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The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God [a]gave him to show unto his [b]servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified [c]it by his angel unto his servant John; who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand.

John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him [d]who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne; and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and [e]loosed us from our sins [f]by his blood; and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto [g]his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion [h]for ever and ever. Amen. Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, [i]who is and who was and [j]who is to come, the Almighty.

I John, your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and [k]patience which are in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet 11 saying, What thou seest, write in a book and send it to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. 12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And having turned I saw seven golden [l]candlesticks; 13 and in the midst of the [m]candlesticks one like unto a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle. 14 And his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 15 and his feet like unto burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters. 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last, 18 and the Living one; and I [n]was dead, and behold, I am alive [o]for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. 19 Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall come to pass hereafter; 20 the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest [p]in my right hand, and the seven golden [q]candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven [r]candlesticks are seven churches.

To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:

These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven golden [s]candlesticks: I know thy works, and thy toil and [t]patience, and that thou canst not bear evil men, and didst try them that call themselves apostles, and they are not, and didst find them false; and thou hast [u]patience and didst bear for my name’s sake, and hast not grown weary. But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love. Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy [v]candlestick out of its place, except thou repent. But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the [w]Paradise of God.

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write:

These things saith the first and the last, who [x]was dead, and lived again: I know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich), and the [y]blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10 Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; [z]and ye shall have [aa]tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life. 11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write:

These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword: 13 I know where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s throne is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days [ab]of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwelleth. 14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there some that hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication. 15 So hast thou also some that hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans in like manner. 16 Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receiveth it.

18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write:

These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like unto burnished brass: 19 I know thy works, and thy love and faith and ministry and [ac]patience, and that thy last works are more than the first. 20 But I have this against thee, that thou sufferest [ad]the woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess; and she teacheth and seduceth my [ae]servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication. 22 Behold, I cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of [af]her works. 23 And I will kill her children with [ag]death; and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto each one of you according to your works. 24 But to you I say, to the rest that are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, who know not the deep things of Satan, as they are wont to say; I cast upon you none other burden. 25 Nevertheless that which ye have, hold fast till I come. 26 And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the [ah]nations: 27 and he shall rule them with a rod of [ai]iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to shivers; as I also have received of my Father: 28 and I will give him the morning star. 29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

And to the angel of the church in Sardis write:

These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead. Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have [aj]found no works of thine perfected before my God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep it, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy. He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:

These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth: I know thy works (behold, I have [ak]set before thee a door opened, which none can shut), that thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name. Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and [al]worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 10 Because thou didst keep the word of my [am]patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of [an]trial, that hour which is to come upon the whole [ao]world, to [ap]try them that dwell upon the earth. 11 I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown. 12 He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the [aq]temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and mine own new name. 13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write:

These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God: 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see. 19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. 21 He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne. 22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, a voice as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must [ar]come to pass hereafter. Straightway I was in the Spirit: and behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting upon the throne; and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper stone and a sardius: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, like an emerald to look upon. And round about the throne were four and twenty thrones: and upon the thrones I saw four and twenty elders sitting, arrayed in white garments; and on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceed lightnings and voices and thunders. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; and before the throne, as it were a [as]sea of glass like unto crystal; and in the midst [at]of the throne, and round about the throne, four living creatures full of eyes before and behind. And the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face as of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. And the four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within: and they have no rest day and night, saying,

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and [au]who is to come.

And when the living creatures shall give glory and honor and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth [av]for ever and ever, 10 the four and twenty elders shall fall down before him that sitteth on the throne, and shall worship him that liveth [aw]for ever and ever, and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

11 Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created.

And I saw [ax]in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, close sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon. And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look thereon: and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book and the seven seals thereof. And I saw [ay]in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the [az]seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth. And he came, and he [ba]taketh it out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne. And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sing a new song, saying,

Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, 10 and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon the earth.

11 And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 saying with a great voice,

Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honor, and glory, and blessing.

13 And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things that are in them, heard I saying,

Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, [bb]for ever and ever.

14 And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and [bc]worshipped.

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, Come[bd]. And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.

And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come[be]. And another horse came forth, a red horse: and to him that sat thereon it was given to take [bf]peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come. [bg]And I saw, and behold, a black horse; and he that sat thereon had a balance in his hand. And I heard as it were a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, [bh]A measure of wheat for a [bi]shilling, and three measures of barley for a [bj]shilling; and the oil and the wine hurt thou not.

And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come[bk]. And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with [bl]death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 and they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And there was given them to each one a white robe; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little time, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, who should be killed even as they were, should [bm]have fulfilled their course.

12 And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood; 13 and the stars of the heaven fell unto the earth, as a fig tree casteth her unripe figs when she is shaken of a great wind. 14 And the heaven was removed as a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the princes, and the [bn]chief captains, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 for the great day of their wrath is come; and who is able to stand?

After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the earth, or on the sea, or upon any tree. And I saw another angel ascend from the sunrising, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a great voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we shall have sealed the [bo]servants of our God on their foreheads. And I heard the number of them that were sealed, a hundred and forty and four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:

Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands; 10 and they cry with a great voice, saying,

Salvation unto our God who sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb.

11 And all the angels were standing round about the throne, and about the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12 saying,

Amen: [bp]Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God [bq]for ever and ever. Amen.

13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, These that are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and whence came they? 14 And I [br]say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God; and they serve him day and night in his [bs]temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat: 17 for the Lamb that is in the midst [bt]of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels that stand before God; and there were given unto them seven trumpets.

And another angel came and stood [bu]over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should [bv]add it unto the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, [bw]with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand. And the angel [bx]taketh the censer; and he filled it with the fire of the altar, and cast it [by]upon the earth: and there followed thunders, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

And the seven angels that had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

And the first sounded, and there followed hail and fire, mingled with blood, and they were cast [bz]upon the earth: and the third part of the earth was burnt up, and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; and there died the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, even they that had life; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.

10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell from heaven a great star, burning as a torch, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of the waters; 11 and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; that the third part of them should be darkened, and the day should not shine for the third part of it, and the night in like manner.

13 And I saw, and I heard [ca]an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a great voice, Woe, woe, woe, for them that dwell on the earth, by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, who are yet to sound.

And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth: and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss. And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was said unto them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only such men as have not the seal of God on their foreheads. And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when it striketh a man. And in those days men shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they shall desire to die, and death fleeth from them. And the [cb]shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared for war; and upon their heads as it were crowns like unto gold, and their faces were as men’s faces. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to war. 10 And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months. 11 They have over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek tongue he hath the name [cc]Apollyon.

12 The first Woe is past: behold, there come yet two Woes hereafter.

13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard [cd]a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14 one saying to the sixth angel that had the trumpet, Loose the four angels that are bound at the great river Euphrates. 15 And the four angels were loosed, that had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they should kill the third part of men. 16 And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates as of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone: and the heads of the horses are as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceedeth fire and smoke and brimstone. 18 By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails are like unto serpents, and have heads; and with them they hurt. 20 And the rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not [ce]worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood; which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk: 21 and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

10 And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, arrayed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire; and he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left upon the earth; and he cried with a great voice, as a lion roareth: and when he cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices. And when the seven thunders uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying, Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. And the angel that I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his right hand to heaven, and sware by him that liveth [cf]for ever and ever, who created the heaven and the things that are therein, and the earth and the things that are therein, [cg]and the sea and the things that are therein, that there shall be [ch]delay no longer: but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then is finished the mystery of God, according to the good tidings which he declared to his [ci]servants the prophets. And the voice which I heard from heaven, I heard it again speaking with me, and saying, Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel that standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. And I went unto the angel, saying unto him that he should give me the little book. And he saith unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey. 10 And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and when I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter. 11 And they say unto me, Thou must prophesy again [cj]over many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.

11 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: [ck]and one said, Rise, and measure the [cl]temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. And the court which is without the [cm]temple [cn]leave without, and measure it not; for it hath been given unto the [co]nations: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees and the two [cp]candlesticks, standing before the Lord of the earth. And if any man desireth to hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth and devoureth their enemies; and if any man shall desire to hurt them, in this manner must he be killed. These have the power to shut the heaven, that it rain not during the days of their prophecy: and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they shall desire. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that cometh up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them. And their [cq]dead bodies lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. And from among the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations do men look upon their [cr]dead bodies three days and a half, and suffer not their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. 10 And they that dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and make merry; and they shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwell on the earth. 11 And after the three days and a half the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them that beheld them. 12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they went up into heaven in the cloud; and their enemies beheld them. 13 And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and there were killed in the earthquake [cs]seven thousand persons: and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

14 The second Woe is past: behold, the third Woe cometh quickly.

15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said,

The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign [ct]for ever and ever.

16 And the four and twenty elders, who sit before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces and worshipped God, 17 saying,

We give thee thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who art and who wast; because thou hast taken thy great power, and didst reign. 18 And the nations were wroth, and thy wrath came, and the time of the dead to be judged, and the time to give their reward to thy [cu]servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, the small and the great; and to destroy them that destroy the earth.

19 And there was opened the [cv]temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his [cw]temple the ark of his covenant; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.

12 And a great sign was seen in heaven: a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars; and she was with child; and she crieth out, travailing in birth, and in pain to be delivered. And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems. And his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon standeth before the woman that is about to be delivered, that when she is delivered he may devour her child. And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the [cx]nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels; and they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole [cy]world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him. 10 And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying,

[cz]Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night. 11 And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death. 12 Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and ye that [da]dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.

13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman that brought forth the man child. 14 And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream. 16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, that keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus: 13 and [db]he stood upon the sand of the sea.

And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as though it had been [dc]smitten unto death; and his death-stroke was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast; and they [dd]worshipped the dragon, because he gave his authority unto the beast; and they [de]worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? and who is able to war with him? and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority [df]to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, even them that [dg]dwell in the heaven. [dh]And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and there was given to him authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. And all that dwell on the earth shall [di]worship him, every one whose name hath not been [dj]written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain. If any man hath an ear, let him hear. 10 [dk]If any man [dl]is for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man shall kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the [dm]patience and the faith of the saints.

11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like unto a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the authority of the first beast in his sight. And he maketh the earth and them that dwell therein to [dn]worship the first beast, whose death-stroke was healed. 13 And he doeth great signs, that he should even make fire to come down out of heaven upon the earth in the sight of men. 14 And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who hath the stroke of the sword and lived. 15 And it was given unto him to give breath to it, even to the image of the beast, [do]that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not [dp]worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead; 17 and that no man should be able to buy or to sell, save he that hath the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man: and his number is [dq]Six hundred and sixty and six.

14 And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on the mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty and four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and the voice which I heard was as the voice of harpers harping with their harps: and they sing as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders: and no man could learn the song save the hundred and forty and four thousand, even they that had been purchased out of the earth. These are they that were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they that follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, to be the first-fruits unto God and unto the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no lie: they are without blemish.

And I saw another angel flying in mid heaven, having [dr]eternal good tidings to proclaim unto them that [ds]dwell on the earth, and unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people; and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and [dt]worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.

And another, a second angel, followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, that hath made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, If any man [du]worshippeth the beast and his image, and receiveth a mark on his forehead, or upon his hand, 10 he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is [dv]prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 and the smoke of their torment goeth up [dw]for ever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, they that [dx]worship the beast and his image, and whoso receiveth the mark of his name. 12 Here is the [dy]patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die [dz]in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.

14 And I saw, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud I saw one sitting like unto a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out from the [ea]temple, crying with a great voice to him that sat on the cloud, Send forth thy sickle, and reap: for the hour to reap is come; for the harvest of the earth is [eb]ripe. 16 And he that sat on the cloud cast his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped.

17 And another angel came out from the [ec]temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from the altar, he that hath power over fire; and he called with a great voice to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Send forth thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 19 And the angel cast his sickle into the earth, and gathered the [ed]vintage of the earth, and cast it into the winepress, the great winepress, of the wrath of God. 20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and there came out blood from the winepress, even unto the bridles of the horses, as far as a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

15 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having seven plagues, which are the last, for in them is finished the wrath of God.

And I saw as it were a [ee]sea of glass mingled with fire; and them that come off victorious from the beast, and from his image, and from the number of his name, standing [ef]by the [eg]sea of glass, having harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses the [eh]servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the [ei]ages. Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and [ej]worship before thee; for thy righteous acts have been made manifest.

And after these things I saw, and the [ek]temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: and there came out from the [el]temple the seven angels that had the seven plagues, arrayed [em]with precious stone, pure and bright, and girt about their breasts with golden girdles. And one of the four living creatures gave unto the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who liveth [en]for ever and ever. And the [eo]temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and none was able to enter into the [ep]temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels should be finished.

16 And I heard a great voice out of the [eq]temple, saying to the seven angels, Go ye, and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth.

And the first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth; and [er]it became a noisome and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that [es]worshipped his image.

And the second poured out his bowl into the sea; and [et]it became blood as of a dead man; and every [eu]living soul died, even the things that were in the sea.

And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the fountains of the waters; [ev]and [ew]it became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, thou Holy One, because thou didst thus [ex]judge: for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: they are worthy. And I heard the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

And the fourth poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given unto [ey]it to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of God who hath the power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory.

10 And the fifth poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was darkened; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, 11 and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores; and they repented not of their works.

12 And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrising. 13 And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, as it were frogs: 14 for they are spirits of demons, working signs; which go forth [ez]unto the kings of the whole [fa]world, to gather them together unto the war of the great day of God, the Almighty. 15 (Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.) 16 And they gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew [fb]Har-Magedon.

17 And the seventh poured out his bowl upon the air; and there came forth a great voice out of the [fc]temple, from the throne, saying, It is done: 18 and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since [fd]there were men upon the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty. 19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the [fe]nations fell: and Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And great hail, every stone about the weight of a talent, cometh down out of heaven upon men: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof is exceeding great.

