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The Lamb and the 144,000:
1 A lamb, before me then, I saw;
Atop Mount Zion, there it stood,
And with him,144,000
Who had his name and his Father's name
Written on their foreheads clearly.
2 Like the roar of rushing waters,
A sound from heaven, then I heard,
And like a loud peal of thunder too.
The sound I heard was like that of
harpists playing their many harps.
3 They sang a new song ’fore the throne
And four living creatures, elders.
No one could learn the song except
The 144,000 who’d been
Finally redeemed from the earth.
4These are ones who didn’t defile
Themselves with women and kept pure.
They follow Lamb wherev’r He goes.
They were purchased from among men
And offered as first fruits to God and Lamb.
5 No lie was found; they are blameless.
The Three Angels:
6 I saw another angel fly
In midair, having a gospel
Eternal, to proclaim to those
Who live on earth—to each nation,
Tribe, language and people therein.
7He said in loud a voice, 'Fear God
And give him glory, for the hour
Of His judgment has at last come.
Worship Him, who made the heavens,
The earth, sea and springs of water.'
8A second angel following said,
'Fallen is Babylon the Great!
Which made all nations drink the wine
Maddening, of her adulteries.'
9Another angel followed them
And said in loud a voice to all:
'If one worships the beast and his image
Receiving his mark on forehead or hand,
10 He, too, will drink of wine of God's fury,
Which has been poured full strength into
The cup of wrath for evil ones.
He will be tormented also
With burning sulfur in presence
Of holy angels and the Lamb.
11 The smoke of their torment rises
Forever, ever, endlessly.
There is no rest by day or night
For those who worship the beast and his image,
Or for one receiving mark of his name.'
12This calls for patient endurance
On the part of the saints who obey
God's commandments and remain all
Faithful to Jesus Christ, the Lord.
13 I heard a voice from heav’n say,
'Write: Blessed are the dead who die
In Jesus Lord from now onwards.'
'Yes, ' says the Spirit, 'they will rest
From labor, for their deeds will follow them.'
The Harvest of the Earth:
14 Before me there was a white cloud,
And seated on which was one 'like
A son of man' with crown of gold
On head; a sharp sickle in hand.
15 Another angel came out of,
The temple, called in a loud voice
To him who was sitting upon the cloud,
'Take your sickle and reap, because
The time to reap has come at last,
For, harvest of the earth is ripe.'
16So he who was upon the cloud
Swung his sickle over the earth,
And the earth was all harvested.
17Another angel came out of
The temple in heaven, and held
A sharp sickle in his hand too.
18 Another angel, fire-in-charge,
Came from the altar and called out
In loud a voice to him who had
The sharp sickle, 'Take your sickle
And gather the clusters of grapes
From the earth's vine, for they are ripe.'
19The angel swung sickle on earth,
And gathered grapes were thrown into
The great winepress of God's wrath.
20 Outside the city, instantly,
They were trampled, and blood flowed out
Of press, arising as high as
The horses' bridles for distance
Of 1,600 stadia.
Copyright by Dr John Celes 7-22-2007
Dr John Celes
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