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ark of the beast, and upon them which, 21 And there fell upon men a great hail ipped his image. out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. CHAP. XVII.

nd the second angel poured out his pon the sea; and it became as the of a dead man and every living soul n the sea.

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

ND there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I And I heard the angel of the waters say, will shew unto thee the judgment of the art righteous, O Lord, which art, and great whore that sitteth upon many waters; and shalt be, because thou hast judged 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.

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For they have shed the blood of saints prophets, and thou hast given them blood ink; for they are worthy, 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into And I heard another out of the altar say, the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon 1 so, Lord God Almighty, true and righ-a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of blass are thy judgments.

And the fourth angel poured out his vial "n the sun; and power was given unto him corch men with fire.

And men were scorched with great heat, blasphemed the name of God, which hath ver over these plagues: and they repented to give him glory.

phemy, having 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 O And the fifth angel poured out his vial GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom LOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF s full of darkness; and they gnawed their THE EARTH. igues for pain,

6 And I saw the woman drunken with the 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven be-blood of the saints, and with the blood of use of their pains and their sores, and re-the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, nted not of their deeds. I wondered with great admiration.

12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial on the great river Euphrates; and the war thereof was dried up, that the way of the ngs of the east might be prepared.

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

14 For they are the spirits of devils, workng miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gaher them to the battle of that great day of od Almighty.

7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horus.

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.

15 ¶ Behold, I come as a thief, Blessed is 9 And here is the mind which hath wis e that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, dom. The seven heads are seven moun est he walk naked, and they see his shame. tains, on which the woman sitteth. 16 And he gathered them together into a face called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

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.

17 And the seventh angel poured out his rial into the air; and there came a great 11 And the beast that was, and is not, ever zoice out of the temple of heaven, from the, he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and go hrone, saying, It is done. eth into perdition.

18 And there were voices, and thunders, 12 And the ten horns which thou sawest and lightnings; and there was a great earth- are ten kings, which have received no king quake, such as was not since men were upon dom as yet; but receive power as kings one the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so hour with the beast. great.

19 And the great city was divided into hree 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 fled away, and the muntains were not found.

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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 's Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they that are with him are called. and cho sen, and faithful.

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which thou sawest, where he whore sitteth, ments and frankincense, and wine, and are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and tongues. sheep, and horses, and chariots, and sla 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest and souls of men. upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted and shall make her desolate and naked, and ter are departed from thee, and all dr shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. which were dainty and goodly are depar 17 For God hath put in their hearts to from thee, and thou shalt find them no m fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their at all. kingdom unto the beast, until the words of 15 The merchants of these things, whi God shall be fulfilled. were made rich by her, shall stand afar 18 And the woman which thou sawest is for the fear of her torment, weeping a that great city, which reigneth over the kings wailing, vi' the earth.

CHAP. XVIII.

16 Aud saying, Alas, alas! that gr city, that was clothed in fine lineu, and pl

AND after these things I saw another an-ple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, za gel come down from heaven, having precious stones, and pearls! great power; and the earth was lightened 17 For in one hour so great riches is eze with his glory. to nought. And every shipmaster, and the company in ships, and sailors, and many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

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

18 And cried, when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like t to this great city!

3 For all nations have drunk of the wine 19 And they cast dust on their heads, an of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas of the earth have committed fornication with alas! that great city, wherein were made her, and the merchants of the earth are wax-rich all that had ships in the sea by reason ed rich through the abundance of her deli-of her costliness! for in one hour is she made cacies. desolate.

4 And I heard another voice from heaven, 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath be not partakers of her sins, and that ye re-avenged you on her. eive not of her plagues :

5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double, according to her works in the cup which she hath filled, fill 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.

21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea. saying, Thus with violence shall that grea city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

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22 And the voice of harpers, and musi cians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; 23 And the light of a candle shall shine 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in no more at all in thee; and the voice of the one day, death, and mourning, and famine; bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard and she shall be utterly burned with fire for juo more at all in thee; for thy merchants strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. were the great men of the earth; for by thy 9 And the kings of the earth, who have sorceries were all nations deceived. committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,

10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas! that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

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

CHAP. XIX.

ND after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power unto the Lord our God: 11 And the merchants of the earth shall 2 For true and righteous are his judg weep and mourn over her; for no man buy-ments; for he hath judged the great whore, eth their merchandize any more: which did corrupt the earth with her forni

12 The merchandize of gold, and silver, cation, and hath avenged the blood of his and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine servants at her hand.

linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet,and all 3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivo-smoke rose up for ever and ever.

ry, and all manner vessels of most precious 4 And the four and twenty elders, and the wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, four beasts,fell down and worshipped God tha 13 And cinnamon, and odours. and oint-sat on the throne, saying, Amen: Alleluia.

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ind a voice came out of the throne,; 21 And the remnant were slain with the , Praise our God, all ye his servants, sword of him that sat upon the horse, which e that fear him, both small and great. sword proceeded out of his month : and all And I heard as it were the voice of a the fowls wer› filled with their flesh.

multitude, and as the voice of many

s, and as the voice of mighty thunder saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God potent reigneth.

CHAP. XX.

AND I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottom

less pit and a great chain in his hand. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give ho- 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old to him for the marriage of the Lamb serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and ome, and his wife hath made herself bound him a thousand years,

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3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, And to her was granted that she should and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, rrayed in fine linea, clean and white that he should deceive the nations no more, he fine linen is the righteousness of saints. till the thousand years should be fulfilled And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed and after that he must be loosed a little sea. they which are called unto the marriage- son.

er of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon se are the true sayings of God. them, and judgment was given unto them: 0 And I fell at his feet to worship him. and I saw the souls of them that were be1 he said unto me, See thon do it not; headed for the witness of Jesus, and for the m thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren word of God, and which had not worshippen t have the testimony of Jesus. worship the beast, neither his image, neither had red for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit ceived his mark upon their foreheads, or in prophecy. their hands; and they lived and reigned 11 And I saw heaven opened, and be- with Christ a thousand years. da white horse; and he that sat upon him) 5 But the rest of the dead lived not again is called Faithful and True; and in righte-until the thousand years were finished. This ness he doth judge and make war. is the first resurrection. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in his head were many crowns; and he the first resurrection: on such the second d a name written that no man knew but death hath no power; but they shall be - himself: priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipdin blood: and his name is called The ord of God.

14 And the armies which were in heaven llowed him upon white horses, clothed in me linen, white and clean.

15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp word, that with it he should smite the naons; and he shall rule them with a rod of on: and he treadeth the wine-press of the ierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

16 And he hath on his vesture and on his high a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

7 And when the thousand years are ex pired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to baule; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all he fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto ever and ever. he supper of the great God;

11 And I saw a great white throne, and 13 That ye may eat the flesh of kings and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty and the heaven fled away; and there was men, and the flesh of horses, and of them found no place for them.

that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, 12 And I saw the dead, small and great both free and bond, both small and great. stand before God: and the books were open. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of ed; and another book was opened, which the earth, and their armies, gathered toge- is the book of life and the dead were judg ther to make war against him that sat on the ed out of those things which were written in horse, and against his army. the books, according to their works.

20 And the beast was taken, and with! 13 And the sea gave up the dead which him the false prophet that wrought miracles were in it; and death and hell delivered up before him, with which he deceived them the dead which were in them and they that had received the mark of the beast and were judged every man according to their them that worshipped his image. These works. both were cast alive into a lake of fire burnng with brimstone

14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

15 And whosoever was not found written, thousand furlongs the length, and in the book of life was cast into the lake of breadth, and the height of it are equal. fire. 17 And he measured the wall thereof, hundred and forty and four cubits, accorde

CHAP. XXI.

AND I saw a new heaven and a new to the measure of a man, that is, of the a

earth for the first heaven and the first gel. earth were passed away; and there was no 18 And the building of the wall of it. of jasper: and the city was pure gold, }.

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2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jeru-unto clear glass.

salem, coming down from God out of heaven, 19 And the foundations of the wall of prepared as a bride adorned for her hus-city were garnished with all manner of pr band. cious stones. The first foundation was per; the second, sapphire; the third, a che cedony; the fourth, an emerald;

3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end: I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels, which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper-stone, clear as crystal;

20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardies the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, bers the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysopra sus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pear and the street of the city was pure gold, a it were transparent glass.

22 And I saw no temple therein; for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

23 And the city had no need of the su neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lambs | the fight thereof.

24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day; for there shall be no night there.

26 And they shali bring the glory and nonour of the nations into it.

27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither arhatsoeve worketh abomination, or maketh a lie; but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

CHAP. XXII.

AND he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding ou of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

2 In the midst of the street of it, and or either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, ma yielded her fruit every month: and the leases of the tree were for the healing of the na

12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which tions. are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

13 On the east, three gates; on the north, three gates; on the scuth, three gates; and on the west, three gates.

14 And the wall of the city bad twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 And he that talked with me had a gelden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall therco..

3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him.

4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever

5 and he said umo me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the 16 And the city lieth four-square, and the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto length is as large as the breadth. And he his servants the things which must shorts measured the city with the reed twelve be done.

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d1 John saw these things, and heard --And when I had heard and seen, T wn to worship before the feet of the which shewed me these things. aen saith he unto me, See thou do it or I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy n the prophets, and of them which he sayings of this book worship God. And he saith unto me, Seal not the s of the prophecy of this book; for the s at hand.

15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and ido laters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, He that is unjust, let him be unjust If any man shall add unto these things, God and he which is filthy, let him be filthy shall add unto him the plagues that are writ and he that is righteous, let him be ten in this book:

ous still: and he that is holy, let him 19 And if any man shall take away from ly still. the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

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20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly; Amen. Even so, Blessed are they that do his command-come, Lord Jesus.

ts, that they may have right to the tree 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be fe, and may enter in through the gates with you all. Amen. the city.

End of the New Testament.

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