9 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, a“If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives hisbmark on his forehead or on his hand,
10 he himself ashall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is bpoured out full strength into cthe cup of His indignation. dHe shall be tormented with efire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
11 And athe smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
12aHere is the1 patience of the saints; bhere are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying1 to me, “Write: a‘Blessed are the dead bwho die in the Lord from now on.’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, c“that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow dthem.”
Reaping the Earth’s Harvest
14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.
The smoke of their torment (o kapnov tou basanismou autwn). See Revelation 9:5 for basanismov, only there it was a limited penalty, here it is "for ever and ever" (eiv aiwnav aiwnwn, unto ages of ages). See also Revelation 18:9; Revelation 19:3; Revelation 20:10.
They have no rest (ouk exousin anapausin). The very language used in Revelation 4:8 of the four living creatures in praising God. "Those who desert Christ for Caesar will be the victims of a remorse that never dies or sleeps" (Swete). The rest of the verse repeats the solemn challenge of verse Revelation 14:9.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 14:11:
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