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John eateth the book.

Chap. xi. The seventh trumpet sounded.

of the seventh angel, when he standing before the God of the shall begin to sound, the mysterylearth.

of God should be finished, as he 5 And if any man will hurt hath declared to his servants the them, fire proceedeth out of their prophets. mouth, and devoureth their ene8 And the voice which I heard mies: and if any man will hurt from heavenspake unto me again, them, he must in this manner be and said, Go, and take the little killed.

book which is open in the hand 6 These have power to shut of the angel which standeth upon heaven, that it rain not in the the sea and upon the earth. days of their prophesy; and have

9 And I went unto the angel, power over waters to turn them and said unto him, Give me the to blood, and to smite the earth little book. And he said unto me, with all plagues, as often as they Take it, and eat it up; and it will. shall make thy belly bitter, but 7 And when they shall have fiit shall be in thy mouth sweet as nished their testimony, the beast honey. that ascendeth out of the bottom

10 And I took the little bookless pit, shall make war against out of the angel's hand, and ate them, and shall overcome them, it up; and it was in my mouth and kill them. sweet as honey: and as soon as 8 And their dead bodies shall I had eaten it, my belly was bit-lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom 11 And he said unto me, Thou and Egypt, where also our Lord must prophesy again before many was crucified. peoples, and nations, and tongues, 9 And they of the people, and and kings.

ter.

CHAP. XI.

The two witnesses prophesy. AND there was givenmea reed

kindreds, and tongues, and nations, shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be

like unto a rod: and the an-put in graves. gel stood, saying, Rise, and mea- 10 And they that dwell upon sure the temple of God, and the the earth shall rejoice over them, altar, and them that worship and make merry, and shall send therein. gifts one to another; because 2 But the court which is with- these two prophets tormented out the temple leave out, and them that dwelt on the earth. measure it not; for it is given 11 And after three days and an unto the Gentiles: and the holy half, the Spirit of life from God city shall they tread under foot entered into them, and they stood forty and two months. upon their feet; and great fear

3 And I will give power unto fell upon them which saw them. my two witnesses, and they shaill 12 And they heard a great prophesy a thousand two hundred voice from heaven, saying unto and threescore days, clothed in them, Come up hither. And sackcloth : they ascended up to heaven in a 4 These are the two olive-cloud; and their enemies behold trees, and the two candlesticks them.

Temple of God opened. Revelation. The dragon overcome.

13 And the same hour washer head a crown of twelve stars: there a great earthquake, and the 2 And she, being with child, tenth part of the city fell, and in cried, travailing in birth, and the earthquake were slain of menpained to be delivered.

eth quickly.

seven thousand and the rem- 3 And there appeared another nant were affrighted, and gave wonder in heaven, and, behold, glory to the God of heaven. a great red dragon, having seven 14 The second woe is past; heads, and ten horns, and seven and, behold, the third woe com-crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third 15 And the seventh angelpart of the stars of heaven, and sounded; and there were greatklid cast them to the earth: And voices in heaven, saying, The the dragon stood before the wokingdoms of this world are be-man which was ready to be delicome the kingdoms of our Lord, vered, for to devour her child as and of his Christ; and he shall soon as it was born.

reign for ever and ever.

5 And she brought forth a man

16 And the four and twenty child, who was to rule all nations elders, which sat before God, on with a rod of iron: and her child their seats, fell upon their faces, was caught up unto God, and to and worshipped God, his throne. 17 Saying, we give thee thanks, 6 And the woman fled into the O Lord God Almighty, which wilderness, where she hathaplace art, and wast, and art to come; prepared of God, that they should because thou hast taken to thee feed her there a thousand two thy great power, and hast reigned. hundred and threescore days.

