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The Book with Seven Seals
5 I saw [a]in the right hand of Him who (A)sat on the throne a [b](B)book written inside and on the back, (C)sealed up with seven seals. 2 And I saw a (D)strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the [c]book and to break its seals?” 3 And no one (E)in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the [d]book or to look into it. 4 Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the [e]book or to look into it; 5 and one of the elders *said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the (F)Lion that is (G)from the tribe of Judah, the (H)Root of David, has overcome so as to open the [f]book and its seven seals.”
6 And I saw [g]between the throne (with the four living creatures) and (I)the elders a (J)Lamb standing, as if (K)slain, having seven (L)horns and (M)seven eyes, which are (N)the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. 7 And He came and took (O)the book out of the right hand of Him who (P)sat on the throne. 8 When He had taken the [h]book, the (Q)four living creatures and the (R)twenty-four elders (S)fell down before the (T)Lamb, each one holding a (U)harp and (V)golden bowls full of incense, which are the (W)prayers of the [i]saints. 9 And they *sang a (X)new song, saying,
“(Y)Worthy are You to take the [j]book and to break its seals; for You were (Z)slain, and (AA)purchased for God with Your blood men from (AB)every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
10 “You have made them to be a (AC)kingdom and (AD)priests to our God; and they will (AE)reign upon the earth.”
Angels Exalt the Lamb
11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels (AF)around the throne and the (AG)living creatures and the (AH)elders; and the number of them was (AI)myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice,
“(AJ)Worthy is the (AK)Lamb that was (AL)slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”
13 And (AM)every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying,
“To Him who (AN)sits on the throne, and to the (AO)Lamb, (AP)be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.”
14 And the (AQ)four living creatures kept saying, “(AR)Amen.” And the (AS)elders (AT)fell down and worshiped.
The First Seal—Rider on White Horse
6 Then I saw when the (AU)Lamb broke one of the (AV)seven seals, and I heard one of the (AW)four living creatures saying as with a (AX)voice of thunder, “Come[k].” 2 I looked, and behold, a (AY)white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and (AZ)a crown was given to him, and he went out (BA)conquering and to conquer.
The Second Seal—War
3 When He broke the second seal, I heard the (BB)second living creature saying, “Come[l].” 4 And another, (BC)a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to (BD)take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.
The Third Seal—Famine
5 When He broke the third seal, I heard the (BE)third living creature saying, “Come[m].” I looked, and behold, a (BF)black horse; and he who sat on it had a (BG)pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard something like a voice in the center of the (BH)four living creatures saying, “A [n]quart of wheat for a [o]denarius, and three [p]quarts of barley for a [q]denarius; and (BI)do not damage the oil and the wine.”
The Fourth Seal—Death
7 When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the (BJ)fourth living creature saying, “Come[r].” 8 I looked, and behold, an [s](BK)ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name (BL)Death; and (BM)Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, (BN)to kill with sword and with famine and with [t]pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.
The Fifth Seal—Martyrs
9 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw (BO)underneath the (BP)altar the (BQ)souls of those who had been slain (BR)because of the word of God, and because of the (BS)testimony which they had maintained; 10 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “(BT)How long, O [u](BU)Lord, (BV)holy and true, [v]will You refrain from (BW)judging and avenging our blood on (BX)those who dwell on the earth?” 11 And (BY)there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should (BZ)rest for a little while longer, (CA)until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be (CB)completed also.
The Sixth Seal—Terror
12 I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great (CC)earthquake; and the (CD)sun became black as (CE)sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; 13 and (CF)the stars of the sky fell to the earth, (CG)as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. 14 (CH)The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and (CI)every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15 Then (CJ)the kings of the earth and the great men and the [w]commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; 16 and they *(CK)said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the [x]presence of Him (CL)who sits on the throne, and from the (CM)wrath of the Lamb; 17 for (CN)the great day of their wrath has come, and (CO)who is able to stand?”
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