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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:
KJV (with Strong's)
The same G846 G2532 shall drink G4095 of G1537 the wine G3631 of the wrath G2372 of God G2316, which G3588 is poured out G2767 without mixture G194 into G1722 the cup G4221 of his G846 indignation G3709; and G2532 he shall be tormented G928 with G1722 fire G4442 and G2532 brimstone G2303 in the presence G1799 of the holy G40 angels G32, and G2532 in the presence G1799 of the Lamb G721:
Complete Jewish Bible
he will indeed drink the wine of God’s fury poured undiluted into the cup of his rage. He will be tormented by fire and sulfur before the holy angels and before the Lamb,
Berean Standard Bible
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.
American Standard Version
he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
World English Bible Messianic
he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.
Geneva Bible (1599)
The same shall drinke of the wine of ye wrath of God, yea, of the pure wine, which is powred into the cup of his wrath, and he shalbe tormented in fire and brimstone before the holy Angels, and before the Lambe.
Young's Literal Translation
he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, that hath been mingled unmixed in the cup of His anger, and he shall be tormented in fire and brimstone before the holy messengers, and before the Lamb,
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Commentary on Revelation 14 verses 6–12
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,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, 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.
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.
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.
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
In this part of the chapter we have three angels or messengers sent from heaven to give notice of the fall of Babylon, and of those things that were antecedent and consequent to that great event.
I. The first angel was sent on an errand antecedent to it, and that was to preach the everlasting gospel, Rev 14:6, Rev 14:7. Observe, 1. The gospel is an everlasting gospel; it is so in its nature, and it will be so in its consequences. Though all flesh be grass, the word of the Lord endureth for ever. 2. It is a work fit for an angel to preach this everlasting gospel; such is the dignity, and such is the difficulty of that work! And yet we have this treasure in earthen vessels. 3. The everlasting gospel is of great concern to all the world; and, as it is the concern of all, it is very much to be desired that it should be made known to all, even to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people. 4. The gospel is the great means whereby men are brought to fear God, and to give glory to him. Natural religion is not sufficient to keep up the fear of God, nor to secure to him glory from men; it is the gospel that revives the fear of God, and retrieves his glory in the world. 5. When idolatry creeps into the churches of God, it is by the preaching of the gospel, attended by the power of the Holy Spirit, that men are turned from idols to serve the living God, as the Creator of the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters, Rev 14:7. To worship any God besides him who created the world is idolatry.
II. The second angel follows the other, and proclaims the actual fall of Babylon. The preaching of the everlasting gospel had shaken the foundations of antichristianism in the world, and hastened its downfall. By Babylon is generally understood Rome, which was before called Sodom and Egypt, for wickedness and cruelty, and is now first called Babylon, for pride and idolatry. Observe, 1. What God has fore-ordained and foretold shall be done as certainly as if it were done already. 2. The greatness of the papal Babylon will not be able to prevent her fall, but will make it more dreadful and remarkable. 3. The wickedness of Babylon, in corrupting, debauching, and intoxicating the nations round about her, will make her fall just and will declare the righteousness of God in her utter ruin, Rev 14:8. Her crimes are recited as the just cause of her destruction.
III. A third angel follows the other two, and gives warning to all of that divine vengeance which would overtake all those that obstinately adhered to the antichristian interest after God had thus proclaimed its downfall, Rev 14:9, Rev 14:10. If after this (this threatening denounced against Babylon, and in part already executed) any should persist in their idolatry, professing subjection to the beast and promoting his cause, they must expect to drink deep of the wind of the wrath of God; they shall be for ever miserable in soul and body; Jesus Christ will inflict this punishment upon them, and the holy angels will behold it and approve of it. Idolatry, both pagan and papal, is a damning sin in its own nature, and will prove fatal to those who persist in it, after fair warning given by the word of Providence; those who refuse to come out of Babylon, when thus called, and resolve to partake of her sins, must receive of her plagues; and the guilt and ruin of such incorrigible idolaters will serve to set forth the excellency of the patience and obedience of the saints. These graces shall be rewarded with salvation and glory. When the treachery and rebellion of others shall be punished with everlasting destruction, then it will be said, to the honour of the faithful (Rev 14:12): Here is the patience of the saints; you have before seen their patience exercised, now you see it rewarded.
Matthew Henry (1662–1714) — Commentary on the Whole Bible. This section covers verses 6–12. Public domain.
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Primasius of HadrumetumAD 560
COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 14:9-10
Certain heretics withdraw from us because of their evil belief, while with a different depravity of morals, others turn aside from our traditions, and in addition there are yet others ordained to perish from both faith and morals. Here in summary fashion he includes all those among the living who have the inscription of the beast on their forehead or on their hand. Here the cup of wrath must not only be understood as the one of which the Lord spoke, “He must endure God’s wrath” showing original sin, but also the cup that he mentions to the arrogant Jews, when he says, “You will die in your sin,” indicating the merit obtained through their accursed actions.… It says that they will be tormented in the sight of the Lamb for whose condemnation they suffer, whom they haughtily condemned and over whose members they inappropriately pretended to be masters. They will also be tormented in the sight of his angels who know by God’s revelation that they are paying a just penalty.
Andreas of CaesareaAD 614
COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 14:9-10
It says that should anyone bow down to the beastlike antichrist and pursue an ungodly life like his, and should anyone proclaim him to be God in word and deed—for the mark given on the forehead and upon the hand would show this—that person will share with [the antichrist] in the drinking of the revenge-filled cup, which is unmixed and devoid of any divine mercy because of the justice of the judgment. And this cup is of wine poured from different punishments because of the diversity and variety of evils that were freely chosen. He aptly calls this torment the “wine of wrath,” since it follows upon the wine of godlessness, which inebriates those who drink of it, for “in that way by which one sins shall one also be punished.”
BedeAD 735
Commentary on Revelation
And he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, etc. By saying, "And he also shall drink," he shows that there is another who drinks, so that he does not separate the one who, although visibly not mingling with the nations, yet under the name of Christ worships the same beast. Justly, however, those who offer the cup of the wrath of fornication are struck down by the cup of the Lord, not so that, according to Jeremiah, they may vomit out the malice of their hearts and be cleansed, but so that they perish condemned, falling into eternal death.
BedeAD 735
Commentary on Revelation
And he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone, etc. The saints reigning with the Lord can always see the punishment of the wicked, so that they may give greater thanks to their Redeemer, and sing the mercies of the Lord forever. For the torments of the wicked seen do not sadden those agreeing with the just Judge, just as the rest of Lazarus, seen buried in the flames, could not refresh the rich man.
OecumeniusAD 990
Commentary on Revelation
And he says that he will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed undiluted in the cup of His anger. The glorious David also remembers this cup and the wine, saying that "a cup is in the hand of the Lord, full of wine mixed undiluted, and he inclined from it to this: but the cluster of its vintage was not emptied; all the sinners of the earth shall drink." (Ps. 74:9) He says that the wrath of God is wine, not making the metaphor from joy but from darkening and from the change by which those controlled by the wrath of God are restrained.
He says of the mixed thing that it is undiluted. That is, mixed in an undiluted way; for the wrath of God has been mixed with generosity and goodness, it has been mixed undiluted; for there is no equality between anger and goodness, but generosity far outweighs. For if there were equality of both the wrath of the righteous and the goodness, not every living thing would have endured. Knowing this, the prophet said, "If iniquity be observed, Lord, Lord, who will stand before you?" (Ps. 130:3) But since goodness is diverse in the cup of God beyond righteous anger, he again spoke mysteriously, saying: "Merciful is the Lord and just, and our God has mercy." (Ps. 116:5) Having arranged his justice in the middle, so that, by the surrounding compassion being constrained and not forgiven, it may work its proper effects; and this is proper to justice, to give to each according to merit. Having once remembered the wine and therefore called forth the anger, he persisted in that course and named the cup the portion given by the hand of God to sinners. But someone may perhaps say, how do you call the mercy of God many in that judgment at the time when the vision delivered to us, having descended a little, declared that the punishments of those being punished are eternal?
Source: Quotations drawn from early Church Fathers and historical Christian theologians (AD 100–1500). Some quotes address the surrounding passage context rather than this verse alone.
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SUMMARY
Revelation 14:10 issues a stark and terrifying warning regarding the ultimate destiny of those who align themselves with the beast and receive its mark. It vividly describes a judgment where God's undiluted wrath is poured out as a bitter draught, leading to eternal torment by fire and brimstone. This severe and public punishment unfolds in the solemn presence of both holy angels and the Lamb, underscoring the righteousness and finality of divine justice against unrepentant rebellion.
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EXPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
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Literary Devices
Revelation 14:10 is rich with powerful Symbolism and Metaphor. The "wine of the wrath of God" and "cup of his indignation" are potent metaphors for divine judgment, drawing on ancient practices where a cup could symbolize one's destiny or lot. The act of drinking implies forced consumption of the consequences of one's actions. The phrase "without mixture" serves as a form of Hyperbole and Emphasis, dramatically underscoring the undiluted, pure, and unmitigated nature of God's wrath, leaving no room for mercy or alleviation. The imagery of "fire and brimstone" is deeply rooted Allusion to Old Testament narratives, particularly the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, serving as a powerful symbol of complete and eternal devastation. Finally, the repetition of "in the presence of" creates Parallelism and Emphasis, highlighting the public and undeniable nature of this judgment, witnessed by both heavenly beings and the very Lamb who offered salvation.
THEOLOGICAL AND THEMATIC CONNECTIONS
This verse profoundly articulates the doctrine of divine retribution, emphasizing that God's justice is not merely punitive but perfectly righteous and inevitable for those who persistently reject His sovereignty and embrace evil. It reveals a God who is not indifferent to human rebellion but whose holy character demands a response to sin. The "wine of wrath" signifies the full measure of divine judgment, a concept found throughout Scripture, underscoring that God's patience has limits and that unrepentant sin ultimately leads to a terrifying, self-chosen destiny. The presence of the holy angels and the Lamb during this torment highlights the transparency and vindication of God's justice before all creation, demonstrating that His judgments are just and true.
REFLECTION AND APPLICATION
Revelation 14:10 serves as a solemn and urgent warning, a stark reminder of the eternal consequences of our choices. It compels us to consider the gravity of allegiance: to whom or what do we ultimately pledge our loyalty? In a world that often downplays sin or dismisses divine judgment, this verse reaffirms God's absolute holiness and His commitment to justice. For believers, it should deepen our gratitude for the salvation offered through Christ, who bore the wrath we deserved. For those who have not yet committed their lives to Christ, it is a profound call to repentance and faith, urging them to flee from the coming wrath by embracing the grace freely offered. It reminds us that God's patience, while vast, is not infinite, and that the ultimate outcome of rejecting His love is a terrifying, self-chosen separation from Him and His goodness. This passage should motivate us to live lives of faithful obedience, sharing the gospel with urgency, and standing firm against the allure of worldly systems that oppose God.
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What does "wine of the wrath of God" mean in this context?
Answer: The "wine of the wrath of God" is a powerful biblical metaphor, frequently used in prophetic literature (e.g., Isaiah 51:17, Jeremiah 25:15), to symbolize the full, intoxicating, and devastating measure of divine judgment. It represents the consequences of unrepentant sin and rebellion against God, which the wicked are forced to "drink" or experience in its entirety. The term "wine" here signifies the potent, unadulterated nature of this judgment, leading to spiritual intoxication and ultimate ruin.
Why is the wrath "poured out without mixture"?
Answer: In ancient times, wine was often diluted with water to make it less potent. The phrase "without mixture" (Greek: ákratos) emphasizes that God's wrath will be undiluted, pure, and unmitigated. This means there will be no mercy, no softening, and no lessening of the judgment for those who have definitively chosen to worship the beast and receive its mark. It signifies the full, unadulterated intensity and severity of God's righteous indignation, poured out in its most potent form. This highlights the absolute finality and unyielding nature of this divine retribution.
What is the significance of the torment occurring "in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb"?
Answer: The fact that the torment occurs "in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb" is highly significant. It underscores that God's judgment is not hidden but is a public, open, and undeniably righteous act. The holy angels, who serve God and carry out His will, bear witness to the justice of His decrees. Most profoundly, the presence of "the Lamb" (Jesus Christ) serves as a stark contrast and a powerful vindication. It demonstrates that those who rejected His atoning sacrifice and chose rebellion will face the very One they spurned, witnessing His righteous authority as Judge. This public display serves to glorify God's justice and righteousness before all of creation.
CHRIST-CENTERED FULFILLMENT
While Revelation 14:10 vividly portrays the terrifying reality of God's wrath, its ultimate Christ-centered fulfillment lies in the profound contrast it presents to the gospel. This verse highlights the just recompense for those who reject the Lamb, but it simultaneously magnifies the immeasurable grace and substitutionary atonement offered by Christ. The "wine of the wrath of God" is the cup that Jesus willingly drank on the cross, as foreshadowed in His prayer in Gethsemane, where He asked if this "cup" could pass from Him (Matthew 26:39). He, the sinless Lamb, bore the full, unmixed indignation of God's wrath against sin, so that those who believe in Him would never have to experience it. His suffering with "fire and brimstone" (figuratively, the full torment of divine abandonment and judgment) on the cross means that believers are forever delivered from the "wrath to come" (1 Thessalonians 1:10). Thus, this passage, while terrifying for the unrepentant, serves to highlight the glorious and complete salvation accomplished by the Lamb, who, though present at the judgment as a witness to justice, first stood in the place of sinners to absorb the very wrath described here, offering eternal life to all who turn to Him (John 3:16).