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diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6833f05 --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitattributes @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +* text=auto +*.txt text +*.md text diff --git a/8854.txt b/8854.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3ce103a --- /dev/null +++ b/8854.txt @@ -0,0 +1,2083 @@ +The Project Gutenberg EBook of Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, +Revelation, by R. F. Weymouth + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most +other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions +whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of +the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at +www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have +to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. + +Title: Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Revelation + Third Edition 1913 + +Author: R. F. Weymouth + +Posting Date: March 14, 2015 [EBook #8854] +Release Date: September, 2005 +First Posted: August 25, 2003 + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WEYMOUTH NEW TESTAMENT--REVELATION *** + + + + +Produced by Martin Ward + + + + + + + + + +Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Revelation + +Third Edition 1913 + + + +R. F. Weymouth + + + + +Book 66 Revelation + +001:001 The revelation given by Jesus Christ, which God granted Him, + that He might make known to His servants certain events + which must shortly come to pass: and He sent His angel + and communicated it to His servant John. + +001:002 This is the John who taught the truth concerning the Word + of God and the truth told us by Jesus Christ--a faithful + account of what he had seen. + +001:003 Blessed is he who reads and blessed are those who listen to the + words of this prophecy and lay to heart what is written in it; + for the time for its fulfillment is now close at hand. + +001:004 John sends greetings to the seven Churches in the province of Asia. + May grace be granted to you, and peace, from Him who is + and was and evermore will be; and from the seven Spirits + which are before His throne; + +001:005 and from Jesus Christ, the truthful witness, the first of the dead + to be born to Life, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. + To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins with + His own blood, + +001:006 and has formed us into a Kingdom, to be priests to God, His Father-- + to Him be ascribed the glory and the power until the Ages + of the Ages. Amen. + +001:007 He is coming in the clouds, and every eye will see Him, + and so will those who pierced Him; and all the nations + of the earth will gaze on Him and mourn. Even so. Amen. + +001:008 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "He who is + and was and evermore will be--the Ruler of all." + +001:009 I John, your brother, and a sharer with you in the sorrows + and Kingship and patient endurance of Jesus, found myself + in the island of Patmos, on account of the Word of God + and the truth told us by Jesus. + +001:010 In the Spirit I found myself present on the day of the Lord, + and I heard behind me a loud voice which resembled the blast + of a trumpet. + +001:011 It said, "Write forthwith in a roll an account of what you see, + and send it to the seven Churches--to Ephesus, Smyrna, + Pergamum, Thyateira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea." + +001:012 I turned to see who it was that was speaking to me; and then + I saw seven golden lampstands, + +001:013 and in the center of the lampstands some One resembling + the Son of Man, clothed in a robe which reached to His feet, + and with a girdle of gold across His breast. + +001:014 His head and His hair were white, like white wool--as white as snow; + and His eyes resembled a flame of fire. + +001:015 His feet were like silver-bronze, when it is white-hot in a furnace; + and His voice resembled the sound of many waters. + +001:016 In His right hand He held seven stars, and a sharp, + two-edged sword was seen coming from His mouth; and His glance + resembled the sun when it is shining with its full strength. + +001:017 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as if I were dead. + But He laid His right hand upon me and said, "Do not be afraid: + I am the First and the Last, and the ever-living One. + +001:018 I died; but I am now alive until the Ages of the Ages, + and I have the keys of the gates of Death and of Hades! + +001:019 Write down therefore the things you have just seen, + and those which are now taking place, and those which are + soon to follow: + +001:020 the secret meaning of the seven stars which you have seen + in My right hand, and of the seven lampstands of gold. + The seven stars are the ministers of the seven Churches, + and the seven lampstands are the seven Churches. + +002:001 "To the minister of the Church in Ephesus write as follows: + "'This is what He who holds the seven stars in the grasp of His + right hand says--He who walks to and fro among the seven + lampstands of gold. + +002:002 I know your doings and your toil and patient suffering. + And I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, but have put + to the test those who say that they themselves are Apostles + but are not, and you have found them to be liars. + +002:003 And you endure patiently and have borne burdens for My sake + and have never grown weary. + +002:004 Yet I have this against you--that you no longer love Me as you + did at first. + +002:005 Be mindful, therefore, of the height from which you have fallen. + Repent at once, and act as you did at first, or else I + will surely come and remove your lampstand out of its place-- + unless you repent. + +002:006 Yet this you have in your favor: you hate the doings of + the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. + +002:007 "'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is + saying to the Churches. To him who overcomes I will give + the privilege of eating the fruit of the Tree of Life, + which is in the Paradise of God.' + +002:008 "To the minister of the Church at Smyrna write as follows: + "'This is what the First and the Last says--He who died + and has returned to life. + +002:009 Your sufferings I know, and your poverty--but you are rich-- + and the evil name given you by those who say that they + themselves are Jews, and are not, but are Satan's synagogue. + +002:010 Dismiss your fears concerning all that you are about to suffer. + I tell you that the Devil is about to throw some of you into + prison that you may be put to the test, and for ten days you + will have to endure persecution. Be faithful to the End, + even if you have to die, and then I will give you the victor's + Wreath of Life. + +002:011 "'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying + to the Churches. He who overcomes shall be in no way hurt + by the Second Death.' + +002:012 "To the minister of the Church at Pergamum write as follows: + "'This is what He who has the sharp, two-edged sword says. + I know where you dwell. + +002:013 Satan's throne is there; and yet you are true to Me, and did + not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of Antipas My + witness and faithful friend, who was put to death among you, + in the place where Satan dwells. + +002:014 Yet I have a few things against you, because you have with you + some that cling to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak + to put a stumbling-block in the way of the descendants of Israel-- + to eat what had been sacrificed to idols, and commit fornication. + +002:015 So even you have some that cling in the same way to the teaching + of the Nicolaitans. + +002:016 Repent, at once; or else I will come to you quickly, and will + make war upon them with the sword which is in My mouth. + +002:017 "'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying + to the Churches. He who overcomes--to him I will give some + of the hidden Manna, and a white stone; and--written upon + the stone and known only to him who receives it--a new name.' + +002:018 "To the minister of the Church at Thyateira write as follows: + "'This is what the Son of God says--He who has eyes like a flame + of fire, and feet resembling silver-bronze. + +002:019 I know your doings, your love, your faith, your service, + and your patient endurance; and that of late you have toiled + harder than you did at first. + +002:020 Yet I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, + who calls herself a prophetess and by her teaching leads + astray My servants, so that they commit fornication and eat + what has been sacrificed to idols. + +002:021 I have given her time to repent, but she is determined not + to repent of her fornication. + +002:022 I tell you that I am about to cast her upon a bed of sickness, + and I will severely afflict those who commit adultery with her, + unless they repent of conduct such as hers. + +002:023 Her children too shall surely die; and all the Churches shall come + to know that I am He who searches into men's inmost thoughts; + and to each of you I will give a requital which shall be + in accordance with what your conduct has been. + +002:024 But to you, the rest of you in Thyateira, all who do not + hold this teaching and are not the people who have learnt + the "deep things," as they call them (the deep things of Satan!)-- + to you I say that I lay no other burden on you. + +002:025 Only that which you already possess, cling to until I come. + +002:026 "'And to him who overcomes and obeys My commands to the very end, + I will give authority over the nations of the earth. + +002:027 And he shall be their shepherd, ruling them with a rod of iron, + just as earthenware jars are broken to pieces; and his power + over them shall be like that which I Myself have received + from My Father; + +002:028 and I will give him the Morning Star. + +002:029 Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying + to the Churches.' + +003:001 "To the minister of the Church at Sardis write as follows: + "'This is what He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven + stars says. I know your doings--you are supposed to be alive, + but in reality you are dead. + +003:002 Rouse yourself and keep awake, and strengthen those things + which remain but have well-nigh perished; for I have found + no doings of yours free from imperfection in the sight + of My God. + +003:003 Be mindful, therefore, of the lessons you have received and heard. + Continually lay them to heart, and repent. If, however, + you fail to rouse yourself and keep awake, I shall come upon + you suddenly like a thief, and you will certainly not know + the hour at which I shall come to judge you. + +003:004 Yet you have in Sardis a few who have not soiled their garments; + and they shall walk with Me in white; for they are worthy. + +003:005 "'In this way he who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments; + and I will certainly not blot out his name from the Book + of Life, but will acknowledge him in the presence of My Father + and His angels. + +003:006 Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying + to the Churches.' + +003:007 "To the minister of the Church at Philadelphia write as follows: + "'This is what the holy One and the true says--He who has + the key of David--He who opens and no one shall shut, + and shuts and no one shall open. + +003:008 I know your doings. I have put an opened door in front of you, + which no one can shut; because you have but a little power, + and yet you have guarded My word and have not disowned Me. + +003:009 I will cause some belonging to Satan's synagogue who say + that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but are liars-- + I will make them come and fall at your feet and know for certain + that I have loved you. + +003:010 Because in spite of suffering you have guarded My word, + I in turn will guard you from that hour of trial which is soon + coming upon the whole world, to put to the test the inhabitants + of the earth. + +003:011 I am coming quickly: cling to that which you already possess, + so that your wreath of victory be not taken away from you. + +003:012 "'He who overcomes--I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary + of My God, and he shall never go out from it again. + And I will write on him the name of My God, and the name + of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which is to come + down out of Heaven from My God, and My own new name. + +003:013 Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying + to the Churches.' + +003:014 "And to the minister of the Church at Laodicea write as follows: + "'This is what the Amen says--the true and faithful witness, + the Beginning and Lord of God's Creation. + +003:015 I know your doings--you are neither cold nor hot; I would + that you were cold or hot! + +003:016 Accordingly, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, + before long I will vomit you out of My mouth. + +003:017 You say, I am rich, and have wealth stored up, and I stand in need + of nothing; and you do not know that if there is a wretched + creature it is *you*--pitiable, poor, blind, naked. + +003:018 Therefore I counsel you to buy of Me gold refined in the fire + that you may become rich, and white robes to put on, + so as to hide your shameful nakedness, and eye-salve to anoint + your eyes with, so that you may be able to see. + +003:019 All whom I hold dear, I reprove and chastise; therefore be + in earnest and repent. + +003:020 I am now standing at the door and am knocking. If any one listens + to My voice and opens the door, I will go in to be with him + and will feast with him, and he shall feast with Me. + +003:021 "'To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of sitting + down with Me on My throne, as I also have overcome and have + sat down with My Father on His throne. + +003:022 Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying + to the Churches.'" + +004:001 After all this I looked and saw a door in Heaven standing open, + and the voice that I had previously heard, which resembled + the blast of a trumpet, again spoke to me and said, "Come up here, + and I will show you things which are to happen in the future." + +004:002 Immediately I found myself in the Spirit, and saw a throne + in Heaven, and some One sitting on the throne. + +004:003 The appearance of Him who sat there was like jasper or sard; + and encircling the throne was a rainbow, in appearance + like an emerald. + +004:004 Surrounding the throne there were also twenty-four other thrones, + on which sat twenty-four Elders clothed in white robes, + with victors' wreaths of gold upon their heads. + +004:005 Out from the throne there came flashes of lightning, and voices, + and peals of thunder, while in front of the throne seven blazing + lamps were burning, which are the seven Spirits of God. + +004:006 And in front of the throne there seemed to be a sea of glass, + resembling crystal. And midway between the throne and the Elders, + and surrounding the throne, were four living creatures, + full of eyes in front and behind. + +004:007 The first living creature resembled a lion, the second an ox, + the third had a face like that of a man, and the fourth + resembled an eagle flying. + +004:008 And each of the four living creatures had six wings, + and in every direction, and within, are full of eyes; + and day after day, and night after night, they never + cease saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Ruler of all, + who wast and art and evermore shalt be." + +004:009 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks + to Him who is seated on the throne, and lives until the Ages + of the Ages, + +004:010 the twenty-four Elders fall down before Him who sits on the + throne and worship Him who lives until the Ages of the Ages, + and they cast their wreaths down in front of the throne, + +004:011 saying, "It is fitting, O our Lord and God, That we should + ascribe unto Thee the glory and the honor and the power; + For Thou didst create all things, And because it was Thy + will they came into existence, and were created." + +005:001 And I saw lying in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne + a book written on both sides and closely sealed with seven seals. + +005:002 And I saw a mighty angel who was exclaiming in a loud voice, + "Who is worthy to open the book and break its seals?" + +005:003 But no one in Heaven, or on earth, or under the earth, + was able to open the book or look into it. + +005:004 And while I was weeping bitterly, because no one was found + worthy to open the book or look into it, + +005:005 one of the Elders said to me, "Do not weep. The Lion which + belongs to the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed, + and will open the book and break its seven seals." + +005:006 Then, midway between the throne and the four living creatures, + I saw a Lamb standing among the Elders. He looked as if He had + been offered in sacrifice, and He had seven horns and seven eyes. + The last-named are the seven Spirits of God, and have been + sent far and wide into all the earth. + +005:007 So He comes, and now He has taken the book out of the right + hand of Him who is seated on the throne. + +005:008 And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures + and the twenty-four Elders fell down before the Lamb, + having each of them a harp and bringing golden bowls full + of incense, which represent the prayers of God's people. + +005:009 And now they sing a new song. "It is fitting," they say, + "that Thou shouldst be the One to take the book And break + its seals; Because Thou hast been offered in sacrifice, + And hast purchased for God with Thine own blood Some out + of every tribe and language and people and nation, + +005:010 And hast formed them into a Kingdom to be priests to + our God, And they reign over the earth." + +005:011 And I looked, and heard what seemed to be the voices of countless + angels on every side of the throne, and of the living + creatures and the Elders. Their number was myriads of myriads + and thousands of thousands, + +005:012 and in loud