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1. This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John,
2. who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
3. God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near.John's Greeting to the Seven Churches
3. God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near.
John's Greeting to the Seven Churches
4. This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia.
Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit before his throne;
5. and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world.
All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.
6. He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
7. Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven.
And everyone will see him--
even those who pierced him.
And everyone will see him--
even those who pierced him.
And all the nations of the world
will mourn for him.
will mourn for him.
Yes! Amen!
8. "I am the Alpha and the Omega--the beginning and the end," says the Lord God. "I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come--the Almighty One."Vision of the Son of Man
8. "I am the Alpha and the Omega--the beginning and the end," says the Lord God. "I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come--the Almighty One."
Vision of the Son of Man
9. I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God's Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and for my testimony about Jesus.
10. It was the Lord's Day, and I was worshiping in the Spirit. Suddenly, I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blast.
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20. *This is the meaning of the mystery of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.*

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5. *Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don't repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.*
6. *But this is in your favor: You hate the evil deeds of the Nicolaitans, just as I do.*
7. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.*The Message to the Church in Smyrna
7. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.*
The Message to the Church in Smyrna
8. *"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Smyrna. This is the message from the one who is the First and the Last, who was dead but is now alive:*
9. *"I know about your suffering and your poverty--but you are rich! I know the blasphemy of those opposing you. They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan.*
10. *Don't be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.*
11. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death.*The Message to the Church in Pergamum
11. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death.*
The Message to the Church in Pergamum
12. *"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum. This is the message from the one with the sharp two-edged sword:*
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15. *In a similar way, you have some Nicolaitans among you who follow the same teaching.*
16. *Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.*
17. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.*The Message to the Church in Thyatira
17. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.*
The Message to the Church in Thyatira
18. *"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Thyatira. This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are like flames of fire, whose feet are like polished bronze:*
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24. *"But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching ('deeper truths,' as they call them--depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you*
25. *except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come.*
26. *To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end,*
*To them I will give authority over all the nations.*
*
To them I will give authority over all the nations.*
27. *They will rule the nations with an iron rod*
*and smash them like clay pots.*
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29. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.*

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4. *"Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.*
5. *All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.*
6. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.*The Message to the Church in Philadelphia
6. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.*
The Message to the Church in Philadelphia
7. *"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia.*
*This is the message from the one who is holy and true,*
*the one who has the key of David.*
*What he opens, no one can close;*
*
This is the message from the one who is holy and true,*
*
the one who has the key of David.*
*
What he opens, no one can close;*
*and what he closes, no one can open:*
8. *"I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.*
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11. *I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.*
12. *All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God--the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.*
13. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.*The Message to the Church in Laodicea
13. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.*
The Message to the Church in Laodicea
14. *"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen--the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's new creation:*
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22. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches."*

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4. Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads.
5. From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God.
6. In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal.
In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back.
7. The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
8. Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying,
"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty--
the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come."
the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come."
9. Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever),
10. the twenty-four elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say,
11. "You are worthy, O Lord our God,
to receive glory and honor and power.
to receive glory and honor and power.
For you created all things,
and they exist because you created what you pleased."
and they exist because you created what you pleased."

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8. And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God's people.
9. And they sang a new song with these words:
"You are worthy to take the scroll
and break its seals and open it.
and break its seals and open it.
For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God
from every tribe and language and people and nation.
from every tribe and language and people and nation.
10. And you have caused them to become
a Kingdom of priests for our God.
a Kingdom of priests for our God.
And they will reign on the earth."
11. Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders.
12. And they sang in a mighty chorus:
"Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered--
to receive power and riches
to receive power and riches
and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and blessing."
and honor and glory and blessing."
13. And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang:
"Blessing and honor and glory and power
belong to the one sitting on the throne
and to the Lamb forever and ever."
belong to the one sitting on the throne
and to the Lamb forever and ever."
14. And the four living beings said, "Amen!" And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped the Lamb.

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17. For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?"

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2. And I saw another angel coming up from the east, carrying the seal of the living God. And he shouted to those four angels, who had been given power to harm land and sea,
3. "Wait! Don't harm the land or the sea or the trees until we have placed the seal of God on the foreheads of his servants."
4. And I heard how many were marked with the seal of God--144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel:Praise from the Great Crowd
4. And I heard how many were marked with the seal of God--144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel:
Praise from the Great Crowd
9. After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands.
10. And they were shouting with a great roar,
"Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne
and from the Lamb!"
and from the Lamb!"
11. And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshiped God.
12. They sang,
"Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
and thanksgiving and honor
and thanksgiving and honor
and power and strength belong to our God
forever and ever! Amen."
forever and ever! Amen."
13. Then one of the twenty-four elders asked me, "Who are these who are clothed in white? Where did they come from?"
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Then he said to me, "These are the ones who died in the great tribulation. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.
15. "That is why they stand in front of God's throne
and serve him day and night in his Temple.
and serve him day and night in his Temple.
And he who sits on the throne
will give them shelter.
will give them shelter.
16. They will never again be hungry or thirsty;
they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun.
they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun.
17. For the Lamb on the throne
will be their Shepherd.
will be their Shepherd.
He will lead them to springs of life-giving water.
And God will wipe every tear from their eyes."
And God will wipe every tear from their eyes."

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3. Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God's people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.
4. The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God's holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out.
5. Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.The First Four Trumpets
5. Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.
The First Four Trumpets
6. Then the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to blow their mighty blasts.
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13. Then I looked, and I heard a single eagle crying loudly as it flew through the air, "Terror, terror, terror to all who belong to this world because of what will happen when the last three angels blow their trumpets."

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10. They had tails that stung like scorpions, and for five months they had the power to torment people.
11. Their king is the angel from the bottomless pit; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon--the Destroyer.
12. The first terror is past, but look, two more terrors are coming!The Sixth Trumpet Brings the Second Terror
12. The first terror is past, but look, two more terrors are coming!
The Sixth Trumpet Brings the Second Terror
13. Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice speaking from the four horns of the gold altar that stands in the presence of God.
14. And the voice said to the sixth angel who held the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great Euphrates River."
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21. And they did not repent of their murders or their witchcraft or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

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11. Then I was told, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings."

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13. At the same time there was a terrible earthquake that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people died in that earthquake, and everyone else was terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
14. The second terror is past, but look, the third terror is coming quickly.The Seventh Trumpet Brings the Third Terror
14. The second terror is past, but look, the third terror is coming quickly.
The Seventh Trumpet Brings the Third Terror
15. Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven:
"The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ,
and he will reign forever and ever."
and he will reign forever and ever."
16. The twenty-four elders sitting on their thrones before God fell with their faces to the ground and worshiped him.
17. And they said,
"We give thanks to you, Lord God, the Almighty,
the one who is and who always was,
the one who is and who always was,
for now you have assumed your great power
and have begun to reign.
and have begun to reign.
18. The nations were filled with wrath,
but now the time of your wrath has come.
but now the time of your wrath has come.
It is time to judge the dead
and reward your servants the prophets,
as well as your holy people,
and reward your servants the prophets,
as well as your holy people,
and all who fear your name,
from the least to the greatest.
from the least to the greatest.
It is time to destroy
all who have caused destruction on the earth."
all who have caused destruction on the earth."
19. Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was opened and the Ark of his covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible hailstorm.

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10. Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens,
"It has come at last--
salvation and power
salvation and power
and the Kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters
has been thrown down to earth--
has been thrown down to earth--
the one who accuses them
before our God day and night.
before our God day and night.
11. And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
and by their testimony.
and by their testimony.
And they did not love their lives so much
that they were afraid to die.
that they were afraid to die.
12. Therefore, rejoice, O heavens!
And you who live in the heavens, rejoice!
And you who live in the heavens, rejoice!
But terror will come on the earth and the sea,
for the devil has come down to you in great anger,
knowing that he has little time."
for the devil has come down to you in great anger,
knowing that he has little time."
13. When the dragon realized that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
14. But she was given two wings like those of a great eagle so she could fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness. There she would be cared for and protected from the dragon for a time, times, and half a time.
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18. Then the dragon took his stand on the shore beside the sea.

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8. And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made.
9. Anyone with ears to hear
should listen and understand.
should listen and understand.
10. Anyone who is destined for prison
will be taken to prison.
will be taken to prison.
Anyone destined to die by the sword
will die by the sword.
This means that God's holy people must endure persecution patiently and remain faithful.The Beast out of the Earth
will die by the sword.
This means that God's holy people must endure persecution patiently and remain faithful.
The Beast out of the Earth
11. Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke with the voice of a dragon.
12. He exercised all the authority of the first beast. And he required all the earth and its people to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.
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18. Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is 666.

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3. This great choir sang a wonderful new song in front of the throne of God and before the four living beings and the twenty-four elders. No one could learn this song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
4. They have kept themselves as pure as virgins, following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering to God and to the Lamb.
5. They have told no lies; they are without blame.The Three Angels
5. They have told no lies; they are without blame.
The Three Angels
6. And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this world--to every nation, tribe, language, and people.
7. "Fear God," he shouted. "Give glory to him. For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water."
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12. This means that God's holy people must endure persecution patiently, obeying his commands and maintaining their faith in Jesus.
13. And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!"The Harvest of the Earth
13. And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!"
The Harvest of the Earth
14. Then I saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was someone like the Son of Man. He had a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
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20. The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress in a stream about 180 miles long and as high as a horse's bridle.

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2. I saw before me what seemed to be a glass sea mixed with fire. And on it stood all the people who had been victorious over the beast and his statue and the number representing his name. They were all holding harps that God had given them.
3. And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
"Great and marvelous are your works,
O Lord God, the Almighty.
O Lord God, the Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
O King of the nations.
4. Who will not fear you, Lord,
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come and worship before you,
for your righteous deeds have been revealed."The Seven Bowls of the Seven Plagues
for your righteous deeds have been revealed."
The Seven Bowls of the Seven Plagues
5. Then I looked and saw that the Temple in heaven, God's Tabernacle, was thrown wide open.
6. The seven angels who were holding the seven plagues came out of the Temple. They were clothed in spotless white linen with gold sashes across their chests.
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8. The Temple was filled with smoke from God's glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues.

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4. Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs, and they became blood.
5. And I heard the angel who had authority over all water saying,
"You are just, O Holy One, who is and who always was,
because you have sent these judgments.
because you have sent these judgments.
6. Since they shed the blood
of your holy people and your prophets,
of your holy people and your prophets,
you have given them blood to drink.
It is their just reward."
It is their just reward."
7. And I heard a voice from the altar, saying,
"Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty,
your judgments are true and just."
your judgments are true and just."
8. Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, causing it to scorch everyone with its fire.
9. Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory.
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21. There was a terrible hailstorm, and hailstones weighing as much as seventy-five pounds fell from the sky onto the people below. They cursed God because of the terrible plague of the hailstorm.

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18. And this woman you saw in your vision represents the great city that rules over the kings of the world."

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1. After all this I saw another angel come down from heaven with great authority, and the earth grew bright with his splendor.
2. He gave a mighty shout:
"Babylon is fallen--that great city is fallen!
She has become a home for demons.
She has become a home for demons.
She is a hideout for every foul spirit,
a hideout for every foul vulture
a hideout for every foul vulture
and every foul and dreadful animal.
3. For all the nations have fallen
because of the wine of her passionate immorality.
because of the wine of her passionate immorality.
The kings of the world
have committed adultery with her.
have committed adultery with her.
Because of her desires for extravagant luxury,
the merchants of the world have grown rich."
the merchants of the world have grown rich."
4. Then I heard another voice calling from heaven,
"Come away from her, my people.
Do not take part in her sins,
or you will be punished with her.
Do not take part in her sins,
or you will be punished with her.
5. For her sins are piled as high as heaven,
and God remembers her evil deeds.
and God remembers her evil deeds.
6. Do to her as she has done to others.
Double her penalty for all her evil deeds.
She brewed a cup of terror for others,
so brew twice as much for her.
7. She glorified herself and lived in luxury,
so match it now with torment and sorrow.
so match it now with torment and sorrow.
She boasted in her heart,
'I am queen on my throne.
'I am queen on my throne.
I am no helpless widow,
and I have no reason to mourn.'
and I have no reason to mourn.'
8. Therefore, these plagues will overtake her in a single day--
death and mourning and famine.
death and mourning and famine.
She will be completely consumed by fire,
for the Lord God who judges her is mighty."
for the Lord God who judges her is mighty."
9. And the kings of the world who committed adultery with her and enjoyed her great luxury will mourn for her as they see the smoke rising from her charred remains.
10. They will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will cry out,
"How terrible, how terrible for you,
O Babylon, you great city!
O Babylon, you great city!
In a single moment
God's judgment came on you."
God's judgment came on you."
11. The merchants of the world will weep and mourn for her, for there is no one left to buy their goods.
12. She bought great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; things made of fragrant thyine wood, ivory goods, and objects made of expensive wood; and bronze, iron, and marble.
13. She also bought cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, wagons, and bodies--that is, human slaves.
14. "The fancy things you loved so much
are gone," they cry.
are gone," they cry.
"All your luxuries and splendor
are gone forever,
never to be yours again."
are gone forever,
never to be yours again."
15. The merchants who became wealthy by selling her these things will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will weep and cry out,
16. "How terrible, how terrible for that great city!
She was clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens,
decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls!
16.
"How terrible, how terrible for that great city!
She was clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens,
decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls!
17. In a single moment
all the wealth of the city is gone!"
17.
In a single moment
all the wealth of the city is gone!"
And all the captains of the merchant ships and their passengers and sailors and crews will stand at a distance.
18. They will cry out as they watch the smoke ascend, and they will say, "Where is there another city as great as this?"
19. And they will weep and throw dust on their heads to show their grief. And they will cry out,
"How terrible, how terrible for that great city!
The shipowners became wealthy
by transporting her great wealth on the seas.
The shipowners became wealthy
by transporting her great wealth on the seas.
In a single moment it is all gone."
20. Rejoice over her fate, O heaven
and people of God and apostles and prophets!
and people of God and apostles and prophets!
For at last God has judged her
for your sakes.
for your sakes.
21. Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a huge millstone. He threw it into the ocean and shouted,
"Just like this, the great city Babylon
will be thrown down with violence
and will never be found again.
will be thrown down with violence
and will never be found again.
22. The sound of harps, singers, flutes, and trumpets
will never be heard in you again.
will never be heard in you again.
No craftsmen and no trades
will ever be found in you again.
will ever be found in you again.
The sound of the mill
will never be heard in you again.
will never be heard in you again.
23. The light of a lamp
will never shine in you again.
will never shine in you again.
The happy voices of brides and grooms
will never be heard in you again.
will never be heard in you again.
For your merchants were the greatest in the world,
and you deceived the nations with your sorceries.
and you deceived the nations with your sorceries.
24. In your streets flowed the blood of the prophets and of God's holy people
and the blood of people slaughtered all over the world."
and the blood of people slaughtered all over the world."

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# Chapter 19
1. After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven shouting,
"Praise the LORD!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God.
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God.
2. His judgments are true and just.
He has punished the great prostitute
He has punished the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality.
He has avenged the murder of his servants."
He has avenged the murder of his servants."
3. And again their voices rang out:
"Praise the LORD!
The smoke from that city ascends forever and ever!"
The smoke from that city ascends forever and ever!"
4. Then the twenty-four elders and the four living beings fell down and worshiped God, who was sitting on the throne. They cried out, "Amen! Praise the LORD!"
5. And from the throne came a voice that said,
"Praise our God,
all his servants,
all his servants,
all who fear him,
from the least to the greatest."
from the least to the greatest."
6. Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a vast crowd or the roar of mighty ocean waves or the crash of loud thunder:
"Praise the LORD!
For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.
7. Let us be glad and rejoice,
and let us give honor to him.
and let us give honor to him.
For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb,
and his bride has prepared herself.
and his bride has prepared herself.
8. She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear."
For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God's holy people.
For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God's holy people.
9. And the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb." And he added, "These are true words that come from God."
10. Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, "No, don't worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters who testify about their faith in Jesus. Worship only God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus."The Rider on the White Horse
10. Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, "No, don't worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters who testify about their faith in Jesus. Worship only God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus."
The Rider on the White Horse
11. Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war.
12. His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns. A name was written on him that no one understood except himself.
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21. Their entire army was killed by the sharp sword that came from the mouth of the one riding the white horse. And the vultures all gorged themselves on the dead bodies.

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4. Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They all came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5. This is the first resurrection. (The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years had ended.)
6. Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years.The Defeat of Satan
6. Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years.
The Defeat of Satan
7. When the thousand years come to an end, Satan will be let out of his prison.
8. He will go out to deceive the nations--called Gog and Magog--in every corner of the earth. He will gather them together for battle--a mighty army, as numberless as sand along the seashore.
9. And I saw them as they went up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded God's people and the beloved city. But fire from heaven came down on the attacking armies and consumed them.
10. Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.The Final Judgment
10. Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
The Final Judgment
11. And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide.
12. I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God's throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books.
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15. And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.

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27. Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty--but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.

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4. And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.
5. And there will be no night there--no need for lamps or sun--for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.
6. Then the angel said to me, "Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets, has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon."Jesus Is Coming
6. Then the angel said to me, "Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets, has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon."
Jesus Is Coming
7. *"Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book."*
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20. He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, *"Yes, I am coming soon!"*
Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
21. May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's holy people.