Revelation 7-10

Legacy Standard Bible

The 144,000

7 After this I saw ^(A)four angels standing at the ^(B)four corners of the earth, holding back ^(C)the four winds of the earth, ^(D)so that no wind would blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree. ² Then I saw another angel ascending ^(E)from the rising of the sun, having the ^(F)seal of ^(G)the living God; and he cried out with a loud voice to the ^(H)four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, ³ saying, “^(I)Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have ^(J)sealed the slaves of our God on their ^(K)foreheads.”

⁴ And I heard the ^(L)number of those having been sealed, ^(M)144,000 sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

A Multitude from Every Nation

⁹ After these things I looked, and behold, a great ^[a]multitude which no one could count, from ^(N)every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing ^(O)before the throne and ^(P)before the Lamb, clothed in ^(Q)white robes, and ^(R)palm branches were in their hands; ¹⁰ and they cry out with a loud voice, saying,

“^(S)Salvation belongs to our God ^(T)who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” ¹¹ And all the angels were standing ^(U)around the throne and ^(V)the elders and the ^(W)four living creatures, and they ^(X)fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, ¹² saying,

“^(Y)Amen, ^(Z)the blessing and the glory and the wisdom and the thanksgiving and the honor and the power and the strength, be to our God forever and ever. ^(AA)Amen.”

¹³ Then one of the elders ^(AB)answered, saying to me, “These, clothed in the ^(AC)white robes, who are they, and from where have they come?” ¹⁴ And I ^[b]said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the ^(AD)great tribulation, and they ^(AE)washed their robes and made them ^(AF)white in the ^(AG)blood of the Lamb. ¹⁵ For this reason, they are ^(AH)before the throne of God; and they ^(AI)serve Him day and night in His ^[c](AJ)sanctuary; and ^(AK)He who sits on the throne will ^[d](AL)dwell over them. ^16 (AM)They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun ^[e]beat down on them, nor any heat; ¹⁷ for the Lamb at the center of the throne will ^(AN)shepherd them and will guide them to springs of the ^[f](AO)water of life. And ^(AP)God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

The Seventh Seal

8 When He opened the ^(AQ)seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. ² Then I saw ^(AR)the seven angels who stand before God, and seven ^(AS)trumpets were given to them.

^3 (AT)And another angel came and stood at the ^(AU)altar, having a ^(AV)golden censer; and much ^(AW)incense was given to him, so that he might ^[g]add it to the ^(AX)prayers of all the saints on the ^(AY)golden altar which was before the throne. ⁴ And ^(AZ)the smoke of the incense went up ^[h]with the prayers of the saints, out of the angel’s hand, before God. ⁵ Then the angel ^[i]took the censer and ^(BA)filled it with the fire of the altar, and ^(BB)threw it to the earth; and there followed ^(BC)peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an ^(BD)earthquake.

The Seven Trumpets

^6 (BE)And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.

⁷ And the first sounded, and there came ^(BF)hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and ^(BG)a third of the earth was burned up, and ^(BH)a third of the ^(BI)trees were burned up, and all the green ^(BJ)grass was burned up.

⁸ And the second angel sounded, and something like a great ^(BK)mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and ^(BL)a third of the ^(BM)sea became blood, ⁹ and ^(BN)a third of the creatures which were in the sea—those which had life—died; and a third of the ^(BO)ships were destroyed.

¹⁰ And the third angel sounded, and a great star ^(BP)fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a ^(BQ)third of the rivers and on the ^(BR)springs of waters. ¹¹ And the name of the star is called Wormwood; and a ^(BS)third of the waters became ^(BT)wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.

¹² And the fourth angel sounded, and a ^(BU)third of the ^(BV)sun and a third of the ^(BW)moon and a ^(BX)third of the ^(BY)stars were struck, so that a ^(BZ)third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a ^(CA)third of it, and the night in the same way.

¹³ Then I looked, and I heard ^[j]an eagle flying in ^(CB)midheaven, saying with a loud voice, “^(CC)Woe, woe, woe to ^(CD)those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the ^(CE)three angels who are about to sound!”

