Revelation 13-15 - The Lamb and the 144,000

The Beast from the Sea

Rev 13:1 LSB - [1] And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore. Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns [were] ten diadems, and on his heads [were] blasphemous names.

Rev 12:3 LSB - [3] Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads [were] seven diadems.

Rev 13:5-6 LSB -
[5] And there was given to him a mouth speaking great boasts and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him.
[6] And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, [that is], those who dwell in heaven.

Rev 13:8 LSB - [8] And all who dwell on the earth will worship him, [everyone] whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.

Rev 20:15 LSB - [15] And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

 

The Beast from the Earth

Rev 13:11 LSB - [11] Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and he was speaking as a dragon.

Rev 13:16-17 LSB -
[16] And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, that they be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
[17] and that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, [either] the name of the beast or the number of his name.

Rev 13:18 LSB - [18] Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of man; and his number is 666.

The Lamb and the 144,000

Rev 14:1 LSB - [1] Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb [was] standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000, having His name and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.

Rev 14:3-5 LSB - 

[3] And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been purchased from the earth. 

[4] These are the ones who are not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These [are] the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb. 

[5] And NO LIE WAS FOUND IN THEIR MOUTH; they are blameless.

The Messages of the Three Angels

Rev 14:6 LSB - [6] Then I saw another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who inhabit the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.

Rev 14:9-11 LSB - 

[9] Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 

[10] and he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His rage, and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 

[11] "And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name."

Rev 14:13 LSB - [13] And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "so that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them."

Rev 14:12 LSB - [12] Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.

Rev 14:13 LSB - [13] And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "so that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them."

Reaping the Earth’s Harvest

Rev 14:15 LSB - [15] And another angel came out of the sanctuary, crying out with a loud voice to Him who sits on the cloud, "Put in Your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe."

Rev 14:19 LSB - [19] So the angel swung his sickle to the earth and gathered [the clusters from] the vine of the earth, and threw them into the great wine press of the wrath of God.

Seven Angels, Seven Plagues

Rev 15:2 LSB - [2] Then I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who have overcome the beast and his image and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.

Rev 15:3-4 LSB - 

[3] And they sang the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "GREAT AND MARVELOUS ARE YOUR WORKS, O LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY; RIGHTEOUS AND TRUE ARE YOUR WAYS, KING OF THE NATIONS! 

[4] "WHO WILL NOT FEAR, O LORD, AND GLORIFY YOUR NAME? For You alone are holy; For ALL THE NATIONS WILL COME AND WORSHIP BEFORE YOU, FOR YOUR RIGHTEOUS ACTS HAVE BEEN REVEALED."