17 And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters; with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and they that dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her fornication. And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-colored beast, [ff]full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and [fg]decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, [fh]even the unclean things of her fornication, and upon her forehead a name written, [fi]Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of the Harlots and of the Abominations of the Earth. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the [fj]martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with a great wonder. And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and the ten horns. The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, [fk]and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, they whose name hath not been written [fl]in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and [fm]shall come. Here is the [fn]mind that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth: 10 and [fo]they are seven kings; the five are fallen, the one is, the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a little while. 11 And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven; and he goeth into perdition. 12 And the ten horns that thou sawest are ten kings, who have received no kingdom as yet; but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour. 13 These have one mind, and they give their power and authority unto the beast. 14 These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they also shall overcome that are with him, called and chosen and faithful. 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her utterly with fire. 17 For God did put in their hearts to do his mind, and to come to one mind, and to give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished. 18 And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which [fp]reigneth over the kings of the earth.

18 After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of demons, and a [fq]hold of every unclean spirit, and a [fr]hold of every unclean and hateful bird. For [fs]by [ft]the wine of the wrath of her fornication all the nations are fallen; and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth waxed rich by the power of her [fu]wantonness.

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues: for her sins [fv]have reached even unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Render unto her even as she rendered, and double unto her the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle unto her double. How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed [fw]wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in no wise see mourning. Therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire; for strong is [fx]the Lord God who judged her. And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived [fy]wantonly with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they look upon the smoke of her burning, 10 standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. 11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth their [fz]merchandise any more; 12 [ga]merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet; and all thyine wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble; 13 and cinnamon, and [gb]spice, and incense, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep; and merchandise of horses and chariots and [gc]slaves; and [gd]souls of men. 14 And the fruits which thy soul lusted after are gone from thee, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous are perished from thee, and men shall find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning; 16 saying, Woe, woe, the great city, she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and [ge]decked with gold and precious stone and pearl! 17 for in one hour so great riches is made desolate. And every shipmaster, and every one that saileth any whither, and mariners, and as many as [gf]gain their living by sea, stood afar off, 18 and cried out as they looked upon the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like the great city? 19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.

21 And [gg]a strong angel took up a stone as it were a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with a mighty fall shall Babylon, the great city, be cast down, and shall be found no more at all. 22 And the voice of harpers and minstrels and flute-players and trumpeters shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, [gh]of whatsoever craft, shall be found any more at all in thee; and the voice of a mill shall be heard no more at all in thee; 23 and the light of a lamp shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the princes of the earth; for with thy sorcery were all the nations deceived. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that have been slain upon the earth.

19 After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying,

Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, belong to our God: for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his [gi]servants at her hand.

And a second time they [gj]say, Hallelujah. And her smoke goeth up [gk]for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God that sitteth on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah. And a voice came forth from the throne, saying,

Give praise to our God, all ye his [gl]servants, ye that fear him, the small and the great.

And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying,

Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth. Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are true words of God. 10 And I fell down before his feet to [gm]worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: [gn]worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

11 And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon [go]called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 And his eyes are a flame of fire, and upon his head are many diadems; and he hath a name written which no one knoweth but he himself. 13 And he is arrayed in a garment [gp]sprinkled with blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure. 15 And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the [gq]winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty. 16 And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.

17 And I saw [gr]an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid heaven, Come and be gathered together unto the great supper of God; 18 that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of [gs]captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of them that sit thereon, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, and small and great.

19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that [gt]worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone: 21 and the rest were killed with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, even the sword which came forth out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain [gu]in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished: after this he must be loosed for a little time.

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as [gv]worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years. The rest of the dead lived not until the thousand years should be finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no [gw]power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him [gx]a thousand years.

And when the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall come forth to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down [gy]out of heaven, and devoured them. 10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night [gz]for ever and ever.

11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, even the lake of fire. 15 And if any was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more. And I saw [ha]the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall [hb]dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, [hc]and be their God: and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away. And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, [hd]Write: for these words are faithful and true. And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God: her [he]light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal: 12 having a wall great and high; having twelve [hf]gates, and at the [hg]gates twelve angels; and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13 on the east were three [hh]gates; and on the north three [hi]gates; and on the south three [hj]gates; and on the west [hk]three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the [hl]gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal. 17 And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. 18 And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass. 19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, [hm]sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; 20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, [hn]jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. 21 And the twelve [ho]gates were twelve pearls; each one of the several [hp]gates was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, [hq]as it were transparent glass. 22 And I saw no [hr]temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the [hs]temple thereof. 23 And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, [ht]and the lamp thereof is the Lamb. 24 And the nations shall walk [hu]amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it. 25 And the [hv]gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there): 26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it: 27 and there shall in no wise enter into it anything [hw]unclean, or he that [hx]maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb’s book of life. 22 And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of [hy]the Lamb, in the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was [hz]the tree of life, bearing twelve [ia]manner of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be [ib]no curse any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein: and his [ic]servants shall serve him; and they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads. And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign [id]for ever and ever.

And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show unto his [ie]servants the things which must shortly come to pass. And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

And I John am he that heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to [if]worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren the prophets, and with them that keep the words of this book: worship God.

10 And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand. 11 He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness [ig]still: and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy [ih]still: and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness [ii]still: and he that is holy, let him be made holy [ij]still. 12 Behold, I come quickly; and my [ik]reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. 14 Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have [il]the right to come to the tree of life, and may enter in by the [im]gates into the city. 15 Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and [in]maketh a lie.

16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things [io]for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.

17 [ip]And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.

18 I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add [iq]unto them, God shall add [ir]unto him the plagues which are written in this book: 19 and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, [is]which are written in this book.