9 Then the ^(CF)fifth angel sounded. Then I saw a ^(CG)star from heaven which had fallen to the earth, and the ^(CH)key of the ^(CI)pit of the abyss was given to him. ² And he opened the pit of the abyss and ^(CJ)smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace, and ^(CK)the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit. ³ Then out of the smoke came ^(CL)locusts ^[k]upon the earth, and power was given them, as the ^(CM)scorpions of the earth have power. ⁴ And they were told not to ^(CN)hurt the ^(CO)grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the ^(CP)seal of God on their foreheads. ⁵ And ^[l]they were not permitted to kill ^[m]anyone, but to torment for ^(CQ)five months, and their torment was like the torment of a ^(CR)scorpion when it ^[n]stings a man. ⁶ And in those days ^(CS)men will seek death and will never find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.

⁷ And the ^[o](CT)appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. And on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. ⁸ And they had hair like the hair of women, and their ^(CU)teeth were like the teeth of lions. ⁹ And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the ^(CV)sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses running to battle. ¹⁰ And they have tails like ^(CW)scorpions, and stings; and in their ^(CX)tails is their power to hurt men for ^(CY)five months. ¹¹ They have as king over them, the angel of the ^(CZ)abyss. His name in ^(DA)Hebrew is ^[p](DB)Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name ^[q]Apollyon.

^12 (DC)One woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.

¹³ Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard ^[r]a voice from the ^[s]four ^(DD)horns of the ^(DE)golden altar which is before God, ¹⁴ one saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the ^(DF)four angels who have been bound at the ^(DG)great river Euphrates.” ¹⁵ And the four angels were ^(DH)released, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, so that they would kill a ^(DI)third of ^[t]mankind. ¹⁶ And the number of the armies of the horsemen was ^(DJ)two hundred million; ^(DK)I heard the number of them. ¹⁷ And ^[u]this is how I saw ^(DL)in the vision the horses and those who sit on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of ^[v](DM)brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and ^(DN)out of their mouths come fire and smoke and ^[w](DO)brimstone. ¹⁸ A ^(DP)third of ^[x]mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the ^(DQ)fire and the smoke and the ^[y]brimstone which came out of their mouths. ¹⁹ For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads, and with them they do harm.

²⁰ And the rest of ^[z]mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, ^(DR)did not repent of ^(DS)the works of their hands, so as not to ^(DT)worship demons, and ^(DU)the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. ²¹ And they ^(DV)did not repent of their murders nor of their ^(DW)sorceries nor of their ^(DX)sexual immorality nor of their thefts.

The Angel and the Little Scroll

10 Then I saw another ^(DY)strong angel ^(DZ)coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the ^(EA)rainbow was upon his head, and ^(EB)his face was like the sun, and his ^(EC)feet like pillars of fire; ² and he had in his hand a ^(ED)little scroll which was open. He placed ^(EE)his right foot on the sea and his left on the earth, ³ and he cried out with a loud voice, ^(EF)as when a lion roars. And when he had cried out, the ^(EG)seven peals of thunder ^[aa]uttered their voices. ⁴ And when the seven peals of thunder had spoken, ^(EH)I was about to write; and I ^(EI)heard a voice from heaven saying, “^(EJ)Seal up the things which the seven peals of thunder have spoken and do not write them.” ⁵ Then the angel, whom I saw standing on the sea and on the earth, ^(EK)lifted up his right hand to heaven, ^6 (EL)and swore by ^(EM)Him who lives forever and ever, ^(EN)who created heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that ^(EO)there will be delay no longer, ⁷ but in the days of the voice of the ^(EP)seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then ^(EQ)the mystery of God is finished, as He proclaimed good news to His slaves, the prophets.

⁸ Then ^(ER)the voice which I heard from heaven, I heard again speaking with me, and saying, “Go, take ^(ES)the scroll which is open in the hand of the angel who ^(ET)stands on the sea and on the earth.” ⁹ So I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little scroll. And he *said to me, “^(EU)Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” ¹⁰ And I took the little scroll out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. ¹¹ And ^(EV)they *said to me, “You must ^(EW)prophesy again about ^(EX)many peoples and nations and tongues and ^(EY)kings.”