And I looked, and, lo, a Lambstood on the mountSion, and with him an hundredforty and fourthousand, having his Father’snamewritten in theirforeheads.
And theysung as it were a new songbefore the throne, and before the fourbeasts, and the elders: and no man couldlearnthatsong but the hundred and forty and fourthousand, whichwereredeemedfrom the earth.
These are theywhichwere not defiledwithwomen; for they are virgins. These are theywhichfollow the Lambwhithersoever he goeth. Thesewereredeemedfromamong men, being the firstfruitsunto God and to the Lamb.
And I saw anotherangel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlastinggospel to preachuntothemthatdwell on the earth, and to everynation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
Sayingwith a loudvoice, Fear God, and giveglory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him thatmadeheaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
And therefollowedanotherangel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, thatgreatcity, because she made all nationsdrink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
And the thirdangelfollowedthem, sayingwith a loudvoice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
The sameshalldrink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out withoutmixtureinto the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormentedwithfire and brimstone in the presence of the holyangels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
And the smoke of theirtormentascendeth up for ever and ever: and theyhave no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoeverreceiveth the mark of his name.
And I heard a voicefromheavensayingunto me, Write, Blessed are the deadwhich die in the Lordfromhenceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, thatthey may restfromtheirlabours; and theirworks do followthem.
And I looked, and behold a whitecloud, and upon the cloud one sat likeunto the Son of man, having on his head a goldencrown, and in his hand a sharpsickle.
And anotherangelcame out of the temple, cryingwith a loudvoice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
And anotherangelcame out from the altar, which had poweroverfire; and criedwith a loud cry to him that had the sharpsickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharpsickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fullyripe.
And the winepress was troddenwithout the city, and bloodcame out of the winepress, evenunto the horsebridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundredfurlongs.