The Vision of the New Song on Mount ZionThen I looked, and there was the lamb standing on Mount Zion! With him were 144,000 people who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.Rev 5:5; 7:3-4; 13:16

I looked, and there in front of me was the Lamb. He was standing on Mount Zion. With him were 144,000 people. Written on their foreheads were his name and his Father’s name.

Then I looked, and I saw the Lamb standing upon Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 people, having His name and His Father's name written on their foreheads.

Then I heard a voice from heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps.Rev 1:15; 5:8; 19:6

I heard a sound from heaven. It was like the roar of rushing waters and loud thunder. The sound I heard was like the music of harps being played.

And I heard music from Heaven which resembled the sound of many waters and the roar of loud thunder; and the music which I heard was like that of harpists playing upon their harps.

They were singing a new song in front of the throne, the four living creatures, and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.Rev 5:9

Then everyone sang a new song in front of the throne. They sang it in front of the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000. They had been set free from the evil of the earth.

And they were singing what seemed to be a new song, in front of the throne and in the presence of the four living creatures and the Elders; and no one was able to learn that song except the 144,000 people who had been redeemed out of the world.

They have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins, and they follow the lamb wherever he goes. They have been redeemed from among humanity as the first fruits for God and the lamb.2Cor 11:2; James 1:18; Rev 3:4; 5:9; 17:14

They had not committed sexual sins with women. They had kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among human beings as a first offering to God and the Lamb.

These are those who had not defiled themselves with women: they are as pure as virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men, as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

In their mouth no lie was found. They are blameless.Ps 32:2; Zeph 3:13; Eph 5:27; Jude 1:24

They told no lies. They are without blame.

And no lie has ever been found upon their lips: they are faultless.

The Vision of Angels Sounding a WarningThen I saw another angel flying overhead with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live ▼

▼Lit. sit

on earth—to every nation, tribe, language, and people.Eph 3:9-11; Titus 1:2; Rev 8:13; 13:7

I saw another angel. He was flying high in the air. He came to tell everyone on earth the good news that will always be true. He told it to every nation, tribe and people, no matter what language they spoke.

And I saw another angel flying across the sky, carrying the Good News of the Ages to tell to every nation, tribe, language and people, among those who live on the earth.

He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”Neh 9:6; Ps 33:6; 124:8; 146:5-6; Acts 14:15; 17:24; Rev 11:18; 15:4

In a loud voice he said, “Have respect for God. Give him glory. The hour has come for God to judge. Worship him who made the heavens and the earth. Worship him who made the sea and the springs of water.”

He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the time of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made sky and earth, the sea and the water-springs."

Then another angel, a second one, followed him, saying, “Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen! She has made all the nations drink the wine of the wrath of her sexual sins.”Isa 21:9; Jer 51:7-8; Rev 11:8; 16:19; 19:2

A second angel followed him. He said, “ ‘Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen!’

(Isaiah 21:9) The city of Babylon made all the nations drink the strong wine of her terrible sins.”

And another, a second angel, followed, exclaiming, "Great Babylon has fallen, has fallen--she who made all the nations drink the wine of the anger provoked by her fornication."

Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying in a loud voice, “Whoever worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or his handRev 13:14-16

A third angel followed them. He said in a loud voice, “There will be trouble for anyone who worships the beast and its statue! There will be trouble for anyone who has its mark on their forehead or their hand!

And another, a third angel, followed them, exclaiming in a loud voice, "If any one worships the Wild Beast and his statue, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,

will drink the wine of God's wrath, which has been poured unmixed into the cup of his anger. He will be tortured with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the lamb.Ps 75:8; Isa 51:17; Jer 25:15; Rev 16:19; 18:6; 19:20; 20:10

They, too, will drink the wine of God’s great anger. His wine has been poured full strength into the cup of his anger. They will be burned with flaming sulfur. The holy angels and the Lamb will see it happen.

he shall drink the wine of God's anger which stands ready, undiluted, in the cup of His fury, and he shall be tormented with fire and sulphur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.

The smoke from their torture goes up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”Isa 34:10; Rev 19:3

The smoke of their terrible suffering will rise for ever and ever. Day and night, there will be no rest for anyone who worships the beast and its statue. There will be no rest for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”

And the smoke of their torment goes up until the Ages of the Ages; and the worshipers of the Wild Beast and his statue have no rest day or night, nor has any one who receives the mark of his name.

Here is a call for ▼

▼The Gk. lacks a call for

the endurance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and hold on to the faithfulness of Jesus. ▼

▼Or to their faithfulness in Jesus

Rev 12:17; 13:10

God’s people need to be very patient. They are the ones who obey God’s commands. And they remain faithful to Jesus.

Here is an opportunity for endurance on the part of God's people, who carefully keep His commandments and the faith of Jesus!"

I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: How blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!”

“Yes,” says the Spirit. “Let them rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them.”Eccl 4:1-2; 1Cor 15:18; 1Thes 4:16; 2Thes 1:7; Heb 4:9-10; Rev 6:11; 20:6

Then I heard a voice from heaven. “Write this,” it said. “Blessed are the dead who die as believers in the Lord from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Holy Spirit. “They will rest from their labor. What they have done will not be forgotten.”

And I heard a voice speaking from Heaven. It said, "Write as follows: "`Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from this time onward. Yes, says the Spirit, let them rest from their sorrowful labours; for what they have done goes with them.'"

The Vision of Earth HarvestedThen I looked, and there was a white cloud! On the cloud sat someone who was like the Son of Man, with a gold victor's crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.Ezek 1:26; Dan 7:13; Rev 1:13; 6:2

I looked, and there in front of me was a white cloud. Sitting on the cloud was one who looked “like a son of man.”

(Daniel 7:13) He wore a gold crown on his head. In his hand was a sharp, curved blade for cutting grain.

Then I looked, and a white cloud appeared, and sitting on the cloud was some One resembling the Son of Man, having a wreath of gold upon His head and in His hand a sharp sickle.

Another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the one who sat on the cloud, “Swing your sickle, and gather the harvest, for the hour has come to gather it, because the harvest on the earth is fully ripe.”Jer 51:33; Joel 3:13; Matt 13:39; Rev 6:17; 13:12

Then another angel came out of the temple. He called in a loud voice to the one sitting on the cloud. “Take your blade,” he said. “Cut the grain. The time has come. The earth is ready to be harvested.”

And another, an angel, came out of the sanctuary, calling in a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, and saying, "Use your sickle and reap the harvest, for the hour for reaping it has come: the harvest of the earth is over-ripe."

The one who sat on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

So the one sitting on the cloud swung his blade over the earth. And the earth was harvested.

Then He who sat on the cloud flung His sickle on the earth, and the earth had its harvest reaped.

Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven. He, too, had a sharp sickle.

Another angel came out of the temple in heaven. He too had a sharp, curved blade.

And another angel came out from the sanctuary in Heaven, and he too carried a sharp sickle.

From the altar came another angel who had authority over fire. He called out in a loud voice to the angel ▼

▼Lit. to the one

who had the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle, and gather the bunches of grapes from the vine of the earth, because those grapes are ripe.”Joel 3:13; Rev 16:8

Still another angel came from the altar. He was in charge of the fire on the altar. He called out in a loud voice to the angel who had the sharp blade. “Take your blade,” he said, “and gather the bunches of grapes from the earth’s vine. Its grapes are ripe.”

And another angel came out from the altar--he who had power over fire--and he spoke in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Use your sharp sickle, and gather the bunches from the vine of the earth, for its grapes are now quite ripe."

So the angel swung his sickle on the earth and gathered the grapes from the earth and threw them into the great winepress of God's wrath.Rev 19:15

So the angel swung his blade over the earth. He gathered its grapes. Then he threw them into a huge winepress. The winepress stands for God’s anger.

And the angel flung his sickle down to the earth, and reaped the vine of the earth and threw the grapes into the great winepress of God's anger.

The wine press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed out of the wine press as high as a horse's bridle for 200 miles. ▼

▼Lit. 1,600 stadia

Isa 63:3; Lam 1:15; Heb 13:12; Rev 11:8; 19:14

In the winepress outside the city, the grapes were stomped on. Blood flowed out of the winepress. It spread over the land for about 180 miles. It rose as high as the horses’ heads.

And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and out of it came blood reaching the horses' bridles for a distance of 200 miles.