Revelation 16: King James (KJV) and Alternate (from the Greek) Word Pictures with Reiterations (AWPR) Versions

Revelation 16

 ¹And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.      (KJV)
          (1)   And I attentively heard a great-large voice out of the Temple,

                  speaking / saying to the 7 Angels,

                        'Go - depart (secretly, in stealth, and out of sight);

                         and pour out / spill forth the (wide-mouthed) pans - basins - bowls - vials

                         of the outburst of anger - wrath - indignation - fury  and violence of

                         the mind of GOD onto the Earth.'         (AWPR)

 ²And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.     (KJV)
          (2)   And went away - departed the First of all,

                 and poured out - spilled forth the (wide-mouthed) pan - basin - bowl - vial

                 of him upon / onto the Earth.

                 And it came into being - became as a bad - hurtful - harmful

                 ulcerous sore and painfully malignant - evil

                 into men 

                 [an externally based extremely painful malignant
                  cancer which eats it way into men] ;
     
                  those having - possessing the stamped or engraved mark of the

                  Therion,

                  [the mark of the Beast or Therion being the origin - starting point - source

                    of the evil malignancy]

                  and those adoringly - respecting - kissingly paying homage/praise - falling

                  or bowing down - worshiping the Image (that earthly likeness / copy

                  as drawn or impressed from the original).  (AWPR)
                 
 ³And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.      (KJV)
          (3)   And the Second Angel poured/spilled out the (wide-mouthed)

                  pan - basin - bowl - vial of him into the (enclosed) Sea,

                  and it came into being - became blood as of the dead:*

                  and every living - breathing soul in the (enclosed) Sea

                  died off.     (AWPR)
               

 ⁴And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.      (KJV)
          (4)   And the Third Angel poured/spilled out

                  the (wide-mouthed) pan - basin - bowl - vial into the

                  flowing drinkable waters - the rivers (and streams)                

                  and into the fountains - wells (sources of the flowing waters);

                  and it came into being - became blood.      (AWPR)


 ⁵And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.      (KJV)
          (5)   And I heard attentively the Angel of the Flowing Waters utter definite words,

                  speaking / saying,

                        'Righteous - just - and true are You, LORD;

                         the Being / who is and who was and who is coming,

                         because these You separated and judged /

                         removing the good from the evil /

                         sat and passed judgment over,    (AWPR)                    


 ⁶For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.      (KJV)
          (6)    Because the blood of the set apart - holy - separated - sanctified - saints

                   and the prophets they spilled/poured out,

                   and blood to them you gave over - bestowed upon them to drink,

                   for they are found heavy upon the scales / are deserving / are worthy.

                   (AWPR)


 ⁷And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.     (KJV)
          (7)   And I heard attentively another (Angel) of the same kind

                  out of the Sacrificial Altar,

                  saying / speaking,

                        'Certainly Yes, LORD,

                         the GOD, the Almighty - omnipotent - all powerful - ruler over all,

                         true - upright - sincere and cannot lie

                         and righteous - just - true (are) the Krises / Crises -

                         the lawful judgments and rendering of verdicts of You.

                         (AWPR)                       


 ⁸And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.      (KJV)
          (8)   And the Fourth Angel poured/spilled out

                  the (wide-mouthed) pan - basin - bowl - vial of him

                  onto / upon the sun,

                  and it was given over - bestowed upon it

                  to scorchingly burn the men in fire.     (AWPR)


 ⁹And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.      (KJV)
          (9)    And were scorchingly burned the men (with) great burning heat,

                   and blasphemed - hurtfully slandered - used smiting words against

                   the Name of GOD,

                   the (One) having - holding - possessing the

                   power - authority to do or not do

                   upon / over     this one / these  strokes - blows - plagues / calamities;

                   and certainly not repented / changed their mind - thinking - comprehension

                   to give over / bestow upon Him

                   glory / thoughtful recognition and praise duly rendered.   (AWPR)


 ¹⁰And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,     (KJV)
          (10)  And the Fifth Angel spilled / poured out

                   the (wide-mouthed)  pan - basin - bowl - vial of  him

                   upon / onto the Throne / seat of dominion of the Therion;

                   and came into being - became  the kingdom of it

                   darkened / filled with darkness;

                   and the squeezed and chewed / gnawed and squeezed

                   the tongues of them out from the

                   pain - travail - toil (which labor required all their strength) [to endure].
                   (AWPR) 


 ¹¹And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.      (KJV)
          (11)   And they blasphemed - hurtfully slandered - used smiting words against

                    the GOD of Heaven  out from the

                    pain - travail - toil (which labor required all their strength) [to endure],

                    and out from their ulcerous sores;

                    and they certainly not repented of their

                    works - performances - deeds - acts.       (AWPR)

 ¹²And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.      (KJV)
          (12)   And the Sixth Angel spilled/poured out

                    the (wide-mouthed) pan - basin - bowl - vial of him

                    upon / onto the overflowing river, the great, the Euphrates;

                    and was made dry - dried up the flowing water of it,

                    in order that might be prepared / made ready

                    the wide way - path - highway of the kings,

                    the (ones) from (the) rising sun.      (AWPR)


 ¹³And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.      (KJV)
          (13)   And behold, look and see, I saw

                    from out of the mouth - opening of the dragon - serpent,

                    and from out of the mouth of the Therion,

                    and from out of the mouth of the false prophet,

                    3 spiritually unclean and polluted spirits,

                    one and the same as frogs.      (AWPR)


 ¹⁴For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.     (KJV)
          (14)   For they are spirits of demons

                    producing - causing to externally manifest and bring about miraculous signs

                    and wonders / notable miracles of significance

                    which go out / come forth upon the kings of the Earth

                    and the whole inhabitable world,

                    to assemble / gather and accept them

                    into the Hostilities / into the War

                    of the Day / of the Time,

                    that one there,

                    the Great of GOD Almighty.       (AWPR)
          

 ¹⁵Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.      (KJV)
          (15)   Lo - behold!   I am coming forth (so as to make an appearance)

                    as a Thief  (who steals in secret)

                   [discreetly and unseen, leaving behind only that evidence
                     that they had come and gone].

                    Blessed - having fullness and not being in need - fully satisfied (is)

                    the (one) mindfully watching / refraining from sleep while 

                    arousing oneself to alertness and keeping an eye on / watching /

                    guarding over while attentively observing,

                    and maintaining (their) 

                    outer garment - clothing - mantle / cloak **
                    in order that he may not walk / pass his life / go about naked - uncovered

                    and they may see - look on and perceive/discern 

                    the indecent and ugly shame / deformity of him.     (AWPR)

 ¹⁶And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.    (KJV)
          (16)   And he assembled - gathered together - accepted into the place - region

                    having been called - named - regarded  in Hebrew (as) 

                    Har Megiddon - Mount / Hill of  [the plain of] Megiddo  -  Armageddon.
                    (AWPR)


 ¹⁷And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.      (KJV)
          (17)   And the Seventh Angel poured / spilled out his 

                   (wide-mouthed)  pan - basin - bowl - vial into the air, 

                    and came out a great voice from the Temple - Sanctuary of Heaven,

                    from the Throne, speaking / saying,

                            'It has come into existence - It has happened.'      (AWPR)                 


 ¹⁸And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.     (KJV)
         (18)    And came into being - occurred
                    sounding voices [that shone forth / echoed in the mind]

                    and (clapping) thunders

                    and lightnings.

                    

                   And a great - large shaking - earthquake
                    came into being - happened - occurred,

                   what kind or sort has certainly not come into being - occurred
                   upon the Earth,

                   so great -vast - mighty - huge a shaking - earthquake,

                   in this manner / thus / (it was) so   

                   great - large - huge!                (AWPR)      

   [Cf. with Revelation 11:19]


 ¹⁹And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
(KJV)
          (19)   And it came into being, the city, the Great, into 3 sides / parts;

                    and the cities of the nations - ethnicities fell down (into ruins).