voices they were singing, "It is fitting that + the Lamb which has been offered in sacrifice should receive + all power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and + glory and blessing." + +005:013 And as for every created thing in Heaven and on earth and under + the earth and on the sea, and everything that was in any of these, + I heard them say, "To Him who is seated on the throne, + And to the Lamb, Be ascribed all blessing and honor And glory + and might, Until the Ages of the Ages!" + +005:014 Then the four living creatures said "Amen," and the Elders + fell down and worshipped. + +006:001 And when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals I saw it, + and I heard one of the four living creatures say, as if in + a voice of thunder, "Come." + +006:002 And I looked and a white horse appeared, and its rider + carried a bow; and a victor's wreath was given to him; + and he went out conquering and in order to conquer. + +006:003 And when the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second + living creature say, "Come." + +006:004 And another horse came out--a fiery-red one; and power was given + to its rider to take peace from the earth, and to cause men + to kill one another; and a great sword was given to him. + +006:005 When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third living + creature say, "Come." I looked, and a black horse appeared, + its rider carrying a balance in his hand. + +006:006 And I heard what seemed to be a voice speaking in the midst + of the four living creatures, and saying, "A quart of wheat + for a shilling, and three quarts of barley for a shilling; + but do not injure either the oil or the wine." + +006:007 When the Lamb broke the fourth seal I heard the voice of + the fourth living creature say, "Come." + +006:008 I looked and a pale-colored horse appeared. Its rider's name + was Death, and Hades came close behind him; and authority + was given to them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill + with the sword or with famine or pestilence or by means + of the wild beasts of the earth. + +006:009 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw at the foot of the altar + the souls of those whose lives had been sacrificed because of + the word of God and of the testimony which they had given. + +006:010 And now in loud voices they cried out, saying, "How long, + O Sovereign Lord, the holy One and the true, dost Thou delay + judgment and the taking of vengeance upon the inhabitants + of the earth for our blood?" + +006:011 And there was given to each of them a long white robe, + and they were bidden to wait patiently for a short time longer, + until the full number of their fellow bondservants should + also complete--namely of their brethren who were soon to be + killed just as they had been. + +006:012 When the Lamb broke the sixth seal I looked, and there was + a great earthquake, and the sun became as dark as sackcloth, + and the whole disc of the moon became like blood. + +006:013 The stars in the sky also fell to the earth, as when a fig-tree, + upon being shaken by a gale of wind, casts its unripe figs + to the ground. + +006:014 The sky too passed away, as if a scroll were being rolled up, + and every mountain and island was removed from its place. + +006:015 The kings of the earth and the great men, the military chiefs, + the wealthy and the powerful--all, whether slaves or free men-- + hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, + +006:016 while they called to the mountains and the rocks, saying, + "Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits + on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb; + +006:017 for the day of His anger--that great day--has come, and who is + able to stand?" + +007:001 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners + of the earth, and holding back the four winds of the earth + so that no wind should blow over the earth or the sea + or upon any tree. + +007:002 And I saw another angel coming from the east and carrying + a seal belonging to the ever-living God. He called in a loud + voice to the four angels whose work it was to injure the earth + and the sea. + +007:003 "Injure neither land nor sea nor trees," he said, "until we + have sealed the bondservants of our God upon their foreheads." + +007:004 When the sealing was finished, I heard how many were + sealed out of the tribes of the descendants of Israel. + They were 144,000. + +007:005 Of the tribe of Judah, 12,000 were sealed; Of the tribe + of Reuben, 12,000; Of the tribe of Gad, 12,000; + +007:006 Of the tribe of Asher, 12,000; Of the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000; + Of the tribe of Manasseh, 12,000; + +007:007 Of the tribe of Symeon, 12,000; Of the tribe of Levi, 12,000; + Of the tribe of Issachar, 12,000; + +007:008 Of the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000; Of the tribe of Joseph, 12,000; + Of the tribe of Benjamin, 12,000. + +007:009 After this I looked, and a vast host appeared which it was + impossible for anyone to count, gathered out of every nation + and from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before + the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in long white robes, + and carrying palm-branches in their hands. + +007:010 In loud voices they were exclaiming, "It is to our God who is seated + on the throne, and to the Lamb, that we owe our salvation!" + +007:011 All the angels were standing in a circle round the throne + and round the Elders and the four living creatures, and they + fell on their faces in front of the throne and worshipped God. + +007:012 "Even so!" they cried: "The blessing and the glory + and the wisdom and the thanks and the honor and the power + and the might are to be ascribed to our God, until the Ages + of the Ages! Even so!" + +007:013 Then, addressing me, one of the Elders said, "Who are these + people clothed in the long white robes? And where have + they come from?" + +007:014 "My lord, you know," I replied. "They are those," + he said, "who have just passed through the great distress, + and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood + of the Lamb. + +007:015 For this reason they stand before the very throne of God, + and render Him service, day after day and night after night, + in His sanctuary, and He who is sitting upon the throne + will shelter them in His tent. + +007:016 They will never again be hungry or thirsty, and never again + will the sun or any scorching heat trouble them. + +007:017 For the Lamb who is in front of the throne will be their Shepherd, + and will guide them to watersprings of Life, and God will wipe + every tear from their eyes." + +008:001 When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence + in Heaven for about half an hour. + +008:002 Then I saw the seven angels who are in the presence of God, + and seven trumpets were given to them. + +008:003 And another angel came and stood close to the altar, + carrying a censer of gold; and abundance of incense was given + to him that he might place it with the prayers of all God's + people upon the golden altar which was in front of the throne. + +008:004 And the smoke of the incense rose into the presence of God from + the angel's hand, and mingled with the prayers of His people. + +008:005 So the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from + the altar and flung it to the earth; and there followed + peals of thunder, and voices, and flashes of lightning, + and an earthquake. + +008:006 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets made preparations + for blowing them. + +008:007 The first blew his trumpet; and there came hail and fire, + mixed with blood, falling upon the earth; and a third part + of the earth was burnt up, and a third part of the trees + and all the green grass. + +008:008 The second angel blew his trumpet; and what seemed to be a + great mountain, all ablaze with fire, was hurled into the sea; + and a third part of the sea was turned into blood. + +008:009 And a third part of the creatures that were in the sea--those that + had life--died; and a third part of the ships were destroyed. + +008:010 The third angel blew his trumpet; and there fell from Heaven + a great star, which was on fire like a torch. It fell upon + a third part of the rivers and upon the springs of water. + +008:011 The name of the star is 'Wormwood;' and a third part of the waters + were turned into wormwood, and vast numbers of the people + died from drinking the water, because it had become bitter. + +008:012 Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet; and a curse fell + upon a third part of the sun, a third part of the moon, + and a third part of the stars, so that a third part of them + were darkened and for a third of the day, and also of the night, + there was no light. + +008:013 Then I looked, and I heard a solitary eagle crying in a loud voice, + as it flew across the sky, "Alas, alas, alas, for the inhabitants + of the earth, because of the significance of the remaining + trumpets which the three angels are about to blow!" + +009:001 The fifth angel blew his trumpet; and I saw a Star which had + fallen from Heaven to the earth; and to him was given the key + of the depths of the bottomless pit, + +009:002 and he opened the depths of the bottomless pit. And smoke came + up out of the pit resembling the smoke of a vast furnace, + so that the sun was darkened, and the air also, by reason + of the smoke of the pit. + +009:003 And from the midst of the smoke there came locusts on to + the earth, and power was given to them resembling the power + which earthly scorpions possess. + +009:004 And they were forbidden to injure the herbage of the earth, or any + green thing, or any tree. They were only to injure human beings-- + those who have not the seal of God on their foreheads. + +009:005 Their mission was not to kill, but to cause awful agony for + five months; and this agony was like that which a scorpion + inflicts when it stings a man. + +009:006 And at that time people will seek death, but will by no possibility + find it, and will long to die, but death evades them. + +009:007 The appearance of the locusts was like that of horses equipped + for war. On their heads they had wreaths which looked like gold. + +009:008 Their faces seemed human and they had hair like women's hair, + but their teeth resembled those of lions. + +009:009 They had breast-plates which seemed to be made of steel; + and the noise caused by their wings was like that of a vast + number of horses and chariots hurrying into battle. + +009:010 They had tails like those of scorpions, and also stings; + and in their tails lay their power of injuring mankind + for five months. + +009:011 The locusts had a king over them--the angel of the bottomless pit, + whose name in Hebrew is 'Abaddon,' while in the Greek + he is called 'Apollyon.' + +009:012 The first woe is past; two other woes have still to come. + +009:013 The sixth angel blew his trumpet; and I heard a single voice + speaking from among the horns of the golden incense altar + which is in the presence of God. + +009:014 It said to the sixth angel--the angel who had the trumpet, + "Set at liberty the four angels who are prisoners near + the great river Euphrates." + +009:015 And the four angels who had been kept in readiness for + that hour, day, month, and year, were set at liberty, + so that they might kill a third part of mankind. + +009:016 The number of the cavalry was two hundred millions; + I heard their number. + +009:017 And this was the appearance of the horses which I saw in my vision-- + and of their riders. The body-armour of the riders was red, + blue and yellow; and the horses' heads were shaped like + the heads of lions, while from their mouths there came fire + and smoke and sulphur. + +009:018 By these three plagues a third part of mankind were destroyed-- + by the fire and the smoke, and by the sulphur which came + from their mouths. + +009:019 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; + their tails being like serpents, and having heads, and it + is with them that they inflict injury. + +009:020 But the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues, + did not even then repent and leave the things they had made, + so as to cease worshipping the demons, and the idols of gold + and silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which can neither see + nor hear, nor move. + +009:021 Nor did they repent of their murders, their practice of magic, + their fornication, or their thefts. + +010:001 Then I saw another strong angel coming down from Heaven. + He was robed in a cloud, and over his head was the rainbow. + His face was like the sun, and his feet resembled pillars of fire. + +010:002 In his hand he held a small scroll unrolled; and, planting his + right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, + +010:003 he cried out in a loud voice which resembled the roar of a lion. + And when he had cried out, each of the seven peals of thunder + uttered its own message. + +010:004 And when the seven peals of thunder had spoken, I was about + to write down what they had said; but I heard a voice from + Heaven which told me to keep secret all that the seven peals + of thunder had said, and not write it down. + +010:005 Then the angel that I saw standing on the sea and on the land, + lifted his right hand toward Heaven. + +010:006 And in the name of Him who lives until the Ages of the Ages, + the Creator of Heaven and all that is in it, of the earth + and all that is in it, and of the sea and all that is in it, + he solemnly declared, + +010:007 "There shall be no further delay; but in the days when the + seventh angel blows his trumpet--when he begins to do so-- + then the secret purposes of God are realized, in accordance + with the good news which He gave to His servants the Prophets." + +010:008 Then the voice which I had heard speaking from Heaven once + more addressed me. It said, "Go and take the little book + which lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing + on the sea and on the land." + +010:009 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little book. + "Take it," he said, "and eat the whole of it. You will find + it bitter when you have eaten it, although in your mouth it + will taste as sweet as honey." + +010:010 So I took the roll out of the angel's hand and ate the whole of it; + and in my mouth it was as sweet as honey, but when I had eaten + it I found it very bitter. + +010:011 And a voice said to me, "You must prophesy yet further + concerning peoples, nations, languages, and many kings." + +011:001 Then a reed was given me to serve as a measuring rod; + and a voice said, "Rise, and measure God's sanctuary-- + and the altar--and count the worshipers who are in it. + +011:002 But as for the court which is outside the sanctuary, pass it over. + Do not measure it; for it has been given to the Gentiles, + and for forty-two months they will trample the holy + city under foot. + +011:003 And I will authorize My two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days, + clothed in sackcloth. + +011:004 "These witnesses are the two olive-trees, and they are the two + lamps which stand in the presence of the Lord of the earth. + +011:005 And if any one seeks to injure them--fire comes from their mouths + and devours their enemies; and if any one seeks to injure them, + he will in this way certainly be killed. + +011:006 They have power given to them to seal up the sky, so that + no rain may fall so long as they continue to prophesy; + and power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to smite + the earth with various plagues whenever they choose to do so. + +011:007 "And when they have fully delivered their testimony, + the Wild Beast which is to rise out of the bottomless pit + will make war upon them and overcome them and kill them. + +011:008 And their dead bodies are to lie in the broad street of the great + city which spiritually is designated 'Sodom' and 'Egypt,' + where indeed their Lord was crucified. + +011:009 And men belonging to all peoples, tribes, languages and + nations gaze at their dead bodies for three days and a half, + but they refuse to let them be laid in a tomb. + +011:010 The inhabitants of the earth rejoice over them and are glad + and will send gifts to one another; for these two Prophets + had greatly troubled the inhabitants of the earth." + +011:011 But at the end of the three days and a half the breath of life + from God entered into them, and they rose to their feet; + and all who saw them were terrified. + +011:012 Then they heard a loud voice calling to them out of Heaven, + and bidding them come up; and they went up to Heaven in the cloud, + and their enemies saw them go. + +011:013 And just as that time there was a great earthquake, and a tenth + part of the city was overthrown. 