1 Sitten näin tämän: Karitsa seisoi Siionin vuorella, ja hänen kanssaan oli sataneljäkymmentäneljätuhatta ihmistä, joiden otsaan oli kirjoitettu hänen nimensä ja hänen Isänsä nimi.

2 Minä kuulin taivaasta äänen, joka oli kuin suurten vesien pauhu tai kuin ukkosen jylinä. Ääni, jonka kuulin, oli myös kuin harppujen helinää ja harpunsoittajien laulua.

3 Valtaistuimen edessä ja neljän olennon ja vanhinten edessä laulettiin uutta laulua, jota ei voinut oppia kukaan muu kuin nuo sataneljäkymmentäneljätuhatta, jotka on ostettu maan päältä.

4 He eivät ole tahranneet itseään naisten kanssa vaan ovat pysyneet puhtaina kuin neitsyet, ja he seuraavat Karitsaa, minne hän meneekin. Heidät on ostettu ihmisten joukosta esikoislahjaksi Jumalalle ja Karitsalle.

5 Valhetta ei heidän suustaan ole kuultu, he ovat puhtaita ja virheettömiä.

6 Minä näin taas uuden enkelin, joka lensi korkealla taivaan laella. Hänen tehtävänään oli julistaa ikuinen evankeliumi maan asukkaille, kaikille kansoille, heimoille, kielille ja maille.

10 joutuu yhtä lailla juomaan Jumalan vihan viiniä, joka laimentamattomana on kaadettu Jumalan vihan maljaan. Häntä kidutetaan tulessa ja rikin katkussa pyhien enkelien ja Karitsan edessä.

11 Tulesta, joka ihmisiä kiduttaa, nousee savu aina ja ikuisesti. Heillä ei ole päivän, ei yön lepoa -- ei niillä, jotka kumartavat petoa ja sen kuvaa, eikä kenelläkään, joka ottaa pedon nimen merkikseen.

14 Sitten näin tämän: Oli valkoinen pilvi, ja pilven päällä istui joku ihmisen kaltainen, jolla oli päässään kultainen seppele ja kädessään terävä sirppi.

16 Silloin se, joka istui pilvellä, heitti sirppinsä maan päälle, ja niin korjattiin maan sato.

17 Taivaan temppelistä tuli taas enkeli, ja hänelläkin oli terävä sirppi.

19 Silloin enkeli heitti sirppinsä maan päälle, korjasi sadon maan viinitarhasta ja heitti rypäletertut suureen altaaseen, Jumalan vihan viinikuurnaan.

20 Rypäleet poljettiin altaassa kaupungin ulkopuolella, ja verta pursui niin, että veri vielä tuhannen kuudensadan stadionmitan päässä ulottui hevosen kuolaimiin asti.

1 And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on the mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty and four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and the voice which I heard was as the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 3 and they sing as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders: and no man could learn the song save the hundred and forty and four thousand, even they that had been purchased out of the earth. 4 These are they that were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they that follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, to be the firstfruits unto God and unto the Lamb. 5 And in their mouth was found no lie: they are without blemish.

6 And I saw another angel flying in mid heaven, having eternal good tidings to proclaim unto them that dwell on the earth, and unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people; 7 and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.

8 And another, a second angel, followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, that hath made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

9 And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, If any man worshippeth the beast and his image, and receiveth a mark on his forehead, or upon his hand, 10 he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in 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: 11 and the smoke of their torment goeth up for ever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, they that worship the beast and his image, and whoso receiveth the mark of his name. 12 Here is the patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.

14 And I saw, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud I saw one sitting like unto a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out from the temple, crying with a great voice to him that sat on the cloud, Send forth thy sickle, and reap: for the hour to reap is come; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. 16 And he that sat on the cloud cast his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped.

17 And another angel came out from the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from the altar, he that hath power over fire; and he called with a great voice to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Send forth thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 19 And the angel cast his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vintage of the earth, and cast it into the winepress, the great winepress, of the wrath of God. 20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and there came out blood from the winepress, even unto the bridles of the horses, as far as a thousand and six hundred furlongs.