Revelation
Chapters
(Revelation 1) The
revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him
to show his servants what must soon take
place; he made it known by sending his angel
to his servant John, 2 who testified to the
word of God and to the testimony of Jesus
Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is
the one who reads aloud the words of the
prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and
who keep what is written in it; for the time
is near. 4 John to the seven churches that are
in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who
is and who was and who is to come, and from
the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,
the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of
the kings of the earth. To him who loves us
and freed us from our sins by his blood, 6 and
made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his
God and Father, to him be glory and dominion
forever and ever. Amen. 7 Look! He is coming
with the clouds; every eye will see him, even
those who pierced him; and on his account all
the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to
be. Amen. 8 "I am the Alpha and the
Omega," says the Lord God, who is and who
was and who is to come, the Almighty. 9 I,
John, your brother who share with you in Jesus
the persecution and the kingdom and the
patient endurance, was on the island called
Patmos because of 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 loud
voice like a trumpet 11 saying, "Write in
a book what you see and send it to the seven
churches, to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum,
to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and
to Laodicea." 12 Then I turned to see
whose voice it was that spoke to me, and on
turning I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and
in the midst of the lampstands I saw one like
the Son of Man, clothed with a long robe and
with a golden sash across his chest. 14 His
head and his hair were white as white wool,
white as snow; his eyes were like a flame of
fire, 15 his feet were like burnished bronze,
refined as in a furnace, and his voice was
like the sound of many waters. 16 In his right
hand he held seven stars, and from his mouth
came a sharp, two-edged sword, and his face
was like the sun shining with full force. 17
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though
dead. But he placed his right hand on me,
saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first
and the last, 18 and the living one. I was
dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever;
and I have the keys of Death and of Hades. 19
Now write what you have seen, what is, and
what is to take place after this. 20 As for
the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in
my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands:
the seven stars are the angels of the seven
churches, and the seven lampstands are the
seven churches.
(Revelation
2) "To the angel of the church in Ephesus
write: These are the words of him who holds
the seven stars in his right hand, who walks
among the seven golden lampstands: 2 "I
know your works, your toil and your patient
endurance. I know that you cannot tolerate
evildoers; you have tested those who claim to
be apostles but are not, and have found them
to be false. 3 I also know that you are
enduring patiently and bearing up for the sake
of my name, and that you have not grown weary.
4 But I have this against you, that you have
abandoned the love you had at first. 5
Remember then from what you have fallen;
repent, and do the works you did at first. If
not, I will come to you and remove your
lampstand from its place, unless you repent. 6
Yet this is to your credit: you hate the works
of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 Let
anyone who has an ear listen to what the
Spirit is saying to the churches. To everyone
who conquers, I will give permission to eat
from the tree of life that is in the paradise
of God. 8 "And to the angel of the church
in Smyrna write: These are the words of the
first and the last, who was dead and came to
life: 9 "I know your affliction and your
poverty, even though you are rich. I know the
slander on the part of those who say that they
are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of
Satan. 10 Do not fear what you are about to
suffer. Beware, the devil is about to throw
some of you into prison so that you may be
tested, and for ten days you will have
affliction. Be faithful until death, and I
will give you the crown of life. 11 Let anyone
who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is
saying to the churches. Whoever conquers will
not be harmed by the second death. 12
"And to the angel of the church in
Pergamum write: These are the words of him who
has the sharp two-edged sword: 13 "I know
where you are living, where Satan's throne is.
Yet you are holding fast to my name, and you
did not deny your faith in me even in the days
of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who
was killed among you, where Satan lives. 14
But I have a few things against you: you have
some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam,
who taught Balak to put a stumbling block
before the people of Israel, so that they
would eat food sacrificed to idols and
practice fornication. 15 So you also have some
who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
16 Repent then. If not, I will come to you
soon and make war against them with the sword
of my mouth. 17 Let anyone who has an ear
listen to what the Spirit is saying to the
churches. To everyone who conquers I will give
some of the hidden manna, and I will give a
white stone, and on the white stone is written
a new name that no one knows except the one
who receives it. 18 "And to the angel of
the church in Thyatira write: These are the
words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a
flame of fire, and whose feet are like
burnished bronze: 19 "I know your
works--your love, faith, service, and patient
endurance. I know that your last works are
greater than the first. 20 But I have this
against you: you tolerate that woman Jezebel,
who calls herself a prophet and is teaching
and beguiling my servants to practice
fornication and to eat food sacrificed to
idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she
refuses to repent of her fornication. 22
Beware, I am throwing her on a bed, and those
who commit adultery with her I am throwing
into great distress, unless they repent of her
doings; 23 and I will strike her children
dead. And all the churches will know that I am
the one who searches minds and hearts, and I
will give to each of you as your works
deserve. 24 But to the rest of you in
Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who
have not learned what some call 'the deep
things of Satan,' to you I say, I do not lay
on you any other burden; 25 only hold fast to
what you have until I come. 26 To everyone who
conquers and continues to do my works to the
end, I will give authority over the nations;
27 to rule them with an iron rod, as when clay
pots are shattered-- 28 even as I also
received authority from my Father. To the one
who conquers I will also give the morning
star. 29 Let anyone who has an ear listen to
what the Spirit is saying to the churches.