20 He who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus.

21 The grace of the Lord Jesus [it]be [iu]with the saints. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:1 Or, gave unto him, to show unto his servants the things etc.
  2. Revelation 1:1 Greek bondservants.
  3. Revelation 1:1 Or, them
  4. Revelation 1:4 Or, who cometh
  5. Revelation 1:5 Many authorities, some ancient, read washed. Heb. 9:14; compare 7:14.
  6. Revelation 1:5 Greek in.
  7. Revelation 1:6 Or, God and his Father
  8. Revelation 1:6 Greek unto the ages of the ages. Many ancient authorities omit of the ages.
  9. Revelation 1:8 Or, he who
  10. Revelation 1:8 Or, who cometh
  11. Revelation 1:9 Or, stedfastness
  12. Revelation 1:12 Greek lampstands.
  13. Revelation 1:13 Greek lampstands.
  14. Revelation 1:18 Greek became.
  15. Revelation 1:18 Greek unto the ages of the ages.
  16. Revelation 1:20 Greek upon.
  17. Revelation 1:20 Greek lampstands.
  18. Revelation 1:20 Greek lampstands.
  19. Revelation 2:1 Greek lampstands.
  20. Revelation 2:2 Or, stedfastness
  21. Revelation 2:3 Or, stedfastness
  22. Revelation 2:5 Greek lampstand.
  23. Revelation 2:7 Or, garden: as in Gen. 2:8.
  24. Revelation 2:8 Greek became.
  25. Revelation 2:9 Or, reviling
  26. Revelation 2:10 Some ancient authorities read and may have.
  27. Revelation 2:10 Greek a tribulation of ten days.
  28. Revelation 2:13 The Greek text here is somewhat uncertain.
  29. Revelation 2:19 Or, stedfastness
  30. Revelation 2:20 Many authorities, some ancient, read thy wife.
  31. Revelation 2:20 Greek bondservants.
  32. Revelation 2:22 Many ancient authorities read their.
  33. Revelation 2:23 Or, pestilence. Septuagint Ex. 5:3, etc.
  34. Revelation 2:26 Or, Gentiles
  35. Revelation 2:27 Or, iron; as vessels of the potter, are they broken
  36. Revelation 3:2 Many ancient authorities read not found thy works.
  37. Revelation 3:8 Greek given.
  38. Revelation 3:9 The Greek word denotes an act of reverence, whether paid to a creature, or to the Creator.
  39. Revelation 3:10 Or, stedfastness
  40. Revelation 3:10 Or, temptation
  41. Revelation 3:10 Greek inhabited earth.
  42. Revelation 3:10 Or, tempt
  43. Revelation 3:12 Or, sanctuary
  44. Revelation 4:1 Or, come to pass. After these things straightway etc.
  45. Revelation 4:6 Or, glassy sea
  46. Revelation 4:6 Or, before. See 7:17; compare 5:6.
  47. Revelation 4:8 Or, who cometh
  48. Revelation 4:9 Greek unto the ages of the ages.
  49. Revelation 4:10 Greek unto the ages of the ages.
  50. Revelation 5:1 Greek on.
  51. Revelation 5:6 Or, between the throne with the four living creatures, and the elders
  52. Revelation 5:6 Some ancient authorities omit seven.
  53. Revelation 5:7 Greek hath taken.
  54. Revelation 5:13 Greek unto the ages of the ages.
  55. Revelation 5:14 See marginal note on 3:9.
  56. Revelation 6:1 Some ancient authorities add and see.
  57. Revelation 6:3 Some ancient authorities add and see.
  58. Revelation 6:4 Some ancient authorities read the peace of the earth.
  59. Revelation 6:5 Some ancient authorities add and see.
  60. Revelation 6:6 Or, A choenix (i.e. about a quart) of wheat for a shilling—implying great scarcity. Compare Ezek. 4:16f; 5:16.
  61. Revelation 6:6 See marginal note on Mt. 18:28.
  62. Revelation 6:6 See marginal note on Mt. 18:28.
  63. Revelation 6:7 Some ancient authorities add and see.
  64. Revelation 6:8 Or, pestilence. Compare 2:23 margin.
  65. Revelation 6:11 Some ancient authorities read be fulfilled in number; 2 Esdr. 4:36
  66. Revelation 6:15 Or, military tribunes. Greek chiliarchs.
  67. Revelation 7:3 Greek bondservants.
  68. Revelation 7:12 Greek The blessing, and the glory etc.
  69. Revelation 7:12 Greek unto the ages of the ages.
  70. Revelation 7:14 Greek have said.
  71. Revelation 7:15 Or, sanctuary
  72. Revelation 7:17 Or, before. See 4:6; compare 5:6.
  73. Revelation 8:3 Or, at
  74. Revelation 8:3 Greek give.
  75. Revelation 8:4 Or, for
  76. Revelation 8:5 Greek hath taken.
  77. Revelation 8:5 Or, into
  78. Revelation 8:7 Or, into
  79. Revelation 8:13 Greek one eagle.
  80. Revelation 9:7 Greek likenesses.
  81. Revelation 9:11 That is, Destroyer.
  82. Revelation 9:13 Greek one voice.
  83. Revelation 9:20 See marginal note on 3:9.
  84. Revelation 10:6 Greek unto the ages of the ages.
  85. Revelation 10:6 Some ancient authorities omit and the sea and the things that are therein.
  86. Revelation 10:6 Or, time
  87. Revelation 10:7 Greek bondservants.
  88. Revelation 10:11 Or, concerning. Compare Jn. 12:16.
  89. Revelation 11:1 Greek saying.
  90. Revelation 11:1 Or, sanctuary
  91. Revelation 11:2 Or, sanctuary
  92. Revelation 11:2 Greek cast without.
  93. Revelation 11:2 Or, Gentiles
  94. Revelation 11:4 Greek lampstands.
  95. Revelation 11:8 Greek carcase.
  96. Revelation 11:9 Greek carcase.
  97. Revelation 11:13 Greek names of men, seven thousand. Compare 3:4.
  98. Revelation 11:15 Greek unto the ages of the ages.
  99. Revelation 11:18 Greek bondservants.
  100. Revelation 11:19 Or, sanctuary
  101. Revelation 11:19 Or, sanctuary
  102. Revelation 12:5 Or, Gentiles
  103. Revelation 12:9 Greek inhabited earth.
  104. Revelation 12:10 Or, Now is the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom, become our God’s, and the authority is become his Christ’s
  105. Revelation 12:12 Greek tabernacle.
  106. Revelation 13:1 Some ancient authorities read I stood etc. connecting the clause with what follows.
  107. Revelation 13:3 Greek slain.
  108. Revelation 13:4 See marginal note on 3:9.
  109. Revelation 13:4 See marginal note on 3:9.
  110. Revelation 13:5 Or, to do his works during. See Dan. 11:28.
  111. Revelation 13:6 Greek tabernacle.
  112. Revelation 13:7 Some ancient authorities omit And it was given . . . overcome them.
  113. Revelation 13:8 See marginal note on 3:9.
  114. Revelation 13:8 Or, written in the book . . . slain from the foundation of the world
  115. Revelation 13:10 The Greek text in this verse is somewhat uncertain.
  116. Revelation 13:10 Or, leadeth into captivity
  117. Revelation 13:10 Or, stedfastness
  118. Revelation 13:12 See marginal note on 3:9.
  119. Revelation 13:15 Some ancient authorities read that even the image of the beast should speak; and he shall cause etc.
  120. Revelation 13:15 See marginal note on 3:9.
  121. Revelation 13:18 Some ancient authorities read Six hundred and sixteen.
  122. Revelation 14:6 Or, an eternal gospel
  123. Revelation 14:6 Greek sit.
  124. Revelation 14:7 See marginal note on 3:9.
  125. Revelation 14:9 See marginal note on 3:9.
  126. Revelation 14:10 Greek mingled.
  127. Revelation 14:11 Greek unto ages of ages.
  128. Revelation 14:11 See marginal note on 3:9.
  129. Revelation 14:12 Or, stedfastness
  130. Revelation 14:13 Or, in the Lord. From henceforth, yea, saith the Spirit
  131. Revelation 14:15 Or, sanctuary
  132. Revelation 14:15 Greek become dry.
  133. Revelation 14:17 Or, sanctuary
  134. Revelation 14:19 Greek vine.
  135. Revelation 15:2 Or, glassy sea
  136. Revelation 15:2 Or, upon
  137. Revelation 15:2 Or, glassy sea
  138. Revelation 15:3 Greek bondservant.
  139. Revelation 15:3 Many ancient authorities read nations. Jer. 10:7
  140. Revelation 15:4 See marginal note on 3:9.
  141. Revelation 15:5 Or, sanctuary
  142. Revelation 15:6 Or, sanctuary
  143. Revelation 15:6 Many ancient authorities read in linen. 19:8
  144. Revelation 15:7 Greek unto the ages of the ages.
  145. Revelation 15:8 Or, sanctuary
  146. Revelation 15:8 Or, sanctuary
  147. Revelation 16:1 Or, sanctuary
  148. Revelation 16:2 Or, there came
  149. Revelation 16:2 See marginal note on 3:9.
  150. Revelation 16:3 Or, there came
  151. Revelation 16:3 Greek soul of life.
  152. Revelation 16:4 Some ancient authorities read and they became.
  153. Revelation 16:4 Or, there came
  154. Revelation 16:5 Or, judge. Because they . . . prophets, thou hast given them blood also to drink
  155. Revelation 16:8 Or, him
  156. Revelation 16:14 Or, upon
  157. Revelation 16:14 Greek inhabited earth.
  158. Revelation 16:16 Or, Ar-Magedon
  159. Revelation 16:17 Or, sanctuary
  160. Revelation 16:18 Some ancient authorities read there was a man.
  161. Revelation 16:19 Or, Gentiles
  162. Revelation 17:3 Or, names full of blasphemy
  163. Revelation 17:4 Greek gilded.
  164. Revelation 17:4 Or, and of the unclean things
  165. Revelation 17:5 Or, a mystery, Babylon the Great
  166. Revelation 17:6 Or, witnesses. See 2:13.
  167. Revelation 17:8 Some ancient authorities read and he goeth.
  168. Revelation 17:8 Greek on.
  169. Revelation 17:8 Greek shall be present.
  170. Revelation 17:9 Or, meaning
  171. Revelation 17:10 Or, there are
  172. Revelation 17:18 Greek hath a kingdom.
  173. Revelation 18:2 Or, prison
  174. Revelation 18:2 Or, prison
  175. Revelation 18:3 Some authorities read of the wine . . . have drunk.
  176. Revelation 18:3 Some ancient authorities omit the wine of.
  177. Revelation 18:3 Or, luxury
  178. Revelation 18:5 Or, clave together
  179. Revelation 18:7 Or, luxurious
  180. Revelation 18:8 Some ancient authorities omit the Lord.
  181. Revelation 18:9 Or, luxuriously
  182. Revelation 18:11 Greek cargo.
  183. Revelation 18:12 Greek cargo.
  184. Revelation 18:13 Greek amomum.
  185. Revelation 18:13 Greek bodies. Gen. 36:6 (Septuagint).
  186. Revelation 18:13 Or, lives
  187. Revelation 18:16 Greek gilded.
  188. Revelation 18:17 Greek work the sea.
  189. Revelation 18:21 Greek one.
  190. Revelation 18:22 Some ancient authorities omit of whatsoever craft.
  191. Revelation 19:2 Greek bondservants.
  192. Revelation 19:3 Greek have said.
  193. Revelation 19:3 Greek unto the ages of the ages.
  194. Revelation 19:5 Greek bondservants.
  195. Revelation 19:10 See marginal note on 3:9.
  196. Revelation 19:10 See marginal note on 3:9.
  197. Revelation 19:11 Some ancient authorities omit called.
  198. Revelation 19:13 Some ancient authorities read dipped in.
  199. Revelation 19:15 Greek winepress of the wine of the fierceness.
  200. Revelation 19:17 Greek one.
  201. Revelation 19:18 Or, military tribunes. Greek chiliarchs.
  202. Revelation 19:20 See marginal note on 3:9.
  203. Revelation 20:1 Greek upon.
  204. Revelation 20:4 See marginal note on 3:9.
  205. Revelation 20:6 Or, authority
  206. Revelation 20:6 Some ancient authorities read the.
  207. Revelation 20:9 Some ancient authorities insert from God.
  208. Revelation 20:10 Greek unto the ages of the ages.
  209. Revelation 21:2 Or, the holy city Jerusalem coming down new out of heaven
  210. Revelation 21:3 Greek tabernacle.
  211. Revelation 21:3 Some ancient authorities omit, and be their God.
  212. Revelation 21:5 Or, Write, These words are faithful and true.
  213. Revelation 21:11 Greek luminary.
  214. Revelation 21:12 Greek portals.
  215. Revelation 21:12 Greek portals.
  216. Revelation 21:13 Greek portals.
  217. Revelation 21:13 Greek portals.
  218. Revelation 21:13 Greek portals.
  219. Revelation 21:13 Greek portals.
  220. Revelation 21:15 Greek portals.
  221. Revelation 21:19 Or, lapis lazuli
  222. Revelation 21:20 Or, sapphire
  223. Revelation 21:21 Greek portals.
  224. Revelation 21:21 Greek portals.
  225. Revelation 21:21 Or, transparent as glass
  226. Revelation 21:22 Or, sanctuary
  227. Revelation 21:22 Or, sanctuary
  228. Revelation 21:23 Or, and the Lamb, the lamp thereof
  229. Revelation 21:24 Or, by
  230. Revelation 21:25 Greek portals.
  231. Revelation 21:27 Greek common.
  232. Revelation 21:27 Or, doeth
  233. Revelation 22:1 Or, the Lamb. In the midst of the street thereof, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life etc.
  234. Revelation 22:2 Or, a tree
  235. Revelation 22:2 Or, crops of fruit
  236. Revelation 22:3 Or, no more anything accursed
  237. Revelation 22:3 Greek bondservants.
  238. Revelation 22:5 Greek unto the ages of the ages.
  239. Revelation 22:6 Greek bondservants.
  240. Revelation 22:8 See marginal note on 3:9.
  241. Revelation 22:11 Or, yet more
  242. Revelation 22:11 Or, yet more
  243. Revelation 22:11 Or, yet more
  244. Revelation 22:11 Or, yet more
  245. Revelation 22:12 Or, wages
  246. Revelation 22:14 Or, the authority over. Compare 6:8.
  247. Revelation 22:14 Greek portals.
  248. Revelation 22:15 Or, doeth. Compare 21:27.
  249. Revelation 22:16 Greek over.
  250. Revelation 22:17 Or, Both
  251. Revelation 22:18 Greek upon.
  252. Revelation 22:18 Greek upon.
  253. Revelation 22:19 Or, even from the things which are written
  254. Revelation 22:21 Some ancient authorities add Christ.
  255. Revelation 22:21 Two ancient authorities read with all.

Prologue

The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave(A) him to show his servants what must soon take place.(B) He made it known by sending his angel(C) to his servant John,(D) who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God(E) and the testimony of Jesus Christ.(F) Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it,(G) because the time is near.(H)

Greetings and Doxology

John,

To the seven churches(I) in the province of Asia:

Grace and peace to you(J) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,(K) and from the seven spirits[a](L) before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,(M) the firstborn from the dead,(N) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(O)

To him who loves us(P) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,(Q) and has made us to be a kingdom and priests(R) to serve his God and Father(S)—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.(T)

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[b](U)
    and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;(V)
    and all peoples on earth “will mourn(W) because of him.”[c]
So shall it be! Amen.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(X) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,(Y) the Almighty.”(Z)

John’s Vision of Christ

I, John,(AA) your brother and companion in the suffering(AB) and kingdom(AC) and patient endurance(AD) that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God(AE) and the testimony of Jesus.(AF) 10 On the Lord’s Day(AG) I was in the Spirit,(AH) and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,(AI) 11 which said: “Write on a scroll what you see(AJ) and send it to the seven churches:(AK) to Ephesus,(AL) Smyrna,(AM) Pergamum,(AN) Thyatira,(AO) Sardis,(AP) Philadelphia(AQ) and Laodicea.”(AR)

12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,(AS) 13 and among the lampstands(AT) was someone like a son of man,[d](AU) dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet(AV) and with a golden sash around his chest.(AW) 14 The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.(AX) 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace,(AY) and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.(AZ) 16 In his right hand he held seven stars,(BA) and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword.(BB) His face was like the sun(BC) shining in all its brilliance.

