Rev. 14:2 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:

Heavenly Harps

Singing will be heard in heaven for the 144,000 who stand unhurt on Mount Zion. They alone have survived the disasters of the Antichrist and False Prophet.

Rev. 14:3 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.

You Would Have Had to Been There

The Heavenly multitude will sing a new song before the throne of God, the four living creatures, and the twenty-four elders. No one will understand their song except the 144,000.
Often we sing songs without really understanding what the writer went through or is trying to convey. We would have needed to be there to understand what inspired them. The next two verses will give us an idea of the demands placed on the 144,000 that enabled them to understand this new song.

Rev. 14:4 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 Elohim and to the Lamb.

True To The End

This is a controversial verse. Some say the 144,000 will be celibate, while others claim they will be either not break their marriage vows or will remain unmarried. Still, others believe they will not commit spiritual fornication by worshipping idols and teaching false doctrines. It is difficult to say who is right, but we can be sure of some things;
1.) during the Tribulation Period, it will be difficult for these men to be married and be good husbands and fathers
2.) they will remain pure in spite of living in a world filled with immorality and spiritual fornication.

They follow the Lamb wherever he goes means they will abide in his presence. They will not stray from the will or teachings of Yahusha. They were purchased from among men means they have been bought with the blood of Yahusha. Offered as first fruits to Elohim and the Lamb means they will be the first Jews saved during the Tribulation Period with more fruit to follow.

Rev. 14:5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of Elohim.

Faithful And True

Truthfulness will also characterize the 144,000. They will have nothing to do with the lies of the Antichrist or the counterfeit doctrines of the False Prophet. They will be faithful to Elohim and clothed in the righteousness of Christ.

Rev. 14:6 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,

Proclaim The Gospel

Today, the Church is responsible for the proclamation of the gospel. But that will change after the Rapture. Yahusha said, This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come (Matthew 24:14). Because the Church will be in heaven, Elohim will use the 144,000 Jews, the two witnesses, and even a angel to spread his message. He will go to great lengths to give the world one last chance to be saved.
What gospel will the angel preach? The fact that it is called the eternal gospel is an indication that it is identical to the gospel the Church preached. Some try to separate the gospel into different categories; the gospel of grace, the gospel of the kingdom, the gospel of judgment, the eternal gospel, Paul's gospel, etc. But all of these are part of the same gospel.

Rev. 14:7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear Elohim, 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.

Death Or Life - That Is The Choice

People will have two choices:
1.) believe the Antichrist, believe his lie, and worship him
2.) fear Elohim alone and give him all the glory.

choosing to follow the Antichrist can only lead to spiritual death, but choosing to follow Elohim will surely lead to spiritual life.
What does it mean to fear Elohim? Satan would have us believe it means to be afraid of Elohim, but that is incorrect. To fear Elohim means to have a holy respect for him, believe he exists, and believe he reigns and will judge all mankind. This kind of fear is the beginning of wisdom and it pleases Elohim.

Rev. 14:8 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.

Babylon The Harlot

Babylon is known as the city of Satan because of its long history of idolatry, astrology, witchcraft, and other occult practices. It is the birthplace of many false doctrines and religions such as goddess worship.
In Acts 2:3 the new believers of Christ were accused of being drunk on new wine, but they were actually being filled with the Holy Spirit. In that chapter wine is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. In this chapter, maddening wine is the reference to demon possession. Making the nations drink this wine is a reference to Babylon forcing her Satanic-inspired false religion on the world.
The ancient city died out many centuries ago, but during the 1980s and 90s Saddam Hussein poured hundreds of millions of dollars into rebuilding it. The Persian Gulf War eventually slowed him down, but the rebuilt city will become a great center of religion and trade during the Tribulation Period. The False Prophet will locate the headquarters of his false religion there.
In Verses 6 and 7, we learned that Elohim will send the first angel of Chapter 14 to proclaim the gospel to all people. That angel will also proclaim the arrival of Elohim's judgment. Then a second angel will declare the fall of Babylon. This is a judgment the Old Testament prophets predicted and it must come to pass. Babylon fascination with the occult and her spread of a one-world harlot religion will bring the world-class fall.
The word Fallen is repeated twice to mean two separate falls of judgments. The false religious system will fall first when the Antichrist turns on it just after the mid-point of the Tribulation Period. The rebuilt city of Babylon will fall again when it is burned to the ground in one hour near the end of the Tribulation Period.

Rev. 14:9 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,

Do Not Take The Mark!!!

A third angel will fly through the air with a third announcement. This announcement will concern those who worship the Antichrist, worship his image, and take his Mark, The first angel will preach the gospel and plead with people to worship God. The second angel will announce the fall of Babylon. This angel will warn people not to worship the Antichrist or take the Mark of the Beast.

Rev. 14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of Elohim, 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:

Tormented By Fire

This is one of those "you will reap what you sow" verses. Babylon will make all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries. Those who drink her wine will then be made to drink the wine of Elohim's fury which will be unimaginable torment with burning sulfur. We know that burning sulfur increases the temperature of a fire, and therefore in this case, would raise the level of suffering.
Everyone should heed this warning--->Follow the Antichrist and worshiping him will stir the wrath of Elohim.

Rev. 14:11 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.

No End To It

The smoke will roll up as if from a great volcano. Anyone who worships the beast, his image, or who receives the Mark will never rest.

Rev. 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of Elohim, and the faith of Yahusha.

Remain Faithful

Elohim has decreed that the Tribulation Period will come and the Antichrist will be given power over the world for seven years. When the Antichrist goes on his rampage, there will not be much that believers can do. Elohim cannot go back on his Word. His prophecies must be fulfilled. Believers will have to endure, keep his commandments, and remain faithful.

Rev. 14:13 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.

A Blessing To Die

This is a message of assurance and hope to those who will be trying to endure the trials of the Tribulation Period. God does not want believers to be afraid to die. It is a blessing to die in the Lord, but still, most of us do not want to die before our time.
A time will come during the Tribulation when it will be better for the saved to die than to live. They will leave their grief and torment behind, enter heaven, and rest in the presence of Elohim where their deeds will follow them. This, obviously, is far better than taking the Mark and suffering eternal damnation in hell.

Rev. 14:14 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.

The Harvest

A day is coming when Yahusha will take a seat in the clouds. He will wear a gold crown and hold a sharp sickle. The crown will identify him as a king, and the sickle will signify the coming harvest.
The Scriptures teach that Yahusha will come back in the clouds as the King of kings and Lord of lords. He said, The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 13:39-42). It will be a terrible day for the lost because not only will it be their last day on earth, but their destiny will be sealed for eternity as well.

Rev. 14:15 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.

Not Too Soon

As Yahusha appears in the clouds, an angel will come forth from the heavenly temple, He will urge Jesus to take his sickle and reap because the time of judgement has arrived and the harvest is ready.
The Greek word for ripe, xeraino, means totally ripe, rotten, or withered. The harvest of the earth is ripe shows us that Elohim will withhold his judgment until the last minute. When his judgment falls, the Church will have been raptured, most of the Tribulation Saints and Jews will have been killed, and the world will be totally corrupt. No one will be able to truthfully claim that Jesus acted too soon.

Rev. 14:16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

Swoosh

Jesus will swing his sharp sickle over the earth. Many of the remaining unbelievers will be filled with terror and try to run and hide. Others will beg, cry, and plead, but it will be too late. They will have wasted their last chance, and he will take multitudes and cast them into the eternal fire--(Lake of Fire).

Rev. 14:17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

Mercy, Not Another Angel

This angel will come directly from the presence of Elohim with a sharp sickle just like the one Yahusha will have.

Rev. 14:18 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.

And Yet Another Angel

Yet another angel will come forth - this time from the altar in the heavenly temple. We read about this altar before in Revelation 8:3. It is where the Tribulation Saints call upon Elohim to avenge their blood. Now this angel will urge the angel with the sharp sickle (the fourth angel of Chapter 14) to gather the clusters of grapes from the earth's vine because its grapes are ripe. Since Yahusha is the true Vine, it is likely that the earth's vine is a reference to the Antichrist. The clusters of grapes will be the fruit of the earth's vine or those nations that follow the Antichrist.
This indicates two things:
1.) Elohim will eventually answer the prayers of the Tribulation Saints who cried out for revenge
2.) the wickedness of the earth will be great. Elohim does not always answer prayers right away, but he will not let them go unanswered forever. Neither will he let the wicked nations or individuals deny him forever.

The souls of the martyred Tribulation Saints under the altar asked, How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood (Revelation 6:9, 10)?

Rev. 14:19 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.

Cast Them Out

The fourth angel will use his great sickle to gather the wicked nations of the earth. He will then cast them into the winepress of Elohim's wrath. this a symbol to help us understand what is going to happen. When farmers go into their vineyards to harvest the grapes they cast them into the winepress and squeeze the juice out of them. In this process the grapes are practically destroyed. The same thing will happen to the wicked when this angel harvests the earth. They will be like a grape being squashed in a winepress.

Two reasons why many believe the Church will be raptured before the Tribulation Period are:
1.) Yahusha will rescue us from the coming wrath.
2.) Elohim did not appoint us to suffer wrath.

Rev. 14:20 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.

As High As A Horse's Bridle

This is a reference to the Battle of Armageddon. The ripe grapes wicked nations will be trampled in the winepress of Elohim's wrath. People will be crushed by the burning bronze feet of Yahusha like small grapes under the weight of a large man.
Since the blood will rise as high as the horses' bridles for approximately 180 miles we know that millions will die. Before it happens, though, Elohim will preach the gospel through the 144,000 Jews, the two witnesses, and his angel (the first angel of Chapter 14). He will also send an angel (the third angel of Chapter 14) to warn those who follow the Antichrist. He will give the world many chances to repent before he destroys it.