(Revelation
3) "And to the angel of the church in
Sardis write: These are the words of him who
has the seven spirits of God and the seven
stars: "I know your works; you have a
name of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake
up, and strengthen what remains and is on the
point of death, for I have not found your
works perfect in the sight of my God. 3
Remember then what you received and heard;
obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I
will come like a thief, and you will not know
at what hour I will come to you. 4 Yet you
have still a few persons in Sardis who have
not soiled their clothes; they will walk with
me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. 5
If you conquer, you will be clothed like them
in white robes, and I will not blot your name
out of the book of life; I will confess your
name before my Father and before his angels. 6
Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the
Spirit is saying to the churches. 7 "And
to the angel of the church in Philadelphia
write: These are the words of the holy one,
the true one, who has the key of David, who
opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no
one opens: 8 "I know your works. Look, I
have set before you an open door, which no one
is able to shut. I know that you have but
little power, and yet you have kept my word
and have not denied my name. 9 I will make
those of the synagogue of Satan who say that
they are Jews and are not, but are lying--I
will make them come and bow down before your
feet, and they will learn that I have loved
you. 10 Because you have kept my word of
patient endurance, I will keep you from the
hour of trial that is coming on the whole
world to test the inhabitants of the earth. 11
I am coming soon; hold fast to what you have,
so that no one may seize your crown. 12 If you
conquer, I will make you a pillar in the
temple of my God; you will never go out of it.
I will write on you the name of my God, and
the name of the city of my God, the new
Jerusalem that comes down from my God out of
heaven, and my own new name. 13 Let anyone who
has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying
to the churches. 14 "And to the angel of
the church in Laodicea write: The words of the
Amen, the faithful and true witness, the
origin of God's creation: 15 "I know your
works; you are neither cold nor hot. I wish
that you were either cold or hot. 16 So,
because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor
hot, I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
17 For you say, 'I am rich, I have prospered,
and I need nothing.' You do not realize that
you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and
naked. 18 Therefore I counsel you to buy from
me gold refined by fire so that you may be
rich; and white robes to clothe you and to
keep the shame of your nakedness from being
seen; and salve to anoint your eyes so that
you may see. 19 I reprove and discipline those
whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and
repent. 20 Listen! I am standing at the door,
knocking; if you hear my voice and open the
door, I will come in to you and eat with you,
and you with me. 21 To the one who conquers I
will give a place with me on my throne, just
as I myself conquered and sat down with my
Father on his throne. 22 Let anyone who has an
ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the
churches."
(Revelation
4) After this I looked, and there in heaven a
door stood open! And the first voice, which I
had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said,
"Come up here, and I will show you what
must take place after this." 2 At once I
was in the spirit, and there in heaven stood a
throne, with one seated on the throne! 3 And
the one seated there looks like jasper and
carnelian, and around the throne is a rainbow
that looks like an emerald. 4 Around the
throne are twenty-four thrones, and seated on
the thrones are twenty-four elders, dressed in
white robes, with golden crowns on their
heads. 5 Coming from the throne are flashes of
lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder,
and in front of the throne burn seven flaming
torches, which are the seven spirits of God; 6
and in front of the throne there is something
like a sea of glass, like crystal. Around the
throne, and on each side of the throne, are
four living creatures, full of eyes in front
and behind: 7 the first living creature like a
lion, the second living creature like an ox,
the third living creature with a face like a
human face, and the fourth living creature
like a flying eagle. 8 And the four living
creatures, each of them with six wings, are
full of eyes all around and inside. Day and
night without ceasing they sing, "Holy,
holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty, who was
and is and is to come." 9 And whenever
the living creatures give glory and honor and
thanks to the one who is seated on the throne,
who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four
elders fall before the one who is seated on
the throne and worship the one who lives
forever and ever; they cast their crowns
before the throne, singing, 11 "You are
worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and
honor and power, for you created all things,
and by your will they existed and were
created."
(Revelation
5) Then I saw in the right hand of the one
seated on the throne a scroll written on the
inside and on the back, sealed with seven
seals; 2 and I saw a mighty angel proclaiming
with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open
the scroll and break its seals?" 3 And no
one in heaven or on earth or under the earth
was able to open the scroll or to look into
it. 4 And I began to weep bitterly because no
one was found worthy to open the scroll or to
look into it. 5 Then one of the elders said to
me, "Do not weep. See, the Lion of the
tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has
conquered, so that he can open the scroll and
its seven seals." 6 Then I saw between
the throne and the four living creatures and
among the elders a Lamb standing as if it had
been slaughtered, having seven horns and seven
eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent
out into all the earth. 7 He went and took the
scroll from the right hand of the one who was
seated on the throne. 8 When he had taken the
scroll, the four living creatures and the
twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each
holding a harp and golden bowls full of
incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
9 They sing a new song: "You are worthy
to take the scroll and to open its seals, for
you were slaughtered and by your blood you
ransomed for God saints from every tribe and
language and people and nation; 10 you have
made them to be a kingdom and priests serving
our God, and they will reign on earth."
11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of
many angels surrounding the throne and the
living creatures and the elders; they numbered
myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
12 singing with full voice, "Worthy is
the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power
and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and
glory and blessing!" 13 Then I heard
every creature in heaven and on earth and
under the earth and in the sea, and all that
is in them, singing, "To the one seated
on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and
honor and glory and might forever and
ever!" 14 And the four living creatures
said, "Amen!" And the elders fell
down and worshiped.
(Revelation
6) Then I saw the Lamb open one of the seven
seals, and I heard one of the four living
creatures call out, as with a voice of
thunder, "Come!" 2 I looked, and
there was a white horse! Its rider had a bow;
a crown was given to him, and he came out
conquering and to conquer. 3 When he opened
the second seal, I heard the second living
creature call out, "Come!" 4 And out
came another horse, bright red; its rider was
permitted to take peace from the earth, so
that people would slaughter one another; and
he was given a great sword. 5 When he opened
the third seal, I heard the third living
creature call out, "Come!" I looked,
and there was a black horse! Its rider held a
pair of scales in his hand, 6 and I heard what
seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four
living creatures saying, "A quart of
wheat for a day's pay, and three quarts of
barley for a day's pay, but do not damage the
olive oil and the wine!" 7 When he opened
the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the
fourth living creature call out,
"Come!" 8 I looked and there was a
pale green horse! Its rider's name was Death,
and Hades followed with him; they were given
authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill
with sword, famine, and pestilence, and by the
wild animals of the earth. 9 When he opened
the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the
souls of those who had been slaughtered for
the word of God and for the testimony they had
given; 10 they cried out with a loud voice,
"Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long
will it be before you judge and avenge our
blood on the inhabitants of the earth?"
