\NormalFont\ShortTitle{Revelation}
{\MT The Revelation to John

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
Revelation
of
Jesus
Christ,
which
God
gave
to
him
to
make
known
to
his
servants,
concerning
what
must
shortly
take
place,
and
which
he
sent
and
revealed
by
his
angel
to
his
servant
John,
\VS{2}who
testified
to
the
message
of
God
and
to
the
testimony
to
Jesus
Christ, omitting
nothing
of
what
he
had
seen.
\VS{3}Blessed
is
the
one
who
reads,
and
blessed
are
they
who
listen
to,
the
words
of
this
prophecy,
and
lay
to
heart
what
is
here
written;
for
the
time
is
near.
\par }{\SH Messages
to
the
Seven Churches
\par }{\PP \VS{4}From
John,
to
the
seven
churches
which
are
in Roman
Asia.
Blessing
and
peace
be
yours
from
him
who
is,
and
who
was,
and
who
will
be,
and
from
the
seven
spirits
that
are
before
his
throne,
\VS{5}and
from
Jesus
Christ,
the
faithful
witness,
the
firstborn
from
the
dead,
and
the
Ruler
of
all
the
kings
of
the
earth.
To
him
who
loves
us
and
freed
us
from
our
sins
by
his
own
blood –
\VS{6}and
he
made
us
a
kingdom
of
priests
in
the
service
of
God,
his
Father! –
to
him
be
ascribed
glory
and
dominion
for
ever.
Amen.
\VS{7}He
is
coming
among
the
clouds!
Every
eye
will
see
him,
even
those
who
pierced
him
and
all
the
nations
of
the
earth
will
mourn
over
him.
So
will
it
be.
Amen.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{8}{\WJ{‘I
am
the Alpha
and
the
Omega,’}}
says
the
Lord,
{\WJ{
the
God
who
is,
and
who
was,
and
who
will
be,
the
Almighty.}}
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP p
\VS{9}I,
John,
who
am
your
brother,
and
who
share
with
you
in
the
suffering
and
kingship
and
endurance
of
Jesus,
found
myself
on
the
island
called
Patmos,
for
the
sake
of
the
message
of
God
and
the
testimony
to
Jesus.
\VS{10}I
fell
into
a trance
on
the
Lord’s
day,
and
I
heard
behind
me
a
loud
voice,
like
the
blast
of
a
trumpet.
\VS{11}It
said –
{\WJ{‘Write
what
you
see
in
a
book
and
send
it
to
the
seven
churches,
to
Ephesus,
Smyrna, Pergamus,
Thyatira,
Sardis,
Philadelphia,
and
Laodicea.’}}
\VS{12}I
turned
to
see
what
voice
it
was
that
spoke
to
me;
and
when
I
turned,
I
saw
seven
golden
lamps,
\VS{13}and
in
the
midst
of
the
lamps
one
like
a
man,
in
a
robe
reaching
to
his
feet,
and
with
a
golden
sash
across
his
breast.
\VS{14}The
hair
of
his
head
was
as
white
as
wool,
as
white
as
snow;
his
eyes
were
like
flaming
fire;
\VS{15}and
his
feet
were
like
brass
as
when
molten
in
a
furnace;
his
voice
was
like
the
sound
of
many
streams,
\VS{16}in
his
right
hand
he
held
seven
stars,
from
his
mouth
came
a
sharp
two-edged
sword,
and
his
face
was
like
the
sun
in
the
fulness
of
its
power.
\VS{17}And,
when
I
saw
him,
I
fell
at
his
feet
like
one
dead.
He
laid
his
hand
on
me
and
said –
{\WJ{‘Do
not
be
afraid.
I
am
the
First
and
the
Last,}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
the Everliving.
I
died,
and
I
am
alive
for
ever
and
ever.
And
I
hold
the
keys
of
death
and
of Hades.}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Therefore
write
of
what
you
have
seen
and
of
what
is
happening
now
and
of
what
is
about
to
take
place –}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
the mystic
meaning
of
the
seven
stars
which
you
saw
in
my
right
hand,
and
the
seven
golden
lamps.
The
seven
stars
are
the
angels
of
the
seven
churches,
and
the
seven
lamps
are
the
seven
churches.}}

\par }{\BB \par }\Chap{2}{\PP p
\VerseOne{1}{\WJ{“To
the
angel
of
the
church
in
Ephesus
write
}}
\par }{\PI {\WJ{
These
are
the
words
of
him
who
holds
the
seven
stars
in
his
right
hand,
and
walks
among
the
seven
golden
lamps:}}
\VS{2}{\WJ{
I
know
your
life,
your
toil
and
endurance,
and
I
know
that
you
cannot
tolerate
evildoers.
I
know,
too,
how
you
tested
those
who
declare
that
they
are apostles,
though
they
are
not,
and
how
you
proved
them
false.}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
You
possess
endurance,
and
have
borne
much
for
my
name,
and
have
never
grown
weary.}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
But
this
I
have
against
you –
You
have
abandoned
your
first
love.}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
Therefore
remember
from
what
you
have
fallen,
and
repent,
and
live
the
life
that
you
lived
before;
or
else,
I
will
come
and
remove
your
Lamp
from
its
place,
unless
you
repent.}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
But
this
is
in
your
favor –
You
hate
the
life
lived
by
the Nikolaitans,
and
I
also
hate
it.}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
Anyone
with
ears
should
hear
what
the
Spirit
is
saying
to
the
churches.
To
him
who
conquers –
to
him
I
will
give
the
right
to
eat
the
fruit
of
the
Tree
of
life,
which
stands
in
the
Paradise
of
God.}}
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{8}{\WJ{“To
the
angel
of
the
church
in
Smyrna
write:
}}
\par }{\PI {\WJ{
These
are
the
words
of
him
who
is
the
First
and
the
Last,
who
died,
but
is
restored
to
life:}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
I
know
your
persecution
and
your
poverty –
yet
you
are
rich!
I
know,
too,
the
slander
that
comes
from
those
who
declare
that
they
are
God’s
people,
}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:9 }
God’s people: Literally ‘Jews.’ These people claimed to be God’s people because they were Jews.}{\WJ{
though
they
are
not,
but
are
a
congregation
of
Satan.}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
Do
not
be
afraid
of
what
you
are
about
to
suffer.
The
devil
is
about
to
throw
some
of
you
into
prison
so
that
you
may
be
tempted,
and
may
undergo
persecution
for
ten
days.
Be
faithful
even
to
death,
and
I
will
give
you
the
Crown
of
life.}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
Let
those
who
have
ears
hear
what
the
Spirit
is
saying
to
the
churches.
Those
who
conquer
will
suffer
no
hurt
from
the
Second
Death.}}
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{12}{\WJ{“To
the
angel
of
the
church
in Pergamus
write:
}}
\par }{\PI {\WJ{
These
are
the
words
of
him
who
holds
the
sharp
two-edged
sword:}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
I
know
where
you
live,
where
the
throne
of
Satan
stands.
And
yet
you
hold
to
my
name,
and
you
did
not disown
my
faith
even
in
the
days
of Antipas,
my
faithful
witness,
who
was
put
to
death
among
you
where
Satan
dwells.}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
Yet
I
have
a
few
things
against
you –
You
have
among
you
those
who
hold
to
the
teaching
of
Balaam,
who
taught
Balak
to
put
temptations
in
the
way
of
the
Israelites,
so
that
they
should
eat idol-offerings
and
commit licentious
acts.}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
Again
you
have
among
you
those
who
hold
in
the
same
way
to
the
teaching
of
the Nikolaitans.}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
Therefore
repent,
or
else,
I
will
come
quickly
and
contend
with
such
people
with
words
that
will
cut
like
a
sword.}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
Let
those
who
have
ears
hear
what
the
Spirit
is
saying
to
the
churches.
To
those
who
conquer –
to
them
I
will
give
a
share
of
the mystic
manna,
and
I
will
give
them
a
white
stone;
and
on
the
stone
will
be
inscribed
a
new
name,
which
no
one
knows
except
the
person
who
receives
it.}}
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{18}{\WJ{“To
the
angel
of
the
church
in
Thyatira
write:
}}
\par }{\PI {\WJ{
These
are
the
words
of
the
Son
of
God,
whose
eyes
are
like
flaming
fire,
and
whose
feet
are
like
brass:}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
I
know
your
life,
your
love,
faith,
service,
and
endurance;
and
I
know
that
your
life
of
late
has
been
better
than
it
was
at
first.}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
Yet
I
have
this
against
you –
You
tolerate
the
woman
Jezebel,
who
declares
that
she
is
a
prophet,
and
misleads
my
servants
by
her
teaching,
until
they
commit licentious
acts
and
eat idol-offerings.}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
I
gave
her
time
to
repent,
but
she
is
determined
not
to
turn
from
her licentiousness.}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
Therefore
I
am
laying
her
on
a
bed
of
sickness,
and
bringing
great
suffering
on
those
who
are
unfaithful
with
her,
unless
they
repent
and
turn
from
a
life
like hers.}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
I
will
also
put
her
children
to
death;
and
all
the
churches
will
learn
that
I
am
he
who
looks
into
people’s
hearts
and
souls;
and
I
will
give
to
each
one
of
you
what
their
life
deserves.}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
But
I
say
to
the
rest
of
you
at
Thyatira –
all
who
do
not
accept
such
teaching,
whose
who
did
not
learn
the
secrets
of
Satan,
as
people
call
them –
I
am
not
laying
on
you
any
further
burden;}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
only
hold
fast
to
what
you
have
received,
until
I
come.}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
To
those
who
conquer
and
are
careful
to
live
my
life
to
the
end –
to
them
I
will
give
authority
over
the
nations,}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
and
they
will
rule
them
with
an
iron
rod,
as
when
earthen
vessels
are
broken
in
pieces (as
I
myself
have
received
from
my
Father)}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
and
I
will
give
them
the
morning
star.}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
Let
those
who
have
ears
hear
what
the
Spirit
is
saying
to
the
churches.}}

\par }{\BB \par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\WJ{“To
the
angel
of
the
church
in
Sardis
write:
}}
\par }{\PI {\WJ{
These
are
the
words
of
him
who
has
the
seven
spirits
of
God
and
the
seven
stars; –
I
know
your
life,
and
that
people
say
of
you
that
you
are
living,
though
you
are
dead.}}
\VS{2}{\WJ{
Be
on
the
watch,
and
strengthen
what
still
survives,
though
once
it
was
all
but
dead;
for
I
have
not
found
your
life
perfect
in
the
eyes
of
my
God.}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
Therefore
remember
what
you
have
received
and
heard,
and
lay
it
to
heart
and
repent.
Unless
you
are
on
the
watch,
I
will
come
like
a
thief,
and
you
will
not
know
at
what
hour
I
am
coming
to
you.}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
Yet
there
are
some
few
among
you
at
Sardis
who
did
not
soil
their
robes;
they
will
walk
with
me, robed
in
white,
for
they
are
worthy.}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
Those
who
conquer
will
be
clothed
in
these
white
robes,
and
I
will
not
strike
their
name
out
of
the
book
of
life;
but
I
will
own
them
before
my
Father,
and
before
his
angels.}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
Let
those
who
have
ears
hear
what
the
Spirit
is
saying
to
the
churches.}}
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{7}{\WJ{“To
the
angel
of
the
church
in
Philadelphia
write:
}}
\par }{\PI {\WJ{
These
are
the
words
of
him
who
is
holy
and
true,
who
holds
the
Key
of
David,
who
opens
and
no
one
will
shut,
and
shuts
and
no
one
opens:}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
I
know
your
life (see,
I
have
set
a
door
open
before
you
which
no
one
is
able
to
shut),
I
know
that,
though
you
have
but
little
strength,
you
kept
my
teaching
in
mind,
and
did
not disown
my
name.}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
Listen,
I
give
some
of
the
congregation
of
Satan,
the
people
who
declare
that
they
are
God’s
people,
}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:9 }
God’s people: Literally ‘Jews.’ These people claimed to be God’s people because they were Jews.}{\WJ{
though
they
are
not,
but
are
lying –
I
will
make
them
come
and
bow
down
at
your
feet,
and
they
will
learn
that
I
loved
you.}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
Because
you
kept
in
mind
the
story
of
my
endurance,
I
will
keep
you
in
the
hour
of
trial
that
is
about
to
come
on
the
whole
world,
the
hour
that
will
test
all
who
are
living
on
earth.}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
I
will
come
quickly.
Hold
to
what
you
have
received
so
that
no
one
may
take
your
crown.}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
Those
who
conquer –
I
will
make
them
a
pillar
in
the
Temple
of
my
God;
and
never
more
will
they
leave
it;
and
I
will
write
on
them
the
name
of
my
God
and
the
name
of
the
city
of
my
God,
the
New
Jerusalem,
which
is
coming
down
out
of
heaven
from
my
God,
and
I
will
write
on
them
my
new
name.}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
Let
those
who
have
ears
hear
what
the
Spirit
is
saying
to
the
churches.}}
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{14}{\WJ{“To
the
angel
of
the
church
in
Laodicea
write:
}}
\par }{\PI {\WJ{
These
are
the
words
of
the
Unchanging
One,
the
witness
faithful
and
true,
the
beginning
of
the
Creation
of
God:}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
I
know
your
life;
I
know
that
you
are
neither
cold
nor
hot.
If
only
you
were
either
cold
or
hot!}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
But
now,
because
you
are
lukewarm,
neither
hot
nor
cold,
I
am
about
to
spit
you
out
of
my
mouth.}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
You
say ‘I
am
rich
and
have
grown
rich,
and
I
want
for
nothing,’
and
you
do
not
know
that
you
are
wretched,
miserable,
poor,
blind,
naked!}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
Therefore
I
counsel
you
to
buy
from
me
gold
which
has
been
refined
by
fire
so
that
you
may
grow
rich;
and
white
robes,
so
that
you
may
be
clothed
and
your
shameful
nakedness
be
hidden;
and
ointment
to
anoint
your
eyes,
so
that
you
may
see.}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
All
whom
I
love
I
rebuke
and
discipline.
Therefore
be
in
earnest
and
repent.}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
I
am
standing
at
the
door
and
knocking!
If
anyone
hears
my
voice
and
opens
the
door,
I
will
go
in,
and
will
feast
with
them,
and
they
will
feast
with
me.}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
To
those
who
conquer –
to
them
I
will
give
the
right
to
sit
beside
me
on
my
throne,
as
I,
when
I
conquered,
took
my
seat
beside
my
Father
on
his
throne.}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
Let
those
who
have
ears
hear
what
the
Spirit
is
saying
to
the
churches.”}}

\par }\Chap{4}{\SH The Vision of the Seven Seals
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
this,
in
my
vision,
I
saw
an
open
door
in
the
heavens,
and
the
first
voice
that
I
heard
was
like
the
blast
of
a
trumpet
speaking
to
me.
It
said – ‘Come
up
here
and
I
will
show
you
what
must
take
place.’
\VS{2}Immediately
after
this
I
fell
into
a trance.
There
stood
a
throne
in
heaven,
and
on
the
throne
was
One
seated.
\VS{3}He
who
was
seated
on
it
was
in
appearance
like
a
jasper
and
a
sardius;
and
around
the
throne
there
was
a
rainbow
of
the
color
of
an
emerald.
\VS{4}And
around
the
throne
were
twenty-four
other
thrones,
and
on
these
I
saw
twenty-four
elders
sitting
clothed
in
white
robes;
and
on
their
heads
they
had
crowns
of
gold.
\VS{5}Out
from
the
throne
come
flashes
of
lightning,
cries,
and
peals
of
thunder!
There
are
seven
torches
burning
in
front
of
the
throne,
which
are
the
seven
spirits
of
God;
\VS{6}and
in
front
of
the
throne
is
what
seemed
to
be
a
sea
of
glass,
resembling
crystal,
while
within
the
space
before
the
throne
and
around
the
throne
are
four
creatures
full
of
eyes
in
front
and
behind.
\VS{7}The
first
creature
is
like
a
lion,
the
second
creature
like
a
calf,
the
third
creature
has
a
face
like
a
man’s,
and
the
fourth
creature
is
like
an
eagle
on
the
wing.
\VS{8}These
four
creatures
have
each
of
them
six
wings,
and
all
around,
and
within,
they
are
full
of
eyes;
and
day
and
night
they
never
cease
to
say –
\par }{\Q ‘Holy,
holy,
holy
is
the
Lord,
our
God,
the
Almighty,
who
was,
and
who
is,
and
who
will
be.’
\par }{\MM \VS{9}And,
whenever
these
creatures
give
praise
and
honor
and
thanks
to
him
who
is
seated
on
the
throne,
to
him
who
lives
for
ever
and
ever,
\VS{10}the
twenty-four
elders
prostrate
themselves
before
him
who
is
seated
on
the
throne,
and
worship
him
who
lives
for
ever
and
ever,
and
throw
down
their
crowns
before
the
throne,
saying –
\par }{\Q \VS{11}‘Worthy
are
you,
our
Lord
and
God,
to
receive
all
praise,
and
honor,
and
power,
for
you
did
create
all
things,
and
at
your
bidding
they
came
into
being
and
were
created.’
\par }{\MM \par }
\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
I
saw
at
the
right
hand
of
him
who
was
seated
on
the
throne
a
book,
with
writing
inside
and
out,
and
sealed
with
seven
seals;
\VS{2}and
I
saw
a
mighty
angel
who
was
proclaiming
in
a
loud
voice – ‘Who
is
worthy
to
open
the
book
and
break
its
seals?’
\VS{3}But
no
one
either
in
heaven
or
on
earth
or
under
the
earth
was
able
to
open
the
book
or
look
within
it.
\VS{4}At
this
I
wept
long,
because
no
one
could
be
found
who
was
worthy
to
open
the
book
or
look
within
it.
\VS{5}But
one
of
the
elders
said
to
me – ‘Do
not
weep.
The
Lion
conquered –
the
Lion
of
the
tribe
of
Judah,
the Scion
of
David –
and
can
therefore
open
the
book
with
its
seven
seals.’
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Then,
within
the
space
between
the
throne
and
the
four
creatures,
and
in
the
midst
of
the
elders,
I
saw,
standing,
a
Lamb,
which
seemed
to
have
been
sacrificed.
It
had
seven
horns
and
seven
eyes. (These
eyes
are
the
seven
spirits
of
God,
and
they
are
sent
into
all
the
world.)
\VS{7}The
Lamb
came
forward;
and
he
has
taken
the
book
from
the
right
hand
of
him
who
was
seated
on
the
throne.
\VS{8}And,
when
he
had
taken
the
book,
the
four
creatures
and
the
twenty-four
elders
prostrated
themselves
before
the
Lamb,
each
of
them
holding
a
harp
and
golden
bowls
full
of
incense. (These
are
the
prayers
of Christ’s
people.)
\VS{9}And
they
are
singing
a
new
song –
\par }{\Q ‘You
are
worthy
to
take
the
book
and
break
its
seals,
for
you
were
sacrificed,
and
with
your
blood
you
did
buy
for
God
people
of
every
tribe,
and
language,
and
people,
and
nation,
\VS{10}and
did
make
them
a
kingdom
of
priests
in
the
service
of
our
God,
and
they
are
reigning
on
the
earth.’
\par }{\MM \VS{11}Then,
in
my
vision,
I
heard
the
voices
of
many
angels
around
the
throne,
and
of
the
creatures,
and
of
the
elders.
In
number
they
were
ten
thousand
times
ten
thousand
and
thousands
of
thousands,
\VS{12}and
they
cried
in
a
loud
voice –
\par }{\Q ‘Worthy
is
the
Lamb
that
was
sacrificed
to
receive
all
power,
and
wealth,
and
wisdom,
and
might,
and
honor,
and
praise,
and
blessing.’
\par }{\MM \VS{13}And
I
heard
every
created
thing
in
the
air,
and
on
the
earth,
and
under
the
earth,
and
on
the
sea,
and
all
that
is
in
them
crying –
\par }{\Q ‘To
him
who
is
seated
on
the
throne
and
to
the
Lamb
be
ascribed
all
blessing,
and
honor,
and
praise,
and
dominion
for
ever
and
ever.’
\par }{\MM \VS{14}And
the
four
creatures
said ‘Amen,’
and
the
elders
prostrated
themselves
and
worshiped.

\par }{\BB \par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
I
saw
the
Lamb
break
one
of
the
seven
seals,
and
I
heard
one
of
the
four
creatures
crying
with
a
voice
like
thunder – ‘Come.’
\VS{2}And
in
my
vision
I
saw
a
white
horse.
Its
rider
held
a
bow,
and
he
was
given
a
crown,
and
he
went
out
conquering
and
to
conquer.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}When
the
Lamb
broke
the
second
seal,
I
heard
the
second
creature
crying – ‘Come.’
\VS{4}Then
there
went
out
another
horse,
a
red
horse,
and
to
its
rider
was
given
the
power
to
deprive
the
earth
of
peace,
so
that
people
should
kill
one
another;
and
he
was
given
a
great
sword.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}When
the
Lamb
broke
the
third
seal,
I
heard
the
third
creature
crying – ‘Come.’
And
in
my
vision
I
saw
a
black
horse.
Its
rider
held
scales
in
his
hand.
\VS{6}And
I
heard
what
seemed
to
be
a
voice,
coming
from
among
the
four
creatures,
crying – ‘A
quart
of
wheat
for
a
silver coin,
and
three
quarts
of
barley
for
a
silver coin!
But
do
not
harm
the
oil
and
the
wine.’
\par }{\PP \VS{7}When
the
Lamb
broke
the
fourth
seal,
I
heard
the
voice
of
the
fourth
creature
crying – ‘Come.’
\VS{8}And
in
my
vision
I
saw
a grey
horse.
His rider’s
name
was
Death,
and Hades
rode
behind
him;
and
power
was
given
them
over
the
fourth
part
of
the
earth,
so
that
they
might
destroy
with
sword
and
famine
and
death,
and
by
means
of
the
wild
Beasts
of
the
earth.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}When
the
Lamb
opened
the
fifth
seal,
I
saw
under
the
altar
the
souls
of
those
who
had
been
killed
for
the
sake
of
God’s
message
and
for
the
testimony
which
they
had
borne.
\VS{10}They
cried
in
a
loud
voice – ‘How
long,
Sovereign
Lord,
holy
and
true,
before
you
will
give
judgment
and
avenge
our
blood
on
all
who
are
living
on
the
earth?’
\VS{11}Then
to
each
of
them
was
given
a
white
robe,
and
they
were
told
to
rest
yet
a
little
longer,
until
the
number
of
their
fellow
servants
and
of
their
friends
in Christ’s
service
who
were
about
to
be
put
to
death,
as
they
had
been,
should
be
complete.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}And
I
saw
the
Lamb
break
the
sixth
seal,
and
then
there
was
a
great
earthquake.
The
sun
became
black,
like
sackcloth,
and
the
moon,
which
was
at
its
full,
like
blood.
\VS{13}The
stars
of
the
heavens
fell
to
the
earth,
as
when
a
fig
tree,
shaken
by
a
strong
wind,
drops
its
unripe
fruit.
\VS{14}The
heavens
disappeared
like
a
scroll
when
it
is
rolled
up,
and
every
mountain
and
island
was
moved
from
its
place.
\VS{15}Then
all
the
kings
of
the
earth,
and
the
princes,
and
the
generals,
and
the
rich,
and
the
powerful,
and
every
slave
and
free
person,
hid
themselves
in
the
caves
and
under
the
rocks
of
the
mountains;
\VS{16}and
they
are
crying
to
the
mountains
and
the
rocks – ‘Fall
on
us,
and
hide
us
from
the
eyes
of
him
who
is
seated
on
the
throne,
and
from
the
wrath
of
the
Lamb,
\VS{17}for
the
great
day
of
their
wrath
is
come,
and
who
can
stand
to
meet
it?’

\par }\Chap{7}{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
this,
I
saw
four
angels
standing
on
the
four
corners
of
the
earth, restraining
the
four
winds
of
the
earth,
so
that
no
wind
should
blow
over
the
earth,
or
over
the
sea,
or
against
any
tree.
\VS{2}And,
in
the
east,
I
saw
another
angel,
ascending,
holding
the
seal
of
the
living
God;
and
he
cried
in
a
loud
voice
to
the
four
angels,
to
whom
there
had
been
given
power
to
harm
the
earth
and
the
sea –
\VS{3}‘Do
not
harm
the
earth,
or
the
sea,
or
the
trees,
until
we
have
sealed
the
servants
of
our
God
on
their
foreheads.’
\VS{4}I
heard,
too,
the
number
of
those
who
had
been
sealed.
It
was
one
hundred
and
forty-four
thousand;
and
they
were
from
every
tribe
of
the
Israelites.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}From
the
tribe
of
Judah
twelve
thousand
were
sealed,
\par }{\Q from
the
tribe
of
Reuben
twelve
thousand,
\par }{\Q from
the
tribe
of
Gad
twelve
thousand,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}from
the
tribe
of
Asher
twelve
thousand,
\par }{\Q from
the
tribe
of Napthali
twelve
thousand,
\par }{\Q from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
twelve
thousand,
\par }{\Q \VS{7}from
the
tribe
of
Simeon
twelve
thousand,
\par }{\Q from
the
tribe
of
Levi
twelve
thousand,
\par }{\Q from
the
tribe
of
Issachar
twelve
thousand,
\par }{\Q \VS{8}from
the
tribe
of Zebulon
twelve
thousand,
\par }{\Q from
the
tribe
of
Joseph
twelve
thousand,
\par }{\Q from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
twelve
thousand
were
sealed.
\par }{\MM \VS{9}After
this,
in
my
vision,
I
saw
a
vast
throng
which
no
one
could
number,
of
people
from
every
nation
and
of
all
tribes,
and
peoples,
and
languages.
They
stood
in
front
of
the
throne
and
in
front
of
the
Lamb, robed
in
white,
holding
palm
branches
in
their
hands.
\VS{10}And
they
are
crying
in
a
loud
voice –
\par }{\Q ‘Salvation
be
ascribed
to
our
God
who
is
seated
on
his
throne
and
to
the
Lamb.’
\par }{\MM \VS{11}And
all
the
angels
were
standing
around
the
throne
and
the
elders
and
the
four
creatures,
and
they
prostrated
themselves
on
their
faces
in
front
of
the
throne
and
worshiped
God,
\VS{12}saying –
\par }{\Q ‘Amen.
Blessing
and
praise,
and
wisdom,
and
thanksgiving,
and
honor,
and
power,
and
might
be
ascribed
to
our
God
for
ever
and
ever.
Amen.’
\par }{\MM \par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
one
of
the
elders
turned
to
me
and
said ‘Who
are
these
who
are robed
in
white?
And
where
did
they
come
from?’
\par }{\PP \VS{14}‘My
Lord,’
I
answered, ‘it
is
you
who
know.’
\par }{\PP ‘These,’
he
said, ‘are
they
who
come
through
the
Great
Persecution;
they
washed
their
robes
white
in
the
blood
of
the
Lamb.
\VS{15}And
therefore
it
is
that
they
are
before
the
throne
of
God,
and
are
serving
him
day
and
night
in
his
Temple;
and
he
who
is
seated
on
the
throne
will
shelter
them.
\VS{16}Never
again
will
they
be
hungry,
never
again
will
they
be
thirsty,
nor
will
the
sun
smite
them,
nor
any
scorching
heat;
\VS{17}for
the
Lamb
that
stands
in
the
space
before
the
throne
will
be
their
shepherd,
and
will
lead
them
to
life-giving
springs
of
water;
and
God
will
wipe
away
all
tears
from
their
eyes.’

\par }\Chap{8}{\PP \VerseOne{1}As
soon
as
the
Lamb
had
broken
the
seventh
seal,
there
was
silence
in
heaven
for,
it
might
be,
half
an
hour.
\par }{\SH Vision
of
Seven Trumpet-Blasts
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Then
I
saw
the
seven
angels
who
stand
before
God,
and
seven
trumpets
were
given
to
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Next,
another
angel
came
and
stood
at
the
altar
with
a
golden
censer
in
his
hand;
and
a
great
quantity
of
incense
was
given
to
him,
to
mingle
with
the
prayers
of
all Christ’s
people
on
the
golden
altar
before
the
throne.
\VS{4}The
smoke
of
the
incense
ascended,
with
the
prayers
of Christ’s
people,
from
the
hand
of
the
angel
before
God.
\VS{5}Then
the
angel
took
the
censer,
and
filled
it
with
fire
from
the
altar,
and
threw
it
down
on
the
earth;
and
there
followed
peals
of
thunder,
cries,
flashes
of
lightning,
and
an
earthquake.
\VS{6}Then
the
seven
angels
holding
the
seven
trumpets
prepared
to
blow
their
blasts.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{7}The
first
blew;
and
there
came
hail
and
fire
mixed
with
blood,
and
it
fell
on
the
earth.
A
third
part
of
the
earth
was
burnt
up,
and
a
third
of
the
trees,
and
every
blade
of
grass.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Then
the
second
angel
blew;
and
what
appeared
to
be
a
great
mountain,
burning,
was
hurled
into
the
sea.
A
third
of
the
sea
became
blood,
\VS{9}and
a
third
part
of
all
created
things
that
are
in
the
sea –
that
is,
of
all
living
things –
died,
and
a
third
of
the
ships
was
destroyed.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Then
the
third
angel
blew;
and
there
fell
from
the
heavens
a
great
star,
burning
like
a
torch.
It
fell
on
a
third
of
the
rivers
and
on
the
springs.
\VS{11}(The
star
is
called ‘Wormwood.’)
A
third
of
the
water
became
bitter
as
wormwood,
and
so
bitter
was
the
water
that
many
died
from
drinking
it.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
the
fourth
angel
blew;
and
a
third
of
the
sun
and
a
third
of
the
moon
and
a
third
of
the
stars
were
blasted,
so
that
a
third
of
them
was eclipsed,
and
for
a
third
part
of
the
day
there
was
no
light,
and
at
night
it
was
the
same.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}And,
in
my
vision,
I
heard
an
eagle
flying
in mid-heaven
and
crying
in
a
loud
voice – ‘Woe,
woe,
woe
for
all
who
live
on
the
earth,
at
the
other trumpet-blasts
of
the
three
angels
who
have
yet
to
blow.’

\par }\Chap{9}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
the
fifth
angel
blew;
and
I
saw
a
star
that
had
fallen
on
the
earth
from
the
heavens,
and
to
him
was
given
the
key
of
the bottomless
pit.
\VS{2}He
opened
the bottomless
pit,
and
from
the
pit
rose
a
smoke
like
the
smoke
of
a
great
furnace.
The
sun
and
the
air
grew
dark
because
of
the
smoke
from
the
pit.
\VS{3}Out
of
the
smoke
locusts
descended
on
the
earth,
and
they
received
the
same
power
as
that
possessed
by
scorpions.
\VS{4}They
were
told
not
to
harm
the
grass,
or
any
plant,
or
any
tree,
but
only
those
who
have
not
the
seal
of
God
on
their
foreheads.
\VS{5}Yet
they
were
not
allowed
to
kill
them,
but
it
was
ordered
that
those
men
should
be tortured
for
five
months.
Their torture
was
like
the torture
caused
by
a
scorpion
when
it
stings
a
person.
\VS{6}In
those
days
people
will
seek
Death
and
will
not
find
it;
They
will
long
to
die,
but
Death
flees
from
them.
\VS{7}In
appearance
the
locusts
were
like
horses
equipped
for
battle.
On
their
heads
there
were
what
appeared
to
be
crowns
that
shone
like
gold,
their
faces
resembled
human
faces,
\VS{8}and
they
had
hair
like
the
hair
of
a
woman,
their
teeth
were
like
lions’
teeth,
\VS{9}and
they
had
what
seemed
to
be
iron
breastplates,
while
the
noise
of
their
wings
was
like
the
noise
of
chariots
drawn
by
many
horses,
galloping
into
battle.
\VS{10}They
have
tails
like
scorpions,
and
stings,
and
in
their
tails
lies
their
power
to
harm
people
for
five
months.
\VS{11}They
have
as
their
king
the
angel
of
the bottomless
pit,
whose
name,
in
Hebrew,
is ‘Abaddon,’
while,
in
Greek,
his
name
is ‘Apollyon’ (the
Destroyer).
\par }{\PP \VS{12}The
first
Woe
has
passed;
and
still
there
are
two
Woes
to
follow!
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
the
sixth
angel
blew;
and
I
heard
a
voice
proceeding
from
the
corners
of
the
golden
altar
that
stood
before
God.
\VS{14}It
spoke
to
the
sixth
angel –
the
angel
with
the
trumpet –
and
said ‘Let
loose
the
four
angels
that
are
in
chains
at
the
great
river
Euphrates.’
\VS{15}Then
the
four
angels,
that
were
held
in
readiness
for
that
hour
and
day
and
month
and
year,
were
let
loose,
to
destroy
a
third
of
mankind.
\VS{16}The
number
of
the
hosts
of
cavalry
was
ten
thousand
times
ten
thousand,
twice
told;
I
heard
their
number.
\VS{17}And
this
is
what
the
horses
and
their
riders
appeared
to
be
like
in
my
vision:
They
had
breastplates
of
fire, blood-red
and sulphurous,
and
the
heads
of
the
horses
were
like
lions’
heads,
while
out
of
their
mouths
issue
fire,
and
smoke,
and
sulfur.
\VS{18}Through
these
three
curses
a
third
of
humanity
perished –
because
of
the
fire,
and
the
smoke,
and
the
sulfur
that
issued
from
their
mouths;
\VS{19}for
the
power
of
the
horses
lies
in
their
mouths
and
in
their
tails.
For
their
tails
are
like
snakes,
with
heads,
and
it
is
with
them
that
they
do
harm.
\VS{20}But
those
who
were
left
of
humanity,
who
had
not
perished
through
these
curses,
did
not
repent
and
turn
away
from
what
their
own
hands
had
made;
they
would
not
abandon
the
worship
of
demons,
and
of
idols
made
of
gold
or
silver
or
brass
or
stone
or
wood,
which
can
neither
see,
nor
hear,
nor
walk;
\VS{21}and
they
did
not
repent
of
their
murders,
or
their
sorceries,
or
their licentiousness,
or
their
thefts.

\par }\Chap{10}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
I
saw
another
mighty
angel,
descending
from
heaven.
His
robe
was
a
cloud;
over
his
head
was
the
rainbow;
his
face
was
like
the
sun,
and
his
feet
like
pillars
of
fire;
\VS{2}in
his
hand
he
held
a
little
book
open.
He
set
his
right
foot
on
the
sea,
and
his
left
on
the
land;
\VS{3}and
he
cried
in
a
loud
voice
like
the
roaring
of
a
lion.
At
his
cry
the
seven
peals
of
thunder
spoke,
each
with
its
own
voice.
\VS{4}And,
when
they
spoke,
I
was
about
to
write;
but
I
heard
a
voice
from
heaven
say – ‘Keep
secret
what
the
seven
peals
of
thunder
said,
and
do
not
write
it
down.’
\VS{5}Then
the
angel,
whom
I
had
seen
standing
on
the
sea
and
on
the
land,
raised
his
right
hand
to
the
heavens,
\VS{6}and
swore
by
him
who
lives
for
ever
and
ever,
who
created
the
heavens
and
all
that
is
in
them,
and
the
earth
and
all
that
is
in
it,
and
the
sea
and
all
that
is
in
it,
that
time
should
cease
to
be.
\VS{7}Moreover
at
the
time
when
the
seventh
angel
will
speak,
when
he
is
ready
to
blow
his
blast,
then
the
hidden
purposes
of
God,
of
which
he
told
the
good
news
to
his
servants,
the
prophets,
are
at
once
fulfilled.
\VS{8}Then
came
the
voice
which
I
had
heard
from
heaven.
It
spoke
to
me
again,
and
said – ‘Go
and
take
the
book
that
is
open
in
the
hand
of
the
angel
who
stands
on
the
sea
and
on
the
land.’
\VS{9}So
I
went
to
the
angel
and
asked
him
to
give
me
the
little
book.
And
he
said ‘Take
it,
and
eat
it.
It
will
be
bitter
to
your
stomach,
but
in
your
mouth
it
will
be
as
sweet
as
honey.’
\VS{10}I
took
the
little
book
out
of
the angel’s
hand
and
ate
it,
and,
while
in
my
mouth,
it
was
like
the sweetest
honey;
but,
when
I
had
eaten
it,
it
was
bitter
to
my
stomach.
\VS{11}And
I
was
told – ‘You
must
prophesy
again
about
men
of
many
peoples,
and
nations,
and
languages,
and
about
many
kings.’

\par }\Chap{11}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
I
was
given
a
measure
like
a
rod,
and
a
voice
said
to
me – ‘Go
and
measure
the
Temple
of
God
and
the
altar,
and
count
the worshiper
there.
\VS{2}But
omit
the
court
outside
the
Temple,
and
do
not
measure
that,
for
it
has
been
given
up
to
the
nations;
and
the
holy
City
will
be
under
their
heel
for
forty-two
months.
\VS{3}Then
I
will
give
permission
to
my
Two
Witnesses,
and
for
those
twelve
hundred
and
sixty
days
they
will
continue
teaching,
clothed
in
sackcloth.’
\VS{4}These
men
are represented
by
the
two
olive
trees
and
the
two
lamps
that
stand
before
the
Lord
of
the
earth.
\VS{5}When
anyone
wishes
to
harm
them,
fire
comes
from
their
mouths
and
consumes
their
enemies;
and
whoever
wishes
to
harm
them
will,
in
this
way, inevitably
perish.
\VS{6}These
men
have
the
power
to
close
the
heavens,
so
that
no
rain
may
fall
during
the
time
that
they
are
teaching;
and
they
have
power
to
turn
the
streams
into
blood,
and
to
smite
the
land
with
any
curse,
whenever
they
will.
\VS{7}As
soon
as
they
have
completed
their
testimony,
the
wild
Beast
that
ascends
from
the bottomless
pit
will
make
war
on
them
and
conquer
and
kill
them.
\VS{8}Their
dead
bodies
will
lie
in
the
streets
of
the
great
city,
which
is
mystically
spoken
of
as ‘Sodom’
and ‘Egypt,’
where
their
Master
was
crucified.
\VS{9}People
of
all
nations,
and
tribes,
and
languages,
and
races
look
at
their
dead
bodies
for
three
days
and
a
half,
and
do
not
allow
them
to
be
laid
in
a
grave.
\VS{10}Those
who
live
on
the
earth
rejoice
over
them
and
are
merry,
and
they
will
send
presents
to
one
another,
because
these
two
prophets
brought torments
on
those
who
live
on
the
earth.
\VS{11}After
three
days
and
a
half
the
life-giving
breath
of
God
entered
these
men,
and
they
stood
up
on
their
feet,
and
a
great
terror
took
possession
of
those
who
were
watching
them.
\VS{12}The
two
men
heard
a
loud
voice
from
heaven
which
said
to
them – ‘Come
up
here,’
and
they
went
up
to
heaven
in
the
cloud,
while
their
enemies
watched
them.
\VS{13}At
that
very
time
a
great
earthquake
occurred.
A
tenth
part
of
the
city
fell,
and
seven
thousand
people
perished
in
the
earthquake.
Those
who
escaped
were
much
terrified,
and
praised
the
God
of
heaven.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}The
second
Woe
has
passed;
and
there
is
a
third
Woe
soon
to
follow!
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{15}Then
the
seventh
angel
blew;
and
loud
voices
were
heard
in
heaven
saying –
\par }{\Q ‘The
kingdom
of
the
world
has
become
the
kingdom
of
our
Lord
and
of
his
Christ,
and
he
will
reign
for
ever
and
ever.’
\par }{\MM \VS{16}At
this
the
twenty-four
elders,
who
were
seated
on
their
thrones
before
God,
prostrated
themselves
on
their
faces
and
worshiped
him,
\VS{17}saying –
\par }{\Q ‘We
thank
you,
Lord,
our
God,
the
Almighty,
who
is
and
who
was,
that
you
have assumed
your
great
power
and
reigned.
\VS{18}The
nations
were
enraged,
and
your
wrath
fell
on
them;
the
time
came
for
the
dead
to
be
judged,
and
for
you
to
give
the
reward
to
your
servants
the
prophets,
and
to
the
people
of Christ,
and
to
those
who
honor
your
name –
the
high
and
the
low
alike –
and
to
destroy
those
who
are
destroying
the
earth.’
\par }{\MM \VS{19}Then
the
Temple
of
God
in
heaven
was
opened,
and
the
ark
containing
his
covenant
was
seen
in
his
Temple;
and
there
followed
flashes
of
lightning,
cries,
peals
of
thunder,
an
earthquake,
and
a
great
storm
of
hail.

\par }\Chap{12}{\SH Vision of Seven Figures
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
a
great portent
was
seen
in
the
heavens –
a
woman
whose
robe
was
the
sun,
and
who
had
the
moon
under
her
feet,
and
on
her
head
a
crown
of
twelve
stars.
\VS{2}She
was
pregnant;
and
she
is
crying
out
in
the
pain
and
agony
of
childbirth.
\VS{3}Another portent
also
was
seen
in
the
heavens
There
was
a
great
red
Dragon,
with
seven
heads
and
ten
horns,
and
on
his
heads
were
seven
diadems.
\VS{4}His
tail
draws
after
it
a
third
of
the
stars
in
the
heavens,
and
it
hurled
them
down
on
the
earth.
The
Dragon
is
standing
in
front
of
the
woman
who
is
about
to
give
birth
to
the
child,
so
that
he
may
devour
it
as
soon
as
it
is
born.
\VS{5}The
woman
gave
birth
to
a
son,
a
male
child,
who
is
destined
to
rule
all
the
nations
with
an
iron
rod;
and
her
child
was
at
once
caught
up
to
God
on
his
throne.
\VS{6}But
the
woman
fled
into
the
wilderness,
where
there
is
a
place
prepared
for
her
by
God,
to
be tended
there
for
twelve
hundred
and
sixty
days.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Then
a
battle
took
place
in
the
heavens.
Michael
and
his
angels
fought
with
the
Dragon.
But
though
the
Dragon,
with
his
angels,
fought,
\VS{8}he
did
not
prevail;
and
there
was
no
place
left
for
them
any
longer
in
the
heavens.
\VS{9}Then
the
great
Dragon,
the primeval
snake,
known
as
the ‘devil’
and ‘Satan,’
who
deceives
all
the
world,
was
hurled
down
to
the
earth,
and
his
angels
were
hurled
down
with
him.
\VS{10}And
I
heard
a
loud
voice
in
heaven
which
said –
\par }{\Q ‘Now
has
begun
the
day
of
the
salvation,
and
Power,
and
Dominion
of
our
God,
and
the
Rule
of
his
Christ;
for
the
Accuser
of
our
people
has
been
hurled
down,
he
who
has
been
accusing
them
before
our
God
day
and
night.
\VS{11}Their
victory
was
due
to
the
blood
of
the
Lamb,
and
to
the
message
to
which
they
bore
their
testimony.
In
their
love
of
life
they
shrank
not
from
death.
\VS{12}Therefore,
be
glad,
heaven,
and
all
who
live
in
heaven!
Alas
for
the
earth
and
for
the
sea,
for
the
devil
has
gone
down
to
you
in
great
fury,
knowing
that
he
has
but
little
time.’
\par }{\MM \VS{13}When
the
Dragon
saw
that
he
was
hurled
down
to
the
earth,
he
pursued
the
woman
who
had
given
birth
to
the
male
child.
\VS{14}But
to
the
woman
were
given
the
two
wings
of
the
great
eagle,
so
that
she
might
fly
to
her
place
in
the
wilderness,
where
she
is
being tended
for
one
year,
and
for
two
years,
and
for
half
a
year
in
safety
from
the
snake.
\VS{15}Then
the
snake
poured
water
from
its
mouth
after
the
woman,
like
a
river,
so
that
it
might
sweep
her
away.
\VS{16}But
Earth
came
to
her
help,
and
opened
her
mouth
and
drank
up
the
river
which
the
Dragon
had
poured
out
of
its
mouth.
\VS{17}The
Dragon
was
enraged
at
the
woman,
and
went
to
fight
with
the
rest
of
her
offspring –
those
who
lay
to
heart
the
commands
of
God
and
bear
their
testimony
to
Jesus;
\VS{18}and
he
took
his
stand
on
the sea-shore.

\par }\Chap{13}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
I
saw,
rising
out
of
the
sea,
a
wild
Beast
with
ten
horns
and
seven
heads.
On
its
horns
were
ten
diadems,
and
on
its
heads
were blasphemous
names.
\VS{2}The
Beast
that
I
saw
was
like
a
leopard;
but
its
feet
were
like
a bear’s,
and
its
mouth
like
the
mouth
of
a
lion.
The
Dragon
gave
it
his
power
and
his
throne,
and
wide
dominion.
\VS{3}One
of
its
heads
seemed
to
me
to
have
been
mortally
wounded,
but
its
deadly
wound
had
been
healed.
The
whole
earth
followed
the
Beast,
wondering;
\VS{4}and
men
worshiped
the
Dragon,
because
he
had
given
his
dominion
to
the
Beast;
while,
as
they
worshiped
the
Beast,
they
said – ‘Who
can
compare
with
the
Beast?
And
who
can
fight
with
it?’
\VS{5}The
Beast
was
given
a
mouth
that
spoke
proudly
and blasphemously,
and
it
was
empowered
to
work
its
will
for
forty-two
months.
\VS{6}It
opened
its
mouth
only
to
blaspheme
God,
to
blaspheme
his
name
and
his
tent –
those
who
live
in
his
tent
in
heaven.
\VS{7}It
had
been
permitted
to
fight
with Christ’s
people
and
to
conquer
them,
and
it
had
received
power
over
men
of
every
tribe,
and
people,
and
language,
and
nation.
\VS{8}All
who
are
living
on
earth
will
worship
it –
all
whose
names
have
not
been
written
in
the Lamb’s
book
of
life,
the
Lamb
that
has
been
sacrificed
from
the
foundation
of
the
world.
\VS{9}Let
those
who
have
ears
hear.
\VS{10}Whoever
is
destined
for
captivity
goes
into
captivity.
Whoever
will
kill
with
the
sword
must inevitably
be
killed
with
the
sword. (Here
there
is
need
for
endurance
and
faith
on
the
part
of
Christ’s
people.)
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Then
I
saw,
rising
out
of
the
earth,
another
wild
Beast.
It
had
two
horns
like
those
of
a
lamb,
and
its
voice
was
like
a
dragon’s.
\VS{12}It
exercises
all
the
authority
of
the
first
Beast
under
its
eyes;
and
it
makes
the
earth
and
all
who
are
living
on
it
worship
that
first
Beast,
whose
mortal
wound
was
healed.
\VS{13}It
performs
great
marvels,
even
causing
fire
to
fall
from
the
heavens
to
the
earth,
before
people’s
eyes;
\VS{14}and
in consequence
of
the
marvels
which
it
was
allowed
to
perform
under
the
eyes
of
the
Beast,
it
is
able
to
deceive
all
who
are
living
on
the
earth.
It
tells
those
who
live
on
the
earth
to
make
a
statue
in
honor
of
the
Beast,
who,
despite
the
wound
from
the
sword,
yet
lived.
\VS{15}It
was
permitted
to
breathe
life
into
the
image
of
the
Beast,
so
that
the
image
of
the
Beast
might
speak;
and
it
was
also
permitted
to
cause
all
who
refused
to
worship
the
image
of
the
Beast
to
be
put
to
death.
\VS{16}High
and
low,
rich
and
poor,
free
and
enslaved –
it
causes
a
brand
to
be
put
on
the
right
hand
or
on
the
forehead
of
every
one
of
them,
\VS{17}so
that
no
one
is
able
to
buy
or
sell,
except
those
that
bear
this
brand –
either
the
name
of
the
Beast
or
the
number indicated
by
the
letters
of
his
name.
\VS{18}(Here
there
is
need
for
discernment.)
The
person
with
ability
can compute
the
number
of
the
Beast;
for
the
number indicates
a
person’s
name.
Its
number
is
six
hundred
and
sixty-six.

\par }{\BB \par }\Chap{14}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then,
in
my
vision,
I
saw
the
Lamb
standing
on
Mount
Zion.
With
him
were
a
hundred
and
forty-four
thousand,
with
his
name
and
the
name
of
his
Father
written
on
their
foreheads.
\VS{2}And
I
heard
a
sound
from
heaven,
like
the
sound
of
many
waters,
and
like
the
sound
of
a
loud peal
of
thunder;
the
sound
that
I
heard
was
like
the
music
of
harpers
playing
on
their
harps.
\VS{3}They
are
singing
what
seems
to
be
a
new
song,
before
the
throne,
and
before
the
four
creatures
and
the
elders;
and
no
one
was
able
to
learn
that
song
except
the
hundred
and
forty-four
thousand
who
had
been
redeemed
from
earth.
\VS{4}These
are
the
men
who
never
defiled
themselves
in
their
intercourse
with
women;
they
are
as
pure
as
virgins.
These
are
the
men
who
follow
the
Lamb
wherever
he
goes.
They
were
redeemed
as
the first-fruits
of
mankind
for
God
and
for
the
Lamb.
\VS{5}No
lie
was
ever
heard
on
their
lips.
They
are
beyond
reach
of
blame.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{6}Then
I
saw
another
angel,
flying
in mid-heaven.
He
had
the
good
news,
decreed
from
eternity,
to
announce
to
those
who
live
on
the
earth –
to
men
of
every
nation,
and
tribe,
and
language,
and
people;
\VS{7}and
he
cried
in
a
loud
voice – ‘Reverence
God,
and
give
him
praise (for
the
hour
of
his
judgment
has
come)
and
worship
him
who
made
the
heaven
and
the
earth
and
the
sea
and
all
springs
of
water.’
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Then
a
second
angel
followed,
crying – ‘She
has
fallen!
She
has
fallen –
Babylon
the
Great,
who
has
made
all
the
nations
drink
the maddening
wine
of
her licentiousness!’
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Then
a
third
angel
followed
them,
crying
in
a
loud
voice – ‘Whoever
worships
the
Beast
and
its
image,
and
receives
its
brand
on
his
forehead
or
on
his
hand,
\VS{10}that
person
will
drink
the maddening
wine
of
God
that
has
been
poured unmixed
into
the
cup
of
his
wrath,
and
they
will
be tortured
with
fire
and
sulfur
before
the
eyes
of
the
holy
angels
and
before
the
eyes
of
the
Lamb.
\VS{11}The
smoke
from
their torture
rises
for
ever
and
ever,
and
they
have
no
rest
day
nor
night –
those
who
worship
the
Beast
and
its
image,
and
all
who
are branded
with
its
name.’
\VS{12}(Here
there
is
need
for
endurance
on
the
part
of
Christ’s
people –
those
who
lay
to
heart
the
commands
of
God
and
the
faith
of
Jesus.)
\VS{13}Then
I
heard
a
voice
from
heaven
saying ‘Write: “Blessed
are
the
dead
who
from
this
hour
die
in
union
with
the
Lord.” ’
\par }{\PP “Yes,”
answers
the
Spirit, “that
they
may
rest
from
their
toil.
Their
good
deeds
go
with
them.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{14}Then,
in
my
vision,
I
saw
a
white
cloud,
and
on
the
cloud
there
was
sitting
one
like
a
man.
On
his
head
he
had
a
crown
of
gold,
and
in
his
hand
a
sharp
sickle.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Then
another
angel
came
out
from
the
Temple,
crying
in
a
loud
voice
to
him
who
was
sitting
on
the
cloud – ‘Take
your
sickle
and
reap,
for
the
time
to
reap
has
come;
the
Harvest
of
Earth
is
ready.’
\VS{16}He
who
was
sitting
on
the
cloud
brought
his
sickle
down
on
the
earth,
and
the
Harvest
of
Earth
was
reaped.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Then
another
angel
came
out
of
the
Temple
in
heaven;
he,
also,
had
a
sharp
sickle.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Then
another
angel
came
out
of
the
altar;
he
had
power
over
fire,
and
he
called
in
a
loud
voice
to
the
angel
that
had
the
sharp
sickle – ‘Take
your
sharp
sickle,
and
gather
the
bunches
from
the
vine
of
Earth,
for
its
grapes
are
ripe.’
\VS{19}The
angel
brought
his
sickle
down
on
the
earth
and
gathered
the
fruit
of
the
vine
of
Earth,
and
threw
it
into
the
great
winepress
of
the
wrath
of
God.
\VS{20}The
grapes
were
trodden
in
the
press
outside
the
city;
and
blood
came
out
of
the
press,
rising
as
high
as
the
bridles
of
the
horses
for
a
distance
of
two
hundred
miles.

