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DIVINE REVELATIONS –

PART II

THE HERO RETURNS TO HIS KINGDOM

After Jesus rose from the dead He was with his disciples for 40 days and then was taken
up into the clouds. While his disciples were gazing at his disappearing form two angels
appeared to them and said, “O men of Galilee, why are you looking up into heaven? This
Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come again, in the same way as you
saw him go into heaven.”

Now as to where Jesus went and when He will come back and how He will come back
this all He revealed to his disciple John who was banished to the island of Patmos for
being a witness of Christ.

This is what God showed to Jesus Christ, so that he could tell his servants what must
happen soon. Christ then sent his angel with the message to his servant John. And John
told everything that he had seen about God's message and about what Jesus Christ had
said and done. God will bless everyone who reads this prophecy to others, and he will
bless everyone who hears and obeys it. The time is almost here.

GREETINGS FROM JOHN

From John to the seven groups of devotees in Asia. I pray that you will be blessed with
kindness and peace from God, who is and was and is coming. May you receive kindness
and peace from the seven spirits before the throne of God. May kindness and peace be
yours from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness. Jesus was the first to conquer death, and
he is the ruler of all earthly kings. Christ loves us, and by his blood he set us free from
our sins. He lets us rule as kings and serve God his Father as priests. To him be glory and
power forever and ever! Amen. Look! He is coming with the clouds. Everyone will see
him, even the ones who stuck a sword through him. All people on earth will weep
because of him. Yes, it will happen! Amen. The Lord God says, "I am Alpha and Omega,
the one who is and was and is coming. I am God All-Powerful!" I am John, a follower

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together with all of you. We suffer because Jesus is our king, but he gives us the
strength to endure. I was sent to Patmos Island, because I had preached God's message
and had told about Jesus.

THE HERO – DIVINE HEAVENLY FORM

On the Lord's day the Spirit took control of me, and behind me I heard a loud voice that
sounded like a trumpet. The voice said, "Write in a book what you see. Then send it to
the seven groups of devotees in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis,
Philadelphia, and Laodicea." When I turned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven
gold lamp-stands. There with the lamp-stands was someone who seemed to be the Son
of Man. He was wearing a robe that reached down to his feet, and a gold cloth was
wrapped around his chest. His head and his hair were white as wool or snow, and his
eyes looked like flames of fire. His feet were glowing like bronze being heated in a
furnace, and his voice sounded like the roar of raging waters of a waterfall. He held
seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword was coming from his
mouth. His face was shining as bright as the sun at noon. When I saw him, I fell at his
feet like a dead person. But he put his right hand on me and said: Don't be afraid! I am
the first, the last, and the living one. I died, but now I am alive forevermore, and I have
the keys to death and hell, the world of the dead. Write what you have seen and what is
and what will happen after these things. I will explain the mystery of the seven stars
that you saw at my right side and the seven gold lamp-stands. The seven stars are the
angels of the seven churches, and the lamp-stands are the seven churches.

THE HERO’S MESSAGE TO HIS GROUPS OF DEVOTEES

Ephusus
This is what you must write to the angel of the devotees in Ephesus: I am the one
who holds the seven stars in my right hand, and I walk among the seven gold
lamp stands. Listen to what I say. I know everything you have done, including
your hard work and how you have endured. I know you won't put up with anyone
who is evil. When some people pretended to be apostles, you tested them and
found out that they were liars. You have endured and gone through hard times
because of me, and you have not given up. But I do have something against you!
And it is this: You don't have as much love as you used to. Think about where you
have fallen from, and then turn back and do as you did at first. If you don't turn
back, I will come and take away your lamp stand. But there is one thing you are

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doing right. You hate what the Nicolaitans are doing, and so do I. If you have ears,
listen to what the Spirit says to the devotees. I will let everyone who wins the
victory eat from the life-giving tree in God's wonderful garden.

Smyrna
This is what you must write to the angel of the devotees in Smyrna: I am the first
and the last. I died, but now I am alive! Listen to what I say. I know how much you
suffer and how poor you are, but you are rich. I also know the cruel things being
said about you by people who claim to be Jews. But they are not really Jews. They
are a group that belongs to Satan. Don't worry about what you will suffer. The
devil will throw some of you into jail, and you will be tested and made to suffer
for ten days. But if you are faithful until you die, I will reward you with a glorious
life. If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the devotees. Whoever wins
the victory will not be hurt by the second death.

Pergamos
This is what you must write to the angel of the devotees in Pergamum: I am the
one who has the sharp double-edged sword! Listen to what I say. I know that you
live where Satan has his throne. But you have kept true to my name. Right there
where Satan lives, my faithful witness Antipas was taken from you and put to
death. Even then you did not give up your faith in me. I do have a few things
against you. Some of you are following the teaching of Balaam. Long ago he told
Balak to teach the people of Israel to eat food that had been offered to idols and
to be immoral. Now some of you are following the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
Turn back! If you don't, I will come quickly and fight against these people. And my
words will cut like a sword. If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the
devotees. To everyone who wins the victory, I will give some of the hidden food. I
will also give each one a white stone with a new name written on it. No one will
know that name except the one who is given the stone.

Thayatira
This is what you must write to the angel of the devotees in Thyatira: I am the Son
of God! My eyes are like flames of fire, and my feet are like bronze. Listen to
what I say. I know everything about you, including your love, your faith, your
service, and how you have endured. I know that you are doing more now than
you have ever done before. But I still have something against you because of that
woman Jezebel. She calls herself a prophet, and you let her teach and mislead my
servants to do immoral things and to eat food offered to idols. I gave her a
chance to turn from her sins, but she did not want to stop doing these immoral
things. I am going to strike down Jezebel. Everyone who does these immoral

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things with her will also be punished, if they don't stop. I will even kill her
followers. Then all the devotees will see that I know everyone's thoughts and
feelings. I will treat each of you as you deserve. Some of you in Thyatira don't
follow Jezebel's teaching. You don't know anything about what her followers call
the "deep secrets of Satan." So I won't burden you down with any other
commands. But until I come, you must hold firmly to the teaching you have. I will
give power over the nations to everyone who wins the victory and keeps on
obeying me until the end. I will give each of them the same power that my Father
has given me. They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash those nations
to pieces like clay pots. I will also give them the morning star. If you have ears,
listen to what the Spirit says to the devotees.

