Revelation 13
The Beast from the Sea
1Then 1I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw aa beast rising up out of the sea, bhaving 2seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a cblasphemous name.
2Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The ddragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
3And I saw one of his heads eas if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And fall the world marveled and followed the beast.
4So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, g“Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”
5And he was given ha mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to 3continue for iforty-two months.
6Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, jHis tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.
7It was granted to him kto make war with the saints and to overcome them. And lauthority was given him over every 4tribe, tongue, and nation.
8All who dwell on the earth will worship him, mwhose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain nfrom the foundation of the world.
9oIf anyone has an ear, let him hear.
10pHe who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; qhe who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. rHere is the 5patience and the faith of the saints.
The Beast from the Earth
11Then I saw another beast scoming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.
12And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, twhose deadly wound was healed.
13uHe performs great signs, vso that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.
14wAnd he deceives 6those who dwell on the earth xby those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword yand lived.
15He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak zand cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
16He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, ato receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,
17and that no one may buy or sell except one who has 7the mark or bthe name of the beast, cor the number of his name.
18dHere is wisdom. Let him who has eunderstanding calculate fthe number of the beast, gfor it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
Revelation 14
The Lamb and the 144,000
1Then I looked, and behold, 1a aLamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him bone hundred and forty-four thousand, 2having His Father’s name cwritten on their foreheads.
2And I heard a voice from heaven, dlike the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of eharpists playing their harps.
3They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song fexcept the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth.
4These are the ones who were not defiled with women, gfor they are virgins. These are the ones hwho follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These iwere 3redeemed from among men, jbeing firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
5And kin their mouth was found no 4deceit, for lthey are without fault 5before the throne of God.
The Proclamations of Three Angels
6Then I saw another angel mflying in the midst of heaven, nhaving the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—oto every nation, tribe, tongue, and people—
7saying with a loud voice, p“Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; qand worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”
8And another angel followed, saying, r“Babylon6 is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because sshe has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”
9Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, t“If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his umark on his forehead or on his hand,
10“he himself vshall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is wpoured out full strength into xthe cup of His indignation. yHe shall be tormented with zfire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
11“And athe smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
12bHere is the 7patience of the saints; chere8 are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
13Then I heard a voice from heaven saying 9to me, “Write: d‘Blessed are the dead ewho die in the Lord from now on.’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, f“that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow gthem.”
Reaping the Earth’s Harvest
14Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.
15And another angel hcame out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, i“Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come 10for You to reap, for the harvest jof the earth is ripe.”
16So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
Reaping the Grapes of Wrath
17Then another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18And another angel came out from the altar, kwho had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, l“Thrust in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe.”
19So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into mthe great winepress of the wrath of God.
20And nthe winepress was trampled ooutside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, pup to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred 11furlongs.
Revelation 15
Prelude to the Bowl Judgments
1Then aI saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: bseven angels having the seven last plagues, cfor in them the wrath of God is complete.
2And I saw something like da sea of glass emingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, fover his image and 1over his mark and over the gnumber of his name, standing on the sea of glass, hhaving harps of God.
3They sing ithe song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the jLamb, saying:
k“Great and marvelous are Your works,
Lord God Almighty!
l Just and true are Your ways,
O King of the 2saints!
4m Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are nholy.
For oall nations shall come and worship before You,
For Your judgments have been manifested.”
5After these things I looked, and 3behold, pthe 4temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.
6And out of the 5temple came the seven angels having the seven plagues, qclothed in pure bright linen, and having their chests girded with golden bands.
7rThen one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God swho lives forever and ever.
8tThe temple was filled with smoke ufrom the glory of God and from His power, and no one was able to enter the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Revelation 16
The Seven Bowls
1Then I heard a loud voice from the
temple saying ato the seven angels, “Go and pour out the 1bowls bof the wrath of God on the earth.”
First Bowl: Loathsome Sores
2So the first went and poured out his bowl cupon the earth, and a 2foul and dloathsome sore came upon the men ewho had the mark of the beast and those fwho worshiped his image.
Second Bowl: The Sea Turns to Blood
3Then the second angel poured out his bowl gon the sea, and hit became blood as of a dead man; iand every living creature in the sea died.
Third Bowl: The Waters Turn to Blood
4Then the third angel poured out his bowl jon the rivers and springs of water, kand they became blood.
5And I heard the angel of the waters saying:
l“You are righteous, 3O Lord,
The One mwho is and who 4was and who is to be,
Because You have judged these things.
6For nthey have shed the blood oof saints and prophets,
p And You have given them blood to drink.
5 For it is their just due.”
7And I heard 6another from the altar saying, “Even so, qLord God Almighty, rtrue and righteous are Your judgments.”
Fourth Bowl: Men Are Scorched
8Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl son the sun, tand power was given to him to scorch men with fire.
9And men were scorched with great heat, and they ublasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; vand they did not repent wand give Him glory.
Fifth Bowl: Darkness and Pain
10Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl xon the throne of the beast, yand his kingdom became full of darkness; zand they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.
11They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.
Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up
12Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl aon the great river Euphrates, band its water was dried up, cso that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared.
13And I saw three unclean dspirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of ethe dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of fthe false prophet.
14For they are spirits of demons, gperforming signs, which go out to the kings 7of the earth and of hthe whole world, to gather them to ithe battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15j“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, klest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
16lAnd they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, 8Armageddon.
Seventh Bowl: The Earth Utterly Shaken
17Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, m“It is done!”
18And nthere were noises and thunderings and lightnings; oand there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake pas had not occurred since men were on the earth.
19Now qthe great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And rgreat Babylon swas remembered before God, tto give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.
20Then uevery island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.
Revelation 17
The Scarlet Woman and the Scarlet Beast
1Then aone of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying 1to me, “Come, bI will show you the judgment of cthe great harlot dwho sits on many waters,
2e“with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and fthe inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”
3So he carried me away in the Spirit ginto the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting hon a scarlet beast which was full of inames of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4The woman jwas arrayed in purple and scarlet, kand adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, lhaving in her hand a golden cup mfull of abominations and the filthiness of 2her fornication.
5And on her forehead a name was written:
nMYSTERY,
BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6I saw othe woman, drunk pwith the blood of the saints and with the blood of qthe martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.
The Meaning of the Woman and the Beast
7But the angel said to me, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the 3mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
8“The beast that you saw was, and is not, and rwill ascend out of the bottomless pit and sgo to 4perdition. And those who tdwell on the earth uwill marvel, vwhose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and 5yet is.
9w“Here is the mind which has wisdom: xThe seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
10“There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must ycontinue a short time.
11“The zbeast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to 6perdition.
12a“The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.
13“These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.
14b“These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will covercome them, dfor He is Lord of lords and King of kings; eand those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”
15Then he said to me, f“The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, gare peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.
16“And the ten horns which you 7saw on the beast, hthese will hate the harlot, make her idesolate jand naked, eat her flesh and kburn her with fire.
17l“For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, muntil the words of God are fulfilled.
18“And the woman whom you saw nis that great city owhich reigns over the kings of the earth.”
Revelation 18
The Fall of Babylon the Great
1Aftera these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, band the earth was illuminated with his glory.
2And he cried 1mightily with a loud voice, saying, c“Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and dhas become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and ea cage for every unclean and hated bird!
3“For all the nations fhave drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, gand the merchants of the earth have become rich through the 2abundance of her luxury.”
4And I heard another voice from heaven saying, h“Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.
5i“For her sins 3have reached to heaven, and jGod has remembered her iniquities.
6k“Render to her just as she rendered 4to you, and repay her double according to her works; lin the cup which she has mixed, mmix double for her.
7n“In the measure that she glorified herself and lived 5luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as oqueen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’
8“Therefore her plagues will come pin one day—death and mourning and famine. And qshe will be utterly burned with fire, rfor strong is the Lord God who 6judges her.
The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall
9s“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her twill weep and lament for her, uwhen they see the smoke of her burning,
10“standing at a distance fo
r fear of her torment, saying, v‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! wFor in one hour your judgment has come.’
11“And xthe merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore:
12y“merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
13“and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and zsouls of men.
14“The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have 7gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all.
15“The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
16“and saying, ‘Alas, alas, athat great city bthat was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
17c‘For in one hour such great riches 8came to nothing.’ dEvery shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance
18e“and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, f‘What is like this great city?’
19g“They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! hFor in one hour she 9is made desolate.’
20i“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you 10holy apostles and prophets, for jGod has avenged you on her!”
Finality of Babylon’s Fall
21Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, k“Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and lshall not be found anymore.
22m“The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore.
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