REVELATION 14, THE ETERNAL GOSPEL

THEN I looked and lo, the Lamb stood on Mount Zion,

and with Him a hundred and forty-four thousand [men]

Who had His Name and His Father's Name Inscribed on their Foreheads.

And I heard a voice from Heaven like the sound of Great Waters

And like the rumbling of Mighty Thunder;

The voice I heard [seemed like the music] of Harpists

Accompanying themselves on their harps.

And they sing a New Song before the Throne [of God]

And before the Four Living Creatures and before the Elders

[Of the Heavenly Sanhedrin].

NO ONE could learn [to sing] that song

Except the hundred and forty-four thousand

Who had been Ransomed (purchased, redeemed) from the Earth.

These are they who have not Defiled themselves by relations with women,

For they are [pure as] Virgins.

These are they who follow the Lamb wherever He goes.

These are they who have been Ransomed (purchased, redeemed)

From among men as the FIRST FRUITS for God and the Lamb.

NO LIE was found to be upon their lips,

For they are Blameless—Spotless, Untainted, without Blemish--

Before the Throne of God.

THEN I saw another angel flying in mid-air,

WITH AN ETERNAL GOSPEL (GOOD NEWS)

To tell the Inhabitants of the Earth,

To every Race and Tribe and Language and People.

AND HE CRIED WITH A MIGHTY VOICE,

Revere God and give Him Glory (honor and praise and worship),

FOR THE HOUR OF HIS JUDGMENT HAS ARRIVED.

Fall down before Him; Pay Him Homage and Adoration

And Worship Him Who created Heaven and Earth,

The sea and the springs (fountain) of water.

THEN another angel, as second, followed, declaring

FALLEN, FALLEN IS BABYLON THE GREAT!

She who made ALL NATIONS drink of the [maddening] Wine

Of her Passionate Unchastity [idolatry]. [Isa. 21:9]

Then another angel, a third, followed them

SAYING WITH A MIGHTY VOICE,

Whoever Pays Homage to the Beast and his Statue

And permits the [Beast's] Stamp (mark, inscription)

To be put on his Forehead or on his Hand,

He TOO shall [have to] Drink of the Wine of God's Indignation and WRATH,

Poured Undiluted into the Cup of His Anger,

And he shall be Tormented with Fire and Brimstone

In the Presence of the Holy angels and in the Presence of the Lamb

[Gen. 19:24.]

And the smoke of their Torment ascends FOREVER and EVER,

AND THEY HAVE NO RESPITE—

NO PAUSE, NO INTERMISSION, NO REST, NO PEACE--DAY OR NIGHT,

These who Pay Homage to the Beast and to his Image,

Whoever receives the Stamp of his name upon him. [Isa. 34:10.]

HERE [COMES IN A CALL FOR] THE STEADFASTNESS OF THE SAINTS--

The Patience, the Endurance of the People of God--

Those who (habitually) Keep God's Commandments

[Their] FAITH IN JESUS.

Then I heard further, [perceiving the distinct words of]

A voice from Heaven saying, Write this:

BLESSED—HAPPY, TO BE ENVIED--

Are the DEAD from now on who DIE IN THE LORD!

YES, BLESSED—HAPPY, TO BE ENVIED--

Say the Spirit, [in] that they may rest from their Labors,

For their works (deeds) do follow (attend, accompany) them!

AGAIN I looked, and lo, [I saw] a white cloud,

and sitting on the cloud One resembling a Son of Man,

With a Crown of gold on His head,

And a sharp Scythe (sickle) in His hand. [Dan. 7:13.]

And another angel came out of the Temple Sanctuary,

CALLING WITH A MIGHTY VOICE

To Him Who was sitting upon the cloud,

PUT IN YOUR SCYTHE AND REAP,

For the Hour has arrived to gather the Harvest,

For the Earth's Crop is Fully Ripened. [Joel 3:13.]

SO He Who was sitting upon the cloud

Swung His Scythe (sickle) on the earth

And the Earth's crop was Harvested.

THEN another angel came out of the Temple Sanctuary in Heaven,

And he also carried a sharp scythe (sickle).

And another angel came forth from the altar,

[The angel] who has Authority and Power over Fire,

AND HE CALLED WITH A LOUD CRY

To him who had the sharp scythe (sickle),

PUT FORTH YOUR SCYTHE AND REAP

THE FRUITAGE OF THE VINE OF THE EARTH,

And Cast it into the Huge Wine Press of God's Indignation and WRATH.

And [the grapes in] the Wine Press were Trodden outside the City,

And the blood poured from the Wine Press,

[Reaching as high as horses' bridles,

For a distance of one thousand and six hundred stadia

[About two hundred miles]. [Joel 3:13.]

(This happens when Christ Jesus defeats ALL the armies of the World

At Armageddon)

(Revelation 14, AMP)

Be always on the Watch,

And pray that you will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,

And that you may be able TO STAND before the Son of Man.

(Luke 21:36)

Today, the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)

America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!