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Greeting to the Seven Churches
John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
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“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
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And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
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the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
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And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?”
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calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,
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Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
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saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.
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She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne,
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And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
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And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”
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And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, “Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments.
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The Great Prostitute and the Beast
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters,
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And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
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The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.