Beginning
9 Then the (A)fifth angel sounded. Then I saw a (B)star from heaven which had fallen to the earth, and the (C)key of the (D)pit of the abyss was given to him. 2 And he opened the pit of the abyss and (E)smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace, and (F)the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit. 3 Then out of the smoke came (G)locusts [a]upon the earth, and power was given them, as the (H)scorpions of the earth have power. 4 And they were told not to (I)hurt the (J)grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the (K)seal of God on their foreheads. 5 And [b]they were not permitted to kill [c]anyone, but to torment for (L)five months, and their torment was like the torment of a (M)scorpion when it [d]stings a man. 6 And in those days (N)men will seek death and will never find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.
7 And the [e](O)appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. And on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. 8 And they had hair like the hair of women, and their (P)teeth were like the teeth of lions. 9 And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the (Q)sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses running to battle. 10 And they have tails like (R)scorpions, and stings; and in their (S)tails is their power to hurt men for (T)five months. 11 They have as king over them, the angel of the (U)abyss. His name in (V)Hebrew is [f](W)Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name [g]Apollyon.
12 (X)One woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.
13 Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard [h]a voice from the [i]four (Y)horns of the (Z)golden altar which is before God, 14 one saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the (AA)four angels who have been bound at the (AB)great river Euphrates.” 15 And the four angels were (AC)released, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, so that they would kill a (AD)third of [j]mankind. 16 And the number of the armies of the horsemen was (AE)two hundred million; (AF)I heard the number of them. 17 And [k]this is how I saw (AG)in the vision the horses and those who sit on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of [l](AH)brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and (AI)out of their mouths come fire and smoke and [m](AJ)brimstone. 18 A (AK)third of [n]mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the (AL)fire and the smoke and the [o]brimstone which came out of their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads, and with them they do harm.
20 And the rest of [p]mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, (AM)did not repent of (AN)the works of their hands, so as not to (AO)worship demons, and (AP)the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. 21 And they (AQ)did not repent of their murders nor of their (AR)sorceries nor of their (AS)sexual immorality nor of their thefts.
The Angel and the Little Scroll
10 Then I saw another (AT)strong angel (AU)coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the (AV)rainbow was upon his head, and (AW)his face was like the sun, and his (AX)feet like pillars of fire; 2 and he had in his hand a (AY)little scroll which was open. He placed (AZ)his right foot on the sea and his left on the earth, 3 and he cried out with a loud voice, (BA)as when a lion roars. And when he had cried out, the (BB)seven peals of thunder [q]uttered their voices. 4 And when the seven peals of thunder had spoken, (BC)I was about to write; and I (BD)heard a voice from heaven saying, “(BE)Seal up the things which the seven peals of thunder have spoken and do not write them.” 5 Then the angel, whom I saw standing on the sea and on the earth, (BF)lifted up his right hand to heaven, 6 (BG)and swore by (BH)Him who lives forever and ever, (BI)who created heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that (BJ)there will be delay no longer, 7 but in the days of the voice of the (BK)seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then (BL)the mystery of God is finished, as He proclaimed good news to His slaves, the prophets.
8 Then (BM)the voice which I heard from heaven, I heard again speaking with me, and saying, “Go, take (BN)the scroll which is open in the hand of the angel who (BO)stands on the sea and on the earth.” 9 So I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little scroll. And he *said to me, “(BP)Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” 10 And I took the little scroll out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. 11 And (BQ)they *said to me, “You must (BR)prophesy again about (BS)many peoples and nations and tongues and (BT)kings.”