11 They were each given a white robe and told
to rest a little longer, until the number
would be complete both of their fellow
servants and of their brothers and sisters,
who were soon to be killed as they themselves
had been killed. 12 When he opened the sixth
seal, I looked, and there came a great
earthquake; the sun became black as sackcloth,
the full moon became like blood, 13 and the
stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig
tree drops its winter fruit when shaken by a
gale. 14 The sky vanished like a scroll
rolling itself up, and every mountain and
island was removed from its place. 15 Then the
kings of the earth and the magnates and the
generals and the rich and the powerful, and
everyone, slave and free, hid in the caves and
among the rocks of the mountains, 16 calling
to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us
and hide us from the face of the one seated on
the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb; 17
for the great day of their wrath has come, and
who is able to stand?"
(Revelation
7) After this I saw four angels standing at
the four corners of the earth, holding back
the four winds of the earth so that no wind
could blow on earth or sea or against any
tree. 2 I saw another angel ascending from the
rising of the sun, having the seal of the
living God, and he called with a loud voice to
the four angels who had been given power to
damage earth and sea, 3 saying, "Do not
damage the earth or the sea or the trees,
until we have marked the servants of our God
with a seal on their foreheads." 4 And I
heard the number of those who were sealed, one
hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of
every tribe of the people of Israel: 5 From
the tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed,
from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from
the tribe of Gad twelve thousand, 6 from the
tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe
of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of
Manasseh twelve thousand, 7 from the tribe of
Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi
twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar
twelve thousand, 8 from the tribe of Zebulun
twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph
twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin
twelve thousand sealed. 9 After this I looked,
and there was a great multitude that no one
could count, from every nation, from all
tribes and peoples and languages, standing
before the throne and before the Lamb, robed
in white, with palm branches in their hands.
10 They cried out in a loud voice, saying,
"Salvation belongs to our God who is
seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!"
11 And all the angels stood around the throne
and around the elders and the four living
creatures, and they fell on their faces before
the throne and worshiped God, 12 singing,
"Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and
thanksgiving and honor and power and might be
to our God forever and ever! Amen." 13
Then one of the elders addressed me, saying,
"Who are these, robed in white, and where
have they come from?" 14 I said to him,
"Sir, you are the one that knows."
Then he said to me, "These are they who
have come out of the great ordeal; they have
washed their robes and made them white in the
blood of the Lamb. 15 For this reason they are
before the throne of God, and worship him day
and night within his temple, and the one who
is seated on the throne will shelter them. 16
They will hunger no more, and thirst no more;
the sun will not strike them, nor any
scorching heat; 17 for the Lamb at the center
of the throne will be their shepherd, and he
will guide them to springs of the water of
life, and God will wipe away every tear from
their eyes."
(Revelation
8) When the Lamb opened the seventh seal,
there was silence in heaven for about half an
hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels who stand
before God, and seven trumpets were given to
them. 3 Another angel with a golden censer
came and stood at the altar; he was given a
great quantity of incense to offer with the
prayers of all the saints on the golden altar
that is before the throne. 4 And the smoke of
the incense, with the prayers of the saints,
rose before God from the hand of the angel. 5
Then the angel took the censer and filled it
with fire from the altar and threw it on the
earth; and there were peals of thunder,
rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an
earthquake. 6 Now the seven angels who had the
seven trumpets made ready to blow them. 7 The
first angel blew his trumpet, and there came
hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were
hurled to the earth; and a third of the earth
was burned up, and a third of the trees were
burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
8 The second angel blew his trumpet, and
something like a great mountain, burning with
fire, was thrown into the sea. 9 A third of
the sea became blood, a third of the living
creatures in the sea died, and a third of the
ships were destroyed. 10 The third angel blew
his trumpet, and a great star fell from
heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a
third of the rivers and on the springs of
water. 11 The name of the star is Wormwood. A
third of the waters became wormwood, and many
died from the water, because it was made
bitter. 12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet,
and a third of the sun was struck, and a third
of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that
a third of their light was darkened; a third
of the day was kept from shining, and likewise
the night. 13 Then I looked, and I heard an
eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew in
midheaven, "Woe, woe, woe to the
inhabitants of the earth, at the blasts of the
other trumpets that the three angels are about
to blow!"
(Revelation
9) And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I
saw a star that had fallen from heaven to
earth, and he was given the key to the shaft
of the bottomless pit; 2 he opened the shaft
of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft rose
smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and
the sun and the air were darkened with the
smoke from the shaft. 3 Then from the smoke
came locusts on the earth, and they were given
authority like the authority of scorpions of
the earth. 4 They were told not to damage the
grass of the earth or any green growth or any
tree, but only those people who do not have
the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 They
were allowed to torture them for five months,
but not to kill them, and their torture was
like the torture of a scorpion when it stings
someone. 6 And in those days people will seek
death but will not find it; they will long to
die, but death will flee from them. 7 In
appearance the locusts were like horses
equipped for battle. On their heads were what
looked like crowns of gold; their faces were
like human faces, 8 their hair like women's
hair, and their teeth like lions' teeth; 9
they had scales like iron breastplates, and
the noise of their wings was like the noise of
many chariots with horses rushing into battle.
