Reference

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:
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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.

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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,

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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:

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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.

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Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Punishment Language
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Fire Imagery
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Eternal Conscious Torment
Multi-Signal Classification
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This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Punishment Language

This verse explicitly describes "wrath," "indignation," and being "tormented," all of which are direct forms of punishment language.

Fire Imagery

There is no argument that this verse does not support the theme, as it explicitly mentions "fire and brimstone" in a context of torment and judgment.

Ritual / Sacred Use

The verse describes "wine of the wrath of God" and a "cup of his indignation" as metaphors for divine punishment, not as a literal beverage used in any ritual or sacred ceremony. The context is judgment and torment, entirely unrelated to offerings, feasts, or other ceremonial uses of wine.

Eternal Conscious Torment

While the verse describes torment, it does not explicitly state that this torment is without end, leaving open the possibility that "tormented" refers to a process that eventually concludes, rather than an unending state.