Sardis
This is what you must write to the angel of the devotees in Sardis: I have the
seven spirits of God and the seven stars. Listen to what I say. I know what you are
doing. Everyone may think you are alive, but you are dead. Wake up! You have
only a little strength left, and it is almost gone. So try to become stronger. I have
found that you are not completely obeying God. Remember the teaching that you
were given and that you heard. Hold firmly to it and turn from your sins. If you
don't wake up, I will come when you least expect it, just as a thief does. A few of
you in Sardis have not dirtied your clothes with sin. You will walk with me in
white clothes, because you are worthy. Everyone who wins the victory will wear
white clothes. Their names will not be erased from the book of life, and I will tell
my Father and his angels that they are my followers. If you have ears, listen to
what the Spirit says to the devotees.
(Rev 3:1-6)

Philadelphia
This is what you must write to the angel of the devotees in Philadelphia: I am the
one who is holy and true, and I have the keys that belonged to David. When I
open a door, no one can close it. And when I close a door, no one can open it.
Listen to what I say. I know everything you have done. And I have placed before
you an open door that no one can close. You were not very strong, but you
obeyed my message and did not deny that you are my followers. Now you will
see what I will do with those people who belong to Satan's group. They claim to
be Jews, but they are liars. I will make them come and kneel down at your feet.
Then they will know that I love you. You obeyed my message and endured. So I
will protect you from the time of testing that everyone in all the world must go
through. I am coming soon. So hold firmly to what you have, and no one will take
away the crown that you will be given as your reward. Everyone who wins the

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victory will be made into a pillar in the temple of my God, and they will stay there
forever. I will write on each of them the name of my God and the name of his
city. It is the new Jerusalem that my God will send down from heaven. I will also
write on them my own new name. If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says
to the devotees.

Laodecia
This is what you must write to the angel of the devotees in Laodicea: I am the one
called Amen! I am the faithful and true witness and the source of God's creation.
Listen to what I say. I know everything you have done, and you are not cold or
hot. I wish you were either one or the other. But since you are lukewarm and
neither cold nor hot, I will spit you out of my mouth. You claim to be rich and
successful and to have everything you need. But you don't know how bad off you
are. You are pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. Buy your gold from me. It has been
refined in a fire, and it will make you rich. Buy white clothes from me. Wear them
and you can cover up your shameful nakedness. Buy medicine for your eyes, so
that you will be able to see. I correct and punish everyone I love. So make up your
minds to turn away from your sins. Listen! I am standing and knocking at your
door. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and we will eat
together. Everyone who wins the victory will sit with me on my throne, just as I
won the victory and sat with my Father on his throne. If you have ears, listen to
what the Spirit says to the devotees.

THE HERO’S DWELLING PLACE

After this, I looked and saw a door that opened into heaven. Then the voice that had
spoken to me at first and that sounded like a trumpet said, "Come up here! I will show
you what must happen next." Right then the Spirit took control of me, and there in
heaven I saw a throne and someone sitting on it. The one who was sitting there sparkled
bright red like precious stones of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow that looked like an
emerald surrounded the throne. Twenty-four other thrones were in a circle around that
throne. And on each of these thrones there was an elder dressed in white clothes and
wearing a gold crown. Flashes of lightning and roars of thunder came out from the
throne in the center of the circle. Seven torches, which are the seven spirits of God,
were burning in front of the throne. Also in front of the throne was something that
looked like a glass sea, clear as crystal. Around the throne between the throne and the
elders were four living creatures covered front and back with eyes. The first creature
was like a lion, the second one was like a bull, the third one had the face of a human,
and the fourth was like a flying eagle. Each of the four living creatures had six wings, and

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their bodies were covered with eyes. Day and night they never stopped singing, "Holy,
holy, holy is the Lord, the all-powerful God, who was and is and is coming!" The living
creatures kept praising, honoring, and thanking the one who sits on the throne and who
lives forever and ever. At the same time the twenty-four elders knelt down before the
one sitting on the throne. And as they worshiped the one who lives forever, they placed
their crowns in front of the throne and said, "Our Lord and God, you are worthy to
receive glory, honor, and power. You created all things, and by your decision they are
and were created."

THE HERO (THE LION - LAMB) IS WORSHIPPED BY ALL IN HEAVEN AND EARTH

In the right hand of the one sitting on the throne I saw a scroll that had writing on the
inside and on the outside. And it was sealed in seven places. I saw a mighty angel ask
with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?" No one in
heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or see inside it. I cried
hard because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or see inside it. Then one of
the elders said to me, "Stop crying and look! The one who is called both the 'Lion from
the Tribe of Judah' and 'King David's Great Descendant' has won the victory. He will
open the book and its seven seals." Then I looked and saw a Lamb standing in the center
of the throne that was surrounded by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb
looked as if it had once been offered as a sacrifice. It had seven horns and seven eyes,
which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out to all the earth. The Lamb went over and
took the scroll from the right hand of the one who sat on the throne. After he had taken
it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders knelt down before him. Each of
them had a harp and a gold bowl full of incense, which are the prayers of God's people.
Then they sang a new song, "You are worthy to receive the scroll and open its seals,
because you were sacrificed. And with your own blood you bought for God people from
every tribe, language, nation, and race. You let them become kings and serve God as
priests, and they will rule on earth." As I looked, I heard the voices of a lot of angels
around the throne and the voices of the living creatures and of the elders. There were
millions and millions of them, and they were saying in a loud voice, "The Lamb who was
killed is worthy to receive power, riches, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and praise."
Then I heard all beings in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and in the sea
offer praise. Together, all of them were saying, "Praise, honor, glory, and strength
forever and ever to the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb!" The four living
creatures said "Amen," while the elders knelt down and worshiped.

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THE HERO BREAKS THE SEALS AND JUDGEMENT OF EARTH BEGINS

At the same time that I saw the Lamb open the first of the seven seals, I heard one of
the four living creatures shout with a voice like thunder. It said, "Come out!" Then I saw
a white horse. Its rider carried a bow and was given a crown. He had already won some
victories, and he went out to win more.

When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come
out!" Then another horse came out. It was fiery red. And its rider was given the power
to take away all peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. He
was also given a big sword.

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come out!"
Then I saw a black horse, and its rider had a balance scale in one hand. I heard what
sounded like a voice from somewhere among the four living creatures. It said, "A quart
of wheat will cost you a whole day's wages! Three quarts of barley will cost you a day's
wages too. But don't ruin the olive oil or the wine."

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature
say, "Come out!" Then I saw a pale colored horse. Its rider was named Death, and
Death's Kingdom followed behind. They were given power over one fourth of the earth,
and they could kill its people with swords, famines, diseases, and wild animals.

When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of everyone who
had been killed for speaking God's message and telling about their faith. They shouted,
"Master, you are holy and faithful! How long will it be before you judge and punish the
people of this earth who killed us?" Then each of those who had been killed was given a
white robe and told to rest for a little while. They had to wait until the complete number
of the Lord's other servants and followers would be killed.

When I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, I looked and saw a great earthquake. The sun
turned as dark as sackcloth, and the moon became as red as blood. The stars in the sky
fell to earth, just like figs shaken loose by a windstorm. Then the sky was rolled up like a
scroll, and all mountains and islands were moved from their places. The kings of the
earth, its famous people, and its military leaders hid in caves or behind rocks on the
mountains. They hid there together with the rich and the powerful and with all the
slaves and free people. Then they shouted to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us!

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Hide us from the one who sits on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb. That
terrible day has come! God and the Lamb will show their anger, and who can face it?"

MARTYRS WORSHIP THE HERO

After this I saw four angels. Each one was standing on one of the earth's four corners.
The angels held back the four winds, so that no wind would blow on the earth or on the
sea or on any tree. These angels had also been given the power to harm the earth and
the sea. Then I saw another angel come up from where the sun rises in the east, and he
was ready to put the mark of the living God on people. He shouted to the four angels,
"Don't harm the earth or the sea or any tree! Wait until I have marked the foreheads of
the servants of our God." Then I heard how many people had been marked on the
forehead. There were one hundred forty-four thousand, and they came from every tribe
of Israel.

After this, I saw a large crowd with more people than could be counted. They were from
every race, tribe, nation, and language, and they stood before the throne and before the
Lamb. They wore white robes and held palm branches in their hands, as they shouted,
"Our God, who sits upon the throne, has the power to save his people, and so does the
Lamb." The angels who stood around the throne knelt in front of it with their faces to
the ground. The elders and the four living creatures knelt there with them. Then they all
worshiped God and said, "Let it be so! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanks, honor, power, and
strength belong to our God forever and ever! Let it be so!" One of the elders asked me,
"Do you know who these people are that are dressed in white robes? Do you know
where they come from?" "Sir," I answered, "you must know." Then he told me: "These
are the ones who have gone through the great suffering. They have washed their robes
in the blood of the Lamb and have made them white. And so they stand before the
throne of God and worship him in his temple day and night. The one who sits on the
throne will spread his tent over them. They will never hunger or thirst again, and they
won't be troubled by the sun or any scorching heat. The Lamb in the center of the
throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to streams of life-giving water, and God
will wipe all tears from their eyes."

HERO CONTINUES TO JUDGE THE EARTH

When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an
hour. I noticed that the seven angels who stood before God were each given a trumpet.

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Another angel, who had a gold container for incense, came and stood at the altar. This
one was given a lot of incense to offer with the prayers of God's people on the gold altar
in front of the throne. Then the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of
God's people, went up to God from the hand of the angel. After this, the angel filled the
incense container with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth. Thunder roared,
lightning flashed, and the earth shook. The seven angels now got ready to blow their
trumpets.

THE HEAVENS ARE SHAKEN

When the first angel blew his trumpet, hail and fire mixed with blood were thrown
down on the earth. A third of the earth, a third of the trees, and a third of all green
plants were burned.

When the second angel blew his trumpet, something like a great fiery mountain was
thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood, a third of the living creatures in
the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

When the third angel blew his trumpet, a great star fell from heaven. It was burning like
a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on a third of the springs of water. The
name of the star was Bitter, and a third of the water turned bitter. Many people died
because the water was so bitter.

When the fourth angel blew his trumpet, a third of the sun, a third of the moon, and a
third of the stars were struck. They each lost a third of their light. So during a third of
the day there was no light, and a third of the night was also without light.

Then I looked and saw a lone eagle flying across the sky. It was shouting, "Trouble,
trouble, trouble to everyone who lives on earth! The other three angels are now going
to blow their trumpets."

PEOPLE TORMENTED WITH DEMONS

When the fifth angel blew his trumpet, I saw a star fall from the sky to earth. It was
given the key to the tunnel that leads down to the deep pit. As it opened the tunnel,
smoke poured out like the smoke of a great furnace. The sun and the air turned dark
because of the smoke. Locusts came out of the smoke and covered the earth. They were
given the same power that scorpions have. The locusts were told not to harm the grass
on the earth or any plant or any tree. They were to punish only those people who did

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not have God's mark on their foreheads. The locusts were allowed to make them suffer
for five months, but not to kill them. The suffering they caused was like the sting of a
scorpion. In those days people will want to die, but they will not be able to. They will
hope for death, but it will escape from them. These locusts looked like horses ready for
battle. On their heads they wore something like gold crowns, and they had human faces.
Their hair was like a woman's long hair, and their teeth were like those of a lion. On
their chests they wore armor made of iron. Their wings roared like an army of horse-
drawn chariots rushing into battle. Their tails were like a scorpion's tail with a stinger
that had the power to hurt someone for five months. Their king was the angel in charge
of the deep pit. In Hebrew his name was Abaddon, and in Greek it was Apollyon.

