And I saw something like (A)a sea of glass (B)mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, (C)over his image and [a]over his mark and over the (D)number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, (E)having harps of God.

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  1. Revelation 15:2 NU, M omit over his mark

And I saw what looked like a sea of glass(A) glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious(B) over the beast(C) and its image(D) and over the number of its name.(E) They held harps(F) given them by God

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Before the throne there [a]was (A)a sea of glass, like crystal. (B)And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.

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  1. Revelation 4:6 NU, M add something like

Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass,(A) clear as crystal.

In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures,(B) and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.(C)

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11 And (A)they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, (B)and they did not love their lives to the death.

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11 They triumphed over(A) him
    by the blood of the Lamb(B)
    and by the word of their testimony;(C)
they did not love their lives so much
    as to shrink from death.(D)

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Heaven Exults over Babylon

19 After these things (A)I [a]heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! (B)Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to [b]the Lord our God! For (C)true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He (D)has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.” Again they said, “Alleluia! (E)Her smoke rises up forever and ever!” And (F)the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, (G)“Amen! Alleluia!” Then a voice came from the throne, saying, (H)“Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, (I)both[c] small and great!”

(J)And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For (K)the[d] Lord God Omnipotent reigns! Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for (L)the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.”

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  1. Revelation 19:1 NU, M add something like
  2. Revelation 19:1 NU, M omit the Lord
  3. Revelation 19:5 NU, M omit both
  4. Revelation 19:6 NU, M our

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.

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Worthy Is the Lamb

Now when He had taken the scroll, (A)the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the (B)prayers of the saints.

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And when he had taken it, the four living creatures(A) and the twenty-four elders(B) fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp(C) and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers(D) of God’s people.

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that (A)the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though (B)it is tested by fire, (C)may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

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These have come so that the proven genuineness(A) of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire(B)—may result in praise, glory and honor(C) when Jesus Christ is revealed.(D)

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11 (A)I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. (B)He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit [a]and fire.

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  1. Matthew 3:11 M omits and fire

11 “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance.(A) But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit(B) and fire.(C)

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  1. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  2. Matthew 3:11 Or in

18 The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.

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18 The wall was made of jasper,(A) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.(B)

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14 (A)And he deceives [a]those who dwell on the earth (B)by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword (C)and lived. 15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak (D)and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, (E)to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has [b]the mark or (F)the name of the beast, (G)or the number of his name.

18 (H)Here is wisdom. Let him who has (I)understanding calculate (J)the number of the beast, (K)for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.

The Lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and behold, [c]a (L)Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him (M)one hundred and forty-four thousand, [d]having His Father’s name (N)written on their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, (O)like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of (P)harpists playing their harps. They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song (Q)except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. These are the ones who were not defiled with women, (R)for they are virgins. These are the ones (S)who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These (T)were [e]redeemed from among men, (U)being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. And (V)in their mouth was found no [f]deceit, for (W)they are without fault [g]before the throne of God.

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  1. Revelation 13:14 M my own people
  2. Revelation 13:17 NU, M the mark, the name
  3. Revelation 14:1 NU, M the
  4. Revelation 14:1 NU, M add His name and
  5. Revelation 14:4 M adds by Jesus
  6. Revelation 14:5 NU, M falsehood
  7. Revelation 14:5 NU, M omit the rest of v. 5.

14 Because of the signs(A) it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived(B) the inhabitants of the earth.(C) It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.(D) 15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship(E) the image to be killed.(F) 16 It also forced all people, great and small,(G) rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,(H) 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark,(I) which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.(J)

18 This calls for wisdom.(K) Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[a](L) That number is 666.

The Lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb,(M) standing on Mount Zion,(N) and with him 144,000(O) who had his name and his Father’s name(P) written on their foreheads.(Q) And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters(R) and like a loud peal of thunder.(S) The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.(T) And they sang a new song(U) before the throne and before the four living creatures(V) and the elders.(W) No one could learn the song except the 144,000(X) who had been redeemed from the earth. These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.(Y) They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.(Z) They were purchased from among mankind(AA) and offered as firstfruits(AB) to God and the Lamb. No lie was found in their mouths;(AC) they are blameless.(AD)

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  1. Revelation 13:18 Or is humanity’s number

When (A)the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the [a]blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, then the Lord will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, (B)a cloud and smoke by day and (C)the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a [b]covering.

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  1. Isaiah 4:4 bloodshed
  2. Isaiah 4:5 canopy

The Lord will wash away the filth(A) of the women of Zion;(B) he will cleanse(C) the bloodstains(D) from Jerusalem by a spirit[a] of judgment(E) and a spirit[b] of fire.(F) Then the Lord will create(G) over all of Mount Zion(H) and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night;(I) over everything the glory[c](J) will be a canopy.(K)

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  1. Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
  2. Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
  3. Isaiah 4:5 Or over all the glory there

The Witnesses Resurrected

11 (A)Now after the three-and-a-half days (B)the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. 12 And [a]they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” (C)And they ascended to heaven (D)in a cloud, (E)and their enemies saw them.

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  1. Revelation 11:12 M I

11 But after the three and a half days(A) the breath[a] of life from God entered them,(B) and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.”(C) And they went up to heaven in a cloud,(D) while their enemies looked on.

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  1. Revelation 11:11 Or Spirit (see Ezek. 37:5,14)

Suffering for God’s Glory

12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;

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Suffering for Being a Christian

12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you(A) to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

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30 (A)So I sought for a man among them who would (B)make a wall, and (C)stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one. 31 Therefore I have (D)poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; and I have recompensed (E)their deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord God.

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30 “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall(A) and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.(B) 31 So I will pour out my wrath on them and consume them with my fiery anger,(C) bringing down(D) on their own heads all they have done, declares the Sovereign Lord.(E)

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