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Revelation 14:9-11

King James Version (KJV)

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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, 10. The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, 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: 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.

Revelation 14:9-11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 14:9

Theological / Devotional

Third angel. Compare vs. 6, 8.

Followed. See on v. 8.

Loud voice. See on vs. 7, 8.

If any man. The Greek is equivalent to “he who.”

Worship. Gr. proskuneō (see on v. 7).

The beast. That is, the beast described in ch. 13:1–10 (see comment there). The second beast solicits the worship of men for the first beast (see on ch. 13:12). It should be noted that this warning will have ultimate force only after the healing of the deadly wound (see on ch. 13:3), and the formation of the image to the beast (see on v. 14), when the mark of the beast becomes an issue (see on v. 16). As preached today, the third angel’s message is a warning concerning issues to come, a warning that will enlighten men as to the issues involved in the developing struggle and enable them to make an intelligent choice.

And his image. See on ch. 13:14. The conjunction “and” identifies the worshipers of the beast with those of the image. A further conjunction identifies these worshipers with those who receive the mark. The beast and the image are united in their aims and policies and in their demand that men receive the mark of the beast. Hence, one who worships the beast also worships the image and is a bearer of the mark.

Mark. See on ch. 13:16.

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