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19 此后,我听见好像有一大群人在天上大声说:

“哈利路亚[a]
救恩、荣耀、权能都属于我们的 神。
他的判断又真实又公义;
因他判断了那大淫妇,
她用淫行败坏了世界。
 神为他的仆人伸冤,
向淫妇讨流仆人血的罪。”

他们又一次说:

“哈利路亚!
烧淫妇的烟往上冒,直到永永远远。”

那二十四位长老和四活物就俯伏敬拜坐在宝座上的 神,说:

“阿们。哈利路亚!”

羔羊的婚宴

接着,有声音从宝座出来说:

“ 神的众仆人哪,
凡敬畏他的,
无论大小,
都要赞美我们的 神!”

我听见好像一大群人的声音,像众水的声音,像大雷的声音,说:

“哈利路亚!
因为主—我们的 神[b]
全能者,作王了。
我们要欢喜快乐,
将荣耀归给他;
因为羔羊的婚期到了,
他的新娘也自己预备好了,
她蒙恩得穿明亮洁白的细麻衣:
这细麻衣就是圣徒们的义行。”

天使对我说:“你要写下来:凡被请赴羔羊婚宴的人有福了!”他又对我说:“这些都是 神真实的话。” 10 我就俯伏在他脚前要拜他。他对我说:“千万不可!我和你,以及那些为耶稣作见证的弟兄同是仆人。你要敬拜 神。”因为那些为耶稣作见证的人有预言的灵。

白马骑士

11 后来我看见天开了。有一匹白马,骑在马上的称为[c]“诚信”、“真实”,他审判和争战都凭着公义。 12 他的眼睛如[d]火焰,头上戴着许多冠冕;他身上写着一个名字,除了他自己没有人知道。 13 他穿着浸过血的衣服;他的名称为“ 神之道”。 14 众天军都骑着白马,穿着又白又洁净的细麻衣跟随他。 15 有利剑从他口中出来,用来击打列国。他要用铁杖管辖[e]他们,并且要踹全能 神烈怒的榨酒池。 16 在他衣服和大腿上写着“万王之王,万主之主”的名号。

17 我又看见一位天使站在太阳中,向天空一切的飞鸟大声喊着说:“你们聚集来赴 神的大宴席, 18 为要吃君王的肉、将军的肉、壮士的肉、马和骑士的肉、一切自主的和为奴的,以及尊贵的和卑贱的肉。”

19 我又看见那兽和地上的君王,和他们的军队都聚集,要与白马骑士和他的军队作战。 20 那兽被擒拿了;那在兽面前曾行奇事、迷惑了接受兽的印记和拜兽像的人的假先知,也与兽同被擒拿。他们两个就活生生地被扔进烧着硫磺的火湖里, 21 其余的人被白马骑士口中吐出来的剑杀了;所有的飞鸟都吃饱了他们的肉。

Footnotes

  1. 19.1 “哈利路亚”就是“要赞美耶和华”的意思。
  2. 19.6 “主—我们的 神”:有古卷是“ 神我们的主”;另有古卷是“我们的 神”,或“主 神”,或“主”。
  3. 19.11 有古卷没有“称为”。
  4. 19.12 有古卷没有“如”。
  5. 19.15 “管辖”:原文直译“牧养”。

19 After this, I heard what sounded like a lot of voices in heaven, and they were shouting,

“Praise the Lord!
To our God belongs
    the glorious power to save,
(A) because his judgments
    are honest and fair.
That filthy prostitute
ruined the earth
    with shameful deeds.
But God has judged her
    and made her pay
the price for murdering
    his servants.”

(B) Then the crowd shouted,

“Praise the Lord!
Smoke will never stop rising
    from her burning body.”

After this, the 24 elders and the four living creatures all knelt before the throne of God and worshiped him. They said, “Amen! Praise the Lord!”

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

(C) From the throne a voice said,

“If you worship
    and fear our God,
give praise to him,
    no matter who you are.”

(D) Then I heard what seemed to be a large crowd that sounded like a roaring flood and loud thunder all mixed together. They were saying,

“Praise the Lord!
Our Lord God All-Powerful
    now rules as king.
So we will be glad and happy
    and give him praise.
The wedding day of the Lamb
is here,
    and his bride is ready.
She will be given
    a wedding dress
made of pure
    and shining linen.
This linen stands for
the good things
    God's people have done.”

