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1 THE REVELATION GOD GAVE TO JESUS CHRIST, so that he could tell his servants the things that must soon take place. Christ then sent his angel to communicate the symbolic message to his servant John.

2 John testified to the word of God, the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all that he saw.

3 Happy is he who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and obey the things written in it: for the time is near.

4 John, to the seven congregations in Asia: May you have grace and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;

5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the Faithful Witness, and the firstborn from the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood.

6 He made us to be a kingdom of kings and priests to his God and Father. To him be glory and power forever and ever. Amen.

7 Behold, he comes with the clouds. Every eye will see him, and those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn over him. So it will be, Amen.

8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end," says Jehovah God, "the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty all ruling universal sovereign .« (Isaiah 48:12)

9 I, John, your brother and companion in tribulation and kingdom and perseverance patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day when I heard a strong voice behind me. It sounded like a trumpet.

11 It said: "Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven congregations in Asia: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."

12 I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. When I turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.

13 There was someone like the Son of man in the midst of the seven lamp stands. He was clothed with a garment that reached down to the feet, and girded at the chest with a golden girdle.

14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were like a flame of fire.

15 His feet were like fine brass glowing in a furnace. His voice sounded like many rushing waters.

16 In his right hand he held seven stars. A sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth. His appearance was like the shinning sun in full strength.

17 When I saw him, I fell as dead at his feet. He laid his right hand on me and said: "Do not fear. I am the first and the last:

18 "I am alive! I was dead and, behold, I am alive forever, Amen. I have the keys of death and the grave.

19 "Write the things that you have seen and the things that are and the things that will be.

20 "This is the secret of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven congregations. The seven lamp stands that you saw are the seven congregations."

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1 "To the angel of the congregation of Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lamp stands, says:

2 "'I know your works, and your labor, and your patience. I also know how you cannot tolerate those who are evil. You tested those who say they are apostles. They are not apostles. You found them to be liars.

3 "'You have endured and are patient. You suffer for my name's sake and have not grown weary.

4 "'However I have this against you: you do not love me now as you did at first.

5 "'Think how far you have fallen! Turn from your sins repent and do what you did at first. If you do not turn from your sins, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place.

6 "'Yet you have this in your favor: you hate the deeds of the sect of Nicolaus just as I hate their deeds.

7 "'He who can hear should listen to what the Spirit says to the congregations! To him who overcomes I will give the right to eat the fruit of the tree of life that grows in the Paradise Garden of God.'

8 "To the angel of the congregation in Smyrna write: This is the message from the one who is the 'First and the Last', who died and came to life again.

9 "'I know your troubles. I know that you are poor, but you are rich! I know the evil things said against you by those who claim to be Jews but are not. Their synagogue belongs to Satan!

10 "'Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil false accuser Devil is about to throw you into prison, that you may be tested. You will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful even if you must die, and I will give you the crown of life.

11 "'He who can hear should listen to what the Spirit says to the congregations. He who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death.'

12 "To the angel of the congregation in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword:

13 "'I know where you live and where the throne of Satan is. You cling to my name and have not denied my faith, even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness. He was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

14 "'I have a few things against you: you have people there who hold to the teachings of Balaam, who taught Balak to present a snare to the sons of Israel, to eat of idol sacrifices and commit fornication.

15 "'You also have those who hold the doctrine teaching of the sect of Nicolaus in like manner.

16 "'Turn away from your sins! If you do not repent I will come to you soon. And I will fight against those people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.

17 "'He who can hear should listen to what the Spirit says to the congregations! To those who overcome in victory I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give each of them a white stone on which is written a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it.'

18 "To the angel of the congregation in Thyatira write: This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes blaze like fire, whose feet shine like polished brass.

19 "'I know your works. I know your love, your faithfulness, your service, and your patience. I know that you are doing more now than you did at first.

20 "'But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads my servants astray so that they commit immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

21 "'I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality.

22 "'Watch this! I am going to throw her into a sickbed. Those who commit sexual sins with her will also suffer much trouble, unless they repent and turn away from what she is doing.

23 "'I will kill her children with deadly plague. Then all the congregations will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds. I will reward each of you for what you have done.

24 "'But to the rest of you in Thyatira, all who do not hold on to Jezebel's teaching, who have not learned what are called the "deep things of Satan," I will not burden you with anything else.

25 "'Just hold on to what you have until I come.

26 "'To the person who conquers and continues to do my works to the end, I will give power authority over the nations.

27 "'He will rule them with a rod of iron and break them to pieces like clay vessels: even as I received from my Father.

28 "'I will give him the morning star.

29 "'He who can hear let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations.'"

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1 "To the angel of the congregation in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says these things: 'I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, and you are really dead.

2 "'Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain that are at the point of death: for I have not found your works perfect completed before God.

3 "'Remember what you received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If you do not stay awake, I will come to you like a thief. You will not know the hour when I will come to you.

4 "'You have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled defiled their garments. They will walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

5 "'He who overcomes will be clothed in white garments. I will not blot out his name from the book of life. In fact I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

6 "'He who can hear let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations.'

7 "To the angel of the congregation in Philadelphia write: He says these things. He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no man shuts, and shuts and no man opens.

8 "'I know your works deeds acts . Pay attention, I set before you an open door, and no man can shut it: for you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and have not denied my name.

9 "'I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, for they lie; I will make them come and bow down before your feet. They will know that I have loved you.

10 "'Because you have kept the word of my patience endurance , I also will keep you from the hour of testing. This will come upon the whole world to test scrutinize discipline examine those who dwell on the earth.

11 "'I come quickly: hold fast what you have so that no one will take your crown.

12 "'I will make the one who overcomes, a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will not go out from it anymore. I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is the New Jerusalem. This city comes down out of heaven from my God. I will write my new name on him.

13 "'He who can hear let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations.'

14 "'To the angel of the congregation in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation says this:

15 "'I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot.

16 "'Because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.

17 "'You say, "I am rich and have become wealthy and have need of nothing." You do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

18 "'I counsel you to buy gold from me, gold purified by fire, so that you may be rich; and white clothing, so that you may be clothed. In this way the shame of your nakedness will not appear. And anoint your eyes with eye salve, so that you may see.

19 "'I reprove and discipline those whom I love: be zealous therefore, and repent.

20 "'Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hears my voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him, and dine with him, and he with me.

21 "'To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me on my throne, even as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

22 "'He who can hear let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations.'"

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1 After this I saw a door opened in heaven: and the first voice that I heard was talking to me like a trumpet. It said: "Come up here and I will show you things from the future."

2 Immediately I was in the spirit. In front of me was a throne in heaven and someone sat on the throne.

3 He who sat there had the appearance of jasper and sardius stones. A rainbow that looked like an emerald surrounded the throne.

4 Around the throne were twenty-four elders sitting on thrones. They were dressed in white with crowns of gold on their heads.

5 Lightnings and thunders and voices came from the throne. There were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne. These are the seven Spirits of God.

6 A sea of crystal like glass was in front of the throne. In the center around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.

7 The first living creature was like a lion. The second living creature was like a young bull. The third living creature had a face like a man. And the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.

8 Each of the four living creatures has six wings. They are full of eyes around and within. "Never resting day or night, they say: Holy, holy, holy, Jehovah God the Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come."

9 When these living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,

10 The twenty-four elders fall down before the one seated on the throne. They worship him who lives forever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

11 "You are worthy, Jehovah our God, to receive glory and honor and power: for you have created all things, and because of your will they are and were created."

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1 I saw a book in the right hand of him who sat on the throne. It had writing on the inside and on the back and was sealed with seven seals.

2 And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming with a loud voice: "Who is worthy to open the book, and to remove the seals?"

3 No one in heaven, on earth or under the earth was able to open the book and look inside.

4 I wept much because no one was found worthy to open, look inside, and read the book.

5 One of the elders said to me: "Do not weep; the Lion of the tribe of Judah of the Root of David has succeeded in opening the book and removing the seven seals."

6 I saw a Lamb that looked as though it had been slain, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders. The lamb had seven horns and seven eyes. These are the seven Spirits of God sent into all the earth.

7 He came to the one who sat on the throne and received the book from his right hand.

8 When he took the book the four living creatures and twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Every one of them had harps, and golden bowls full of incense. These are the prayers of the holy ones.

