The Lamb standing REVELATION. on mount Sion. 13 And he doeth great won-heaven, as the voice of many ders, so that he maketh fire waters, and as the voice of a come down from heaven on great thunder: and I heard the earth in the sight of men, the voice of harpers harping 14 And deceiveth them that with their harps: dwell on the earth by the means 3 And they sung as it were a of those miracles which he new song before the throne, had power to do in the sight and before the four beasts, of the beast; saying to them and the elders: and no man that dwell on the earth, that could learn that song but the they should make an image hundred and forty and four to the beast, which had the thousand, which which were rewound by a sword, and did deemed from the earth. live. 4 These are they which were 15 And he had power to give not defiled with women; for life unto the image of the they are virgins. These are beast, that the image of the they which follow the Lamb beast should both speak, and whithersoever he goeth. cause that as many as would These were redeemed from not worship the image of the among men, being the firstbeast should be killed. fruits unto God and to the Lamb. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and 5 And in their mouth was poor, free and bond, to re- found no guile: for they are celve a mark in their right without fault before the hand, or in their foreheads: throne of God. 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his 6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,. 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him: for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations. drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: of the world. 17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiv-press of the wrath of God. eth the mark of his name. 19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great wine 20 And the winepress was 12 Here is the patience of the trodden without the city, and saints: here are they that blood came out of the winekeep the commandments of press, even unto the horse God, and the faith of Jesus. bridles, by the space of a thou13 And I heard a voice from sand and six hundred furheaven saying unto me, Write, longs. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from hence-1 forth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their CHAPTER XV, The seven angels with the seven last plagues. 3 The song of them that overcome the beast. 7 The seven vials full of the wrath of God. labours; and their works do AND I saw another sign in follow them. 14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. 16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. 2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. 3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; Vials of wrath REVELATION. poured out. just and true are thy ways, and it became as the blood of thou King of saints. a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. 4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. 5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: 4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteons, O Lord, which art, and wast and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. 6 And the seven angels came 6 For they have shed the out of the temple, having the blood of saints and prophets, seven plagues, clothed in pure and thou hast given them and white linen, and having blood to drink; for they are their breasts girded with gold-worthy. en girdles. 7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. CHAPTER XVI. 2 The angels pour out their vials full of wrath. 6 The plagues that follow there upon. 15 Christ cometh as a thief. Blessed are they that watch. AND ND I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. 7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteons are thy judgments. 8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. 10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. 2 And the first went, and 12 And the sixth angel pourpoured out his vial upon the ed out his vial upon the great earth; and there fell a noi- river Euphrates; and the wasome and grievous sore upon ter thereof was dried up, that the men which had the mark the way of the kings of the of the beast, and upon them east might be prepared. which worshipped his image. 13 And I saw three unclean 3 And the second angel pour-spirits like frogs come out of d out his vial upon the sea; the mouth of the dragon, and 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. of Babylon. CHAPTER XVII. 3, 4 A woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, with a golden cup in her hand, sitteth upon the beast, 5 which is great Babylon, the mother of all abominations. 9 The interpretation of the seven heads, 12 and the ten horns. 16 The punishment of the whore. 14 The victory of the Lamb. AND there came one of the Α seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the Judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters; 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made 17 And the seventh angel drunk with the wine of her poured out his vial into the fornication. air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. 19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 20 And every island island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hall; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon. a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, haying seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5 And upon her forehead was a name written. MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6 And 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. 7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the The victory REVELATION. of the Lamb. mystery of the woman, and 16 And the ten horns which of the beast that carrieth her, thou sawest upon the beast, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. 8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and ations, and tongues. these shall hate the whore, 18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. CHAPTER XVIII. 2 Babylon is fallen. 4 The people of God commanded to depart out of her. 9 The kings of the earth, 11 with the merchants and mariners, lament over her. 20 The saints rejoice for the judgments of God upon her. ND after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage. of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached |