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Revelation 14 KJV

The Lamb and the 144,000

Apocalyptic 4 min 20 verses 651 words John voice ร—8 angel ร—7 sickle ร—7 heaven ร—5 saying ร—5

Revelation Chapter 14: The Lamb and the 144,000

The 144,000 alone can learn the new song because it issues from heaven itself, implying an exclusive heavenly liturgy reserved for those sealed with the Father's name rather than a general angelic chorus.

A1๐Ÿ”—nd I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Fatherโ€™s name written in their foreheads.

2๐Ÿ”— And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

3๐Ÿ”— And they 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 but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

4๐Ÿ”— These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

5๐Ÿ”— And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.

6๐Ÿ”— And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

7๐Ÿ”— Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

8๐Ÿ”— And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

9๐Ÿ”— And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

10๐Ÿ”— The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

11๐Ÿ”— And the 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.

12๐Ÿ”— Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

13๐Ÿ”— And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

14๐Ÿ”— And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

15๐Ÿ”— And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice 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.

16๐Ÿ”— And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

17๐Ÿ”— And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

18๐Ÿ”— And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

19๐Ÿ”— And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

20๐Ÿ”— And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

Commentary & Study Notes Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (1871) ยท Public Domain a โ€” A, B, C, Coptic, and ORIGEN read, "the." Lamb... on... Sion โ€” having left His position "in the midst of the throne," and now taking His stand on Sion. his Father's name โ€” A, B,โ€ฆ

Classic verse-by-verse commentary on Revelation 14 from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown (1871). Covers: The lamb seen on Zion with the 144,000. Their song. The gospel proclaimed before the end by one angel: the fall of Babylon, by another: the doom of the beast worshippers, by a third. The blessedness of the dead in the Lord. The harvest. The vintage.

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a โ€” A, B, C, Coptic, and ORIGEN read, "the." Lamb... on... Sion โ€” having left His position "in the midst of the throne," and now taking His stand on Sion. his Father's name โ€” A, B, and C read, "His name and His Father's name." in โ€” Greek, "upon." God's and Christ's name here answers to the seal "upon their foreheads" in Re 7:3. As the 144,000 of Israel are "the first-fruits" (Re 14:4), so "the harvest" (Re 14:15) is the general assembly of Gentile saints to be translated by Christ as His first act in assuming His kingdom, prior to His judgment (Re 16:17-21, the last seven vials) on the Antichristian world, in executing which His saints shall share. As Noah and Lot were taken seasonably out of the judgment, but exposed to the trial to the last moment [DE BURGH], so those who shall reign with Christ shall first suffer with Him, being delivered out of the judgments, but not out of the trials. The Jews are meant by "the saints of the Most High": against them Antichrist makes war, changing their times and laws; for true Israelites cannot join in the idolatry of the beast, any more than true Christians. The common affliction will draw closely together, in opposing the beast's worship, the Old Testament and New Testament people of God. Thus the way is paved for Israel's conversion. This last utter scattering of the holy people's power leads them, under the Spirit, to seek Messiah, and to cry at His approach, "Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord."
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from โ€” Greek, "out of." voice of many waters โ€” as is the voice of Himself, such also is the voice of His people. I heard the voice of harpers โ€” A, B, C, and ORIGEN read, "the voice which I heard (was) as of harpers."
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The 144,000 alone can learn the new song because it issues from heaven itself, implying an exclusive heavenly liturgy reserved for those sealed with the Father's name rather than a general angelic chorus.

2

Their designation as 'firstfruits' invokes the Levitical requirement that the initial harvest portion be offered unblemished, positioning these followers as the inaugural consecrated yield preceding the full eschatological ingathering.

3

The prohibition of guile in their mouths directly echoes Isaiah 53:9's description of the Servant, forging a literary identification between the redeemed and the sinless character of the Lamb they follow.

4

The tripartite angelic proclamations form a single escalating oracle that anticipates both the detailed fall of Babylon in chapters 17-18 and the final harvest, functioning as a compressed preview of the remaining apocalyptic sequence.

5

The winepress trodden 'without the city' alludes to the historical geography of Jerusalem's eastern valley, where blood flowed in judgment imagery drawn from Joel 3, locating divine wrath in the very place associated with ritual impurity and execution.