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet(BD) as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me(BE) and said: “Do not be afraid.(BF) I am the First and the Last.(BG) 18 I am the Living One; I was dead,(BH) and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!(BI) And I hold the keys of death and Hades.(BJ)

19 “Write, therefore, what you have seen,(BK) what is now and what will take place later. 20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand(BL) and of the seven golden lampstands(BM) is this: The seven stars are the angels[e] of the seven churches,(BN) and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.(BO)

To the Church in Ephesus

“To the angel[f] of the church in Ephesus(BP) write:

These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand(BQ) and walks among the seven golden lampstands.(BR) I know your deeds,(BS) your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested(BT) those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.(BU) You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name,(BV) and have not grown weary.

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.(BW) Consider how far you have fallen! Repent(BX) and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand(BY) from its place. But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,(BZ) which I also hate.

Whoever has ears, let them hear(CA) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(CB) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,(CC) which is in the paradise(CD) of God.

To the Church in Smyrna

“To the angel of the church in Smyrna(CE) write:

These are the words of him who is the First and the Last,(CF) who died and came to life again.(CG) I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!(CH) I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not,(CI) but are a synagogue of Satan.(CJ) 10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you,(CK) and you will suffer persecution for ten days.(CL) Be faithful,(CM) even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.(CN)

11 Whoever has ears, let them hear(CO) what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.(CP)

To the Church in Pergamum

12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum(CQ) write:

These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.(CR) 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me,(CS) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,(CT) who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.(CU)

14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you:(CV) There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam,(CW) who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols(CX) and committed sexual immorality.(CY) 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.(CZ) 16 Repent(DA) therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.(DB)

17 Whoever has ears, let them hear(DC) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(DD) I will give some of the hidden manna.(DE) I will also give that person a white stone with a new name(DF) written on it, known only to the one who receives it.(DG)

To the Church in Thyatira

18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira(DH) write:

These are the words of the Son of God,(DI) whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze.(DJ) 19 I know your deeds,(DK) your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.

20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel,(DL) who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.(DM) 21 I have given her time(DN) to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.(DO) 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery(DP) with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds,(DQ) and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.(DR)

24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you,(DS) 25 except to hold on to what you have(DT) until I come.’(DU)

26 To the one who is victorious(DV) and does my will to the end,(DW) I will give authority over the nations(DX) 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter(DY) and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[g](DZ)—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star.(EA) 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear(EB) what the Spirit says to the churches.

To the Church in Sardis

“To the angel[h] of the church in Sardis(EC) write:

These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits[i](ED) of God and the seven stars.(EE) I know your deeds;(EF) you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.(EG) Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent.(EH) But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief,(EI) and you will not know at what time(EJ) I will come to you.

Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes.(EK) They will walk with me, dressed in white,(EL) for they are worthy. The one who is victorious(EM) will, like them, be dressed in white.(EN) I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life,(EO) but will acknowledge that name before my Father(EP) and his angels. Whoever has ears, let them hear(EQ) what the Spirit says to the churches.

To the Church in Philadelphia

“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia(ER) write:

These are the words of him who is holy(ES) and true,(ET) who holds the key of David.(EU) What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds.(EV) See, I have placed before you an open door(EW) that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.(EX) I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan,(EY) who claim to be Jews though they are not,(EZ) but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet(FA) and acknowledge that I have loved you.(FB) 10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you(FC) from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world(FD) to test(FE) the inhabitants of the earth.(FF)

11 I am coming soon.(FG) Hold on to what you have,(FH) so that no one will take your crown.(FI) 12 The one who is victorious(FJ) I will make a pillar(FK) in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God(FL) and the name of the city of my God,(FM) the new Jerusalem,(FN) which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. 13 Whoever has ears, let them hear(FO) what the Spirit says to the churches.

To the Church in Laodicea

14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea(FP) write:

These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness,(FQ) the ruler of God’s creation.(FR) 15 I know your deeds,(FS) that you are neither cold nor hot.(FT) I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’(FU) But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.(FV) 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire,(FW) so you can become rich; and white clothes(FX) to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness;(FY) and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.

19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline.(FZ) So be earnest and repent.(GA) 20 Here I am! I stand at the door(GB) and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,(GC) I will come in(GD) and eat with that person, and they with me.

21 To the one who is victorious,(GE) I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,(GF) just as I was victorious(GG) and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 Whoever has ears, let them hear(GH) what the Spirit says to the churches.”

The Throne in Heaven

After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open(GI) in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet(GJ) said, “Come up here,(GK) and I will show you what must take place after this.”(GL) At once I was in the Spirit,(GM) and there before me was a throne in heaven(GN) with someone sitting on it. And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper(GO) and ruby.(GP) A rainbow(GQ) that shone like an emerald(GR) encircled the throne. Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders.(GS) They were dressed in white(GT) and had crowns of gold on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.(GU) In front of the throne, seven lamps(GV) were blazing. These are the seven spirits[j](GW) of God. Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass,(GX) clear as crystal.

In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures,(GY) and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.(GZ) The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.(HA) Each of the four living creatures(HB) had six wings(HC) and was covered with eyes all around,(HD) even under its wings. Day and night(HE) they never stop saying:

“‘Holy, holy, holy

is the Lord God Almighty,’[k](HF)

who was, and is, and is to come.”(HG)

Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne(HH) and who lives for ever and ever,(HI) 10 the twenty-four elders(HJ) fall down before him(HK) who sits on the throne(HL) and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,(HM)
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”(HN)

The Scroll and the Lamb

Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne(HO) a scroll with writing on both sides(HP) and sealed(HQ) with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel(HR) proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion(HS) of the tribe of Judah,(HT) the Root of David,(HU) has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

Then I saw a Lamb,(HV) looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures(HW) and the elders.(HX) The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes,(HY) which are the seven spirits[l](HZ) of God sent out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.(IA) And when he had taken it, the four living creatures(IB) and the twenty-four elders(IC) fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp(ID) and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers(IE) of God’s people. And they sang a new song, saying:(IF)

“You are worthy(IG) to take the scroll
    and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
    and with your blood(IH) you purchased(II) for God
    persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.(IJ)
10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests(IK) to serve our God,
    and they will reign[m] on the earth.”(IL)

11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.(IM) They encircled the throne and the living creatures(IN) and the elders.(IO) 12 In a loud voice they were saying:

“Worthy is the Lamb,(IP) who was slain,(IQ)
    to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
    and honor and glory and praise!”(IR)

13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth(IS) and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

“To him who sits on the throne(IT) and to the Lamb(IU)
    be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!”(IV)

14 The four living creatures(IW) said, “Amen,”(IX) and the elders(IY) fell down and worshiped.(IZ)

The Seals

I watched as the Lamb(JA) opened the first of the seven seals.(JB) Then I heard one of the four living creatures(JC) say in a voice like thunder,(JD) “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a white horse!(JE) Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown,(JF) and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.(JG)

When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature(JH) say, “Come!” Then another horse came out, a fiery red one.(JI) Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth(JJ) and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature(JK) say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse!(JL) Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures,(JM) saying, “Two pounds[n] of wheat for a day’s wages,[o] and six pounds[p] of barley for a day’s wages,[q](JN) and do not damage(JO) the oil and the wine!”