9 They sing a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the book, and to open the seals, for you were slaughtered and by your blood you bought persons for God out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

10 "You made them kings and priests to our God. They will reign as kings over the earth."

11 I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders. The number of them was ten thousand myriads times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands.

12 They said with a loud voice: "The Lamb that was slaughtered is worthy to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing."

13 I heard every creature in heaven and on earth. I also heard those under the earth, in the sea, and all that are in them. They said: "Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be to him who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb forever and ever."

14 The four living creatures said: "Amen" and the twenty-four elders fell down and worshipped.

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1 I saw the Lamb open one of the seven seals. And I heard one of the living creatures speak with a voice like thunder. He said: "Come!"

2 I saw a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him and he conquered.

3 When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say: "Come!"

4 Another horse that was red went out: and power was given to him who sat on it to take peace from the earth. He was given a great sword so that men could kill one another.

5 When he opened the third seal I heard the third beast say: "Come!" I saw a black horse; and he who sat on him had a pair of scales in his hand.

6 I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures say: "A measure quart: U.S. dry . of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see that you do not hurt the oil and the wine."

7 When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say: "Come!"

8 I looked, and there was a pale horse. The name of the one who sat on him was Death. The grave followed him. Power was given to them over a fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with pestilence, and with the beasts of the earth.

9 When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the persons who were slaughtered because of the word of God, and for the witness they gave.

10 They cried with a loud voice, saying: "How long, O Lord, holy and true, before you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"

11 Each of them was given a white robe. They were told that they should rest for a little while. They were to wait until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers, who would be killed, as they were, should be fulfilled.

12 When he opened the sixth seal I saw a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth of hair and the moon became like blood.

13 The stars of the sky fell to the earth, even as a fig tree drops her unripe figs when she is shaken by a mighty wind.

14 The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled together. Every mountain and island was moved from their places.

15 The kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the military commanders, and the mighty men, and every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains.

16 They said to the mountains and rocks: "Fall on us, and hide us from the presence of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

17 "For the great day of his wrath has come; and who will be able to stand?"

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1 After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth. They were holding back the four winds of the earth so the wind would not blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.

2 I saw another angel ascending from the east. He had the seal of the living God. He cried out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea.

3 He said: "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads."

4 I heard the number of those who were sealed. There were sealed a hundred and forty-four thousand from all the tribes of the children of Israel.

5 Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.

6 Of the tribe of Asher were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasseh were sealed twelve thousand.

7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.

8 Of the tribe of Zebulun were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

9 After this I saw a great crowd that no man could number. It was from all nations, and tribes, and people, and tongues. It stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes. They had palm branches in their hands.

10 They cried with a loud voice, saying: "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."

11 All the angels stood around the throne, and the elders and the four living creatures. They fell before the throne on their faces, and worshiped God.

12 They said: "Amen! Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen."

13 One of the elders asked me: "Who are these dressed in white robes? And where are they from?"

14 I said to him: "Sir, you know." He said to me: "These are the ones who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 "Because of this they are before the throne of God. They serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tent over dwell among them.

16 "They will hunger no more, nor thirst any more; neither shall the sunlight beat down on them, nor any heat.

17 "The Lamb who is in the middle of the throne will feed them and lead them to living fountains of water. God will wipe away all tears from their eyes."

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1 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about a half an hour.

2 I saw the seven angels who stood before God. Seven trumpets were given to them.

3 Another angel, with a golden incense vessel, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense so he could offer it with the prayers of all the holy ones upon the golden altar before the throne.

4 The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the holy ones, ascended up, out of the angel's hand, before God.

5 The angel took the incense vessel, and filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth. There were voices, and thundering and lightning, and an earthquake.

6 The seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.

7 The first angel blew his trumpet. Hail and fire mixed with blood came down upon the earth. A third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

8 The second angel blew his trumpet. Something like a great mountain burning with fire was hurled into the sea. A third of the sea became blood.

9 A third of the living creatures in the sea died. And a third of the ships were destroyed.

10 The third angel blew his trumpet. A great star burning like a lamp fell from heaven. It fell upon a third of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters.

11 The star is called Wormwood Calamity Bitterness : and a third of the waters became wormwood; and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.

12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet. A third of the sun was struck. A third of the moon, and a third of the stars were darkened. The illumination of both day and night was cut by one third.

13 Then I saw and heard an angel flying in midheaven. He said with a loud voice: "Woe, woe, woe to those dwelling on earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!"

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1 The fifth angel blew his trumpet. I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth. The key of the bottomless pit was given to him.

2 He opened the bottomless pit. Smoke came out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace. The smoke from the pit darkened the sun and the air.

3 Out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth. Power was given to them like the scorpions of the earth have power.

4 They were commanded not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God in their foreheads.

5 The locusts were not to kill them, but should torment them for five months: and their torment was the torment of a scorpion, when it strikes a man.

6 Men will seek death in those days and will not find it. They will desire to die and death will elude them.

7 The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. They wore gold crowns on their heads and their faces were like the faces of men.

8 Their hair was like the hair of women. Their teeth were like the teeth of lions.

9 They had breastplates like iron. The sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots with many horses running to battle.

10 Their tails were like scorpions' tails, for there were stings in their tails. They had power to hurt men five months.

11 The angel of the bottomless pit was their king. His name in the Hebrew language is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon.

12 The first woe is past. There are two more woes to come.

13 The sixth angel blew his trumpet. I heard a voice from the golden altar that is before God.

14 It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.

15 And the four angels were released. They were prepared for this very hour, and day, and month, and year, to kill a third of mankind.

16 The army of the horsemen numbered two hundred million. I heard their number.

17 I saw the horses and riders in the vision. Their breastplates were bright red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions. Their mouths issued fire, smoke, and brimstone.

18 A third of mankind was killed by these plagues of fire and smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths.

19 The power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails: for their tails were like serpents that had heads, and with them they inflict harm.

20 The rest of the men who were not killed by these plagues did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshipping demons, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk.

21 Neither did they repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

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1 I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven. He was clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was upon his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.

2 He held a little book that lay open in his hand. He placed his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the earth.

3 And he cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

4 When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven say to me: "Seal up those things that the seven thunders spoke. Do not write them."

5 The angel I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth raised his hand to heaven.

6 And he swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that are in it, and the earth, and the things that are in it, and the sea, and the things there, that there would be no more delay.

7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he will sound his trumpet, the secret of God is finished, just as he declared to his servants the prophets.

8 The voice I heard from heaven spoke to me again, and said: "Go take the little book that is open in the hand of the angel who stands upon the sea and upon the earth."

9 I went to the angel, and said to him: "Give me the little book." He said to me: "Take it, and eat it up! It will be sweet as honey in your mouth, but it will make your belly bitter."

10 So I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it. It was in my mouth sweet as honey and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

11 He said: "You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations, tongues and kings."

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1 There was given me a reed like a measuring rod: and the angel stood, saying: "Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship there.

2 "Do not measure the court outside the temple for it is given to the nations. They will tread the holy city under foot for forty-two months.

3 "I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth."

4 These witnesses are the two olive trees, and the two lamp stands standing before the God of the earth.

5 If any man will hurt them, fire proceeds out of their mouth, and devours their enemies. If any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

6 These two witnesses have power to shut the sky so that it will not rain in the days of their prophecy. They have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

7 When they finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them and conquer them, and kill them.

8 Their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was impaled.

9 The people and tribes and tongues and nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days, and will look at them and refuse to bury them.

10 The inhabitants of the earth will celebrate and rejoice over them. They will rejoice and send gifts to one another. This is because these two prophets tormented those who lived on the earth.

11 After three and a half days the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet. Great fear fell upon all who saw them.

12 They heard a great voice from heaven say: "Come up here." So they ascended up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies beheld them.

13 In that same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand men were slain in the earthquake, and the survivors were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven.

14 The second woe has past. The third woe will come quickly.

15 The seventh angel blew his trumpet. There were great voices in heaven, saying: "The kingdom of the world has become our God’s, and his Christ will rule as king forever and ever."

