The End Times

12 “At that time Michael,^(A) the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress^(B) such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book^(C)—will be delivered.^(D)

²¹ For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.^(A)

¹⁹ because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world,^(A) until now—and never to be equaled again.^(B)

¹⁷ The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air,^(A) and out of the temple^(B) came a loud voice^(C) from the throne, saying, “It is done!”^{(D) 18} Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder^(E) and a severe earthquake.^(F) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,^(G) so tremendous was the quake. ¹⁹ The great city^(H) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered^(I) Babylon the Great^(J) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.^{(K) 20} Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.^{(L) 21} From the sky huge hailstones,^(M) each weighing about a hundred pounds,^[a] fell on people. And they cursed God^(N) on account of the plague of hail,^(O) because the plague was so terrible.

²³ How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. ²⁴ They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled^(A) on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

¹³ But the prince^(A) of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael,^(B) one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.

²¹ but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth.^(A) (No one supports me against them except Michael,^(B) your prince.

⁷ Then war broke out in heaven. Michael^(A) and his angels fought against the dragon,^(B) and the dragon and his angels^(C) fought back.