10 They have tails like scorpions, with
stingers, and in their tails is their power to
harm people for five months. 11 They have as
king over them the angel of the bottomless
pit; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in
Greek he is called Apollyon. 12 The first woe
has passed. There are still two woes to come.
13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and
I heard a voice from the four horns of the
golden altar before God, 14 saying to the
sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release
the four angels who are bound at the great
river Euphrates." 15 So the four angels
were released, who had been held ready for the
hour, the day, the month, and the year, to
kill a third of humankind. 16 The number of
the troops of cavalry was two hundred million;
I heard their number. 17 And this was how I
saw the horses in my vision: the riders wore
breastplates the color of fire and of sapphire
and of sulfur; the heads of the horses were
like lions' heads, and fire and smoke and
sulfur came out of their mouths. 18 By these
three plagues a third of humankind was killed,
by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of
their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses
is in their mouths and in their tails; their
tails are like serpents, having heads; and
with them they inflict harm. 20 The rest of
humankind, who were not killed by these
plagues, did not repent of the works of their
hands or give up worshiping demons and idols
of gold and silver and bronze and stone and
wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. 21 And
they did not repent of their murders or their
sorceries or their fornication or their
thefts.
(Revelation
10) And I saw another mighty angel coming down
from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a
rainbow over his head; his face was like the
sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. 2 He
held a little scroll open in his hand. Setting
his right foot on the sea and his left foot on
the land, 3 he gave a great shout, like a lion
roaring. And when he shouted, the seven
thunders sounded. 4 And when the seven
thunders had sounded, I was about to write,
but I heard a voice from heaven saying,
"Seal up what the seven thunders have
said, and do not write it down." 5 Then
the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and
the land raised his right hand to heaven 6 and
swore by him who lives forever and ever, who
created heaven and what is in it, the earth
and what is in it, and the sea and what is in
it: "There will be no more delay, 7 but
in the days when the seventh angel is to blow
his trumpet, the mystery of God will be
fulfilled, as he announced to his servants the
prophets." 8 Then the voice that I had
heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying,
"Go, take the scroll that is open in the
hand of the angel who is standing on the sea
and on the land." 9 So I went to the
angel and told him to give me the little
scroll; and he said to me, "Take it, and
eat; it will be bitter to your stomach, but
sweet as honey in your mouth." 10 So I
took the little scroll from the hand of the
angel and ate it; it was sweet as honey in my
mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach was
made bitter. 11 Then they said to me,
"You must prophesy again about many
peoples and nations and languages and
kings."
(Revelation
11) Then I was given a measuring rod like a
staff, and I was told, "Come and measure
the temple of God and the altar and those who
worship there, 2 but do not measure the court
outside the temple; leave that out, for it is
given over to the nations, and they will
trample over the holy city for forty-two
months. 3 And I will grant my two witnesses
authority to prophesy for one thousand two
hundred sixty days, wearing sackcloth." 4
These are the two olive trees and the two
lampstands that stand before the Lord of the
earth. 5 And if anyone wants to harm them,
fire pours from their mouth and consumes their
foes; anyone who wants to harm them must be
killed in this manner. 6 They have authority
to shut the sky, so that no rain may fall
during the days of their prophesying, and they
have authority over the waters to turn them
into blood, and to strike the earth with every
kind of plague, as often as they desire. 7
When they have finished their testimony, the
beast that comes up from the bottomless pit
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 is
prophetically called Sodom and Egypt, where
also their Lord was crucified. 9 For three and
a half days members of the peoples and tribes
and languages and nations will gaze at their
dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed
in a tomb; 10 and the inhabitants of the earth
will gloat over them and celebrate and
exchange presents, because these two prophets
had been a torment to the inhabitants of the
earth. 11 But after the three and a half days,
the breath of life from God entered them, and
they stood on their feet, and those who saw
them were terrified. 12 Then they heard a loud
voice from heaven saying to them, "Come
up here!" And they went up to heaven in a
cloud while their enemies watched them. 13 At
that moment there was a great earthquake, and
a tenth of the city fell; seven thousand
people were killed in the earthquake, and the
rest were terrified and gave glory to the God
of heaven. 14 The second woe has passed. The
third woe is coming very soon. 15 Then the
seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were
loud voices in heaven, saying, "The
kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of
our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign
forever and ever." 16 Then the
twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones
before God fell on their faces and worshiped
God, 17 singing, "We give you thanks,
Lord God Almighty, who are and who were, for
you have taken your great power and begun to
reign. 18 The nations raged, but your wrath
has come, and the time for judging the dead,
for rewarding your servants, the prophets and
saints and all who fear your name, both small
and great, and for destroying those who
destroy the earth." 19 Then God's temple
in heaven was opened, and the ark of his
covenant was seen within his temple; and there
were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of
thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.
(Revelation
12) A great portent appeared in heaven: a
woman clothed with the sun, with the moon
under her feet, and on her head a crown of
twelve stars. 2 She was pregnant and was
crying out in birth pangs, in the agony of
giving birth. 3 Then another portent appeared
in heaven: a great red dragon, with seven
heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his
heads. 4 His tail swept down a third of the
stars of heaven and threw them to the earth.
