Book of Common Prayer

¹² The sixth angel poured his bowl on the big river Euphrates. Its water dried up so that a road was made ready for the kings to come from the east.

¹³ I saw three bad spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the prophet who is not true.

¹⁴ They are the spirits of gods who are not true, and they do wonderful things. They go to the kings of the whole world and gather them to fight on the great day of God who has all power. (

¹⁵ `Look! I will come like a thief. The person who stays awake and dressed will be glad he did! He will not be without clothes and he will not be ashamed.')

¹⁶ They gathered at the place called Armageddon in the Hebrew language.

¹⁷ Then the seventh angel poured his bowl into the air. A loud voice came from the temple and the chair. It said, `It is finished!'

¹⁸ There were lightning's, loud noises, and thunder. The earth shook very much. It shook more than it had ever shaken since people have been on earth.

¹⁹ The big city was broken into three parts. And the cities of the nations fell down. God remembered Babylon, the big city. He made it feel all of his great anger.

²⁰ The islands all went away, and the mountains could not be seen.

²¹ Rain like big stones fell from the sky on men. Each stone weighed about a hundred pounds. Men cursed God because the big rain of stones fell on them. The trouble was very bad.

¹⁸ He went on to say, `What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I say it is like?

¹⁹ It is like this. A man took a mustard seed and planted it in his field. It grew up big like a tree. The birds came and lived in its branches.'

²⁰ Then Jesus said again, `What else is the kingdom of God like?

²¹ It is like this. A woman took yeast and mixed it with many cups of flour. The yeast went all through the flour.'

²² Jesus went through the towns and villages on the way to Jerusalem. He was teaching the people as he went.

²³ A man asked him, `Sir, will only a few people be saved?'

²⁴ Jesus answered, `Try hard to go in by the small gate. I tell you, many will want to go in but they will not be able.

²⁵ The master of the house will get up and lock the door. Then you will be standing outside. You will begin to knock on the door and call, "Sir, open the door for us!" But he will answer, "I do not know where you belong."

²⁶ Then you will say, "We ate and drank with you. You taught in our streets."

²⁷ But he will say, "I tell you, I do not know where you belong. Go away from me all you who do wrong! "

²⁸ `You will see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God. And you will see yourselves thrown out. Then you will cry and make a noise with your teeth.

²⁹ People will come from the east, from the west, from the north, and from the south. They will sit down to eat in the kingdom of God.

³⁰ Yes, some people who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.'