Revelation 14:1-13

The Lamb and the 144,000

1 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.

2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.

3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among mankind and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.

5 No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.

The Three Angels

6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language and people.

7 He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”

8 A second angel followed and said, “ ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’^[a] which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.”

9 A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand,

10 they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.

11 And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”

12 This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus.

13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

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Revelation 14:1-13 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 42

1. S Revelation 5:6
2. Psalms 2:6; Hebrews 12:22
3. ver 3; Revelation 7:4
4. Revelation 3:12; Revelation 22:4
5. S Revelation 7:3
6. S Revelation 1:15
7. Revelation 6:1
8. Revelation 5:8; Revelation 15:2
9. S Revelation 5:9
10. S Revelation 4:6
11. S Revelation 4:4
12. ver 1
13. 2 Corinthians 11:2; Revelation 3:4
14. Revelation 7:17
15. Revelation 5:9
16. Jeremiah 2:3; James 1:18
17. Psalms 32:2; Zephaniah 3:13; John 1:47; 1 Peter 2:22
18. Ephesians 5:27
19. Revelation 8:13; Revelation 19:17
20. S Revelation 3:10
21. S Revelation 13:7
22. Psalms 34:9; Revelation 15:4
23. S Revelation 11:13
24. S Revelation 10:6
25. Revelation 8:10; Revelation 16:4
26. Isaiah 21:9; Jeremiah 51:8; Revelation 16:19; Revelation 17:5; Revelation 18:2,10
27. Revelation 17:2,4; Revelation 18:3,9
28. S Revelation 13:12
29. Revelation 13:14
30. S Revelation 13:16
31. Isaiah 51:17; Jeremiah 25:15
32. Jeremiah 51:7; Revelation 18:6
33. S Revelation 9:17
34. Isaiah 34:10; Revelation 19:3
35. Revelation 4:8
36. ver 9; S Revelation 13:12
37. Revelation 13:17
38. S Hebrews 6:12
39. Revelation 13:10
40. S John 14:15
41. 1 Corinthians 15:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:16
42. Revelation 2:7; Revelation 22:17

Footnotes 1

[a]. Isaiah 21:9