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Revelation 14 General Notes
Special concepts in this chapter
"Victorious over the beast"
This is victory in the spiritual battles occurring during this time. While most spiritual battles cannot be seen, the book of Revelation pictures a time of great spiritual battles openly occurring. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/spirit and rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-apocalypticwriting)
Mark of the beast
John has spent some time discussing the mark given by the beast. Many scholars believe this chapter teaches that those who receive this mark will face eternal punishment in hell. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eternity and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/hell)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Harvest
This is a common image used in scripture. The harvest illustrates a time when good things come to fruition. It is commonly used to refer to people coming to faith in Jesus, but this is not how John uses it here. It is used to describe the culmination of God's plans. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith)