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\s1 Prologue
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\v 1 The revelation of~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft Or \fqa Revelation of\ft , or \fqa A revelation of\f* Jesus Christ that God gave him to show his servants~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt Ac 2:18; Rm 6:19; 1Pt 2:16; Rv 22:6\+xt*\f* what must soon take place.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt Dn 2:28–29,45; Rv 22:6\+xt*\f* He made it known by sending his angel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt Gn 24:7; Mt 1:24; Ac 12:11\+xt*\f* to his servant John,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt Jn 21:7; Rv 22:8\+xt*\f*
\v 2 who testified to the word of God and to the testimony~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft Or \fqa witness\f* of Jesus Christ,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft \+xt 1Co 1:6; Rv 12:17; 19:10; 20:4\+xt*\f* whatever he saw.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft Or \fqa as many as he saw\f*
\v 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:3 \ft \+xt Rv 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7,14\+xt*\f* and blessed are those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:3 \ft Or \fqa follow\ft , or \fqa obey\f* what is written in it, because the time is near.
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\v 4 John: To the seven churches in Asia. Grace and peace~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft \+xt Ti 1:4\+xt*\f* to you from~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft Other mss add \fqa God\f* the one who is, who was, and who is to come,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft \+xt Rv 1:8,17; 4:8; 16:5\+xt*\f* and from the seven spirits~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft Or \fqa the sevenfold Spirit\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft \+xt Rv 3:1; 4:5; 5:6\+xt*\f* before his throne,
\v 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft \+xt Ps 89:37; Jn 18:37; Rv 2:13; 3:14\+xt*\f* the firstborn from the dead~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft \+xt Ps 89:27; Ac 26:23; Rm 8:29; 1Co 15:20–23; Col 1:18\+xt*\f* and the ruler of the kings of the earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft \+xt Ps 89:27; Rv 17:14; 19:16\+xt*\f*
\p To him who loves us and has set us free~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft Other mss read \fqa has washed us\f* from our sins by his blood,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft \+xt Dt 7:8; Rm 8:2\+xt*\f*
\v 6 and made us a kingdom,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 1:6 \ft Other mss read \fqa kings and\f* priests~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:6 \ft Or \fqa made us into \ft (or \fqa to be\ft ) \fqa a kingdom of priests\ft ; \+xt Ex 19:6\+xt*\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:6 \ft \+xt Ex 19:6; 1Pt 2:9; Rv 5:10; 20:6\+xt*\f* to his God and Father~#—~#to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:6 \ft \+xt Rm 11:36; 1Pt 4:11; Jd 25; Rv 7:12\+xt*\f*
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\v 7 \qt Look, he is coming with~the~clouds,\qt*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft \+xt Is 19:1; Zch 12:10; Jn 19:34–37\+xt*\f*
\qc and \qt every eye will~see~him,\qt*
\qc \qt even those who~pierced~him.\qt*
\qc \qt And all the tribes\qt*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft Or \fqa peoples\f*\qt of~the~earth\qt*~\f + \cat (V)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft \+xt Gn 12:3; 28:14; Zch 14:17\+xt*\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft \+xt Gn 12:3; 28:14; Zch 14:17\+xt*\f*
\qc \qt will mourn over~him.\qt*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft Or \fqa will wail because of him\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (V)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft \+xt Dn 7:13; Zch 12:10\+xt*\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft \+xt Dn 7:13; Zch 12:10\+xt*\f*
\qc So it is to be. Amen.
