Revelation 14:6-13

New Catholic Bible

The Nearness of the Judgment.^{[a] 6} Then I saw another angel flying in midair, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to all those who live on the earth, to every nation, race, language, and people. ⁷ He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, for the time has come for his judgment. Worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”

⁸ A second angel followed him, saying:

⁹ A third angel followed them, crying out in a loud voice, “Anyone who worships the beast or its image and receives its mark on his forehead or hand ¹⁰ will also drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured undiluted into the cup of his wrath.^[b] Such people will be tormented in burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. ¹¹ The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever. There will be no respite day or night for those who worship the beast or its image or for those who receive the mark of its name.”

¹² This demands patient endurance on the part of the saints who keep the commandments of God and remain faithful to Jesus.

¹³ Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write: Blessed^[c] are those who die in the Lord from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will find rest from their labors, for their deeds go with them.”