1 The Lamb on mount Zion
1 And I looked, and lo, ch. 5:6a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him ch. 7:4an hundred forty and four thousand, ch. 13:16having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, ch. 1:15as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of ch. 5:8harpers harping with their harps:
3 And ch. 5:9they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song ver. 1but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4 These are they which were not defiled with women; 2 Cor. 11:2for they are virgins. These are they ch. 3:4which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These ch. 5:9[a]were redeemed from among men, Jas. 1:18being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
5 And Ps. 32:2;Zeph. 3:13in their mouth was found no guile: for Eph. 5:27;Jude 24they are without fault before the throne of God.
6 The angelic messages
6 And I saw another angel ch. 8:13fly in the midst of heaven, Eph. 3:9;Tit. 1:2having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, ch. 13:7and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, ch. 11:18Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: Neh. 9:6;Ps. 33:6;& 124:8;& 146:5,6;Acts 14:15;& 17:24and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8 And there followed another angel, saying, Is. 21:9;ch. 18:2Babylon is fallen, is fallen, Jer. 51:7;ch. 16:19;& 17:2,5;& 18:3,10that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, ch. 13:14If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same Ps. 75:8;Is. 51:17;Jer. 25:15shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is ch. 18:6poured out without mixture into ch. 16:19the cup of his indignation; and ch. 20:10he shall be tormented with ch. 19:20fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11 And Is. 34:10the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
12 ch. 13:10Here is the patience of the saints: ch. 12:17here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Eccl. 4:1,2Blessed are the dead 1 Cor. 15:18;1 Thes. 4:16which die in the Lord [b]from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, 2 Thes. 1:7;Heb. 4:9,10that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat Ezek. 1:26;Dan. 7:13like unto the Son of man, ch. 6:2having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel ch. 16:17came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Joel 3:13;Mat. 13:39Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest Jer. 51:33;ch. 13:12of the earth is [c]ripe.
16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And another angel came out from the altar, ch. 16:8which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Joel 3:13Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into ch. 19:15the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And Is. 63:3;Lam. 1:15the winepress was trodden Heb. 13:12without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, ch. 19:14even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
21 The seven plagues