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\v 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:8 \ft \+xt Is 44:6; Rv 21:6; 22:13\+xt*\f* says the Lord God, “the one who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
\s1 John’s Vision of the Risen Lord
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\v 9 I, John, your brother and partner in the affliction,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft \+xt Jn 16:33; Ac 14:22; Rm 5:3; 2Tm 2:12; Rv 2:9\+xt*\f* kingdom,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft \+xt Mt 25:34; Jms 2:5\+xt*\f* and endurance~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft \+xt Rm 5:3–4; 8:25; 15:4; Col 1:11; 2Th 1:4; Heb 10:36; 12:1; Jms 1:3–4; Rv 2:3; 3:10; 13:10; 14:12\+xt*\f* that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft \+xt Rv 1:2; 6:9; 12:17; 19:10; 20:4\+xt*\f*
\v 10 I was in the Spirit~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:10 \ft Or \fqa in spirit\ft ; lit \fqa I became in the Spirit\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:10 \ft \+xt 1Kg 18:12; Ezk 3:12; 2Co 12:2; Rv 4:2; 17:3; 21:10\+xt*\f* on the Lord’s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:10 \ft \+xt Ex 19:16,19; 20:18; Ps 47:5\+xt*\f*
\v 11 saying, \wj “Write\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:11 \ft \+xt Ex 34:27; Dt 31:19; Is 8:1; 30:8; Jr 30:2; 36:2,28; Hab 2:2; Rv 2:1,8,12,18; 3:1,7,14; 14:3; 19:9; 21:5\+xt*\f* \wj on a scroll\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:11 \ft Or \fqa book\f* \wj what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”\wj*
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\v 12 Then I turned to see whose voice~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:12 \ft \+xt Ex 20:18\+xt*\f* it was that spoke to me. When I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:12 \ft \+xt Ex 25:37; 37:23; 2Ch 4:20; Zch 4:2\+xt*\f*
\v 13 and among the lampstands was one like the Son of Man,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:13 \ft Or \fqa like a son of man\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:13 \ft \+xt Dn 7:13; 10:16; Rv 14:14\+xt*\f* dressed in a robe~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:13 \ft \+xt Dn 10:5\+xt*\f* and with a golden sash wrapped around his chest.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:13 \ft \+xt Rv 15:6\+xt*\f*
\v 14 The hair of his head was white as wool~#—~#white as snow~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:14 \ft \+xt Is 1:18; Dn 7:9\+xt*\f*~#—~#and his eyes like a fiery flame.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:14 \ft \+xt Dn 10:6; Rv 2:18; 19:12\+xt*\f*
\v 15 His feet were like fine bronze as it is fired in a furnace,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:15 \ft \+xt Ezk 1:7; Dn 10:6; Rv 2:18\+xt*\f* and his voice like the sound of cascading~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:15 \ft Lit \fqa many\f* waters.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:15 \ft \+xt Ezk 1:24; 43:2; Rv 14:2; 19:6\+xt*\f*
\v 16 He had seven stars in his right hand; a sharp double-edged sword came from his mouth,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:16 \ft \+xt Is 49:2; Heb 4:12; Rv 2:12,16; 19:15\+xt*\f* and his face was shining like the sun at full strength.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:16 \ft \+xt Mt 17:2; Rv 10:1\+xt*\f*
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\v 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:17 \ft \+xt Gn 17:3; Jdg 6:22–23; 13:20; Jb 42:5–6; Is 6:5; Ezk 1:28; Dn 8:17; Mt 17:6; Lk 1:12; 5:8\+xt*\f* He laid his right hand on me and said, \wj “Don’t be afraid. I am the First and the Last,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:17 \ft \+xt Is 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Rv 2:8; 22:13\+xt*\f*
\v 18 \wj and the Living One.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:18 \ft \+xt Mt 16:16; 26:63; Jn 6:57; Rv 4:10; 10:6\+xt*\f* \wj I was dead, but look~#—~#I am alive forever and ever,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:18 \ft \+xt Rm 6:9; 14:9; Rv 2:8; 10:6\+xt*\f* \wj and I hold the keys\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:18 \ft \+xt Mt 16:19\+xt*\f* \wj of death and Hades.\wj*
\v 19 \wj Therefore write what you have seen,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:19 \ft \+xt Ex 17:14; 34:27; Dt 31:19; Jr 30:2; Hab 2:2\+xt*\f* \wj what is, and what will take place after this.\wj*
\v 20 \wj The mystery\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:20 \ft \+xt Mt 13:35; Rm 16:25\+xt*\f* \wj of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:20 \ft Or \fqa messengers\f* \wj of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands\wj*~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 1:20 \ft Other mss add \fqa that you saw\f* \wj are the seven churches.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:20 \ft \+xt Mt 5:14–15\+xt*\f*
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\ms The Letters to the Seven Churches
\s1 The Letter to Ephesus
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\v 1 \wj “Write to the angel\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:1 \ft Or \fqa messenger\ft , also in vv.~8,12,18\f* \wj of the church in Ephesus: Thus says the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven golden lampstands:\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:1 \ft \+xt Ac 21:11; Rv 1:16,20\+xt*\f*
\v 2 \wj I know your works, your labor, and your endurance,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt Rv 2:19; 3:1,8,15\+xt*\f* \wj and that you cannot tolerate evil people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt 2Co 11:13\+xt*\f* \wj and you have found them to be liars.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt 1Jn 4:1\+xt*\f*
\v 3 \wj I know that you have persevered and endured hardships for the sake of my name,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt Mt 24:9\+xt*\f* \wj and you have not grown weary.\wj*
\v 4 \wj But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:4 \ft \+xt Jr 2:2\+xt*\f*
\v 5 \wj Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:5 \ft \+xt Heb 10:32\+xt*\f* \wj Otherwise, I will come to you\wj*~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 2:5 \ft Other mss add \fqa quickly\f* \wj and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.\wj*
\v 6 \wj Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.\wj*
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\v 7 \wj “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt 1Jn 5:4–5\+xt*\f* \wj the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in\wj*~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft Other mss read \fqa in the midst of\f* \wj the paradise of God.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Gn 2:8–9; Lk 23:43; 2Co 12:4; Rv 22:2,14,19\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Letter to Smyrna
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\v 8 \wj “Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: Thus says the First and the Last,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:8 \ft \+xt Rv 1:17\+xt*\f* \wj the one who was dead and came to life: \wj*
\v 9 \wj I know your\wj*~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft Other mss add \fqa works and\f* \wj affliction and poverty, but you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft \+xt Rv 3:9–10\+xt*\f*
\v 10 \wj Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Mt 4:1; Eph 4:27; 6:11; 1Tm 3:6; Jms 4:7; 1Pt 5:8; Rv 12:9,12; 20:2\+xt*\f* \wj is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Dn 1:12,14\+xt*\f* \wj Be faithful to the point of death,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Mt 10:22; 24:13; Rv 12:11\+xt*\f* \wj and I will give you the crown\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft Or \fqa wreath\f* \wj of life.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt 1Co 9:25; Jms 1:12; Rv 3:11\+xt*\f*
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\v 11 \wj “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be harmed by the second death.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:11 \ft \+xt Rv 20:6,14; 21:8\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Letter to Pergamum
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\v 12 \wj “Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum: Thus says the one who has the sharp, double-edged sword:\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:12 \ft \+xt Is 49:2; Heb 4:12; Rv 1:16; 2:16; 19:15\+xt*\f*
\v 13 \wj I know\wj*~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft Other mss add \fqa your works and\f* \wj where you live~#—~#where Satan’s throne is. Yet you are holding on to my name and did not deny your faith in me,\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft Or \fqa deny my faith\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft \+xt 1Tm 5:8\+xt*\f* \wj even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft \+xt Ac 22:20\+xt*\f* \wj who was put to death among you, where Satan lives.\wj*
\v 14 \wj But I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:14 \ft \+xt 2Pt 2:15\+xt*\f* \wj who taught Balak to place a stumbling block\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:14 \ft Or \fqa to place a trap\f* \wj in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idols\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:14 \ft \+xt Ac 15:29; 1Co 8:10; 10:19\+xt*\f* \wj and to commit sexual immorality.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:14 \ft \+xt Nm 25:1; 31:16; 1Co 10:8\+xt*\f*
\v 15 \wj In the same way, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.\wj*~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 2:15 \ft Other mss add \fqa which I hate\f*
\v 16 \wj So repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:16 \ft \+xt Rv 22:7\+xt*\f* \wj and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:16 \ft \+xt 2Th 2:8\+xt*\f*
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\v 17 \wj “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give some of the hidden manna.\wj*~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 2:17 \ft Other mss add \fqa to eat\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:17 \ft \+xt Ex 16:32–34\+xt*\f* \wj I will also give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:17 \ft \+xt Is 55:13; 56:5; 62:2\+xt*\f* \wj is inscribed that no one knows except the one who receives it.\wj*
\s1 The Letter to Thyatira
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\v 18 \wj “Write to the angel of the church in Thyatira: Thus says the Son of God,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:18 \ft \+xt Ps 2:7–9\+xt*\f* \wj the one whose eyes are like a fiery flame and whose feet are like fine bronze:\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:18 \ft \+xt Rv 1:14–15\+xt*\f*
\v 19 \wj I know your works~#—~#your love, faithfulness,\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:19 \ft Or \fqa faith\f* \wj service, and endurance.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:19 \ft \+xt 1Th 1:3; Rv 2:2\+xt*\f* \wj I know that your last works are greater than the first.\wj*
\v 20 \wj But I have this against you: You tolerate the woman Jezebel,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:20 \ft \+xt 1Kg 16:30–33; 21:25; 2Kg 9:7,30–37\+xt*\f* \wj who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat meat sacrificed to idols.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:20 \ft \+xt 2Kg 9:22; Ac 15:29; 1Co 10:20\+xt*\f*
\v 21 \wj I gave her time to repent,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:21 \ft \+xt Rm 2:4; 2Pt 3:9\+xt*\f* \wj but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:21 \ft \+xt Rv 9:20–21; 16:9,11 \+xt*\f*
\v 22 \wj Look, I will throw her into a sickbed\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:22 \ft \+xt 2Kg 9:22\+xt*\f* \wj and those who commit adultery with her\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:22 \ft \+xt Rv 17:2; 18:9\+xt*\f* \wj into great affliction.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:22 \ft \+xt Mt 24:21; Ac 7:11\+xt*\f* \wj Unless they repent of her\wj*~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 2:22 \ft Other mss read \fqa their\f* \wj works,\wj*
\v 23 \wj I will strike her children dead.\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:23 \ft Or \fqa with a plague\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:23 \ft \+xt Ezk 33:27\+xt*\f* \wj Then all the churches will know that I am the one who examines minds and hearts,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:23 \ft \+xt Ps 7:9; 26:2; 139:1; Jr 11:20; 17:10; Mt 16:27; Lk 16:15; Ac 1:24; Rm 8:27\+xt*\f* \wj and I will give to each of you according to your works.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:23 \ft \+xt Rm 2:6; 2Co 11:15; 2Tm 4:14; Rv 18:6; 20:12–13\+xt*\f*
\v 24 \wj I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who haven’t known “the so-called secrets\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:24 \ft Or \fqa the secret things\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:24 \ft \+xt 2Co 2:10\+xt*\f* \wj of Satan”\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:24 \ft \+xt Rv 2:9\+xt*\f* \wj #—~#as they say~#—~#I am not putting any other burden on you.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:24 \ft \+xt Mt 11:30; Ac 15:28; 24:4; 1Jn 5:3\+xt*\f*
\v 25 \wj Only hold on to what you have until I come.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:25 \ft \+xt Rv 3:11\+xt*\f*
\v 26 \wj The one who conquers and who keeps my works to the end: I will give him authority over the nations~—\wj*
\qc
\v 27 \wj \+qt and he will rule\+qt*\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:27 \ft Or \fqa shepherd\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:27 \ft \+xt Rv 19:15\+xt*\f* \wj \+qt them with~an~iron~scepter;\+qt*\wj*
\qc \wj \+qt he will shatter them like~pottery\+qt*\wj*~\f + \cat (V)\cat* \fr 2:27 \ft \+xt Ps 2:9\+xt*\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:27 \ft \+xt Ps 2:9\+xt*\f* \wj —\wj*
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\v 28 \wj just as I have received this from my Father. I will also give him the morning star.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:28 \ft \+xt Is 14:12; 2Pt 1:19; Rv 22:1\+xt*\f*
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\v 29 \wj “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.\wj*
\c 3
\s1 The Letter to Sardis
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\v 1 \wj “Write to the angel\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:1 \ft Or \fqa messenger\ft , also in vv.~7,14\f* \wj of the church in Sardis: Thus says the one who has the seven spirits of God\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:1 \ft \+xt Rv 1:4; 4:5; 5:6\+xt*\f* \wj and the seven stars:\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:1 \ft \+xt Rv 1:16,20; 2:1\+xt*\f* \wj I know your works;\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:1 \ft \+xt Rv 2:2,19; 3:8,15\+xt*\f* \wj you have a reputation\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:1 \ft Or \fqa have a name\f* \wj for being alive, but you are dead.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:1 \ft \+xt Rm 6:11\+xt*\f*
\v 2 \wj Be alert\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:2 \ft \+xt Mt 25:13; 26:40–41; Ac 20:31; 1Co 16:13; 1Pt 5:8; 2Pt 3:10\+xt*\f* \wj and strengthen\wj*~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 3:2 \ft Other mss read \fqa guard\f* \wj what remains, which is about to die,\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:2 \ft Or \fqa strengthen who remain, who are about to die\f* \wj for I have not found your works complete before my God.\wj*
\v 3 \wj Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come\wj*~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 3:3 \ft Other mss add \fqa upon you\f* \wj like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come upon you.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:3 \ft \+xt Mt 24:42–44; Mk 13:32–37; Lk 12:35–40; 1Th 5:1–11; Rv 16:15\+xt*\f*
\v 4 \wj But you have a few people\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:4 \ft Lit \fqa few names\f* \wj in Sardis who have not defiled\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:4 \ft Or \fqa soiled\f* \wj their clothes,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:4 \ft \+xt Zch 3:3–4; 2Co 7:1; Rv 14:4\+xt*\f* \wj and they will walk with me in white, because they are worthy.\wj*
\p
\v 5 \wj “In the same way, the one who conquers\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:5 \ft \+xt 1Jn 2:13–14; 4:4; 5:4–5; Rv 2:7,11,17,26; 3:12,21\+xt*\f* \wj will be dressed in white clothes,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:5 \ft \+xt Mt 17:2; Rv 3:18; 4:4\+xt*\f* \wj and I will never erase his name from the book of life\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:5 \ft \+xt Ex 32:32–33; Ps 69:28; Dn 12:1; Rv 13:8; 17:8; 20:12,15; 21:27\+xt*\f* \wj but will acknowledge his name before my Father and before his angels.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:5 \ft \+xt Mt 10:32; Lk 12:8\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 6 \wj “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:6 \ft \+xt Mt 11:15; 13:9,43; Lk 8:8; 14:35\+xt*\f* \wj to what the Spirit says\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:6 \ft \+xt Ac 8:29; 10:19; 11:12; 13:2; 21:11; 28:25; 1Tm 4:1; Heb 3:7; 10:15; Rv 14:13; 22:17\+xt*\f* \wj to the churches.\wj*
\s1 The Letter to Philadelphia
\m
\v 7 \wj “Write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia: Thus says the Holy One, the true one,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:7 \ft \+xt 1Jn 5:20; Rv 6:10; 19:11\+xt*\f* \wj the one who has the key of David, who opens and no one will close, and who closes and no one opens:\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:7 \ft \+xt Is 22:22; Mt 16:19\+xt*\f*
\v 8 \wj I know your works. Look, I have placed before you an open door that no one can close because you have but little power; yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:8 \ft \+xt Ac 14:27; 1Co 16:9; 2Co 2:12; Col 4:3\+xt*\f*
\v 9 \wj Note this: I will make those from the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying~#—~#I will make them come and bow down at your feet,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:9 \ft \+xt Is 45:14; 49:23; 60:14; 1Co 14:25\+xt*\f* \wj and they will know that I have loved you.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:9 \ft \+xt Is 43:4\+xt*\f*
\v 10 \wj Because you have kept my command to endure, I will also keep you from the hour of testing\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:10 \ft \+xt Lk 8:13; Heb 3:8; 1Pt 4:12\+xt*\f* \wj that is going to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:10 \ft \+xt Rv 6:10; 8:13; 11:10; 13:8,14; 17:8\+xt*\f*
\v 11 \wj I am coming soon.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:11 \ft \+xt Rv 22:7,12,20\+xt*\f* \wj Hold on to what you have,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:11 \ft \+xt Rv 2:25\+xt*\f* \wj so that no one takes your crown.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:11 \ft \+xt 1Co 9:25; 1Th 2:19; 2Tm 4:8; Jms 1:12; 1Pt 5:4\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 12 \wj “The one who conquers I will make a pillar\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:12 \ft \+xt 1Kg 7:21; 2Ch 3:17; Jr 1:18; Gl 2:9\+xt*\f* \wj in the temple of my God, and he will never go out again. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God~#—~#the new Jerusalem,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:12 \ft \+xt Ezk 48:35; Gl 4:26; Heb 12:22; Rv 21:2\+xt*\f* \wj which comes down out of heaven from my God~#—~#and my new name.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:12 \ft \+xt Rv 2:17; 7:3; 14:1; 22:4\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 13 \wj “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.\wj*
\s1 The Letter to Laodicea
\m
\v 14 \wj “Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: Thus says the Amen,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:14 \ft \+xt 2Co 1:20\+xt*\f* \wj the faithful and true witness, the originator\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:14 \ft Or \fqa beginning\ft , or \fqa ruler\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:14 \ft \+xt Mk 10:6; 13:19; Jn 1:1–5; Col 1:18; 2Pt 3:4\+xt*\f* \wj of God’s creation: \wj*
\v 15 \wj I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot.\wj*
\v 16 \wj So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:16 \ft Or \fqa spit\f* \wj you out of my mouth.\wj*
\v 17 \wj For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:17 \ft \+xt Hs 12:8; Zch 11:5; 1Co 4:8\+xt*\f* \wj and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.\wj*
\v 18 \wj I advise you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may be rich,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:18 \ft \+xt Zch 13:9; 1Pt 1:7\+xt*\f* \wj white clothes so that you may be dressed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:18 \ft \+xt Gn 2:25; Is 20:4; Ezk 23:29; Rv 16:15\+xt*\f* \wj and ointment to spread on your eyes so that you may see.\wj*
\v 19 \wj As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:19 \ft \+xt Heb 12:26\+xt*\f* \wj So be zealous and repent.\wj*
\v 20 \wj See! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:20 \ft \+xt Lk 24:29–30\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 21 \wj “To the one who conquers I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:21 \ft \+xt Mt 19:28; 2Tm 2:12; Rv 20:4\+xt*\f* \wj just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.\wj*
\p
\v 22 \wj “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.”\wj*
\c 4
\s1 The Throne Room of Heaven
\m
\v 1 After this I looked, and there in heaven was an open door. The first voice that I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1 \ft \+xt Ex 19:19; 20:18; Ps 47:5; Zch 9:14; Rv 1:10\+xt*\f* said, \wj “Come up here,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1 \ft \+xt Rv 11:12\+xt*\f* \wj and I will show you what must take place after this.”\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1 \ft \+xt Gn 12:1; Zch 1:9; Rv 17:1; 21:9\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Ac 19:21; Rm 8:9; 14:17; Eph 2:18,22; 3:5; 6:18; Rv 1:10; 17:3; 21:10\+xt*\f* and there was a throne in heaven~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt 1Kg 22:19; Ps 11:4; 103:19; Is 66:1; Mt 5:34; 23:22; Dn 7:9\+xt*\f* and someone was seated on it.
\v 3 The one seated~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 4:3 \ft Other mss omit \fqa The one seated\f* there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian stone.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:3 \ft \+xt Ex 28:17,20; 39:10,13; Ezk 28:13; Rv 21:11,18–20\+xt*\f* A rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald surrounded the throne.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:3 \ft \+xt Gn 9:13–17; Ezk 1:28; Rv 10:1\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones sat twenty-four elders~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:4 \ft \+xt Mt 19:28; Rv 11:16; 5:8; 19:4; 20:4\+xt*\f* dressed in white clothes,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:4 \ft \+xt Rv 3:4,18\+xt*\f* with golden crowns on their heads.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:4 \ft \+xt Zch 6:11; Rv 9:7\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 5 Flashes of lightning and rumblings and peals of thunder came from the throne.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:5 \ft \+xt Ex 19:16; 20:18; Ps 77:18; Rv 8:5; 11:19; 16:18\+xt*\f* Seven fiery torches were burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:5 \ft \+xt Rv 1:4; 3:1; 5:6\+xt*\f*
\v 6 Something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal, was also before the throne.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:6 \ft \+xt Rv 15:2; 21:18,21\+xt*\f*
\p Four living creatures covered with eyes in front and in back were around the throne on each side.
