Revelation 14:10
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:
Study Note
Study Note
The image of drinking 'the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture (akratou, unmixed/undiluted) into the cup of his indignation' is one of Revelation's most intense judgment passages, deliberately contrasting with the undiluted wine of Babylon's seductive fornication (14:8). Ancient wine was typically mixed with water; unmixed wine was either the most potent or the most raw — the modifier 'akratos' signals judgment untempered by mercy, fully concentrated divine wrath. The torment before 'the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb' is theologically significant: eschatological punishment occurs within the divine presence, not in divine absence, raising profound questions about the nature of eternal punishment. The verse quotes Jeremiah 25:15-17 and Isaiah 51:17 — the cup-of-wrath tradition — showing Revelation's judgment scenes as fulfilment of prophetic visions.
Other Translations
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:
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,
To him will be given of the wine of God's wrath which is ready unmixed in the cup of his wrath and he will have cruel pain, burning with fire before the holy angels and before the Lamb:
Cross References
Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;
And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor …
It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of …
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked …
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of …