev 14:9; Rev 14:9; Rev 14:10; Rev 14:10; Rev 14:10; Rev 14:11; Rev 14:11; Rev 14:11; Rev 14:11; Rev 14:12; Rev 14:12; Rev 14:12; Rev 14:12; Rev 14:12; Rev 14:13; Rev 14:13; Rev 14:13; Rev 14:14; Rev 14:14; Rev 14:14; Rev 14:14; Rev 14:15; Rev 14:15; Rev 14:15; Rev 14:16; Rev 14:17; Rev 14:18; Rev 14:18; Rev 14:18; Rev 14:18; Rev 14:18; Rev 14:18; Rev 14:18; Rev 14:18; Rev 14:18; Rev 14:19; Rev 14:19; Rev 14:19; Rev 14:20; Rev 14:20; Rev 14:20; Rev 14:20
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NET Notes: Rev 14:2 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of a new topic.
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NET Notes: Rev 14:3 Grk “elders, and no one.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but because of the length and complexity of t...
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NET Notes: Rev 14:4 The aorist passive verb is rendered as a reflexive (“defiled themselves”) by BDAG 657 s.v. μολύνω 2.
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NET Notes: Rev 14:5 Several mss (Ì47 א 1 1006 1611 2351 ÏK pc) have the conjunction “for” (γάρ, gar) here so that the phrase re...
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NET Notes: Rev 14:6 Grk “and tribe,” but καί (kai) has not been translated here or before the following term since English normally uses a coor...
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NET Notes: Rev 14:7 Grk “people, saying.” In the Greek text this is a continuation of the previous sentence. For the translation of λέγω (...
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NET Notes: Rev 14:8 Grk “of the wine of the passion of the sexual immorality of her.” Here τῆς πορνείας...
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NET Notes: Rev 14:12 Grk “faith of Jesus.” The construction may mean either “faith in Jesus” or “faithful to Jesus.” Either translation...
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NET Notes: Rev 14:14 Grk “like a son of man, having.” In the Greek text this is a continuation of the previous sentence.
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NET Notes: Rev 14:16 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s directions.
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NET Notes: Rev 14:17 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
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NET Notes: Rev 14:19 Although the gender of μέγαν (megan, masc.) does not match the gender of ληνόν (lhnon, fem.) it has ...
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