The Three Angels and Babylon’s Fall

6 Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with [the] eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people. 7 [And] he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the [One who] made the heavens and the earth and [the] sea and [the] springs of waters.”

8 Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great,[fn] who {has made} all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”

9 And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives [its] mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of [the] holy angels and of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment rises forever [and] ever. Day and night [there is] no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, [or] [for] anyone who receives the mark of its name.”

12 Here is [a call for] the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

13 And I heard a voice from heaven telling [me] to write, “Blessed [are] the dead—those who die in [the] Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”