7,000 people were killed + in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory + to the God of Heaven. + +011:014 The second Woe is past; the third Woe will soon be here. + +011:015 The seventh angel blew his trumpet; and there followed loud + voices in Heaven which said, "The sovereignty of the world + now belongs to our Lord and His Christ; and He will be King + until the Ages of the Ages." + +011:016 Then the twenty-four Elders, who sit on thrones in the presence + of God, fell on their faces and worshipped God, + +011:017 saying, "We give thee thanks, O Lord God, the Ruler of all, + Who art and wast, because Thou hast exerted Thy power, + Thy great power, and hast become King. + +011:018 The nations grew angry, and Thine anger has come, and the time + for the dead to be judged, and the time for Thee to give + their reward to Thy servants the Prophets and to Thy people, + and to those who fear Thee, the small and the great, + and to destroy those who destroy the earth." + +011:019 Then the doors of God's sanctuary in Heaven were opened, + and the Ark, in which His Covenant was, was seen in His sanctuary; + and there came flashes of lightning, and voices, and peals + of thunder, and an earthquake, and heavy hail. + +012:001 And a great marvel was seen in Heaven--a woman who was robed + with the sun and had the moon under her feet, and had also + a wreath of stars round her head, was with child, + +012:002 and she was crying out in the pains and agony of childbirth. + +012:003 And another marvel was seen in Heaven--a great fiery-red Dragon, + with seven heads and ten horns; and on his heads were + seven kingly crowns. + +012:004 His tail was drawing after it a third part of the stars of Heaven, + and it dashed them to the ground. And in front of the woman + who was about to become a mother, the Dragon was standing + in order to devour the child as soon as it was born. + +012:005 She gave birth to a son--a male child, destined before long + to rule all nations with an iron scepter. But her child + was caught up to God and His throne, + +012:006 and the woman fled into the Desert, there to be cared for, + for 1,260 days, in a place which God had prepared for her. + +012:007 And war broke out in Heaven, Michael and his angels engaging + in battle with the Dragon. + +012:008 The Dragon fought and so did his angels; but they were defeated, + and there was no longer any room found for them in Heaven. + +012:009 The great Dragon, the ancient serpent, he who is called 'the Devil' + and 'the Adversary' and leads the whole earth astray, + was hurled down: he was hurled down to the earth, and his + angels were hurled down with him. + +012:010 Then I heard a loud voice speaking in Heaven. + It said, "The salvation and the power and the Kingdom + of our God have now come, and the sovereignty of His Christ; + for the accuser of our brethren has been hurled down--he who, + day after day and night after night, was wont to accuse them + in the presence of God. + +012:011 But they have gained the victory over him because of the blood + of the Lamb and of the testimony which they have borne, + and because they held their lives cheap and did not shrink + even from death. + +012:012 For this reason be glad, O Heaven, and you who live + in Heaven! Alas for the earth and the sea! For the Devil + has come down to you; full of fierce anger, because he knows + that his appointed time is short." + +012:013 And when the Dragon saw that he was hurled down to the earth, + he went in pursuit of the woman who had given birth to + the male child. + +012:014 Then, the two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman + to enable her to fly away into the Desert to the place + assigned her, there to be cared for, for a period of time, + two periods of time, and half a period of time, beyond the reach + of the serpent. + +012:015 And the serpent poured water from his mouth--a very river it seemed-- + after the woman, in the hope that she would be carried away + by its flood. + +012:016 But the earth came to the woman's help: it opened its + mouth and drank up the river which the Dragon had poured + from his mouth. + +012:017 This made the Dragon furiously angry with the woman, and he went + elsewhere to make war upon her other children--those who keep + God's commandments and hold fast to the testimony of Jesus. + +013:001 And he took up a position upon the sands of the sea-shore. Then I + saw a Wild Beast coming up out of the sea, and he had ten + horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten kingly crowns, + and inscribed on his heads were names full of blasphemy. + +013:002 The Wild Beast which I saw resembled a leopard, and had feet + like the feet of a bear, and his mouth was like the mouth + of a lion; and it was to the Dragon that he owed his power + and his throne and his wide dominion. + +013:003 I saw that one of his heads seemed to have been mortally wounded; + but his mortal wound was healed, and the whole world was amazed + and followed him. + +013:004 And they offered worship to the Dragon, because it was to him + that the Wild Beast owed his dominion; and they also offered + worship to the Wild Beast, and said, "Who is there like him? + And who is able to engage in battle with him?" + +013:005 And there was given him a mouth full of boastful and + blasphemous words; and liberty of action was granted him + for forty-two months. + +013:006 And he opened his mouth to utter blasphemies against God, + to speak evil of His name and of His dwelling-place-- + that is to say, of those who dwell in Heaven. + +013:007 And permission was given him to make war upon God's people + and conquer them; and power was given him over every tribe, + people, language and nation. + +013:008 And all the inhabitants of the earth will be found to be + worshipping him: every one whose name is not recorded in + the Book of Life--the Book of the Lamb who has been offered + in sacrifice ever since the creation of the world. + +013:009 Let all who have ears give heed. + +013:010 If any one is eager to lead others into captivity, he must + himself go into captivity. If any one is bent on killing + with the sword, he must himself be killed by the sword. + Here is an opportunity for endurance, and for the exercise + of faith, on the part of God's people. + +013:011 Then I saw another Wild Beast, coming up out of the earth. + He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. + +013:012 And the authority of the first Wild Beast--the whole of + that authority--he exercises in his presence, and he causes + the earth and its inhabitants to worship the first Wild Beast, + whose mortal wound had been healed. + +013:013 He also works great miracles, so as even to make fire come + down from Heaven to earth in the presence of human beings. + +013:014 And his power of leading astray the inhabitants of the earth + is due to the marvels which he has been permitted to work + in the presence of the Wild Beast. And he told the inhabitants + of the earth to erect a statue to the Wild Beast who had + received the sword-stroke and yet had recovered. + +013:015 And power was granted him to give breath to the statue + of the Wild Beast, so that the statue of the Wild Beast + could even speak and cause all who refuse to worship it + to be put to death. + +013:016 And he causes all, small and great, rich and poor, free men + and slaves, to have stamped upon them a mark on their right + hands or on their foreheads, + +013:017 in order that no one should be allowed to buy or sell unless + he had the mark--either the name of the Wild Beast or the number + which his name represents. + +013:018 Here is scope for ingenuity. Let people of shrewd intelligence + calculate the number of the Wild Beast; for it indicates + a certain man, and his number is 666. + +014:001 Then I looked, and I saw the Lamb standing upon Mount Zion, + and with Him 144,000 people, having His name and His Father's + name written on their foreheads. + +014:002 And I heard music from Heaven which resembled the sound of many + waters and the roar of loud thunder; and the music which I + heard was like that of harpists playing upon their harps. + +014:003 And they were singing what seemed to be a new song, in front + of the throne and in the presence of the four living creatures + and the Elders; and no one was able to learn that song except + the 144,000 people who had been redeemed out of the world. + +014:004 These are those who had not defiled themselves with women: + they are as pure as virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. + They have been redeemed from among men, as firstfruits to God + and to the Lamb. + +014:005 And no lie has ever been found upon their lips: + they are faultless. + +014:006 And I saw another angel flying across the sky, carrying the Good News + of the Ages to tell to every nation, tribe, language and people, + among those who live on the earth. + +014:007 He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, + because the time of His judgment has come; and worship Him + who made sky and earth, the sea and the water-springs." + +014:008 And another, a second angel, followed, exclaiming, "Great Babylon + has fallen, has fallen--she who made all the nations drink + the wine of the anger provoked by her fornication." + +014:009 And another, a third angel, followed them, exclaiming in a + loud voice, "If any one worships the Wild Beast and his statue, + and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, + +014:010 he shall drink the wine of God's anger which stands ready, + undiluted, in the cup of His fury, and he shall be tormented + with fire and sulphur in the presence of the holy angels + and of the Lamb. + +014:011 And the smoke of their torment goes up until the Ages of the Ages; + and the worshipers of the Wild Beast and his statue have no + rest day or night, nor has any one who receives the mark + of his name. + +014:012 Here is an opportunity for endurance on the part of God's people, + who carefully keep His commandments and the faith of Jesus!" + +014:013 And I heard a voice speaking from Heaven. It said, + "Write as follows: "'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord + from this time onward. Yes, says the Spirit, let them + rest from their sorrowful labours; for what they have done + goes with them.'" + +014:014 Then I looked, and a white cloud appeared, and sitting on + the cloud was some One resembling the Son of Man, having a + wreath of gold upon His head and in His hand a sharp sickle. + +014:015 And another, an angel, came out of the sanctuary, calling in a loud + voice to Him who sat on the cloud, and saying, "Use your sickle + and reap the harvest, for the hour for reaping it has come: + the harvest of the earth is over-ripe." + +014:016 Then He who sat on the cloud flung His sickle on the earth, + and the earth had its harvest reaped. + +014:017 And another angel came out from the sanctuary in Heaven, + and he too carried a sharp sickle. + +014:018 And another angel came out from the altar--he who had power + over fire--and he spoke in a loud voice to him who had + the sharp sickle, saying, "Use your sharp sickle, and gather + the bunches from the vine of the earth, for its grapes are + now quite ripe." + +014:019 And the angel flung his sickle down to the earth, and reaped + the vine of the earth and threw the grapes into the great + winepress of God's anger. + +014:020 And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and out of it + came blood reaching the horses' bridles for a distance + of 200 miles. + +015:001 Then I saw another marvel in Heaven, great and wonderful-- + there were seven angels bringing seven plagues. + These are the last plagues, because in them God's anger has + found full expression. + +015:002 And I saw what seemed to be a sea of glass mingled with fire, + and those who had gained the victory over the Wild Beast + and over his statue and the number of his name, standing by + the sea of glass and having harps which belonged to God. + +015:003 And they were singing the song of Moses, God's servant, + and the song of the Lamb. Their words were, "Great and + wonderful are Thy works, O Lord God, the Ruler of all. + Righteous and true are Thy ways, O King of the nations. + +015:004 Who shall not be afraid, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? + For Thou alone art holy. All nations shall come and shall + worship Thee, because the righteousness of all that Thou hast + done has been made manifest." + +015:005 After this, when the doors of the sanctuary of the tent + of witness in Heaven were opened, I looked; + +015:006 and there came out of the sanctuary the seven angels who were + bringing the seven plagues. The angels were clad in pure, + bright linen, and had girdles of gold across their breasts. + +015:007 And one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels + seven bowls of gold, full of the anger of God who lives until + the Ages of the Ages. + +015:008 And the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God + and from His power; and no one could enter the sanctuary till + the seven plagues brought by the seven angels were at an end. + +016:001 Then I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary say to the + seven angels, "Go and pour on to the earth the seven bowls + of the anger of God." + +016:002 So the first angel went away and poured his bowl on to the earth; + and it brought a bad and painful sore upon the men who had on + them the mark of the Wild Beast and worshipped his statue. + +016:003 The second angel poured his bowl into the sea, and it + became blood, like a dead man's blood, and every living + creature in the sea died. + +016:004 The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and springs + of water, and they became blood. + +016:005 And I heard the angel of the waters say, "Righteous art Thou, + who art and wast, the holy One, because Thou hast + thus taken vengeance. + +016:006 For they poured out the blood of Thy people and of the Prophets, + and in return Thou hast given them blood to drink. + And this they deserved." + +016:007 And I heard a voice from the altar say, "Even so, O Lord God, + the Ruler of all, true and righteous are Thy judgments." + +016:008 Then the fourth angel poured his bowl on to the sun, and power + was given to it to scorch men with fire. + +016:009 And the men were severely burned; and yet they spoke evil + of God who had power over the plagues, and they did not repent + so as to give Him glory. + +016:010 The fifth angel poured his bowl on to the throne of the Wild Beast; + and his kingdom became darkened. People gnawed their tongues + because of the pain, + +016:011 and they spoke evil of the God in Heaven because of their pains + and their sores, and did not repent of their misconduct. + +016:012 The sixth angel poured his bowl into that great river, + the Euphrates; and its stream was dried up in order to clear + the way for the kings who are to come from the east. + +016:013 Then I saw three foul spirits, resembling frogs, issue from + the mouth of the Dragon, from the mouth of the Wild Beast, + and from the mouth of the false Prophet. + +016:014 For they are the spirits of demons working marvels-- + spirits that go out to control the kings of the whole earth, + to assemble them for the battle which is to take place on + the great day of God, the Ruler of all. + +016:015 ("I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the man who keeps + awake and guards his raiment for fear he walk about ill-clad, + and his uncomeliness become manifest.") + +016:016 And assemble them they did at the place called + in Hebrew 'Har-Magedon.' + +016:017 Then the seventh angel poured his bowl into the air; + and a loud voice came out of the sanctuary from the throne, + saying, "Everything is now ready." + +016:018 Flashes of lightning followed, and voices, and peals of thunder, + and an earthquake more dreadful than there had ever been + since there was a man upon the earth--so terrible was it, + and so great! + +016:019 The great city was split into three parts; the cities of + the nations fell; and great Babylon came into remembrance + before God, for Him to make her drink from the wine-cup + of His fierce anger. + +016:020 Every island fled away, and there was not a mountain anywhere + to be seen. + +016:021 And heavy hail, that seemed to be a talent in weight, + fell from the sky upon the people; and they spoke evil of God + on account of the plague of the hail--because the plague + of it was exceedingly severe. + +017:001 Then one of the seven angels who were carrying the seven + bowls came and spoke to me. "Come with me," he said, + "and I will show you the doom of the great Harlot who sits + upon many waters. + +017:002 The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, + and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with + the wine of her fornication." + +017:003 So he carried me away in the Spirit into a desert, and there + I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored Wild Beast + which was covered with names of blasphemy and had seven heads + and ten horns. + +017:004 The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and was + brilliantly attired with gold and jewels and pearls. + She held in her hand a cup of gold, full of abominations, + and she gave filthy indications of her fornication. + +017:005 And on her forehead was a name written: "I am a symbol of + great Babylon, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations + of the earth." + +017:006 And I saw the woman drinking herself drunk with the blood + of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. + And when I saw her I was filled with utter astonishment. + +017:007 Then the angel said to me, "Why are you so astonished? + I will explain to you the secret meaning of the woman and of + the seven-headed, ten-horned Wild Beast which carries her. + +017:008 "The Wild Beast which you have seen was, and is not, + and yet is destined to re-ascend, before long, + out of the bottomless pit and go his way into perdition. + And the inhabitants of the earth will be filled with amazement-- + all whose names are not in the Book of Life, having been + recorded there ever since the creation of the world-- + when they see the Wild Beast: because he was, and is not, + and yet is to come. + +017:009 Here is scope for the exercise of a mind that has wisdom! + The seven heads are the seven hills on which the woman sits. + +017:010 And they are seven kings: five of them have fallen, + and the one is still reigning. The seventh has not yet come, + but when he comes he must continue for a short time. + +017:011 And the Wild Beast which once existed but does not now exist-- + he is an eighth king and yet is one of the seven and he goes + his way into perdition. + +017:012 "And the ten horns which you have seen are ten kings who have + not yet come to the throne, but for a single hour they are + to receive authority as kings along with the Wild Beast. + +017:013 They have one common policy, and they are to give their power + and authority to the Wild Beast. + +017:014 They will make war upon the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph + over them; for He is Lord of lords and King of kings. + And those who accompany Him--called, as they are, and chosen, + and faithful--shall share in the victory." + +017:015 He also said to me, "The waters which you have seen, + on which the Harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes, + nations and languages. + +017:016 And the ten horns that you have seen--and the Wild Beast-- + these will hate the Harlot, and they will cause her to be laid + waste and will strip her bare. They will eat her flesh, + and burn her up with fire. + +017:017 For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose, + and to carry out a common purpose and to give their kingdom + to the Wild Beast until God's words have come to pass. + +017:018 And the woman whom you have seen is the great city which has + kingly power over the kings of the earth." + +018:001 After these things I saw another angel coming down from Heaven, + armed with great power. The earth shone with his splendor, + +018:002 and with a mighty voice he cried out, saying, "Great Babylon + has fallen, has fallen, and has become a home for demons + and a stronghold for every kind of foul spirit and for every + kind of foul and hateful bird. + +018:003 For all the nations have drunk the wine of the anger provoked + by her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed + fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown + rich through her excessive luxury." + +018:004 Then I heard another voice from Heaven, which said, "Come out of her, + My people, that you may not become partakers in her sins, + nor receive a share of her plagues. + +018:005 For her sins are piled up to the sky, and God has called + to mind her unrighteous deeds. + +018:006 Give back to her as she has given; repay her in accordance + with her doings, twice as much; in the bowl that she has mixed, + mix twice as much for her. + +018:007 She has freely glorified herself and revelled in luxury; + equally freely administer torment to her, and woe. + For in her heart she boasts, saying, 'I sit enthroned as Queen: + no widow am I: I shall never know sorrow.' + +018:008 "For this reason calamities shall come thick upon her on a single day-- + death and sorrow and famine--and she shall be burned to the ground. + For strong is the Lord God who has judged her. + +018:009 The kings of the earth who have committed fornication with her, + and have revelled in luxury, shall weep aloud and lament + over her when they see the smoke of her burning, + +018:010 while they stand afar off because of their terror at her + heavy punishment, and say, 'Alas, alas, thou great city, + O Babylon, the mighty city! For in one short hour thy + doom has come!' + +018:011 And the merchants of the earth weep aloud and lament over her, + because now there is no sale for their cargoes-- + +018:012 cargoes of gold and silver, of jewels and pearls, of fine linen, + purple and silk, and of scarlet stuff; all kinds of rare woods, + and all kinds of goods in ivory and in very costly wood, + in bronze, steel and marble. + +018:013 Also cinnamon and amomum; odors to burn as incense or for perfume; + frankincense, wine, oil; fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep; + horses and carriages and slaves; and the lives of men. + +018:014 The dainties that thy soul longed for are gone from thee, + and all thine elegance and splendor have perished, and never + again shall they be found. + +018:015 Those who traded in these things, who grew wealthy through her, + will stand afar off, struck with terror at her punishment, + +018:016 weeping aloud and sorrowing, and saying, 'Alas, alas, for this + great city, which was brilliantly arrayed in fine linen, + and purple and scarlet stuff, and beautified with gold, + jewels and pearls; + +018:017 because in one short hour all this great wealth has been laid waste!' + And every shipmaster and every passenger by sea and the crews + and all who ply their trade on the sea, + +018:018 stood afar off, and cried aloud when they saw the smoke of + her burning. And they said, 'What city is like this great city?' + +018:019 And they threw dust upon their heads, and cried out, + weeping aloud and sorrowing. 'Alas, alas,' they said, + 'for this great city, in which, through her vast wealth, + the owners of all the ships on the sea have grown rich; + because in one short hour she has been laid waste!' + +018:020 Rejoice over her, O Heaven, and you saints and Apostles and Prophets; + for God has taken vengeance upon her because of you." + +018:021 Then a single angel of great strength took a stone which + resembled a huge millstone, and hurled it into the sea, + saying, "So shall Babylon, that great city, be violently + hurled down and never again be found. + +018:022 No harp or song, no flute or trumpet, shall ever again be heard + in thee; no craftsman of any kind shall ever again be found + in thee; nor shall the grinding of the mill ever again be + heard in thee. + +018:023 Never again shall the light of a lamp shine in thee, and never again + shall the voice of a bridegroom or of a bride be heard in thee. + For thy merchants were the great men of the earth, + and with the magic which thou didst practise all nations + were led astray. + +018:024 And in her was found the blood of Prophets and of God's people + and of all who had been put to death on the earth." + +019:001 After this I seemed to hear the far-echoing voices of a great + multitude in Heaven, who said, "Hallelujah! The salvation + and the glory and the power belong to our God. + +019:002 True and just are His judgments, because He has judged the great + Harlot who was corrupting the whole earth with her fornication, + and He has taken vengeance for the blood of His bondservants + which her hands have shed." + +019:003 And a second time they said, "Hallelujah! For her smoke + ascends until the Ages of the Ages." + +019:004 And the twenty-four Elders and the four living creatures + fell down and worshipped God who sits upon the throne. + "Even so," they said; "Hallelujah!" + +019:005 And from the throne there came a voice which said, "Praise our God, + all you His bondservants--you who fear Him, both the small + and the great." + +019:006 And I seemed to hear the voices of a great multitude + and the sound of many waters and of loud peals of thunder, + which said, "Hallelujah! Because the Lord our God, the Ruler + of all, has become King. + +019:007 Let us rejoice and triumph and give Him the glory; for the time + for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His Bride has + made herself ready." + +019:008 And she was permitted to array herself in fine linen, + shining and spotless; the fine linen being the righteous + actions of God's people. + +019:009 And he said to me, "Write as follows: 'Blessed are those who + receive an invitation to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.'" + And he added, still addressing me, "These are truly + the words of God." + +019:010 Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he exclaimed, + "Oh, do not do that. I am a fellow bondservant of yours + and a fellow bondservant of your brethren who have borne + testimony to Jesus. Worship God." Testimony to Jesus is + the spirit which underlies Prophecy. + +019:011 Then I saw a door open in Heaven, and a white horse appeared. + Its rider was named "Faithful and True"--being One who in + righteousness acts as Judge, and makes war. + +019:012 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many + kingly crowns; and He has a name written upon Him which no + one but He Himself knows. + +019:013 The outer garment in which He is clad has been dipped in blood + and His name is THE WORD OF GOD. + +019:014 The armies in Heaven followed Him--mounted on white horses + and clothed in fine linen, white and spotless. + +019:015 From His mouth there comes a sharp sword with which He will + smite the nations; and He will Himself be their Shepherd, + ruling them with a scepter of iron; and it is His work to tread + the winepress of the fierce anger of God, the Ruler of all. + +019:016 And on His outer garment and on His thigh He has a name written, + KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. + +019:017 And I saw a single angel standing in the full light of the sun, + who cried in a loud voice to all the birds that flew across + the sky, "Come and be present at God's great supper, + +019:018 that you may feast on the flesh of kings and the flesh + of generals and the flesh of mighty men, on the flesh + of horses and their riders, and on the flesh of all mankind, + whether they are free men or slaves, great men or small." + +019:019 And I saw the Wild Beast, and the kings of the earth, + and their armies, all assembled to make war, once for all, + against the Rider upon the horse and against His army. + And the Wild Beast was captured, and with him the false Prophet + +019:020 who had done the miracles in his presence with which he had led + astray those who had received the mark of the Wild Beast, + and those who worshipped his statue. Both of them were thrown + alive into the Lake of fire that was all ablaze with sulphur. + +019:021 But the rest were killed with the sword that came from the mouth + of the Rider on the horse. And the birds all fed ravenously + upon their flesh. + +020:001 Then I saw an angel coming down from Heaven, having the key + of the bottomless pit, and upon his arm he carried a great chain. + +020:002 He laid hold of the Dragon--the ancient serpent--who is the Devil + and the Adversary, and bound him for a thousand years, + and hurled him into the bottomless pit. + +020:003 He closed the entrance and put a seal upon him in order + that he might be unable to lead the nations astray + any more until the thousand years were at an end. + Afterwards he is to be set at liberty for a short time. + +020:004 And I saw thrones, and some who were seated on them, to whom + judgment was entrusted. And I saw the souls of those who had + been beheaded on account of the testimony that they had borne + to Jesus and on account of God's Message, and also the souls + of those who had not worshipped the Wild Beast or his statue, + nor received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands; + and they came to Life and were kings with Christ for + a thousand years. + +020:005 No one else who was dead rose to Life until the thousand years + were at an end. This is the First Resurrection. + +020:006 Blessed and holy are those who share in the First Resurrection. + The Second Death has no power over them, but they shall be + priests to God and to Christ, and shall be kings with Christ + for the thousand years. + +020:007 But when the thousand years are at an end, the Adversary + will be released from his imprisonment, + +020:008 and will go out to lead astray the nations in all the four + corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, and assemble them for war, + and they are like the sands on the seashore in number. + +020:009 And they went up over the whole breadth of the earth and + surrounded the encampment of God's people and the beloved city. + But fire came down from Heaven and consumed them; + +020:010 and the Devil, who had been leading them astray, was thrown + into the Lake of fire and sulphur where the Wild Beast and + the false Prophet were, and day and night they will suffer + torture until the Ages of the Ages. + +020:011 Then I saw a great white throne and One who was seated on it, + from whose presence earth and sky fled away, and no place + was found for them. + +020:012 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing in + front of the throne. And books were opened; and so was + another book--namely, the Book of Life; and the dead were + judged by the things recorded in the books in accordance + with what their conduct had been. + +020:013 Then the sea yielded up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades + yielded up the dead who were in them, and each man was judged + in accordance with what his conduct had been. + +020:014 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the Lake of fire; + this is the Second Death--the Lake of fire. + +020:015 And if any one's name was not found recorded in the Book + of Life he was thrown into the Lake of fire. + +021:001 And I saw a new Heaven and a new earth; for the first Heaven + and the first earth were gone, and the sea no longer exists. + +021:002 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out + of Heaven from God and made ready like a bride attired + to meet her husband. + +021:003 And I heard a loud voice, which came from the throne, say, + "God's dwelling place is among men and He will dwell among + them and they shall be His peoples. Yes, God Himself will + be among them. + +021:004 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death shall be no more; + nor sorrow, nor wail of woe, nor pain; for the first things + have passed away." + +021:005 Then He who was seated on the throne said, "I am re-creating + all things." And He added, "Write down these words, + for they are trustworthy and true." + +021:006 He also said, "They have now been fulfilled. + I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. + To those who are thirsty I will give the privilege of drinking + from the well of the Water of Life without payment. + +021:007 All this shall be the heritage of him who overcomes, and I + will be his God and he shall be one of My sons. + +021:008 But as for cowards and the unfaithful, and the polluted, + and murderers, fornicators, and those who practise magic + or worship idols, and all liars--the portion allotted to them + shall be in the Lake which burns with fire and sulphur. + This is the Second Death." + +021:009 Then there came one of the seven angels who were carrying + the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues. + "Come with me," he said, "and I will show you the Bride, + the Lamb's wife." + +021:010 So in the Spirit he carried me to the top of a vast, lofty mountain, + and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out + of Heaven from God, + +021:011 and bringing with it the glory of God. It shone with a radiance + like that of a very precious stone--such as a jasper, + bright and transparent. + +021:012 It has a wall, massive and high, with twelve large gates, + and in charge of the gates were twelve angels. And overhead, + above the gates, names were inscribed which are those of + the twelve tribes of the descendants of Israel. + +021:013 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, + three on the south, and three on the west. + +021:014 The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and engraved + upon them were twelve names--the names of the twelve Apostles + of the Lamb. + +021:015 Now he who was speaking to me had a measuring-rod of gold, + with which to measure the city and its gates and its wall. + +021:016 The plan of the city is a square, the length being the same + as the breadth; and he measured the city furlong by furlong, + with his measuring rod--it is twelve hundred miles long, + and the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. + +021:017 And he measured the wall of it--a wall of a hundred and + forty-four cubits, according to human measure, which was + also that of the angel. + +021:018 The solid fabric of the wall was jasper; and the city itself + was made of gold, resembling transparent glass. + +021:019 As for the foundation-stones of the city wall, which were beautified + with various kinds of precious stones, the first was jasper, + the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, + the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, + +021:020 the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, + the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. + +021:021 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of them consisting + of a single pearl. And the main street of the city was made + of pure gold, resembling transparent glass. + +021:022 I saw no sanctuary in the city, for the Lord God, the Ruler + of all, is its Sanctuary, and so is the Lamb. + +021:023 Nor has the city any need of the sun or of the moon, to give + it light; for the glory of God has shone upon it and its lamp + is the Lamb. + +021:024 The nations will live their lives by its light; and the kings + of the earth are to bring their glory into it. + +021:025 And in the daytime (for there will be no night there) + the gates will never be closed; + +021:026 and the glory and honor of the nations shall be brought into it. + +021:027 And no unclean thing shall ever enter it, nor any one who is + guilty of base conduct or tells lies, but only they whose + names stand recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life. + +022:001 Then he showed me the river of the Water of Life, bright as crystal, + issuing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. + +022:002 On either side of the river, midway between it and the main + street of the city, was the Tree of Life. It produced + twelve kinds of fruit, yielding a fresh crop month by month, + and the leaves of the tree served as medicine for the nations. + +022:003 "In future there will be no curse," he said, "but the throne + of God and of the Lamb will be in that city. And His servants + will render Him holy service and will see His face, + +022:004 and His name will be on their foreheads. + +022:005 And there will be no night there; and they have no need of + lamplight or sunlight, for the Lord God will shine upon them, + and they will be kings until the Ages of the Ages." + +022:006 And he said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true; + and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the Prophets, + sent His angel to make known to His servants the things + which must soon happen. + +022:007 'I am coming quickly.' Blessed is he who is mindful of + the predictions contained in this book." + +022:008 I John heard and saw these things; and when I had heard and seen them, + I fell at the feet of the angel who was showing me them-- + to worship him. + +022:009 But he said to me, "Oh, do not do that. I am a fellow + bondservant of yours, and a fellow bondservant of your brethren + the Prophets and of those who are mindful of the teachings + of this book. Worship God." + +022:010 "Make no secret," he added, "of the meaning of the predictions + contained in this book; for the time for their fulfillment + is now close at hand. + +022:011 Let the dishonest man act dishonestly still; let the filthy + make himself filthy still; let the righteous practise + righteousness still; and let the holy be made holy still." + +022:012 "I am coming quickly; and My reward is with Me, that I may requite + every man in accordance with what his conduct has been. + +022:013 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, + the Beginning and the End. + +022:014 Blessed are those who wash their robes clean, that they may + have a right to the Tree of Life, and may go through the gates + into the city. + +022:015 The unclean are shut out, and so are all who practise magic, + all fornicators, all murderers, and those who worship idols, + and every one who loves falsehood and tells lies. + +022:016 "I Jesus have sent My angel for him solemnly to declare + these things to you among the Churches. I am the Root + and the offspring of David, the bright Morning Star. + +022:017 The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come;' and whoever hears, + let him say, 'Come;' and let those who are thirsty come. + Whoever will, let him take the Water of Life, without payment. + +022:018 "I solemnly declare to every one who hears the words of the prophecy + contained in this book, that if any one adds to those words, + God will add to him the plagues spoken of in this book; + +022:019 and that if any one takes away from the words of the book + of this prophecy, God will take from him his share in the Tree + of Life and in the holy city--the things described in this book. + +022:020 "He who solemnly declares all this says, "'Yes, I am + coming quickly.'" Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. + +022:021 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. + + + + + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Weymouth New Testament in Modern +Speech, Revelation, by R. F. 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Amen. +001:007 He is coming in the clouds, and every eye will see Him, + and so will those who pierced Him; and all the nations + of the earth will gaze on Him and mourn. Even so. Amen. +001:008 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "He who is + and was and evermore will be--the Ruler of all." +001:009 I John, your brother, and a sharer with you in the sorrows + and Kingship and patient endurance of Jesus, found myself + in the island of Patmos, on account of the Word of God + and the truth told us by Jesus. +001:010 In the Spirit I found myself present on the day of the Lord, + and I heard behind me a loud voice which resembled the blast + of a trumpet. +001:011 It said, "Write forthwith in a roll an account of what you see, + and send it to the seven Churches--to Ephesus, Smyrna, + Pergamum, Thyateira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea." +001:012 I turned to see who it was that was speaking to me; and then + I saw seven golden lampstands, +001:013 and in the center of the lampstands some One resembling + the Son of Man, clothed in a robe which reached to His feet, + and with a girdle of gold across His breast. +001:014 His head and His hair were white, like white wool--as white as snow; + and His eyes resembled a flame of fire. +001:015 His feet were like silver-bronze, when it is white-hot in a furnace; + and His voice resembled the sound of many waters. +001:016 In His right hand He held seven stars, and a sharp, + two-edged sword was seen coming from His mouth; and His glance + resembled the sun when it is shining with its full strength. +001:017 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as if I were dead. + But He laid His right hand upon me and said, "Do not be afraid: + I am the First and the Last, and the ever-living One. +001:018 I died; but I am now alive until the Ages of the Ages, + and I have the keys of the gates of Death and of Hades! +001:019 Write down therefore the things you have just seen, + and those which are now taking place, and those which are + soon to follow: +001:020 the secret meaning of the seven stars which you have seen + in My right hand, and of the seven lampstands of gold. + The seven stars are the ministers of the seven Churches, + and the seven lampstands are the seven Churches. +002:001 "To the minister of the Church in Ephesus write as follows: + "`This is what He who holds the seven stars in the grasp of His + right hand says--He who walks to and fro among the seven + lampstands of gold. +002:002 I know your doings and your toil and patient suffering. + And I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, but have put + to the test those who say that they themselves are Apostles + but are not, and you have found them to be liars. +002:003 And you endure patiently and have borne burdens for My sake + and have never grown weary. +002:004 Yet I have this against you--that you no longer love Me as you + did at first. +002:005 Be mindful, therefore, of the height from which you have fallen. + Repent at once, and act as you did at first, or else I + will surely come and remove your lampstand out of its place-- + unless you repent. +002:006 Yet this you have in your favor: you hate the doings of + the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. +002:007 "`Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is + saying to the Churches. To him who overcomes I will give + the privilege of eating the fruit of the Tree of Life, + which is in the Paradise of God.' +002:008 "To the minister of the Church at Smyrna write as follows: + "`This is what the First and the Last says--He who died + and has returned to life. +002:009 Your sufferings I know, and your poverty--but you are rich-- + and the evil name given you by those who say that they + themselves are Jews, and are not, but are Satan's synagogue. +002:010 Dismiss your fears concerning all that you are about to suffer. + I tell you that the Devil is about to throw some of you into + prison that you may be put to the test, and for ten days you + will have to endure persecution. Be faithful to the End, + even if you have to die, and then I will give you the victor's + Wreath of Life. +002:011 "`Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying + to the Churches. He who overcomes shall be in no way hurt + by the Second Death.' +002:012 "To the minister of the Church at Pergamum write as follows: + "`This is what He who has the sharp, two-edged sword says. + I know where you dwell. +002:013 Satan's throne is there; and yet you are true to Me, and did + not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of Antipas My + witness and faithful friend, who was put to death among you, + in the place where Satan dwells. +002:014 Yet I have a few things against you, because you have with you + some that cling to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak + to put a stumbling-block in the way of the descendants of Israel-- + to eat what had been sacrificed to idols, and commit fornication. +002:015 So even you have some that cling in the same way to the teaching + of the Nicolaitans. +002:016 Repent, at once; or else I will come to you quickly, and will + make war upon them with the sword which is in My mouth. +002:017 "`Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying + to the Churches. He who overcomes--to him I will give some + of the hidden Manna, and a white stone; and--written upon + the stone and known only to him who receives it--a new name.' +002:018 "To the minister of the Church at Thyateira write as follows: + "`This is what the Son of God says--He who has eyes like a flame + of fire, and feet resembling silver-bronze. +002:019 I know your doings, your love, your faith, your service, + and your patient endurance; and that of late you have toiled + harder than you did at first. +002:020 Yet I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, + who calls herself a prophetess and by her teaching leads + astray My servants, so that they commit fornication and eat + what has been sacrificed to idols. +002:021 I have given her time to repent, but she is determined not + to repent of her fornication. +002:022 I tell you that I am about to cast her upon a bed of sickness, + and I will severely afflict those who commit adultery with her, + unless they repent of conduct such as hers. +002:023 Her children too shall surely die; and all the Churches shall come + to know that I am He who searches into men's inmost thoughts; + and to each of you I will give a requital which shall be + in accordance with what your conduct has been. +002:024 But to you, the rest of you in Thyateira, all who do not + hold this teaching and are not the people who have learnt + the "deep things," as they call them (the deep things of Satan!)-- + to you I say that I lay no other burden on you. +002:025 Only that which you already possess, cling to until I come. +002:026 "`And to him who overcomes and obeys My commands to the very end, + I will give authority over the nations of the earth. +002:027 And he shall be their shepherd, ruling them with a rod of iron, + just as earthenware jars are broken to pieces; and his power + over them shall be like that which I Myself have received + from My Father; +002:028 and I will give him the Morning Star. +002:029 Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying + to the Churches.' +003:001 "To the minister of the Church at Sardis write as follows: + "`This is what He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven + stars says. I know your doings--you are supposed to be alive, + but in reality you are dead. +003:002 Rouse yourself and keep awake, and strengthen those things + which remain but have well-nigh perished; for I have found + no doings of yours free from imperfection in the sight + of My God. +003:003 Be mindful, therefore, of the lessons you have received and heard. + Continually lay them to heart, and repent. If, however, + you fail to rouse yourself and keep awake, I shall come upon + you suddenly like a thief, and you will certainly not know + the hour at which I shall come to judge you. +003:004 Yet you have in Sardis a few who have not soiled their garments; + and they shall walk with Me in white; for they are worthy. +003:005 "`In this way he who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments; + and I will certainly not blot out his name from the Book + of Life, but will acknowledge him in the presence of My Father + and His angels. +003:006 Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying + to the Churches.' +003:007 "To the minister of the Church at Philadelphia write as follows: + "`This is what the holy One and the true says--He who has + the key of David--He who opens and no one shall shut, + and shuts and no one shall open. +003:008 I know your doings. I have put an opened door in front of you, + which no one can shut; because you have but a little power, + and yet you have guarded My word and have not disowned Me. +003:009 I will cause some belonging to Satan's synagogue who say + that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but are liars-- + I will make them come and fall at your feet and know for certain + that I have loved you. +003:010 Because in spite of suffering you have guarded My word, + I in turn will guard you from that hour of trial which is soon + coming upon the whole world, to put to the test the inhabitants + of the earth. +003:011 I am coming quickly: cling to that which you already possess, + so that your wreath of victory be not taken away from you. +003:012 "`He who overcomes--I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary + of My God, and he shall never go out from it again. + And I will write on him the name of My God, and the name + of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which is to come + down out of Heaven from My God, and My own new name. +003:013 Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying + to the Churches.' +003:014 "And to the minister of the Church at Laodicea write as follows: + "`This is what the Amen says--the true and faithful witness, + the Beginning and Lord of God's Creation. +003:015 I know your doings--you are neither cold nor hot; I would + that you were cold or hot! +003:016 Accordingly, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, + before long I will vomit you out of My mouth. +003:017 You say, I am rich, and have wealth stored up, and I stand in need + of nothing; and you do not know that if there is a wretched + creature it is *you*--pitiable, poor, blind, naked. +003:018 Therefore I counsel you to buy of Me gold refined in the fire + that you may become rich, and white robes to put on, + so as to hide your shameful nakedness, and eye-salve to anoint + your eyes with, so that you may be able to see. +003:019 All whom I hold dear, I reprove and chastise; therefore be + in earnest and repent. +003:020 I am now standing at the door and am knocking. If any one listens + to My voice and opens the door, I will go in to be with him + and will feast with him, and he shall feast with Me. +003:021 "`To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of sitting + down with Me on My throne, as I also have overcome and have + sat down with My Father on His throne. +003:022 Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying + to the Churches.'" +004:001 After all this I looked and saw a door in Heaven standing open, + and the voice that I had previously heard, which resembled + the blast of a trumpet, again spoke to me and said, "Come up here, + and I will show you things which are to happen in the future." +004:002 Immediately I found myself in the Spirit, and saw a throne + in Heaven, and some One sitting on the throne. +004:003 The appearance of Him who sat there was like jasper or sard; + and encircling the throne was a rainbow, in appearance + like an emerald. +004:004 Surrounding the throne there were also twenty-four other thrones, + on which sat twenty-four Elders clothed in white robes, + with victors' wreaths of gold upon their heads. +004:005 Out from the throne there came flashes of lightning, and voices, + and peals of thunder, while in front of the throne seven blazing + lamps were burning, which are the seven Spirits of God. +004:006 And in front of the throne there seemed to be a sea of glass, + resembling crystal. And midway between the throne and the Elders, + and surrounding the throne, were four living creatures, + full of eyes in front and behind. +004:007 The first living creature resembled a lion, the second an ox, + the third had a face like that of a man, and the fourth + resembled an eagle flying. +004:008 And each of the four living creatures had six wings, + and in every direction, and within, are full of eyes; + and day after day, and night after night, they never + cease saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Ruler of all, + who wast and art and evermore shalt be." +004:009 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks + to Him who is seated on the throne, and lives until the Ages + of the Ages, +004:010 the twenty-four Elders fall down before Him who sits on the + throne and worship Him who lives until the Ages of the Ages, + and they cast their wreaths down in front of the throne, +004:011 saying, "It is fitting, O our Lord and God, That we should + ascribe unto Thee the glory and the honor and the power; + For Thou didst create all things, And because it was Thy + will they came into existence, and were created." +005:001 And I saw lying in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne + a book written on both sides and closely sealed with seven seals. +005:002 And I saw a mighty angel who was exclaiming in a loud voice, + "Who is worthy to open the book and break its seals?" +005:003 But no one in Heaven, or on earth, or under the earth, + was able to open the book or look into it. +005:004 And while I was weeping bitterly, because no one was found + worthy to open the book or look into it, +005:005 one of the Elders said to me, "Do not weep. The Lion which + belongs to the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed, + and will open the book and break its seven seals." +005:006 Then, midway between the throne and the four living creatures, + I saw a Lamb standing among the Elders. He looked as if He had + been offered in sacrifice, and He had seven horns and seven eyes. + The last-named are the seven Spirits of God, and have been + sent far and wide into all the earth. +005:007 So He comes, and now He has taken the book out of the right + hand of Him who is seated on the throne. +005:008 And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures + and the twenty-four Elders fell down before the Lamb, + having each of them a harp and bringing golden bowls full + of incense, which represent the prayers of God's people. +005:009 And now they sing a new song. "It is fitting," they say, + "that Thou shouldst be the One to take the book And break + its seals; Because Thou hast been offered in sacrifice, + And hast purchased for God with Thine own blood Some out + of every tribe and language and people and nation, +005:010 And hast formed them into a Kingdom to be priests to + our God, And they reign over the earth." +005:011 And I looked, and heard what seemed to be the voices of countless + angels on every side of the throne, and of the living + creatures and the Elders. Their number was myriads of myriads + and thousands of thousands, +005:012 and in loud voices they were singing, "It is fitting that + the Lamb which has been offered in sacrifice should receive + all power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and + glory and blessing." +005:013 And as for every created thing in Heaven and on earth and under + the earth and on the sea, and everything that was in any of these, + I heard them say, "To Him who is seated on the throne, + And to the Lamb, Be ascribed all blessing and honor And glory + and might, Until the Ages of the Ages!" +005:014 Then the four living creatures said "Amen," and the Elders + fell down and worshipped. +006:001 And when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals I saw it, + and I heard one of the four living creatures say, as if in + a voice of thunder, "Come." +006:002 And I looked and a white horse appeared, and its rider + carried a bow; and a victor's wreath was given to him; + and he went out conquering and in order to