²¹ For ^(A)then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

³⁹ for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, ^(A)‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ”

The Heavenly Sanctuary

¹¹ But Christ came as High Priest of ^(A)the good things ^[a]to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. ¹² Not ^(B)with the blood of goats and calves, but ^(C)with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place ^(D)once for all, ^(E)having obtained eternal redemption.

Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances

¹² I looked when He opened the sixth seal, ^(A)and ^[a]behold, there was a great earthquake; and ^(B)the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the ^[b]moon became like blood. ^13 (C)And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. ^14 (D)Then the sky ^[c]receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and ^(E)every mountain and island was moved out of its place. ¹⁵ And the ^(F)kings of the earth, the great men, ^[d]the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, ^(G)hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, ^16 (H)and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who ^(I)sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! ¹⁷ For the great day of His wrath has come, ^(J)and who is able to stand?”

Seventh Trumpet: The Kingdom Proclaimed

¹⁵ Then ^(A)the seventh angel sounded: ^(B)And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, ^(C)“The ^[a]kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, ^(D)and He shall reign forever and ever!” ¹⁶ And ^(E)the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and ^(F)worshiped God, ¹⁷ saying: