Revelation 11:7-17:18

English Standard Version

⁷ And when they have finished their testimony, ^(A)the beast that rises from ^(B)the bottomless pit^{[a] (C)}will make war on them and conquer them and kill them, ⁸ and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city that symbolically^[b] is called ^(D)Sodom and ^(E)Egypt, where their Lord was crucified. ⁹ For three and a half days some from the peoples and tribes and languages and nations will gaze at their dead bodies and ^(F)refuse to let them be placed in a tomb, ¹⁰ and ^(G)those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and ^(H)exchange presents, because these two prophets ^(I)had been a torment to those who dwell on the earth. ¹¹ But after the three and a half days ^(J)a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. ¹² Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, ^(K)“Come up here!” And ^(L)they went up to heaven ^(M)in a cloud, and their enemies watched them. ¹³ And at that hour there was ^(N)a great earthquake, and ^(O)a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and ^(P)gave glory to ^(Q)the God of heaven.

^14 (R)The second woe has passed; behold, the third woe is soon to come.

The Seventh Trumpet

¹⁵ Then ^(S)the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and ^(T)there were loud voices in heaven, saying, ^(U)“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of ^(V)his Christ, and ^(W)he shall reign forever and ever.” ¹⁶ And the twenty-four elders ^(X)who sit on their thrones before God ^(Y)fell on their faces and worshiped God, ¹⁷ saying,

¹⁹ Then ^(AF)God's temple in heaven was opened, and ^(AG)the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings,^[c] peals of thunder, an earthquake, and ^(AH)heavy hail.

The Woman and the Dragon

12 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman ^(AI)clothed with ^(AJ)the sun, with ^(AK)the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. ² She was pregnant and ^(AL)was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. ³ And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great ^(AM)red dragon, ^(AN)with seven heads and ^(AO)ten horns, and on his heads ^(AP)seven diadems. ⁴ His tail swept down ^(AQ)a third of the stars of heaven and ^(AR)cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child ^(AS)he might devour it. ⁵ She gave birth to a male child, ^(AT)one who is to rule^[d] all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was ^(AU)caught up to God and to his throne, ⁶ and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for ^(AV)1,260 days.

Satan Thrown Down to Earth

⁷ Now war arose in heaven, ^(AW)Michael and ^(AX)his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, ⁸ but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. ⁹ And ^(AY)the great dragon was thrown down, ^(AZ)that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, ^(BA)the deceiver of the whole world—^(BB)he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. ¹⁰ And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now ^(BC)the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers^[e] has been thrown down, ^(BD)who accuses them day and night before our God. ¹¹ And ^(BE)they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for ^(BF)they loved not their lives ^(BG)even unto death. ¹² Therefore, ^(BH)rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But ^(BI)woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because ^(BJ)he knows that his time is short!”

¹³ And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued ^(BK)the woman who had given birth to the male child. ¹⁴ But the woman was given the two ^(BL)wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent ^(BM)into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished ^(BN)for a time, and times, and half a time. ¹⁵ The serpent poured water ^(BO)like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood. ¹⁶ But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth. ¹⁷ Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off ^(BP)to make war on the rest of ^(BQ)her offspring, ^(BR)on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to ^(BS)the testimony of Jesus. And he stood^[f] on the sand of the sea.

The First Beast

13 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, ^(BT)with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and ^(BU)blasphemous names on its heads. ² And the beast that I saw was ^(BV)like a leopard; its feet were like ^(BW)a bear's, and its mouth was like ^(BX)a lion's mouth. And to it ^(BY)the dragon gave his power and ^(BZ)his throne and great authority. ³ One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and ^(CA)the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. ⁴ And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, ^(CB)“Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”

⁵ And the beast was given ^(CC)a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for ^(CD)forty-two months. ⁶ It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling,^[g] that is, those who dwell in heaven. ⁷ Also it was allowed ^(CE)to make war on the saints and to conquer them.^[h] And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation, ⁸ and all ^(CF)who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in ^(CG)the book of life of ^(CH)the Lamb ^(CI)who was slain. ^9 (CJ)If anyone has an ear, let him hear:

^(CM)Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.