\par }\Chap{15}{\SH Vision of Seven Curses
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
I
saw
another portent
in
the
heavens –
a
great
and
marvelous portent –
seven
angels
with
the
seven
last
curses;
because
with
them
the
wrath
of
God
is
ended.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Then
I
saw
what
appeared
to
be
a
sea
of
glass
mixed
with
fire;
and,
standing
by
this
sea
of
glass,
holding
the
harps
of
God,
I
saw
those
who
had
come
victorious
out
of
the
conflict
with
the
Beast
and
its
image
and
the
number
that
formed
its
name.
\VS{3}They
are
singing
the
song
of
Moses,
the
servant
of
God,
and
the
song
of
the
Lamb –
\par }{\Q ‘Great
and
marvelous
are
your
deeds,
Lord,
our
God,
the
Almighty.
Righteous
and
true
are
your
ways,
eternal
King.
\VS{4}Who
will
not
honor
and
praise
your
name,
Lord?
You
alone
are
holy!
All
nations
will
come
and
worship
before
you,
for
your
judgments
have
become
manifest.’
\par }{\MM \VS{5}After
this
I
saw
that
the
inmost
shrine
of
the
tent
of
testimony
in
heaven
was
opened,
\VS{6}and
out
of
it
came
the
seven
angels
with
the
seven
curses.
They
were
adorned
with
precious
stones,
pure
and
bright,
and
had
golden
girdles
around
their
breasts.
\VS{7}One
of
the
four
creatures
gave
the
seven
angels
seven
golden
bowls,
filled
with
the
wrath
of
God
who
lives
for
ever
and
ever.
\VS{8}The
Temple
was
filled
with
smoke
from
the
glory
and
majesty
of
God;
and
no
one
could
enter
the
Temple,
until
the
seven
curses
inflicted
by
the
seven
angels
were
at
an
end.

\par }\Chap{16}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
I
heard
a
loud
voice,
which
came
from
the
Temple,
saying
to
the
seven
angels – ‘Go
and
empty
the
seven
bowls
of
the
wrath
of
God
on
the
earth.’
\par }{\PP \VS{2}The
first
angel
went
and
emptied
his
bowl
on
the
earth;
and
it
turned
to
loathsome
and
painful
sores
on
all
who
bore
the
brand
of
the
Beast
and
who
worshiped
its
image.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Then
the
second
angel
emptied
his
bowl
on
the
sea;
and
it
turned
to
blood
like
the
blood
of
a
corpse,
and
every
living
thing
died –
everything
in
the
sea.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Then
the
third
angel
emptied
his
bowl
on
the
rivers
and
springs
of
water;
and
it
turned
to
blood.
\VS{5}And
I
heard
the
angel
of
the
Waters
saying – ‘Righteous
are
you,
you
who
is
and
who
is,
the
Holy
One,
in inflicting
this
judgment;
\VS{6}for
men
shed
the
blood
of Christ’s
people
and
of
the
prophets,
and
you
have
given
them
blood
to
drink.
It
is
what
they
deserve.’
\VS{7}And
I
heard
the
response
from
the
altar – ‘Yes,
Lord,
our
God,
the
Almighty,
true
and
righteous
are
they
judgments.’
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Then
the
fourth
angel
emptied
his
bowl
on
the
sun;
and
he
was
permitted
to
scorch
men
with
fire;
\VS{9}and
men
were
scorched
by
the
intense
heat.
They
blasphemed
the
name
of
God
who
controlled
these
curses,
yet
they
did
not
repent
and
give
him
praise.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Then
the
fifth
angel
emptied
his
bowl
on
the
throne
of
the
Beast;
and
darkness
fell
on
its
kingdom.
Men
gnawed
their
tongues
for
pain,
\VS{11}and
blasphemed
the
God
of
heaven,
because
of
their
pains
and
because
of
their
sores;
yet
they
did
not
repent
of
what
they
had
done.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
the
sixth
angel
emptied
his
bowl
on
the
great
river
Euphrates;
and
the
water
in
the
river
was
dried
up,
so
that
the
road
for
the
kings
of
the
East
might
be
made
ready.
\VS{13}And
I
saw
three
foul
spirits,
like
frogs,
come
from
the
mouth
of
the
Dragon
and
from
the
mouth
of
the
Beast
and
from
the
mouth
of
the
false
prophet.
\VS{14}They
are
the
spirits
of
demons,
and
perform
marvels;
they
go
to
kings
all
over
the
world,
to
collect
them
for
the
battle
on
the
great
day
of
Almighty
God.
\VS{15}{\WJ{(‘I
am
coming
like
a
thief!
Happy
will
he
be
who
is
on
the
watch,
and
keeps
his
clothing
at
hand,
so
that
he
will
not
have
to
walk
about unclothed
and
let
men
see
his
nakedness.’)}}
\VS{16}And
the
spirits
collected
the
kings
at
the
place
called
in
Hebrew ‘Har-Magedon.’
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Then
the
seventh
angel
emptied
his
bowl
on
the
air. (A
loud
voice
came
from
the
throne
in
the
Temple;
it
said ‘All
is
over.’)
\VS{18}There
followed
flashes
of
lightning,
cries,
and
peals
of
thunder;
and
there
was
a
great
earthquake,
such
as
had
not
occurred
since
man
began
to
be
on
the
earth –
none
so
great;
\VS{19}and
the
great
city
was
torn
in
three,
and
the
cities
of
the
nation
fell,
and
God
remembered
Babylon
the
Great,
and
gave
her
the maddening wine-cup
of
his
wrath;
\VS{20}and
every
island
vanished,
and
the
mountains
disappeared.
\VS{21}Great
hailstones,
a
pound
in
weight,
are
falling
on
men
from
the
heavens.
And
men
blasphemed
God
because
of
the
curse
of
the
hail,
for
it
was
a
very
terrible
curse.

\par }\Chap{17}{\SH Doom of the Enemies of Christ
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
one
of
the
seven
angels
who
held
the
seven
bowls
came
and
spoke
to
me. ‘Come
here,’
he
said, ‘and
I
will
show
you
the
sentence
passed
on
that
Great
Harlot
who
is
seated
at
the
meeting
of
many
waters,
\VS{2}and
with
whom
all
the
kings
of
the
earth
have
had licentious
intercourse;
while
all
who
live
on
the
earth
have
been
make
drunk
by
the
wine
of
her licentiousness.’
\VS{3}And
he
bore
me
away
in
a trance
to
a
lonely
place,
and
I
saw
a
woman
seated
on
a
scarlet
Beast,
which
was
covered
with blasphemous
names;
it
had
seven
heads
and
ten
horns.
\VS{4}The
woman
was
clothed
in
purple
and
scarlet,
and
glittering
with
gold
ornaments,
precious
stones,
and
pearls.
In
her
hand
she
held
a
gold
cup,
full
of
idolatrous
abominations,
and
the
unclean
fruits
of
her licentiousness;
\VS{5}while
on
her
forehead
there
was
written
this mystic
name – ‘BABYLON
THE
GREAT,
THE
MOTHER
OF
HARLOTS
AND
OF
ALL
IDOLATROUS
ABOMINATIONS
ON
EARTH.’
\VS{6}And
I
saw
the
woman
drunk
with
the
blood
of Christ’s
people
and
with
the
blood
of
the
martyrs
for
Jesus.
When
I
saw
her,
I
was
amazed
beyond
measure;
\VS{7}but
the
angel
said
to
me – ‘Why
were
you
amazed?
I
will
tell
you
the mystic
meaning
of
the
vision
of
this
woman,
and
of
the
Beast,
with
the
seven
heads
and
ten
horns,
that
carries
her.
\VS{8}The
Beast
that
you
saw
was,
but
is
not,
and
is
about
to
rise
out
of
the bottomless
pit,
and
is
on
its
way
to
destruction.
Those
who
are
living
on
earth
will
be
amazed –
those
whose
names
have
not
been
written
in
the
book
of
life
from
the
foundation
of
the
world –
when
they
see
that
the
Beast
was,
but
is
not,
and
yet
will
come.’
\VS{9}(Here
there
is
need
for
the
discerning
mind.)
The
seven
heads
are
seven
mountains
on
which
the
woman
is
seated.
\VS{10}They
are
also
seven
kings;
of
whom
five
have
fallen
and
one
remains,
while
one
is
not
yet
come.
When
he
comes,
he
must
stay
for
a
little
while.
\VS{11}So
must
the
Beast
that
was,
but
is
not.
He
counts
as
an
eighth
king,
although
he
is
one
of
the
seven,
and
is
on
his
way
to
destruction.
\VS{12}The
ten
horns
that
you
saw
are
ten
kings,
who
have
not
yet
received
their
kingdoms,
but
for
an
hour
they
receive
the
authority
of
kings,
together
with
the
Beast.
\VS{13}These
kings
are
of
one
mind
in surrendering
their
power
and
authority
to
the
Beast.
\VS{14}They
will
fight
with
the
Lamb,
but
the
Lamb
will
conquer
them,
for
he
is
Lord
of
lords
and
King
of
kings;
so,
too,
will
those
with
him
who
have
received
the
call
and
are
chosen
and
faithful.
\VS{15}And
the
angel
said
to
me – ‘The
waters
that
you
saw,
where
the
Harlot
is
seated,
are
throngs
of
people
and
men
of
all
nations
and
languages.
\VS{16}The
ten
horns
that
you
saw,
and
the
Beast –
they
will
hate
the
Harlot,
and
cause
her
to
become
deserted
and
strip
her
bare;
they
will
eat
her
flesh
and
utterly
consume
her
with
fire.
\VS{17}For
God
has
put
it
into
their
minds
to
carry
out
his
purpose,
in
carrying
out
their
common
purpose
and surrendering
their
kingdoms
to
the
Beast,
until
God’s
decrees
will
be
executed.
\VS{18}As
for
the
woman
whom
you
saw,
she
is
the
great
city
that
holds
sway
over
all
the
kings
of
the
earth.’

