Bible in 90 Days

The Warnings of History to the Ungodly

^1 [a](A)Jude, a ^(B)bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of ^[b]James,

To ^(C)those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and ^(D)kept for Jesus Christ: ^2 (E)May mercy and peace and love ^(F)be multiplied to you.

^3 (G)Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our ^(H)common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you ^(I)contend earnestly for ^(J)the faith which was once for all ^(K)handed down to ^(L)the ^[c]saints. ⁴ For certain persons have ^(M)crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand ^[d](N)marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn ^(O)the grace of our God into ^(P)licentiousness and ^(Q)deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

⁵ Now I desire to ^(R)remind you, though ^(S)you know all things once for all, that ^[e]the Lord, ^(T)after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, ^[f]subsequently destroyed those who did not believe. ⁶ And ^(U)angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has ^(V)kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day, ⁷ just as ^(W)Sodom and Gomorrah and the ^(X)cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and ^(Y)went after ^[g]strange flesh, are exhibited as an ^[h](Z)example in undergoing the ^(AA)punishment of eternal fire.

⁸ Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, ^(AB)defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile ^[i]angelic majesties. ⁹ But ^(AC)Michael ^(AD)the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about ^(AE)the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, “^(AF)The Lord rebuke you!” ¹⁰ But ^(AG)these men revile the things which they do not understand; and ^(AH)the things which they know by instinct, ^(AI)like unreasoning animals, by these things they are ^[j]destroyed. ¹¹ Woe to them! For they have gone ^(AJ)the way of Cain, and for pay ^[k]they have rushed headlong into ^(AK)the error of Balaam, and ^(AL)perished in the rebellion of Korah. ¹² These are the men who are ^[l]hidden reefs ^(AM)in your love feasts when they feast with you ^(AN)without fear, caring for themselves; ^(AO)clouds without water, ^(AP)carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, ^[m]doubly dead, ^(AQ)uprooted; ^13 (AR)wild waves of the sea, casting up ^(AS)their own ^[n]shame like foam; wandering stars, ^(AT)for whom the ^[o]black darkness has been reserved forever.

¹⁴ It was also about these men that ^(AU)Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “^(AV)Behold, the Lord came with ^[p]many thousands of His holy ones, ^15 (AW)to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ^(AX)ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” ¹⁶ These are ^(AY)grumblers, finding fault, ^(AZ)following after their own lusts; ^[q]they speak ^(BA)arrogantly, flattering people ^(BB)for the sake of gaining an advantage.

Keep Yourselves in the Love of God

¹⁷ But you, ^(BC)beloved, ^(BD)ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by ^(BE)the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁸ that they were saying to you, “^(BF)In the last time there will be mockers, ^(BG)following after their own ungodly lusts.” ¹⁹ These are the ones who cause divisions, ^[r](BH)worldly-minded, ^[s]devoid of the Spirit. ²⁰ But you, ^(BI)beloved, ^(BJ)building yourselves up on your most holy ^(BK)faith, ^(BL)praying in the Holy Spirit, ²¹ keep yourselves in the love of God, ^(BM)waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. ²² And have mercy on some, who are doubting; ²³ save others, ^(BN)snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, ^(BO)hating even the garment polluted by the flesh.

^24 (BP)Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to ^(BQ)make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with ^(BR)great joy, ²⁵ to the ^(BS)only ^(BT)God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, ^(BU)be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, ^(BV)before all time and now and ^[t]forever. Amen.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which ^(BW)God gave Him to ^(BX)show to His bond-servants, ^(BY)the things which must soon take place; and He sent and ^[u]communicated it ^(BZ)by His angel to His bond-servant ^(CA)John, ² who testified to ^(CB)the word of God and to ^(CC)the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. ^3 (CD)Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and ^[v]heed the things which are written in it; ^(CE)for the time is near.

Message to the Seven Churches

^4 (CF)John to ^(CG)the seven churches that are in ^(CH)Asia: ^(CI)Grace to you and peace, from ^(CJ)Him who is and who was and who ^[w]is to come, and from ^(CK)the seven Spirits who are before His throne, ⁵ and from Jesus Christ, ^(CL)the faithful witness, the ^(CM)firstborn of the dead, and the ^(CN)ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who ^(CO)loves us and released us from our sins ^[x]by His blood— ⁶ and He has made us to be a ^(CP)kingdom, ^(CQ)priests to ^[y](CR)His God and Father—^(CS)to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. ^7 (CT)Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and ^(CU)every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will ^(CV)mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen.

⁸ “I am ^(CW)the Alpha and the Omega,” says the ^(CX)Lord God, “^(CY)who is and who was and who ^[z]is to come, the Almighty.”

The Patmos Vision

^9 (CZ)I, John, your ^(DA)brother and ^(DB)fellow partaker in the tribulation and ^(DC)kingdom and ^[aa](DD)perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos ^(DE)because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. ¹⁰ I was ^[ab](DF)in the Spirit on ^(DG)the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice ^(DH)like the sound of a trumpet, ¹¹ saying, “^(DI)Write in a ^[ac]book what you see, and send it to the ^(DJ)seven churches: to ^(DK)Ephesus and to ^(DL)Smyrna and to ^(DM)Pergamum and to ^(DN)Thyatira and to ^(DO)Sardis and to ^(DP)Philadelphia and to ^(DQ)Laodicea.”

¹² Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw ^(DR)seven golden lampstands; ¹³ and ^(DS)in the middle of the lampstands I saw one ^(DT)like ^[ad]a son of man, ^(DU)clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and ^(DV)girded across His chest with a golden sash. ¹⁴ His head and His ^(DW)hair were white like white wool, like snow; and ^(DX)His eyes were like a flame of fire. ¹⁵ His ^(DY)feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His ^(DZ)voice was like the sound of many waters. ¹⁶ In His right hand He held ^(EA)seven stars, and out of His mouth came a ^(EB)sharp two-edged sword; and His ^(EC)face was like ^(ED)the sun ^[ae]shining in its strength.

¹⁷ When I saw Him, I ^(EE)fell at His feet like a dead man. And He ^(EF)placed His right hand on me, saying, “^(EG)Do not be afraid; ^(EH)I am the first and the last, ¹⁸ and the ^(EI)living One; and I ^[af](EJ)was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have ^(EK)the keys of death and of Hades. ¹⁹ Therefore ^(EL)write ^(EM)the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place ^(EN)after these things. ²⁰ As for the ^(EO)mystery of the ^(EP)seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the ^(EQ)seven golden lampstands: the ^(ER)seven stars are the angels of ^(ES)the seven churches, and the seven ^(ET)lampstands are the seven churches.

Message to Ephesus

2 “To the angel of the church in ^(EU)Ephesus write:

The One who holds ^(EV)the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks ^[ag](EW)among the seven golden lampstands, says this:

² ‘^(EX)I know your deeds and your toil and ^[ah]perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you ^(EY)put to the test those who call themselves ^(EZ)apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false; ³ and you have ^[ai]perseverance and have endured ^(FA)for My name’s sake, and have not grown weary. ⁴ But I have this against you, that you have ^(FB)left your first love. ⁵ Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and ^(FC)repent and ^(FD)do the ^[aj]deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your ^(FE)lampstand out of its place—unless you repent. ⁶ Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the ^(FF)Nicolaitans, which I also hate. ^7 (FG)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^(FH)To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of ^(FI)the tree of life which is in the ^(FJ)Paradise of God.’

Message to Smyrna

⁸ “And to the angel of the church in ^(FK)Smyrna write:

^(FL)The first and the last, who ^[ak](FM)was dead, and has come to life, says this:

⁹ ‘I know your ^(FN)tribulation and your ^(FO)poverty (but you are ^(FP)rich), and the blasphemy by those who ^(FQ)say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of ^(FR)Satan. ¹⁰ Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be ^(FS)tested, and you will have tribulation ^(FT)for ten days. ^[al]Be ^(FU)faithful until death, and I will give you ^(FV)the crown of life. ^11 (FW)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^(FX)He who overcomes will not be hurt by the ^(FY)second death.’

Message to Pergamum

¹² “And to the angel of the church in ^(FZ)Pergamum write:

The One who has ^(GA)the sharp two-edged sword says this:

¹³ ‘I know where you dwell, where ^(GB)Satan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny ^(GC)My faith even in the days of Antipas, My ^(GD)witness, My ^(GE)faithful one, who was killed among you, ^(GF)where Satan dwells. ¹⁴ But ^(GG)I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the ^(GH)teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, ^(GI)to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit acts of immorality. ¹⁵ So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the ^(GJ)Nicolaitans. ¹⁶ Therefore ^(GK)repent; or else ^(GL)I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with ^(GM)the sword of My mouth. ^17 (GN)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^(GO)To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden ^(GP)manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a ^(GQ)new name written on the stone ^(GR)which no one knows but he who receives it.’

Message to Thyatira

¹⁸ “And to the angel of the church in ^(GS)Thyatira write:

^(GT)The Son of God, ^(GU)who has ^[am]eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet are like burnished bronze, says this:

¹⁹ ‘^(GV)I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and ^[an]perseverance, and that your ^[ao]deeds of late are greater than ^[ap]at first. ²⁰ But ^(GW)I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman ^(GX)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they ^(GY)commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. ^21 (GZ)I gave her time to repent, and she ^(HA)does not want to repent of her immorality. ²² Behold, I will throw her ^[aq]on a bed of sickness, and those who ^(HB)commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of ^[ar]her deeds. ²³ And I will kill her children with ^[as]pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who ^(HC)searches the ^[at]minds and hearts; and ^(HD)I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. ²⁴ But I say to you, the rest who are in ^(HE)Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the ^(HF)deep things of Satan, as they call them—I ^(HG)place no other burden on you. ²⁵ Nevertheless ^(HH)what you have, hold fast ^(HI)until I come. ^26 (HJ)He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds ^(HK)until the end, ^(HL)to him I will give authority over the ^[au]nations; ²⁷ and he shall ^[av](HM)rule them with a rod of iron, ^(HN)as the vessels of the potter are broken to pieces, as I also have received authority from My Father; ²⁸ and I will give him ^(HO)the morning star. ^29 (HP)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

Message to Sardis

3 “To the angel of the church in ^(HQ)Sardis write:

He who has ^(HR)the seven Spirits of God and ^(HS)the seven stars, says this: ‘^(HT)I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, ^[aw]but you are ^(HU)dead. ² Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God. ³ So ^(HV)remember ^[ax]what you have received and heard; and keep it, and ^(HW)repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, ^(HX)I will come ^(HY)like a thief, and you will not know at ^(HZ)what hour I will come to you. ⁴ But you have a few ^[ay](IA)people in ^(IB)Sardis who have not ^(IC)soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me ^(ID)in white, for they are worthy. ^5 (IE)He who overcomes will thus be clothed in ^(IF)white garments; and I will not ^(IG)erase his name from the book of life, and ^(IH)I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. ^6 (II)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

Message to Philadelphia

⁷ “And to the angel of the church in ^(IJ)Philadelphia write:

^(IK)He who is holy, ^(IL)who is true, who has ^(IM)the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:

⁸ ‘^(IN)I know your ^[az]deeds. Behold, I have put before you ^(IO)an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and ^(IP)have not denied My name. ⁹ Behold, I ^[ba]will cause those of ^(IQ)the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them ^(IR)come and bow down ^[bb]at your feet, and make them know that ^(IS)I have loved you. ¹⁰ Because you have ^(IT)kept the word of ^(IU)My ^[bc]perseverance, ^(IV)I also will keep you from the hour of ^[bd](IW)testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole ^[be](IX)world, to ^[bf]test ^(IY)those who dwell on the earth. ^11 (IZ)I am coming quickly; ^(JA)hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your ^(JB)crown. ^12 (JC)He who overcomes, I will make him a ^(JD)pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the ^(JE)name of My God, and ^(JF)the name of the city of My God, ^(JG)the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My ^(JH)new name. ^13 (JI)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

Message to Laodicea

¹⁴ “To the angel of the church in ^(JJ)Laodicea write:

^(JK)The Amen, ^(JL)the faithful and true Witness, ^(JM)the ^[bg]Beginning of the creation of God, says this:

¹⁵ ‘^(JN)I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; ^(JO)I wish that you were cold or hot. ¹⁶ So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will ^[bh]spit you out of My mouth. ¹⁷ Because you say, “^(JP)I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, ¹⁸ I advise you to ^(JQ)buy from Me ^(JR)gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and ^(JS)white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that ^(JT)the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. ^19 (JU)Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and ^(JV)repent. ²⁰ Behold, I stand ^(JW)at the door and ^(JX)knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, ^(JY)I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. ^21 (JZ)He who overcomes, I will grant to him ^(KA)to sit down with Me on My throne, as ^(KB)I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. ^22 (KC)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

Scene in Heaven

4 After ^(KD)these things I looked, and behold, ^(KE)a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, ^(KF)like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “^(KG)Come up here, and I will ^(KH)show you what must take place after these things.” ² Immediately I was ^[bi](KI)in the Spirit; and behold, ^(KJ)a throne was standing in heaven, and ^(KK)One sitting on the throne. ³ And He who was sitting was like a ^(KL)jasper stone and a ^(KM)sardius in appearance; and there was a ^[bj](KN)rainbow around the throne, like an ^(KO)emerald in appearance. ^4 (KP)Around the throne were ^(KQ)twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw ^(KR)twenty-four elders ^(KS)sitting, clothed in ^(KT)white garments, and ^(KU)golden crowns on their heads.

The Throne and Worship of the Creator

⁵ Out from the throne come ^(KV)flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were ^(KW)seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are ^(KX)the seven Spirits of God; ⁶ and before the throne there was something like a ^(KY)sea of glass, like crystal; and in the ^[bk]center and ^(KZ)around the throne, ^(LA)four living creatures ^(LB)full of eyes in front and behind. ^7 (LC)The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. ⁸ And the ^(LD)four living creatures, each one of them having ^(LE)six wings, are ^(LF)full of eyes around and within; and ^(LG)day and night ^[bl]they do not cease to say,

⁹ And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who ^(LK)sits on the throne, to ^(LL)Him who lives forever and ever, ¹⁰ the ^(LM)twenty-four elders will ^(LN)fall down before Him who ^(LO)sits on the throne, and will worship ^(LP)Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their ^(LQ)crowns before the throne, saying,

The Book with Seven Seals

5 I saw ^[bo]in the right hand of Him who ^(LT)sat on the throne a ^[bp](LU)book written inside and on the back, ^(LV)sealed up with seven seals. ² And I saw a ^(LW)strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the ^[bq]book and to break its seals?” ³ And no one ^(LX)in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the ^[br]book or to look into it. ⁴ Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the ^[bs]book or to look into it; ⁵ and one of the elders *said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the ^(LY)Lion that is ^(LZ)from the tribe of Judah, the ^(MA)Root of David, has overcome so as to open the ^[bt]book and its seven seals.”

⁶ And I saw ^[bu]between the throne (with the four living creatures) and ^(MB)the elders a ^(MC)Lamb standing, as if ^(MD)slain, having seven ^(ME)horns and ^(MF)seven eyes, which are ^(MG)the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. ⁷ And He came and took ^(MH)the book out of the right hand of Him who ^(MI)sat on the throne. ⁸ When He had taken the ^[bv]book, the ^(MJ)four living creatures and the ^(MK)twenty-four elders ^(ML)fell down before the ^(MM)Lamb, each one holding a ^(MN)harp and ^(MO)golden bowls full of incense, which are the ^(MP)prayers of the ^[bw]saints. ⁹ And they *sang a ^(MQ)new song, saying,

Angels Exalt the Lamb

¹¹ Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels ^(MY)around the throne and the ^(MZ)living creatures and the ^(NA)elders; and the number of them was ^(NB)myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, ¹² saying with a loud voice,

¹³ And ^(NF)every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying,

¹⁴ And the ^(NJ)four living creatures kept saying, “^(NK)Amen.” And the ^(NL)elders ^(NM)fell down and worshiped.

The First Seal—Rider on White Horse

6 Then I saw when the ^(NN)Lamb broke one of the ^(NO)seven seals, and I heard one of the ^(NP)four living creatures saying as with a ^(NQ)voice of thunder, “Come^[by].” ² I looked, and behold, a ^(NR)white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and ^(NS)a crown was given to him, and he went out ^(NT)conquering and to conquer.

The Second Seal—War

³ When He broke the second seal, I heard the ^(NU)second living creature saying, “Come^[bz].” ⁴ And another, ^(NV)a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to ^(NW)take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.

The Third Seal—Famine

⁵ When He broke the third seal, I heard the ^(NX)third living creature saying, “Come^[ca].” I looked, and behold, a ^(NY)black horse; and he who sat on it had a ^(NZ)pair of scales in his hand. ⁶ And I heard something like a voice in the center of the ^(OA)four living creatures saying, “A ^[cb]quart of wheat for a ^[cc]denarius, and three ^[cd]quarts of barley for a ^[ce]denarius; and ^(OB)do not damage the oil and the wine.”

The Fourth Seal—Death

⁷ When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the ^(OC)fourth living creature saying, “Come^[cf].” ⁸ I looked, and behold, an ^[cg](OD)ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name ^(OE)Death; and ^(OF)Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, ^(OG)to kill with sword and with famine and with ^[ch]pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.

The Fifth Seal—Martyrs

⁹ When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw ^(OH)underneath the ^(OI)altar the ^(OJ)souls of those who had been slain ^(OK)because of the word of God, and because of the ^(OL)testimony which they had maintained; ¹⁰ and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “^(OM)How long, O ^[ci](ON)Lord, ^(OO)holy and true, ^[cj]will You refrain from ^(OP)judging and avenging our blood on ^(OQ)those who dwell on the earth?” ¹¹ And ^(OR)there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should ^(OS)rest for a little while longer, ^(OT)until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be ^(OU)completed also.

The Sixth Seal—Terror

¹² I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great ^(OV)earthquake; and the ^(OW)sun became black as ^(OX)sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; ¹³ and ^(OY)the stars of the sky fell to the earth, ^(OZ)as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. ^14 (PA)The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and ^(PB)every mountain and island were moved out of their places. ¹⁵ Then ^(PC)the kings of the earth and the great men and the ^[ck]commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; ¹⁶ and they *^(PD)said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the ^[cl]presence of Him ^(PE)who sits on the throne, and from the ^(PF)wrath of the Lamb; ¹⁷ for ^(PG)the great day of their wrath has come, and ^(PH)who is able to stand?”

An Interlude

7 After this I saw ^(PI)four angels standing at the ^(PJ)four corners of the earth, holding back ^(PK)the four winds of the earth, ^(PL)so that no wind would blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree. ² And I saw another angel ascending ^(PM)from the rising of the sun, having the ^(PN)seal of ^(PO)the living God; and he cried out with a loud voice to the ^(PP)four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, ³ saying, “^(PQ)Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have ^(PR)sealed the bond-servants of our God on their ^(PS)foreheads.”

The 144,000

⁴ And I heard the ^(PT)number of those who were sealed, ^(PU)one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

A Multitude from the Tribulation

⁹ After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from ^(PV)every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing ^(PW)before the throne and ^(PX)before the Lamb, clothed in ^(PY)white robes, and ^(PZ)palm branches were in their hands; ¹⁰ and they cry out with a loud voice, saying,

“^(QA)Salvation to our God ^(QB)who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” ¹¹ And all the angels were standing ^(QC)around the throne and around ^(QD)the elders and the ^(QE)four living creatures; and they ^(QF)fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, ¹² saying,

“^(QG)Amen, ^(QH)blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. ^(QI)Amen.”

¹³ Then one of the elders ^(QJ)answered, saying to me, “These who are clothed in the ^(QK)white robes, who are they, and where have they come from?” ¹⁴ I ^[cm]said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the ^(QL)great tribulation, and they have ^(QM)washed their robes and made them ^(QN)white in the ^(QO)blood of the Lamb. ¹⁵ For this reason, they are ^(QP)before the throne of God; and they ^(QQ)serve Him day and night in His ^[cn](QR)temple; and ^(QS)He who sits on the throne will spread His ^(QT)tabernacle over them. ^16 (QU)They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun ^[co]beat down on them, nor any heat; ¹⁷ for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their ^(QV)shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the ^[cp](QW)water of life; and ^(QX)God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

The Seventh Seal—the Trumpets

8 When the Lamb broke the ^(QY)seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. ² And I saw ^(QZ)the seven angels who stand before God, and seven ^(RA)trumpets were given to them.

^3 (RB)Another angel came and stood at the ^(RC)altar, holding a ^(RD)golden censer; and much ^(RE)incense was given to him, so that he might ^[cq]add it to the ^(RF)prayers of all the ^[cr]saints on the ^(RG)golden altar which was before the throne. ⁴ And ^(RH)the smoke of the incense, ^[cs]with the prayers of the ^[ct]saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand. ⁵ Then the angel ^[cu]took the censer and ^(RI)filled it with the fire of the altar, and ^(RJ)threw it to the earth; and there followed ^(RK)peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an ^(RL)earthquake.

^6 (RM)And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.

⁷ The first sounded, and there came ^(RN)hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and ^(RO)a third of the earth was burned up, and ^(RP)a third of the ^(RQ)trees were burned up, and all the green ^(RR)grass was burned up.

⁸ The second angel sounded, and something like a great ^(RS)mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and ^(RT)a third of the ^(RU)sea became blood, ⁹ and ^(RV)a third of the creatures which were in the sea ^[cv]and had life, died; and a third of the ^(RW)ships were destroyed.

¹⁰ The third angel sounded, and a great star ^(RX)fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a ^(RY)third of the rivers and on the ^(RZ)springs of waters. ¹¹ The name of the star is called Wormwood; and a ^(SA)third of the waters became ^(SB)wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.

¹² The fourth angel sounded, and a ^(SC)third of the ^(SD)sun and a third of the ^(SE)moon and a ^(SF)third of the ^(SG)stars were struck, so that a ^(SH)third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a ^(SI)third of it, and the night in the same way.

¹³ Then I looked, and I heard ^[cw]an eagle flying in ^(SJ)midheaven, saying with a loud voice, “^(SK)Woe, woe, woe to ^(SL)those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the ^(SM)three angels who are about to sound!”

The Fifth Trumpet—the Bottomless Pit

9 Then the ^(SN)fifth angel sounded, and I saw a ^(SO)star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the ^(SP)key of the ^[cx](SQ)bottomless pit was given to him. ² He opened the ^[cy]bottomless pit, and ^(SR)smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and ^(SS)the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit. ³ Then out of the smoke came ^(ST)locusts ^[cz]upon the earth, and power was given them, as the ^(SU)scorpions of the earth have power. ⁴ They were told not to ^(SV)hurt the ^(SW)grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the ^(SX)seal of God on their foreheads. ⁵ And ^[da]they were not permitted to kill ^[db]anyone, but to torment for ^(SY)five months; and their torment was like the torment of a ^(SZ)scorpion when it ^[dc]stings a man. ⁶ And in those days ^(TA)men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.

⁷ The ^[dd](TB)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 They had hair like the hair of women, and their ^(TC)teeth were like the teeth of lions. ⁹ They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the ^(TD)sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle. ¹⁰ They have tails like ^(TE)scorpions, and stings; and in their ^(TF)tails is their power to hurt men for ^(TG)five months. ¹¹ They have as king over them, the angel of the ^(TH)abyss; his name in ^(TI)Hebrew is ^[de](TJ)Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name ^[df]Apollyon.

^12 (TK)The first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.

The Sixth Trumpet—Army from the East

¹³ Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard ^[dg]a voice from the ^[dh]four ^(TL)horns of the ^(TM)golden altar which is before God, ¹⁴ one saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the ^(TN)four angels who are bound at the ^(TO)great river Euphrates.” ¹⁵ And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were ^(TP)released, so that they would kill a ^(TQ)third of ^[di]mankind. ¹⁶ The number of the armies of the horsemen was ^(TR)two hundred million; ^(TS)I heard the number of them. ¹⁷ And ^[dj]this is how I saw ^(TT)in the vision the horses and those who sat on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of ^[dk](TU)brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and ^(TV)out of their mouths proceed fire and smoke and ^[dl](TW)brimstone. ¹⁸ A ^(TX)third of ^[dm]mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the ^(TY)fire and the smoke and the ^[dn]brimstone which proceeded 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 and have heads, and with them they do harm.

²⁰ The rest of ^[do]mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, ^(TZ)did not repent of ^(UA)the works of their hands, so as not to ^(UB)worship demons, and ^(UC)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 ^(UD)did not repent of their murders nor of their ^(UE)sorceries nor of their ^(UF)immorality nor of their thefts.

The Angel and the Little Book

10 I saw another ^(UG)strong angel ^(UH)coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the ^(UI)rainbow was upon his head, and ^(UJ)his face was like the sun, and his ^(UK)feet like pillars of fire; ² and he had in his hand a ^(UL)little book which was open. He placed ^(UM)his right foot on the sea and his left on the land; ³ and he cried out with a loud voice, ^(UN)as when a lion roars; and when he had cried out, the ^(UO)seven peals of thunder ^[dp]uttered their voices. ⁴ When the seven peals of thunder had spoken, ^(UP)I was about to write; and I ^(UQ)heard a voice from heaven saying, “^(UR)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 land ^(US)lifted up his right hand to heaven, ^6 (UT)and swore by ^(UU)Him who lives forever and ever, ^(UV)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 ^(UW)there will be delay no longer, ⁷ but in the days of the voice of the ^(UX)seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then ^(UY)the mystery of God is finished, as He ^[dq]preached to His servants the prophets.

⁸ Then ^(UZ)the voice which I heard from heaven, I heard again speaking with me, and saying, “Go, take ^(VA)the ^[dr]book which is open in the hand of the angel who ^(VB)stands on the sea and on the land.” ⁹ So I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. And he *said to me, “^(VC)Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” ¹⁰ I took the little book 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 ^(VD)they *said to me, “You must ^(VE)prophesy again concerning ^(VF)many peoples and nations and tongues and ^(VG)kings.”

The Two Witnesses

11 Then there was given me a ^[ds](VH)measuring rod like a staff; ^[dt]and ^(VI)someone said, “Get up and measure the ^[du]temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. ^2 [dv]Leave out the ^(VJ)court which is outside the ^[dw]temple and do not measure it, for ^(VK)it has been given to the nations; and they will ^(VL)tread under foot ^(VM)the holy city for ^(VN)forty-two months. ³ And I will grant authority to my two ^(VO)witnesses, and they will prophesy for ^(VP)twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in ^(VQ)sackcloth.” ⁴ These are the ^(VR)two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. ⁵ And if anyone wants to harm them, ^(VS)fire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, ^(VT)he must be killed in this way. ⁶ These have the power to ^(VU)shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during ^(VV)the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to ^(VW)turn them into blood, and ^(VX)to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.

⁷ When they have finished their testimony, ^(VY)the beast that comes up out of the ^(VZ)abyss will ^(WA)make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. ⁸ And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the ^(WB)great city which ^[dx]mystically is called ^(WC)Sodom and ^(WD)Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. ⁹ Those from ^(WE)the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead ^[dy]bodies for three and a half days, and ^[dz](WF)will not permit their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. ¹⁰ And ^(WG)those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate; and they will ^(WH)send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented ^(WI)those who dwell on the earth.

¹¹ But after the three and a half days, ^(WJ)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, “^(WK)Come up here.” Then they ^(WL)went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them. ¹³ And in that hour there was a great ^(WM)earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; ^[ea]seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and ^(WN)gave glory to the ^(WO)God of heaven.

¹⁴ The second ^(WP)woe is past; behold, the third woe is coming quickly.

The Seventh Trumpet—Christ’s Reign Foreseen

¹⁵ Then the ^(WQ)seventh angel sounded; and there were ^(WR)loud voices in heaven, saying,

“^(WS)The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of ^(WT)His ^[eb]Christ; and ^(WU)He will reign forever and ever.” ¹⁶ And the twenty-four elders, who ^(WV)sit on their thrones before God, ^(WW)fell on their faces and worshiped God, ¹⁷ saying,

“We give You thanks, ^(WX)O Lord God, the Almighty, who are and who were, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to ^(WY)reign. ¹⁸ And ^(WZ)the nations were enraged, and ^(XA)Your wrath came, and ^(XB)the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to ^[ec]reward Your ^(XC)bond-servants the prophets and the ^[ed]saints and those who fear Your name, ^(XD)the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

¹⁹ And ^(XE)the ^[ee]temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and ^(XF)the ark of His covenant appeared in His ^[ef]temple, and there were flashes of ^(XG)lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a ^(XH)great ^[eg]hailstorm.

The Woman, Israel

12 A great ^(XI)sign appeared ^(XJ)in heaven: ^(XK)a woman ^(XL)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 *^(XM)cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth.

The Red Dragon, Satan

³ Then ^(XN)another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red ^(XO)dragon having ^(XP)seven heads and ^(XQ)ten horns, and on his heads were ^(XR)seven diadems. ⁴ And his tail *swept away a ^(XS)third of the stars of heaven and ^(XT)threw them to the earth. And the ^(XU)dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth ^(XV)he might devour her child.

The Male Child, Christ

⁵ And ^(XW)she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to ^[eh](XX)rule all the ^[ei]nations with a rod of iron; and her child was ^(XY)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 ^[ej]she would be nourished for ^(XZ)one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

The Angel, Michael

⁷ And there was war in heaven, ^(YA)Michael and his angels waging war with the ^(YB)dragon. The dragon and ^(YC)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 ^(YD)dragon was thrown down, the ^(YE)serpent of old who is called the devil and ^(YF)Satan, who ^(YG)deceives the whole ^[ek]world; he was ^(YH)thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. ¹⁰ Then I heard ^(YI)a loud voice in heaven, saying,

“Now the ^(YJ)salvation, and the power, and the ^(YK)kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the ^(YL)accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night. ¹¹ And they ^(YM)overcame him because of ^(YN)the blood of the Lamb and because of ^(YO)the word of their testimony, and they ^(YP)did not love their life even ^[el]when faced with death. ¹² For this reason, ^(YQ)rejoice, O heavens and ^(YR)you who ^[em]dwell in them. ^(YS)Woe to the earth and the sea, because ^(YT)the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only ^(YU)a short time.”

¹³ And when the ^(YV)dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted ^(YW)the woman who gave birth to the male child. ¹⁴ But the ^(YX)two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly ^(YY)into the wilderness to her place, where she *was nourished for ^(YZ)a time and times and half a time, from the ^[en]presence of the serpent. ¹⁵ And the ^(ZA)serpent ^[eo]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 [ep]But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and drank up the river which the dragon ^[eq]poured out of his mouth. ¹⁷ So the dragon was enraged with the woman, and went off to ^(ZB)make war with the rest of her ^[er](ZC)children, who ^(ZD)keep the commandments of God and ^(ZE)hold to the testimony of Jesus.

The Beast from the Sea

13 And the dragon stood on the sand of the ^[es]seashore.

Then I saw a ^(ZF)beast coming up out of the sea, having ^(ZG)ten horns and ^(ZH)seven heads, and on his horns were ^(ZI)ten diadems, and on his heads were ^(ZJ)blasphemous names. ² And the beast which I saw was ^(ZK)like a leopard, and his feet were like those of ^(ZL)a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of ^(ZM)a lion. And the ^(ZN)dragon gave him his power and his ^(ZO)throne and great authority. ³ I saw one of his heads as if it had been ^[et]slain, and his ^(ZP)fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth ^(ZQ)was amazed and followed after the beast; ⁴ they worshiped the ^(ZR)dragon because he ^(ZS)gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “^(ZT)Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?” ⁵ There was given to him a mouth ^(ZU)speaking ^[eu]arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for ^(ZV)forty-two months was given to him. ⁶ And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, ^(ZW)those who ^[ev]dwell in heaven.

⁷ It was also given to him to ^(ZX)make war with the ^[ew]saints and to overcome them, and authority over ^(ZY)every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him. ⁸ All who ^(ZZ)dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone ^(AAA)whose name has not been ^[ex]written ^(AAB)from the foundation of the world in the ^(AAC)book of life of ^(AAD)the Lamb who has been slain. ^9 (AAE)If anyone has an ear, let him hear. ^10 (AAF)If anyone ^[ey]is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; ^(AAG)if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is ^(AAH)the ^[ez]perseverance and the faith of the ^[fa]saints.

The Beast from the Earth

¹¹ Then ^(AAI)I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had ^(AAJ)two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a ^(AAK)dragon. ¹² He ^(AAL)exercises all the authority of the first beast ^[fb](AAM)in his presence. And he makes ^(AAN)the earth and those who dwell in it to ^(AAO)worship the first beast, whose ^(AAP)fatal wound was healed. ¹³ He ^(AAQ)performs great signs, so that he even makes ^(AAR)fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men. ¹⁴ And he ^(AAS)deceives ^(AAT)those who dwell on the earth because of ^(AAU)the signs which it was given him to perform ^[fc](AAV)in the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who *had the ^(AAW)wound of the sword and has come to life. ¹⁵ And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even ^[fd]speak and cause ^(AAX)as many as do not ^(AAY)worship the image of the beast to be killed. ¹⁶ And he causes all, ^(AAZ)the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, ^[fe]to be given a ^(ABA)mark on their right hand or on their forehead, ¹⁷ and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the ^(ABB)mark, either ^(ABC)the name of the beast or ^(ABD)the number of his name. ^18 (ABE)Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that ^(ABF)of a man; and his number is ^[ff]six hundred and sixty-six.

The Lamb and the 144,000 on Mount Zion

14 Then I looked, and behold, ^(ABG)the Lamb was standing on ^(ABH)Mount Zion, and with Him ^(ABI)one hundred and forty-four thousand, having ^(ABJ)His name and the ^(ABK)name of His Father written ^(ABL)on their foreheads. ² And I heard a voice from heaven, like ^(ABM)the sound of many waters and like the ^(ABN)sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was like the sound of ^(ABO)harpists playing on their harps. ³ And they *^[fg]sang ^(ABP)a new song before the throne and before the ^(ABQ)four living creatures and the ^(ABR)elders; and ^(ABS)no one could learn the song except the ^(ABT)one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been ^(ABU)purchased from the earth. ^4 (ABV)These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they ^[fh]have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who ^(ABW)follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been ^(ABX)purchased from among men ^(ABY)as first fruits to God and to the Lamb. ⁵ And ^(ABZ)no lie was found in their mouth; they are ^(ACA)blameless.

Vision of the Angel with the Gospel

⁶ And I saw another angel flying in ^(ACB)midheaven, having ^(ACC)an eternal gospel to preach to ^(ACD)those who ^[fi]live on the earth, and to ^(ACE)every nation and tribe and tongue and people; ⁷ and he said with a loud voice, “^(ACF)Fear God, and ^(ACG)give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who ^(ACH)made the heaven and the earth and sea and ^(ACI)springs of waters.”

⁸ And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “^[fj](ACJ)Fallen, fallen is ^(ACK)Babylon the great, she who has ^(ACL)made all the nations drink of the ^(ACM)wine of the ^[fk]passion of her immorality.”

Doom for Worshipers of the Beast

⁹ Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone ^(ACN)worships the beast and his ^(ACO)image, and receives a ^(ACP)mark on his forehead or on his hand, ¹⁰ he also will drink of the ^(ACQ)wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed ^[fl]in full strength ^(ACR)in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with ^(ACS)fire and ^[fm]brimstone in the presence of the ^(ACT)holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. ¹¹ And the ^(ACU)smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; ^(ACV)they have no rest day and night, those who ^(ACW)worship the beast and his ^(ACX)image, and ^[fn]whoever receives the ^(ACY)mark of his name.” ¹² Here is ^(ACZ)the ^[fo]perseverance of the ^[fp]saints who ^(ADA)keep the commandments of God and ^[fq](ADB)their faith in Jesus.

¹³ And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘^(ADC)Blessed are the dead who ^(ADD)die in the Lord from now on!’” “Yes,” ^(ADE)says the Spirit, “so that they may ^(ADF)rest from their labors, for their ^(ADG)deeds follow with them.”

The Reapers

¹⁴ Then I looked, and behold, a ^(ADH)white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one ^(ADI)like ^[fr]a son of man, having a golden ^(ADJ)crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. ¹⁵ And another angel ^(ADK)came out of the ^[fs]temple, crying out with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “^[ft](ADL)Put in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the ^(ADM)harvest of the earth ^[fu]is ripe.” ¹⁶ Then He who sat on the cloud ^[fv]swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

¹⁷ And another angel ^(ADN)came out of the ^[fw]temple which is in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle. ¹⁸ Then another angel, ^(ADO)the one who has power over fire, came out from ^(ADP)the altar; and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “^[fx](ADQ)Put in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters ^[fy]from the vine of the earth, ^(ADR)because her grapes are ripe.” ¹⁹ So the angel ^[fz]swung his sickle to the earth and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth, and threw them into ^(ADS)the great wine press of the wrath of God. ²⁰ And ^(ADT)the wine press was trodden ^(ADU)outside the city, and ^(ADV)blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses’ bridles, ^[ga]for a distance of ^[gb]two hundred miles.

A Scene of Heaven

15 Then I saw ^(ADW)another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, ^(ADX)seven angels who had ^(ADY)seven plagues, which are ^(ADZ)the last, because in them the wrath of God is finished.

² And I saw something like a ^(AEA)sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had ^(AEB)been victorious ^[gc]over the ^(AEC)beast and ^(AED)his image and the ^(AEE)number of his name, standing on the ^(AEF)sea of glass, holding ^(AEG)harps of God. ³ And they *sang the ^(AEH)song of Moses, ^(AEI)the bond-servant of God, and the ^(AEJ)song of the Lamb, saying,

⁵ After these things I looked, and ^(AEQ)the ^[gf]temple of the ^(AER)tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened, ⁶ and the ^(AES)seven angels who had the seven plagues ^(AET)came out of the ^[gg]temple, clothed in ^[gh]linen, clean and bright, and ^(AEU)girded around their chests with golden sashes. ⁷ Then one of the ^(AEV)four living creatures gave to the ^(AEW)seven angels seven ^(AEX)golden bowls full of the ^(AEY)wrath of God, who ^(AEZ)lives forever and ever. ⁸ And the ^[gi]temple was filled with ^(AFA)smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the ^[gj]temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

Six Bowls of Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from ^(AFB)the ^[gk]temple, saying to the ^(AFC)seven angels, “Go and ^(AFD)pour out ^[gl]on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”

² So the first angel went and poured out his bowl ^[gm](AFE)on the earth; and it became a loathsome and malignant ^(AFF)sore on the ^[gn]people ^(AFG)who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

³ The second angel poured out his bowl ^(AFH)into the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man; and every living ^[go]thing in the sea died.

⁴ Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the ^(AFI)rivers and the springs of waters; and they ^(AFJ)became blood. ⁵ And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “^(AFK)Righteous are You, ^(AFL)who are and who were, O ^(AFM)Holy One, because You ^(AFN)judged these things; ⁶ for they poured out ^(AFO)the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them ^(AFP)blood to drink. They ^[gp]deserve it.” ⁷ And I heard ^(AFQ)the altar saying, “Yes, O ^(AFR)Lord God, the Almighty, ^(AFS)true and righteous are Your judgments.”

⁸ The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon ^(AFT)the sun, ^(AFU)and it was given to it to scorch men with fire. ⁹ Men were scorched with ^[gq]fierce heat; and they ^(AFV)blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they ^(AFW)did not repent so as to ^(AFX)give Him glory.

¹⁰ Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the ^(AFY)throne of the beast, and his kingdom became ^(AFZ)darkened; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain, ¹¹ and they ^(AGA)blasphemed the ^(AGB)God of heaven because of their pains and their ^(AGC)sores; and they ^(AGD)did not repent of their deeds.

¹² The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the ^(AGE)great river, the Euphrates; and ^(AGF)its water was dried up, so that ^(AGG)the way would be prepared for the kings ^(AGH)from the ^[gr]east.

Armageddon

¹³ And I saw coming out of the mouth of the ^(AGI)dragon and out of the mouth of the ^(AGJ)beast and out of the mouth of the ^(AGK)false prophet, three ^(AGL)unclean spirits like ^(AGM)frogs; ¹⁴ for they are ^(AGN)spirits of demons, ^(AGO)performing signs, which go out to the kings of the ^(AGP)whole ^[gs]world, to ^(AGQ)gather them together for the war of the ^(AGR)great day of God, the Almighty. ¹⁵ (“Behold, ^(AGS)I am coming like a thief. ^(AGT)Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, ^(AGU)so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.”) ¹⁶ And they ^(AGV)gathered them together to the place which ^(AGW)in Hebrew is called ^[gt](AGX)Har-Magedon.

Seventh Bowl of Wrath

¹⁷ Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon ^(AGY)the air, and a ^(AGZ)loud voice came out of the ^[gu](AHA)temple from the throne, saying, “^(AHB)It is done.” ¹⁸ And there were flashes of ^(AHC)lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was ^(AHD)a great earthquake, ^(AHE)such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty. ^19 (AHF)The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the ^[gv]nations fell. ^(AHG)Babylon the great was ^(AHH)remembered before God, to give her ^(AHI)the cup of the wine of ^[gw]His fierce wrath. ²⁰ And ^(AHJ)every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. ²¹ And ^(AHK)huge ^[gx]hailstones, about ^[gy]one hundred pounds each, *came down from heaven upon men; and men ^(AHL)blasphemed God because of the ^(AHM)plague of the hail, because its plague *was extremely ^[gz]severe.

The Doom of Babylon

17 ^(AHN)Then one of the ^(AHO)seven angels who had the ^(AHP)seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you ^(AHQ)the judgment of the ^(AHR)great harlot who ^(AHS)sits on many waters, ² with whom ^(AHT)the kings of the earth committed acts of immorality, and ^(AHU)those who dwell on the earth were ^(AHV)made drunk with the wine of her immorality.” ³ And ^(AHW)he carried me away ^[ha](AHX)in the Spirit ^(AHY)into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a ^(AHZ)scarlet beast, full of ^(AIA)blasphemous names, having ^(AIB)seven heads and ten horns. ⁴ The woman ^(AIC)was clothed in purple and scarlet, and ^[hb]adorned with gold and precious ^[hc]stones and pearls, having in her hand ^(AID)a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her immorality, ⁵ and on her forehead a name was written, a ^(AIE)mystery, “^(AIF)BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF ^(AIG)THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” ⁶ And I saw the woman drunk with ^(AIH)the blood of the ^[hd]saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered ^[he]greatly. ⁷ And the angel said to me, “Why ^[hf]do you wonder? I will tell you the ^(AII)mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the ^(AIJ)seven heads and the ten horns.

⁸ “^(AIK)The beast that you saw ^(AIL)was, and is not, and is about to ^(AIM)come up out of the ^(AIN)abyss and ^[hg](AIO)go to destruction. And ^(AIP)those who dwell on the earth, ^(AIQ)whose name has not been written in the book of life ^(AIR)from the foundation of the world, will ^(AIS)wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come. ^9 (AIT)Here is the mind which has wisdom. The ^(AIU)seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits, ¹⁰ and they are seven ^(AIV)kings; five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while. ¹¹ The beast which ^(AIW)was and is not, is himself also an eighth and is one of the seven, and he ^(AIX)goes to destruction. ¹² The ^(AIY)ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast ^(AIZ)for one hour. ¹³ These have ^(AJA)one ^[hh]purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

Victory for the Lamb

¹⁴ These will wage ^(AJB)war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will ^(AJC)overcome them, because He is ^(AJD)Lord of lords and ^(AJE)King of kings, and ^(AJF)those who are with Him are the ^(AJG)called and chosen and faithful.”

¹⁵ And he *said to me, “The ^(AJH)waters which you saw where the harlot sits, are ^(AJI)peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. ¹⁶ And the ^(AJJ)ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her ^(AJK)desolate and ^(AJL)naked, and will ^(AJM)eat her flesh and will ^(AJN)burn her up with fire. ¹⁷ For ^(AJO)God has put it in their hearts to execute His ^[hi]purpose ^[hj]by ^(AJP)having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the ^(AJQ)words of God will be fulfilled. ¹⁸ The woman whom you saw is ^(AJR)the great city, which ^[hk]reigns over the kings of the earth.”