(E) Then the angel told me, “Put this in writing. God will bless everyone who is invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” The angel also said, “These things God has said are true.”

10 I knelt at the feet of the angel and began to worship him. But the angel said, “Don't do that! I am a servant, just like you and everyone else who tells about Jesus. Don't worship anyone but God. Everyone who tells about Jesus does it by the power of the Spirit.”

The Rider on the White Horse

11 (F) I looked and saw heaven was open, and a white horse was there. Its rider was called Faithful and True, and he is always fair when he judges or goes to war. 12 (G) He had eyes like flames of fire, and he was wearing a lot of crowns. His name was written on him, but he was the only one who knew what the name meant.

13 (H) The rider wore a robe that was covered with[a] blood, and he was known as “The Word of God.” 14 He was followed by armies from heaven that rode on white horses and were dressed in pure white linen. 15 (I) From his mouth a sharp sword went out to attack the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod and will show the fierce anger of God All-Powerful by trampling the grapes in the pit where wine is made. 16 On the part of the robe that covered his thigh was written, “KING OF KINGS AND Lord OF LordS.”

17 (J) I then saw an angel standing on the sun, and he shouted to all the birds flying in the sky, “Come and join in God's great feast! 18 You can eat the flesh of kings, rulers, leaders, horses, riders, free people, slaves, important people, and everyone else.”

19 I also saw the beast and all kings of the earth come together. They fought against the rider on the white horse and against his army. 20 (K) But the beast was captured and so was the false prophet. This is the same prophet who had worked miracles for the beast, so he could fool everyone who had the mark of the beast and worshiped the idol. The beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into a lake of burning sulfur. 21 But the rest of their army was killed by the sword that came from the mouth of the rider on the horse. Then birds stuffed themselves on the dead bodies.

Footnotes

  1. 19.13 covered with: Some manuscripts have “sprinkled with.”

Threefold Hallelujah Over Babylon’s Fall

19 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude(A) in heaven shouting:

“Hallelujah!(B)
Salvation(C) and glory and power(D) belong to our God,
    for true and just are his judgments.(E)
He has condemned the great prostitute(F)
    who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(G)

And again they shouted:

“Hallelujah!(H)
The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever.”(I)

The twenty-four elders(J) and the four living creatures(K) fell down(L) and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried:

“Amen, Hallelujah!”(M)

Then a voice came from the throne, saying:

“Praise our God,
    all you his servants,(N)
you who fear him,
    both great and small!”(O)

Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude,(P) like the roar of rushing waters(Q) and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:

“Hallelujah!(R)
    For our Lord God Almighty(S) reigns.(T)
Let us rejoice and be glad
    and give him glory!(U)
For the wedding of the Lamb(V) has come,
    and his bride(W) has made herself ready.
Fine linen,(X) bright and clean,
    was given her to wear.”

(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts(Y) of God’s holy people.)

Then the angel said to me,(Z) “Write this:(AA) Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!”(AB) And he added, “These are the true words of God.”(AC)

10 At this I fell at his feet to worship him.(AD) But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God!(AE) For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”(AF)

The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast

11 I saw heaven standing open(AG) and there before me was a white horse, whose rider(AH) is called Faithful and True.(AI) With justice he judges and wages war.(AJ) 12 His eyes are like blazing fire,(AK) and on his head are many crowns.(AL) He has a name written on him(AM) that no one knows but he himself.(AN) 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,(AO) and his name is the Word of God.(AP) 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,(AQ) white(AR) and clean. 15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(AS) with which to strike down(AT) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](AU) He treads the winepress(AV) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(AW)

king of kings and lord of lords.(AX)

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds(AY) flying in midair,(AZ) “Come,(BA) gather together for the great supper of God,(BB) 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,(BC) free and slave,(BD) great and small.”(BE)

19 Then I saw the beast(BF) and the kings of the earth(BG) and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse(BH) and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet(BI) who had performed the signs(BJ) on its behalf.(BK) With these signs he had deluded(BL) those who had received the mark of the beast(BM) and worshiped its image.(BN) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake(BO) of burning sulfur.(BP) 21 The rest were killed with the sword(BQ) coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse,(BR) and all the birds(BS) gorged themselves on their flesh.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9