Beginning

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”. ⁹ And whenever the living-creatures will give glory and honor and thanks to the One sitting on the throne, to the One living forever and ever, ¹⁰ the twenty four elders will fall before the One sitting on the throne, and will give-worship to the One living forever and ever, and will cast^[o] their crowns before the throne, saying ¹¹ “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because You created all things. And they existed and were created because-of Your will”.

Who Is Worthy To Open The Scroll? A Lamb Takes It From The One On The Throne

5 And I saw upon the right hand of the One sitting on the throne a scroll having been written inside and on-the-back, having been sealed-down with seven seals. ² And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?” ³ And no one in heaven nor on earth nor under the earth was able to open the scroll, nor to look-at ^[p] it. ⁴ And I was weeping greatly because no one worthy was found to open the scroll, nor to look-at it. ⁵ And one of the elders says to me, “Do not be weeping. Behold— the Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, overcame so as to open the scroll and its seven seals”. ⁶ And I saw in the midst of the throne and the four living-creatures, and in the midst of the elders, there was a Lamb as-if ^[q] having been slain, standing, having seven horns, and seven eyes (which are the seven Spirits^[r] of God having been sent-forth into all the earth). ⁷ And He came, and He has taken it out of the right hand of the One sitting on the throne.

Then The One On The Throne And The Lamb Are Worshiped By All Creation

⁸ And when He took the scroll, the four living-creatures and the twenty four elders fell before the Lamb— each one holding a harp and golden bowls being full of incense (which are the prayers of the saints). ⁹ And they are singing a new song, saying “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were slain, and You bought^[s] for God with Your blood some from every tribe and tongue and people and nation, ¹⁰ and You made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign upon^[t] the earth”. ¹¹ And I saw, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and of the living-creatures, and of the elders— and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands— ¹² saying with a loud voice “Worthy is the Lamb having been slain to receive the power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing”. ¹³ And I heard every creature which is in the heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and^[u] all the things in them, saying “To the One sitting on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing and the honor and the glory and the dominion forever and ever”. ¹⁴ And the four living-creatures were saying “amen”. And the elders fell and worshiped.

The Lamb Opens The First Six Seals

6 And I saw when the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living-creatures saying like a voice of ^[v] thunder, “Come^[w]”. ² And I saw, and behold— there was a white horse, and the one sitting on it having a bow. And a crown was given to him. And he went out conquering, and^[x] in order that he might conquer.

³ And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living-creature saying, “Come”. ⁴ And another horse— a fire-red one— went out. And to the one sitting on it, authority was given to him to take the peace^[y] from the earth, and^[z] that they will slay one another. And a great sword was given to him.

⁵ And when He opened the third seal, I heard the third living-creature saying, “Come”. And I saw, and behold— there was a black horse, and the one sitting on it holding a balance-scale in his hand. ⁶ And I heard something like a voice in the midst of the four living-creatures, saying “A quart^[aa] of wheat for a denarius^[ab], and three quarts of barley for a denarius. And do not harm the olive-oil and the wine”.

⁷ And when He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living-creature saying, “Come”. ⁸ And I saw, and behold— there was a pale-green horse, and the one sitting on it. Death was the name for him. And Hades was following with him. And authority^[ac] was given to them over a fourth of the earth^[ad], to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild-beasts of the earth.

⁹ And when He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of the ones having been slain because of the word of God and^[ae] because of the testimony which they were holding^[af]. ¹⁰ And they cried-out with a loud voice, saying “How long, holy and true Master, are You not judging and avenging^[ag] our blood from the ones dwelling upon the earth?” ¹¹ And a white robe was given to them, to each one. And it was told to them that they shall^[ah] rest^[ai] a short time longer, until also^[aj] the number of their fellow-slaves and^[ak] their brothers going to be killed as also they, may be completed^[al].

¹² And I saw when He opened the sixth seal. And a great earthquake took place. And the sun became black like a sackcloth made-of-hair, and the whole moon became like blood^[am], ¹³ and the stars of the heaven fell to the earth— as a fig tree being shaken by a great wind throws its late-figs. ¹⁴ And the heaven was split^[an] like a scroll being rolled-up. And every mountain and island were moved out of their places. ¹⁵ And the kings of the earth and the princes and the commanders and the rich and the powerful and every slave and free one hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains. ¹⁶ And they are saying to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall upon us and hide us from the face^[ao] of the One sitting on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, ¹⁷ because the great day of Their wrath came, and who is able to stand?”.

Angels Seal 144,000 Slaves of God On Their Foreheads With The Seal of God

7 After this^[ap] I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding-back the four winds of the earth in order that a wind might not blow on the land, nor on the sea, nor against any tree. ² And I saw another angel coming-up from the rising of the sun^[aq], having a seal of the living God. And he cried-out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom authority was given to them to harm the land and the sea, ³ saying “Do not harm the land nor the sea nor the trees until we seal^[ar] the slaves of our God upon their foreheads”. ⁴ And I heard the number of the ones having been sealed, one-hundred forty four thousand, having been sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel— ⁵ from^[as] the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand having been sealed; from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand; ⁶ from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand; ⁷ from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand; ⁸ from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand having been sealed.

A Multitude Having Died In The Great Affliction Worship God Before His Throne

⁹ After these things I saw, and behold— there was a great multitude (which, no one was able to number it) from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, having been clothed-with^[at] white robes, and palm-branches in their hands. ¹⁰ And they are crying-out with a loud voice, saying “Salvation^[au] belongs to^[av] our God sitting on the throne and to the Lamb”. ¹¹ And all the angels were standing around the throne and the elders and the four living-creatures. And they fell on their faces before the throne and gave-worship to God, ¹² saying “Amen. The blessing and the glory and the wisdom and the thanksgiving and the honor and the power and the strength be to our God forever and ever, amen”. ¹³ And one of the elders responded, saying to me, “These ones having been clothed-with the white robes— who are they, and from where did they come?” ¹⁴ And I have said to him, “My lord, you know”. And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great affliction^[aw]. And they washed their robes and made them white^[ax] in the blood of the Lamb. ¹⁵ For this reason, they are before the throne of God, and they are serving^[ay] Him by day and by night in His temple. And the One sitting on the throne will dwell over them. ¹⁶ They will not hunger anymore, nor thirst anymore, nor may the sun fall upon them, nor any scorching-heat. ¹⁷ Because the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them, and guide them to springs of the waters of life. And God will wipe-away^[az] every tear from their eyes”.

The Lamb Opens The Seventh Seal

8 And when^[ba] He opened the seventh seal, a silence took place in heaven for about a half hour.

Vision 2: The Seven Trumpets

² And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. ³ And another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer. And much incense was given to him so-that he will give it with^[bb] the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar before the throne. ⁴ And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up from the hand of the angel before God. ⁵ And the angel has taken the censer, and he filled it from the fire of the altar and threw it to the earth. And there came thunders and voices and lightnings^[bc] and an earthquake. ⁶ And the seven angels having the seven trumpets prepared themselves in order that they might trumpet.

Angels Blow The First Four Trumpets

⁷ And the first trumpeted, and there came hail and fire having been mixed with blood, and it was thrown to the land^[bd]. And a third of the land was burned-up, and a third of the trees was burned-up, and all the green grass was burned-up.

⁸ And the second angel trumpeted, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. ⁹ And a third of the sea became blood. And a third of the creatures in the sea, the ones having life, died. And a third of the ships were destroyed.

¹⁰ And the third angel trumpeted, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch. And it fell on a third of the rivers, and on the springs of waters. ¹¹ And the name of the star is called Wormwood^[be]. And a third of the waters became wormwood. And many of the people died from the waters, because they were made-bitter.

¹² And the fourth angel trumpeted, and a third of the sun was struck^[bf], and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so-that a third of them might be darkened, and the day might not shine for a third of it, and the night likewise.

Three Woes Remain For The Ones Dwelling On The Earth

¹³ And I saw, and I heard one eagle^[bg] flying in mid-heaven^[bh], saying with a loud voice. “Woe, woe, woe for the ones dwelling upon the earth, because-of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels being about to trumpet!”