The Two Witnesses
11 Then a [r](BU)measuring rod like a staff was given to me, (BV)saying, “Get up and measure the sanctuary of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. 2 And [s]leave out the (BW)court which is outside the sanctuary and do not measure it, for (BX)it has been given to the Gentiles, and they will (BY)trample (BZ)the holy city under foot for (CA)forty-two months. 3 And I will give authority to my two (CB)witnesses, and they will prophesy for (CC)1,260 days, clothed in (CD)sackcloth.” 4 These are the (CE)two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5 And if anyone wishes to harm them, (CF)fire comes out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wishes to harm them, (CG)he must be killed in this way. 6 These have the authority to (CH)shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during (CI)the days of their prophesying; they also have authority over the waters to (CJ)turn them into blood, and (CK)to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they wish.
7 And when they have finished their witness, (CL)the beast that comes up out of the (CM)abyss will (CN)make war with them and overcome them and kill them. 8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the (CO)great city which spiritually is called (CP)Sodom and (CQ)Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9 And those from (CR)the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead [t]bodies for three and a half days, and [u](CS)will not permit their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. 10 And (CT)those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate and (CU)send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented (CV)those who dwell on the earth.
11 But after the three and a half days, (CW)the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who were watching them. 12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “(CX)Come up here.” Then they (CY)went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them. 13 And in that hour there was a great (CZ)earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; [v]seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and (DA)gave glory to the (DB)God of heaven.
14 The second (DC)woe is past; behold, the third woe is coming quickly.
The Seventh Trumpet
15 Then the (DD)seventh angel sounded, and there were (DE)loud voices in heaven, saying,
“(DF)The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of (DG)His [w]Christ, and (DH)He will reign forever and ever.” 16 And the twenty-four elders, who (DI)sit on their thrones before God, (DJ)fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,
“We give You thanks, (DK)O Lord God, the Almighty, who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to (DL)reign. 18 And (DM)the nations were enraged, and (DN)Your rage came, and (DO)the time came for the dead to be judged, and to give reward to Your (DP)slaves—the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, (DQ)the small and the great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
19 And (DR)the sanctuary of God which is in heaven was opened, and (DS)the ark of His covenant appeared in His sanctuary, and there were flashes of (DT)lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a (DU)great [x]hailstorm.
The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon
12 And a great (DV)sign appeared (DW)in heaven: (DX)a woman (DY)clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 And she was with child, and she *(DZ)cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth. 3 Then (EA)another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red (EB)dragon having (EC)seven heads and (ED)ten horns, and on his heads were (EE)seven diadems. 4 And his tail *swept away a (EF)third of the stars of heaven and (EG)threw them to the earth. And the (EH)dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth (EI)he might devour her child. 5 And (EJ)she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to [y](EK)rule all the [z]nations with a rod of iron; and her child was (EL)caught up to God and to His throne. 6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness where she *had a place prepared by God, so that there [aa]she would be nourished for (EM)1,260 days.
War in Heaven
7 And there was war in heaven, (EN)Michael and his angels waging war with the (EO)dragon. The dragon and (EP)his angels waged war, 8 and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. 9 And the great (EQ)dragon was thrown down, the (ER)serpent of old who is called the devil and (ES)Satan, who (ET)deceives the whole [ab]world. He was (EU)thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. 10 Then I heard (EV)a loud voice in heaven, saying,
“Now the (EW)salvation, and the power, and the (EX)kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the (EY)accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night. 11 And they (EZ)overcame him because of (FA)the blood of the Lamb and because of (FB)the word of their witness, and they (FC)did not love their life even to death. 12 For this reason, (FD)rejoice, O heavens and (FE)you who [ac]dwell in them. (FF)Woe to the earth and the sea, because (FG)the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only (FH)a short time.”
13 And when the (FI)dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted (FJ)the woman who gave birth to the male child. 14 But the (FK)two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly (FL)into the wilderness to her place, where she *was nourished for (FM)a time and times and half a time, from the [ad]presence of the serpent. 15 And the (FN)serpent [ae]poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood. 16 [af]But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and drank up the river which the dragon [ag]poured out of his mouth. 17 So the dragon was enraged with the woman and went off to (FO)make war with the rest of her (FP)seed, who (FQ)keep the commandments of God and (FR)have the witness of Jesus.
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