16 The twenty-four elders, who sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshiped God,

17 Saying: "We give you thanks, Jehovah God the Almighty, the one who is and who was, because you have taken your great power, and begun to rule as king. (Exodus 6:3) (Amos 4:13)

18 "The nations were angry. Your wrath indignation has come! It is time to judge the dead, to reward your servants the prophets, the holy ones, and those who reverence your name the small and the great. Time to destroy exterminate eradicate those who destroy the earth."

19 The temple of God was opened in heaven. There was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant. And there were lightnings and voices and thunder and an earthquake and great hail.

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1 A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head was a crown with twelve stars.

2 She, being with child, cried out in labor pains, ready to deliver.

3 Another sign appeared in heaven. It was a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

4 His tail swept a third of the stars of heaven, and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered. He was ready to devour her child as soon as it was born.

5 She gave birth to a male-child, who was to rule all nations with a rod scepter of iron. Her child was caught up to God and to his throne.

6 The woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God. There they feed her a thousand two hundred and sixty days.

7 War broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels.

8 The dragon lost and no place in heaven was found for him any longer.

9 The great dragon was thrown down, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was hurled down to the earth, and his angels with him.

10 I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now has come the salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accused them before our God day and night.

11 They conquered overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they did not love their lives when faced with death.

12 Therefore rejoice be glad , you heavens, and you that dwell in them. But woe to the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having fierce anger, because he knows that he has only a short time."

13 When the dragon saw that he was thrown to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male-child.

14 Two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time one thousand two hundred and sixty days , out of the serpent's reach.

15 The serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.

16 But the earth rescued the woman, and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed up the flood that the dragon spewed out of his mouth.

17 The dragon was furious with the woman and waged war with the remnant of her seed. These are the ones who obey the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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1 The dragon stood on the shore by the sea. I saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns. His horns had ten crowns on them. Blasphemous names were on his heads.

2 The beast I saw looked like a leopard. His feet were like the feet of a bear. His mouth was like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.

3 One of his heads appeared to have had a fatal wound. His fatal wound had healed, and the entire world followed the beast with admiration.

4 Men worshiped the dragon that gave power to the beast. They worshiped the beast, saying: "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"

5 A mouth speaking great things and blasphemies was given to the beast. And authority to act was given to him to continue forty-two months.

6 He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, to slander his name, and his dwelling place, and those who live in heaven.

7 It was granted to him to wage war with the holy ones, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all tribes, and tongues, and nations.

8 All the citizens of earth will worship him, all whose names have not been written in the Lamb's book of life who was slain from the foundation of the world.

9 If any man can listen, let him hear.

10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity. He who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. This requires the patience and the faith of the holy ones.

11 Then I saw another wild beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb and he spoke like a dragon.

12 He exercises all the authority of the first beast that came ahead of him. The second beast causes the earth and those who live there to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

13 He performed great signs, so that he made fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.

14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles he had power to do in the sight of the beast. He says to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast that had the wound by a sword and yet lives.

15 He had power to give breath to the image of the beast and to make that image of the beast speak. He caused many to be killed, those who would not worship the image of the beast.

16 And he forces all persons, the great and the small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads.

17 No one could buy or sell without the mark, the name of the beast, or the number of its name.

18 This requires wisdom. Let him that has understanding calculate the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.

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1 A Lamb stood on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred forty-four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.

2 I heard a sound from heaven, as the sound of many waters. It was as the sound of a great thunder: and I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps.

3 They sing a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders. No man can learn that song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, who were redeemed from the earth.

4 These are they who were not defiled with women. They are virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed bought from among mankind. They are the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

5 No falsehood lie deceit was found in their mouth, for they are without fault.

6 Then I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven. He had everlasting good news to preach to those who dwell on the earth, to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people.

7 He spoke in a loud voice: "Respect God, and give him glory! The hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."

8 Another angel followed, saying: "Babylon the great has fallen. She has fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication."

9 The third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice: "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

10 "the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of his indignation. He will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.

11 "The smoke of their torment will ascend forever and ever. They who worship the beast and his image and receive the mark of his name have no rest day or night.

12 "This requires patience and endurance for the holy ones, those who obey the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."

13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say: "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in union with the Lord from this time forward: Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works follow them."

14 I saw a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

15 Another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud: "Thrust in your sickle, and reap! The time has come for you to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe."

16 He who sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

17 Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

18 And yet another angel came out from the altar. He had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle. He said: "Thrust in your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe."

19 The angel thrust his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the anger of God.

20 The winepress was trampled outside the city. Blood came out of the winepress as high up as the horse bridles for a distance of one hundred and eighty miles.

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1 I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues. God uses them to finish expressing his anger.

2 I saw what looked like a sea of glass mingled with fire. Those who were victorious over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having harps written Word of God.

3 They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are your works, Jehovah God, the Almighty; just and true are your ways, you King of the ages Eternal King King of the nations King of the holy ones . (Deuteronomy 31:30; 32:4) (Exodus 6:3)

4 "Who will not reverence you, Jehovah, and glorify your name, for only you are holy. All nations will come and worship you. Your righteous judgments are clearly apparent."

5 After that I noticed the temple of the sanctuary of the tent of witness was opened in heaven.

6 The seven angels with the seven plagues came out of the temple. They were clothed in pure white linen, with their chests girded with golden girdles.

7 One of the four beasts gave the seven angels bowls full of the anger of God who lives forever and ever.

8 The temple was filled with smoke from the glory and power of God. No man was able to enter into the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

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1 I heard a loud voice from the temple say to the seven angels: Go your way, and pour out the bowls of the anger of God on the earth.

2 The first poured out his bowl on the earth. A painful and grievous sore appeared on the men who had the mark of the beast, and upon those who worshiped his image.

3 Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea. It became like the blood of a dead man, and every living being died in the sea.

4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and fountains of waters and they became blood.

5 I heard the angel of the waters say: "You are righteous, Jehovah, who are, and was, the Holy One, because you have judged these things. (Exodus 3:14)

6 "They have shed the blood of the holy ones and prophets. You give them blood to drink for they deserve it."

7 I heard another say: "Even so, Jehovah God the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments." (Deuteronomy 32:4) (Psalm 145:17) (Exodus 6:3)

8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun. Authority was given to him to scorch men with fire.

9 Men were scorched with great heat. They blasphemed the name of God, who has power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became full of darkness. And they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.

11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains, but they did not repent.

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates. Its water was dried up so that the way might be prepared for the kings from the east.

13 I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

14 They are demonic spirits, working signs, which go to the kings of the earth, of the whole world. They gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

15 "Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his outer garment, that he does not walk naked and they see his shame."

16 He gathered them together to a place called in the Hebrew tongue Har-Magedon.

17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came out of the temple of heaven. It said: "It is done!"

18 There were voices, and thunders, and lightnings. There was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

19 The great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered Babylon the Great. He gave her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his anger wrath .

20 Every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

21 There fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent 45 to 100 pounds . Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for the plague was exceeding great.

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1 One of the seven angels who had one of the seven bowls spoke to me. He said: "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,

2 "with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication."

3 So he carried me away in spirit to the wilderness. I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-colored beast. The beast was full of names of blasphemy. It had seven heads and ten horns.

4 The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet. She was adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She had a golden cup in her hand. It was full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.

5 A name was written on her forehead, a mystery, "Babylon the Great, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations of the earth."

6 I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the holy ones, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her I wondered greatly.

7 The angel said: "Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.

8 "The beast that you saw was, and is not. It will ascend out of the pit and go into destruction. They who dwell on the earth will wonder, those whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

9 "Here is where the mind that has wisdom comes in. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.

10 "There are seven kings: five have fallen, and one is, and the other has not yet come. When he comes he must remain a short while.

11 "The beast that was, and is not, he is the eighth king, and is from the seven, and goes into destruction.

12 "The ten horns that you saw are ten kings. They have not yet received a kingdom. But they receive power authority influence as kings for one hour with the beast.

13 "They are united in one purpose single-minded , and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

14 "They will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome conquer them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings. Those who are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful."

15 He says to me: "The waters that you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, and crowds, and nations, and languages.

16 "The ten horns that you saw on the beast will hate the harlot, and will make her desolate and naked. They will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

17 "For God put in their hearts the desire to carry out his purpose, and to agree, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

18 "The woman you saw is that great city that reigns over the kings of the earth."

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1 After these things I saw another angel come down from heaven. He had great authority. The earth was illuminated with his glory.

2 He cried out with a strong voice: "Babylon the Great has fallen, she has fallen! She has become the habitation of demons, and a haunt for every unclean spirit. She is a prison for every unclean and hateful bird.

3 "All nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication immorality . The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are very rich through the abundance of her luxury."

4 I heard another voice from heaven, say: "Come out of her, my people, that you do not partake of her sins, and that you do not receive her plagues!

5 "For her sins have reached up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

6 "Render to her even as she rendered to you. Pay back double to her, double according to her works: in the cup that she has filled, fill double for her!

7 "To the extent she glorified herself and lived sensuously, to that extent give her much torment and sorrow. She says in her heart: 'I sit a queen, and am no widow, and I shall see no sorrow.'

8 "Therefore her plagues literal and figurative will overtake her in one day, death and mourning and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire, for mighty is Jehovah God who judges her. (Jeremiah 50:34; 51:58)

9 "The kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her, when they see the smoke of her burning.

10 "They will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, and say: 'Woe, woe to the great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.'

11 "The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her. For no man buys their merchandise any more.

12 "The merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones, and of pearls, fine linen, purple and silk, scarlet, and everything in scented wood, all manner of ivory and all manner of most precious wood, of brass and iron and marble,

13 "cinnamon, odors and ointments, frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour, wheat, beasts, and sheep and horses, chariots and slaves and humans

14 "The fruits that you desired have departed from you. All things that were dainty and wonderful have departed from you. You will find them no more at all.

15 "The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing.

16 "They will say: 'Woe, woe to the great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

17 "'In one hour these great riches came to nothing.' Every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood far off,

18 "and cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying: 'What city is like this great city!'

19 "They threw dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying: 'Woe, woe to the great city. All that had ships in the sea became rich by her wealth. In one hour she was made desolate.'

20 "Rejoice over her, you heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God pronounced judgment for you against her."

21 A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and hurled it into the sea. He said: "With violence the great city Babylon will be thrown down, and it will not be found any longer.

22 "The sound of harp players, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, will not be heard anymore in you. No craftsman will be found in you. The sound of a millstone will not be heard in you anymore.

23 "There will no longer be the light of a candle in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you. Your merchants were the great men of the earth; for by your spiritistic practice all nations were deceived.

24 "The blood of prophets, and of holy ones, and of all who were slain upon the earth was found in her."

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1 After these things I heard a great voice of many people in heaven, saying: "Praise Jehovah! Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power belong to our God. (Psalm 150:6)

2 "True and righteous are his judgments: for he has judged the great harlot, who corrupted the earth with her fornication. And has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."

3 Again they said: "Praise Jehovah. Her smoke rose up forever and ever."

4 The twenty-four elders and the four beasts fell down and worshiped God, who sat on the throne, saying: "Amen! Praise Jehovah!" (Psalm 117:1)

5 Then a voice came from the throne. It said: "Praise our God, all you his servants, and you who reverence him, both small and great."

6 And I heard as it were the voice of a large number of people, and as the sound of many waters, and as the sound of mighty thunder, saying: "Praise Jehovah! For Jehovah our God, the Almighty, reigns. (Psalm 106:48)

7 "Let us be glad, rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife made herself ready.

8 "It was granted to her that she dress in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the holy ones."

9 He said to me: "Write: Blessed are they who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb." He said to me: "These are the true sayings of God."

10 I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me: »Do not do that. I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers. You have the witness from Jesus: worship God! For the witness from Jesus is the spirit mind-set of prophecy.«

11 I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse; and he who sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns diadems . He had a name written that no man knew, but himself.

13 He was clothed with a garment dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

14 The armies in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

15 Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with a rod of iron. He treads the winepress of the fierceness and anger of Almighty God.

16 He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, "King of Kings" and "Lord of Lords"!

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice to all the fowls that fly in midheaven: "Come and gather yourselves together to the supper of the great God;

18 "that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of military commanders, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great."

19 I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.

20 The beast was captured, and with him the false prophet that performed signs before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.

21 The rest were killed with the sword that came from the mouth of the one who sat on the horse. All the birds were filled with their flesh.

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1 I saw an angel come down from heaven. He had the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

2 He seized the dragon, the old serpent that is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

3 He hurled him into the bottomless pit, and shut it and sealed it over him. He could not deceive the nations anymore till the thousand years ended. After that he must be let loose for a little while.

4 I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I also saw the people who were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image. They had not received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands. They lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were finished. Not found in older manuscripts. This is the first resurrection.

6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. They shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall rule as kings with him for the thousand years.

7 When the thousand years end, Satan will be let loose out of his prison.

8 Satan will go out to deceive the nations that are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle. The number of these is as the sand of the sea too great to count .

9 They advanced over the broad plain of the earth, and encircled the camp of the holy ones, and the beloved city. Fire came down out of heaven and devoured consumed them.

10 The devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are, and will be tormented day and night forever.

11 I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it. From before him the earth and heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.

12 I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God. The books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged according to the things written in the books, according to their works.

13 The sea gave up the dead in it. Death and the grave delivered up the dead in them. Every man was judged according to his works.

14 Death and the grave were hurled into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

15 Whoever was not found written in the book of life was hurled thrust thrown into the lake of fire.

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1 I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. There was no more sea.

2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 Then I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying: "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men. He will dwell with them and they will be his people! God will be with them, and be their God.

4 "God will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death. There will be no more sorrow nor crying. There will be no more pain! The former things have passed away."

5 He who sat on the throne said: "Behold, I make all things new. Then he told me to write: for these words are faithful and true."

6 And he said to me: "It is done! I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him who thirsts from the fountain of the water of life freely.

7 "He who overcomes will inherit all things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.

8 "But the fearful and unbelieving, abominable and murderers, fornicators and those practicing spiritism, idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur: which is the second death."

9 One of the seven angels came to me. He had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues. He said: "Come here, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife."

10 He carried me away in spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy city Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.

11 She had the glory of God. Her light was like a very precious stone, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.

12 The city had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on each gate, the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 He who talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city and the gates and the wall.

16 And the city lies foursquare. The length is as large as the width. He measured the city with the reed, fourteen hundred miles. The length and the width and the height of it are equal.

17 He measured the wall, two hundred feet, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

18 The structure of the wall was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.

19 The foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, hyacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each individual gate was one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, as transparent glass.

22 I saw no temple there: for the Jehovah God the Almighty and the Lamb are the temple.

23 The city did not need the sun or the moon to shine on it. For the glory of God and of the Lamb was its light.

24 The nations will walk by means of its light. The kings of the earth bring their glory into it.

25 Its gates will not close in the daytime and there will be no night there.

26 They will bring the glory of the nations into it.

27 Nothing impure will ever enter it. The shameful and deceitful will not enter. Only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life will enter.

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1 He showed me a pure river of water of life. It was clear as crystal and flowed out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

2 This was in the middle of the street of the city. The tree of life was on each side of the river. It produced twelve kinds of fruit and yielded the fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

3 There will be no curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city. His servants will serve him.

4 They will see his face and his name will be in their foreheads.

5 There will be no night there. They need no lamp, neither light of the sun, for Jehovah God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.

6 Then he said to me: "These sayings are faithful and true. Jehovah the God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show his servants the things that must shortly be done.

7 "Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who obeys the words of the prophecy of this book."

8 I John saw these things and heard them. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.

9 He said to me: »Do not do that, for I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and of those who obey the words of this book: worship God.«

10 And he says to me: "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near at hand.

11 "He who is unjust, let him be unjust still. And he who is filthy, let him be filthy still. And he who is righteous, let him be righteous still. And he who is holy, let him be holy still.

12 "'Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work.

13 "'I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

14 "'Blessed are those who obey his commandments. They have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates of the city.

15 "'Outside are the dogs impure men and those who practice spiritism, and fornicators, and murderers, and idolaters, and everyone who tells lies.'

16 "'I Jesus have sent my angel to tell you about these things in the congregations. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.'"

17 The Spirit and the bride say: "Come" And let him who hears say: "Come." And let him who is thirsty come. And whoever will, let him drink the water of life freely.

18 I testify to every man who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this book.

19 If any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things that are written in this book.

20 He who testifies to these things says: "I come quickly." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.