Book of Common Prayer

¹² And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates, and the water dried up, to prepare the ways of the kings of the east. ¹³ And I saw three unclean 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 false prophet. ¹⁴ For they are the spirits of devils working miracles, to go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

¹⁵ Behold, I come as a thief. Happy is he who watches and keeps his garments, lest he be found naked and men see his shame.

¹⁶ And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue, Armageddon.

¹⁷ And the seventh angel poured his vial out into the air. And there came a voice out of heaven from the seat, saying, It is done! ¹⁸ And there followed voices, thunderings, and lightnings. And there was a great earthquake, such as was not since man has been upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake and so great. ¹⁹ And the great city was divided into three parts. And the cities of all the nations fell. And great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. ²⁰ Every isle fled away, and the mountains were not found. ²¹ And there fell out of heaven a great hail, as if of talents, upon people. And the people blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for it was great, and the plague of it sore.

¹⁸ Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? or to what shall I compare it? ¹⁹ Is is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden; and it grew, and developed into a great tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.

²⁰ And again he said, To what may I liken the kingdom of God? ²¹ It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three bushels of flour until it was leavened right through.

²² And he went through all manner of cities and towns, teaching and journeying towards Jerusalem.

²³ Then someone said to him, Lord, are there few that will be saved?

And he said to them, ²⁴ Strive with yourselves to enter in at the strait gate. For many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able. ²⁵ When the master of the house has risen up and has shut the door to, you all will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us! And he will answer and say to you, I know you not, where you are from. ²⁶ Then you will begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in your presence, and you have taught in our streets. ²⁷ And he will say, I tell you, I do not know you, where you are from; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!

²⁸ There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out at the doors. ²⁹ And people will come from the east and from the west, and from the north and from the south, and will sit down in the kingdom of God. ³⁰ And behold, there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.