Then the dragon stood before the woman who was
about to bear a child, so that he might devour
her child as soon as it was born. 5 And she
gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to
rule all the nations with a rod of iron. But
her child was snatched away and taken to God
and to his throne; 6 and the woman fled into
the wilderness, where she has a place prepared
by God, so that there she can be nourished for
one thousand two hundred sixty days. 7 And war
broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels
fought against the dragon. The dragon and his
angels fought back, 8 but they were defeated,
and there was no longer any place for them in
heaven. 9 The great dragon was thrown down,
that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil
and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world--he
was thrown down to the earth, and his angels
were thrown down with him. 10 Then I heard a
loud voice in heaven, proclaiming, "Now
have come the salvation and the power and the
kingdom of our God and the authority of his
Messiah, for the accuser of our comrades has
been thrown down, who accuses them day and
night before our God. 11 But they have
conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by
the word of their testimony, for they did not
cling to life even in the face of death. 12
Rejoice then, you heavens and those who dwell
in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, for
the devil has come down to you with great
wrath, because he knows that his time is
short!" 13 So when the dragon saw that he
had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued
the woman who had given birth to the male
child. 14 But the woman was given the two
wings of the great eagle, so that she could
fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to
her place where she is nourished for a time,
and times, and half a time. 15 Then from his
mouth the serpent poured water like a river
after the woman, to sweep her away with the
flood. 16 But the earth came to the help of
the woman; it opened its mouth and swallowed
the river that the dragon had poured from his
mouth. 17 Then the dragon was angry with the
woman, and went off to make war on the rest of
her children, those who keep the commandments
of God and hold the testimony of Jesus. 18
Then the dragon took his stand on the sand of
the seashore.
(Revelation
13) And I saw a beast rising out of the sea,
having ten horns and seven heads; and on its
horns were ten diadems, and on its heads were
blasphemous names. 2 And the beast that I saw
was like a leopard, its feet were like a
bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth.
And the dragon gave it his power and his
throne and great authority. 3 One of its heads
seemed to have received a death-blow, but its
mortal wound had been healed. In amazement the
whole earth followed the beast. 4 They
worshiped the dragon, for he had given his
authority to the beast, and they worshiped the
beast, saying, "Who is like the beast,
and who can fight against it?" 5 The
beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and
blasphemous words, and it was allowed to
exercise authority for forty-two months. 6 It
opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against
God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling,
that is, those who dwell in heaven. 7 Also it
was allowed to make war on the saints and to
conquer them. It was given authority over
every tribe and people and language and
nation, 8 and all the inhabitants of the earth
will worship it, everyone whose name has not
been written from the foundation of the world
in the book of life of the Lamb that was
slaughtered. 9 Let anyone who has an ear
listen: 10 If you are to be taken captive,
into captivity you go; if you kill with the
sword, with the sword you must be killed. Here
is a call for the endurance and faith of the
saints. 11 Then I saw another beast that rose
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 on its
behalf, and it makes the earth and its
inhabitants worship the first beast, whose
mortal wound had been healed. 13 It performs
great signs, even making fire come down from
heaven to earth in the sight of all; 14 and by
the signs that it is allowed to perform on
behalf of the beast, it deceives the
inhabitants of earth, telling them to make an
image for the beast that had been 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 could even speak
and cause those who would not worship the
image of the beast to be killed. 16 Also it
causes all, both small and great, both rich
and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on
the right hand or the forehead, 17 so that no
one can buy or sell who does not have the
mark, that is, the name of the beast or the
number of its name. 18 This calls for wisdom:
let anyone with understanding calculate the
number of the beast, for it is the number of a
person. Its number is six hundred sixty-six.
(Revelation
14) Then I looked, and there was the Lamb,
standing on Mount Zion! And with him were one
hundred forty-four thousand who had his name
and his Father's name written on their
foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven
like the sound of many waters and like the
sound of loud thunder; the voice I heard was
like the sound of harpists playing on their
harps, 3 and they sing a new song before the
throne and before the four living creatures
and before the elders. No one could learn that
song except the one hundred forty-four
thousand who have been redeemed from the
earth. 4 It is these who have not defiled
themselves with women, for they are virgins;
these follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They
have been redeemed from humankind as first
fruits for God and the Lamb, 5 and in their
mouth no lie was found; they are blameless. 6
Then I saw another angel flying in midheaven,
with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those
who live on the earth--to every nation and
tribe and language and people. 7 He said in a
loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory,
for the hour of his judgment has come; and
worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea
and the springs of water." 8 Then another
angel, a second, followed, saying,
"Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She
has made all nations drink of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication." 9 Then another
angel, a third, followed them, crying with a
loud voice, "Those who worship the beast
and its image, and receive a mark on their
foreheads or on their hands, 10 they will also
drink the wine of God's wrath, poured unmixed
into the cup of his anger, and they will be
tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence
of the holy angels and in the presence of the
Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment goes
up forever and ever. There is no rest day or
night for those who worship the beast and its
image and for anyone who receives the mark of
its name." 12 Here is a call for the
endurance of the saints, those who keep the
commandments of God and hold fast to the faith
of Jesus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven
saying, "Write this: Blessed are the dead
who from now on die in the Lord."
"Yes," says the Spirit, "they
will rest from their labors, for their deeds
follow them." 14 Then I looked, and there
was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was
one like the Son of Man, with a golden crown
on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand!
15 Another angel came out of the temple,
calling with a loud voice to the one who sat
on the cloud, "Use your sickle and reap,
for the hour to reap has come, because the
harvest of the earth is fully ripe." 16
So the one who sat on the cloud swung his
sickle over 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 Then another angel came out from
the altar, the angel who has authority over
fire, and he called with a loud voice to him
who had the sharp sickle, "Use your sharp
sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of
the earth, for its grapes are ripe." 19
So the angel swung his sickle over the earth
and gathered the vintage of the earth, and he
threw it into the great wine press of the
wrath of God. 20 And the wine press was
trodden outside the city, and blood flowed
from the wine press, as high as a horse's
bridle, for a distance of about two hundred
miles.
(Revelation
15) Then I saw another portent in heaven,
great and amazing: seven angels with seven
plagues, which are the last, for with them the
wrath of God is ended. 2 And I saw what
appeared to be a sea of glass mixed with fire,
and those who had conquered the beast and its
image and the number of its name, standing
beside the sea of glass with harps of God in
their hands. 3 And they sing the song of
Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the
Lamb: "Great and amazing are your deeds,
Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your
ways, King of the nations! 4 Lord, who will
not fear and glorify your name? For you alone
are holy. All nations will come and worship
before you, for your judgments have been
revealed." 5 After this I looked, and the
temple of the tent of witness in heaven was
opened, 6 and out of the temple came the seven
angels with the seven plagues, robed in pure
bright linen, with golden sashes across their
chests. 7 Then one of the four living
creatures gave the seven angels seven golden
bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives
forever and ever; 8 and the temple was filled
with smoke from the glory of God and from his
power, and no one could enter the temple until
the seven plagues of the seven angels were
ended.
(Revelation
16) Then I heard a loud voice from the temple
telling the seven angels, "Go and pour
out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath
of God." 2 So the first angel went and
poured his bowl on the earth, and a foul and
painful sore came on those who had the mark of
the beast and who worshiped its image. 3 The
second angel poured his bowl into the sea, and
it became like the blood of a corpse, and
every living thing in the sea died. 4 The
third angel poured his bowl into the rivers
and the springs of water, and they became
blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters
say, "You are just, O Holy One, who are
and were, for you have judged these things; 6
because they shed the blood of saints and
prophets, you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!" 7 And I heard
the altar respond, "Yes, O Lord God, the
Almighty, your judgments are true and
just!" 8 The fourth angel poured his bowl
on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch them
with fire; 9 they were scorched by the fierce
heat, but they cursed the name of God, who had
authority over these plagues, and they did not
repent and give him glory. 10 The fifth angel
poured his bowl on the throne of the beast,
and its kingdom was plunged into darkness;
people gnawed their tongues in agony, 11 and
cursed the God of heaven because of their
pains and sores, and they did not repent of
their deeds. 12 The sixth angel poured his
bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its
water was dried up in order to prepare the way
for the kings from the east. 13 And I saw
three foul spirits like frogs coming from the
mouth of the dragon, from the mouth of the
beast, and from the mouth of the false
prophet. 14 These are demonic spirits,
performing signs, who go abroad to the kings
of the whole world, to assemble them for
battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
15 ("See, I am coming like a thief!
Blessed is the one who stays awake and is
clothed, not going about naked and exposed to
shame.") 16 And they assembled them at
the place that in Hebrew is called Harmagedon.
17 The seventh angel poured his bowl into the
air, and a loud voice came out of the temple,
from the throne, saying, "It is
done!" 18 And there came flashes of
lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a
violent earthquake, such as had not occurred
since people were upon the earth, so violent
was that earthquake. 19 The great city was
split into three parts, and the cities of the
nations fell. God remembered great Babylon and
gave her the wine-cup of the fury of his
wrath. 20 And every island fled away, and no
mountains were to be found; 21 and huge
hailstones, each weighing about a hundred
pounds, dropped from heaven on people, until
they cursed God for the plague of the hail, so
fearful was that plague.
(Revelation
17) Then one of the seven angels who had the
seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I
will show you the judgment of the great whore
who is seated on many waters, 2 with whom the
kings of the earth have committed fornication,
and with the wine of whose fornication the
inhabitants of the earth have become
drunk." 3 So he carried me away in the
spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman
sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of
blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and
ten horns. 4 The woman was clothed in purple
and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels
and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup
full of abominations and the impurities of her
fornication; 5 and on her forehead was written
a name, a mystery: "Babylon the great,
mother of whores and of earth's
abominations." 6 And I saw that the woman
was drunk with the blood of the saints and the
blood of the witnesses to Jesus. When I saw
her, I was greatly amazed. 7 But the angel
said to me, "Why are you so amazed? I
will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of
the beast with seven heads and ten horns that
carries her. 8 The beast that you saw was, and
is not, and is about to ascend from the
bottomless pit and go to destruction. And the
inhabitants of the earth, whose names have not
been written in the book of life from the
foundation of the world, will be amazed when
they see the beast, because it was and is not
and is to come. 9 "This calls for a mind
that has wisdom: the seven heads are seven
mountains on which the woman is seated; also,
they are seven kings, 10 of whom five have
fallen, one is living, and the other has not
yet come; and when he comes, he must remain
only a little while. 11 As for the beast that
was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs
to the seven, and it goes to destruction. 12
And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings
who have not yet received a kingdom, but they
are to receive authority as kings for one
hour, together with the beast. 13 These are
united in yielding their power and authority
to the beast; 14 they will make war on the
Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he
is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those
with him are called and chosen and
faithful." 15 And he said to me,
"The waters that you saw, where the whore
is seated, are peoples and multitudes and
nations and languages. 16 And the ten horns
that you saw, they and the beast will hate the
whore; they will make her desolate and naked;
they will devour her flesh and burn her up
with fire. 17 For God has put it into their
hearts to carry out his purpose by agreeing to
give their kingdom to the beast, until the
words of God will be fulfilled. 18 The woman
you saw is the great city that rules over the
kings of the earth."
(Revelation
18) After this I saw another angel coming down
from heaven, having great authority; and the
earth was made bright with his splendor. 2 He
called out with a mighty voice, "Fallen,
fallen is Babylon the great! It has become a
dwelling place of demons, a haunt of every
foul spirit, a haunt of every foul bird, a
haunt of every foul and hateful beast. 3 For
all the nations have drunk of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the
earth have committed fornication with her, and
the merchants of the earth have grown rich
from the power of her luxury." 4 Then I
heard another voice from heaven saying,
"Come out of her, my people, so that you
do not take part in her sins, and so that you
do not share in her plagues; 5 for her sins
are heaped high as heaven, and God has
remembered her iniquities. 6 Render to her as
she herself has rendered, and repay her double
for her deeds; mix a double draught for her in
the cup she mixed. 7 As she glorified herself
and lived luxuriously, so give her a like
measure of torment and grief. Since in her
heart she says, 'I rule as a queen; I am no
widow, and I will never see grief,' 8
therefore her plagues will come in a single
day-- pestilence and mourning and famine-- and
she will be burned with fire; for mighty is
the Lord God who judges her." 9 And the
kings of the earth, who committed fornication
and lived in luxury with her, will weep and
wail over her when they see the smoke of her
burning; 10 they will stand far off, in fear
of her torment, and say, "Alas, alas, the
great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in
one hour your judgment has come." 11 And
the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for
her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, 12
cargo of gold, silver, jewels and pearls, fine
linen, purple, silk and scarlet, all kinds of
scented wood, all articles of ivory, all
articles of costly wood, bronze, iron, and
marble, 13 cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh,
frankincense, wine, olive oil, choice flour
and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and
chariots, slaves--and human lives. 14
"The fruit for which your soul longed has
gone from you, and all your dainties and your
splendor are lost to you, never to be found
again!" 15 The merchants of these wares,
who gained wealth from her, will stand far
off, in fear of her torment, weeping and
mourning aloud, 16 "Alas, alas, the great
city, clothed in fine linen, in purple and
scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and
with pearls! 17 For in one hour all this
wealth has been laid waste!" And all
shipmasters and seafarers, sailors and all
whose trade is on the sea, stood far off 18
and cried out as they saw the smoke of her
burning, "What city was like the great
city?" 19 And they threw dust on their
heads, as they wept and mourned, crying out,
"Alas, alas, the great city, where all
who had ships at sea grew rich by her wealth!
For in one hour she has been laid waste. 20
Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints and
apostles and prophets! For God has given
judgment for you against her." 21 Then a
mighty angel took up a stone like a great
millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,
"With such violence Babylon the great
city will be thrown down, and will be found no
more; 22 and the sound of harpists and
minstrels and of flutists and trumpeters will
be heard in you no more; and an artisan of any
trade will be found in you no more; and the
sound of the millstone will be heard in you no
more; 23 and the light of a lamp will shine in
you no more; and the voice of bridegroom and
bride will be heard in you no more; for your
merchants were the magnates of the earth, and
all nations were deceived by your sorcery. 24
And in you was found the blood of prophets and
of saints, and of all who have been
slaughtered on earth."
(Revelation
19) After this I heard what seemed to be the
loud voice of a great multitude in heaven,
saying, "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory
and power to our God, 2 for his judgments are
true and just; he has judged the great whore
who corrupted the earth with her fornication,
and he has avenged on her the blood of his
servants." 3 Once more they said,
"Hallelujah! The smoke goes up from her
forever and ever." 4 And the twenty-four
elders and the four living creatures fell down
and worshiped God who is seated on the throne,
saying, "Amen. Hallelujah!" 5 And
from the throne came a voice saying,
"Praise our God, all you his servants,
and all who fear him, small and great." 6
Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a
great multitude, like the sound of many waters
and like the sound of mighty thunderpeals,
crying out, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our
God the Almighty reigns. 7 Let us rejoice and
exult and give him the glory, for the marriage
of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made
herself ready; 8 to her it has been granted to
be clothed with fine linen, bright and
pure"-- for the fine linen is the
righteous deeds of the saints. 9 And the angel
said to me, "Write this: Blessed are
those who are invited to the marriage supper
of the Lamb." And he said to me,
"These are true words of God." 10
Then I fell down at his feet to worship him,
but he said to me, "You must not do that!
I am a fellow servant with you and your
comrades who hold the testimony of Jesus.
Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the
spirit of prophecy." 11 Then I saw heaven
opened, and there was a white horse! Its rider
is called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His
eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head
are many diadems; and he has a name inscribed
that no one knows but himself. 13 He is
clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and his
name is called The Word of God. 14 And the
armies of heaven, wearing fine linen, white
and pure, were following him on white horses.
15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with
which to strike down the nations, and he will
rule them with a rod of iron; he will tread
the wine press of the fury of the wrath of God
the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh
he has a name inscribed, "King of kings
and Lord of lords." 17 Then I saw an
angel standing in the sun, and with a loud
voice he called to all the birds that fly in
midheaven, "Come, gather for the great
supper of God, 18 to eat the flesh of kings,
the flesh of captains, the flesh of the
mighty, the flesh of horses and their
riders--flesh of all, both free and slave,
both small and great." 19 Then I saw the
beast and the kings of the earth with their
armies gathered to make war against the rider
on the horse and against his army. 20 And the
beast was captured, and with it the false
prophet who had performed in its presence the
signs by which he deceived those who had
received the mark of the beast and those who
worshiped its image. These two were thrown
alive into the lake of fire that burns with
sulfur. 21 And the rest were killed by the
sword of the rider on the horse, the sword
that came from his mouth; and all the birds
were gorged with their flesh.
(Revelation
20) Then I saw an angel coming down from
heaven, holding in his hand the key to the
bottomless pit and a great chain. 2 He seized
the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the
Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand
years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and
locked and sealed it over him, so that he
would deceive the nations no more, until the
thousand years were ended. After that he must
be let out for a little while. 4 Then I saw
thrones, and those seated on them were given
authority to judge. I also saw the souls of
those who had been beheaded for their
testimony to Jesus and for the word of God.
They had not worshiped the beast or its image
and had not received its mark on their
foreheads or their hands. They came to life
and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5
(The rest of the dead did not come to life
until the thousand years were ended.) This is
the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are
those who share in the first resurrection.