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature(JP) say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a pale horse!(JQ) Its rider was named Death, and Hades(JR) was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.(JS)

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under(JT) the altar(JU) the souls of those who had been slain(JV) because of the word of God(JW) and the testimony they had maintained. 10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long,(JX) Sovereign Lord,(JY) holy and true,(JZ) until you judge the inhabitants of the earth(KA) and avenge our blood?”(KB) 11 Then each of them was given a white robe,(KC) and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters,[r] were killed just as they had been.(KD)

12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.(KE) The sun turned black(KF) like sackcloth(KG) made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth,(KH) as figs drop from a fig tree(KI) when shaken by a strong wind. 14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up,(KJ) and every mountain and island was removed from its place.(KK)

15 Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free,(KL) hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.(KM) 16 They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us(KN) and hide us[s] from the face of him who sits on the throne(KO) and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day(KP) of their[t] wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”(KQ)

144,000 Sealed

After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners(KR) of the earth, holding back the four winds(KS) of the earth to prevent(KT) any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal(KU) of the living God.(KV) He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:(KW) “Do not harm(KX) the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads(KY) of the servants of our God.” Then I heard the number(KZ) of those who were sealed: 144,000(LA) from all the tribes of Israel.

From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed,

from the tribe of Reuben 12,000,

from the tribe of Gad 12,000,

from the tribe of Asher 12,000,

from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000,

from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,

from the tribe of Simeon 12,000,

from the tribe of Levi 12,000,

from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,

from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000,

from the tribe of Joseph 12,000,

from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.

The Great Multitude in White Robes

After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language,(LB) standing before the throne(LC) and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes(LD) and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice:

“Salvation belongs to our God,(LE)
who sits on the throne,(LF)
and to the Lamb.”

11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders(LG) and the four living creatures.(LH) They fell down on their faces(LI) before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying:

“Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honor
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!”(LJ)

13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes(LK)—who are they, and where did they come from?”

14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”

And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes(LL) and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(LM) 15 Therefore,

“they are before the throne of God(LN)
    and serve him(LO) day and night in his temple;(LP)
and he who sits on the throne(LQ)
    will shelter them with his presence.(LR)
16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
    never again will they thirst.(LS)
The sun will not beat down on them,’[u]
    nor any scorching heat.(LT)
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;(LU)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[v](LV)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[w](LW)

The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer

When he opened the seventh seal,(LX) there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

And I saw the seven angels(LY) who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.(LZ)

Another angel,(MA) who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people,(MB) on the golden altar(MC) in front of the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God(MD) from the angel’s hand. Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar,(ME) and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder,(MF) rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.(MG)

The Trumpets

Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets(MH) prepared to sound them.

The first angel(MI) sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire(MJ) mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third(MK) of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.(ML)

The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain,(MM) all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third(MN) of the sea turned into blood,(MO) a third(MP) of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky(MQ) on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water(MR) 11 the name of the star is Wormwood.[x] A third(MS) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.(MT)

12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third(MU) of them turned dark.(MV) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.(MW)

13 As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair(MX) call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe(MY) to the inhabitants of the earth,(MZ) because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”

The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth.(NA) The star was given the key(NB) to the shaft of the Abyss.(NC) When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace.(ND) The sun and sky were darkened(NE) by the smoke from the Abyss.(NF) And out of the smoke locusts(NG) came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions(NH) of the earth. They were told not to harm(NI) the grass of the earth or any plant or tree,(NJ) but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.(NK) They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months.(NL) And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion(NM) when it strikes. During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.(NN)

The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle.(NO) On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces.(NP) Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.(NQ) They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.(NR) 10 They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months.(NS) 11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss,(NT) whose name in Hebrew(NU) is Abaddon(NV) and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).

12 The first woe is past; two other woes are yet to come.(NW)

13 The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the four horns(NX) of the golden altar that is before God.(NY) 14 It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels(NZ) who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”(OA) 15 And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released(OB) to kill a third(OC) of mankind.(OD) 16 The number of the mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number.(OE)

17 The horses and riders I saw in my vision looked like this: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths(OF) came fire, smoke and sulfur.(OG) 18 A third(OH) of mankind was killed(OI) by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur(OJ) 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 snakes, having heads with which they inflict injury.

20 The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent(OK) of the work of their hands;(OL) they did not stop worshiping demons,(OM) and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk.(ON) 21 Nor did they repent(OO) of their murders, their magic arts,(OP) their sexual immorality(OQ) or their thefts.

The Angel and the Little Scroll

10 Then I saw another mighty angel(OR) coming down from heaven.(OS) He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow(OT) above his head; his face was like the sun,(OU) and his legs were like fiery pillars.(OV) He was holding a little scroll,(OW) which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,(OX) and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion.(OY) When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders(OZ) spoke. And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write;(PA) but I heard a voice from heaven(PB) say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.”(PC)

Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land(PD) raised his right hand to heaven.(PE) And he swore(PF) by him who lives for ever and ever,(PG) who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it,(PH) and said, “There will be no more delay!(PI) But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet,(PJ) the mystery(PK) of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”(PL)

Then the voice that I had heard from heaven(PM) spoke to me once more: “Go, take the scroll(PN) that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”

So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’[y](PO) 10 I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth,(PP) but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. 11 Then I was told, “You must prophesy(PQ) again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”(PR)

The Two Witnesses

11 I was given a reed like a measuring rod(PS) and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers. But exclude the outer court;(PT) do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles.(PU) They will trample on the holy city(PV) for 42 months.(PW) And I will appoint my two witnesses,(PX) and they will prophesy for 1,260 days,(PY) clothed in sackcloth.”(PZ) They are “the two olive trees”(QA) and the two lampstands, and “they stand before the Lord of the earth.”[z](QB) If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies.(QC) This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die.(QD) They have power to shut up the heavens(QE) so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying;(QF) and they have power to turn the waters into blood(QG) and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.

Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast(QH) that comes up from the Abyss(QI) will attack them,(QJ) and overpower and kill them. Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city(QK)—which is figuratively called Sodom(QL) and Egypt—where also their Lord was crucified.(QM) For three and a half days some from every people, tribe, language and nation(QN) will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial.(QO) 10 The inhabitants of the earth(QP) will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts,(QQ) because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

11 But after the three and a half days(QR) the breath[aa] of life from God entered them,(QS) and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.”(QT) And they went up to heaven in a cloud,(QU) while their enemies looked on.