conquer. +006:003 And when the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second + living creature say, "Come." +006:004 And another horse came out--a fiery-red one; and power was given + to its rider to take peace from the earth, and to cause men + to kill one another; and a great sword was given to him. +006:005 When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third living + creature say, "Come." I looked, and a black horse appeared, + its rider carrying a balance in his hand. +006:006 And I heard what seemed to be a voice speaking in the midst + of the four living creatures, and saying, "A quart of wheat + for a shilling, and three quarts of barley for a shilling; + but do not injure either the oil or the wine." +006:007 When the Lamb broke the fourth seal I heard the voice of + the fourth living creature say, "Come." +006:008 I looked and a pale-colored horse appeared. Its rider's name + was Death, and Hades came close behind him; and authority + was given to them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill + with the sword or with famine or pestilence or by means + of the wild beasts of the earth. +006:009 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw at the foot of the altar + the souls of those whose lives had been sacrificed because of + the word of God and of the testimony which they had given. +006:010 And now in loud voices they cried out, saying, "How long, + O Sovereign Lord, the holy One and the true, dost Thou delay + judgment and the taking of vengeance upon the inhabitants + of the earth for our blood?" +006:011 And there was given to each of them a long white robe, + and they were bidden to wait patiently for a short time longer, + until the full number of their fellow bondservants should + also complete--namely of their brethren who were soon to be + killed just as they had been. +006:012 When the Lamb broke the sixth seal I looked, and there was + a great earthquake, and the sun became as dark as sackcloth, + and the whole disc of the moon became like blood. +006:013 The stars in the sky also fell to the earth, as when a fig-tree, + upon being shaken by a gale of wind, casts its unripe figs + to the ground. +006:014 The sky too passed away, as if a scroll were being rolled up, + and every mountain and island was removed from its place. +006:015 The kings of the earth and the great men, the military chiefs, + the wealthy and the powerful--all, whether slaves or free men-- + hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, +006:016 while they called to the mountains and the rocks, saying, + "Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits + on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb; +006:017 for the day of His anger--that great day--has come, and who is + able to stand?" +007:001 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners + of the earth, and holding back the four winds of the earth + so that no wind should blow over the earth or the sea + or upon any tree. +007:002 And I saw another angel coming from the east and carrying + a seal belonging to the ever-living God. He called in a loud + voice to the four angels whose work it was to injure the earth + and the sea. +007:003 "Injure neither land nor sea nor trees," he said, "until we + have sealed the bondservants of our God upon their foreheads." +007:004 When the sealing was finished, I heard how many were + sealed out of the tribes of the descendants of Israel. + They were 144,000. +007:005 Of the tribe of Judah, 12,000 were sealed; Of the tribe + of Reuben, 12,000; Of the tribe of Gad, 12,000; +007:006 Of the tribe of Asher, 12,000; Of the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000; + Of the tribe of Manasseh, 12,000; +007:007 Of the tribe of Symeon, 12,000; Of the tribe of Levi, 12,000; + Of the tribe of Issachar, 12,000; +007:008 Of the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000; Of the tribe of Joseph, 12,000; + Of the tribe of Benjamin, 12,000. +007:009 After this I looked, and a vast host appeared which it was + impossible for anyone to count, gathered out of every nation + and from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before + the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in long white robes, + and carrying palm-branches in their hands. +007:010 In loud voices they were exclaiming, "It is to our God who is seated + on the throne, and to the Lamb, that we owe our salvation!" +007:011 All the angels were standing in a circle round the throne + and round the Elders and the four living creatures, and they + fell on their faces in front of the throne and worshipped God. +007:012 "Even so!" they cried: "The blessing and the glory + and the wisdom and the thanks and the honor and the power + and the might are to be ascribed to our God, until the Ages + of the Ages! Even so!" +007:013 Then, addressing me, one of the Elders said, "Who are these + people clothed in the long white robes? And where have + they come from?" +007:014 "My lord, you know," I replied. "They are those," + he said, "who have just passed through the great distress, + and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood + of the Lamb. +007:015 For this reason they stand before the very throne of God, + and render Him service, day after day and night after night, + in His sanctuary, and He who is sitting upon the throne + will shelter them in His tent. +007:016 They will never again be hungry or thirsty, and never again + will the sun or any scorching heat trouble them. +007:017 For the Lamb who is in front of the throne will be their Shepherd, + and will guide them to watersprings of Life, and God will wipe + every tear from their eyes." +008:001 When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence + in Heaven for about half an hour. +008:002 Then I saw the seven angels who are in the presence of God, + and seven trumpets were given to them. +008:003 And another angel came and stood close to the altar, + carrying a censer of gold; and abundance of incense was given + to him that he might place it with the prayers of all God's + people upon the golden altar which was in front of the throne. +008:004 And the smoke of the incense rose into the presence of God from + the angel's hand, and mingled with the prayers of His people. +008:005 So the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from + the altar and flung it to the earth; and there followed + peals of thunder, and voices, and flashes of lightning, + and an earthquake. +008:006 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets made preparations + for blowing them. +008:007 The first blew his trumpet; and there came hail and fire, + mixed with blood, falling upon the earth; and a third part + of the earth was burnt up, and a third part of the trees + and all the green grass. +008:008 The second angel blew his trumpet; and what seemed to be a + great mountain, all ablaze with fire, was hurled into the sea; + and a third part of the sea was turned into blood. +008:009 And a third part of the creatures that were in the sea--those that + had life--died; and a third part of the ships were destroyed. +008:010 The third angel blew his trumpet; and there fell from Heaven + a great star, which was on fire like a torch. It fell upon + a third part of the rivers and upon the springs of water. +008:011 The name of the star is `Wormwood;' and a third part of the waters + were turned into wormwood, and vast numbers of the people + died from drinking the water, because it had become bitter. +008:012 Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet; and a curse fell + upon a third part of the sun, a third part of the moon, + and a third part of the stars, so that a third part of them + were darkened and for a third of the day, and also of the night, + there was no light. +008:013 Then I looked, and I heard a solitary eagle crying in a loud voice, + as it flew across the sky, "Alas, alas, alas, for the inhabitants + of the earth, because of the significance of the remaining + trumpets which the three angels are about to blow!" +009:001 The fifth angel blew his trumpet; and I saw a Star which had + fallen from Heaven to the earth; and to him was given the key + of the depths of the bottomless pit, +009:002 and he opened the depths of the bottomless pit. And smoke came + up out of the pit resembling the smoke of a vast furnace, + so that the sun was darkened, and the air also, by reason + of the smoke of the pit. +009:003 And from the midst of the smoke there came locusts on to + the earth, and power was given to them resembling the power + which earthly scorpions possess. +009:004 And they were forbidden to injure the herbage of the earth, or any + green thing, or any tree. They were only to injure human beings-- + those who have not the seal of God on their foreheads. +009:005 Their mission was not to kill, but to cause awful agony for + five months; and this agony was like that which a scorpion + inflicts when it stings a man. +009:006 And at that time people will seek death, but will by no possibility + find it, and will long to die, but death evades them. +009:007 The appearance of the locusts was like that of horses equipped + for war. On their heads they had wreaths which looked like gold. +009:008 Their faces seemed human and they had hair like women's hair, + but their teeth resembled those of lions. +009:009 They had breast-plates which seemed to be made of steel; + and the noise caused by their wings was like that of a vast + number of horses and chariots hurrying into battle. +009:010 They had tails like those of scorpions, and also stings; + and in their tails lay their power of injuring mankind + for five months. +009:011 The locusts had a king over them--the angel of the bottomless pit, + whose name in Hebrew is `Abaddon,' while in the Greek + he is called `Apollyon.' +009:012 The first woe is past; two other woes have still to come. +009:013 The sixth angel blew his trumpet; and I heard a single voice + speaking from among the horns of the golden incense altar + which is in the presence of God. +009:014 It said to the sixth angel--the angel who had the trumpet, + "Set at liberty the four angels who are prisoners near + the great river Euphrates." +009:015 And the four angels who had been kept in readiness for + that hour, day, month, and year, were set at liberty, + so that they might kill a third part of mankind. +009:016 The number of the cavalry was two hundred millions; + I heard their number. +009:017 And this was the appearance of the horses which I saw in my vision-- + and of their riders. The body-armour of the riders was red, + blue and yellow; and the horses' heads were shaped like + the heads of lions, while from their mouths there came fire + and smoke and sulphur. +009:018 By these three plagues a third part of mankind were destroyed-- + by the fire and the smoke, and by the sulphur which came + from their mouths. +009:019 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; + their tails being like serpents, and having heads, and it + is with them that they inflict injury. +009:020 But the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues, + did not even then repent and leave the things they had made, + so as to cease worshipping the demons, and the idols of gold + and silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which can neither see + nor hear, nor move. +009:021 Nor did they repent of their murders, their practice of magic, + their fornication, or their thefts. +010:001 Then I saw another strong angel coming down from Heaven. + He was robed in a cloud, and over his head was the rainbow. + His face was like the sun, and his feet resembled pillars of fire. +010:002 In his hand he held a small scroll unrolled; and, planting his + right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, +010:003 he cried out in a loud voice which resembled the roar of a lion. + And when he had cried out, each of the seven peals of thunder + uttered its own message. +010:004 And when the seven peals of thunder had spoken, I was about + to write down what they had said; but I heard a voice from + Heaven which told me to keep secret all that the seven peals + of thunder had said, and not write it down. +010:005 Then the angel that I saw standing on the sea and on the land, + lifted his right hand toward Heaven. +010:006 And in the name of Him who lives until the Ages of the Ages, + the Creator of Heaven and all that is in it, of the earth + and all that is in it, and of the sea and all that is in it, + he solemnly declared, +010:007 "There shall be no further delay; but in the days when the + seventh angel blows his trumpet--when he begins to do so-- + then the secret purposes of God are realized, in accordance + with the good news which He gave to His servants the Prophets." +010:008 Then the voice which I had heard speaking from Heaven once + more addressed me. It said, "Go and take the little book + which lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing + on the sea and on the land." +010:009 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little book. + "Take it," he said, "and eat the whole of it. You will find + it bitter when you have eaten it, although in your mouth it + will taste as sweet as honey." +010:010 So I took the roll out of the angel's hand and ate the whole of it; + and in my mouth it was as sweet as honey, but when I had eaten + it I found it very bitter. +010:011 And a voice said to me, "You must prophesy yet further + concerning peoples, nations, languages, and many kings." +011:001 Then a reed was given me to serve as a measuring rod; + and a voice said, "Rise, and measure God's sanctuary-- + and the altar--and count the worshipers who are in it. +011:002 But as for the court which is outside the sanctuary, pass it over. + Do not measure it; for it has been given to the Gentiles, + and for forty-two months they will trample the holy + city under foot. +011:003 And I will authorize My two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days, + clothed in sackcloth. +011:004 "These witnesses are the two olive-trees, and they are the two + lamps which stand in the presence of the Lord of the earth. +011:005 And if any one seeks to injure them--fire comes from their mouths + and devours their enemies; and if any one seeks to injure them, + he will in this way certainly be killed. +011:006 They have power given to them to seal up the sky, so that + no rain may fall so long as they continue to prophesy; + and power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to smite + the earth with various plagues whenever they choose to do so. +011:007 "And when they have fully delivered their testimony, + the Wild Beast which is to rise out of the bottomless pit + will make war upon them and overcome them and kill them. +011:008 And their dead bodies are to lie in the broad street of the great + city which spiritually is designated `Sodom' and `Egypt,' + where indeed their Lord was crucified. +011:009 And men belonging to all peoples, tribes, languages and + nations gaze at their dead bodies for three days and a half, + but they refuse to let them be laid in a tomb. +011:010 The inhabitants of the earth rejoice over them and are glad + and will send gifts to one another; for these two Prophets + had greatly troubled the inhabitants of the earth." +011:011 But at the end of the three days and a half the breath of life + from God entered into them, and they rose to their feet; + and all who saw them were terrified. +011:012 Then they heard a loud voice calling to them out of Heaven, + and bidding them come up; and they went up to Heaven in the cloud, + and their enemies saw them go. +011:013 And just as that time there was a great earthquake, and a tenth + part of the city was overthrown. 7,000 people were killed + in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory + to the God of Heaven. +011:014 The second Woe is past; the third Woe will soon be here. +011:015 The seventh angel blew his trumpet; and there followed loud + voices in Heaven which said, "The sovereignty of the world + now belongs to our Lord and His Christ; and He will be King + until the Ages of the Ages." +011:016 Then the twenty-four Elders, who sit on thrones in the presence + of God, fell on their faces and worshipped God, +011:017 saying, "We give thee thanks, O Lord God, the Ruler of all, + Who art and wast, because Thou hast exerted Thy power, + Thy great power, and hast become King. +011:018 The nations grew angry, and Thine anger has come, and the time + for the dead to be judged, and the time for Thee to give + their reward to Thy servants the Prophets and to Thy people, + and to those who fear Thee, the small and the great, + and to destroy those who destroy the earth." +011:019 Then the doors of God's sanctuary in Heaven were opened, + and the Ark, in which His Covenant was, was seen in His sanctuary; + and there came flashes of lightning, and voices, and peals + of thunder, and an earthquake, and heavy hail. +012:001 And a great marvel was seen in Heaven--a woman who was robed + with the sun and had the moon under her feet, and had also + a wreath of stars round her head, was with child, +012:002 and she was crying out in the pains and agony of childbirth. +012:003 And another marvel was seen in Heaven--a great fiery-red Dragon, + with seven heads and ten horns; and on his heads were + seven kingly crowns. +012:004 His tail was drawing after it a third part of the stars of Heaven, + and it dashed them to the ground. And in front of the woman + who was about to become a mother, the Dragon was standing + in order to devour the child as soon as it was born. +012:005 She gave birth to a son--a male child, destined before long + to rule all nations with an iron scepter. But her child + was caught up to God and His throne, +012:006 and the woman fled into the Desert, there to be cared for, + for 1,260 days, in a place which God had prepared for her. +012:007 And war broke out in Heaven, Michael and his angels engaging + in battle with the Dragon. +012:008 The Dragon fought and so did his angels; but they were defeated, + and there was no longer any room found for them in Heaven. +012:009 The great Dragon, the ancient serpent, he who is called `the Devil' + and `the Adversary' and leads the whole earth astray, + was hurled down: he was hurled down to the earth, and his + angels were hurled down with him. +012:010 Then I heard a loud voice speaking in Heaven. + It said, "The salvation and the power and the Kingdom + of our God have now come, and the sovereignty of His Christ; + for the accuser of our brethren has been hurled down--he who, + day after day and night after night, was wont to accuse them + in the presence of God. +012:011 But they have gained the victory over him because of the blood + of the Lamb and of the testimony which they have borne, + and because they held their lives cheap and did not shrink + even from death. +012:012 For this reason be glad, O Heaven, and you who live + in Heaven! Alas for the earth and the sea! For the Devil + has come down to you; full of fierce anger, because he knows + that his appointed time is short." +012:013 And when the Dragon saw that he was hurled down to the earth, + he went in pursuit of the woman who had given birth to + the male child. +012:014 Then, the two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman + to enable her to fly away into the Desert to the place + assigned her, there to be cared for, for a period of time, + two periods of time, and half a period of time, beyond the reach + of the serpent. +012:015 And the serpent poured water from his mouth--a very river it seemed-- + after the woman, in the hope that she would be carried away + by its flood. +012:016 But the earth came to the woman's help: it opened its + mouth and drank up the river which the Dragon had poured + from his mouth. +012:017 This made the Dragon furiously angry with the woman, and he went + elsewhere to make war upon her other children--those who keep + God's commandments and hold fast to the testimony of Jesus. +013:001 And he took up a position upon the sands of the sea-shore. Then I + saw a Wild Beast coming up out of the sea, and he had ten + horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten kingly crowns, + and inscribed on his heads were names full of blasphemy. +013:002 The Wild Beast which I saw resembled a leopard, and had feet + like the feet of a bear, and his mouth was like the mouth + of a lion; and it was to the Dragon that he owed his power + and his throne and his wide dominion. +013:003 I saw that one of his heads seemed to have been mortally wounded; + but his mortal wound was healed, and the whole world was amazed + and followed him. +013:004 And they offered worship to the Dragon, because it was to him + that the Wild Beast owed his dominion; and they also offered + worship to the Wild Beast, and said, "Who is there like him? + And who is able to engage in battle with him?" +013:005 And there was given him a mouth full of boastful and + blasphemous words; and liberty of action was granted him + for forty-two months. +013:006 And he opened his mouth to utter blasphemies against God, + to speak evil of His name and of His dwelling-place-- + that is to say, of those who dwell in Heaven. +013:007 And permission was given him to make war upon God's people + and conquer them; and power was given him over every tribe, + people, language and nation. +013:008 And all the inhabitants of the earth will be found to be + worshipping him: every one whose name is not recorded in + the Book of Life--the Book of the Lamb who has been offered + in sacrifice ever since the creation of the world. +013:009 Let all who have ears give heed. +013:010 If any one is eager to lead others into captivity, he must + himself go into captivity. If any one is bent on killing + with the sword, he must himself be killed by the sword. + Here is an opportunity for endurance, and for the exercise + of faith, on the part of God's people. +013:011 Then I saw another Wild Beast, coming up out of the earth. + He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. +013:012 And the authority of the first Wild Beast--the whole of + that authority--he exercises in his presence, and he causes + the earth and its inhabitants to worship the first Wild Beast, + whose mortal wound had been healed. +013:013 He also works great miracles, so as even to make fire come + down from Heaven to earth in the presence of human beings. +013:014 And his power of leading astray the inhabitants of the earth + is due to the marvels which he has been permitted to work + in the presence of the Wild Beast. And he told the inhabitants + of the earth to erect a statue to the Wild Beast who had + received the sword-stroke and yet had recovered. +013:015 And power was granted him to give breath to the statue + of the Wild Beast, so that the statue of the Wild Beast + could even speak and cause all who refuse to worship it + to be put to death. +013:016 And he causes all, small and great, rich and poor, free men + and slaves, to have stamped upon them a mark on their right + hands or on their foreheads, +013:017 in order that no one should be allowed to buy or sell unless + he had the mark--either the name of the Wild Beast or the number + which his name represents. +013:018 Here is scope for ingenuity. Let people of shrewd intelligence + calculate the number of the Wild Beast; for it indicates + a certain man, and his number is 666. +014:001 Then I looked, and I saw the Lamb standing upon Mount Zion, + and with Him 144,000 people, having His name and His Father's + name written on their foreheads. +014:002 And I heard music from Heaven which resembled the sound of many + waters and the roar of loud thunder; and the music which I + heard was like that of harpists playing upon their harps. +014:003 And they were singing what seemed to be a new song, in front + of the throne and in the presence of the four living creatures + and the Elders; and no one was able to learn that song except + the 144,000 people who had been redeemed out of the world. +014:004 These are those who had not defiled themselves with women: + they are as pure as virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. + They have been redeemed from among men, as firstfruits to God + and to the Lamb. +014:005 And no lie has ever been found upon their lips: + they are faultless. +014:006 And I saw another angel flying across the sky, carrying the Good News + of the Ages to tell to every nation, tribe, language and people, + among those who live on the earth. +014:007 He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, + because the time of His judgment has come; and worship Him + who made sky and earth, the sea and the water-springs." +014:008 And another, a second angel, followed, exclaiming, "Great Babylon + has fallen, has fallen--she who made all the nations drink + the wine of the anger provoked by her fornication." +014:009 And another, a third angel, followed them, exclaiming in a + loud voice, "If any one worships the Wild Beast and his statue, + and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, +014:010 he shall drink the wine of God's anger which stands ready, + undiluted, in the cup of His fury, and he shall be tormented + with fire and sulphur in the presence of the holy angels + and of the Lamb. +014:011 And the smoke of their torment goes up until the Ages of the Ages; + and the worshipers of the Wild Beast and his statue have no + rest day or night, nor has any one who receives the mark + of his name. +014:012 Here is an opportunity for endurance on the part of God's people, + who carefully keep His commandments and the faith of Jesus!" +014:013 And I heard a voice speaking from Heaven. It said, + "Write as follows: "`Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord + from this time onward. Yes, says the Spirit, let them + rest from their sorrowful labours; for what they have done + goes with them.'" +014:014 Then I looked, and a white cloud appeared, and sitting on + the cloud was some One resembling the Son of Man, having a + wreath of gold upon His head and in His hand a sharp sickle. +014:015 And another, an angel, came out of the sanctuary, calling in a loud + voice to Him who sat on the cloud, and saying, "Use your sickle + and reap the harvest, for the hour for reaping it has come: + the harvest of the earth is over-ripe." +014:016 Then He who sat on the cloud flung His sickle on the earth, + and the earth had its harvest reaped. +014:017 And another angel came out from the sanctuary in Heaven, + and he too carried a sharp sickle. +014:018 And another angel came out from the altar--he who had power + over fire--and he spoke in a loud voice to him who had + the sharp sickle, saying, "Use your sharp sickle, and gather + the bunches from the vine of the earth, for its grapes are + now quite ripe." +014:019 And the angel flung his sickle down to the earth, and reaped + the vine of the earth and threw the grapes into the great + winepress of God's anger. +014:020 And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and out of it + came blood reaching the horses' bridles for a distance + of 200 miles. +015:001 Then I saw another marvel in Heaven, great and wonderful-- + there were seven angels bringing seven plagues. + These are the last plagues, because in them God's anger has + found full expression. +015:002 And I saw what seemed to be a sea of glass mingled with fire, + and those who had gained the victory over the Wild Beast + and over his statue and the number of his name, standing by + the sea of glass and having harps which belonged to God. +015:003 And they were singing the song of Moses, God's servant, + and the song of the Lamb. Their words were, "Great and + wonderful are Thy works, O Lord God, the Ruler of all. + Righteous and true are Thy ways, O King of the nations. +015:004 Who shall not be afraid, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? + For Thou alone art holy. All nations shall come and shall + worship Thee, because the righteousness of all that Thou hast + done has been made manifest." +015:005 After this, when the doors of the sanctuary of the tent + of witness in Heaven were opened, I looked; +015:006 and there came out of the sanctuary the seven angels who were + bringing the seven plagues. The angels were clad in pure, + bright linen, and had girdles of gold across their breasts. +015:007 And one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels + seven bowls of gold, full of the anger of God who lives until + the Ages of the Ages. +015:008 And the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God + and from His power; and no one could enter the sanctuary till + the seven plagues brought by the seven angels were at an end. +016:001 Then I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary say to the + seven angels, "Go and pour on to the earth the seven bowls + of the anger of God." +016:002 So the first angel went away and poured his bowl on to the earth; + and it brought a bad and painful sore upon the men who had on + them the mark of the Wild Beast and worshipped his statue. +016:003 The second angel poured his bowl into the sea, and it + became blood, like a dead man's blood, and every living + creature in the sea died. +016:004 The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and springs + of water, and they became blood. +016:005 And I heard the angel of the waters say, "Righteous art Thou, + who art and wast, the holy One, because Thou hast + thus taken vengeance. +016:006 For they poured out the blood of Thy people and of the Prophets, + and in return Thou hast given them blood to drink. + And this they deserved." +016:007 And I heard a voice from the altar say, "Even so, O Lord God, + the Ruler of all, true and righteous are Thy judgments." +016:008 Then the fourth angel poured his bowl on to the sun, and power + was given to it to scorch men with fire. +016:009 And the men were severely burned; and yet they spoke evil + of God who had power over the plagues, and they did not repent + so as to give Him glory. +016:010 The fifth angel poured his bowl on to the throne of the Wild Beast; + and his kingdom became darkened. People gnawed their tongues + because of the pain, +016:011 and they spoke evil of the God in Heaven because of their pains + and their sores, and did not repent of their misconduct. +016:012 The sixth angel poured his bowl into that great river, + the Euphrates; and its stream was dried up in order to clear + the way for the kings who are to come from the east. +016:013 Then I saw three foul spirits, resembling frogs, issue from + the mouth of the Dragon, from the mouth of the Wild Beast, + and from the mouth of the false Prophet. +016:014 For they are the spirits of demons working marvels-- + spirits that go out to control the kings of the whole earth, + to assemble them for the battle which is to take place on + the great day of God, the Ruler of all. +016:015 ("I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the man who keeps + awake and guards his raiment for fear he walk about ill-clad, + and his uncomeliness become manifest.") +016:016 And assemble them they did at the place called + in Hebrew `Har-Magedon.' +016:017 Then the seventh angel poured his bowl into the air; + and a loud voice came out of the sanctuary from the throne, + saying, "Everything is now ready." +016:018 Flashes of lightning followed, and voices, and peals of thunder, + and an earthquake more dreadful than there had ever been + since there was a man upon the earth--so terrible was it, + and so great! +016:019 The great city was split into three parts; the cities of + the nations fell; and great Babylon came into remembrance + before God, for Him to make her drink from the wine-cup + of His fierce anger. +016:020 Every island fled away, and there was not a mountain anywhere + to be seen. +016:021 And heavy hail, that seemed to be a talent in weight, + fell from the sky upon the people; and they spoke evil of God + on account of the plague of the hail--because the plague + of it was exceedingly severe. +017:001 Then one of the seven angels who were carrying the seven + bowls came and spoke to me. "Come with me," he said, + "and I will show you the doom of the great Harlot who sits + upon many waters. +017:002 The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, + and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with + the wine of her fornication." +017:003 So he carried me away in the Spirit into a desert, and there + I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored Wild Beast + which was covered with names of blasphemy and had seven heads + and ten horns. +017:004 The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and was + brilliantly attired with gold and jewels and pearls. + She held in her hand a cup of gold, full of abominations, + and she gave filthy indications of her fornication. +017:005 And on her forehead was a name written: "I am a symbol of + great Babylon, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations + of the earth." +017:006 And I saw the woman drinking herself drunk with the blood + of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. + And when I saw her I was filled with utter astonishment. +017:007 Then the angel said to me, "Why are you so astonished? + I will explain to you the secret meaning of the woman and of + the seven-headed, ten-horned Wild Beast which carries her. +017:008 "The Wild Beast which you have seen was, and is not, + and yet is destined to re-ascend, before long, + out of the bottomless pit and go his way into perdition. + And the inhabitants of the earth will be filled with amazement-- + all whose names are not in the Book of Life, having been + recorded there ever since the creation of the world-- + when they see the Wild Beast: because he was, and is not, + and yet is to come. +017:009 Here is scope for the exercise of a mind that has wisdom! + The seven heads are the seven hills on which the woman sits. +017:010 And they are seven kings: five of them have fallen, + and the one is still reigning. The seventh has not yet come, + but when he comes he must continue for a short time. +017:011 And the Wild Beast which once existed but does not now exist-- + he is an eighth king and yet is one of the seven and he goes + his way into perdition. +017:012 "And the ten horns which you have seen are ten kings who have + not yet come to the throne, but for a single hour they are + to receive authority as kings along with the Wild Beast. +017:013 They have one common policy, and they are to give their power + and authority to the Wild Beast. +017:014 They will make war upon the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph + over them; for He is Lord of lords and King of kings. + And those who accompany Him--called, as they are, and chosen, + and faithful--shall share in the victory." +017:015 He also said to me, "The waters which you have seen, + on which the Harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes, + nations and languages. +017:016 And the ten horns that you have seen--and the Wild Beast-- + these will hate the Harlot, and they will cause her to be laid + waste and will strip her bare. They will eat her flesh, + and burn her up with fire. +017:017 For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose, + and to carry out a common purpose and to give their kingdom + to the Wild Beast until God's words have come to pass. +017:018 And the woman whom you have seen is the great city which has + kingly power over the kings of the earth." +018:001 After these things I saw another angel coming down from Heaven, + armed with great power. The earth shone with his splendor, +018:002 and with a mighty voice he cried out, saying, "Great Babylon + has fallen, has fallen, and has become a home for demons + and a stronghold for every kind of foul spirit and for every + kind of foul and hateful bird. +018:003 For all the nations have drunk the wine of the anger provoked + by her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed + fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown + rich through her excessive luxury." +018:004 Then I heard another voice from Heaven, which said, "Come out of her, + My people, that you may not become partakers in her sins, + nor receive a share of her plagues. +018:005 For her sins are piled up to the sky, and God has called + to