Book of Common Prayer

A Voice Says, Come Up To Heaven And See Things Which Must Take Place After These Things

4 After these things I saw, and behold— there was an opened door in heaven, and the first voice which I heard speaking with me like [the sound] of a trumpet saying, “Come-up here and I will show you the things which must take-place after these things”. ² Immediately I came-to-be in the Spirit^[a].

Vision 1: The Scroll With Seven Seals. The Heavenly Scene

And behold— a throne was setting there in heaven, and One sitting on the throne. ³ And the One sitting was resembling^[b] a jasper stone and a carnelian in appearance. And a rainbow^[c] was around the throne resembling an emerald in appearance. ⁴ And around the throne I saw twenty four thrones. And on the thrones I saw twenty four elders sitting, having been clothed in white garments, and golden crowns^[d] on their heads. ⁵ And lightnings^[e] and voices^[f] and thunders^[g] are coming-out from the throne. And seven torches^[h] of fire are burning before the throne (which are the seven^[i] Spirits of God). ⁶ And before the throne is something like a sea of-glass^[j], resembling crystal. And in the midst of the throne and around the throne are four living-creatures^[k] being full of eyes on the front and on the back. ⁷ And the first living-creature is resembling a lion. And the second living-creature is resembling a calf. And the third living-creature is having the face like of a man^[l]. And the fourth living-creature is resembling a flying eagle. ⁸ And the four living-creatures, each one of them having six wings apiece, are full of eyes around and inside^[m]. And they do not have a rest^[n] by day and by night, saying “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, the One Who was and Who is and Who is coming”.

Wise Servants Found Working When The Master Returns Will Be Put In Charge of More

⁴⁵ “Who then^[a] is the faithful and wise slave whom his master put-in-charge^[b] over his body-of-servants^[c] that he might give them their food at the proper-time? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that slave whom his master, having come, will find so doing. ⁴⁷ Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge over all his possessions. ⁴⁸ But if that bad slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying’, ⁴⁹ and begins to strike his fellow-slaves, and is eating and drinking with the ones being drunk— ⁵⁰ the master of that slave will come on a day which he does not expect, and at an hour which he does not know. ⁵¹ And he will cut him in two, and assign him his part^[d] with the hypocrites. In that place, there will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth.