Celebration in Heaven

19 After this I heard something like the loud voice of a vast multitude(A) in heaven, saying,

Hallelujah!(B)
Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God,(C)
because his judgments are true[a] and righteous,(D)
because he has judged the notorious prostitute(E)
who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality;
and he has avenged the blood of his servants
that was on her hands.(F)

A second time they said,

Hallelujah!
Her smoke ascends forever and ever!(G)

Then the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God,(H) who is seated on the throne, saying,

Amen! Hallelujah!(I)

A voice came from the throne, saying,

Praise our God,
all his servants, and the ones who fear him,
both small and great!(J)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:2 Valid; Jn 8:16; 19:35

The Vision of Worship

19 After these things, I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a large crowd in heaven, saying,

“Hallelujah!
    Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God.
His judgments are true and just.
    He has condemned the notorious prostitute
        who corrupted the world with her immorality.
He has taken revenge on her
    for the blood of his servants.”

A second time they said,

“Hallelujah!
    The smoke goes up from her forever and ever.”

The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures bowed down and worshipped God, who was sitting on the throne. They said, “Amen! Hallelujah!” A voice came from the throne, saying,

“Praise our God,
    all who serve and fear him,
from the least important
    to the most important.”

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