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The Song of the Redeemed
14 1Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb. He was standing on Mount Zion.*
There were 144,000 people with him. They all had his name and his Father's name
written on their foreheads. 2And I heard a sound from heaven like the noise of flooding
water and like the sound of loud thunder. The sound I heard was like people playing
their harps.* 3The people sang a new song before the throne and before the four
living things and the elders.* The only people that could learn the new song were
the 144,000 who had been redeemed (saved) from the earth. No one else could learn
the song. 4These 144,000 people are the ones who did not do wrong things with women.
They kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb every place he goes. These 144,000
were redeemed (saved) from among the people of the earth. They are the first people
to be offered to God and the Lamb. 5These people were not guilty of telling lies.
They are without fault.
The Three Angels
6Then I saw another angel flying high in the air. The angel had the eternal Good
News* to announce to the people that live on the earth--to every nation, tribe,
language, and race of people. 7The angel said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give
him praise. The time has come for God to judge [all people]. Worship God. He made
the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the springs of water." 8Then the second angel
followed the first angel and said, "She is destroyed! The great city of Babylon
is destroyed! She (Babylon) made all the nations drink the wine of her adultery*
and of God's anger." 9A third angel followed the first two angels. This third angel
said in a loud voice: "[It will be bad for] the person that worships the animal
and the animal's idol* and gets the animal's mark on his forehead or on his hand.
10That person will drink the wine of God's anger. This wine is prepared with all
its strength in the cup of God's anger. That person will be tortured (hurt) with
burning sulfur before the holy angels and the Lamb. 11And the smoke from their burning
pain will rise forever and ever. There will be no rest, day or night, for those
people who worship the animal and his idol or who get the mark of his name." 12This
means that God's holy people* must be patient. They must obey God's commands and
keep their faith in Jesus. 13Then I heard a voice from heaven. The voice said,
"Write this: From now on, the dead people who were in the Lord when they died are
blessed (happy)." The Spirit* says, "Yes, that is true. Those people will rest from
their hard work. The things they have done will stay with them."
The Earth Is Harvested
14I looked and there before me was a white cloud. Sitting on the white cloud was
One that looked like a Son of Man.* He had a gold crown on his head and a sharp
sickle* in his hand. 15Then another angel came out of the temple.* This angel called
to the One who was sitting on the cloud, "Take your sickle and gather [from the
earth]. The time to harvest has come. The fruit of the earth is ripe." 16So the
One that was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth. And the earth
was harvested. 17Then another angel came out of the temple* in heaven. This angel
also had a sharp sickle. 18And then another angel came from the altar.* This angel
has power over the fire. This angel called to the angel with the sharp sickle.*
He said, "Take your sharp sickle and gather the bunches of grapes from the earth's
vine. The earth's grapes are ripe." 19The angel swung his sickle over the earth.
The angel gathered the earth's grapes and threw them into the great winepress of
God's anger. 20The grapes were squeezed in the winepress outside the city. Blood
flowed out of the winepress. It rose as high as the heads of the horses for a distance
of 200 miles.
Footnotes: Mount Zion Another name for Jerusalem, here meaning the spiritual city
where God's people live with him. harps Musical instruments with strings. elders
These are probably great leaders of God's people. They may be the leaders of the
twelve Jewish family groups, plus Jesus' twelve apostles. Good News The news that
God has made a way for people to have their sins forgiven and live with him forever.
adultery Breaking a marriage promise by sexual sin. idol(s) Idols are statues or
other objects that people worshiped as gods. holy people God's people are called
holy because they are made pure through Christ, and they belong only to God. Spirit
The Holy Spirit. He brings God's message (truth) to God's people. Son of Man This
name is from Dan. 7:13-14. Jesus used this name for himself. sickle Farming tool
with a curved blade used to cut grain. temple God's house--the place where God's
people worship and serve him. altar Place where sacrifices or gifts are offered
to God.
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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