\par }\Chap{18}{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
this
I
saw
another
angel,
descending
from
heaven, invested
with
great
authority;
and
the
earth
was
illuminated
by
his
splendor.
\VS{2}With
a
mighty
voice
he
cried – “She
has
fallen!
She
has
fallen –
Babylon
the
Great!
She
has
become
an
abode
of
demons,
a
stronghold
of
every
wicked
spirit,
a
stronghold
of
every
foul
and
hateful
bird.
\VS{3}For,
after
drinking
the maddening
wine
of
her licentiousness,
all
the
nations
have
fallen;
while
all
the
kings
of
the
earth
have
had licentious
intercourse
with
her,
and
the
merchants
of
the
earth
have
grown
rich
through
the
excess
of
her
luxury.”
\VS{4}Then
I
heard
another
voice
from
heaven
saying – “Come
out
of
her,
my
people,
so
that
you
may
not
participate
in
her
sins,
and
that
you
may
not
suffer
from
the
curses
inflicted
on
her.
\VS{5}For
her
sins
are heaped
up
to
the
heavens,
and
God
has
not
forgotten
her misdeeds.
\VS{6}Pay
her
back
the treatment
with
which
she
has
treated
you;
yes,
repay
twice
over
what
her
actions
deserve;
in
the
cup
which
she
mixed
for
you,
mix
for
her
as
much
again;
\VS{7}for
her self-glorification
and
her
luxury,
give
her
now
an
equal
measure
of torture
and
misery.
In
her
heart
she
says ‘I
sit
here
a
queen;
no
widow
am
I;
I
will
never
know
misery.’
\VS{8}Therefore
in
one
day
will
these
curses
strike
her –
death,
misery,
and
famine,
and
she
will
be
utterly
consumed
by
fire;
for
mighty
is
the
Lord
God
who
condemned
her.”
\VS{9}All
the
kings
of
the
earth
who
had licentious
intercourse
with
her
and
shared
her
luxury
will
weep
and
lament
over
her,
when
they
see
the
smoke
from
the
burning
city,
\VS{10}while
they
stand
at
a
distance,
horrified
at
her torture,
and
cry – “Alas!
Alas!
Great
city!
Mighty
city
of
Babylon!
In
a
single
hour
your
judgment
fell.”
\VS{11}And
the
merchants
of
the
earth
weep
and
wail
over
her,
because
no
longer
does
anyone
buy
their
cargoes –
\VS{12}their
cargoes
of
gold,
or
silver,
or
precious
stones,
or
pearls,
or
fine
linen,
or
purple
robes,
or
silk,
or
scarlet
cloth;
nor
their
many
scented
woods;
nor
their
many
articles
of
ivory;
nor
their
many
articles
of
choicest
wood,
or
brass,
or
iron,
or
marble;
\VS{13}nor
their
cinnamon,
or
spice,
or
incense,
or
perfumes,
or
frankincense,
or
wine,
or
oil,
or
fine
flour,
or
wheat,
or
cattle,
or
sheep;
nor
their
horses,
or
chariots,
or
slaves;
nor
the
bodies
and
souls
of
people.
\VS{14}The
fruit
that
your
soul
craved
is
no
longer
within
your
reach,
and
all
dainties
and luxuries
are
lost
to
you,
never
to
be
found
again.
\VS{15}The
merchants
who
sold
these
things,
and
grew
rich
by
her,
will
stand
at
a
distance
weeping
and
wailing,
horrified
at
her torture,
and
crying –
\VS{16}“Alas!
Alas!
Great
city!
City
clothed
in
fine
linen,
and
purple,
and
scarlet
cloth!
City
adorned
with
gold
ornaments,
and
precious
stones,
and
pearls!
\VS{17}In
a
single
hour
your
vast
wealth
vanished.”
Every ship’s
captain
and
all
who
sail
to
any
port,
and
sailors,
and
all
who
get
their
living
from
the
sea,
stood
at
a
distance,
\VS{18}and
seeing
the
smoke
from
the
burning
city,
cried – “What
city
can
compare
with
the
Great
city?”
\VS{19}They
threw
dust
on
their
heads,
and,
as
they
wept
and
wailed,
they
cried – “Alas!
Alas!
Great
city!
All
who
have
ships
on
the
sea
grew
rich
through
her magnificence.
In
a
single
hour
it
has
vanished.”
\VS{20}Rejoice
over
her,
heaven,
and
people
of Christ,
and apostles,
and
prophets,
for
God
has
avenged
you
on
her!
\VS{21}Then
a
mighty
angel
took
up
a
stone
like
a
great
millstone,
and
threw
it
into
the
sea,
crying – “So
will
Babylon,
the
great
city,
be
violently
overthrown,
never
more
to
be
seen.
\VS{22}No
more
will
the
music
of
harpers,
or minstrels,
or
flute
players,
or
trumpeters
be
heard
in
you,
no
more
will
any
worker,
skilled
in
any
art,
be
found
in
you;
no
more
will
the
sound
of
a
mill
be
heard
in
you;
\VS{23}no
more
will
the
light
of
a
lamp
shine
in
you;
no
more
will
the
voices
of
groom
and
bride
be
heard
in
you.
Your
merchants
were
the
great
men
of
the
earth,
for
all
the
nations
were
deceived
by
your magical
charms.”
\VS{24}Yes,
and
in
her
was
to
be
found
the
blood
of
the
prophets
and
of Christ’s
people,
and
of
all
who
have
been
put
to
death
on
the
earth.

\par }{\BB \par }\Chap{19}{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
this,
I
heard
what
seemed
to
be
a
great
shout
from
a
vast
throng
in
heaven,
crying –
\par }{\Q ‘Hallelujah!
To
our
God
belong
salvation,
and
glory,
and
Power,
\VS{2}for
true
and
righteous
are
his
judgments.
For
he
has
passed
judgment
on
the
Great
Harlot
who
was
corrupting
the
earth
by
her licentiousness,
and
he
has
taken
vengeance
on
her
for
the
blood
of
his
servants.’
\par }{\MM \VS{3}Again
they
cried – ‘Hallelujah!’
And
the
smoke
from
her
ruins
rises
for
ever
and
ever.
\VS{4}Then
the
twenty-four
elders
and
the
Four
creatures
prostrated
themselves
and
worshiped
God
who
was
seated
on
the
throne,
crying – ‘Amen, Hallelujah!’;
\VS{5}and
from
the
throne
there
came
a
voice
which
said –
\par }{\Q ‘Praise
our
God
all
you
who
serve
him,
You
who
worship
him,
both
high
and
low.’
\par }{\MM \VS{6}Then
I
heard
what
seemed
to
be
the
shout
of
a
vast
throng,
like
the
sound
of
many
waters,
and
like
the
sound
of
loud
peals
of
thunder,
crying –
\par }{\Q ‘Hallelujah!
For
the
Lord
is
king,
our
God,
the
Almighty.
\VS{7}Let
us
rejoice
and
exalt;
and
we
will
pay
him
honor,
for
the
hour
for
the
Marriage
of
the
Lamb
has
come,
and
his
Bride
has
made
herself
ready.
\VS{8}And
to
her
it
has
been
granted
to
robe
herself
in
fine
linen,
white
and
pure,
for
that
linen
is
the
good
deeds
of
the
people
of Christ.’
\par }{\MM \VS{9}Then
a
voice
said
to
me ‘Write – “Blessed
are
those
who
have
been
summoned
to
the
marriage
feast
of
the
Lamb.” ’
And
the
voice
said – ‘These
words
of
God
are
true.’
\VS{10}I
prostrated
myself
at
the
feet
of
him
who
spoke
to
worship
him,
but
he
said
to
me – ‘No!
I
am
your
fellow
servant,
and
the
fellow
servant
of
your
brothers
and
sisters
who
bear
their
testimony
to
Jesus.
Worship
God.
For
to
bear
testimony
to
Jesus
needs
the
inspiration
of
the
prophets.’
\VS{11}Then
I
saw
that
heaven
lay
open.
There
appears
a
white
horse;
its
rider
is
called ‘Faithful’
and ‘True’;
righteously
does
he
judge
and
make
war.
\VS{12}His
eyes
are
flaming
fires;
on
his
head
there
are
many
diadems,
and
he
bears
a
name,
written,
which
no
one
knows
but
himself;
\VS{13}he
has
been
clothed
in
a
garment
sprinkled
with
blood;
and
the
name
by
which
he
is
called
is ‘The
Word
of
God.’
\VS{14}The
armies
of
heaven
followed
him,
mounted
on
white
horses
and
clothed
in
fine
linen,
white
and
pure.
\VS{15}From
his
mouth
comes
a
sharp
sword,
with
which
to
smite
the
nations;
and
he
will
rule
them
with
an
iron
rod.
He
treads
the
grapes
in
the
press
of
the maddening
wine
of
the
wrath
of
Almighty
God;
\VS{16}and
on
his
robe
and
on
his
thigh
he
has
this
name
written – ‘KING
OF
KINGS
AND
LORD
OF
LORDS.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{17}Then
I
saw
an
angel
standing
on
the
sun.
He
cried
in
a
loud
voice
to
all
the
birds
that
fly
in mid-heaven – ‘Gather
and
come
to
the
great
feast
of
God,
\VS{18}to
eat
the
flesh
of
kings,
and
the
flesh
of
commanders,
and
the
flesh
of
mighty
men,
and
the
flesh
of
horses
and
their
riders,
and
the
flesh
of
all
free
and
enslaved,
and
of
high
and
low.’
\VS{19}Then
I
saw
the
Beast
and
the
kings
of
the
earth
and
their
armies,
gathered
together
to
fight
with
him
who
sat
on
the
horse
and
with
his
army.
\VS{20}The
Beast
was
captured,
and
with
him
was
taken
the
false
prophet,
who
performed
the
marvels
before
the
eyes
of
the
Beast,
with
which
he
deceived
those
who
had
received
the
brand
of
the
Beast
and
those
who
worshiped
his
image.
Alive,
they
were
thrown,
both
of
them,
into
the
lake
of
fire –
of
burning
sulfur.
\VS{21}The
rest
were
killed
by
the
sword
which
came
out
of
the
mouth
of
him
who
rode
on
the
horse;
and
all
the
birds
fed
on
their
flesh.

\par }{\BB \par }\Chap{20}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
I
saw
an
angel
coming
down
from
heaven,
with
the
key
of
the bottomless
pit
and
a
great
chain
in
his
hand.
\VS{2}He
seized
the
Dragon,
the primeval
snake (who
is
the ‘devil’
or ‘Satan’),
and
bound
him
in
chains
for
a
thousand
years.
\VS{3}He flung
him
into
the bottomless
pit
and
locked
it,
and
set
his
seal
on
it;
that
he
should
not
deceive
the
nations
any
more,
until
the
thousand
years
were
ended.
After
that
he
must
be
let
loose
for
a
while.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Then
I
saw
thrones,
and
to
those
who
took
their
seats
on
them
authority
was
given
to
act
as
judges.
And
I
saw
the
souls
of
those
who
had
been
beheaded
because
of
the
testimony
to
Jesus
and
because
of
the
message
of
God,
for
they
had
refused
to
worship
the
Beast
or
its
image,
and
had
not
received
the
brand
on
their
foreheads
and
on
their
hands.
They
were
restored
to
life,
and
they
reigned
with
the
Christ
for
a
thousand
years.
\VS{5}(The
rest
of
the
dead
were
not
restored
to
life
until
the
thousand
years
were
ended.)
This
is
the
first resurrection.
\VS{6}Blessed
and
holy
will
he
be
who
shares
in
that
first resurrection.
The
second
Death
has
no
power
over
them;
but
they
will
be
priests
of
God,
and
the
Christ,
and
they
will
reign
with
him
for
the
thousand
years.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}When
the
thousand
years
are
ended,
Satan
will
be
let
loose
from
his
prison,
\VS{8}and
he
will
come
out
to
deceive
the
nations
that
live
in
the
four
corners
of
the
earth –
Gog
and
Magog.
He
will
come
to
gather
them
together
for
battle;
and
their
number
will
be
as
great
as
the
sand
on
the sea-shore.
\VS{9}They
went
up
over
the
breadth
of
the
whole
earth,
and
surrounded
the
camp
of Christ’s
people
and
the
city
that
he
loves.
Then
fire
fell
from
the
heavens
and
consumed
them;
\VS{10}and
the
devil,
their
deceiver,
was
hurled
into
the
lake
of
fire
and
sulfur,
where
the
Beast
and
the
false
prophet
already
were,
and
they
will
be tortured
day
and
night
for
ever
and
ever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{11}Then
I
saw
a
great
white
throne,
and
him
who
was
seated
on
it.
The
earth
and
the
heavens
fled
from
his
presence;
no
place
was
left
for
them.
\VS{12}And
I
saw
the
dead,
high
and
low,
standing
before
the
throne;
and
books
were
opened.
Then
another
book
was
opened,
the
book
of
life;
and
the
dead
were
judged,
according
to
their
actions,
by
what
was
written
in
the
books.
\VS{13}The
sea
gave
up
its
dead,
and
Death
and Hades
gave
up
their
dead;
and
they
were
judged,
one
by
one,
each
according
to
his
actions.
\VS{14}Then
Death
and Hades
were
hurled
into
the
lake
of
fire.
This
is
the
Second
Death –
the
lake
of
fire;
\VS{15}and
all
whose
names
were
not
found
written
in
the
book
of
life
were
hurled
into
the
lake
of
fire.

\par }\Chap{21}{\SH The New Creation
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
I
saw
new
heavens
and
a
new
earth.
The
former
heavens
and
the
former
earth
had
passed
away;
and
the
sea
has
ceased
to
be.
\VS{2}And
I
saw
the
Holy
City,
Jerusalem,
descending
new
out
of
heaven
from
God,
like
a
bride
adorned
in
readiness
for
her
husband.
\VS{3}And
I
heard
a
loud
voice
from
the
throne,
which
said – ‘See!
The
tent
of
God
is
set
up
among
people.
God
will
live
among
them,
and
they
will
be
his
Peoples,
and
God
himself
will
be
among
them,
\VS{4}and
he
will
wipe
away
all
tears
from
their
eyes.
There
will
be
no
more
death,
nor
will
there
be
any
more
grief
or
crying
or
pain.
The
old
order
has
passed
away.’
\VS{5}And
he
who
was
seated
on
the
throne
said – ‘See,
I
make
all
things
new!’
And
he
said – ‘Write
this,
for
these
words
may
be
trusted
and
are
true.’
\VS{6}And
he
said
to
me – ‘They
are
fulfilled.
I
am
the Alpha
and
the
Omega,
the
beginning
and
the
End.
To
those
who
thirst
I
will
give
of
the
spring
of
the
water
of
life,
freely.
\VS{7}Those
who
conquer
will
enter
into
possession
of
these
things,
and
I
will
be
their
God,
and
they
will
be
my
children.
\VS{8}But
as
for cowards, unbelievers,
the
degraded,
murderers,
the
impure,
sorcerers,
idolaters,
and
all
liars –
their
place
will
be
in
the
burning
lake
of
fire
and
sulfur.
That
is
the
Second
Death.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{9}Then
one
of
the
seven
angels
who
had
the
seven
bowls,
and
were
laden
with
the
seven
last
curses,
came
and
spoke
to
me. ‘Come
here,’
he
said, ‘and
I
will
show
you
the
Bride,
the
Wife
of
the
Lamb.’
\VS{10}He
carried
me
away
in
a trance
to
a
great
high
mountain,
and
showed
me
Jerusalem,
the
Holy
City,
descending
out
of
heaven
from
God,
filled
with
the
glory
of
God.
\VS{11}Its
brilliance
was
like
a
precious
stone,
like
a
jasper, transparent
as
crystal.
\VS{12}It
had
a
great
high
wall,
in
which
were
twelve
gates;
and
at
these
gates
there
were
twelve
angels,
and
there
were
names
inscribed
on
the
gates,
the
names
of
the
twelve
tribes
of
the
Israelites.
\VS{13}There
were
three
gates
on
the
east,
three
gates
on
the
north,
three
gates
on
the
south,
and
three
gates
on
the
west.
\VS{14}The
wall
of
the
city
had
twelve
foundation
stones,
on
which
were
the
twelve
names
of
the
twelve apostles
of
the
Lamb.
\VS{15}And
the
angel
who
was
speaking
to
me
had
as
a
measure
a
gold
rod,
with
which
to
measure
the
city
and
its
gates
and
its
wall.
\VS{16}The
city
is
square;
the
length
and
the
breadth
are
the
same.
The
angel
measured
with
his
rod;
it
was
twelve
hundred
miles;
its
length,
and
breadth,
and
height
are
equal.
\VS{17}Then
he
measured
the
wall;
it
was
two
hundred
and
eighty-eight
feet,
as
people
measure,
that
is
as
the
angel
measured.
\VS{18}The
material
of
the
wall
of
the
city
was
jasper,
and
the
city
was
built
of
pure
gold,
which
shone
like
clear
glass.
\VS{19}The
foundations
of
the
wall
of
the
city
were
ornamented
with
every
kind
of
precious
stone.
The
first
foundation
stone
was
a
jasper;
the
second
a
sapphire;
the
third
a
chalcedony;
the
fourth
an
emerald;
\VS{20}the
fifth
a
sardonyx;
the
sixth
a
carnelian;
the
seventh
a
chrysolite;
the
eighth
a
beryl;
the
ninth
a
topaz;
the
tenth
a
chrysoprase;
the
eleventh
a hyacinth;
and
the
twelfth
an
amethyst.
\VS{21}The
twelve
gates
were
made
of
twelve
pearls,
each
gate
of
one
pearl.
The
street
of
the
city
was
of
pure
gold,
transparent
as
glass.
\VS{22}And
I
saw
no
Temple
there,
for
the
Lord,
our
God,
the
Almighty,
and
the
Lamb
are
its
Temple.
\VS{23}The
city
has
no
need
of
the
sun
or
the
moon
to
shine
on
it,
for
the
glory
of
God
illuminated
it,
and
its
Lamp
was
the
Lamb.
\VS{24}The
nations
walk
by
the
light
of
it;
and
the
kings
of
the
earth
bring
their
glory
into
it.
\VS{25}Its
gates
will
never
be
shut
by
day,
and
there
will
be
no
night
there.
\VS{26}And
people
will
bring
the
glory
and
honor
of
the
nations
into
it.
\VS{27}Never
will
any unhallowed
thing
enter
it,
nor
they
whose
life
is
shameful
and
false,
but
only
those
whose
names
have
been
written
in
the Lamb’s
book
of
life.

\par }\Chap{22}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
the
angel
showed
me
a
river
of
the
water
of
life,
as
clear
as
crystal,
issuing
from
the
throne
of
God
and
of
the
Lamb,
\VS{2}in
the
middle
of
the
street
of
the
city.
On
each
side
of
the
river
was
a
Tree
of
life
which
bore
twelve
kinds
of
fruit,
yielding
its
fruit
each
month;
and
the
leaves
of
the
tree
were
for
the
healing
of
the
nations.
\VS{3}Every
thing
that
is
accursed
will
cease
to
be.
The
throne
of
God
and
of
the
Lamb
will
be
within
it,
and
his
servants
will
worship
him;
\VS{4}they
will
see
his
face,
and
his
name
will
be
on
their
foreheads.
\VS{5}Night
will
cease
to
be.
They
have
no
need
of
the
light
of
a
lamp,
nor
have
they
the
light
of
the
sun;
for
the
Lord
God
will
be
their
light,
and
they
will
reign
for
ever
and
ever.
\par }{\SH Conclusion
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Then
the
angel
said
to
me – “These
words
may
be
trusted
and
are
true.
The
Lord,
the
God
that
inspires
the
prophets,
sent
his
angel
to
show
his
servants
what
must
quickly
take
place;
\VS{7}and
they
said
{\WJ{‘I
will
come
quickly.’}}
Blessed
will
he
be
who
lays
to
heart
the
words
of
the
prophecy
contained
in
this
book.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}It
was
I,
John,
who
heard
and
saw
these
things;
and,
when
I
heard
and
saw
them,
I
prostrated
myself
in
worship
at
the
feet
of
the
angel
that
showed
them
to
me.
\VS{9}But
he
said
to
me – “Forbear;
I
am
your
fellow
servant,
and
the
fellow
servant
of
your
fellow
prophets,
and
of
all
who
lay
to
heart
the
words
in
this
book.
Worship
God.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Then
the
angel
said
to
me – “Do
not
keep
secret
the
words
of
the
prophecy
contained
in
this
book;
for
the
time
is
near.
\VS{11}Let
the
wrongdoer
continue
to
do
wrong;
the filthy-minded
continue
to
be
filthy;
the
righteous
continue
to
act
righteously;
and
the holy-minded
continue
to
be
holy.”
\VS{12}{\WJ{(‘I
will
come
quickly.
I
bring
my
rewards
with
me,
to
give
to
each
what
their
actions
deserve.}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
I
am
the Alpha
and
the
Omega,
the
First
and
the
Last,
the
beginning
and
the
End.’)}}
\VS{14}Blessed
will
they
be
who
wash
their
robes!
They
will
have
the
right
to
approach
the
Tree
of
life,
and
may
enter
the
city
by
the
gates.
\VS{15}Outside
will
be
the
filthy,
the
sorcerers,
the
impure,
the
murderers,
the
idolaters,
and
all
who
love
the
false
and
live
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{16}{\WJ{‘I,
Jesus,
sent
my
angel
to
bear
testimony
to
you
about
these
things
before
the
churches.
I
am
the Scion
and
the
Offspring
of
David,
the
bright
star
of
the
Morning.’}}
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{17}‘Come,’
say
the
Spirit
and
the
Bride;
and
all
who
hear,
say ‘Come.’
All
who
thirst,
come;
anyone
who
wants,
take
the
water
of
life
freely.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{18}I
declare
to
all
who
hear
the
words
of
the
prophecy
contained
in
this
book – ‘If
anyone
adds
to
it,
God
will
add
to
his
troubles
the
curses
described
in
this
book;
\VS{19}and
if
anyone
takes
away
any
of
the
words
in
the
book
containing
this
prophecy,
God
will
take
away
his
share
in
the
Tree
of
life,
and
in
the
Holy
City –
as
described
in
this
book.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{20}He
whose
testimony
this
is
says –
{\WJ{‘Assuredly
I
will
come
quickly.’}} ‘Amen,
come,
Lord
Jesus.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{21}May
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
be
with
his
people.\par }