T H E R E V E L AT I O N

OF SAINT JOHN THE DIVINE

CHAPTER 1 Omega," says the Lord God,

1 The revelation of Jesus who is and who was and who
Christ, which God gave him to is to come, the Almighty.
show to his servants what 9 I John, your brother, who
must soon take place; and he share with you in Jesus the
made it known by sending his tribulation and the kingdom
angel to his servant John, and the patient endurance,
2 who bore witness to the was on the island called Pat-
word of God and to the testi- mos on account of the word of
mony of Jesus Christ, even to God and the testimony of Je-
all that he saw. sus.
3 Blessed is he who reads 10 I was in the Spirit on the
aloud the words of the Lord's day, and I heard behind
prophecy, and blessed are me a loud voice like a trumpet
those who hear, and who keep 11 saying, "Write what you
what is written therein; for the see in a book and send it to
time is near. the seven churches, to Eph-
4 John to the seven churches esus and to Smyrna and to
that are in Asia: Grace to you Per'gamum and to Thyati'ra
and peace from him who is and to Sardis and to Philadel-
and who was and who is to phia and to La-odice'a."
come, and from the seven 12 Then I turned to see the
spirits who are before his voice that was speaking to
throne, me, and on turning I saw sev-
5 and from Jesus Christ the en golden lampstands,
faithful witness, the first-born 13 and in the midst of the
of the dead, and the ruler of lampstands one like a son of
kings on earth. To him who man, clothed with a long robe
loves us and has freed us from and with a golden girdle round
our sins by his blood his breast;
6 and made us a kingdom, 14 his head and his hair were
priests to his God and Father, white as white wool, white as
to him be glory and dominion snow; his eyes were like a
for ever and ever. Amen. flame of fire,
7 Behold, he is coming with 15 his feet were like bur-
the clouds, and every eye will nished bronze, refined as in a
see him, every one who furnace, and his voice was like
pierced him; and all tribes of the sound of many waters;
the earth will wail on account 16 in his right hand he held
of him. Even so. Amen. seven stars, from his mouth
8 "I am the Alpha and the issued a sharp two-edged

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sword, and his face was like you have fallen, repent and do
the sun shining in full the works you did at first. If
strength. not, I will come to you and re -
17 When I saw him, I fell at move your lampstand from its
his feet as though dead. But place, unless you repent.
he laid his right hand upon 6 Yet this you have, you hate
me, saying, "Fear not, I am the works of the Nicola'itans,
the first and the last, which I also hate.
18 and the living one; I died, 7 He who has an ear, let him
and behold I am alive for ev- hear what the Spirit says to
ermore, and I have the keys of the churches. To him who con-
Death and Hades. quers I will grant to eat of the
19 Now write what you see, tree of life, which is in the
what is and what is to take paradise of God.'
place hereafter. 8 "And to the angel of the
20 As for the mystery of the church in Smyrna write: `The
seven stars which you saw in words of the first and the last,
my right hand, and the seven who died and came to life.
golden lampstands, the seven 9 "`I know your tribulation
stars are the angels of the and your poverty (but you are
seven churches and the seven rich) and the slander of those
lampstands are the seven who say that they are Jews
churches. and are not, but are a syna-
gogue of Satan.
CHAPTER 2 10 Do not fear what you are
1 "To the angel of the church about to suffer. Behold, the
in Ephesus write: `The words devil is about to throw some
of him who holds the seven of you into prison, that you
stars in his right hand, who may be tested, and for ten
walks among the seven golden days you will have tribulation.
lampstands. Be faithful unto death, and I
2 "`I know your works, your will give you the crown of life.
toil and your patient en- 11 He who has an ear, let
durance, and how you cannot him hear what the Spirit says
bear evil men but have tested to the churches. He who con-
those who call themselves quers shall not be hurt by the
apostles but are not, and second death.'
found them to be false; 12 "And to the angel of the
3 I know you are enduring pa- church in Per'gamum write:
tiently and bearing up for my `The words of him who has
name's sake, and you have the sharp two-edged sword.
not grown weary. 13 "`I know where you dwell,
4 But I have this against you, where Satan's throne is; you
that you have abandoned the hold fast my name and you
love you had at first. did not deny my faith even in
5 Remember then from what the days of An'tipas my wit-

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ness, my faithful one, who but she refuses to repent of

was killed among you, where her immorality.
Satan dwells. 22 Behold, I will throw her on
14 But I have a few things a sickbed, and those who
against you: you have some commit adultery with her I will
there who hold the teaching of throw into great tribulation,
Balaam, who taught Balak to unless they repent of her do-
put a stumbling block before ings;
the sons of Israel, that they 23 and I will strike her chil-
might eat food sacrificed to dren dead. And all the church-
idols and practice immorality. es shall know that I am he
15 So you also have some who searches mind and heart,
who hold the teaching of the and I will give to each of you
Nicola'itans. as your works deserve.
16 Repent then. If not, I will 24 But to the rest of you in
come to you soon and war Thyati'ra, who do not hold this
against them with the sword teaching, who have not
of my mouth. learned what some call the
17 He who has an ear, let deep things of Satan, to you I
him hear what the Spirit says say, I do not lay upon you any
to the churches. To him who other burden;
conquers I will give some of 25 only hold fast what you
the hidden manna, and I will have, until I come.
give him a white stone, with a 26 He who conquers and who
new name written on the keeps my works until the end,
stone which no one knows ex- I will give him power over the
cept him who receives it.' nations,
18 "And to the angel of the 27 and he shall rule them
church in Thyati'ra write: `The with a rod of iron, as when
words of the Son of God, who earthen pots are broken in
has eyes like a flame of fire, pieces, even as I myself have
and whose feet are like bur- received power from my Fa-
nished bronze. ther;
19 "`I know your works, your 28 and I will give him the
love and faith and service and morning star.
patient endurance, and that 29 He who has an ear, let
your latter works exceed the him hear what the Spirit says
first. to the churches.'
20 But I have this against
you, that you tolerate the CHAPTER 3
woman Jez'ebel, who calls her- 1 "And to the angel of the
self a prophetess and is teach- church in Sardis write: `The
ing and beguiling my servants words of him who has the sev-
to practice immorality and to en spirits of God and the sev-
eat food sacrificed to idols. en stars. "`I know your works;
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alive, and you are dead. down before your feet, and
2 Awake, and strengthen learn that I have loved you.
what remains and is on the 10 Because you have kept my
point of death, for I have not word of patient endurance, I
found your works perfect in will keep you from the hour of
the sight of my God. trial which is coming on the
3 Remember then what you whole world, to try those who
received and heard; keep that, dwell upon the earth.
and repent. If you will not 11 I am coming soon; hold
awake, I will come like a thief, fast what you have, so that no
and you will not know at what one may seize your crown.
hour I will come upon you. 12 He who conquers, I will
4 Yet you have still a few make him a pillar in the tem-
names in Sardis, people who ple of my God; never shall he
have not soiled their gar- go out of it, and I will write on
ments; and they shall walk him the name of my God, and
with me in white, for they are the name of the city of my
worthy. God, the new Jerusalem which
5 He who conquers shall be comes down from my God out
clad thus in white garments, of heaven, and my own new
and I will not blot his name name.
out of the book of life; I will 13 He who has an ear, let
confess his name before my him hear what the Spirit says
Father and before his angels. to the churches.'
6 He who has an ear, let him 14 "And to the angel of the
hear what the Spirit says to church in La-odice'a write:
the churches.' `The words of the Amen, the
7 "And to the angel of the faithful and true witness, the
church in Philadelphia write: beginning of God's creation.
`The words of the holy one, 15 "`I know your works: you
the true one, who has the key are neither cold nor hot.
of David, who opens and no Would that you were cold or
one shall shut, who shuts and hot!
no one opens. 16 So, because you are luke-
8 "`I know your works. Be- warm, and neither cold nor
hold, I have set before you an hot, I will spew you out of my
open door, which no one is mouth.
able to shut; I know that you 17 For you say, I am rich, I
have but little power, and yet have prospered, and I need
you have kept my word and nothing; not knowing that you
have not denied my name. are wretched, pitiable, poor,
9 Behold, I will make those of blind, and naked.
the synagogue of Satan who 18 Therefore I counsel you to
say that they are Jews and are buy from me gold refined by
not, but lie — behold, I will fire, that you may be rich, and
make them come and bow white garments to clothe you

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and to keep the shame of your peals of thunder, and before

nakedness from being seen, the throne burn seven torches
and salve to anoint your eyes, of fire, which are the seven
that you may see. spirits of God;
19 Those whom I love, I re- 6 and before the throne there
prove and chasten; so be zeal- is as it were a sea of glass,
ous and repent. like crystal. And round the
20 Behold, I stand at the door throne, on each side of the
and knock; if any one hears throne, are four living crea-
my voice and opens the door, tures, full of eyes in front and
I will come in to him and eat behind:
with him, and he with me. 7 the first living creature like
21 He who conquers, I will a lion, the second living crea-
grant him to sit with me on ture like an ox, the third living
my throne, as I myself con- creature with the face of a
quered and sat down with my man, and the fourth living
Father on his throne. creature like a flying eagle.
22 He who has an ear, let 8 And the four living crea-
him hear what the Spirit says tures, each of them with six
to the churches.'" wings, are full of eyes all
round and within, and day and
CHAPTER 4 night they never cease to
1 After this I looked, and lo, sing, "Holy, holy, holy, is the
in heaven an open door! And Lord God Almighty, who was
the first voice, which I had and is and is to come!"
heard speaking to me like a 9 And whenever the living
trumpet, said, "Come up hith- creatures give glory and honor
er, and I will show you what and thanks to him who is seat-
must take place after this." ed on the throne, who lives for
2 At once I was in the Spirit, ever and ever,
and lo, a throne stood in heav- 10 the twenty-four elders fall
en, with one seated on the down before him who is seat-
throne! ed on the throne and worship
3 And he who sat there ap- him who lives for ever and
peared like jasper and car- ever; they cast their crowns
nelian, and round the throne before the throne, singing,
was a rainbow that looked like 11 "Worthy art thou, our Lord
an emerald. and God, to receive glory and
4 Round the throne were honor and power, for thou
twenty-four thrones, and seat- didst create all things, and by
ed on the thrones were twen- thy will they existed and were
ty-four elders, clad in white created."
garments, with golden crowns
upon their heads. CHAPTER 5
5 From the throne issue flash- 1 And I saw in the right hand
es of lightning, and voices and of him who was seated on the

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throne a scroll written within men for God from every tribe
and on the back, sealed with and tongue and people and
seven seals; nation,
2 and I saw a strong angel 10 and hast made them a
proclaiming with a loud voice, kingdom and priests to our
"Who is worthy to open the God, and they shall reign on
scroll and break its seals?" earth."
3 And no one in heaven or on 11 Then I looked, and I heard
earth or under the earth was around the throne and the liv-
able to open the scroll or to ing creatures and the elders
look into it, the voice of many angels,
4 and I wept much that no numbering myriads of myriads
one was found worthy to open and thousands of thousands,
the scroll or to look into it. 12 saying with a loud voice,
5 Then one of the elders said "Worthy is the Lamb who was
to me, "Weep not; lo, the Lion slain, to receive power and
of the tribe of Judah, the Root wealth and wisdom and might
of David, has conquered, so and honor and glory and
that he can open the scroll blessing!"
and its seven seals." 13 And I heard every creature
6 And between the throne in heaven and on earth and
and the four living creatures under the earth and in the
and among the elders, I saw a sea, and all therein, saying,
Lamb standing, as though it "To him who sits upon the
had been slain, with seven throne and to the Lamb be
horns and with seven eyes, blessing and honor and glory
which are the seven spirits of and might for ever and ever!"
God sent out into all the 14 And the four living crea-
earth; tures said, "Amen!" and the
7 and he went and took the elders fell down and wor-
scroll from the right hand of shiped.
him who was seated on the
throne. CHAPTER 6
8 And when he had taken the 1 Now I saw when the Lamb
scroll, the four living crea- opened one of the seven
tures and the twenty-four el- seals, and I heard one of the
ders fell down before the four living creatures say, as
Lamb, each holding a harp, with a voice of thunder,
and with golden bowls full of "Come!"
incense, which are the prayers 2 And I saw, and behold, a
of the saints; white horse, and its rider had
9 and they sang a new song, a bow; and a crown was given
saying, "Worthy art thou to to him, and he went out con-
take the scroll and to open its quering and to conquer.
seals, for thou wast slain and 3 When he opened the sec-
by thy blood didst ransom ond seal, I heard the second

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living creature say, "Come!" en a white robe and told to

4 And out came another rest a little longer, until the
horse, bright red; its rider was number of their fellow ser-
permitted to take peace from vants and their brethren
the earth, so that men should should be complete, who were
slay one another; and he was to be killed as they them-
given a great sword. selves had been.
5 When he opened the third 12 When he opened the sixth
seal, I heard the third living seal, I looked, and behold,
creature say, "Come!" And I there was a great earthquake;
saw, and behold, a black and the sun became black as
horse, and its rider had a bal- sackcloth, the full moon be-
ance in his hand; came like blood,
6 and I heard what seemed to 13 and the stars of the sky
be a voice in the midst of the fell to the earth as the fig tree
four living creatures saying, sheds its winter fruit when
"A quart of wheat for a denar- shaken by a gale;
ius, and three quarts of barley 14 the sky vanished like a
for a denarius; but do not scroll that is rolled up, and ev-
harm oil and wine!" ery mountain and island was
7 When he opened the fourth removed from its place.
seal, I heard the voice of the 15 Then the kings of the
fourth living creature say, earth and the great men and
"Come!" the generals and the rich and
8 And I saw, and behold, a the strong, and every one,
pale horse, and its rider's slave and free, hid in the
name was Death, and Hades caves and among the rocks of
followed him; and they were the mountains,
given power over a fourth of 16 calling to the mountains
the earth, to kill with sword and rocks, "Fall on us and hide
and with famine and with us from the face of him who is
pestilence and by wild beasts seated on the throne, and
of the earth. from the wrath of the Lamb;
9 When he opened the fifth 17 for the great day of their
seal, I saw under the altar the wrath has come, and who can
souls of those who had been stand before it?"
slain for the word of God and
for the witness they had CHAPTER 7
borne; 1 After this I saw four angels
10 they cried out with a loud standing at the four corners of
voice, "O Sovereign Lord, holy the earth, holding back the
and true, how long before four winds of the earth, that
thou wilt judge and avenge no wind might blow on earth
our blood on those who dwell or sea or against any tree.
upon the earth?" 2 Then I saw another angel
11 Then they were each giv- ascend from the rising of the

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sun, with the seal of the living our God who sits upon the
God, and he called with a loud throne, and to the Lamb!"
voice to the four angels who 11 And all the angels stood
had been given power to harm round the throne and round
earth and sea, the elders and the four living
3 saying, "Do not harm the creatures, and they fell on
earth or the sea or the trees, their faces before the throne
till we have sealed the ser- and worshiped God,
vants of our God upon their 12 saying, "Amen! Blessing
foreheads." and glory and wisdom and
4 And I heard the number of thanksgiving and honor and
the sealed, a hundred and power and might be to our
forty-four thousand sealed, God for ever and ever! Amen."
out of every tribe of the sons 13 Then one of the elders ad-
of Israel, dressed me, saying, "Who are
5 twelve thousand sealed out these, clothed in white robes,
of the tribe of Judah, twelve and whence have they come?"
thousand of the tribe of 14 I said to him, "Sir, you
Reuben, twelve thousand of know." And he said to me,
the tribe of Gad, "These are they who have
6 twelve thousand of the come out of the great tribula-
tribe of Asher, twelve thou- tion; they have washed their
sand of the tribe of Naph'tali, robes and made them white in
twelve thousand of the tribe the blood of the Lamb.
of Manas'seh, 15 Therefore are they before
7 twelve thousand of the the throne of God, and serve
tribe of Simeon, twelve thou- him day and night within his
sand of the tribe of Levi, temple; and he who sits upon
twelve thousand of the tribe the throne will shelter them
of Is'sachar, with his presence.
8 twelve thousand of the 16 They shall hunger no
tribe of Zeb'ulun, twelve thou- more, neither thirst any more;
sand of the tribe of Joseph, the sun shall not strike them,
twelve thousand sealed out of nor any scorching heat.
the tribe of Benjamin. 17 For the Lamb in the midst
9 After this I looked, and be- of the throne will be their
hold, a great multitude which shepherd, and he will guide
no man could number, from them to springs of living wa-
every nation, from all tribes ter; and God will wipe away
and peoples and tongues, every tear from their eyes."
standing before the throne
and before the Lamb, clothed CHAPTER 8
in white robes, with palm 1 When the Lamb opened the
branches in their hands, seventh seal, there was si-
10 and crying out with a loud lence in heaven for about half
voice, "Salvation belongs to an hour.

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2 Then I saw the seven an- the rivers and on the foun-
gels who stand before God, tains of water.
and seven trumpets were giv- 11 The name of the star is
en to them. Wormwood. A third of the wa-
3 And another angel came ters became wormwood, and
and stood at the altar with a many men died of the water,
golden censer; and he was because it was made bitter.
given much incense to mingle 12 The fourth angel blew his
with the prayers of all the trumpet, and a third of the
saints upon the golden altar sun was struck, and a third of
before the throne; the moon, and a third of the
4 and the smoke of the in- stars, so that a third of their
cense rose with the prayers of light was darkened; a third of
the saints from the hand of the day was kept from shin-
the angel before God. ing, and likewise a third of the
5 Then the angel took the night.
censer and filled it with fire 13 Then I looked, and I heard
from the altar and threw it on an eagle crying with a loud
the earth; and there were voice, as it flew in midheaven,
peals of thunder, voices, "Woe, woe, woe to those who
flashes of lightning, and an dwell on the earth, at the
earthquake. blasts of the other trumpets
6 Now the seven angels who which the three angels are
had the seven trumpets made about to blow!"
ready to blow them.
7 The first angel blew his CHAPTER 9
trumpet, and there followed 1 And the fifth angel blew his
hail and fire, mixed with trumpet, and I saw a star fall-
blood, which fell on the earth; en from heaven to earth, and
and a third of the earth was he was given the key of the
burnt up, and a third of the shaft of the bottomless pit;
trees were burnt up, and all 2 he opened the shaft of the
green grass was burnt up. bottomless pit, and from the
8 The second angel blew his shaft rose smoke like the
trumpet, and something like a smoke of a great furnace, and
great mountain, burning with the sun and the air were dark-
fire, was thrown into the sea; ened with the smoke from the
9 and a third of the sea be- shaft.
came blood, a third of the liv- 3 Then from the smoke came
ing creatures in the sea died, locusts on the earth, and they
and a third of the ships were were given power like the
destroyed. power of scorpions of the
10 The third angel blew his earth;
trumpet, and a great star fell 4 they were told not to harm
from heaven, blazing like a the grass of the earth or any
torch, and it fell on a third of green growth or any tree, but

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only those of mankind who bound at the great river Eu-

have not the seal of God upon phra'tes."
their foreheads; 15 So the four angels were
5 they were allowed to tor- released, who had been held
ture them for five months, but ready for the hour, the day,
not to kill them, and their tor- the month, and the year, to
ture was like the torture of a kill a third of mankind.
scorpion, when it stings a 16 The number of the troops
man. of cavalry was twice ten thou-
6 And in those days men will sand times ten thousand; I
seek death and will not find it; heard their number.
they will long to die, and 17 And this was how I saw
death will fly from them. the horses in my vision: the
7 In appearance the locusts riders wore breastplates the
were like horses arrayed for color of fire and of sapphire
battle; on their heads were and of sulphur, and the heads
what looked like crowns of of the horses were like lions'
gold; their faces were like hu- heads, and fire and smoke and
man faces, sulphur issued from their
8 their hair like women's hair, mouths.
and their teeth like lions' 18 By these three plagues a
teeth; third of mankind was killed, by
9 they had scales like iron the fire and smoke and sul-
breastplates, and the noise of phur issuing from their
their wings was like the noise mouths.
of many chariots with horses 19 For the power of the hors-
rushing into battle. es is in their mouths and in
10 They have tails like scor- their tails; their tails are like
pions, and stings, and their serpents, with heads, and by
power of hurting men for five means of them they wound.
months lies in their tails. 20 The rest of mankind, who
11 They have as king over were not killed by these
them the angel of the bottom- plagues, did not repent of the
less pit; his name in Hebrew is works of their hands nor give
Abad'don, and in Greek he is up worshiping demons and
called Apol'lyon. idols of gold and silver and
12 The first woe has passed; bronze and stone and wood,
behold, two woes are still to which cannot either see or
come. hear or walk;
13 Then the sixth angel blew 21 nor did they repent of
his trumpet, and I heard a their murders or their sor-
voice from the four horns of ceries or their immorality or
the golden altar before God, their thefts.
14 saying to the sixth angel
who had the trumpet, "Re- CHAPTER 10
lease the four angels who are 1 Then I saw another mighty

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angel coming down from heav- "Take it and eat; it will be bit-
en, wrapped in a cloud, with a ter to your stomach, but
rainbow over his head, and his sweet as honey in your
face was like the sun, and his mouth."
legs like pillars of fire. 10 And I took the little scroll
2 He had a little scroll open from the hand of the angel
in his hand. And he set his and ate it; it was sweet as
right foot on the sea, and his honey in my mouth, but when
left foot on the land, I had eaten it my stomach was
3 and called out with a loud made bitter.
voice, like a lion roaring; when 11 And I was told, "You must
he called out, the seven thun- again prophesy about many
ders sounded. peoples and nations and
4 And when the seven thun- tongues and kings."
ders had sounded, I was about
to write, but I heard a voice CHAPTER 11
from heaven saying, "Seal up 1 Then I was given a measur-
what the seven thunders have ing rod like a staff, and I was
said, and do not write it told: "Rise and measure the
down." temple of God and the altar
5 And the angel whom I saw and those who worship there,
standing on sea and land lift- 2 but do not measure the
ed up his right hand to heaven court outside the temple;
6 and swore by him who lives leave that out, for it is given
for ever and ever, who creat- over to the nations, and they
ed heaven and what is in it, will trample over the holy city
the earth and what is in it, for forty-two months.
and the sea and what is in it, 3 And I will grant my two wit-
that there should be no more nesses power to prophesy for
delay, one thousand two hundred
7 but that in the days of the and sixty days, clothed in
trumpet call to be sounded by sackcloth."
the seventh angel, the mys- 4 These are the two olive
tery of God, as he announced trees and the two lampstands
to his servants the prophets, which stand before the Lord of
should be fulfilled. the earth.
8 Then the voice which I had 5 And if any one would harm
heard from heaven spoke to them, fire pours out from their
me again, saying, "Go, take mouth and consumes their
the scroll which is open in the foes; if any one would harm
hand of the angel who is them, thus he is doomed to be
standing on the sea and on killed.
the land." 6 They have power to shut
9 So I went to the angel and the sky, that no rain may fall
told him to give me the little during the days of their proph-
scroll; and he said to me, esying, and they have power

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over the waters to turn them to the God of heaven.

into blood, and to smite the 14 The second woe has
earth with every plague, as of- passed; behold, the third woe
ten as they desire. is soon to come.
7 And when they have fin- 15 Then the seventh angel
ished their testimony, the blew his trumpet, and there
beast that ascends from the were loud voices in heaven,
bottomless pit will make war saying, "The kingdom of the
upon them and conquer them world has become the king-
and kill them, dom of our Lord and of his
8 and their dead bodies will Christ, and he shall reign for
lie in the street of the great ever and ever."
city which is allegorically 16 And the twenty-four elders
called Sodom and Egypt, who sit on their thrones be-
where their Lord was cruci- fore God fell on their faces
fied. and worshiped God,
9 For three days and a half 17 saying, "We give thanks to
men from the peoples and thee, Lord God Almighty, who
tribes and tongues and na- art and who wast, that thou
tions gaze at their dead bod- hast taken thy great power
ies and refuse to let them be and begun to reign.
placed in a tomb, 18 The nations raged, but thy
10 and those who dwell on wrath came, and the time for
the earth will rejoice over the dead to be judged, for re-
them and make merry and ex- warding thy servants, the
change presents, because prophets and saints, and
these two prophets had been those who fear thy name, both
a torment to those who dwell small and great, and for de-
on the earth. stroying the destroyers of the
11 But after the three and a earth."
half days a breath of life from 19 Then God's temple in
God entered them, and they heaven was opened, and the
stood up on their feet, and ark of his covenant was seen
great fear fell on those who within his temple; and there
saw them. were flashes of lightning, voic-
12 Then they heard a loud es, peals of thunder, an earth-
voice from heaven saying to quake, and heavy hail.
them, "Come up hither!" And
in the sight of their foes they CHAPTER 12
went up to heaven in a cloud. 1 And a great portent ap-
13 And at that hour there peared in heaven, a woman
was a great earthquake, and a clothed with the sun, with the
tenth of the city fell; seven moon under her feet, and on
thousand people were killed in her head a crown of twelve
the earthquake, and the rest stars;
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cried out in her pangs of birth, authority of his Christ have

in anguish for delivery. come, for the accuser of our
3 And another portent ap- brethren has been thrown
peared in heaven; behold, a down, who accuses them day
great red dragon, with seven and night before our God.
heads and ten horns, and sev- 11 And they have conquered
en diadems upon his heads. him by the blood of the Lamb
4 His tail swept down a third and by the word of their testi-
of the stars of heaven, and mony, for they loved not their
cast them to the earth. And lives even unto death.
the dragon stood before the 12 Rejoice then, O heaven
woman who was about to bear and you that dwell therein!
a child, that he might devour But woe to you, O earth and
her child when she brought it sea, for the devil has come
forth; down to you in great wrath,
5 she brought forth a male because he knows that his
child, one who is to rule all time is short!"
the nations with a rod of iron, 13 And when the dragon saw
but her child was caught up to that he had been thrown down
God and to his throne, to the earth, he pursued the
6 and the woman fled into woman who had borne the
the wilderness, where she has male child.
a place prepared by God, in 14 But the woman was given
which to be nourished for one the two wings of the great ea-
thousand two hundred and gle that she might fly from the
sixty days. serpent into the wilderness, to
7 Now war arose in heaven, the place where she is to be
Michael and his angels fight- nourished for a time, and
ing against the dragon; and times, and half a time.
the dragon and his angels 15 The serpent poured water
fought, like a river out of his mouth
8 but they were defeated and after the woman, to sweep her
there was no longer any place away with the flood.
for them in heaven. 16 But the earth came to the
9 And the great dragon was help of the woman, and the
thrown down, that ancient ser- earth opened its mouth and
pent, who is called the Devil swallowed the river which the
and Satan, the deceiver of the dragon had poured from his
whole world — he was thrown mouth.
down to the earth, and his an- 17 Then the dragon was an-
gels were thrown down with gry with the woman, and went
him. off to make war on the rest of
10 And I heard a loud voice in her offspring, on those who
heaven, saying, "Now the sal- keep the commandments of
vation and the power and the God and bear testimony to Je-
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of the sea. of the world in the book of life

of the Lamb that was slain.
CHAPTER 13 9 If any one has an ear, let
1 And I saw a beast rising out him hear:
of the sea, with ten horns and 10 If any one is to be taken
seven heads, with ten di- captive, to captivity he goes;
adems upon its horns and a if any one slays with the
blasphemous name upon its sword, with the sword must he
heads. be slain. Here is a call for the
2 And the beast that I saw endurance and faith of the
was like a leopard, its feet saints.
were like a bear's, and its 11 Then I saw another beast
mouth was like a lion's mouth. which rose out of the earth; it
And to it the dragon gave his had two horns like a lamb and
power and his throne and it spoke like a dragon.
great authority. 12 It exercises all the author-
3 One of its heads seemed to ity of the first beast in its
have a mortal wound, but its presence, and makes the
mortal wound was healed, and earth and its inhabitants wor-
the whole earth followed the ship the first beast, whose
beast with wonder. mortal wound was healed.
4 Men worshiped the dragon, 13 It works great signs, even
for he had given his authority making fire come down from
to the beast, and they wor- heaven to earth in the sight of
shiped the beast, saying, men;
"Who is like the beast, and 14 and by the signs which it
who can fight against it?" is allowed to work in the pres-
5 And the beast was given a ence of the beast, it deceives
mouth uttering haughty and those who dwell on earth, bid-
blasphemous words, and it ding them make an image for
was allowed to exercise au- the beast which was wounded
thority for forty-two months; by the sword and yet lived;
6 it opened its mouth to utter 15 and it was allowed to give
blasphemies against God, breath to the image of the
blaspheming his name and his beast so that the image of the
dwelling, that is, those who beast should even speak, and
dwell in heaven. to cause those who would not
7 Also it was allowed to make worship the image of the
war on the saints and to con- beast to be slain.
quer them. And authority was 16 Also it causes all, both
given it over every tribe and small and great, both rich and
people and tongue and nation, poor, both free and slave, to
8 and all who dwell on earth be marked on the right hand
will worship it, every one or the forehead,
whose name has not been 17 so that no one can buy or
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that is, the name of the beast every nation and tribe and
or the number of its name. tongue and people;
18 This calls for wisdom: let 7 and he said with a loud
him who has understanding voice, "Fear God and give him
reckon the number of the glory, for the hour of his judg-
beast, for it is a human num- ment has come; and worship
ber, its number is six hundred him who made heaven and
and sixty-six. earth, the sea and the foun-
tains of water."
CHAPTER 14 8 Another angel, a second,
1 Then I looked, and lo, on followed, saying, "Fallen, fall-
Mount Zion stood the Lamb, en is Babylon the great, she
and with him a hundred and who made all nations drink
forty-four thousand who had the wine of her impure pas-
his name and his Father's sion."
name written on their fore- 9 And another angel, a third,
heads. followed them, saying with a
2 And I heard a voice from loud voice, "If any one wor-
heaven like the sound of many ships the beast and its image,
waters and like the sound of and receives a mark on his
loud thunder; the voice I forehead or on his hand,
heard was like the sound of 10 he also shall drink the
harpers playing on their wine of God's wrath, poured
harps, unmixed into the cup of his
3 and they sing a new song anger, and he shall be tor-
before the throne and before mented with fire and sulphur
the four living creatures and in the presence of the holy an-
before the elders. No one gels and in the presence of
could learn that song except the Lamb.
the hundred and forty-four 11 And the smoke of their
thousand who had been re- torment goes up for ever and
deemed from the earth. ever; and they have no rest,
4 It is these who have not de- day or night, these worshipers
filed themselves with women, of the beast and its image,
for they are chaste; it is these and whoever receives the
who follow the Lamb wherever mark of its name."
he goes; these have been re- 12 Here is a call for the en-
deemed from mankind as first durance of the saints, those
fruits for God and the Lamb, who keep the commandments
5 and in their mouth no lie of God and the faith of Jesus.
was found, for they are spot- 13 And I heard a voice from
less. heaven saying, "Write this:
6 Then I saw another angel Blessed are the dead who die
flying in midheaven, with an in the Lord henceforth."
eternal gospel to proclaim to "Blessed indeed," says the
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from their labors, for their ful, seven angels with seven
deeds follow them!" plagues, which are the last,
14 Then I looked, and lo, a for with them the wrath of
white cloud, and seated on God is ended.
the cloud one like a son of 2 And I saw what appeared to
man, with a golden crown on be a sea of glass mingled with
his head, and a sharp sickle in fire, and those who had con-
his hand. quered the beast and its im-
15 And another angel came age and the number of its
out of the temple, calling with name, standing beside the sea
a loud voice to him who sat of glass with harps of God in
upon the cloud, "Put in your their hands.
sickle, and reap, for the hour 3 And they sing the song of
to reap has come, for the har- Moses, the servant of God,
vest of the earth is fully ripe." and the song of the Lamb,
16 So he who sat upon the saying, "Great and wonderful
cloud swung his sickle on the are thy deeds, O Lord God the
earth, and the earth was Almighty! Just and true are
reaped. thy ways, O King of the ages!
17 And another angel came 4 Who shall not fear and glo-
out of the temple in heaven, rify thy name, O Lord? For
and he too had a sharp sickle. thou alone art holy. All nations
18 Then another angel came shall come and worship thee,
out from the altar, the angel for thy judgments have been
who has power over fire, and revealed."
he called with a loud voice to 5 After this I looked, and the
him who had the sharp sickle, temple of the tent of witness
"Put in your sickle, and gather in heaven was opened,
the clusters of the vine of the 6 and out of the temple came
earth, for its grapes are ripe." the seven angels with the sev-
19 So the angel swung his en plagues, robed in pure
sickle on the earth and gath- bright linen, and their breasts
ered the vintage of the earth, girded with golden girdles.
and threw it into the great 7 And one of the four living
wine press of the wrath of creatures gave the seven an-
God; gels seven golden bowls full of
20 and the wine press was the wrath of God who lives for
trodden outside the city, and ever and ever;
blood flowed from the wine 8 and the temple was filled
press, as high as a horse's bri- with smoke from the glory of
dle, for one thousand six hun- God and from his power, and
dred stadia. no one could enter the temple
until the seven plagues of the
CHAPTER 15 seven angels were ended.
1 Then I saw another portent
in heaven, great and wonder- CHAPTER 16

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1 Then I heard a loud voice 11 and cursed the God of

from the temple telling the heaven for their pain and
seven angels, "Go and pour sores, and did not repent of
out on the earth the seven their deeds.
bowls of the wrath of God." 12 The sixth angel poured his
2 So the first angel went and bowl on the great river Eu-
poured his bowl on the earth, phra'tes, and its water was
and foul and evil sores came dried up, to prepare the way
upon the men who bore the for the kings from the east.
mark of the beast and wor- 13 And I saw, issuing from
shiped its image. the mouth of the dragon and
3 The second angel poured from the mouth of the beast
his bowl into the sea, and it and from the mouth of the
became like the blood of a false prophet, three foul spir-
dead man, and every living its like frogs;
thing died that was in the sea. 14 for they are demonic spir-
4 The third angel poured his its, performing signs, who go
bowl into the rivers and the abroad to the kings of the
fountains of water, and they whole world, to assemble
became blood. them for battle on the great
5 And I heard the angel of day of God the Almighty.
water say, "Just art thou in 15 ("Lo, I am coming like a
these thy judgments, thou thief! Blessed is he who is
who art and wast, O Holy One. awake, keeping his garments
6 For men have shed the that he may not go naked and
blood of saints and prophets, be seen exposed!")
and thou hast given them 16 And they assembled them
blood to drink. It is their due!" at the place which is called in
7 And I heard the altar cry, Hebrew Armaged'don.
"Yea, Lord God the Almighty, 17 The seventh angel poured
true and just are thy judg- his bowl into the air, and a
ments!" loud voice came out of the
8 The fourth angel poured his temple, from the throne, say-
bowl on the sun, and it was al- ing, "It is done!"
lowed to scorch men with fire; 18 And there were flashes of
9 men were scorched by the lightning, voices, peals of
fierce heat, and they cursed thunder, and a great earth-
the name of God who had quake such as had never been
power over these plagues, and since men were on the earth,
they did not repent and give so great was that earthquake.
him glory. 19 The great city was split
10 The fifth angel poured his into three parts, and the cities
bowl on the throne of the of the nations fell, and God re-
beast, and its kingdom was in membered great Babylon, to
darkness; men gnawed their make her drain the cup of the
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20 And every island fled 7 But the angel said to me,

away, and no mountains were "Why marvel? I will tell you
to be found; the mystery of the woman,
21 and great hailstones, and of the beast with seven
heavy as a hundred-weight, heads and ten horns that car-
dropped on men from heaven, ries her.
till men cursed God for the 8 The beast that you saw
plague of the hail, so fearful was, and is not, and is to as-
was that plague. cend from the bottomless pit
and go to perdition; and the
CHAPTER 17 dwellers on earth whose
1 Then one of the seven an- names have not been written
gels who had the seven bowls in the book of life from the
came and said to me, "Come, I foundation of the world, will
will show you the judgment of marvel to behold the beast,
the great harlot who is seated because it was and is not and
upon many waters, is to come.
2 with whom the kings of the 9 This calls for a mind with
earth have committed fornica- wisdom: the seven heads are
tion, and with the wine of seven mountains on which the
whose fornication the dwellers woman is seated;
on earth have become drunk." 10 they are also seven kings,
3 And he carried me away in five of whom have fallen, one
the Spirit into a wilderness, is, the other has not yet
and I saw a woman sitting on come, and when he comes he
a scarlet beast which was full must remain only a little
of blasphemous names, and it while.
had seven heads and ten 11 As for the beast that was
horns. and is not, it is an eighth but
4 The woman was arrayed in it belongs to the seven, and it
purple and scarlet, and be- goes to perdition.
decked with gold and jewels 12 And the ten horns that
and pearls, holding in her you saw are ten kings who
hand a golden cup full of have not yet received royal
abominations and the impuri- power, but they are to receive
ties of her fornication; authority as kings for one
5 and on her forehead was hour, together with the beast.
written a name of mystery: 13 These are of one mind and
"Babylon the great, mother of give over their power and au-
harlots and of earth's abomi- thority to the beast;
nations." 14 they will make war on the
6 And I saw the woman, Lamb, and the Lamb will con-
drunk with the blood of the quer them, for he is Lord of
saints and the blood of the lords and King of kings, and
martyrs of Jesus. When I saw those with him are called and
her I marveled greatly. chosen and faithful."

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15 And he said to me, "The you take part in her sins, lest
waters that you saw, where you share in her plagues;
the harlot is seated, are peo- 5 for her sins are heaped
ples and multitudes and na- high as heaven, and God has
tions and tongues. remembered her iniquities.
16 And the ten horns that 6 Render to her as she her-
you saw, they and the beast self has rendered, and repay
will hate the harlot; they will her double for her deeds; mix
make her desolate and naked, a double draught for her in
and devour her flesh and burn the cup she mixed.
her up with fire, 7 As she glorified herself and
17 for God has put it into played the wanton, so give
their hearts to carry out his her a like measure of torment
purpose by being of one mind and mourning. Since in her
and giving over their royal heart she says, `A queen I sit,
power to the beast, until the I am no widow, mourning I
words of God shall be fulfilled. shall never see,'
18 And the woman that you 8 so shall her plagues come
saw is the great city which in a single day, pestilence and
has dominion over the kings mourning and famine, and she
of the earth." shall be burned with fire; for
mighty is the Lord God who
CHAPTER 18 judges her."
1 After this I saw another an- 9 And the kings of the earth,
gel coming down from heaven, who committed fornication
having great authority; and and were wanton with her, will
the earth was made bright weep and wail over her when
with his splendor. they see the smoke of her
2 And he called out with a burning;
mighty voice, "Fallen, fallen is 10 they will stand far off, in
Babylon the great! It has be- fear of her torment, and say,
come a dwelling place of "Alas! alas! thou great city,
demons, a haunt of every foul thou mighty city, Babylon! In
spirit, a haunt of every foul one hour has thy judgment
and hateful bird; come."
3 for all nations have drunk 11 And the merchants of the
the wine of her impure pas- earth weep and mourn for her,
sion, and the kings of the since no one buys their cargo
earth have committed fornica- any more,
tion with her, and the mer- 12 cargo of gold, silver, jew-
chants of the earth have els and pearls, fine linen, pur-
grown rich with the wealth of ple, silk and scarlet, all kinds
her wantonness." of scented wood, all articles of
4 Then I heard another voice ivory, all articles of costly
from heaven saying, "Come wood, bronze, iron and mar-
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13 cinnamon, spice, incense, sea, saying, "So shall Babylon

myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, the great city be thrown down
fine flour and wheat, cattle with violence, and shall be
and sheep, horses and chari- found no more;
ots, and slaves, that is, hu- 22 and the sound of harpers
man souls. and minstrels, of flute players
14 "The fruit for which thy and trumpeters, shall be
soul longed has gone from heard in thee no more; and a
thee, and all thy dainties and craftsman of any craft shall be
thy splendor are lost to thee, found in thee no more; and
never to be found again!" the sound of the millstone
15 The merchants of these shall be heard in thee no
wares, who gained wealth more;
from her, will stand far off, in 23 and the light of a lamp
fear of her torment, weeping shall shine in thee no more;
and mourning aloud, and the voice of bridegroom
16 "Alas, alas, for the great and bride shall be heard in
city that was clothed in fine thee no more; for thy mer-
linen, in purple and scarlet, chants were the great men of
bedecked with gold, with jew- the earth, and all nations were
els, and with pearls! deceived by thy sorcery.
17 In one hour all this wealth 24 And in her was found the
has been laid waste." And all blood of prophets and of
shipmasters and seafaring saints, and of all who have
men, sailors and all whose been slain on earth."
trade is on the sea, stood far
off CHAPTER 19
18 and cried out as they saw 1 After this I heard what
the smoke of her burning, seemed to be the loud voice
"What city was like the great of a great multitude in heav-
city?" en, crying, "Hallelujah! Salva-
19 And they threw dust on tion and glory and power be-
their heads, as they wept and long to our God,
mourned, crying out, "Alas, 2 for his judgments are true
alas, for the great city where and just; he has judged the
all who had ships at sea grew great harlot who corrupted the
rich by her wealth! In one earth with her fornication, and
hour she has been laid waste. he has avenged on her the
20 Rejoice over her, O heav- blood of his servants."
en, O saints and apostles and 3 Once more they cried, "Hal-
prophets, for God has given lelujah! The smoke from her
judgment for you against goes up for ever and ever."
her!" 4 And the twenty-four elders
21 Then a mighty angel took and the four living creatures
up a stone like a great mill- fell down and worshiped God
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saying, "Amen. Hallelujah!" name inscribed which no one

5 And from the throne came a knows but himself.
voice crying, "Praise our God, 13 He is clad in a robe dipped
all you his servants, you who in blood, and the name by
fear him, small and great." which he is called is The Word
6 Then I heard what seemed of God.
to be the voice of a great mul- 14 And the armies of heaven,
titude, like the sound of many arrayed in fine linen, white
waters and like the sound of and pure, followed him on
mighty thunderpeals, crying, white horses.
"Hallelujah! For the Lord our 15 From his mouth issues a
God the Almighty reigns. sharp sword with which to
7 Let us rejoice and exult and smite the nations, and he will
give him the glory, for the rule them with a rod of iron;
marriage of the Lamb has he will tread the wine press of
come, and his Bride has made the fury of the wrath of God
herself ready; the Almighty.
8 it was granted her to be 16 On his robe and on his
clothed with fine linen, bright thigh he has a name in-
and pure" — for the fine linen scribed, King of kings and
is the righteous deeds of the Lord of lords.
saints. 17 Then I saw an angel
9 And the angel said to me, standing in the sun, and with
"Write this: Blessed are those a loud voice he called to all
who are invited to the mar- the birds that fly in midheav-
riage supper of the Lamb." en, "Come, gather for the
And he said to me, "These are great supper of God,
true words of God." 18 to eat the flesh of kings,
10 Then I fell down at his the flesh of captains, the flesh
feet to worship him, but he of mighty men, the flesh of
said to me, "You must not do horses and their riders, and
that! I am a fellow servant the flesh of all men, both free
with you and your brethren and slave, both small and
who hold the testimony of Je- great."
sus. Worship God." For the 19 And I saw the beast and
testimony of Jesus is the spirit the kings of the earth with
of prophecy. their armies gathered to make
11 Then I saw heaven war against him who sits upon
opened, and behold, a white the horse and against his
horse! He who sat upon it is army.
called Faithful and True, and 20 And the beast was cap-
in righteousness he judges tured, and with it the false
and makes war. prophet who in its presence
12 His eyes are like a flame had worked the signs by which
of fire, and on his head are he deceived those who had re-
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and those who worshiped its shares in the first resurrec-

image. These two were thrown tion! Over such the second
alive into the lake of fire that death has no power, but they
burns with sulphur. shall be priests of God and of
21 And the rest were slain by Christ, and they shall reign
the sword of him who sits with him a thousand years.
upon the horse, the sword 7 And when the thousand
that issues from his mouth; years are ended, Satan will be
and all the birds were gorged loosed from his prison
with their flesh. 8 and will come out to de-
ceive the nations which are at
CHAPTER 20 the four corners of the earth,
1 Then I saw an angel coming that is, Gog and Magog, to
down from heaven, holding in gather them for battle; their
his hand the key of the bot- number is like the sand of the
tomless pit and a great chain. sea.
2 And he seized the dragon, 9 And they marched up over
that ancient serpent, who is the broad earth and surround-
the Devil and Satan, and ed the camp of the saints and
bound him for a thousand the beloved city; but fire
years, came down from heaven and
3 and threw him into the pit, consumed them,
and shut it and sealed it over 10 and the devil who had de-
him, that he should deceive ceived them was thrown into
the nations no more, till the the lake of fire and sulphur
thousand years were ended. where the beast and the false
After that he must be loosed prophet were, and they will be
for a little while. tormented day and night for
4 Then I saw thrones, and ever and ever.
seated on them were those to 11 Then I saw a great white
whom judgment was commit- throne and him who sat upon
ted. Also I saw the souls of it; from his presence earth
those who had been beheaded and sky fled away, and no
for their testimony to Jesus place was found for them.
and for the word of God, and 12 And I saw the dead, great
who had not worshiped the and small, standing before the
beast or its image and had not throne, and books were
received its mark on their opened. Also another book
foreheads or their hands. They was opened, which is the book
came to life, and reigned with of life. And the dead were
Christ a thousand years. judged by what was written in
5 The rest of the dead did not the books, by what they had
come to life until the thou- done.
sand years were ended. This 13 And the sea gave up the
is the first resurrection. dead in it, Death and Hades
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all were judged by what they of life without payment.

had done. 7 He who conquers shall have
14 Then Death and Hades this heritage, and I will be his
were thrown into the lake of God and he shall be my son.
fire. This is the second death, 8 But as for the cowardly, the
the lake of fire; faithless, the polluted, as for
15 and if any one's name was murderers, fornicators, sorcer-
not found written in the book ers, idolaters, and all liars,
of life, he was thrown into the their lot shall be in the lake
lake of fire. that burns with fire and sul-
phur, which is the second
CHAPTER 21 death."
1 Then I saw a new heaven 9 Then came one of the sev-
and a new earth; for the first en angels who had the seven
heaven and the first earth had bowls full of the seven last
passed away, and the sea was plagues, and spoke to me,
no more. saying, "Come, I will show you
2 And I saw the holy city, new the Bride, the wife of the
Jerusalem, coming down out of Lamb."
heaven from God, prepared as 10 And in the Spirit he car-
a bride adorned for her hus- ried me away to a great, high
band; mountain, and showed me the
3 and I heard a loud voice holy city Jerusalem coming
from the throne saying, "Be- down out of heaven from God,
hold, the dwelling of God is 11 having the glory of God,
with men. He will dwell with its radiance like a most rare
them, and they shall be his jewel, like a jasper, clear as
people, and God himself will crystal.
be with them; 12 It had a great, high wall,
4 he will wipe away every with twelve gates, and at the
tear from their eyes, and gates twelve angels, and on
death shall be no more, nei- the gates the names of the
ther shall there be mourning twelve tribes of the sons of Is-
nor crying nor pain any more, rael were inscribed;
for the former things have 13 on the east three gates,
passed away." on the north three gates, on
5 And he who sat upon the the south three gates, and on
throne said, "Behold, I make the west three gates.
all things new." Also he said, 14 And the wall of the city
"Write this, for these words had twelve foundations, and
are trustworthy and true." on them the twelve names of
6 And he said to me, "It is the twelve apostles of the
done! I am the Alpha and the Lamb.
Omega, the beginning and the 15 And he who talked to me
end. To the thirsty I will give had a measuring rod of gold
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gates and walls. be shut by day — and there

16 The city lies foursquare, shall be no night there;
its length the same as its 26 they shall bring into it the
breadth; and he measured the glory and the honor of the na-
city with his rod, twelve thou- tions.
sand stadia; its length and 27 But nothing unclean shall
breadth and height are equal. enter it, nor any one who
17 He also measured its wall, practices abomination or
a hundred and forty-four cu- falsehood, but only those who
bits by a man's measure, that are written in the Lamb's book
is, an angel's. of life.
18 The wall was built of
jasper, while the city was pure CHAPTER 22
gold, clear as glass. 1 Then he showed me the riv-
19 The foundations of the er of the water of life, bright
wall of the city were adorned as crystal, flowing from the
with every jewel; the first was throne of God and of the Lamb
jasper, the second sapphire, 2 through the middle of the
the third agate, the fourth street of the city; also, on ei-
emerald, ther side of the river, the tree
20 the fifth onyx, the sixth of life with its twelve kinds of
carnelian, the seventh chryso- fruit, yielding its fruit each
lite, the eighth beryl, the month; and the leaves of the
ninth topaz, the tenth chryso- tree were for the healing of
prase, the eleventh jacinth, the nations.
the twelfth amethyst. 3 There shall no more be any-
21 And the twelve gates were thing accursed, but the throne
twelve pearls, each of the of God and of the Lamb shall
gates made of a single pearl, be in it, and his servants shall
and the street of the city was worship him;
pure gold, transparent as 4 they shall see his face, and
glass. his name shall be on their
22 And I saw no temple in the foreheads.
city, for its temple is the Lord 5 And night shall be no more;
God the Almighty and the they need no light of lamp or
Lamb. sun, for the Lord God will be
23 And the city has no need their light, and they shall
of sun or moon to shine upon reign for ever and ever.
it, for the glory of God is its 6 And he said to me, "These
light, and its lamp is the words are trustworthy and
Lamb. true. And the Lord, the God of
24 By its light shall the na- the spirits of the prophets,
tions walk; and the kings of has sent his angel to show his
the earth shall bring their glo- servants what must soon take
ry into it, place.
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soon." Blessed is he who bright morning star."

keeps the words of the 17 The Spirit and the Bride
prophecy of this book. say, "Come." And let him who
8 I John am he who heard and hears say, "Come." And let
saw these things. And when I him who is thirsty come, let
heard and saw them, I fell him who desires take the wa-
down to worship at the feet of ter of life without price.
the angel who showed them to 18 I warn every one who
me; hears the words of the
9 but he said to me, "You prophecy of this book: if any
must not do that! I am a fel- one adds to them, God will
low servant with you and your add to him the plagues de-
brethren the prophets, and scribed in this book,
with those who keep the 19 and if any one takes away
words of this book. Worship from the words of the book of
God." this prophecy, God will take
10 And he said to me, "Do away his share in the tree of
not seal up the words of the life and in the holy city, which
prophecy of this book, for the are described in this book.
time is near. 20 He who testifies to these
11 Let the evildoer still do things says, "Surely I am com-
evil, and the filthy still be ing soon." Amen. Come, Lord
filthy, and the righteous still Jesus!
do right, and the holy still be 21 The grace of the Lord Je-
holy." sus be with the saints. Amen.
12 "Behold, I am coming
soon, bringing my recom-
pense, to repay every one for
what he has done.
13 I am the Alpha and the
Omega, the first and the last,
the beginning and the end."
14 Blessed are those who
wash their robes, that they
may have the right to the tree
of life and that they may enter
the city by the gates.
15 Outside are the dogs and
sorcerers and fornicators and
murderers and idolaters, and
every one who loves and prac-
tices falsehood.
16 "I Jesus have sent my an-
gel to you with this testimony
for the churches. I am the root
and the offspring of David, the

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