Revelation 14:1-8

The Lamb and the 144,000 on Mount Zion

1 Then I looked, and behold, ¹the Lamb was standing on ²Mount Zion, and with Him ³one hundred and forty-four * thousand, having ⁴His name and the ⁵name of His Father written ⁶on their foreheads.

2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like ⁷the sound of many waters and like the ⁸sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was like the sound of ⁹harpists playing on their harps.

3 And they sang ¹⁰a new song before the throne and before the ¹¹four living creatures and the ¹²elders; and ¹³no one could learn the song except the ¹⁴one hundred and forty-four * thousand who had been ¹⁵purchased from the earth.

4 ¹⁶These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who ¹⁷follow the Lamb wherever * He goes. These have been ¹⁸purchased from among men ¹⁹as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

5 And ²⁰no lie was found in their mouth; they are ²¹blameless.

Vision of the Angel with the Gospel

6 And I saw another angel flying in ²²midheaven, having ²³an eternal gospel to preach to ²⁴those who live on the earth, and to ²⁵every nation and tribe and tongue and people;

7 and he said with a loud voice, "²⁶Fear God, and ²⁷give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who ²⁸made the heaven and the earth and sea and ²⁹springs of waters."

8 And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, "³⁰Fallen, fallen is ³¹Babylon the great, she who has ³²made all the nations drink of the ³³wine of the passion of her immorality."

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Revelation 14:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO REVALATION 14

This chapter contains three visions; one of the Lamb on Mount Zion, another of the three angels preaching against Babylon, and the third of the harvest and vintage. The vision of the Lamb is in Re 14:1, which is no other than Christ, described by his similitude, as a Lamb; by the place where he was, Mount Zion; by his position there, standing, and by the company that were with him, whose number were 144,000, and their character, his Father's name written on their foreheads; at the same time a voice was heard from heaven, comparable to the sound of many waters, of thunders, and of harps: and a song sung which none learn but the above number with the Lamb, Re 14:2,3, who are described by their purity, chastity, and strict adherence to Christ; by their redemption through him; by their being the firstfruits of God and of the Lamb, and by their integrity and unblemished character, Re 14:4,5; next follows the account of the three angels; the first comes with the everlasting Gospel, to preach it to all men, loudly calling upon all to fear and worship God, and give glory to him, since he is the Creator of all, and the hour of his judgment is come, Re 14:6,7; the second proclaims the fall of Babylon, with the reason of it, Re 14:8; and the third denounces the wrath of God upon the worshippers of the beast in the most public manner, and that for ever, Re 14:9-11; and this vision is closed with some expressions, showing that, till this was done, the patience of the saints would be tried, and the true worshippers of the Lamb be discovered, and comforting them with an assurance of that rest that remains after death for the faithful followers of Christ, Re 14:12,13; after this is the vision of the harvest and vintage of the earth. The reaper is described by his form, like the son of man; by his seat, a white cloud; by a golden crown on his head, and by a sharp sickle in his hand, Re 14:14; who is called upon by an angel out of the temple to make use of his sickle, and reap, because the time of reaping was come, the harvest being ripe, Re 14:15, upon which he thrusts in his sickle, and reaps the earth, Re 14:16; after this, another angel appears out of the temple, with a sharp sickle, to whom another angel from the altar, that had power over fire, calls to make use of his sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine, since the grapes were fully ripe, Re 14:17,18; upon which he thrusts in his sickle, and gathers them, and casts them into the winepress of divine wrath, which being trodden, blood comes out of it to the horses' bridles for the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs, Re 14:19,20.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 33

1. Revelation 5:6
2. Psalms 2:6; Hebrews 12:22
3. Revelation 7:4; Revelation 14:3
4. Revelation 3:12
5. Revelation 3:12
6. Ezekiel 9:4; Revelation 7:3
7. Revelation 1:15
8. Revelation 6:1
9. Revelation 5:8
10. Revelation 5:9
11. Revelation 4:6
12. Revelation 4:4
13. Revelation 2:17
14. Revelation 7:4; Revelation 14:1
15. Revelation 5:9
16. Matthew 19:12; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:27; Revelation 3:4
17. Revelation 3:4; Revelation 7:17; Revelation 17:14
18. Revelation 5:9
19. Hebrews 12:23; James 1:18
20. Psalms 32:2; Zephaniah 3:13; Malachi 2:6; John 1:47; 1 Peter 2:22
21. Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 1:19; Jude 24
22. Revelation 8:13
23. 1 Peter 1:25; Revelation 10:7
24. Revelation 3:10
25. Revelation 5:9
26. Revelation 15:4
27. Revelation 11:13
28. Revelation 4:11
29. Revelation 8:10
30. Isaiah 21:9; Jeremiah 51:8; Revelation 18:2
31. Daniel 4:30; Revelation 16:19; Revelation 17:5; Revelation 18:10
32. Jeremiah 51:7
33. Revelation 17:2, 4; Revelation 18:3

Footnotes 5

[a]. Two early mss read "sing" something "like a new song"
[b]. Lit "are chaste men"
[c]. Lit "sit"
[d]. Lit "Babylon...fell, fell, she who"
[e]. Or "wrath"