Over these the second death has no power, but
they will be priests of God and of Christ, and
they will reign with him a thousand years. 7
When the thousand years are ended, Satan will
be released from his prison 8 and will come
out to deceive the nations at the four corners
of the earth, Gog and Magog, in order to
gather them for battle; they are as numerous
as the sands of the sea. 9 They marched up
over the breadth of the earth and surrounded
the camp of the saints and the beloved city.
And fire came down from heaven and consumed
them. 10 And the devil who had deceived them
was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur,
where the beast and the false prophet were,
and they will be tormented day and night
forever and ever. 11 Then I saw a great white
throne and the one who sat on it; the earth
and the heaven fled from his presence, and no
place was found for them. 12 And I saw the
dead, great and small, standing before the
throne, and books were opened. Also another
book was opened, the book of life. And the
dead were judged according to their works, as
recorded in the books. 13 And the sea gave up
the dead that were in it, Death and Hades gave
up the dead that were in them, and all were
judged according to what they had done. 14
Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake
of fire. This is the second death, the lake of
fire; 15 and anyone whose name was not found
written in the book of life was thrown into
the lake of fire.
(Revelation
21) Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth;
for the first heaven and the first earth had
passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I
saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming
down out of heaven from God, prepared as a
bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a
loud voice from the throne saying, "See,
the home of God is among mortals. He will
dwell with them as their God; they will be his
peoples, and God himself will be with them; 4
he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death
will be no more; mourning and crying and pain
will be no more, for the first things have
passed away." 5 And the one who was
seated on the throne said, "See, I am
making all things new." Also he said,
"Write this, for these words are
trustworthy and true." 6 Then he said to
me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the
Omega, the beginning and the end. To the
thirsty I will give water as a gift from the
spring of the water of life. 7 Those who
conquer will inherit these things, and I will
be their God and they will be my children. 8
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the
polluted, the murderers, the fornicators, the
sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their
place will be in the lake that burns with fire
and sulfur, which is the second death." 9
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven
bowls full of the seven last plagues came and
said to me, "Come, I will show you the
bride, the wife of the Lamb." 10 And in
the spirit he carried me away to a great, high
mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem
coming down out of heaven from God. 11 It has
the glory of God and a radiance like a very
rare jewel, like jasper, clear as crystal. 12
It has a great, high wall with twelve gates,
and at the gates twelve angels, and on the
gates are inscribed the names of the twelve
tribes of the Israelites; 13 on the east three
gates, on the north three gates, on the south
three gates, and on the west three gates. 14
And the wall of the city has twelve
foundations, and on them are the twelve names
of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 The
angel who talked to me had a measuring rod of
gold to measure the city and its gates and
walls. 16 The city lies foursquare, its length
the same as its width; and he measured the
city with his rod, fifteen hundred miles; its
length and width and height are equal. 17 He
also measured its wall, one hundred forty-four
cubits by human measurement, which the angel
was using. 18 The wall is built of jasper,
while the city is pure gold, clear as glass.
19 The foundations of the wall of the city are
adorned with every jewel; the first was
jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate,
the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the
sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the
eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth
chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth
amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates are twelve
pearls, each of the gates is a single pearl,
and the street of the city is pure gold,
transparent as glass. 22 I saw no temple in
the city, for its temple is the Lord God the
Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city has no
need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the
glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the
Lamb. 24 The nations will walk by its light,
and the kings of the earth will bring their
glory into it. 25 Its gates will never be shut
by day--and there will be no night there. 26
People will bring into it the glory and the
honor of the nations. 27 But nothing unclean
will enter it, nor anyone who practices
abomination or falsehood, but only those who
are written in the Lamb's book of life.
(Revelation
22) Then the angel showed me the river of the
water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from
the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through
the middle of the street of the city. On
either side of the river is the tree of life
with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its
fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree
are for the healing of the nations. 3 Nothing
accursed will be found there any more. But the
throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it,
and his servants will worship him; 4 they will
see his face, and his name will be on their
foreheads. 5 And there will be no more night;
they need no light of lamp or sun, for the
Lord God will be their light, and they will
reign forever and ever. 6 And he said to me,
"These words are trustworthy and true,
for the Lord, the God of the spirits of the
prophets, has sent his angel to show his
servants what must soon take place." 7
"See, I am coming soon! Blessed is the
one who keeps the words of the prophecy of
this book." 8 I, John, am the one who
heard and saw these things. And when I heard
and saw them, I fell down to worship at the
feet of the angel who showed them to me; 9 but
he said to me, "You must not do that! I
am a fellow servant with you and your comrades
the prophets, and with those who keep the
words of this book. Worship God!" 10 And
he said to me, "Do not seal up the words
of the prophecy of this book, for the time is
near. 11 Let the evildoer still do evil, and
the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous
still do right, and the holy still be
holy." 12 "See, I am coming soon; my
reward is with me, to repay according to
everyone's work. 13 I am the Alpha and the
Omega, the first and the last, the beginning
and the end." 14 Blessed are those who
wash their robes, so that they will have the
right to the tree of life and may enter the
city by the gates. 15 Outside are the dogs and
sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and
idolaters, and everyone who loves and
practices falsehood. 16 "It is I, Jesus,
who sent my angel to you with this testimony
for the churches. I am the root and the
descendant of David, the bright morning
star." 17 The Spirit and the bride say,
"Come." And let everyone who hears
say, "Come." And let everyone who is
thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes take the
water of life as a gift. 18 I warn everyone
who hears the words of the prophecy of this
book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to
that person the plagues described in this
book; 19 if anyone takes away from the words
of the book of this prophecy, God will take
away that person's share in the tree of life
and in the holy city, which are described in
this book. 20 The one who testifies to these
things says, "Surely I am coming
soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! 21 The
grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the
saints. Amen.
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