mind her unrighteous deeds. +018:006 Give back to her as she has given; repay her in accordance + with her doings, twice as much; in the bowl that she has mixed, + mix twice as much for her. +018:007 She has freely glorified herself and revelled in luxury; + equally freely administer torment to her, and woe. + For in her heart she boasts, saying, `I sit enthroned as Queen: + no widow am I: I shall never know sorrow.' +018:008 "For this reason calamities shall come thick upon her on a single day-- + death and sorrow and famine--and she shall be burned to the ground. + For strong is the Lord God who has judged her. +018:009 The kings of the earth who have committed fornication with her, + and have revelled in luxury, shall weep aloud and lament + over her when they see the smoke of her burning, +018:010 while they stand afar off because of their terror at her + heavy punishment, and say, `Alas, alas, thou great city, + O Babylon, the mighty city! For in one short hour thy + doom has come!' +018:011 And the merchants of the earth weep aloud and lament over her, + because now there is no sale for their cargoes-- +018:012 cargoes of gold and silver, of jewels and pearls, of fine linen, + purple and silk, and of scarlet stuff; all kinds of rare woods, + and all kinds of goods in ivory and in very costly wood, + in bronze, steel and marble. +018:013 Also cinnamon and amomum; odors to burn as incense or for perfume; + frankincense, wine, oil; fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep; + horses and carriages and slaves; and the lives of men. +018:014 The dainties that thy soul longed for are gone from thee, + and all thine elegance and splendor have perished, and never + again shall they be found. +018:015 Those who traded in these things, who grew wealthy through her, + will stand afar off, struck with terror at her punishment, +018:016 weeping aloud and sorrowing, and saying, `Alas, alas, for this + great city, which was brilliantly arrayed in fine linen, + and purple and scarlet stuff, and beautified with gold, + jewels and pearls; +018:017 because in one short hour all this great wealth has been laid waste!' + And every shipmaster and every passenger by sea and the crews + and all who ply their trade on the sea, +018:018 stood afar off, and cried aloud when they saw the smoke of + her burning. And they said, `What city is like this great city?' +018:019 And they threw dust upon their heads, and cried out, + weeping aloud and sorrowing. `Alas, alas,' they said, + `for this great city, in which, through her vast wealth, + the owners of all the ships on the sea have grown rich; + because in one short hour she has been laid waste!' +018:020 Rejoice over her, O Heaven, and you saints and Apostles and Prophets; + for God has taken vengeance upon her because of you." +018:021 Then a single angel of great strength took a stone which + resembled a huge millstone, and hurled it into the sea, + saying, "So shall Babylon, that great city, be violently + hurled down and never again be found. +018:022 No harp or song, no flute or trumpet, shall ever again be heard + in thee; no craftsman of any kind shall ever again be found + in thee; nor shall the grinding of the mill ever again be + heard in thee. +018:023 Never again shall the light of a lamp shine in thee, and never again + shall the voice of a bridegroom or of a bride be heard in thee. + For thy merchants were the great men of the earth, + and with the magic which thou didst practise all nations + were led astray. +018:024 And in her was found the blood of Prophets and of God's people + and of all who had been put to death on the earth." +019:001 After this I seemed to hear the far-echoing voices of a great + multitude in Heaven, who said, "Hallelujah! The salvation + and the glory and the power belong to our God. +019:002 True and just are His judgments, because He has judged the great + Harlot who was corrupting the whole earth with her fornication, + and He has taken vengeance for the blood of His bondservants + which her hands have shed." +019:003 And a second time they said, "Hallelujah! For her smoke + ascends until the Ages of the Ages." +019:004 And the twenty-four Elders and the four living creatures + fell down and worshipped God who sits upon the throne. + "Even so," they said; "Hallelujah!" +019:005 And from the throne there came a voice which said, "Praise our God, + all you His bondservants--you who fear Him, both the small + and the great." +019:006 And I seemed to hear the voices of a great multitude + and the sound of many waters and of loud peals of thunder, + which said, "Hallelujah! Because the Lord our God, the Ruler + of all, has become King. +019:007 Let us rejoice and triumph and give Him the glory; for the time + for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His Bride has + made herself ready." +019:008 And she was permitted to array herself in fine linen, + shining and spotless; the fine linen being the righteous + actions of God's people. +019:009 And he said to me, "Write as follows: `Blessed are those who + receive an invitation to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.'" + And he added, still addressing me, "These are truly + the words of God." +019:010 Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he exclaimed, + "Oh, do not do that. I am a fellow bondservant of yours + and a fellow bondservant of your brethren who have borne + testimony to Jesus. Worship God." Testimony to Jesus is + the spirit which underlies Prophecy. +019:011 Then I saw a door open in Heaven, and a white horse appeared. + Its rider was named "Faithful and True"--being One who in + righteousness acts as Judge, and makes war. +019:012 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many + kingly crowns; and He has a name written upon Him which no + one but He Himself knows. +019:013 The outer garment in which He is clad has been dipped in blood + and His name is THE WORD OF GOD. +019:014 The armies in Heaven followed Him--mounted on white horses + and clothed in fine linen, white and spotless. +019:015 From His mouth there comes a sharp sword with which He will + smite the nations; and He will Himself be their Shepherd, + ruling them with a scepter of iron; and it is His work to tread + the winepress of the fierce anger of God, the Ruler of all. +019:016 And on His outer garment and on His thigh He has a name written, + KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. +019:017 And I saw a single angel standing in the full light of the sun, + who cried in a loud voice to all the birds that flew across + the sky, "Come and be present at God's great supper, +019:018 that you may feast on the flesh of kings and the flesh + of generals and the flesh of mighty men, on the flesh + of horses and their riders, and on the flesh of all mankind, + whether they are free men or slaves, great men or small." +019:019 And I saw the Wild Beast, and the kings of the earth, + and their armies, all assembled to make war, once for all, + against the Rider upon the horse and against His army. + And the Wild Beast was captured, and with him the false Prophet +019:020 who had done the miracles in his presence with which he had led + astray those who had received the mark of the Wild Beast, + and those who worshipped his statue. Both of them were thrown + alive into the Lake of fire that was all ablaze with sulphur. +019:021 But the rest were killed with the sword that came from the mouth + of the Rider on the horse. And the birds all fed ravenously + upon their flesh. +020:001 Then I saw an angel coming down from Heaven, having the key + of the bottomless pit, and upon his arm he carried a great chain. +020:002 He laid hold of the Dragon--the ancient serpent--who is the Devil + and the Adversary, and bound him for a thousand years, + and hurled him into the bottomless pit. +020:003 He closed the entrance and put a seal upon him in order + that he might be unable to lead the nations astray + any more until the thousand years were at an end. + Afterwards he is to be set at liberty for a short time. +020:004 And I saw thrones, and some who were seated on them, to whom + judgment was entrusted. And I saw the souls of those who had + been beheaded on account of the testimony that they had borne + to Jesus and on account of God's Message, and also the souls + of those who had not worshipped the Wild Beast or his statue, + nor received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands; + and they came to Life and were kings with Christ for + a thousand years. +020:005 No one else who was dead rose to Life until the thousand years + were at an end. This is the First Resurrection. +020:006 Blessed and holy are those who share in the First Resurrection. + The Second Death has no power over them, but they shall be + priests to God and to Christ, and shall be kings with Christ + for the thousand years. +020:007 But when the thousand years are at an end, the Adversary + will be released from his imprisonment, +020:008 and will go out to lead astray the nations in all the four + corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, and assemble them for war, + and they are like the sands on the seashore in number. +020:009 And they went up over the whole breadth of the earth and + surrounded the encampment of God's people and the beloved city. + But fire came down from Heaven and consumed them; +020:010 and the Devil, who had been leading them astray, was thrown + into the Lake of fire and sulphur where the Wild Beast and + the false Prophet were, and day and night they will suffer + torture until the Ages of the Ages. +020:011 Then I saw a great white throne and One who was seated on it, + from whose presence earth and sky fled away, and no place + was found for them. +020:012 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing in + front of the throne. And books were opened; and so was + another book--namely, the Book of Life; and the dead were + judged by the things recorded in the books in accordance + with what their conduct had been. +020:013 Then the sea yielded up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades + yielded up the dead who were in them, and each man was judged + in accordance with what his conduct had been. +020:014 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the Lake of fire; + this is the Second Death--the Lake of fire. +020:015 And if any one's name was not found recorded in the Book + of Life he was thrown into the Lake of fire. +021:001 And I saw a new Heaven and a new earth; for the first Heaven + and the first earth were gone, and the sea no longer exists. +021:002 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out + of Heaven from God and made ready like a bride attired + to meet her husband. +021:003 And I heard a loud voice, which came from the throne, say, + "God's dwelling place is among men and He will dwell among + them and they shall be His peoples. Yes, God Himself will + be among them. +021:004 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death shall be no more; + nor sorrow, nor wail of woe, nor pain; for the first things + have passed away." +021:005 Then He who was seated on the throne said, "I am re-creating + all things." And He added, "Write down these words, + for they are trustworthy and true." +021:006 He also said, "They have now been fulfilled. + I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. + To those who are thirsty I will give the privilege of drinking + from the well of the Water of Life without payment. +021:007 All this shall be the heritage of him who overcomes, and I + will be his God and he shall be one of My sons. +021:008 But as for cowards and the unfaithful, and the polluted, + and murderers, fornicators, and those who practise magic + or worship idols, and all liars--the portion allotted to them + shall be in the Lake which burns with fire and sulphur. + This is the Second Death." +021:009 Then there came one of the seven angels who were carrying + the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues. + "Come with me," he said, "and I will show you the Bride, + the Lamb's wife." +021:010 So in the Spirit he carried me to the top of a vast, lofty mountain, + and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out + of Heaven from God, +021:011 and bringing with it the glory of God. It shone with a radiance + like that of a very precious stone--such as a jasper, + bright and transparent. +021:012 It has a wall, massive and high, with twelve large gates, + and in charge of the gates were twelve angels. And overhead, + above the gates, names were inscribed which are those of + the twelve tribes of the descendants of Israel. +021:013 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, + three on the south, and three on the west. +021:014 The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and engraved + upon them were twelve names--the names of the twelve Apostles + of the Lamb. +021:015 Now he who was speaking to me had a measuring-rod of gold, + with which to measure the city and its gates and its wall. +021:016 The plan of the city is a square, the length being the same + as the breadth; and he measured the city furlong by furlong, + with his measuring rod--it is twelve hundred miles long, + and the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. +021:017 And he measured the wall of it--a wall of a hundred and + forty-four cubits, according to human measure, which was + also that of the angel. +021:018 The solid fabric of the wall was jasper; and the city itself + was made of gold, resembling transparent glass. +021:019 As for the foundation-stones of the city wall, which were beautified + with various kinds of precious stones, the first was jasper, + the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, + the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, +021:020 the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, + the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. +021:021 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of them consisting + of a single pearl. And the main street of the city was made + of pure gold, resembling transparent glass. +021:022 I saw no sanctuary in the city, for the Lord God, the Ruler + of all, is its Sanctuary, and so is the Lamb. +021:023 Nor has the city any need of the sun or of the moon, to give + it light; for the glory of God has shone upon it and its lamp + is the Lamb. +021:024 The nations will live their lives by its light; and the kings + of the earth are to bring their glory into it. +021:025 And in the daytime (for there will be no night there) + the gates will never be closed; +021:026 and the glory and honor of the nations shall be brought into it. +021:027 And no unclean thing shall ever enter it, nor any one who is + guilty of base conduct or tells lies, but only they whose + names stand recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life. +022:001 Then he showed me the river of the Water of Life, bright as crystal, + issuing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. +022:002 On either side of the river, midway between it and the main + street of the city, was the Tree of Life. It produced + twelve kinds of fruit, yielding a fresh crop month by month, + and the leaves of the tree served as medicine for the nations. +022:003 "In future there will be no curse," he said, "but the throne + of God and of the Lamb will be in that city. And His servants + will render Him holy service and will see His face, +022:004 and His name will be on their foreheads. +022:005 And there will be no night there; and they have no need of + lamplight or sunlight, for the Lord God will shine upon them, + and they will be kings until the Ages of the Ages." +022:006 And he said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true; + and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the Prophets, + sent His angel to make known to His servants the things + which must soon happen. +022:007 `I am coming quickly.' Blessed is he who is mindful of + the predictions contained in this book." +022:008 I John heard and saw these things; and when I had heard and seen them, + I fell at the feet of the angel who was showing me them-- + to worship him. +022:009 But he said to me, "Oh, do not do that. I am a fellow + bondservant of yours, and a fellow bondservant of your brethren + the Prophets and of those who are mindful of the teachings + of this book. Worship God." +022:010 "Make no secret," he added, "of the meaning of the predictions + contained in this book; for the time for their fulfillment + is now close at hand. +022:011 Let the dishonest man act dishonestly still; let the filthy + make himself filthy still; let the righteous practise + righteousness still; and let the holy be made holy still." +022:012 "I am coming quickly; and My reward is with Me, that I may requite + every man in accordance with what his conduct has been. +022:013 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, + the Beginning and the End. +022:014 Blessed are those who wash their robes clean, that they may + have a right to the Tree of Life, and may go through the gates + into the city. +022:015 The unclean are shut out, and so are all who practise magic, + all fornicators, all murderers, and those who worship idols, + and every one who loves falsehood and tells lies. +022:016 "I Jesus have sent My angel for him solemnly to declare + these things to you among the Churches. I am the Root + and the offspring of David, the bright Morning Star. +022:017 The Spirit and the Bride say, `Come;' and whoever hears, + let him say, `Come;' and let those who are thirsty come. + Whoever will, let him take the Water of Life, without payment. +022:018 "I solemnly declare to every one who hears the words of the prophecy + contained in this book, that if any one adds to those words, + God will add to him the plagues spoken of in this book; +022:019 and that if any one takes away from the words of the book + of this prophecy, God will take from him his share in the Tree + of Life and in the holy city--the things described in this book. +022:020 "He who solemnly declares all this says, "`Yes, I am + coming quickly.'" Amen. 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