The Second Beast

¹¹ Then ^(CN)I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. ¹² It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence,^[i] and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, ^(CO)whose mortal wound was healed. ^13 (CP)It performs great signs, even ^(CQ)making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, ¹⁴ and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of^[j] the beast ^(CR)it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast ^(CS)that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. ¹⁵ And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not ^(CT)worship the image of the beast ^(CU)to be slain. ¹⁶ Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,^{[k] (CV)}to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, ¹⁷ so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, ^(CW)the name of the beast or ^(CX)the number of its name. ^18 (CY)This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number ^(CZ)of a man, and his number is 666.^[l]

The Lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and behold, on ^(DA)Mount Zion ^(DB)stood the Lamb, and with him ^(DC)144,000 who ^(DD)had his name and his Father's name written ^(DE)on their foreheads. ² And I heard a voice from heaven ^(DF)like the roar of many waters and ^(DG)like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of ^(DH)harpists playing on their harps, ³ and they were singing ^(DI)a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. ^(DJ)No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. ⁴ It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for ^(DK)they are virgins. It is these ^(DL)who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as ^(DM)firstfruits for God and the Lamb, ⁵ and ^(DN)in their mouth no lie was found, for they are ^(DO)blameless.

The Messages of the Three Angels

⁶ Then I saw another angel ^(DP)flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to ^(DQ)those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. ⁷ And he said with a loud voice, ^(DR)“Fear God and ^(DS)give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and ^(DT)worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the ^(DU)springs of water.”

⁸ Another angel, a second, followed, saying, ^(DV)“Fallen, fallen is ^(DW)Babylon the great, ^(DX)she who made all nations drink ^(DY)the wine of the passion^[m] of her sexual immorality.”

⁹ And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone ^(DZ)worships the beast and its image and receives ^(EA)a mark on his forehead or on his hand, ¹⁰ he also will drink ^(EB)the wine of God's wrath, ^(EC)poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and ^(ED)he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. ¹¹ And ^(EE)the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and ^(EF)they have no rest, day or night, these ^(EG)worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”

^12 (EH)Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who ^(EI)keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.^[n]

¹³ And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: ^(EJ)Blessed are the dead ^(EK)who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, ^(EL)“that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”

The Harvest of the Earth

¹⁴ Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one ^(EM)like a son of man, ^(EN)with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. ¹⁵ And another angel ^(EO)came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, ^(EP)“Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for ^(EQ)the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.” ¹⁶ So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.

¹⁷ Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. ¹⁸ And another angel came out from the altar, ^(ER)the angel who has authority over the fire, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Put in your sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, ^(ES)for its grapes are ripe.” ¹⁹ So the angel swung his sickle across the earth and gathered the grape harvest of the earth and threw it into the great ^(ET)winepress of the wrath of God. ²⁰ And ^(EU)the winepress was trodden ^(EV)outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as ^(EW)a horse's bridle, for 1,600 stadia.^[o]

The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues

15 Then ^(EX)I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, ^(EY)seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.

² And I saw ^(EZ)what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those ^(FA)who had conquered the beast and its image and ^(FB)the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass ^(FC)with harps of God in their hands. ³ And they sing ^(FD)the song of Moses, ^(FE)the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

⁵ After this I looked, and ^(FK)the sanctuary of ^(FL)the tent^[q] of witness in heaven was opened, ⁶ and out of the sanctuary came ^(FM)the seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright ^(FN)linen, ^(FO)with golden sashes around their chests. ⁷ And one of ^(FP)the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven ^(FQ)golden bowls full of the wrath of God ^(FR)who lives forever and ever, ⁸ and ^(FS)the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and ^(FT)no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling ^(FU)the seven angels, “Go and ^(FV)pour out on the earth ^(FW)the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”

² So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful ^(FX)sores came upon the people who bore ^(FY)the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

³ The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and ^(FZ)it became like the blood of a corpse, and ^(GA)every living thing died that was in the sea.

