The Revelation
of Jesus Christ,
which God
gave unto him,
to shew
unto his servants things
which must shortly come
to pass;
and
he sent
and signified it
by his angel
unto his servant John:
Who bare
record
of the word
of God,
and
of the testimony
of Jesus Christ,
and of all things
that he saw.
Blessed
is
he that readeth,
and
they that
hear
the words
of this prophecy,
and keep those things which
are written
therein:
for the time
is at hand.
John
to the seven churches
which are in Asia:
Grace
be
unto you,
and peace,
from him
which is,
and which was,
and which
is to come;
and from the seven Spirits
which are before his throne;
And
from Jesus Christ,
who is the faithful witness,
and the first begotten
of the dead,
and the prince
of the kings
of the earth.
Unto him that
loved us,
and washed us
from our sins
in his own blood,
And hath made us kings
and priests
unto God
and his Father;
to him
be glory
and dominion
for ever and ever.
Amen.
Behold,
he cometh with clouds;
and every eye
shall see him,
and
they also which
pierced him:
and all kindreds
of the earth
shall wail
because of him.
Even so,
Amen.
I am Alpha
and Omega,
the beginning
and the ending,
saith the Lord,
which is,
and which was,
and which
is to come,
the Almighty.
I John,
who also am
your brother,
and companion
in tribulation,
and
in the kingdom
and patience
of Jesus Christ,
was in the isle
that is called
Patmos,
for the word
of God,
and
for the testimony
of Jesus Christ.
I was in the Spirit
on the Lord's day,
and heard
behind me a great voice,
as of a trumpet,
Saying,
I am Alpha
and Omega,
the first
and the last:
and,
What thou seest,
write in a book,
and send it
unto the seven churches
which are in Asia;
unto Ephesus,
and unto Smyrna,
and
unto Pergamos,
and
unto Thyatira,
and unto Sardis,
and
unto Philadelphia,
and
unto Laodicea.
And I
turned
to see
the voice
that spake with me.
And being turned,
I saw
seven golden candlesticks;
And in the midst
of the seven candlesticks one like
unto the Son
of man,
clothed
with a garment down
to the foot,
and girt
about the paps
with a golden girdle.
His head
and his hairs
were white like wool,
as white as snow;
and his eyes
were as a flame
of fire;
And his feet like
unto fine brass,
as if
they burned
in a furnace;
and his voice
as the sound
of many waters.
And
he had
in his right
hand seven stars:
and out of his mouth
went a sharp twoedged sword:
and his countenance
was as the sun
shineth in his strength.
And
when I
saw him,
I fell
at his feet
as dead.
And he
laid
his right hand
upon me,
saying unto me,
Fear not;
I am the first
and the last:
I am
he that liveth,
and was dead;
and,
behold,
I am alive
for evermore,
Amen;
and have
the keys
of hell
and of death.
Write the things which
thou hast seen,
and the things
which are,
and the things which
shall be hereafter;
The mystery
of the seven stars which
thou sawest in my right hand,
and the seven golden candlesticks.
The seven stars
are the angels
of the seven churches:
and the seven candlesticks which
thou sawest
are the seven churches.
Unto the angel
of the church
of Ephesus write;
These things
saith he that
holdeth the seven stars
in his right hand,
who walketh in the midst
of the seven golden candlesticks;
I know thy works,
and thy labour,
and thy patience,
and
how thou canst
not bear them
which are evil:
and
thou hast tried them which
say
they are apostles,
and are not,
and hast found them liars:
And hast borne,
and hast patience,
and
for my name's sake
hast laboured,
and hast not fainted.
Nevertheless
I have somewhat
against thee,
because
thou hast left
thy first love.
Remember therefore
from whence
thou art fallen,
and repent,
and do
the first works;
or else
I will come
unto thee quickly,
and will remove
thy candlestick
out of his place,
except thou repent.
But this
thou hast,
that thou
hatest the deeds
of the Nicolaitanes,
which I
also hate.
He that
hath an ear,
let him
hear
what the Spirit
saith unto the churches;
To him that
overcometh
will
I give
to eat
of the tree
of life,
which is in the midst
of the paradise
of God.
And
unto the angel
of the church
in Smyrna write;
These things
saith the first
and the last,
which was dead,
and is alive;
I know thy works,
and tribulation,
and poverty,
(but thou art rich)
and I
know
the blasphemy
of them which
say
they are Jews,
and are not,
but are the synagogue
of Satan.
Fear none of those things which
thou shalt suffer:
behold,
the devil
shall cast
some of you
into prison,
that ye
may be tried;
and
ye shall have
tribulation ten days:
be thou faithful
unto death,
and I
will give
thee a crown
of life.
He that
hath an ear,
let him
hear
what the Spirit
saith unto the churches;
He
that overcometh
shall not be hurt
of the second death.
And to the angel
of the church
in Pergamos write;
These things
saith
he which
hath the sharp sword
with two edges;
I know thy works,
and
where thou dwellest,
even
where Satan's seat is:
and
thou holdest
fast my name,
and hast not denied
my faith,
even in
those days
wherein Antipas
was
my faithful martyr,
who was slain
among you,
where Satan dwelleth.
But
I have
a few things
against thee,
because
thou hast there them
that hold
the doctrine
of Balaam,
who taught Balac
to cast
a stumblingblock
before the children
of Israel,
to eat
things
sacrificed
unto idols,
and to commit fornication.
So hast
thou
also them
that hold
the doctrine
of the Nicolaitanes,
which thing I hate.
Repent;
or else
I will come
unto thee quickly,
and will fight
against them
with the sword
of my mouth.
He that
hath an ear,
let him
hear
what the Spirit
saith unto the churches;
To him that
overcometh
will
I give
to eat
of the hidden manna,
and will give him
a white stone,
and in the stone
a new name written,
which no man
knoweth
saving
he that
receiveth it.
And
unto the angel
of the church
in Thyatira write;
These things
saith the Son
of God,
who hath
his eyes like
unto a flame
of fire,
and his feet
are like fine brass;
I know thy works,
and charity,
and service,
and faith,
and thy patience,
and thy works;
and the last
to be more than the first.
Notwithstanding
I have
a few things
against thee,
because
thou sufferest that woman Jezebel,
which calleth herself a prophetess,
to teach and
to seduce my servants
to commit fornication,
and to eat
things
sacrificed
unto idols.
And
I gave
her space
to repent
of her fornication;
and
she repented not.
Behold,
I will cast her
into a bed,
and them that
commit adultery
with her
into great tribulation,
except they
repent
of their deeds.
And I
will kill
her children
with death;
and all
the churches
shall know that
I am
he which
searcheth the reins
and hearts:
and I
will give
unto every one
of you
according to your works.
But unto you
I say,
and unto the rest
in Thyatira,
as many
as have not this doctrine,
and which
have not known the depths
of Satan,
as they speak;
I will put
upon you none other burden.
But
that which
ye have already
hold
fast
till I come.
And he
that overcometh,
and keepeth
my works
unto the end,
to him
will
I give
power
over the nations:
And
he shall rule them
with a rod
of iron;
as the vessels
of a potter
shall
they be broken
to shivers:
even as
I received
of my Father.
And
I will give him
the morning star.
He that
hath an ear,
let him
hear
what the Spirit
saith unto the churches.
And
unto the angel
of the church
in Sardis write;
These things
saith he that
hath the seven Spirits
of God,
and the seven stars;
I know thy works,
that thou
hast a name
that thou livest,
and art dead.
Be watchful,
and strengthen
the things
which remain,
that are ready
to die:
for I
have not found thy
works
perfect before God.
Remember therefore how
thou hast received
and heard,
and hold fast,
and repent.
If therefore
thou shalt not watch,
I will come
on thee
as a thief,
and
thou shalt not know
what hour
I will come upon thee.
Thou hast
a few names
even in Sardis which
have not defiled
their garments;
and
they shall walk
with me
in white:
for they
are worthy.
He that overcometh,
the same
shall be clothed
in white raiment;
and
I will not blot
out his name
out of the book
of life,
but
I will confess
his name
before my Father,
and
before his angels.
He that
hath an ear,
let him
hear
what the Spirit
saith unto the churches.
And to the angel
of the church
in Philadelphia write;
These things
saith
he that is holy,
he that is true,
he that
hath the key
of David,
he that openeth,
and
no man shutteth;
and shutteth,
and
no man openeth;
I know thy works:
behold,
I have set
before thee
an open door,
and no man
can shut it:
for thou
hast a little strength,
and hast kept
my word,
and hast not denied
my name.
Behold,
I will make them
of the synagogue
of Satan,
which say
they are Jews,
and are not,
but do lie;
behold,
I will make them
to come
and worship
before thy feet,
and to know
that
I have loved thee.
Because
thou hast kept
the word
of my patience,
I also will keep thee
from the hour
of temptation,
which shall come upon all
the world,
to try them
that dwell
upon the earth.
Behold,
I come quickly:
hold that fast which
thou hast,
that no man
take thy crown.
Him that overcometh
will
I make a pillar
in the temple
of my God,
and
he shall go no more out:
and
I will write
upon him the name
of my God,
and the name
of the city
of my God,
which is new Jerusalem,
which cometh down out of heaven
from my God:
and
I will write
upon him my new name.
He that
hath an ear,
let him
hear
what the Spirit
saith unto the churches.
And unto the angel
of the church
of the Laodiceans write;
These things
saith the Amen,
the faithful
and true witness,
the beginning
of the creation
of God;
I know thy works,
that thou art neither cold
nor hot:
I would
thou wert
cold
or hot.
So then because
thou art lukewarm,
and neither cold
nor hot,
I will spue thee
out of my mouth.
Because
thou sayest,
I am rich,
and increased
with goods,
and have
need of nothing;
and knowest not that
thou art wretched,
and miserable,
and poor,
and blind,
and naked:
I counsel thee
to buy
of me gold tried
in the fire,
that thou
mayest be rich;
and white raiment,
that thou
mayest be clothed,
and
that the shame
of thy nakedness
do not appear;
and anoint thine
eyes
with eyesalve,
that thou
mayest see.
As many
as I love,
I rebuke
and chasten:
be zealous therefore,
and repent.
Behold,
I stand
at the door,
and knock:
if any man
hear my voice,
and open
the door,
I will come in
to him,
and
will sup with him,
and he with me.
To him
that overcometh
will
I grant to
sit with me
in my throne,
even as
I also overcame,
and am set down
with my Father
in his throne.
He that
hath an ear,
let him
hear
what the Spirit
saith unto the churches.
After this
I looked,
and,
behold,
a door
was opened
in heaven:
and the first voice
which I
heard
was as it
were of a trumpet talking
with me;
which said,
Come up hither,
and I
will shew
thee things which
must be hereafter.
And immediately
I was in the spirit:
and,
behold,
a throne
was set
in heaven,
and one
sat
on the throne.
And he
that sat
was to look
upon like
a jasper
and a sardine stone:
and there was
a rainbow round
about the throne,
in sight like
unto an emerald.
And round
about the throne
were four
and twenty seats:
and
upon the seats
I saw four
and twenty elders sitting,
clothed
in white raiment;
and
they had
on their heads crowns
of gold.
And
out of the throne
proceeded lightnings
and thunderings
and voices:
and there were seven lamps
of fire
burning before the throne,
which are
the seven Spirits
of God.
And
before the throne
there was
a sea
of glass like
unto crystal:
and in the midst
of the throne,
and round
about the throne,
were four beasts
full of eyes
before and behind.
And the first beast
was like
a lion,
and the second beast like
a calf,
and the third beast
had
a face
as a man,
and the fourth beast
was like
a flying eagle.
And the four beasts
had each
of them six wings
about him;
and
they were full of
eyes within:
and they
rest
not day and night,
saying,
Holy,
holy,
holy,
LORD God Almighty,
which was,
and is,
and is
to come.
And
when those beasts
give
glory
and honour
and thanks
to him
that sat
on the throne,
who liveth for ever
and ever,
The four
and twenty elders
fall down
before him
that sat
on the throne,
and worship him that
liveth for ever
and ever,
and cast
their crowns
before the throne,
saying,
Thou art worthy,
O Lord,
to receive
glory
and honour and power:
for thou
hast created
all things,
and for thy pleasure
they are
and were created.
And I
saw
in the right hand
of him that sat
on the throne
a book
written
within and on the backside,
sealed
with seven seals.
And
I saw
a strong angel
proclaiming
with a loud voice,
Who is worthy
to open the book,
and
to loose the seals
thereof?
And no man
in heaven,
nor in earth,
neither under the earth,
was able
to open the book,
neither to look thereon.
And I
wept much,
because no man
was found worthy
to open
and to read the book,
neither to look thereon.
And
one
of the elders
saith unto me,
Weep not:
behold,
the Lion
of the tribe
of Juda,
the Root
of David,
hath prevailed
to open the book,
and
to loose
the seven seals
thereof.
And I beheld,
and,
lo,
in the midst
of the throne
and of the four beasts,
and in the midst
of the elders,
stood a Lamb as it
had been slain,
having seven horns
and seven eyes,
which are
the seven Spirits
of God
sent forth
into all the earth.
And
he came
and took
the book
out of the right hand
of him that sat
upon the throne.
And
when
he had taken
the book,
the four beasts
and four
and twenty elders
fell down
before the Lamb,
having every one
of them harps,
and golden vials
full of odours,
which are the prayers
of saints.
And
they sung
a new song,
saying,
Thou art worthy
to take the book,
and
to open the seals
thereof:
for thou
wast slain,
and hast redeemed us
to God
by thy blood
out of every kindred,
and tongue,
and people,
and nation;
And hast made us
unto our God kings
and priests:
and
we shall reign
on the earth.
And I beheld,
and I
heard
the voice
of many angels round
about the throne
and the beasts
and the elders:
and the number
of them was
ten thousand times ten thousand,
and thousands of thousands;
Saying
with a loud voice,
Worthy
is
the Lamb
that
was slain
to receive power,
and riches,
and wisdom,
and strength,
and honour,
and glory,
and blessing.
And every creature
which is in heaven,
and on the earth,
and
under the earth,
and such as are
in the sea,
and all
that are in them,
heard
I saying,
Blessing,
and honour,
and glory,
and power,
be unto him that
sitteth upon the throne,
and
unto the Lamb
for ever and ever.
And the four beasts said,
Amen.
And the four
and twenty elders
fell down
and worshipped him
that liveth for ever
and ever.
And I
saw
when the Lamb
opened one
of the seals,
and I heard,
as it were the noise
of thunder,
one
of the four beasts saying,
Come and see.
And I saw,
and behold
a white horse:
and he
that sat
on him had a bow;
and a crown
was given unto him:
and he
went forth
conquering,
and
to conquer.
And
when
he had opened
the second seal,
I heard
the second beast say,
Come and see.
And there went out
another horse
that was red:
and power
was given
to him that
sat thereon
to take peace
from the earth,
and that
they should kill one
another:
and there was given
unto him a great sword.
And
when
he had opened
the third seal,
I heard
the third beast say,
Come and see.
And I beheld,
and lo
a black horse;
and he
that sat
on him had
a pair
of balances
in his hand.
And I
heard
a voice
in the midst
of the four beasts say,
A measure
of wheat
for a penny,
and three measures
of barley
for a penny;
and see
thou hurt not
the oil
and the wine.
And
when
he had opened
the fourth seal,
I heard
the voice
of the fourth beast say,
Come and see.
And I looked,
and behold
a pale horse:
and his name
that sat
on him was Death,
and Hell
followed with him.
And power
was given
unto them
over the fourth part
of the earth,
to kill
with sword,
and with hunger,
and with death,
and
with the beasts
of the earth.
And
when
he had opened
the fifth seal,
I saw
under the altar the souls
of them that
were slain for the word
of God,
and
for the testimony
which they held:
And they
cried
with a loud voice,
saying,
How long,
O Lord,
holy
and true,
dost thou
not judge
and avenge our blood
on them that
dwell
on the earth?
And white robes
were given
unto every one
of them;
and it
was said unto them,
that they
should rest yet
for a little season,
until their fellowservants
also and their brethren,
that should be killed
as they were,
should be fulfilled.
And
I beheld
when
he had opened
the sixth seal,
and,
lo,
there was
a great earthquake;
and the sun
became black
as sackcloth
of hair,
and the moon
became
as blood;
And the stars
of heaven
fell
unto the earth,
even as
a fig tree
casteth her untimely figs,
when
she is shaken
of a mighty wind.
And the heaven
departed
as a scroll
when it
is rolled together;
and every mountain
and island
were moved
out of their places.
And the kings
of the earth,
and the great men,
and the rich men,
and the chief captains,
and the mighty men,
and every bondman,
and every free man,
hid themselves
in the dens
and in the rocks
of the mountains;
And said
to the mountains
and rocks,
Fall on us,
and hide us
from the face
of him that
sitteth on the throne,
and
from the wrath
of the Lamb:
For the great day
of his wrath
is come;
and
who shall be able
to stand?
And
after these things
I saw four angels
standing
on the four
corners
of the earth,
holding
the four
winds
of the earth,
that the wind
should not blow
on the earth,
nor on the sea,
nor
on any tree.
And
I saw
another angel ascending
from the east,
having the seal
of the living God:
and he
cried
with a loud voice
to the four angels,
to whom it
was given
to hurt
the earth
and the sea,
Saying,
Hurt
not the earth,
neither the sea,
nor the trees,
till we
have sealed the servants
of our God
in their foreheads.
And I
heard
the number
of them which
were sealed:
and there were sealed
an hundred
and forty
and four thousand
of all the tribes
of the children
of Israel.
Of the tribe
of Juda
were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe
of Reuben
were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe
of Gad
were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe
of Aser
were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe
of Nephthalim
were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe
of Manasses
were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe
of Simeon
were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe
of Levi
were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe
of Issachar
were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe
of Zabulon
were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe
of Joseph
were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe
of Benjamin
were sealed twelve thousand.
After this
I beheld,
and,
lo,
a great multitude,
which no man
could number,
of all nations,
and kindreds,
and people,
and tongues,
stood
before the throne,
and
before the Lamb,
clothed
with white robes,
and palms
in their hands;
And cried
with a loud voice,
saying,
Salvation
to our God
which sitteth upon the throne,
and
unto the Lamb.
And all
the angels
stood round
about the throne,
and
about the elders
and the four beasts,
and fell
before the throne
on their faces,
and worshipped God,
Saying,
Amen:
Blessing,
and glory,
and wisdom,
and thanksgiving,
and honour,
and power,
and might,
be unto our God
for ever and ever.
Amen.
And
one
of the elders answered,
saying unto me,
What
are
these which
are arrayed
in white robes?
and whence came they?
And
I said unto him,
Sir,
thou knowest.
And
he said to me,
These
are
they which
came
out of great tribulation,
and have washed
their robes,
and made them white
in the blood
of the Lamb.
Therefore are
they
before the throne
of God,
and serve him day and night
in his temple:
and he
that
sitteth on the throne
shall dwell among them.
They shall hunger no more,
neither thirst any more;
neither shall
the sun light
on them,
nor any heat.
For the Lamb
which is in the midst
of the throne
shall feed them,
and shall lead them
unto living fountains
of waters:
and God
shall wipe
away all
tears
from their eyes.
And
when
he had opened
the seventh seal,
there was silence
in heaven
about the space
of half an hour.
And
I saw
the seven angels
which stood
before God;
and to them
were given
seven trumpets.
And another angel
came and
stood
at the altar,
having a golden censer;
and there was given
unto him much incense,
that he
should offer
it with the prayers
of all saints
upon the golden altar
which was before the throne.
And the smoke
of the incense,
which came with the prayers
of the saints,
ascended up
before God
out of the angel's hand.
And the angel
took the censer,
and filled it
with fire
of the altar,
and cast it
into the earth:
and there were voices,
and thunderings,
and lightnings,
and an earthquake.
And the seven angels
which had
the seven trumpets
prepared themselves
to sound.
The first angel sounded,
and there followed
hail
and fire
mingled
with blood,
and
they were cast
upon the earth:
and
the third part
of trees
was burnt up,
and all green grass
was burnt up.
And the second angel sounded,
and as it
were a
great mountain burning
with fire
was cast
into the sea:
and
the third part
of the sea
became blood;
And the third part
of the creatures
which were in the sea,
and had life,
died;
and
the third part
of the ships
were destroyed.
And the third angel sounded,
and there fell
a great star
from heaven,
burning as it
were a lamp,
and it
fell upon the third part
of the rivers,
and
upon the fountains
of waters;
And
the name
of the star
is called Wormwood:
and
the third part
of the waters
became wormwood;
and many men
died
of the waters,
because
they were made bitter.
And the fourth angel sounded,
and
the third part
of the sun
was smitten,
and the third part
of the moon,
and the third part
of the stars;
so as the third part
of them was darkened,
and the day
shone not
for a third part of it,
and the night likewise.
And I beheld,
and heard
an angel
flying
through the midst
of heaven,
saying
with a loud voice,
Woe,
woe,
woe,
to the inhabiters
of the earth
by reason
of the other voices
of the trumpet
of the three angels,
which are yet
to sound!
And the fifth angel sounded,
and
I saw
a star fall
from heaven
unto the earth:
and to him
was given
the key
of the bottomless pit.
And
he opened
the bottomless pit;
and there arose
a smoke
out of the pit,
as the smoke
of a great furnace;
and the sun
and the air
were darkened
by reason
of the smoke
of the pit.
And there came
out of the smoke locusts
upon the earth:
and unto them was given power,
as the scorpions
of the earth
have power.
And it
was commanded them
that they
should not hurt
the grass
of the earth,
neither any green thing,
neither any tree;
but
only those men which
have not the seal
of God
in their foreheads.
And to them
it was given that
they should not kill them,
but
that they
should be tormented
five months:
and their torment
was as the torment
of a scorpion,
when
he striketh
a man.
And in those days
shall men seek death,
and shall not find it;
and shall desire
to die,
and death
shall flee from them.
And
the shapes
of the locusts
were like
unto horses
prepared unto battle;
and
on their heads
were as it
were crowns like gold,
and their faces
were as the faces
of men.
And they
had hair
as the hair
of women,
and their teeth
were as the teeth
of lions.
And
they had
breastplates,
as it were breastplates
of iron;
and
the sound
of their wings
was as the sound
of chariots
of many horses
running to battle.
And
they had
tails like
unto scorpions,
and there were
stings
in their tails:
and their power
was to hurt men five months.
And they
had
a king
over them,
which is the angel
of the bottomless pit,
whose name
in the Hebrew tongue
is Abaddon,
but in the Greek tongue
hath his name Apollyon.
One woe is past;
and,
behold,
there come two woes
more hereafter.
And the sixth angel sounded,
and
I heard
a voice
from the four horns
of the golden altar
which is before God,
Saying
to the sixth angel
which had
the trumpet,
Loose the four angels which
are bound
in the great river Euphrates.
And the four angels
were loosed,
which were prepared
for an hour,
and a day,
and a month,
and a year,
for to slay
the third part
of men.
And the number
of the army
of the horsemen
were two hundred thousand thousand:
and I
heard
the number
of them.
And thus
I saw
the horses
in the vision,
and them
that sat on them,
having breastplates
of fire,
and of jacinth,
and brimstone:
and
the heads
of the horses
were as the heads
of lions;
and out of their mouths
issued
fire
and smoke and brimstone.
By these three
was the third part
of men killed,
by the fire,
and by the smoke,
and
by the brimstone,
which issued
out of their mouths.
For their power
is in their mouth,
and
in their tails:
for their tails
were like
unto serpents,
and had heads,
and with them they
do hurt.
And the rest
of the men
which were not killed
by these plagues
yet repented not
of the works
of their hands,
that they
should not worship
devils,
and idols
of gold,
and silver,
and brass,
and stone,
and of wood:
which neither
can see,
nor hear,
nor walk:
Neither repented
they
of their murders,
nor
of their sorceries,
nor
of their fornication,
nor
of their thefts.
And 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 his feet
as pillars
of fire:
And
he had
in his hand
a little book open:
and he set
his right foot
upon the sea,
and his left foot
on the earth,
And cried
with a loud voice,
as when
a lion roareth:
and
when
he had cried,
seven thunders
uttered their voices.
And
when the seven
thunders
had uttered
their voices,
I was about
to write:
and I
heard
a voice
from heaven
saying unto me,
Seal
up those things
which the seven
thunders uttered,
and write them not.
And the angel
which I
saw
stand
upon the sea
and upon the earth
lifted
up his hand
to heaven,
And sware by him that
liveth for ever
and ever,
who created
heaven,
and the things
that therein are,
and the earth,
and the things
that therein are,
and the sea,
and the things which
are therein,
that there should be
time no longer:
But in the days
of the voice
of the seventh angel,
when
he shall begin
to sound,
the mystery
of God
should be finished,
as he
hath declared
to his servants the prophets.
And the voice
which I
heard
from heaven
spake unto me again,
and said,
Go and take
the little book which
is open
in the hand
of the angel
which standeth
upon the sea
and upon the earth.
And
I went unto the angel,
and
said unto him,
Give me
the little book.
And
he said unto me,
Take it,
and eat it up;
and it
shall make
thy belly bitter,
but it
shall be in thy
mouth sweet
as honey.
And I
took
the little book
out of the angel's hand,
and ate it up;
and it
was in my mouth sweet as honey:
and
as soon as I
had eaten it,
my belly was bitter.
And
he said unto me,
Thou
must prophesy
again
before many peoples,
and nations,
and tongues,
and kings.
And there was given me
a reed like
unto a rod:
and the angel stood,
saying,
Rise,
and measure
the temple
of God,
and the altar,
and
them that worship
therein.
But the court
which is without the temple leave out,
and measure it not;
for it
is given
unto the Gentiles:
and the holy city
shall
they tread
under foot forty
and two months.
And
I will give
power
unto my two witnesses,
and
they shall prophesy
a thousand two hundred
and threescore days,
clothed
in sackcloth.
These are the two olive trees,
and the two candlesticks
standing
before the God
of the earth.
And
if any man
will hurt them,
fire
proceedeth
out of their mouth,
and devoureth their enemies:
and
if any man
will hurt them,
he must in this manner
be killed.
These have
power to shut heaven,
that it
rain not
in the days
of their prophecy:
and have
power over waters
to turn them
to blood,
and
to smite the earth
with all plagues,
as often as they will.
And
when
they shall have finished
their testimony,
the beast that
ascendeth
out of the bottomless pit
shall make
war against them,
and shall overcome them,
and kill them.
And their dead bodies
shall lie
in the street
of the great city,
which spiritually is called Sodom
and Egypt,
where also
our Lord
was crucified.
And
they
of the people
and kindreds
and tongues
and nations
shall see
their dead bodies three days
and an half,
and shall not suffer
their dead bodies
to be put in graves.
And
they that
dwell
upon the earth
shall rejoice over them,
and make merry,
and shall send gifts one
to another;
because
these two prophets
tormented them
that
dwelt
on the earth.
And after three days
and an half
the spirit
of life
from God
entered into them,
and they
stood
upon their feet;
and great fear
fell
upon them
which saw them.
And they
heard
a great voice
from heaven
saying unto them,
Come up hither.
And they
ascended
up to heaven
in a cloud;
and their enemies
beheld them.
And the same hour
was there
a great earthquake,
and the tenth part
of the city fell,
and in the earthquake
were slain
of men seven thousand:
and the remnant
were affrighted,
and gave
glory to the God
of heaven.
The second woe
is past;
and,
behold,
the third woe
cometh quickly.
And the seventh angel sounded;
and there were great
voices in heaven,
saying,
The kingdoms
of this world
are become
the kingdoms
of our Lord,
and
of his Christ;
and
he shall reign
for ever and ever.
And the four
and twenty elders,
which sat before God
on their seats,
fell upon their faces,
and worshipped God,
Saying,
We give
thee thanks,
O LORD God Almighty,
which art,
and wast,
and art to come;
because
thou hast taken
to thee
thy great power,
and hast reigned.
And the nations
were angry,
and thy wrath
is come,
and the time
of the dead,
that they
should be judged,
and
that thou
shouldest give
reward unto thy servants
the prophets,
and
to the saints,
and
them that fear thy name,
small
and great;
and shouldest destroy them which
destroy the earth.
And
the temple
of God
was opened
in heaven,
and there was seen
in his temple
the ark
of his testament:
and there were
lightnings,
and voices,
and thunderings,
and an earthquake,
and great hail.
And there appeared
a great wonder
in heaven;
a woman
clothed
with the sun,
and the moon
under her feet,
and
upon her head
a crown
of twelve stars:
And
she being
with child cried,
travailing
in birth,
and pained
to be delivered.
And there appeared
another wonder
in heaven;
and behold
a great red dragon,
having seven heads
and ten horns,
and seven crowns
upon his heads.
And his tail
drew
the third part
of the stars
of heaven,
and did cast them
to the earth:
and the dragon
stood
before the woman which
was ready
to be delivered,
for to devour
her child
as soon as it
was born.
And
she brought forth
a man child,
who was to rule all nations
with a rod
of iron:
and her child
was caught up
unto God,
and
to his throne.
And the woman
fled
into the wilderness,
where she
hath a place prepared
of God,
that they
should feed her
there a thousand two hundred
and threescore days.
And there was
war in heaven:
Michael
and his angels
fought
against the dragon;
and the dragon
fought
and his angels,
And prevailed not;
neither was
their place found any more
in heaven.
And the great dragon
was cast out,
that old serpent,
called the Devil,
and Satan,
which deceiveth the whole world:
he was cast out
into the earth,
and his angels
were cast out with him.
And
I heard
a loud voice
saying in heaven,
Now is come salvation,
and strength,
and the kingdom
of our God,
and the power
of his Christ:
for the accuser
of our brethren
is cast down,
which accused them
before our God
day and night.
And
they overcame him by the blood
of the Lamb,
and by the word
of their testimony;
and
they loved not
their lives
unto the death.
Therefore rejoice,
ye heavens,
and
ye that
dwell in them.
Woe to the inhabiters
of the earth
and of the sea!
for the devil
is come down
unto you,
having great wrath,
because
he knoweth that
he hath
but a short time.
And
when the dragon
saw
that he
was cast
unto the earth,
he persecuted
the woman which
brought forth the man child.
And to the woman
were given
two wings
of a great eagle,
that she
might fly
into the wilderness,
into her place,
where she
is nourished
for a time,
and times,
and half
a time,
from the face
of the serpent.
And the serpent
cast
out of his mouth water
as a flood
after the woman,
that he
might cause
her
to be carried away
of the flood.
And the earth
helped the woman,
and the earth
opened her mouth,
and swallowed
up the flood
which the dragon
cast
out of his mouth.
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.
And I
stood
upon the sand
of the sea,
and saw
a beast rise up
out of the sea,
having seven heads
and ten horns,
and
upon his horns ten crowns,
and
upon his heads
the name
of blasphemy.
And the beast
which I
saw
was like
unto a leopard,
and his feet
were as the feet
of a bear,
and his mouth
as the mouth
of a lion:
and the dragon
gave him
his power,
and his seat,
and great authority.
And
I saw one
of his heads as it
were wounded
to death;
and his deadly wound
was healed:
and all
the world wondered
after the beast.
And they
worshipped
the dragon which
gave
power
unto the beast:
and
they worshipped
the beast,
saying,
Who is like
unto the beast?
who is able
to make
war with him?
And there was given
unto him a mouth
speaking great things
and blasphemies;
and power
was given
unto him to continue forty
and two months.
And he
opened
his mouth
in blasphemy
against God,
to blaspheme his name,
and his tabernacle,
and them that
dwell
in heaven.
And it
was given
unto him to make
war
with the saints,
and to overcome them:
and power
was given him
over all kindreds,
and tongues,
and nations.
And all that
dwell
upon the earth
shall worship him,
whose names
are not written
in the book
of life
of the Lamb
slain
from the foundation
of the world.
If any man
have an ear,
let him hear.
He that
leadeth into captivity
shall go
into captivity:
he that
killeth with the sword
must be killed
with the sword.
Here
is
the patience
and the faith
of the saints.
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.
And
he exerciseth all
the power
of the first beast
before him,
and causeth
the earth and them
which dwell therein
to worship
the first beast,
whose deadly wound
was healed.
And
he doeth great wonders,
so that
he maketh
fire
come down
from heaven
on the earth
in the sight
of men,
And deceiveth them
that dwell
on the earth
by the means
of those miracles
which he
had power
to do in the sight
of the beast;
saying to them
that dwell
on the earth,
that they
should make
an image
to the beast,
which had
the wound
by a sword,
and did live.
And
he had
power
to give life
unto the image
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.
And
he causeth all,
both small
and great,
rich
and poor,
free and bond,
to receive a mark
in their right hand,
or in their foreheads:
And that no man
might buy
or sell,
save
he that
had the mark,
or the name
of the beast,
or the number
of his name.
Here is wisdom.
Let him
that hath
understanding
count the number
of the beast:
for it
is the number
of a man;
and his number
is
Six hundred threescore
and six.
And I looked,
and,
lo,
a Lamb
stood
on the mount Sion,
and with him an hundred forty
and four thousand,
having
his Father's name
written
in their foreheads.
And I
heard
a voice
from heaven,
as the voice
of many waters,
and as the voice
of a great thunder:
and
I heard
the voice
of harpers
harping with their harps:
And
they sung as it
were a new song
before the throne,
and
before the four beasts,
and the elders:
and no man
could learn
that song
but the hundred
and forty
and four thousand,
which were redeemed
from the earth.
These are
they which
were not defiled
with women;
for they
are virgins.
These are
they
which follow
the Lamb
whithersoever
he goeth.
These were redeemed from
among men,
being the firstfruits
unto God
and to the Lamb.
And
in their mouth
was found no guile:
for they
are without fault
before the throne
of God.
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,
Saying
with a loud voice,
Fear God,
and give
glory to him;
for the hour
of his judgment
is come:
and worship him
that made heaven,
and earth,
and the sea,
and the fountains
of waters.
And there followed
another angel,
saying,
Babylon is fallen,
is fallen,
that great city,
because
she
made all
nations
drink
of the wine
of the wrath
of her fornication.
And the third angel
followed them,
saying
with a loud voice,
If any man
worship the beast
and his image,
and receive
his mark
in his forehead,
or in his hand,
The same
shall drink
of the wine
of the wrath
of God,
which is poured out
without mixture
into the cup
of his indignation;
and
he shall be tormented
with fire
and brimstone
in the presence
of the holy angels,
and
in the presence
of the Lamb:
And
the smoke
of their torment
ascendeth up
for ever
and ever:
and they
have
no rest day
nor night,
who worship
the beast
and his image,
and whosoever
receiveth
the mark
of his name.
Here is the patience
of the saints:
here
are
they that
keep
the commandments
of God,
and the faith
of Jesus.
And I
heard
a voice
from heaven
saying unto me,
Write,
Blessed are the dead
which die
in the Lord
from henceforth:
Yea,
saith the Spirit,
that they
may rest
from their labours;
and their works
do follow them.
And I looked,
and behold
a white cloud,
and
upon the cloud
one sat like
unto the Son
of man,
having
on his head
a golden crown,
and
in his hand
a sharp sickle.
And another
angel
came
out of the temple,
crying
with a loud voice
to him
that sat
on the cloud,
Thrust in thy sickle,
and reap:
for the time
is come
for thee to reap;
for the harvest
of the earth
is ripe.
And
he that
sat
on the cloud thrust
in his sickle
on the earth;
and the earth
was reaped.
And another
angel
came
out of the temple
which is in heaven,
he also having
a sharp sickle.
And another
angel
came out
from the altar,
which had
power over fire;
and cried
with a loud cry
to him
that had
the sharp sickle,
saying,
Thrust in thy sharp sickle,
and gather
the clusters
of the vine
of the earth;
for her grapes
are fully ripe.
And the angel
thrust
in his sickle
into the earth,
and gathered
the vine
of the earth,
and cast it
into the great winepress
of the wrath
of God.
And the winepress
was trodden
without the city,
and blood
came
out of the winepress,
even unto the horse bridles,
by the space
of a thousand
and six hundred furlongs.
And
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.
And
I saw as it
were a sea
of glass
mingled with fire:
and them
that had gotten
the victory
over the beast,
and
over his image,
and
over his mark,
and
over the number
of his name,
stand on the sea
of glass,
having the harps
of God.
And they
sing
the song
of Moses
the servant
of God,
and the song
of the Lamb,
saying,
Great
and marvellous
are
thy works,
Lord God Almighty;
just and true
are thy ways,
thou King
of saints.
Who shall not fear thee,
O Lord,
and glorify
thy name?
for thou only art holy:
for all nations
shall come
and worship
before thee;
for thy judgments
are made manifest.
And after that
I looked,
and,
behold,
the temple
of the tabernacle
of the testimony
in heaven
was opened:
And the seven angels
came
out of the temple,
having the seven plagues,
clothed
in pure
and white linen,
and having
their breasts
girded
with golden girdles.
And one
of the four beasts
gave unto the seven angels
seven golden vials
full of
the wrath of God,
who liveth for ever
and ever.
And the temple
was filled
with smoke
from the glory
of God,
and
from his power;
and no man
was able
to enter
into the temple,
till the seven plagues
of the seven angels
were fulfilled.
And
I heard
a great voice
out of the temple
saying
to the seven angels,
Go your ways,
and pour
out the vials
of the wrath
of God
upon the earth.
And the first went,
and poured
out his vial
upon the earth;
and there fell
a noisome
and grievous sore
upon the men
which had
the mark
of the beast,
and upon them which worshipped
his image.
And the second angel
poured
out his vial
upon the sea;
and it
became
as the blood
of a dead man:
and every living soul
died
in the sea.
And the third angel
poured
out his vial
upon the rivers
and fountains
of waters;
and
they became blood.
And I
heard
the angel
of the waters say,
Thou art righteous,
O Lord,
which art,
and wast,
and shalt be,
because
thou hast judged thus.
For they
have shed
the blood
of saints
and prophets,
and
thou hast given them blood
to drink;
for they
are worthy.
And I
heard
another
out of the altar say,
Even so,
Lord God Almighty,
true
and righteous
are thy judgments.
And the fourth angel
poured
out his vial
upon the sun;
and power
was given
unto him to scorch men
with fire.
And men
were scorched
with great heat,
and blasphemed
the name of God,
which hath
power
over these plagues:
and
they repented not
to give him glory.
And the fifth angel
poured
out his vial
upon the seat
of the beast;
and his kingdom
was full of darkness;
and they
gnawed
their tongues
for pain,
And blasphemed
the God
of heaven
because
of their pains
and their sores,
and repented not
of their deeds.
And the sixth angel
poured
out his vial
upon the great river Euphrates;
and the water
thereof was dried up,
that the way
of the kings
of the east
might be prepared.
And I
saw three unclean spirits
like frogs
come
out of the mouth
of the dragon,
and
out of the mouth
of the beast,
and
out of the mouth
of the false prophet.
For they are
the spirits
of devils,
working miracles,
which go forth
unto the kings
of the earth
and of the whole world,
to gather them
to the battle
of that
great day
of God Almighty.
Behold,
I come
as a thief.
Blessed
is
he that watcheth,
and keepeth his garments,
lest
he walk naked,
and
they see
his shame.
And he
gathered
them together
into a place
called in
the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
And the seventh angel
poured
out his vial
into the air;
and there came
a great voice
out of the temple
of heaven,
from the throne,
saying,
It is done.
And there were voices,
and thunders,
and lightnings;
and there was
a great earthquake,
such as was not
since men
were upon the earth,
so mighty an earthquake,
and so great.
And the great city
was divided
into three parts,
and the cities
of the nations fell:
and great Babylon
came
in remembrance
before God,
to give
unto her the cup
of the wine
of the fierceness
of his wrath.
And every island
fled away,
and the mountains
were not found.
And there fell
upon men
a great hail
out of heaven,
every stone
about the weight
of a talent:
and men
blasphemed God
because of the plague
of the hail;
for the plague
thereof was exceeding great.
And there came
one
of the seven angels
which had
the seven vials,
and
talked with me,
saying unto me,
Come hither;
I will shew
unto thee the judgment
of the great whore
that sitteth upon many waters:
With whom the kings
of the earth
have committed
fornication,
and
the inhabitants
of the earth
have been made
drunk with the wine
of her fornication.
So he
carried me away
in the spirit
into the wilderness:
and I
saw
a woman
sit
upon a scarlet coloured beast,
full of names
of blasphemy,
having seven heads
and ten horns.
And the woman
was arrayed
in purple
and scarlet colour,
and decked
with gold
and precious stones
and pearls,
having a golden cup
in her hand full of abominations
and filthiness
of her fornication:
And
upon her forehead
was a name written,
MYSTERY,
BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND
ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
And
I saw
the woman drunken
with the blood
of the saints,
and
with the blood
of the martyrs
of Jesus:
and
when I
saw her,
I wondered
with great admiration.
And the angel
said unto me,
Wherefore
didst thou marvel?
I will tell thee
the mystery
of the woman,
and of the beast
that carrieth her,
which hath
the seven heads
and ten horns.
The beast
that thou sawest was,
and is not;
and shall ascend
out of the bottomless pit,
and go
into perdition:
and
they that
dwell
on the earth
shall wonder,
whose names
were not written
in the book
of life
from the foundation
of the world,
when
they behold
the beast
that was,
and is not,
and yet is.
And here
is the mind
which hath wisdom.
The seven heads
are seven mountains,
on which the woman sitteth.
And there are
seven kings:
five are fallen,
and one is,
and the other
is not yet come;
and
when he cometh,
he must continue
a short space.
And the beast
that was,
and is not,
even
he is the eighth,
and is of the seven,
and goeth into perdition.
And the ten horns which
thou sawest
are ten kings,
which have received no kingdom
as yet;
but receive
power
as kings one hour
with the beast.
These have
one mind,
and shall give
their power
and strength
unto the beast.
These shall make
war with the Lamb,
and the Lamb
shall overcome them:
for he
is Lord of lords,
and King
of kings:
and they
that are with him
are called,
and chosen,
and faithful.
And
he saith unto me,
The waters which
thou sawest,
where the whore sitteth,
are peoples,
and multitudes,
and nations,
and tongues.
And the ten horns
which thou
sawest upon the beast,
these shall hate
the whore,
and shall make
her desolate
and naked,
and shall eat
her flesh,
and burn her
with fire.
For God
hath put in their hearts
to fulfil his will,
and to agree,
and give
their kingdom
unto the beast,
until the words
of God
shall be fulfilled.
And the woman which
thou sawest
is that great city,
which reigneth over the kings
of the earth.
And
after these things
I saw another
angel
come down
from heaven,
having great power;
and the earth
was lightened
with his glory.
And
he cried mightily
with a strong voice,
saying,
Babylon the great
is fallen,
is fallen,
and is become
the habitation
of devils,
and the hold
of every foul spirit,
and a cage
of every unclean
and hateful bird.
For all nations
have drunk
of the wine
of the wrath
of her fornication,
and the kings
of the earth
have committed fornication
with her,
and the merchants
of the earth
are waxed rich
through the abundance
of her delicacies.
And
I heard another voice
from heaven,
saying,
Come out of her,
my people,
that ye
be not partakers
of her sins,
and that
ye receive not
of her plagues.
For her sins
have reached
unto heaven,
and God
hath remembered
her iniquities.
Reward her
even as
she rewarded you,
and double
unto her double
according to her works:
in the cup
which she
hath filled
fill
to her double.
How much
she hath glorified herself,
and lived deliciously,
so much torment
and sorrow
give her:
for she
saith in her heart,
I sit a queen,
and am no widow,
and shall see
no sorrow.
Therefore shall
her plagues
come in
one day,
death,
and mourning,
and famine;
and
she shall be utterly burned
with fire:
for strong
is the Lord God
who judgeth her.
And the kings
of the earth,
who have committed fornication
and lived deliciously
with her,
shall bewail her,
and lament
for her,
when they
shall see
the smoke
of her burning,
Standing afar
off for the fear
of her torment,
saying,
Alas,
alas
that great city Babylon,
that mighty city!
for in one hour
is
thy judgment come.
And the merchants
of the earth
shall weep
and mourn
over her;
for no man
buyeth their merchandise any more:
The merchandise
of gold,
and silver,
and precious stones,
and of pearls,
and fine linen,
and purple,
and silk,
and scarlet,
and all thyine wood,
and all manner vessels
of ivory,
and all manner vessels
of most precious wood,
and of brass,
and iron,
and marble,
And cinnamon,
and odours,
and ointments,
and frankincense,
and wine,
and oil,
and fine flour,
and wheat,
and beasts,
and sheep,
and horses,
and chariots,
and slaves,
and souls
of men.
And the fruits
that thy soul
lusted after
are departed
from thee,
and all things which
were dainty
and goodly
are departed
from thee,
and
thou shalt find them no more
at all.
The merchants
of these things,
which were made rich
by her,
shall stand afar
off for the fear
of her torment,
weeping and wailing,
And saying,
Alas,
alas
that great city,
that was clothed
in fine linen,
and purple,
and scarlet,
and decked
with gold,
and precious stones,
and pearls!
For in one hour
so great riches
is come
to nought.
And every shipmaster,
and all
the company
in ships,
and sailors,
and as many
as trade by sea,
stood afar off,
And cried
when they
saw the smoke
of her burning,
saying,
What city
is like
unto this great city!
And
they cast
dust
on their heads,
and cried,
weeping and wailing,
saying,
Alas,
alas
that great city,
wherein were made
rich all
that had
ships in the sea
by reason
of her costliness!
for in one hour
is
she made desolate.
Rejoice over her,
thou heaven,
and
ye holy apostles
and prophets;
for God
hath avenged you
on her.
And a mighty angel
took up
a stone like
a great millstone,
and cast it
into the sea,
saying,
Thus
with violence
shall
that great city Babylon
be thrown down,
and shall be found no more
at all.
And the voice
of harpers,
and musicians,
and of pipers,
and trumpeters,
shall be heard no more at
all in thee;
and no craftsman,
of whatsoever craft
he be,
shall be found any more
in thee;
and
the sound
of a millstone
shall be heard no more at
all in thee;
And
the light
of a candle
shall shine no more at
all in thee;
and the voice
of the bridegroom
and of the bride
shall be heard no more at
all in thee:
for thy merchants
were the great men
of the earth;
for by thy sorceries
were all
nations deceived.
And in her
was found
the blood
of prophets,
and of saints,
and
of all
that were slain
upon the earth.
And
after these things
I heard
a great voice
of much people
in heaven,
saying,
Alleluia;
Salvation,
and glory,
and honour,
and power,
unto the Lord our God:
For true
and righteous
are his judgments:
for he
hath judged
the great whore,
which did corrupt
the earth
with her fornication,
and hath avenged
the blood
of his servants
at her hand.
And
again
they said,
Alleluia And her smoke
rose up
for ever and ever.
And the four
and twenty elders
and the four beasts
fell down
and worshipped
God that
sat
on the throne,
saying,
Amen;
Alleluia.
And a voice
came
out of the throne,
saying,
Praise our God,
all
ye his servants,
and
ye that fear him,
both small
and great.
And
I heard as it
were the voice
of a great multitude,
and as the voice
of many waters,
and as the voice
of mighty thunderings,
saying,
Alleluia:
for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Let us
be glad
and rejoice,
and give
honour to him:
for the marriage
of the Lamb
is come,
and his wife
hath made herself ready.
And to her
was granted
that she
should be arrayed
in fine linen,
clean
and white:
for the fine
linen is the righteousness
of saints.
And
he saith unto me,
Write,
Blessed
are
they which
are called
unto the marriage supper
of the Lamb.
And
he saith unto me,
These
are
the true sayings
of God.
And
I fell
at his feet
to worship him.
And
he said unto me,
See
thou do it not:
I am thy fellowservant,
and of thy brethren
that have
the testimony
of Jesus:
worship God:
for the testimony
of Jesus
is the spirit
of prophecy.
And I
saw heaven opened,
and behold
a white horse;
and he
that sat
upon him was called Faithful
and True,
and
in righteousness
he doth judge
and make war.
His eyes
were as a flame
of fire,
and on his head
were many crowns;
and
he had
a name written,
that no man knew,
but he himself.
And
he was clothed
with a vesture
dipped in blood:
and his name
is called The Word
of God.
And the armies
which were in heaven
followed him
upon white horses,
clothed
in fine linen,
white
and clean.
And out of his mouth
goeth a sharp sword,
that with it
he should smite
the nations:
and
he shall rule them
with a rod
of iron:
and he
treadeth
the winepress
of the fierceness
and wrath
of Almighty God.
And
he hath
on his vesture
and on his thigh
a name written,
KING OF KINGS,
AND LORD OF LORDS.
And
I saw
an angel
standing in the sun;
and he
cried
with a loud voice,
saying
to all the fowls
that fly
in the midst
of heaven,
Come
and gather yourselves
together
unto the supper
of the great God;
That ye
may eat
the flesh
of kings,
and the flesh
of captains,
and the flesh
of mighty men,
and the flesh
of horses,
and of them that
sit on them,
and the flesh
of all men,
both free
and bond,
both small
and great.
And
I saw the beast,
and the kings
of the earth,
and their armies,
gathered together
to make
war against him
that sat
on the horse,
and
against his army.
And the beast
was taken,
and with him the false prophet
that wrought miracles
before him,
with which
he deceived them
that had received
the mark
of the beast,
and them
that worshipped
his image.
These both
were cast alive
into a lake
of fire
burning with brimstone.
And the remnant
were slain
with the sword
of him that sat
upon the horse,
which sword
proceeded
out of his mouth:
and all
the fowls
were filled
with their flesh.
And
I saw
an angel
come down
from heaven,
having the key
of the bottomless pit
and a great chain
in his hand.
And
he laid
hold on
the dragon,
that old serpent,
which is the Devil,
and Satan,
and bound him
a thousand years,
And cast him
into the bottomless pit,
and shut him up,
and set
a seal
upon him,
that he
should deceive
the nations no more,
till the thousand years
should be fulfilled:
and
after that
he must be loosed
a little season.
And
I saw thrones,
and
they
sat upon them,
and judgment
was given unto them:
and I
saw the souls
of them that
were beheaded
for the witness
of Jesus,
and for the word
of God,
and which
had not worshipped
the beast,
neither his image,
neither had received
his mark
upon their foreheads,
or in their hands;
and
they lived
and reigned
with Christ
a thousand years.
But the rest
of the dead
lived not again until
the thousand years
were finished.
This is the first resurrection.
Blessed
and holy
is
he that
hath
part
in the first resurrection:
on such
the second death
hath
no power,
but
they shall be priests
of God
and of Christ,
and shall reign
with him a thousand years.
And
when the thousand years
are expired,
Satan shall be loosed
out of his prison,
And shall
go out
to deceive the nations which
are in the four
quarters
of the earth,
Gog,
and Magog,
to gather
them together
to battle:
the number
of whom is
as the sand
of the sea.
And
they went up on the breadth
of the earth,
and compassed
the camp
of the saints about,
and the beloved city:
and fire
came down
from God
out of heaven,
and devoured them.
And the devil
that deceived them
was cast
into the lake
of fire
and brimstone,
where the beast
and the false prophet are,
and shall be tormented day and night
for ever and ever.
And
I saw
a great white throne,
and him
that sat on it,
from whose face
the earth
and the heaven
fled away;
and there was found
no place for them.
And
I saw the dead,
small
and great,
stand before God;
and the books
were opened:
and another book
was opened,
which is the book
of life:
and the dead
were judged
out of those things
which were written
in the books,
according to their works.
And the sea
gave up
the dead
which were in it;
and death and
hell
delivered
up the dead
which were in them:
and
they were judged every man
according to their works.
And death
and hell
were cast
into the lake
of fire.
This is the second death.
And whosoever
was not found
written
in the book
of life
was cast
into the lake
of fire.
And
I saw
a new heaven
and a new earth:
for the first heaven
and the first earth
were passed away;
and there was
no more sea.
And I John
saw the holy city,
new Jerusalem,
coming down
from God
out of heaven,
prepared
as a bride
adorned
for her husband.
And I
heard
a great voice
out of heaven saying,
Behold,
the tabernacle
of God
is with men,
and
he will dwell with them,
and
they shall be
his people,
and God himself
shall be with them,
and be
their God.
And God
shall wipe
away all
tears
from their eyes;
and there shall be
no more death,
neither sorrow,
nor crying,
neither shall there be any more
pain:
for the former things
are passed away.
And he
that sat
upon the throne said,
Behold,
I make all things new.
And
he said unto me,
Write:
for these words
are true
and faithful.
And
he said unto me,
It is done.
I am Alpha
and Omega,
the beginning
and the end.
I will give
unto him that is athirst
of the fountain
of the water
of life freely.
He that
overcometh
shall inherit
all things;
and
I will be
his God,
and
he shall be
my son.
But the fearful,
and unbelieving,
and the abominable,
and murderers,
and whoremongers,
and sorcerers,
and idolaters,
and all liars,
shall have their part
in the lake
which burneth
with fire
and brimstone:
which is the second death.
And there came
unto me one
of the seven angels which
had the seven vials full of
the seven last plagues,
and
talked with me,
saying,
Come hither,
I will shew thee
the bride,
the Lamb's wife.
And
he carried me away
in the spirit
to a great
and high mountain,
and shewed me
that great city,
the holy Jerusalem,
descending out of heaven
from God,
Having the glory
of God:
and her light
was like
unto a stone most precious,
even like
a jasper stone,
clear
as crystal;
And had
a wall great
and high,
and had
twelve gates,
and
at the gates twelve angels,
and names
written thereon,
which are the names
of the twelve tribes
of the children
of Israel:
On the east three gates;
on the north three gates;
on the south three gates;
and
on the west three gates.
And the wall
of the city
had twelve foundations,
and in them the names
of the twelve apostles
of the Lamb.
And he
that talked
with me had
a golden reed
to measure the city,
and the gates
thereof,
and the wall
thereof.
And the city
lieth foursquare,
and the length
is as large
as the breadth:
and he
measured
the city
with the reed,
twelve thousand furlongs.
The length
and the breadth
and the height of it
are equal.
And he
measured
the wall thereof,
an hundred
and forty
and four cubits,
according to the measure
of a man,
that is,
of the angel.
And the building
of the wall of it
was of jasper:
and the city
was pure gold,
like unto clear glass.
And the foundations
of the wall
of the city
were garnished with all manner
of precious stones.
The first foundation
was jasper;
the second,
sapphire;
the third,
a chalcedony;
the fourth,
an emerald;
The fifth,
sardonyx;
the sixth,
sardius;
the seventh,
chrysolyte;
the eighth,
beryl;
the ninth,
a topaz;
the tenth,
a chrysoprasus;
the eleventh,
a jacinth;
the twelfth,
an amethyst.
And the twelve gates
were twelve pearls:
every several gate
was of one pearl:
and the street
of the city
was pure gold,
as it were transparent glass.
And I
saw
no temple therein:
for the Lord God Almighty
and the Lamb
are the temple of it.
And the city
had no
need
of the sun,
neither of the moon,
to shine in it:
for the glory
of God
did lighten it,
and the Lamb
is
the light thereof.
And the nations
of them which
are saved
shall walk
in the light of it:
and the kings
of the earth
do bring
their glory
and honour
into it.
And the gates of it
shall not be shut at
all by day:
for there shall be
no night there.
And
they shall bring
the glory
and honour
of the nations
into it.
And there shall
in no wise
enter into it
any thing
that defileth,
neither whatsoever worketh
abomination,
or maketh a lie:
but
they which
are written in the Lamb's book
of life.
And he
shewed me
a pure river
of water of life,
clear as crystal,
proceeding
out of the throne
of God
and of the Lamb.
In the midst
of the street of it,
and
on either side
of the river,
was there
the tree of life,
which bare
twelve manner
of fruits,
and yielded
her fruit every month:
and
the leaves
of the tree
were for the healing
of the nations.
And there shall be
no more curse:
but the throne
of God
and of the Lamb
shall be in it;
and his servants
shall serve him:
And
they shall see
his face;
and his name
shall be
in their foreheads.
And there shall be
no night there;
and
they need
no candle,
neither light
of the sun;
for the Lord God
giveth them light:
and
they shall reign
for ever and ever.
And
he said unto me,
These sayings
are faithful
and true:
and the Lord God
of the holy prophets
sent his angel
to shew
unto his servants
the things which
must shortly be done.
Behold,
I come quickly:
blessed
is
he that
keepeth
the sayings
of the prophecy
of this book.
And I John
saw these things,
and heard them.
And
when I
had heard
and seen,
I fell down
to worship
before the feet
of the angel
which shewed me
these things.
Then saith
he unto me,
See
thou do it not:
for I
am thy fellowservant,
and of thy brethren
the prophets,
and of them which
keep the sayings
of this book:
worship God.
And
he saith unto me,
Seal
not the sayings
of the prophecy
of this book:
for the time
is at hand.
He that is unjust,
let him
be unjust still:
and he which
is filthy,
let him
be filthy still:
and
he that is righteous,
let him
be righteous still:
and
he that is holy,
let him
be holy still.
And,
behold,
I come quickly;
and my reward
is with me,
to give
every man
according
as his work
shall be.
I am Alpha
and Omega,
the beginning
and the end,
the first
and the last.
Blessed
are
they that
do his commandments,
that they
may have
right
to the tree
of life,
and may enter in
through the gates
into the city.
For without are dogs,
and sorcerers,
and whoremongers,
and murderers,
and idolaters,
and whosoever
loveth and maketh a lie.
I Jesus
have sent
mine angel
to testify
unto you
these things
in the churches.
I am the root
and the offspring
of David,
and the bright
and morning star.
And the Spirit
and the bride say,
Come.
And let him
that heareth say,
Come.
And let him
that is athirst
come.
And whosoever will,
let him
take the water
of life freely.
For I
testify
unto every man
that heareth the words
of the prophecy
of this book,
If any man
shall add
unto these things,
God shall add
unto him the plagues
that are written
in this book:
And if any man
shall take away
from the words
of the book
of this prophecy,
God shall take away
his part
out of the book
of life,
and out of the holy city,
and
from the things
which are written
in this book.
He which
testifieth
these things saith,
Surely I come quickly.
Amen.
Even so,
come,
Lord Jesus.
The grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ
be with you all.
Amen.