18 And the nations were angry, 7 And there was war in heaven; and thy wrath is come, and the Michael and his angels fought time of the dead, that they should against the dragon; and the drabe judged, and that thou should-gon fought, and his angels, est give reward unto thy servants 8 And prevailed not; neither the prophets, and to the saints, was there place found any more and them that fear thy name, in heaven. small and great; and shouldest 9 And the great dragon was destroy them which destroy the cast out, that old serpent, called earth. the Devil, and Satan, which de

19 And the temple of God was ceiveth the whole world: he was opened in heaven, and there was cast out into the earth, and his seen in his temple the ark of his angels were cast out with him. testament: and there were light- 10 And I heard a loud voice. nings, and voices, and thunder-saying in heaven, Now is come ings, and an earthquake, and salvation, and strength, and the great hail. kingdom of our God, and the CHAP. XII. power of his Christ; for the acThe great dragon cast out. cuser of our brethren is cast ND there appeared a great down, which accused them bewonder in heaven, a woman fore our God day and night. clothed with the sun, and the 11 And they overcame him by moon under her feet, and upon the blood of the Lamb, and by

Chap. xiii.

A beast cometh out of the earth. the word of their testimony; and his mouth as the mouth of a lion; they loved not their lives untoand the dragon gave him his powthe death. er, and his seat, and great autho

12 Therefore, rejoice, ye hea-rity. vens, and ye that dwell in them. 3 And I saw one of his heads Woe to the inhabiters of theas it were wounded to death; earth, and of the sea! for the de-and his deadly wound was healvil is come down unto you, hav-jed: and all the world wondered ing great wrath, because he know-after the beast.

eth that he hath but a short time. 4 And they worshipped the 13 And when the dragon saw dragon which gave power unto that he was cast unto the earth, the beast; and they worshipped he persecuted the woman which the beast, saying, Who is like brought forth the man-child. Junto the beast? who is able to 14 And to the woman were gi-make war with him? ven two wings of a great eagle, 5 And there was given unto that she might fly into the wilder-him a mouth speaking great ness, into her place; where she things, and blasphemies; and is nourished for a time, and times, power was given unto him to conand half a time, from the face of tinue forty and two months. the serpent.

6 And he opened his mouth

15 And the serpent cast out of in blasphemy against God, to, his mouth, water as a flood, after blaspheme his name, and his tathe woman, that he might cause bernacle, and them that dwell in her to be carried away of the heaven.

Hood.

7 And it was given unto him 16 And the earth helped the to make war with the saints, and woman, and the earth opened to overcome them: and power her mouth, and swallowed up the was given him over all kindreds, flood which the dragon cast out and tongues, and nations.

of his mouth.

8 And all that dwell upon the

17 And the dragon was wroth earth shall worship him, whose with the woman, and went to names are not written in the book make war with the remnant of of life of the Lamb slain from the her seed, which keep the com-foundation of the world.

mandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

CHAP. XIII.

The beast with seven heads.

9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.

10 He that leadeth into captivity, shall go into captivity; he

ND I stood upon the sand of that killeth with the sword, must

up out of the sea, having seven is the patience and the faith of heads and ten horns, and upon the saints.

his horns ten crowns, and upon 11 And I beheld another beast his heads the name of blasphe-coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb,

my.

2 And the beast which I saw and he spake as a dragon. was like unto a leopard, and his 12 And he exerciseth all the feet were as the feet of a bear, and power of the first beast before

An angel preacheth. Revelation. Babylon is fallen. him, and causeth the earth and waters, and as the voice of a great them which dwell therein, to wor-thunder: and I heard the voice ship the first beast, whose deadly of harpers harping with their wound was healed. harps:

13 And he doeth great won- 3 And they sung as it were a ders, so that he maketh fire come new song before the throne, and down from heaven on the earth, before the four beasts, and the in the sight of men, felders and no man could learn

14 And deceiveth them that that song, but the hundred and dwell on the earth, by the means forty and four thousand, which of those miracles which he had were redeemed from the earth. power to do in the sight of the 4 These are they which were beast; saying to them that dwell not defiled with women; for they on the earth, that they should are virgins. These are they make an image to the beast which which follow the Lamb whitherhad the wound by a sword, and soever he goeth. These were did live. redeemed from among men, be15 And he had power to give ing the first fruits unto God, and life unto the image of the beast, to the Lamb.

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that the image of the beast should 5 And in their mouth was both speak, and cause that as found no guile : for they are withmany as would not worship the out fault before the throne of God. image of the beast, should be 6 And I saw another angel fly killed. in the midst of heaven, having

16 And he caused all, both the everlasting gospel to preach small and great, rich and poor, unto them that dwell on the free and bond, to receive a mark earth, and to every nation, and in their right hand, or in their kindred, and tongue, and people, foreheads : 7 Saying with a loud voice,

17 And that no man might buy Fear God, and give glory to him; or sell, save he that had the mark, for the hour of his judgment is or the name of the beast, or the come; and worship him that number of his name. made heaven, and earth, and the

18 Here is wisdom. Let him sea, and the fountains of waters. that hath understanding count 8 And there followed another the number of the beast: for it is angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, the number of a man; and his is fallen, that great city, because number is six hundred threescore she made all nations drink of the and six. wine of the wrath of her fornication.

9 And the third angel followed

CHAP. XIV. An angel preacheth the gospel. AND I looked, and, lo, a them, saying, with a loud voice, Lamb stood on the mount If any man worship the beast and Sion, and with him an hundred his image, and receive his mark forty and four thousand, having in his forehead, or in his hand, his Father's name written in their 10 The same shall drink of the foreheads. wine of the wrath of God, which 2 And I heard a voice from is poured out without mixture heaven, as the voice of many into the cup of his indignation;

The wine-press of God.

Chap. xv. The saints' song of victory. and he shall be tormented with 19 And the angel thrust in his fire and brimstone in the pre-sickle into the earth, and gathersence of the holy angels, and ined the vine of the earth, and cast the presence of the Lamb: it into the great wine-press of the 11 And the smoke of their tor-wrath of God.

ment ascendeth up for ever and 20 And the wine-press was ever and they have no rest day trodden without the city, and nor night, who worship the beast blood came out of the wine-press and his image, and whosoever re-even unto the horse-bridles, by ceiveth the mark of his name. the space of a thousand and six 12 Here is the patience of the hundred furlongs. saints here are they that keep CHAP. XV. the commandments of God, and The song of Moses and the Lamb. the faith of Jesus.

in heaven, great and marvellous, heaven, saying unto me, Write, seven angels having the seven last Blessed are the dead which die in plagues; for in them is filled up the Lord, from henceforth: Yea, the wrath of God. saith the Spirit, that they may 2 And I saw as it were a sea of rest from their labours; and their glass mingled with fire; and them works do follow them. that had gotten the victory over

13 And I heard a voice from AND I saw another sign in

14 And I looked, and behold, the beast, and over his image, and a white cloud, and upon the cloudover his mark, and over the numone sat like unto the Son of man, ber of his name, stand on the sea having on his head a golden of glass, having the harps of God, crown, and in his hand a sharp 3 And they sing the song of sickle. Moses the servant of God, and

15 And another angel came out the song of the Lamb, saying, of the temple, crying with a loud Great and marvellous are thy voice to him that sat on the cloud, works, Lord God Almighty; just Thrust in thy sickle, and reap; and true are thy ways, thou King for the time is come for thee to of saints!

reap; for the harvest of the earth 4 Who shall not fear thee, O is ripe. Lord, and glorify thy name? for 16 And he that sat on the cloud thou only art holy for all nations thrust in his sickle on the earth; shall come and worship before and the earth was reaped. thee; for thy judgments are made

17 And another angel came manifest. out of the temple which is in hea- 5 And after that I looked, and ven, he also having a sharp sickle.behold, the temple of the taber

18 Andanother angel came out nacle of the testimony in heaven from the altar, which had power was opened:

over fire; and cried with a loud 6 And the seven angels came cry to him that had the sharp sic-out of the temple, having the kle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp seven plagues, clothed in pure sickle, and gather the clusters of and white linen, and having their the vine of the earth; for her breasts girded with golden girdles. grapes are fully ripe. 7 And one of the four beasts

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