⁴ The third angel poured out his bowl into ^(GB)the rivers and the springs of water, and ^(GC)they became blood. ⁵ And I heard the angel in charge of the waters^[r] say,

⁷ And I heard ^(GJ)the altar saying,

⁸ The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people ^(GL)with fire. ⁹ They were scorched by the fierce heat, and ^(GM)they cursed^[s] the name of God who had power over these plagues. ^(GN)They did not repent ^(GO)and give him glory.

¹⁰ The fifth angel poured out his bowl on ^(GP)the throne of the beast, and ^(GQ)its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish ¹¹ and cursed ^(GR)the God of heaven for their pain and ^(GS)sores. ^(GT)They did not repent of their deeds.

¹² The sixth angel poured out his bowl on ^(GU)the great river Euphrates, and ^(GV)its water was dried up, ^(GW)to prepare the way for the kings ^(GX)from the east. ¹³ And I saw, coming out of the mouth of ^(GY)the dragon and out of the mouth of ^(GZ)the beast and out of the mouth of ^(HA)the false prophet, three ^(HB)unclean spirits like ^(HC)frogs. ¹⁴ For they are ^(HD)demonic spirits, ^(HE)performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, ^(HF)to assemble them for battle on ^(HG)the great day of God the Almighty. ¹⁵ (“Behold, ^(HH)I am coming like a thief! ^(HI)Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, ^(HJ)that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) ¹⁶ And ^(HK)they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called ^(HL)Armageddon.

The Seventh Bowl

¹⁷ The seventh angel poured out his bowl into ^(HM)the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, ^(HN)“It is done!” ¹⁸ And there were ^(HO)flashes of lightning, rumblings,^[t] peals of thunder, and ^(HP)a great earthquake ^(HQ)such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. ^19 (HR)The great city ^(HS)was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God ^(HT)remembered ^(HU)Babylon the great, ^(HV)to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. ²⁰ And ^(HW)every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. ²¹ And ^(HX)great hailstones, about one hundred pounds^[u] each, fell from heaven on people; and ^(HY)they cursed God for ^(HZ)the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.

The Great Prostitute and the Beast

17 Then ^(IA)one of the seven angels who had ^(IB)the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of ^(IC)the great prostitute ^(ID)who is seated on many waters, ^2 (IE)with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and ^(IF)with the wine of whose sexual immorality ^(IG)the dwellers on earth have become drunk.” ³ And ^(IH)he carried me away in the Spirit ^(II)into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on ^(IJ)a scarlet beast that was full of ^(IK)blasphemous names, and ^(IL)it had seven heads and ten horns. ⁴ The woman ^(IM)was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned ^(IN)with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand ^(IO)a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. ⁵ And on her forehead was written a name of ^(IP)mystery: ^(IQ)“Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations.” ⁶ And I saw the woman, drunk ^(IR)with the blood of the saints, the blood of ^(IS)the martyrs of Jesus.^[v]

When I saw her, I marveled greatly. ⁷ But the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel? I will tell you ^(IT)the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. ⁸ The beast that you saw ^(IU)was, and is not, and ^(IV)is about to rise from ^(IW)the bottomless pit^[w] and ^(IX)go to destruction. And ^(IY)the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in ^(IZ)the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because ^(JA)it was and is not and is to come. ^9 (JB)This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; ¹⁰ they are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he does come he must remain only a little while. ¹¹ As for the beast ^(JC)that was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction. ¹² And ^(JD)the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings ^(JE)for one hour, together with the beast. ¹³ These are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast. ¹⁴ They ^(JF)will make war on the Lamb, and ^(JG)the Lamb will conquer them, for he is ^(JH)Lord of lords and ^(JI)King of kings, and those with him are ^(JJ)called and chosen and faithful.”

¹⁵ And the angel^[x] said to me, ^(JK)“The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. ¹⁶ And ^(JL)the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast ^(JM)will hate the prostitute. They will make her ^(JN)desolate and ^(JO)naked, and ^(JP)devour her flesh and ^(JQ)burn her up with fire, ¹⁷ for ^(JR)God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind and ^(JS)handing over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. ¹⁸ And the woman that you saw is ^(JT)the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth.”