Revelation 14:2

Translations

Modern

And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.

Traditional

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:

Literal

And I heard a voice out of heaven like a voice of many waters, and like a voice of great thunder. And the voice that I heard was as of harpists harping with their harps.

Latin

Et audivi vocem de cælo, tamquam vocem aquarum multarum, et tamquam vocem tonitrui magni: et vocem, quam audivi, sicut citharœdorum citharizantium in citharis suis.

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English

And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.

Notes

Revelation 14:2–3

This great choir sang a new song that only those redeemed from the earth could learn. These people had died and were already with the Lord. This might explain why John did not include the content of their refrain for readers still facing life's challenges (compare 2 Corinthians 12:4).

Revelation 14:1–5

The true lamb and his followers are very different from the evil trinity.

Revelation 12:1–14:20

The people of God are pictured as a woman who gives birth to the Messiah. Even though the devil has already been defeated, he continues to attack her and her children (Revelation 12:1–17). With his two followers, the beast and the false prophet, Satan tries to keep controlling the world (Revelation 13:1–18) before the final battle with the Lord (14:1–20).

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Revelation 5:8
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Ezekiel 43:2
…and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
Revelation 1:15
His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
Revelation 15:2
And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
2 Samuel 6:5
David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.
Revelation 6:1
Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”
Psalm 33:2
Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.
Revelation 10:3–4
Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.
Revelation 1:10
On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
Exodus 19:16
On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
Psalm 93:4
Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of Esther Book of Revelation Lucifer Mark of God, Mark of the Beast

Topics

Celibacy: General Scriptures Concerning Chastity: General Scriptures Concerning Harp: Heard in Heaven, in John's Apocalyptic Vision Heaven: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Music in Heaven Music: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Praise in Heaven Song of the Redeemed Vision of John on the Island of Patmos: The Lamb on Mount Zion

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