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9 And the fifth angel blew the trumpet. And I saw a star fall from Heaven to the Earth. And to him was given the key to the bottomless pit.
2 And he opened the bottomless pit. And there arose the smoke of the pit; the smoke of a great furnace. And the Sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.
3 And there came locusts upon the Earth, out of the smoke. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the Earth have power.
4 And they were commanded not to hurt the grass of the Earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree; but only those men who do not have the seal of God in their foreheads.
5 And they were commanded not to kill them; but that they should be tormented for five months, and that their pain should be as the pain that comes from a scorpion when he has stung a man.
6 Therefore, in those days, man shall seek death and shall not find it; and shall desire to die and death shall flee from them.
7 And the appearance of the locusts was like that of horses prepared for battle. And on their heads were something like crowns, like gold. And their faces were like the faces of men.
8 And they had hair as the hair of women. And their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
9 And they had breastplates, like breastplates of iron. And the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots when many horses run into battle.
10 And they had tails like scorpions. And there were stings in their tails with power to hurt man for five months.
11 And they have a king over them - the angel of the bottomless pit - whose name in Hebrew is ‘Abaddon’. And in Greek, he is named ‘Apollyon’; that is, ‘destroying’.
12 One woe is past! And behold, yet two more woes come after this!
13 Then the sixth angel blew the trumpet. And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar, which is before God,
14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound in the great river Euphrates!”
15 And the four angels who had been appointed an hour a day a month and a year to slay a third of mankind, were released.
16 And the number of horsemen of war were twenty thousand times ten thousand; for I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in a vision - and those who sat on them - having fiery breastplates of hyacinth and of brimstone. And the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions. And out of their mouths went forth fire and smoke and brimstone.
18 By these three was a third of mankind killed; that is, of the fire and of the smoke and of the brimstone which came out of their mouths.
19 For their power is in their mouths, and in their tails. For their tails were like serpents; and had heads with which they do harm.
20 And the remnant of man who were not killed by these plagues did not repent of the works of their hands (so that they would not worship devils, and idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which neither can see, nor hear, nor go).
21 Also they did not repent of their murder, and of their sorcery, nor of their fornication, nor of their theft.
10 And I saw another mighty angel come down from Heaven, clothed with a cloud and the rainbow upon his head. And his face was as the Sun; and his feet as pillars of fire.
2 And he had in his hand a little book, open. And he put his right foot upon the sea, and his left on the Earth,
3 and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. And when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write. But I heard a voice from heaven, saying to me, “Seal up those things which the seven thunders have spoken, and do not write them.”
5 And the angel who I saw stand upon the sea, and upon the Earth, lifted up his hand to Heaven,
6 And swore by Him Who lives for evermore - Who created Heaven and the things that therein are; and the Earth, and the things that therein are; and the sea, and the things that therein are - that time should be no more.
7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel - when he shall begin to blow the trumpet - even the mystery of God shall be finished, as He has declared to His servants, the Prophets.
8 And the voice which I heard from Heaven, spoke to me again, and said, “Go, and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands upon the sea and upon the Earth.”
9 So I went to the angel, and said to him, “Give me the little book.” And he said to me, “Take it, and eat it up. And it shall make your belly bitter. But it shall be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”
10 Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it up. And it was in my mouth as sweet as honey. But when I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
11 And he said to me, “You must prophesy again among the people and nations and tongues, and to many kings.”
11 Then was given to me a reed, like a rod. And the angel stood by, saying, “Rise and measure the Temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship therein.
2 “But do not include the court which is outside the Temple. For it is given to the Gentiles. And they shall tread upon the holy city for 42 months.
3 “But I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy 1260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
4 These are two olive trees, and two candlesticks, standing before the God of the Earth.
5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceeds out of their mouths and devours their enemies. For if anyone would hurt them, thus must he be killed.
6 These have power to shut Heaven, so that it does not rain in the days of their prophesying; and have power over waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the Earth with all kinds of plagues, as often as they will.
7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them and kill them,
8 And their corpses shall lie in the streets of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt (where our Lord was also crucified).
9 And those of the people and tribes and tongues, and Gentiles, shall see their corpses for three and a half days, and shall not allow their carcasses to be put in graves.
10 And those who dwell upon the Earth shall rejoice over them and be glad and shall send gifts to one another. For these two Prophets tormented those who dwelt on the Earth.
11 But after three and a half days, the Spirit of Life, coming from God, shall enter into them. And they shall stand up upon their feet. And great fear shall come upon those who saw them.
12 And they shall hear a great voice from Heaven, saying to them, “Come up here!” And they shall ascend to Heaven in a cloud. And their enemies shall see them.
13 And the same hour there shall be a great earthquake. And a tenth of the city shall fall. And in the earthquake, seven thousand shall be slain. And the remnant was very afraid and gave glory to the God of Heaven.
14 The second woe is past! And behold, the third woe will come soon!
15 And the seventh angel blew the trumpet. And there were great voices in Heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of the world are our Lord’s, and his Christ’s! And He shall reign for evermore!”
16 Then the 24 elders who sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces and worshipped God.
17 Saying, “We give you thanks, Lord God Almighty; Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come! For You have received Your great might and have obtained Your Kingdom!
18 “And the Gentiles were angry. And Your wrath came, and the time of the dead; so that they would be judged, and that You would give reward to Your servants, the Prophets, and to Your saints, and to those who fear Your Name - both small and great - and to destroy those who destroy the Earth.”
19 Then the Temple of God was opened in Heaven. And there was seen in the temple the Ark of His Covenant. And there were lightnings and voices and thunderings and an earthquake, and much hail.
12 And there appeared a great wonder in Heaven: a woman clothed with the Sun. And the Moon was under her feet; and upon her head, a crown of twelve stars.
2 And she was with child, and cried and was pained, travailing in birth, ready to be delivered.
3 And there appeared another wonder in Heaven: a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns upon his heads.
4 And his tail drew a third of the stars of Heaven and cast them to the Earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered, to devour her child when she had brought it forth.
5 So she brought forth a man child who should rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her child was taken up to God and to His throne.
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, so that they would feed her there for 1260 days.
7 And there was a battle in Heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels.
8 But they did not prevail, nor was their place found anymore in Heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out; that old serpent called the devil and Satan, who deceives all the world. He was cast into the Earth. And his angels were cast out with him.
10 Then I heard a loud voice in Heaven, saying, “Now is salvation, and strength, and the Kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ! For the accuser of our brothers, who accused them before our God day and night, is cast down!
11 “But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by that word of their testimony! And they did not love their lives unto the death!
12 Therefore, rejoice, you heavens! And you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the Earth, and of the sea! For the devil has come down to you - who has great wrath - knowing that he has but a short time.”
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast to the Earth, he persecuted the woman who had brought forth the man child.
14 But to the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly into the wilderness; into her place where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
15 And the serpent cast water after the woman - out of his mouth, like a flood - so that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood,
16 But the Earth helped the woman. And the Earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had cast out of his mouth.
17 Then the dragon was angry with the woman and went and made war with the remnant of her seed, who keep the Commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
18 And I stood on the sea sand.
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