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come: and worship him that made of the temple which is in heaven, heaven, and earth, and the sea, he also having a sharp sickle. and the fountains of waters. 18 And another angel came out

8 And there followed another from the altar, which had power angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is over fire; and cried with a loud fallen, that great city, because she cry to him that had the sharp made all nations drink of the wine sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp of the wrath of her fornication. sickle, and gather the clusters of 9 And the third angel followed the vine of the earth; for her them, saying with a loud voice, If grapes are fully ripe. any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand. t 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:

t 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and

nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

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-press of the wrath of God.

20 And the wine-press was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the wine-press, even unto the horse-bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs,

CHAP. XV.

ND I saw another sign in hea

seven angels having the seven_last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.

c 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 b 13 And I heard a voice from over his mark, and over the numheaven, saying unto me, Write, ber of his name, stand on the sea Blessed are the dead which die in of glass, having the harps of God. the Lord from henceforth: Yea, t 3 And they sing the song of saith the Spirit, that they may rest Moses the servant of God and the from their labours; and their song of the Lamb, saying, Great works do follow them. and marvellous are thy works,

14 And I looked, and behold, a Lord God Almighty; just and white cloud, and upon the cloud true are thy ways, thou King of one sat like unto the Son of man, saints.

having on his head a golden crown, r 4 Who'shall not fear thee, O and in his hand a sharp sickle. Lord, and glorify thy name? for i 15 And another angel came out thou only art holy: for all nations of the temple, crying with a loud shall come and worship before voice to him that sat on the cloud, thee; for thy judgments are made Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for manifest. the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

5 And after that I looked, and behold, the temple of the taberna16 And he that sat on the cloud cle of the testimony in heaven was thrust in his sickle on the earth; opened:

and the earth was reaped.

6 And the seven angels came

17 And another angel came out out of the temple, having the

seven plagues, clothed in pure c 9 And men were scorched with and white linen, and having their great heat, and blasphemed the breasts girded with golden girdles. name of God, which hath power

7 And one of the four beasts over these plagues: and they r gave unto the seven angels seven pented not to give him glory. golden vials full of the wrath of 10 And the fifth angel poure God, who liveth for ever and out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was ful

ever.

8 And the temple was filled of darkness; and they knawel with smoke from the glory of God, their tongues for pain, and from his power; and no man c 11 And blasphemed the God of was able to enter into the temple, heaven, because of their pains and till the seven plagues of the seven their sores, and repented not of angels were fulfilled. their deeds.

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CHAP. XVI.

12 And the sixth angel poured

ND I heard a great voice out out his vial upon the great river of the temple, saying to the Euphrates; and the water thereof seven angels, Go your ways, and was dried up, that the way of the pour out the vials of the wrath of kings of the east might be preGod upon the earth. pared.

2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man; and every living soul died in the sea.

And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters: and they became blood.

t 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

c6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. b 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. g 16 And he gathered them toge ther into a place called in the He brew tongue Armageddon.

17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the 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 7 And I heard another out of there was a great earthquake, the altar say, Even so, Lord God such as was not since men were Almighty, true and righteous are upon the earth, so mighty an thy judgments. earthquake, and so great. 8 And the fourth angel poured 19 And the great city was diout his vial upon the sun; and vided into three parts, and the power was given unto him to cities of the nations fell: and great scorch men with fire. Babylon came in remembrance

efore God, to give unto her the rieth her, which hath the seven up of the wine of the fierceness heads, and ten horns.

f his wrath.

8 The beast that thou sawest, 20 And every island fled away, was, and is not; and shall ascend and the mountains were not found. out of the bottomless pit, and go 21 And there fell upon men a into perdition: and they that dwell great hail out of heaven, every on the earth shall wonder, (whose stone about the weight of a talent: names were not written in the and men blasphemed God because book of life from the foundation of the plague of the hail; for the of the world,) when they behold plague thereof was exceeding the beast that was, and is not, and great. yet is.

CHAP. XVII.

ND there came one of the

A 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 drunk with the wine of her fornication.

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.

3 So he carried me away in the 12 And the ten horns which spirit into the wilderness: and I thou sawest are ten kings, which saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-have received no kingdom as yet; coloured beast, full of names of but receive power as kings one blasphemy, having seven heads hour with the beast.

and ten horns.

13 These have one mind, and 4 And the woman was arrayed shall give their power and strength in purple and scarlet-colour, and unto the beast.

decked with gold and precious c 14 These shall make war with stones and pearls, having a golden the Lamb, and the Lamb shall cup in her hand full of abomina- overcome them: for he is Lord of tions and filthiness of her fornica- lords, and King of kings; and tion: they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

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5 And upon her forehead was name written, MYSTERY, 15 And he saith unto me, The BABYLON THE GREAT, THE waters which thou sawest, where MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND the whore sitteth, are peoples, ABOMINATIONS OF THE and multitudes, and nations, and EARTH.

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.

tongues.

16 And the ten horns, which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her

7 And the angel said unto me, with fire. Wherefore didst thou marvel? It 17 For God hath put in their will tell thee the mystery of the hearts, to fulfil his will, and to woman, and of the beast that car-agree, and give their kingdom unto

shall be fulfilled.

the beast, until the words of God and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for 18 And the woman which thou her, when they shall see the smoke sawest is that great city, which of her burning, reigneth over the kings of the earth.

CHAP. XVIII.

ND after these things I saw

10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, ala that great city Babylon,that might city! for in one hour is thy ju

AND after thest I own it come.

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.

11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and d 4 And I heard another voice slaves, and souls of men. from heaven, saying, Come out of 14 And the fruits that thy so her, my people, that ye be not lusted after are departed from partakers of her sins, and that ye thee, and all things which were receive not of her plagues. dainty and goodly are departed 5 For her sins have reached from thee, and thou shalt find them unto heaven, and God hath re- no more at all. membered her iniquities.

15 The merchants of these things 6 Reward her even as she re-which were made rich by her warded you, and double unto her shall stand afar off, for the fear of double according to her works: in her torment, weeping and wailing the cup which she hath filled, fill 16 And saying, Alas, alas! that to her double.

7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every ship-master, and all the 8 Therefore shall her plagues company in ships, and sailors, and come in one day, death, and as many as trade by sea, stood mourning, and famine; and she afar off, shall be utterly burned with fire: 18 And cried when they saw for strong is the Lord God who the smoke of her burning, saying judgeth her. What city is like unto this great city!

9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication

19 And they cast dust on their

heads, and cried, weeping and and worshipped God that sat on wailing, saying, Alas, alas! that the throne, saying, Amen; Algreat city, wherein were made rich leluia.

all that had ships in the sea by d 5 And a voice came out of the reason of her costliness! for in one throne, saying, Praise our God, all hour is she made desolate. ye his servants, and ye that fear

20 Rejoice over her, thou hea-him both small and great. ven, and ye holy apostles and pro- 6 And I heard as it were the phets; for God hath avenged you voice of a great multitude, and as on her. the voice of many waters, and as

21 And a mighty angel took up the voice of mighty thunderings, a stone like a great mill-stone, and saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God cast it into the sea, saying, Thus omnipotent reigneth. with violence shall that great city d 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and Babylon be thrown down, and give honour to him: for the marshall be found no more at all. riage of the Lamb is come, and 22 And the voice of harpers, and his wife hath made herself ready. musicians, and of pipers, and trum-c 8 And to her was granted that peters, shall be heard no more at she should be arrayed in fine linen, all in thee; and no craftsman of clean and white: for the fine linen whatsoever craft he be, shall be is the righteousness of saints. found any more in thee; and the b 9 And he saith unto me, Write, sound of a mill-stone shall be heard Blessed are they which are called no more at all in thee;

23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

CHAP. XIX.

unto the marriage-supper of the
Lamb. And he saith unto me,
These are the true sayings of God.
t 10 And I fell at his feet to wor-
ship him. And he said unto me,
See thou do it not: I am thy fellow-
servant, and of thy brethren that
have the testimony of Jesus: wor-
ship God: for the testimony of Je-
sus is the spirit of prophecy.
t 11 And I saw heaven opened,
and behold, a white horse; and
he that sat upon him was called
Faithful and True, and in right-

AND after these things I heard cousness he doth judge and make

war.

a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia: Salva- 12 His eyes were as a flame of tion, and glory, and honour, and fire, and on his head were many power, unto the Lord our God: crowns; and he had a name writ2 For true and righteous are his ten, that no man knew, but he judgments: for he hath judged the himself.

great whore, which did corrupt t 13 And he was clothed with a the earth with her fornication, and vesture dipped in blood: and his hath avenged the blood of his ser-name is called The Word of God. vants at her hand. 14 And the armies which were

3 And again they said, Alleluia, in heaven followed him upon white And her smoke rose up for ever horses, clothed in fine linen, white and ever. and clean.

4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down

15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he

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