⁶ Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude,^(A) like the roar of rushing waters^(B) and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:

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

⁹ Then the angel said to me,^(K) “Write this:^(L) Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!”^(M) And he added, “These are the true words of God.”^(N)

¹⁰ At this I fell at his feet to worship him.^(O) 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!^(P) For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”^(Q)

The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast

¹¹ I saw heaven standing open^(R) and there before me was a white horse, whose rider^(S) is called Faithful and True.^(T) With justice he judges and wages war.^{(U) 12} His eyes are like blazing fire,^(V) and on his head are many crowns.^(W) He has a name written on him^(X) that no one knows but he himself.^{(Y) 13} He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,^(Z) and his name is the Word of God.^{(AA) 14} The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,^(AB) white^(AC) and clean. ¹⁵ Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword^(AD) with which to strike down^(AE) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”^[a](AF) He treads the winepress^(AG) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. ¹⁶ On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:^(AH)

¹⁷ And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds^(AJ) flying in midair,^(AK) “Come,^(AL) gather together for the great supper of God,^{(AM) 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,^(AN) free and slave,^(AO) great and small.”^(AP)

¹⁹ Then I saw the beast^(AQ) and the kings of the earth^(AR) and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse^(AS) and his army. ²⁰ But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet^(AT) who had performed the signs^(AU) on its behalf.^(AV) With these signs he had deluded^(AW) those who had received the mark of the beast^(AX) and worshiped its image.^(AY) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake^(AZ) of burning sulfur.^{(BA) 21} The rest were killed with the sword^(BB) coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse,^(BC) and all the birds^(BD) gorged themselves on their flesh.

Psalm 2

⁷ I will proclaim the Lord’s decree: