Book of Common Prayer

15 I saw another big and wonderful thing in the sky. I saw seven angels who carried the seven big troubles. They are the last troubles. When these troubles have come, God's anger is ended. 2I saw something that looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire. And I saw those people who had won the fight against the beast, and its idol, and its mark, and the number of its name. They were standing on the sea of glass and they had the harps of God in their hands.

² They sing the song of Moses who is the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb. They say, `Lord God who has all power, the things you do are great and wonderful! King for ever, your ways are right and true!

³ Who will not respect and honour you and praise your name, Lord? You are the only one who is holy. People from all countries will come and worship you because they have seen that you are right and fair.'

⁴ After this I looked. The temple in heaven was open. It was the place where God's agreement was kept.

⁵ The seven angels who carried the seven troubles came out of the temple. They were wearing linen clothes, clean and shining. Around their chests they wore gold belts.

⁶ One of the four living beings gave the angels seven gold bowls. The bowls were full of the anger of God who lives for ever and ever.

⁷ The temple was full of smoke because God is so great and has so much power. No one could go into the temple until the seven troubles, which the seven angels had, were ended.

¹³ When Jesus heard this, he went away from there in a boat. He went to a lonely place by himself. The people heard that he went away and they followed him. They walked from the towns around there.

¹⁴ When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw many people. He was sorry for them and he healed those who were sick.

¹⁵ In the evening the disciples came to him. They said, `This is a lonely place. And the time is late. Send these people away so they can go to the farms and villages to buy food for themselves.'

¹⁶ Jesus said to them, `They need not go away. You give them food to eat.'

¹⁷ They said, `We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish.'

¹⁸ Jesus said, `Bring them here to me.'

¹⁹ Then Jesus told the people to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves of bread and the two fish. He looked up to heaven and thanked God for them. Then he broke the bread and gave it to the disciples. The disciples gave it to the people.

²⁰ They all ate and had enough. They gathered twelve baskets full of pieces that were left.

²¹ The number of men who ate was about five thousand, besides some women and children.