13 At that very hour there was a severe earthquake(QV) and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory(QW) to the God of heaven.(QX)

14 The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.(QY)

The Seventh Trumpet

15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet,(QZ) and there were loud voices(RA) in heaven, which said:

“The kingdom of the world has become
    the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,(RB)
    and he will reign for ever and ever.”(RC)

16 And the twenty-four elders,(RD) who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces(RE) and worshiped God, 17 saying:

“We give thanks(RF) to you, Lord God Almighty,(RG)
    the One who is and who was,(RH)
because you have taken your great power
    and have begun to reign.(RI)
18 The nations were angry,(RJ)
    and your wrath has come.
The time has come for judging the dead,(RK)
    and for rewarding your servants the prophets(RL)
and your people who revere your name,
    both great and small(RM)
and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”

19 Then God’s temple(RN) in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant.(RO) And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder,(RP) an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.(RQ)

The Woman and the Dragon

12 A great sign(RR) appeared in heaven:(RS) a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars(RT) on her head. She was pregnant and cried out in pain(RU) as she was about to give birth. Then another sign appeared in heaven:(RV) an enormous red dragon(RW) with seven heads(RX) and ten horns(RY) and seven crowns(RZ) on its heads. Its tail swept a third(SA) of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth.(SB) The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child(SC) the moment he was born. She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.”[ab](SD) And her child was snatched up(SE) to God and to his throne. The woman fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.(SF)

Then war broke out in heaven. Michael(SG) and his angels fought against the dragon,(SH) and the dragon and his angels(SI) fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent(SJ) called the devil,(SK) or Satan,(SL) who leads the whole world astray.(SM) He was hurled to the earth,(SN) and his angels with him.

10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven(SO) say:

“Now have come the salvation(SP) and the power
    and the kingdom of our God,
    and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,(SQ)
    who accuses them before our God day and night,
    has been hurled down.
11 They triumphed over(SR) him
    by the blood of the Lamb(SS)
    and by the word of their testimony;(ST)
they did not love their lives so much
    as to shrink from death.(SU)
12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens(SV)
    and you who dwell in them!
But woe(SW) to the earth and the sea,(SX)
    because the devil has gone down to you!
He is filled with fury,
    because he knows that his time is short.”

13 When the dragon(SY) saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.(SZ) 14 The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle,(TA) so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time,(TB) out of the serpent’s reach. 15 Then from his mouth the serpent(TC) spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. 17 Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war(TD) against the rest of her offspring(TE)—those who keep God’s commands(TF) and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.(TG)

The Beast out of the Sea

13 The dragon[ac] stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea.(TH) It had ten horns and seven heads,(TI) with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.(TJ) The beast I saw resembled a leopard,(TK) but had feet like those of a bear(TL) and a mouth like that of a lion.(TM) The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.(TN) One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed.(TO) The whole world was filled with wonder(TP) and followed the beast. People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like(TQ) the beast? Who can wage war against it?”

The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies(TR) and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.(TS) It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.(TT) It was given power to wage war(TU) against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.(TV) All inhabitants of the earth(TW) will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life,(TX) the Lamb(TY) who was slain from the creation of the world.[ad](TZ)

Whoever has ears, let them hear.(UA)

10 “If anyone is to go into captivity,
    into captivity they will go.
If anyone is to be killed[ae] with the sword,
    with the sword they will be killed.”[af](UB)

This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness(UC) on the part of God’s people.(UD)

The Beast out of the Earth

11 Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth.(UE) It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.(UF) 12 It exercised all the authority(UG) of the first beast on its behalf,(UH) and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast,(UI) whose fatal wound had been healed.(UJ) 13 And it performed great signs,(UK) even causing fire to come down from heaven(UL) to the earth in full view of the people. 14 Because of the signs(UM) it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived(UN) the inhabitants of the earth.(UO) It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.(UP) 15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship(UQ) the image to be killed.(UR) 16 It also forced all people, great and small,(US) rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,(UT) 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark,(UU) which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.(UV)

18 This calls for wisdom.(UW) Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[ag](UX) That number is 666.

The Lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb,(UY) standing on Mount Zion,(UZ) and with him 144,000(VA) who had his name and his Father’s name(VB) written on their foreheads.(VC) And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters(VD) and like a loud peal of thunder.(VE) The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.(VF) And they sang a new song(VG) before the throne and before the four living creatures(VH) and the elders.(VI) No one could learn the song except the 144,000(VJ) who had been redeemed from the earth. These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.(VK) They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.(VL) They were purchased from among mankind(VM) and offered as firstfruits(VN) to God and the Lamb. No lie was found in their mouths;(VO) they are blameless.(VP)

The Three Angels

Then I saw another angel flying in midair,(VQ) and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth(VR)—to every nation, tribe, language and people.(VS) He said in a loud voice, “Fear God(VT) and give him glory,(VU) because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made(VV) the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”(VW)

A second angel followed and said, “‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’[ah](VX) which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.”(VY)

A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast(VZ) and its image(WA) and receives its mark on their forehead(WB) or on their hand, 10 they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury,(WC) which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath.(WD) They will be tormented with burning sulfur(WE) in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever.(WF) There will be no rest day or night(WG) for those who worship the beast and its image,(WH) or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”(WI) 12 This calls for patient endurance(WJ) on the part of the people of God(WK) who keep his commands(WL) and remain faithful to Jesus.

13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord(WM) from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit,(WN) “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

Harvesting the Earth and Trampling the Winepress

14 I looked, and there before me was a white cloud,(WO) and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man[ai](WP) with a crown(WQ) of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Then another angel came out of the temple(WR) and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle(WS) and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest(WT) of the earth is ripe.” 16 So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

17 Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.(WU) 18 Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar(WV) and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle(WW) and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth’s vine, because its grapes are ripe.” 19 The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.(WX) 20 They were trampled in the winepress(WY) outside the city,(WZ) and blood(XA) flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.[aj]

Seven Angels With Seven Plagues

15 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign:(XB) seven angels(XC) with the seven last plagues(XD)—last, because with them God’s wrath is completed.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
  2. Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
  3. Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10
  4. Revelation 1:13 See Daniel 7:13.
  5. Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
  6. Revelation 2:1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18
  7. Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:9
  8. Revelation 3:1 Or messenger; also in verses 7 and 14
  9. Revelation 3:1 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
  10. Revelation 4:5 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
  11. Revelation 4:8 Isaiah 6:3
  12. Revelation 5:6 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
  13. Revelation 5:10 Some manuscripts they reign
  14. Revelation 6:6 Or about 1 kilogram
  15. Revelation 6:6 Greek a denarius
  16. Revelation 6:6 Or about 3 kilograms
  17. Revelation 6:6 Greek a denarius
  18. Revelation 6:11 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 12:10; 19:10.
  19. Revelation 6:16 See Hosea 10:8.
  20. Revelation 6:17 Some manuscripts his
  21. Revelation 7:16 Isaiah 49:10
  22. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
  23. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8
  24. Revelation 8:11 Wormwood is a bitter substance.
  25. Revelation 10:9 Ezek. 3:3
  26. Revelation 11:4 See Zech. 4:3,11,14.
  27. Revelation 11:11 Or Spirit (see Ezek. 37:5,14)
  28. Revelation 12:5 Psalm 2:9
  29. Revelation 13:1 Some manuscripts And I
  30. Revelation 13:8 Or written from the creation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was slain
  31. Revelation 13:10 Some manuscripts anyone kills
  32. Revelation 13:10 Jer. 15:2
  33. Revelation 13:18 Or is humanity’s number
  34. Revelation 14:8 Isaiah 21:9
  35. Revelation 14:14 See Daniel 7:13.
  36. Revelation 14:20 That is, about 180 miles or about 300 kilometers