Vision of the Measuring Line

2 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, ^(A)a man with a measuring line in his hand. ² So I said, “Where are you going?”

And he said to me, ^(B)“To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.”

³ And there was the angel who talked with me, going out; and another angel was coming out to meet him, ⁴ who said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying: ^(C)‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it. ⁵ For I,’ says the Lord, ‘will be ^(D)a wall of fire all around her, ^(E)and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ”

Future Joy of Zion and Many Nations

⁶ “Up, up! Flee ^(F)from the land of the north,” says the Lord; “for I have ^(G)spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven,” says the Lord. ⁷ “Up, Zion! ^(H)Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.”

⁸ For thus says the Lord of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who ^(I)touches you touches the ^[a]apple of His eye. ⁹ For surely I will ^(J)shake My hand against them, and they shall become ^[b]spoil for their servants. Then ^(K)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me.

^10 (L)“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I ^(M)will dwell in your midst,” says the Lord. ^11 (N)“Many nations shall be joined to the Lord ^(O)in that day, and they shall become ^(P)My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then ^(Q)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. ¹² And the Lord will ^(R)take possession of Judah as His inheritance in the Holy Land, and will again choose Jerusalem. ^13 (S)Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for He is aroused ^(T)from His holy habitation!”

Vision of the High Priest

3 Then he showed me ^(U)Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and ^(V)Satan^[c] standing at his right hand to oppose him. ² And the Lord said to Satan, ^(W)“The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord who ^(X)has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! ^(Y)Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?”

³ Now Joshua was clothed with ^(Z)filthy garments, and was standing before the Angel.

⁴ Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Take away the filthy garments from him.” And to him He said, “See, I have removed your iniquity from you, ^(AA)and I will clothe you with rich robes.”

⁵ And I said, “Let them put a clean ^(AB)turban on his head.”

So they put a clean turban on his head, and they put the clothes on him. And the Angel of the Lord stood by.

The Coming Branch

⁶ Then the Angel of the Lord admonished Joshua, saying, ⁷ “Thus says the Lord of hosts:

The Beast from the Sea

13 Then ^[a]I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw ^(A)a beast rising up out of the sea, ^(B)having ^[b]seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a ^(C)blasphemous name. ² Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The ^(D)dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. ³ And I saw one of his heads ^(E)as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And ^(F)all the world marveled and followed the beast. ⁴ So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, ^(G)“Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

⁵ And he was given ^(H)a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to ^[c]continue for ^(I)forty-two months. ⁶ Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, ^(J)His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. ⁷ It was granted to him ^(K)to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And ^(L)authority was given him over every ^[d]tribe, tongue, and nation. ⁸ All who dwell on the earth will worship him, ^(M)whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain ^(N)from the foundation of the world.

^9 (O)If anyone has an ear, let him hear. ^10 (P)He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; ^(Q)he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. ^(R)Here is the ^[e]patience and the faith of the saints.

The Beast from the Earth

¹¹ Then I saw another beast ^(S)coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. ¹² And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, ^(T)whose deadly wound was healed. ^13 (U)He performs great signs, ^(V)so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. ^14 (W)And he deceives ^[f]those who dwell on the earth ^(X)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 ^(Y)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 ^(Z)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, ^(AA)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 ^[g]the mark or ^(AB)the name of the beast, ^(AC)or the number of his name.

^18 (AD)Here is wisdom. Let him who has ^(AE)understanding calculate ^(AF)the number of the beast, ^(AG)for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.

Prayer for Safekeeping from Wickedness

A Psalm of David.