Revelation 14:9

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,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — A third angel addresses the inhabitants of the earth immediately after the second angel’s proclamation in Revelation 14:8. The message is delivered during a sequential unfolding of divine judgments.

The words — ἠκολούθησεν (ēkolouthēsen) = followed and αὐτοῖς (autois) = after them literally describe the angel’s position behind the preceding messengers. ἄλλος (allos) = another identifies this specific messenger as distinct from the prior two.

The thread — The warning against beast-worship connects directly to Revelation 14:11, which details the unending torment for those who bear its mark. It follows the first angel’s proclamation in Revelation 14:6 and mirrors the repeated prophetic warnings against idolatry found in Jeremiah 44:4.

Why it lands — The text states a clear conditional warning: worshiping the beast and receiving its mark triggers divine wrath. It requires a reader to assess their current allegiance against the stated consequence of eternal torment.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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,

Cross-references

Revelation 14:11 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.”
Revelation 14:6 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.
Jeremiah 44:4 Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
Revelation 13:3 One of the heads of the beast appeared to have been mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
Revelation 13:11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.