REVELATION. Four angels loosed. The two witnesses. Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath] 6 And sware by him that liveth for ever kis name Apollyon. and ever, who created heaven, and the 12 One wo is past; and behold, there things that therein are, and the earth, and come two woes more hereafter. the things that therein are, and the sea, 13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I and the things which are therein, that heard a voice from the four horns of the there should be time no longer: golden altar which is before God, 7 But in the days of the voice of the 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had seventh angel, when he shall begin to the trumpet, Loose the four angels which sound, the mystery of God should be are bound in the great river Euphrates. finished, as he hath declared to his ser15 And the four angels were loosed, vants the prophets. which were prepared for an hour, and 8 And the voice which I heard from heaa day, and a month, and a year, for to ven spake unto me again, and said, Go, slay the third part of men. and take the little book which is open in 16 And the number of the army of the the hand of the angel which standeth uphorsemen were two hundred thousand on the sea and upon the earth. thousand and I heard the number of 9 And I went unto the angel, and said them. unto him, Give me the little book. And 17 And thus I saw the horses in the he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; vision, and them that sat on them, hav-and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it ing breast-plates of fire, and of jacinth, shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. and brimstone: and the heads of the 10. And I took the little book out of the horses were as the heads of lions; and angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was out of their mouths issued fire, and in my mouth sweet as honey: and as smoke, and brimstone. soon as I had eaten it my belly was 18 By these three was the third part of bitter. men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, 11 And he said unto me, Thou must and by the brimstone, which issued out prophesy again before many peoples, and of their mouths. nations, and tongues, and kings. СПАР. XI. AN 19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like The two witnesses prophesy. unto serpents, and had heads, and with ND there was given me a reed like them they do hurt. unto a rod and the angel stood, say20 And the rest of the men which were ing, Rise, and measure the temple of God, not killed by these plagues yet repented and the altar, and them that worship not of the works of their hands, that they therein. should not worship devils, and idols of 2 But the court which is without the gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and temple, leave out, and measure it not; of wood: which neither can see, nor for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the hear, nor walk: holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. AN CHAP. X. An angel with a book. 3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are the two olive-trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. ND I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and 5 And if any man will hurt them, firs his feet as pillars of fire: proceedeth out of their mouth, and de2 And he had in his hand a little book voureth their enemies: and if any man open: and he set his right foot upon the will hurt them, he must in this manner sea, and his left foot on the earth, be killed. 3 And cried with a loud voice, as when 6 These have power to shut heaven, a lion roareth: and when he had cried, that it rain not in the days of their pro seven thunders uttered their voices. phecy and have power over waters to 4 And when the seven thunders had turn them to blood, and to smite the earth uttered their voices, I was about to write : with all plagues, as often as they will. and I heard a voice from heaven saying 7 And when they shall have finished unto me, Seal up those things which the their testimony, the beast that ascendeth seven thunders uttered, and write them out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shali overcome them, not. 5 And the angel which I saw stand up-and kill them. on the sea and upon the earth, lifted up 8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the his hand to heaven, street of the great city, which spiritually The second wo is past. CHAP. XII. The dragon overcome. is called Sodom and Egypt, where also travailing in birth, and pained to be deour Lord was crucified. livered. put in graves. 9 And they of the people, and kindreds, 3 And there appeared another wonder and tongues, and nations, shall see their in heaven; and behold, a great red dradead bodies three days and a half, and gon, having seven heads and ten horns shall not suffer their dead bodies to be and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the 10 And they that dwell upon the earth stars of heaven, and did cast them to the shall rejoice over thein, and make mer-earth: and the dragon stood before the ry, and shall send gifts one to another woman which was ready to be delivered, because these two prophets tormented for to devour her child as soon as it was them that dwelt on the earth. born. 11 And after three days and a half the 5 And she brought forth a man-child, Spirit of life from God entered into them, who was to rule all nations with a rod of and they stood upon their feet; and great iron: and her child was caught up unto fear fell upon them which saw them. God, and to his throne. 12 And they heard a great voice from 6 And the woman fled into the wilderheaven, saying unto them, Come up hith-derness, where she hath a place prepared er. And they ascended up to heaven of God, that they should feed her there a in a cloud; and their enemies beheld thousand two hundred and threescore days. them. 13 And the same hour was there a great 7 And there was war in heaven: Miearthquake, and the tenth part of the city chael and his angels fought against the fell, and in the earthquake were slain of dragon; and the dragon fought and his men seven thousand: and the remnant angels, were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14 The second wo is past; and behold, the third wo cometh quickly. 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: there were great voices in heaven, saying, he was cast out into the earth, and his The kingdoms of this world are become angels were cast out with him. ever. the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in Christ; and he shall reign for ever and heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, 16 And the four and twenty elders, and the power of his Christ: for the acwhich sat before God on their seats, fell cuser of our brethren is cast down which upon their faces, and worshipped God, accused them before our God day and 17 Saying, We give thee thanks, Onight. Lord God Almighty, which art, and 11 And they overcame him by the blood wast, and art to come; because thou hast of the Lamb, and by the word of their taken to thee thy great power, and hast testimony; and they loved not their lives reigned. unto the death. 18 And the nations were angry, and 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the ye that dwell in them. Wo to the indead, that they should be judged, and habiters of the earth, and of the sea! for that thou shouldest give reward unto thy the devil is come down unto you, having servants the prophets, and to the saints, great wrath, because he knoweth that and them that fear thy name, small and he hath but a short time. great; and shouldest destroy thein which 13 And when the dragon saw that he destroy the earth. was cast unto the earth, he persecuted 19 And the temple of God was opened the woman which brought forth the manin heaven, and there was seen in his child. temple the ark of his testament: and 14 And to the woman were given two there were lightnings, and voices, and wings of a great eagle, that she might fly thunderings, and an earthquake, and into the wilderness, into her place, where great bail. she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. CHAP. XII. The great red dragon. AND there appeared a great wonder 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth heaven; a woman clothed with water as a flood, after the woman, that the sun, and the moon under her feet, he might cause her to be carried away of and upon her head a crown of twelve the flood. stars: 16 And the earth helped the woman; 2 And she, being with child, cried, and the earth opened her mouth, and Beast with seven heads. REVELATION. Lamb and his company. swallowed up the flood which the dra-¡the beast; saying to them that dwell on gon cast out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. CHAP. XIII. The beast with seven heads. the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the mage of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in AND I stood upon the sand of the sea, 17 And that no man might buy or sell, 2 And the beast which I saw was like save he that had the mark, or the name of unto a leopard, and his feet were as the the beast, or the number of his name. feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath of a lion and the dragon gave him his understanding count the number of the power, and his seat, and great authority. beast: for it is the number of a man; and 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were his number is Six hundred threescore wounded to death; and his deadly wound and six. was healed: and all the world wondered i after the beast. CHAP. XIV The Lamb and his company. 4 And they worshipped the dragon AND I looked, and lo, a Lamb stood on which gave power unto the beast: and the mount Sion, and with him a they worshipped the beast, saying, Who hundred forty and four thousand, having is like unto the beast? who is able to his Father's name written in their make war with him? foreheads. 5 And there was given unto him a 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as inouth speaking great things and blas-the voice of many waters, and as the phemies; and power was given unto him voice of a great thunder: and I heard the to continue forty and two months. voice of harpers harping with their 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphe-harps: my against God, to blaspheme his name, 3 And they sung as it were a new song and his tabernacle, and them that dwell before the throne, and before the four in heaven. 7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given hina over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeem. ed from the earth." 4 These are they which were not de8 And all that dwell upon the earth filed with women; for they are virgins. shall worship him, whose names are not These are they which follow the Lamb written in the book of life of the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were slain from the foundation of the world. redeemed from among men, being the 9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb. 10 He that leadeth into captivity shall 5 And in their mouth was found no go into captivity: he that killeth with guile: for they are without fault before the sword, must be killed with the the throne of God. sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. H1 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 12 And he exerciseth all the power of 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, the first beast before him, and causeth and give glory to him; for the hour of his the earth and them which dwell there-judgment is come: and worship him in to worship the first beast, whose dead-that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, ly wound was healed. and the fountains of waters. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so 8 And there followed another angel, that he maketh fire come down from saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that heaven on the earth in the sight of great city, because she made all nations men, drink of the wine of the wrath of her 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on fornication. the earth by the means of those miracles 9 And the third angel followed them, which he had power to do in the sight of saying with a loud voice, If any man CHAP. XV, XVI The seven last plagues. Vials full of wrath. worship the beast and his image, and re-gotten the victory over the beast, and ceive his mark in his forehead, or in his over his image, and over his mark, and hand, over the number of his name, stand on 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the sea of glass, having the harps of God. the wrath of God, which is poured out 3 And they sing the song of Moses the without mixture into the cup of his indig- servant of God, and the song of the nation; and he shall be tormented with Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are fire and brimstone in the presence of the thy works, Lord God Almighty; just holy angels, and in the presence of the and true are thy ways, thou King of Lamb: saints. 11 And the smoke of their torment as- 4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, cendeth up for ever and ever: and they and glorify thy name? for thou only art have no rest day nor night, who worship holy for all nations shall come and worthe beast and his image, and whosoever ship before thee; for thy judgments are receiveth the mark of his name. made manifest. 12 Here is the patience of the saints: 5 And after that I looked, and behold, here are they that keep the command-the temple of the tabernacle of the testiments of God, and the faith of Jesus. mony in heaven was opened: 13 And I heard a voice from heaven, 6 And the seven angels came out of the saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed dead which die in the Lord from hence- in pure and white linen, and having forth Yea, saith the Spirit, that they their breasts girded with golden girdles. may rest from their labours; and their 7 And one of the four beasts gave unto works do follow them. the seven angels seven golden vials full 14 And I looked, and behold, a white of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like and ever. unto the Son of man, having on his head 8 And the temple was filled with smoke a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp from the glory of God, and from his pow sickle. er; and no man was able to enter into 15 And another angel came out of the the temple, till the seven plagues of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him seven angels were fulfilled that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap for the time is come for thee CHAP. XVI. Of the vials full of wrath. to reap; for the harvest of the earth is AND I heard a great voice out of the ripe. temple, saying to the seven angels, 16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust Go your ways, and pour out the vials of in his sickle on the earth; and the earth the wrath of God upon the earth. was reaped. 2 And the first went, and poured out his 17 And another angel came out of the vial upon the earth; and there fell a noitemple which is in heaven, he also hav-some and grievous sore upon the men ing a sharp sickle. which had the mark of the beast, and 18 And another angel came out from upon them which worshipped his image. the altar, which had power over fire; 3 And the second angel poured out his and cried with a loud cry to him that had vial upon the sea; and it became as the the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy blood of a dead man; and every living sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the soul died in the sea. vife of the earth; for her grapes are 4 And the third angel poured out his fully ripe. vial upon the rivers and fountains of wa19 And the angel thrust in his sickle ters: and they became blood. into the earth, and gathered the vine of 5 And I heard the angel of the waters the earth, and cast it into the great wine-say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which press of the wrath of God. art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou 20 And the wine-press was trodden hast judged thus. without the city, and blood came out of 6 For they have shed the blood of saints the wine-press, even unto the horse-jand prophets, and thou hast given them bridles, by the space of a thousand and blood to drink; for they are worthy. six hundred furlongs. CHAP. XV The seven last plagues. ΑΝ ND I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. 7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. 8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great 2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass heat, and blasphemed the name of God, mingled with fre: and them that had which hath power over these plagues: The mystery REVELATION. of Babylon. end they repented not to give him glory. sit upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of 10 And the fifth angel poured out his names of blasphemy, having seven heads vial upon the seat of the beast; and his and ten horns. kingdom was full of darkness; and they 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple gnawed their tongues for pain, and scarlet-colour, and decked with gold 11 And blasphemned the God of heaven, and precious stones and pearls, having a because of their pains and their sores, and golden cup in her hand full of abominarepented not of their deeds. tions and filthiness of her fornication: 12 And the sixth angel poured out his 5 And upon her forehead was a name 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like 6 And I saw the woman drunken with frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, the blood of the saints, and with the and out of the mouth of the east, and blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when out of the mouth of the false prophet. I saw her, I wondered with great admi14 For they are the spirits of devils, ration. working miracles, which go forth unto 7 And the angel said unto me, Where- 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed seven heads, and ten horns. 17 And the seventh angel poured out the world,) when they behold the beast 19 And the great city was divided into 11 And the beast that was, and is not, 13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King 21 And there fell upon men a great The mystery of Babylon. are called, and chosen, and faithful. which thou sawest, where the whore AND there came one of the seven habitants of the earth have been made 17 For God hath put in their hearts to ཀ |