                    And Babylon the Great was mindfully remembered in the 

                    eye/face of - in the presence of - before GOD,

                    to give - bestow upon her the drinking vessel / cup

                    of the (intoxicating) wine of His Wrath / Grievous Anger

                    (as if provoked).        (AWPR)


 ²⁰And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.     (KJV)
          (20)   And every island hastily escaped and fled; ***

                    and mountains / hills certainly not were found by any search 

                    or inquiry.        (AWPR)

 ²¹And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
 (KJV)
          (21)   And a great - huge hail, in what manner or way as [the size] of a Talent
                    [about 75 1/2 US lbs.] 
                    comes down / descending from out of Heaven upon the men;

                    and the men blasphemed - hurtfully slandered - used smiting words against

                    GOD out from the stroke - blow -plague / calamity of the hail,

                    because stroke - blow - plague / calamity of it is 

                    exceedingly / very vehemently great -large - excessively violent.

                    (AWPR)


Disclaimer:  The Alternate Word Pictures with Reiterations (AWPR) translation should be used as a Bible Study Aid only, and it is recommended that a direct literal translation or the King James Bible be used for regular and ecclesiastical purposes, and that the AWPR be used in association only as a Bible study aid so as to help the reader / user in their Bible Studying to clarify context and Scriptural Intent.     Thanks.  -- Brianroy 



My Comments: 
* verse 2:    -  blood as of the dead
                  As in a state of lividity - the separation of a clear to pinkish Plasma 

                  (near 0% up to a 10% Solutes in near 100% to as little as 90% water),
                   the watery plasma rises as the red blood cells settles...
                   the water or watery plasma solution in this dead state
                    is normally floating above a thin layer
                   of Leukocytes (white blood cells) and Thrombocytes (platelets),
                   which in turn are above the gravitated / very dense and high reddish 

                  solution of Erythrocytes (red blood cells).
                        The discoloration may possibly appear to be as if  the Sea were not only a 
                  to behave as the blood of the dead, in which the currents cease and the waters 
                  stop,  and from at the first appears as if were black and blue mixed in with the
                  greater red volume,, before the bloody Sea settles in its stillness into a watery 
                  solution floating atop the crimson depths.


** verse 15  -  outer garment - clothing - mantle / cloak: 

                        refers back to Isaiah 59:17, where a believer's "zeal" or "doing the

                        will of GOD and maintaining his honor, 

                        especially including state in which one is provoked with 

                        the passions of jealousy and envy to the point of violence"

                        is as the mantle / cloak of their spiritual armor in the LORD. 
                   

  ***verse 20 -  And every island hastily escaped and fled:
                    Disappeared beneath the waves, receded into the Earth,

                    ceasing their mountainous elevation above the waves...as

                    is apparent by the next part of the verse ... and mountains / hills 
                    certainly not were found by any search or inquiry.

Revelation 15: King James (KJV) and Alternate (from the Greek) Word Pictures with Reiterations (AWPR) Versions

Revelation 15

 ¹And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.     (KJV)
          (1)   And behold, look and see: 

                  I saw another miraculous sign of the same kind

                  in  the great and marvelous Heaven,*                     

                  and 7 Angels,

                  having - holding - possessing the last / final 

                  7 strokes - blows - Plagues / Calamities,

                  because in them was brought or carried through to an end

                  accomplishment / destination / goal / completion

                  (of) the outburst of anger - wrath - indignation - fury and

                  violence of the mind of GOD.     (AWPR)

 ²And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.      (KJV)
         (2)   And behold, look and see: I saw

                 as an enclosed Sea

                 transparent like water or glass,

                 having been mixed / mingled / diluted with fire,

                 and those overcoming - prevailing over - conquering - subduing 

            

                 -- out of / from the Therion,

                 and out of / from the Image of it,

                 and out of / from the Mark of it,

                 out of / from the number of the Name of it --

                 standing fast upon the transparent enclosed Sea,

                 having - holding - possessing harps of GOD.   (AWPR)


 ³And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.     (KJV)
          (3)  And they praisingly sing  in honor  the Song of Moses,

                 the bond-slave / servant of GOD,

                 and the Song of the Lamb;

                 laying down forth the definite words / saying,

                       'Great and awesome - wonderful - marvelous

                        [are] the works -deeds -performances of You,

                        LORD GOD ALMIGHTY;

                        Righteous - Straight and Just

                        and True - real and cannot lie (and cannot in any way be false)

                        [are] the ways of You,

                        the King of the set apart - holy (ones) /  Saints.

                        (AWPR)
                       



 ⁴Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.     (KJV)
          (4)   Who in certainly no way fear or are in any way frightened
                   [so as to run away from]
                   You, LORD;

                    and (who) give up - give over - bestow - render and

                    present thoughtful recognition and praise duly rendered

                    to the Name of You,

                    because only / alone  (You) are holy - pure - righteous - sacred,

                    because all ethnicities - nations - races will come here

                    and fall down - worship - show respect and adoration - kissingly praise

                    in the eye of - in the presence of - before You,

                    because the justification / righteous acquittal by ordinance

                    of You (are) made manifest / made known / shown openly and publicly.

                    (AWPR)


 ⁵And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:     (KJV)
          (5)   And after - amongst - in the midst of these things,

                  behold, look and see, I saw and lo - behold, 

                  was open-opened the Temple - Sanctuary - Dwelling Place

                  of the Tent - Tabernacle of Testimony - Declaratory Witness - Proof

                  in Heaven:     (AWPR)


 ⁶And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.     (KJV)
        (6)  And came out - went forth the 7 angels 

               having - holding fast onto - possessing the 7 

               Strokes - Blows - Plagues / Calamities out of the Temple

               having clothed / having put on  

               naturally and spiritually clean and pure 

               bright shining - radiant white linen,

               and having been wrapped around and girded about / clothe about

               the breasts (with) girdles / belts of gold.       (AWPR) 




 ⁷And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.      (KJV)
          (7)   And one of the 4 Living Animalistic Creatures gave - bestowed

                  to the 7 Angels
                  7 wide-mouthed pans / basins / bowls / vials

                  of gold stuffed full [to overflowing] of the outburst of 

                  anger - wrath - indignation - fury and violence of the mind

                  of the Living GOD

                  into the Ages of the Ages / into Forever.    (AWPR)



 ⁸And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.      (KJV)
          (8)  And was filled - stuffed  [to overflowing] 
                 the Temple - Sanctuary - Dwelling Place of smoke

                 out from the Glory - the thoughtful recognition and praise duly rendered

                 of GOD,

                 and out from the power - authority - might of Him.

                 And certainly no one had the ability or power to come -go - enter

                 into the Temple continually,

                 until should be completed - accomplished - finished - made an end to

                 the 7 strokes - blows - plagues / Calamities 

                 of the 7 Angels.      (AWPR)

Disclaimer:  The Alternate Word Pictures with Reiterations (AWPR) translation should be used as a Bible Study Aid only, and it is recommended that a direct literal translation or the King James Bible be used for regular and ecclesiastical purposes, and that the AWPR be used in association only as a Bible study aid so as to help the reader / user in their Bible Studying to clarify context and Scriptural Intent.     Thanks.  -- Brianroy

Comments:

*Verse 1:  The Greek literally says in the 1550 Stephanus New Testament, 1881 Westcott-Hort New Testament, and the 1894 Scrivener New Testament

Καὶ εἶδον ἄλλο σημεῖον ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ 

μέγα καὶ θαυμαστόν ἀγγέλους  ἑπτὰ 

ἔχοντας πληγὰς ἑπτὰ τὰς ἐσχάτας  

ὅτι ἐν αὐταῖς ἐτελέσθη ὁ θυμὸς τοῦ θεοῦ.

There are given us only two choices of translation, neither are traditionally used, and this is ridiculous for it to be so.  Either we take the literal immediate meaning of  mega to apply to the noun immediately preceding it, which is the majority usage by John in Revelation and in the Gospel of John...or, we apply it  to the noun immediately succeeding it, as in two examples where mega preceded the noun it emphasizes (John 7:37, 19:31) in referring to the Great Day of the Feast and the Great Sabbath.  

Now since we have already seen the glassy sea beforehand, what is particularly great and marvelous as a "sign" in the chapter as so many translate?   We must rather choose that megas either is calling Heaven itself as great and awesome / marvelous, or that in the particular instance of this verse and series of verses,  the Angels themselves are set apart from all other angels as a wondrous sight and themselves very huge.   The Fact that the people in Heaven sing a song of Moses and of the Lamb, when it is a literal observable happening is not an especially awesome or great sign.  Nor is the fact that the 7 Angels themselves hold a literal 7 plagues so much  "a wondrous and great sign", as it is to be taken as a literal observance.

And in each other instance that "sign" /  σημειον  / semeion  is used in Revelation (12:1,3; 13:13,14; 16:14; 19:20)  it is seen out of context to ascribe great or μεγα  to the sign itself, but rather it begins a theme or line of thought being conveyed regarding  either Heaven itself, or it must alternately be ascribed to  (the) αγγελους επτα  / (the) Angels 7.

ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 12

 ¹και σημειον μεγα ωφθη εν τω ουρανω....

  ³και ωφθη αλλο σημειον εν τω ουρανω και ιδου δρακων μεγας πυρρος....

ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 13

 ¹³και ποιει σημεια μεγαλα ....

  ¹⁴και πλανα τους κατοικουντας επι της γης δια τα σημεια....

ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 16

  ¹⁴εισιν γαρ πνευματα δαιμονων ποιουντα σημεια εκπορευεσθαι....

ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 19

  ²⁰και επιασθη το θηριον και μετα τουτου ο ψευδοπροφητης ο ποιησας τα σημεια ενωπιον αυτου

Therefore, my translation here follows what I believe the original meaning of the text to be, not tradition in the translation of the same words based on a past tradition in how the verse was accepted, even when there is a very clear and more apparent option that mega is attached either to τω ουρανω / the Heaven or to the 7 angels long before they are attached to the semeion / sign.

And IF, and I say IF the great and wondrous adjectives belong to the "Angels" of the verse, we are talking about beings that must rival the sizes of the largest known people humanity has ever known.

In the Bible, the largest human ever known to be in existence was Og of Bashan, whose bed was 9 twenty-one inch cubits long and 4 twenty-one inch cubits wide.  In other words  189" long = 17' 4"

and 84" wide =  7'.

 Deuteronomy 3:11 (KJV)

 ¹¹For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.

If we make an allowance of at least one foot at the head and at the feet, Og was about 15 feet tall, the tallest human that we know of to have ever walked the Earth.

The next tallest that we know of in specificity and by fame is Goliath, which 1 Samuel 17:4 lists as a height of 6  twenty-one inch cubits and 1 Zereth (a large span, equal to 1/2 a cubit).  That comes to 126" plus 10.5" for a total of 136" or a height of 11' 6".

Robert Pershing Wadlow in 1940, shortly before his death at the young age of 22, reached a height

 http://www.maniacworld.com/robert-wadlow-picture-2.htm  

equal to that ascribed to Moses. That of  8'9".

In Berachot 54b

 http://halakhah.com/berakoth/berakoth_54.html

, the rabbis hold the tradition that Moses the Law-giver stood at a height of 10 Cubits, but in fact, what was likely meant was a height of 10 zereths @ 105" or 8' 9".  