The first horrible thing has now happened! But wait. Two more horrible things will
happen soon.

Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet. I heard a voice speak from the four corners of the
gold altar that stands in the presence of God. The voice spoke to this angel and said,
"Release the four angels who are tied up beside the great Euphrates River." The four
angels had been prepared for this very hour and day and month and year. Now they
were set free to kill a third of all people. By listening, I could tell there were more than
two hundred million of these war horses. In my vision their riders wore fiery-red, dark-
blue, and yellow armor on their chests. The heads of the horses looked like lions, with
fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths. One-third of all people were
killed by the three terrible troubles caused by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur. The
horses had powerful mouths, and their tails were like poisonous snakes that bite and
hurt. The people who lived through these terrible troubles did not turn away from the
idols they had made, and they did not stop worshiping demons. They kept on
worshiping idols that were made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood. Not one of
these idols could see, hear, or walk. No one stopped murdering or practicing witchcraft
or being immoral or stealing.

HERO GIVES JOHN ORDER TO KEEP WARNING PEOPLE OF HIS JUDGEMENTS

I saw another powerful angel come down from heaven. This one was covered with a
cloud, and a rainbow was over his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like
columns of fire, and with his hand he held a little scroll that had been unrolled. He stood
there with his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land. Then he shouted with a
voice that sounded like a growling lion. Thunder roared seven times. After the thunder

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stopped, I was about to write what it had said. But a voice from heaven shouted, "Keep
it secret! Don't write these things." The angel I had seen standing on the sea and the
land then held his right hand up toward heaven. He made a promise in the name of God
who lives forever and who created heaven, earth, the sea, and every living creature. The
angel said, "You won't have to wait any longer. God told his secret plans to his servants
the prophets, and it will all happen by the time the seventh angel sounds his trumpet."
Once again the voice from heaven spoke to me. It said, "Go and take the open scroll
from the hand of the angel standing on the sea and the land." When I went over to ask
the angel for the little scroll, the angel said, "Take the scroll and eat it! Your stomach will
turn sour, but the taste in your mouth will be as sweet as honey." I took the little scroll
from the hand of the angel and ate it. The taste was as sweet as honey, but my stomach
turned sour. Then some voices said, "Keep on telling what will happen to the people of
many nations, races, and languages, and also to kings."

HERO SENDS TWO SPECIAL WITNESSES

An angel gave me a measuring stick and said: Measure around God's temple. Be sure to
include the altar and everyone worshiping there. But don't measure the courtyard
outside the temple building. Leave it out. It has been given to those people who don't
know God, and they will trample all over the holy city for forty-two months.

My two witnesses will wear sackcloth, while I let them preach for one thousand two
hundred sixty days. These two witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lamp-
stands that stand in the presence of the Lord who rules the earth. Any enemy who tries
to harm them will be destroyed by the fire that comes out of their mouths. They have
the power to lock up the sky and to keep rain from falling while they are prophesying.
And whenever they want to, they can turn water to blood and cause all kinds of terrible
troubles on earth. After the two witnesses have finished preaching God's message, the
beast that lives in the deep pit will come up and fight against them. It will win the battle
and kill them. Their bodies will be left lying in the streets of the same great city where
their Lord was nailed to a cross. And that city is spiritually like the city of Sodom or the
country of Egypt. For three and a half days the people of every nation, tribe, language,
and race will stare at the bodies of these two witnesses and refuse to let them be
buried. Everyone on earth will celebrate and be happy. They will give gifts to each other,
because of what happened to the two prophets who caused them so much trouble. But
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and everyone who sees them will be terrified. The witnesses then heard a loud voice
from heaven, saying, "Come up here." And while their enemies were watching, they
were taken up to heaven in a cloud. At that same moment there was a terrible
earthquake that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people were killed, and
the rest were frightened and praised the God who rules in heaven.

The second horrible thing has now happened! But the third one will be here soon.

HERO’S FINAL JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH ABOUT TO BEGIN

At the sound of the seventh trumpet, loud voices were heard in heaven. They said,
"Now the kingdom of this world belongs to our Lord and to his Chosen One! And he will
rule forever and ever!" Then the twenty-four elders, who were seated on thrones in
God's presence, knelt down and worshiped him. They said, "Lord God All-Powerful, you
are and you were, and we thank you. You used your great power and started ruling.
When the nations got angry, you became angry too! Now the time has come for the
dead to be judged. It is time for you to reward your servants the prophets and all of
your people who honor your name, no matter who they are. It is time to destroy
everyone who has destroyed the earth." The door to God's temple in heaven was then
opened, and the sacred chest could be seen inside the temple. I saw lightning and heard
roars of thunder. The earth trembled and huge hailstones fell to the ground.

THE DEVIL THROWN DOWN TO EARTH

Something important appeared in the sky. It was a woman whose clothes were the sun.
The moon was under her feet, and a crown made of twelve stars was on her head. She
was about to give birth, and she was crying because of the great pain. Something else
appeared in the sky. It was a huge red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and a
crown on each of its seven heads. With its tail, it dragged a third of the stars from the
sky and threw them down to the earth. Then the dragon turned toward the woman,
because it wanted to eat her child as soon as it was born. The woman gave birth to a
son, who would rule all nations with an iron rod. The boy was snatched away. He was
taken to God and placed on his throne. The woman ran into the desert to a place that
God had prepared for her. There she would be taken care of for one thousand two
hundred sixty days. A war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels were fighting
against the dragon and its angels. But the dragon lost the battle. It and its angels were
forced out of their places in heaven and were thrown down to the earth. Yes, that old

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snake and his angels were thrown out of heaven! That snake, who fools everyone on
earth, is known as the devil and Satan.

Then I heard a voice from heaven shout, "Our God has shown his saving power, and his
kingdom has come! God's own Chosen One has shown his authority. Satan accused our
people in the presence of God day and night. Now he has been thrown out! Our people
defeated Satan because of the blood of the Lamb and the message of God. They were
willing to give up their lives. The heavens should rejoice, together with everyone who
lives there. But pity the earth and the sea, because the devil was thrown down to the
earth. He knows his time is short, and he is very angry."

When the dragon realized that it had been thrown down to the earth, it tried to make
trouble for the woman who had given birth to a son. But the woman was given two
wings like those of a huge eagle, so that she could fly into the desert. There she would
escape from the snake and be taken care of for a time, two times, and half a time. The
snake then spewed out water like a river to sweep the woman away. But the earth
helped her and swallowed the water that had come from the dragon's mouth. This
made the dragon terribly angry with the woman. So it started a war against the rest of
her children. They are the people who obey God and are faithful to what Jesus did and
taught.

THE DEVIL MAKES WAR WITH THE PEOPLE ON EARTH

The dragon stood on the beach beside the sea. I looked and saw a beast coming up from
the sea. This one had ten horns and seven heads, and a crown was on each of its ten
horns. On each of its heads were names that were an insult to God. The beast that I saw
had the body of a leopard, the feet of a bear, and the mouth of a lion. The dragon
handed over its own power and throne and great authority to this beast. One of its
heads seemed to have been fatally wounded, but now it was well. Everyone on earth
marveled at this beast, and they worshiped the dragon who had given its authority to
the beast. They also worshiped the beast and said, "No one is like this beast! No one can
fight against it." The beast was allowed to brag and claim to be God, and for forty-two
months it was allowed to rule. The beast cursed God, and it cursed the name of God. It
even cursed the place where God lives, as well as everyone who lives in heaven with
God. It was allowed to fight against God's people and defeat them. It was also given
authority over the people of every tribe, nation, language, and race. The beast was
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book of the Lamb who was killed. If you have ears, then listen! If you are doomed to be
captured, you will be captured. If you are doomed to be killed by a sword, you will be
killed by a sword. This means that God's people must learn to endure and be faithful!

THE MARK OF THE BEAST

I now saw another beast. This one came out of the ground. It had two horns like a lamb,
but spoke like a dragon. It worked for the beast whose fatal wound had been healed.
And it used all its authority to force the earth and its people to worship that beast. It
worked mighty miracles, and while people watched, it even made fire come down from
the sky. This second beast fooled people on earth by working miracles for the first one.
Then it talked them into making an idol in the form of the beast that did not die after
being wounded by a sword. It was allowed to put breath into the idol, so that it could
speak. Everyone who refused to worship the idol of the beast was put to death. All
people were forced to put a mark on their right hand or forehead. Whether they were
powerful or weak, rich or poor, free people or slaves, they all had to have this mark, or
else they could not buy or sell anything. This mark stood for the name of the beast and
for the number of its name. You need wisdom to understand the number of the beast!
But if you are smart enough, you can figure this out. Its number is six hundred sixty-six,
and it stands for a person.

NEW SONG OF PRAISE TO THE HERO

I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion! With him were a hundred forty-
four thousand, who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.
Then I heard a sound from heaven that was like a roaring flood or loud thunder or even
like the music of harps. And a new song was being sung in front of God's throne and in
front of the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn that song, except
the one hundred forty-four thousand who had been rescued from the earth. All of these
are pure virgins, and they follow the Lamb wherever he leads. They have been rescued
to be presented to God and the Lamb as the most precious people on earth. They never
tell lies, and they are innocent.

I saw another angel. This one was flying across the sky and had the eternal good news to
announce to the people of every race, tribe, language, and nation on earth. The angel
shouted, "Worship and honor God! The time has come for him to judge everyone. Kneel
down before the one who created heaven and earth, the oceans, and every stream."

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A second angel followed and said, "The great city of Babylon has fallen! This is the city
that made all nations drunk and immoral. Now God is angry, and Babylon has fallen."

THOSE WHO WORSHIP THE BEAST

Finally, a third angel came and shouted: Here is what will happen if you worship the
beast and the idol and have the mark of the beast on your hand or forehead. You will
have to drink the wine that God gives to everyone who makes him angry. You will feel
his mighty anger, and you will be tortured with fire and burning sulfur, while the holy
angels and the Lamb look on. If you worship the beast and the idol and accept the mark
of its name, you will be tortured day and night. The smoke from your torture will go up
forever and ever, and you will never be able to rest. God's people must learn to endure.
They must also obey his commands and have faith in Jesus. Then I heard a voice from
heaven say, "Put this in writing. From now on, the Lord will bless everyone who has faith
in him when they die." The Spirit answered, "Yes, they will rest from their hard work,
and they will be rewarded for what they have done."

THE WRATH OF THE HERO

I looked and saw a bright cloud, and someone who seemed to be the Son of Man was
sitting on the cloud. He wore a gold crown on his head and held a sharp sickle in his
hand. An angel came out of the temple and shouted, "Start cutting with your sickle!
Harvest season is here, and all crops on earth are ripe." The one on the cloud swung his
sickle and harvested the crops. Another angel with a sharp sickle then came out of the
temple in heaven. After this, an angel with power over fire came from the altar and
shouted to the angel who had the sickle. He said, "All grapes on earth are ripe! Harvest
them with your sharp sickle." The angel swung his sickle on earth and cut off its grapes.
He threw them into a pit where they were trampled on as a sign of God's anger. The pit
was outside the city, and when the grapes were mashed, blood flowed out. The blood
turned into a river that was about two hundred miles long and almost deep enough to
cover a horse.

THE HERO BEGINS HIS FINAL JUDGEMENT

After this, I looked at the sky and saw something else that was strange and important.
Seven angels were bringing the last seven terrible troubles. When these are ended, God
will no longer be angry. Then I saw something that looked like a glass sea mixed with
fire, and people were standing on it. They were the ones who had defeated the beast

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and the idol and the number that tells the name of the beast. God had given them
harps, and they were singing the song that his servant Moses and the Lamb had sung.
They were singing, "Lord God All-Powerful, you have done great and marvelous things.
You are the ruler of all nations, and you do what is right and fair. Lord, who doesn't
honor and praise your name? You alone are holy, and all nations will come and worship
you, because you have shown that you judge with fairness."

After this, I noticed something else in heaven. The sacred tent used for a temple was
open. And the seven angels who were bringing the terrible troubles were coming out of
it. They were dressed in robes of pure white linen and wore belts made of pure gold.
One of the four living creatures gave each of the seven angels a bowl made of gold.
These bowls were filled with the anger of God who lives forever and ever. The temple
quickly filled with smoke from the glory and power of God. No one could enter it until
the seven angels had finished pouring out the seven last troubles.

BOWLS OF WRATH OF THE HERO

From the temple I heard a voice shout to the seven angels, "Go and empty the seven
bowls of God's anger on the earth."

The first angel emptied his bowl on the earth. At once ugly and painful sores broke out
on everyone who had the mark of the beast and worshiped the idol.

The second angel emptied his bowl on the sea. Right away the sea turned into blood like
that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.

The third angel emptied his bowl into the rivers and streams. At once they turned to
blood. Then I heard the angel, who has power over water, say, "You have always been,
and you always will be the holy God. You had the right to judge in this way. They poured
out the blood of your people and your prophets. So you gave them blood to drink, as
they deserve!" After this, I heard the altar shout, "Yes, Lord God All-Powerful, your
judgments are honest and fair."

The fourth angel emptied his bowl on the sun, and it began to scorch people like fire.
Everyone was scorched by its great heat, and all of them cursed the name of God who
had power over these terrible troubles. But no one turned to God and praised him.

The fifth angel emptied his bowl on the throne of the beast. At once darkness covered
its kingdom, and its people began biting their tongues in pain. And because of their

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painful sores, they cursed the God who rules in heaven. But still they did not stop doing
evil things.

THE BEASTS AND RULERS OF THE EARTH GATHER TO FIGHT GOD

The sixth angel emptied his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it completely dried
up to make a road for the kings from the east. An evil spirit that looked like a frog came
out of the mouth of the dragon. One also came out of the mouth of the beast, and
another out of the mouth of the false prophet. These evil spirits had the power to work
miracles. They went to every king on earth, to bring them together for a war against
God All-Powerful. But that will be the day of God's great victory. Remember that Christ
says, "When I come, it will surprise you like a thief! But God will bless you, if you are
awake and ready. Then you won't have to walk around naked and be ashamed."

Those armies came together in a place that in Hebrew is called Armagedon.

As soon as the seventh angel emptied his bowl in the air, a loud voice from the throne
in the temple shouted, "It's done!" There were flashes of lightning, roars of thunder, and
the worst earthquake in all history. The great city of Babylon split into three parts, and
the cities of other nations fell. So God made Babylon drink from the wine cup that was
filled with his anger. Every island ran away, and the mountains disappeared. Hailstones,
weighing about a hundred pounds each, fell from the sky on people. Finally, the people
cursed God, because the hail was so terrible.

JUDGEMENT OF THE DECEIVERS

One of the seven angels who had emptied the bowls came over and said to me, "Come
on! I will show you how God will punish that shameless prostitute who sits on many
oceans. Every king on earth has slept with her, and her shameless ways are like wine
that has made everyone on earth drunk." With the help of the Spirit, the angel took me
into the desert, where I saw a woman sitting on a red beast. The beast was covered with
names that were an insult to God, and it had seven heads and ten horns. The woman
was dressed in purple and scarlet robes, and she wore jewelry made of gold, precious
stones, and pearls. In her hand she held a gold cup filled with the filthy and nasty things
she had done. On her forehead a mysterious name was written: I AM THE GREAT CITY
OF BABYLON, THE MOTHER OF EVERY IMMORAL AND FILTHY THING ON EARTH. I could
tell that the woman was drunk on the blood of God's people who had given their lives
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will explain the mystery about this woman and about the beast she is sitting on, with its
seven heads and ten horns. The beast you saw is one that used to be and no longer is. It
will come back from the deep pit, but only to be destroyed. Everyone on earth whose
names were not written in the book of life before the time of creation will be amazed.
They will see this beast that used to be and no longer is, but will be once more. Anyone
with wisdom can figure this out. The seven heads that the woman is sitting on stand for
seven hills. These heads are also seven kings. Five of the kings are dead. One is ruling
now, and the other one has not yet come. But when he does, he will rule for only a little
while. You also saw a beast that used to be and no longer is. That beast is one of the
seven kings who will return as the eighth king, but only to be destroyed. The ten horns
that you saw are ten more kings, who have not yet come into power, and they will rule
with the beast for only a short time. They all think alike and will give their power and
authority to the beast. These kings will go to war against the Lamb. But he will defeat
them, because he is Lord over all lords and King over all kings. His followers are chosen
and special and faithful. The oceans that you saw the prostitute sitting on are crowds of
people from all races and languages. The ten horns and the beast will start hating the
shameless woman. They will strip off her clothes and leave her naked. Then they will eat
her flesh and throw the rest of her body into a fire. God is the one who made these
kings all think alike and decide to give their power to the beast. And they will do this
until what God has said comes true. The woman you saw is the great city that rules over
all kings on earth.

JUDGEMENT OF THE GREAT CITY

I saw another angel come from heaven. This one had great power, and the earth was
bright because of his glory. The angel shouted, "Fallen! Powerful Babylon has fallen and
is now the home of demons. It is the den of every filthy spirit and of all unclean birds,
and every dirty and hated animal. Babylon's evil and immoral wine has made all nations
drunk. Every king on earth has slept with her, and every merchant on earth is rich
because of her evil desires." Then I heard another voice from heaven shout, "My people,
you must escape from Babylon. Don't take part in her sins and share her punishment.
Her sins are piled as high as heaven. God has remembered the evil she has done. Treat
her as she has treated others. Make her pay double for what she has done. Make her
drink twice as much of what she mixed for others. That woman honored herself with a
life of luxury. Reward her now with suffering and pain. "Deep in her heart Babylon said,
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single day she will suffer the pain of sorrow, hunger, and death. Fire will destroy her
dead body, because her judge is the powerful Lord God." Every king on earth who slept
with her and shared in her luxury will mourn. They will weep, when they see the smoke
from that fire. Her sufferings will frighten them, and they will stand at a distance and
say, "Pity that great and powerful city! Pity Babylon! In a single hour her judgment has
come." Every merchant on earth will mourn, because there is no one to buy their goods.
There won't be anyone to buy their gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth,
silk, scarlet cloth, sweet-smelling wood, fancy carvings of ivory and wood, as well as
things made of bronze, iron, or marble. No one will buy their cinnamon, spices, incense,
myrrh, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, chariots,
slaves, and other humans. Babylon, the things your heart desired have all escaped from
you. Every luxury and all your glory will be lost forever. You will never get them back.
The merchants had become rich because of her. But when they saw her sufferings, they
were terrified. They stood at a distance, crying and mourning. Then they shouted, "Pity
the great city of Babylon! She dressed in fine linen and wore purple and scarlet cloth.
She had jewelry made of gold and precious stones and pearls. Yet in a single hour her
riches disappeared." Every ship captain and passenger and sailor stood at a distance,
together with everyone who does business by traveling on the sea. When they saw the
smoke from her fire, they shouted, "This was the greatest city ever!" They cried loudly,
and in their sorrow they threw dust on their heads, as they said, "Pity the great city of
Babylon! Everyone who sailed the seas became rich from her treasures. But in a single
hour the city was destroyed. The heavens should be happy with God's people and
apostles and prophets. God has punished her for them." A powerful angel then picked
up a huge stone and threw it into the sea. The angel said, "This is how the great city of
Babylon will be thrown down, never to rise again. The music of harps and singers and of
flutes and trumpets will no longer be heard. No workers will ever set up shop in that
city, and the sound of grinding grain will be silenced forever. Lamps will no longer shine
anywhere in Babylon, and couples will never again say wedding vows there. Her
merchants ruled the earth, and by her witchcraft she fooled all nations. On the streets
of Babylon is found the blood of God's people and of his prophets, and everyone else."

THE HERO’S BRIDE MAKES HERSELF READY

After this, I heard what sounded like a lot of voices in heaven, and they were shouting,
"Praise the Lord! To our God belongs the glorious power to save, because his judgments
are honest and fair. That filthy prostitute ruined the earth with shameful deeds. But God

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has judged her and made her pay the price for murdering his servants." Then the crowd
shouted, "Praise the Lord! Smoke will never stop rising from her burning body." After
this, the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures all knelt before the throne of
God and worshiped him. They said, "Amen! Praise the Lord!" From the throne a voice
said, "If you worship and fear our God, give praise to him, no matter who you are." Then
I heard what seemed to be a large crowd that sounded like a roaring flood and loud
thunder all mixed together. They were saying, "Praise the Lord! Our Lord God All-
Powerful now rules as king. So we will be glad and happy and give him praise. The
wedding day of the Lamb is here, and his bride is ready. She will be given a wedding
dress made of pure and shining linen. This linen stands for the good things God's people
have done." Then the angel told me, "Put this in writing. God will bless everyone who is
invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb." The angel also said, "These things that God
has said are true." I knelt at the feet of the angel and began to worship him. But the
angel said, "Don't do that! I am a servant, just like you and everyone else who tells
about Jesus. Don't worship anyone but God. Everyone who tells about Jesus does it by
the power of the Spirit."

THE HERO DESTROYS HIS ENEMIES

I looked and saw that heaven was open, and a white horse was there. Its rider was
called Faithful and True, and he is always fair when he judges or goes to war. He had
eyes like flames of fire, and he was wearing a lot of crowns. His name was written on
him, but he was the only one who knew what the name meant. The rider wore a robe
that was covered with blood, and he was known as "The Word of God." He was followed
by armies from heaven that rode on horses and were dressed in pure white linen. From
his mouth a sharp sword went out to attack the nations. He will rule them with an iron
rod and will show the fierce anger of God All-Powerful by trampling the grapes in the pit
where wine is made. On the part of the robe that covered his thigh was written, "KING
OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS." I then saw an angel standing on the sun, and he
shouted to all the birds flying in the sky, "Come and join in God's great feast! You can
eat the flesh of kings, rulers, leaders, horses, riders, free people, slaves, important
people, and everyone else." I also saw the beast and all kings of the earth come
together. They fought against the rider on the white horse and against his army. But the
beast was captured and so was the false prophet. This is the same prophet who had
worked miracles for the beast, so that he could fool everyone who had the mark of the
beast and worshiped the idol. The beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into a

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lake of burning sulfur. But the rest of their army was killed by the sword that came from
the mouth of the rider on the horse. Then birds stuffed themselves on the dead bodies.

SATAN LOCKED UP

I saw an angel come down from heaven, carrying the key to the deep pit and a big chain.
He chained the dragon for a thousand years. It is that old snake, who is also known as
the devil and Satan. Then the angel threw the dragon into the pit. He locked and sealed
it, so that a thousand years would go by before the dragon could fool the nations again.
But after that, it would have to be set free for a little while.

THOSE WHO DIDN’T WORSHIP THE BEAST RAISED TO LIFE

I saw thrones, and sitting on those thrones were the ones who had been given the right
to judge. I also saw the souls of the people who had their heads cut off because they
had told about Jesus and preached God's message. They were the same ones who had
not worshiped the beast or the idol, and they had refused to let its mark be put on their
hands or foreheads. They will come to life and rule with Christ for a thousand years.
These people are the first to be raised to life, and they are especially blessed and holy.
The second death has no power over them. They will be priests for God and Christ and
will rule with them for a thousand years. No other dead people were raised to life until a
thousand years later.

SATAN THROWN INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE

At the end of the thousand years, Satan will be set free. He will fool the countries of Gog
and Magog, which are at the far ends of the earth, and their people will follow him into
battle. They will have as many followers as there are grains of sand along the beach, and
they will march all the way across the earth. They will surround the camp of God's
people and the city that his people love. But fire will come down from heaven and
destroy the whole army. Then the devil who fooled them will be thrown into the lake of
fire and burning sulfur. He will be there with the beast and the false prophet, and they
will be in pain day and night forever and ever.

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ALL OF THE DEAD ARE JUDGED

I saw a great white throne with someone sitting on it. Earth and heaven tried to run
away, but there was no place for them to go. I also saw all the dead people standing in
front of that throne. Every one of them was there, no matter who they had once been.
Several books were opened, and then the book of life was opened. The dead were
judged by what those books said they had done. The sea gave up the dead people who
were in it, and death and its kingdom also gave up their dead. Then everyone was
judged by what they had done. Afterwards, death and its kingdom were thrown into the
lake of fire. This is the second death. Anyone whose name wasn't written in the book of
life was thrown into the lake of fire.

EVERYTHING IS MADE NEW

I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had
disappeared, and so had the sea. Then I saw New Jerusalem, that holy city, coming
down from God in heaven. It was like a bride dressed in her wedding gown and ready to
meet her husband. I heard a loud voice shout from the throne: God's home is now with
his people. He will live with them, and they will be his own. Yes, God will make his home
among his people. He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more
death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone forever. Then the one
sitting on the throne said: I am making everything new. Write down what I have said.
My words are true and can be trusted. Everything is finished! I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end. I will freely give water from the life-giving fountain to
everyone who is thirsty. All who win the victory will be given these blessings. I will be
their God, and they will be my people. But I will tell you what will happen to cowards
and to everyone who is unfaithful or dirty-minded or who murders or is sexually
immoral or uses witchcraft or worships idols or tells lies. They will be thrown into that
lake of fire and burning sulfur. This is the second death. I saw one of the seven angels
who had the bowls filled with the seven last terrible troubles.

THE BRIDE OF THE HERO

The angel came to me and said, "Come on! I will show you the one who will be the bride
and wife of the Lamb." Then with the help of the Spirit, he took me to the top of a very
high mountain. There he showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down from God
in heaven. The glory of God made the city bright. It was dazzling and crystal clear like a

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precious jasper stone. The city had a high and thick wall with twelve gates, and each one
of them was guarded by an angel. On each of the gates was written the name of one of
the twelve tribes of Israel. Three of these gates were on the east, three were on the
north, three more were on the south, and the other three were on the west. The city
was built on twelve foundation stones. On each of the stones was written the name of
one of the Lamb's twelve apostles. The angel who spoke to me had a gold measuring
stick to measure the city and its gates and its walls. The city was shaped like a cube,
because it was just as high as it was wide. When the angel measured the city, it was
about fifteen hundred miles high and fifteen hundred miles wide. Then the angel
measured the wall, and by our measurements it was about two hundred sixteen feet
high. The wall was built of jasper, and the city was made of pure gold, clear as crystal.
Each of the twelve foundations was a precious stone. The first was jasper, the second
was sapphire, the third was agate, the fourth was emerald, the fifth was onyx, the sixth
was carnelian, the seventh was chrysolite, the eighth was beryl, the ninth was topaz, the
tenth was chrysoprase, the eleventh was jacinth, and the twelfth was amethyst. Each of
the twelve gates was a solid pearl. The streets of the city were made of pure gold, clear
as crystal. I did not see a temple there. The Lord God All-Powerful and the Lamb were its
temple. And the city did not need the sun or the moon. The glory of God was shining on
it, and the Lamb was its light. Nations will walk by the light of that city, and kings will
bring their riches there. Its gates are always open during the day, and night never
comes. The glorious treasures of nations will be brought into the city. But nothing
unworthy will be allowed to enter. No one who is dirty-minded or who tells lies will be
there. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life will be in the city.

THE HERO IS THE FIRST AND THE LAST, THE BEGINNING AND THE END

The angel showed me a river that was crystal clear, and its waters gave life. The river
came from the throne where God and the Lamb were seated. Then it flowed down the
middle of the city's main street. On each side of the river are trees that grow a different
kind of fruit each month of the year. The fruit gives life, and the leaves are used as
medicine to heal the nations. God's curse will no longer be on the people of that city. He
and the Lamb will be seated there on their thrones, and its people will worship God and
will see him face to face. God's name will be written on the foreheads of the people.
Never again will night appear, and no one who lives there will ever need a lamp or the
sun. The Lord God will be their light, and they will rule forever. Then I was told: These
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he is the one who sent his angel to show his servants what must happen right away.
Remember, I am coming soon! God will bless everyone who pays attention to the
message of this book. My name is John, and I am the one who heard and saw these
things. Then after I had heard and seen all this, I knelt down and began to worship at the
feet of the angel who had shown it to me. But the angel said, Don't do that! I am a
servant, just like you. I am the same as a follower or a prophet or anyone else who
obeys what is written in this book. God is the one you should worship. Don't keep the
prophecies in this book a secret. These things will happen soon. Evil people will keep on
being evil, and everyone who is dirty-minded will still be dirty-minded. But good people
will keep on doing right, and God's people will always be holy. Then I was told: I am
coming soon! And when I come, I will reward everyone for what they have done. I am
Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. God will bless all
who have washed their robes. They will each have the right to eat fruit from the tree
that gives life, and they can enter the gates of the city. But outside the city will be dogs,
witches, immoral people, murderers, idol worshipers, and everyone who loves to tell
lies and do wrong. I am Jesus! And I am the one who sent my angel to tell all of you
these things for the churches. I am David's Great Descendant, and I am also the bright
morning star. The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" Everyone who hears this should say,
"Come!" If you are thirsty, come! If you want life-giving water, come and take it. It's
free!

WARNING OF THE HERO

Here is my warning for everyone who hears the prophecies in this book: If you add
anything to them, God will make you suffer all the terrible troubles written in this book.
If you take anything away from these prophecies, God will not let you have part in the
life-giving tree and in the holy city described in this book. The one who has spoken these
things says, "I am coming soon!"

So, Lord Jesus, please come soon! I pray that the Lord Jesus will be kind to all of you.

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