A Height of 17' 6" as the intent of Berachot 54b seems very unlikely to have been the intent kept by Talmud, when 10 half cubits using 10 as a perfect measure of the Law (i.e., enveloped within the 10 Commandments) was meant.  Clearly, in Scripture, Og was listed as the last of the remnants of the what appears to separate the true giants from the giants (since Moses is the one who is writing this passage of Deuteronomy 3:11),  and Og's height had to therefore be so impressive, that no other could stand anywhere near as tall against him.   Had this not been so, Og would simply have been either have been compared to being but the same or about the same height as Moses, or his height of no mention at all.  Instead, Og himself was so awesome in height, he even made other giants among men -- even those like Moses at 8' 9" and near our day, Robert Pershing Wadlow in 1940 A.D. --  look small.    

However, I have opted for the majority pattern of Scripture and Greek Grammar to place the emphasis of translation as most likely intending Heaven to be great and wondrous, with an almost equal acceptance that at least the possibility of 7 very huge and awesome angels might also have been implied as well.  While I would very much like to lean to the latter, Greek Grammar and John's usage requires me to translate as to the former.

Revelation 14: King James (KJV) and Alternate (from the Greek) Word Pictures with Reiterations (AWPR) Versions

Revelation 14

 ¹And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.      (KJV)
          (1)   And behold, look and see:   I saw a Lamb standing fast upon the Mount, Zion;

                 and with / in the midst of  (in the presence of)  Him,

                 144,000  having - possessing the Name of the father of Him

                 having been engraved / inscribed / written  upon the foreheads of them.

                 (AWPR)


 ²And 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:     (KJV)
          (2)   And I heard attentively a noise out of Heaven,

                  as a sound of many waters flowing / moving,

                  and a noise of great [clapping] thunder,

                  and I attentively heard a sound of harpers harping

                  on the harps of them:       (AWPR)


 ³And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.       (KJV)
          (3)   And they sing (in praise and honor)

                  as (it were) a New Song / a Newly Made Song 

                  in the face of - in the presence of - before the Throne,

                  and in the face of - in the presence of - before

                  the 4 Living Animalistic Creatures and the Presbyters / Elders;

                  and certainly no one had the power - was able to learn the Song

                  [by instruction] except the 144,000,
                  those being bought with a price - redeemed from the Earth.    (AWPR)

 ⁴These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.       (KJV)
          (4)    These are (they) who with - in the midst of

                   women were certainly not soiled / defiled,

                   for they are virgins.

                   These are those following (and attending together

                   in the Way of) the Lamb,

                   wheresoever He may go away and depart to

                   [in stealth and out of sight].

                   These were bought / redeemed with a price from men,

                    First-Fruit unto GOD and to the Lamb.     (AWPR)

 ⁵And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.    (KJV)
          (5)    And in the mouth - opening of them

                   certainly not was perceived - learned - discovered - found

                   baiting fraud - guile - deceit:

                   because - for they are without spot - blemish - blame - fault - disgrace

                   in the eye of - in the presence of - before the Throne of GOD.  (AWPR)

 ⁶And 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,      (KJV)
          (6)   And behold, look and see: I saw another angel of the same kind,

                  flying in the midst of the heavens

                  having - holding - possessing an eternal - perpetual - everlasting

                  Proclamation - Gospel - Good News

                  to preach - proclaim - evangelize

                  to those dwelling in permanent dwellings upon the Earth,

                  even every nation /  race- ethnicity [those of the same race],
                  and tribe [those descended from the same tribal ancestor],
                  and tongue / language,
                  and people [those joined together as a nation],
                  (AWPR)

 ⁷Saying 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.       (KJV)
          (7)   saying in a great voice,
                      'Be fearful and terrified - Fear [and run away in fright from] GOD,

                       and give up - give over - bestow - render and present to Him

                       thoughtful recognition and honor duly rendered

                       because the hour of His

                       Krisis / time to lawfully Judge and render Verdict

                      [usually of render a judicial sentence of punishment including that of death]
                      came forth and has publicly appeared

                      the  Day - hour - short period of Time - season

                      of the Krisis / time to lawfully judge and render verdict
                       [usually of punishment]

                      of Him,

                      and fall down - show respect and obeisance - worship Him

                      (who) having made - formed - caused - brought about -produced 

                      the Heavens and the Earth and the (enclosed) Sea

                      and Fountains - Wells  [issue sources of fresh waters]
                      of Fresh Waters
                               [of rain in the heavens and of of all sources of fresh 

                                water -- especially lakes and fresh water streams --flowing 

                                upon the Earth].          (AWPR)
                        
 ⁸And 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.     (KJV)
          (8)   And another Angel of the same kind

                  followed (and attended together in the Way of) them,

                  speaking / saying,

                        'Descended and came down / Fell down,

                         Descended and came down / Fell down Babylon the City,

                         the Great,

                         because out of - from the (intoxicating) wine of the

                         outburst of anger - wrath - indignation - fury and violence of the mind

                         of the fornications / sexual sins of her

                         (that she) gave and made to drink

                         all nations / all races - ethnicities [peoples of the same races].   (AWPR)

 ⁹And 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,       (KJV)
          (9)   And a Third Angel followed (and attended together in the Way of) them,
                  speaking / saying in a great / large [intensely loud or penetrating] voice,
                       'If / Whether anyone 

                        falls down - shows respect and obeisance to - worships

                        the Therion and the

                        Image - the Earthly likeness / copy drawn or impressed from 

                        the original of it,

                        and actively receives / takes / obtains 

                        a stamp sculpturing - a cut engraving - a mark

                        upon the forehead of him 

                        or upon the hand [including the wrist area] of him,

                        (AWPR)

 ¹⁰The 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)
          (10)  And / Also / Even  he shall drink out of - from

                   the (intoxicating) wine of the 

                   outburst of anger - wrath - indignation - fury and violence of the mind

                   of GOD,  

                   having been mixed and prepared (for pouring and drinking)

                   without mixture / without being diluted

                   in the cup / drinking vessel of the 

                   wrath / grievous anger [as if provoked] of Him, 

                   and will be tortured - tormented - afflicted 

                   by fire and brimstone / sulfurous flames

                   in the face of - in the presence of - before 

                   the holy - sacred - set apart angels

                   and in the face of - in the presence of - before the Lamb.'

                   (AWPR)

 ¹¹And 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.       (KJV)
          (11)  And the smoke of the torture - torment - affliction of them 

                   goes up / ascends into Ages of (the) Ages / Forever;

                   and certainly not

                   have- - hold - possess and keep  - have in any condition or circumstance

                   inner tranquility / rest

                   [freedom from:  travail- toil - lamentation - misery - corruption - 

                     fatigue - grief - anger]

                    Day and Night

                    those falling down - respecting and adoring - kissingly praising -

                    worshiping

                    the Therion and the Image of it;

                    also / even if anyone actively receives / takes / obtains

                    the Stamp sculpturing -cut Engraving - Mark  

                    of the Name of it.    (AWPR)


 ¹²Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.     (KJV)
          (12)  Here, in this, is the patient endurance to bear up under and persevere

                   - the patience  of the  Saints / the holy - sacred - set apart (ones).

                   Here, in this, those keeping a watchful eye and observing 

                   the Commandments (and precepts) of GOD

                   and the believing - trusting - convicting winning Faith of Jesus.

                   (AWPR)


 ¹³And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.       (KJV)
           (13)  And I heard attentively a sound / voice out of Heaven 

                    saying / speaking to me, 

                         'Inscribe / Write:

                               Blessed -  Having Fulness and not being in need -

                               Fully Satisfied

                               [being Divinely satisfied apart from circumstances]

                               (are) the dead corpses / the dead (ones)

                                those dying off (naturally or dying from natural causes)

                                in the LORD from now (on) / from this moment (onwards).'

                          'Yes / Certainly.'   says the Spirit

                          'In order that they shall cease and rest in peace and quiet 

                           out / from the [grievously wearisome efforts of exertion -

                           the lamentable toils - the troublesome labors which cause one 

                           to beat the breast / chest in lamenting grief with wailing -

                           the]  labors of them;

                           then the works - employments - job performances of them

                           follow (and attend together in the Way) with / amongst them.'

                           (AWPR)


 ¹⁴And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.      (KJV)
           (14)  And behold, look and see: I saw a small luminous white

                    brightly shining cloud,

                    and upon the small luminous cloud (one) sitting down

                    just like in appearance to (the) Son of Man,

                    having - holding - possessing upon the head of him

                    a victory crown made of gold,

                    and in the hand of him a sharp/keen edged

                    reaping hook / sickle.      (AWPR)


 ¹⁵And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.       (KJV)
           (15)  And another Angel of the same kind came / proceeded forth / went

                    out of the Area of Dwelling - Sanctuary - Temple,

                    loudly and urgently crying out hoarsely in a great / large voice

                    to the (one) sitting down upon the small luminous cloud:

                          'Send - cause the reaping hook / sickle of you to go

                           and cut down and harvest / reap,

                           because the hour - day - time came forth to make its public appearance

                           for you to cut down and harvest / reap,

                           because was dried up and withering / ripe 

                           the Harvest  [that which is to be reaped] 
                           of the Earth.      (AWPR)


 ¹⁶And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.      (KJV)
          (16)  And the (one) sitting down upon the small luminous cloud

                   cast forward / thrust the reaping hook / sickle of him 

                   upon the Earth,

                   and the Earth was reaped / harvested.   (AWPR)


 ¹⁷And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.      (KJV)
           (17)  And another Angel of the same kind came / proceeded forth / went

                    out of the Area of Dwelling - Sanctuary - Temple  in Heaven,

                    he also having - holding fast onto - possessing 

                    a sharp / keen edged reaping hook / sickle.     (AWPR)


 ¹⁸And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.        (KJV)
          (18)  And another Angel of the same kind came / proceeded forth / went

                  out of the Sacrificial Altar,  having - holding - possessing

                  permission - authority - ability - the removal of hindrance

                  upon / over the fire,

                  and he called out [as if he were calling from / over a great distance]
                  with a great / large wailing outcry

                  to the (one) having - holding - possessing

                  (the) sharp / keen edged reaping hook / sickle,

                  saying / speaking,

                        'Send - cause the sharp / keen edged reaping hook / sickle of you to go

                         and gather  - harvest in

                         the clusters - bunches of the Vine of the Earth,

                         because are ripened to its prime the grape-clusters of it.'

                         (AWPR)


 ¹⁹And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.       (KJV)
          (19)  And the Angel cast forward / thrust the reaping hook / sickle of him

                   into the Earth,

                   and cast forward / threw into the wine trough - vat - press

                   of the outburst of anger - wrath - indignation - fury and violence of the mind

                   of the Great GOD.        (AWPR)

 ²⁰And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.        (KJV)
         (20)  And was trampled / trodden down [the path of]
                  the wine trough - vat - press   out / outside / without  the City,

                  and came / proceeded forth / went  blood out of 

                  the wine trough - vat - press  continually - so long as - until

                  the  Bridles of the Horses
                  going forth - from - proceeding 1,600 Stadia. 
                  (AWPR) 


  Disclaimer:  The Alternate Word Pictures with Reiterations (AWPR) translation should be used as a Bible Study Aid only, and it is recommended that a direct literal translation or the King James Bible be used for regular and ecclesiastical purposes, and that the AWPR be used in association only as a Bible study aid so as to help the reader / user in their Bible Studying to clarify context and Scriptural Intent.     Thanks.  -- Brianroy

My Comments:  

1600 Stadia could be as few as 183.9 Roman miles or as many as 212.1  miles by the measure used by Josephus.

The Bridles of the Horses also employs a "loosening" word picture which may or may not also mean at the joint where the Horse's Bridle loosens.  

Of the Wine Trough - Press - Vat, also compare Isaiah 63:

Isaiah 63   (KJV)

 ¹Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

 ²Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?

 ³I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

 ⁴For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

 ⁵And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.

 ⁶And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.