\v 7 The first living creature was like a lion; the second living creature was like an ox; the third living creature had a face like a man; and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:7 \ft \+xt Ezk 1:5–28; 10:9–14\+xt*\f*
\v 8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:8 \ft \+xt Is 6:2\+xt*\f* they were covered with eyes around and inside. Day and night~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:8 \ft \+xt Rv 7:15\+xt*\f* they never stop,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 4:8 \ft Or \fqa rest\f* saying,
\qc Holy, holy, holy,
\qc Lord God, the~Almighty,
\qc who was, who is, and~who~is~to~come.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:8 \ft \+xt Is 6:3\+xt*\f*
\m
\v 9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the one seated on the throne, the one who lives forever and ever,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:9 \ft \+xt Rv 10:6; 15:7\+xt*\f*
\v 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the one seated on the throne~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft \+xt 2Ch 20:18; Mk 5:33; Rv 5:8\+xt*\f* and worship the one who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne and say,
\qc
\v 11 Our Lord and~God,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 4:11 \ft Some mss add \fqa the Holy One\ft ; other mss read \fqa Lord\f*
\qc you are worthy~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:11 \ft \+xt 2Sm 22:4; Ps 18:3; Heb 3:3; Rv 5:2,9,12\+xt*\f* to~receive
\qc glory and honor and~power,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:11 \ft \+xt Rv 5:12; 7:12\+xt*\f*
\qc because you have created all~things,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:11 \ft \+xt Gn 1:1; Ac 14:15; Rv 10:6; 14:7\+xt*\f*
\qc and by your~will
\qc they exist and were~created.
\c 5
\s1 The Lamb Takes the Scroll
\m
\v 1 Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides, sealed with seven seals.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:1 \ft \+xt Is 29:11; Ezk 2:9–10; Dn 12:4\+xt*\f*
\v 2 I also saw a mighty angel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:2 \ft \+xt Rv 10:1\+xt*\f* proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?~”
\v 3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or even to look in it.
\v 4 I wept and wept because no one was found worthy to open~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 5:4 \ft Other mss add \fqa and read\f* the scroll or even to look in it.
\v 5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Look, the Lion from the tribe of Judah,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:5 \ft \+xt Gn 49:9\+xt*\f* the Root of David,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:5 \ft \+xt Is 11:1,10; Rm 15:12; Rv 22:16\+xt*\f* has conquered~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:5 \ft \+xt Jn 16:33\+xt*\f* so that he is able to open the scroll and~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 5:5 \ft Other mss add \fqa loose\f* its seven seals.”
\p
\v 6 Then I saw one like a slaughtered lamb~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:6 \ft \+xt Rv 5:12; 13:8\+xt*\f* standing in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:6 \ft \+xt Rv 1:4\+xt*\f* sent into all the earth.
\v 7 He went and took the scroll out of the right hand of the one seated on the throne.
\s1 The Lamb Is Worthy
\m
\v 8 When he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Ps 33:2; 71:22; 150:3; Dn 3:5\+xt*\f* and golden bowls~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Rv 15:7\+xt*\f* filled with incense,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Ps 141:2; Lk 1:10; Rv 8:3–4\+xt*\f* which are the prayers of the saints.
\v 9 And they sang a new song:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:9 \ft \+xt Ps 40:3; 96:1; 98:1; 144:9; 149:1; Is 42:10; Rv 14:3\+xt*\f*
\qc You are worthy to~take the~scroll
\qc and to open its~seals,
\qc because you were~slaughtered,
\qc and you purchased~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:9 \ft Or \fqa redeemed\f*~people~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 5:9 \ft Other mss read \fqa us\f*
\qc for God by~your~blood
\qc from every tribe and~language
\qc and people and~nation.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:9 \ft \+xt Ex 19:5; Rv 7:9; 11:9; 14:6\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 10 You made them a~kingdom~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 5:10 \ft Other mss read \fqa them kings\f*
\qc and priests to~our~God,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:10 \ft \+xt Ex 19:6; Rv 1:5–6\+xt*\f*
\qc and they will reign on~the~earth.
\b
\p
\v 11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and also of the living creatures and of the elders. Their number was countless thousands, plus thousands of thousands.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:11 \ft \+xt Dn 7:10; Heb 12:22\+xt*\f*
\v 12 They said with a loud voice,
\qc Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered
\qc to receive power and~riches
\qc and wisdom and~strength
\qc and honor and~glory and~blessing!
\m
\v 13 I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:13 \ft \+xt Php 2:10\+xt*\f* on the sea, and everything in them say,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:13 \ft \+xt Ps 69:34; 96:11; 145:21; Rv 12:12\+xt*\f*
\qc Blessing and honor and~glory and~power
\qc be to the one seated on~the~throne,
\qc and to the Lamb, forever and~ever!
\m
\v 14 The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
\c 6
\s1 The First Seal on the Scroll
\m
\v 1 Then I saw the Lamb open one of the seven~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 6:1 \ft Other mss omit \fqa seven\f* seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:1 \ft \+xt Rv 14:2; 19:6\+xt*\f* “Come!~”
\v 2 I looked, and there was a white horse.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:2 \ft \+xt Zch 6:1–3; Rv 19:11\+xt*\f* Its rider held a bow;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:2 \ft \+xt Zch 9:13–14\+xt*\f* a crown~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:2 \ft \+xt Rv 14:14\+xt*\f* was given to him, and he went out as a conqueror in order to conquer.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:2 \ft Or \fqa went out conquering and in order to conquer\f*
\s1 The Second Seal
\m
\v 3 When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!~”
\v 4 Then another horse went out, a fiery red one,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:4 \ft \+xt Zch 1:8; 6:2\+xt*\f* and its rider was allowed to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. And a large sword was given to him.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:4 \ft \+xt Mt 10:34\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Third Seal
\m
\v 5 When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!~” And I looked, and there was a black horse.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft \+xt Zch 6:2,6\+xt*\f* Its rider held a set of scales in his hand.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft \+xt 1Sm 2:3; Jb 6:2; 31:6; Ps 62:9; Pr 16:2\+xt*\f*
\v 6 Then I heard something like a voice among the four living creatures say, “A quart of wheat for a denarius,~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 6:6 \ft A denarius = one day’s wage\f* and three quarts of barley for a denarius,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:6 \ft \+xt 2Kg 6:25; 7:1\+xt*\f* but do not harm the oil and the wine.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:6 \ft \+xt Rv 7:3; 9:4\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Fourth Seal
\m
\v 7 When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!~”
\v 8 And I looked, and there was a pale green~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft Or \fqa a greenish gray\f* horse. Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following after him.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Hs 13:14; Rv 1:18; 20:13\+xt*\f* They were~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft Other mss read \fqa He was\f* given authority~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Mt 10:1; 28:18; Rv 9:3\+xt*\f* over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword, by famine, by plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Jr 14:12; 15:2–3; 24:10; 29:17–18; Ezk 5:12,17; 14:21; 29:5\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Fifth Seal
\m
\v 9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 6:9 \ft Other mss add \fqa about the Lamb\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:9 \ft \+xt Rv 1:2,9; 12:17; 19:10; 20:4\+xt*\f*
\v 10 They cried out with a loud voice, “Lord,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:10 \ft Or \fqa “Master\f* the one who is holy and true,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:10 \ft \+xt Rv 3:7\+xt*\f* how long until you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:10 \ft \+xt Dt 32:43; Ps 79:10; 119:84; Rv 19:2\+xt*\f*~”
\v 11 So they were each given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little while longer until the number would be completed of their fellow servants and their brothers and sisters, who were going to be killed just as they had been.
\s1 The Sixth Seal
\m
\v 12 Then I saw him open~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:12 \ft Or \fqa I saw when he opened\f* the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:12 \ft \+xt Rv 11:13; 16:18\+xt*\f* the sun turned black like sackcloth~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:12 \ft \+xt Is 13:10; 50:3; Jl 2:10; 3:15; Mt 24:29\+xt*\f* made of hair; the entire moon~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:12 \ft Or \fqa the full moon\f* became like blood;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:12 \ft \+xt Jl 2:31; Ac 2:20\+xt*\f*
\v 13 the stars~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 6:13 \ft Perhaps meteors\f* of heaven fell to the earth as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a high wind;
\v 14 the sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:14 \ft \+xt Is 34:4\+xt*\f* and every mountain and island was moved from its place.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:14 \ft \+xt Ezk 38:20; Nah 1:5; Rv 16:20\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 15 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:15 \ft \+xt Jdg 6:2; 1Sm 13:6; Is 2:10,19,21; Heb 11:38\+xt*\f*
\v 16 And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:16 \ft \+xt Hs 10:8; Lk 23:30\+xt*\f* from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,
\v 17 because the great day of their~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 6:17 \ft Other mss read \fqa his\f* wrath has come! And who is able to stand?~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:17 \ft \+xt 1Sm 6:20; Ezr 9:15; Ps 1:5; 24:3; 76:7; 130:3; Jl 2:11; Mal 3:2\+xt*\f*
\c 7
\s1 The Sealed of Israel
\m
\v 1 After this I saw four angels~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:1 \ft \+xt Rv 9:14\+xt*\f* standing at the four corners of the earth, restraining the four winds of the earth~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:1 \ft \+xt Is 11:12; Jr 49:36; Ezk 7:2; Dn 7:2; Zch 6:5; Mt 24:31; Rv 20:7–8\+xt*\f* so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.
\v 2 Then I saw another angel rising up from the east,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:2 \ft \+xt Is 41:2\+xt*\f* who had the seal of the living God.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:2 \ft \+xt Rv 7:3; 9:4\+xt*\f* He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were allowed to harm the earth and the sea,
\v 3 “Don’t harm the earth or the sea or the trees~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:3 \ft \+xt Rv 3:12; 6:6; 9:4\+xt*\f* until we seal the servants of our God on their foreheads.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:3 \ft \+xt Ezk 9:4,6; Rv 13:16; 14:1,9; 20:4; 22:4\+xt*\f*
\v 4 And I heard the number of the sealed:
\li 144,000 sealed from every tribe of~the~Israelites:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:4 \ft \+xt Gn 35:23–26\+xt*\f*
\li
\v 5 12,000 sealed from the~tribe of~Judah,
\li 12,000 from the~tribe of~Reuben,
\li 12,000 from the~tribe of~Gad,
\li
\v 6 12,000 from the~tribe of~Asher,
\li 12,000 from the~tribe of~Naphtali,
\li 12,000 from the~tribe of~Manasseh,
\li
\v 7 12,000 from the~tribe of~Simeon,
\li 12,000 from the~tribe of~Levi,
\li 12,000 from the~tribe of~Issachar,
\li
\v 8 12,000 from the~tribe of~Zebulun,
\li 12,000 from the~tribe of~Joseph,
\li 12,000 sealed from the~tribe of~Benjamin.
\s1 A Multitude from the Great Tribulation
\m
\v 9 After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:9 \ft \+xt Rv 5:9; 11:9; 13:7; 14:6\+xt*\f* which no one could number,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:9 \ft \+xt Gn 15:5; 32:12\+xt*\f* standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:9 \ft \+xt Lv 23:40; Jn 12:13\+xt*\f*
\v 10 And they cried out in a loud voice:
\qc Salvation belongs to~our~God,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:10 \ft \+xt Ex 15:2; 2Ch 20:17; Ps 3:8; 67:2; Is 12:2; 49:6; 51:6,8; 52:10; Jnh 2:9; Ac 4:12; Rm 1:6; 1Pt 1:5; Rv 12:10; 19:1\+xt*\f*
\qc who is seated on~the~throne,
\qc and to the~Lamb!
\m
\v 11 All the angels stood around the throne, and along with the elders and the four living creatures they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
\v 12 saying,
\qc Amen! Blessing and~glory and~wisdom
\qc and thanksgiving and~honor
\qc and power and~strength
\qc be to our God forever and~ever.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:12 \ft \+xt Rv 4:11\+xt*\f* Amen.
\b
\p
\v 13 Then one of the elders asked me, “Who are these people in white robes, and where did they come from?~”
\p
\v 14 I said to him, “Sir,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft Or \fqa “My lord\f* you know.”
\p Then he told me: These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft \+xt Dn 12:1; Mk 13:19; Rv 3:10; 6:11\+xt*\f* They washed their robes and made them white~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft \+xt Ps 51:7; Is 1:18; 43:25; 44:22; Heb 9:24; 1Jn 1:7\+xt*\f* in the blood of the Lamb.
\qc
\v 15 For this reason they are before~the~throne of~God,
\qc and they serve him day~and~night~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:15 \ft \+xt Rv 4:8\+xt*\f* in~his~temple.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:15 \ft \+xt Rv 3:12; 11:1,2,19; 14:15,17; 15:5–6,8; 16:1,17; 21:22\+xt*\f*
\qc The one seated on~the~throne will~shelter~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 7:15 \ft Or \fqa will spread his tent over\f*~them:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:15 \ft \+xt Ps 27:5; 31:20; 61:4; Is 25:4; Rv 21:3\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 16 They will no~longer~hunger;
\qc they will no~longer~thirst;
\qc the sun will no longer strike~them,
\qc nor will any~scorching~heat.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:16 \ft \+xt Dt 28:22; Is 49:10; Jn 6:35\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 17 For the Lamb who is at~the~center of~the~throne
\qc will shepherd~them;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:17 \ft \+xt Ps 23:1; Ezk 34:23\+xt*\f*
\qc he will guide them to~springs of~the waters of~life,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:17 \ft \+xt Ps 23:2; Is 49:10; Jr 2:13\+xt*\f*
\qc and God will wipe away every~tear from~their~eyes.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:17 \ft \+xt Is 25:8; Rv 21:4\+xt*\f*
\c 8
\s1 The Seventh Seal
\m
\v 1 When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:1 \ft \+xt Hab 2:20; Zph 1:7; Zch 2:13\+xt*\f* in heaven for about half an hour.
\v 2 Then I saw the seven angels who stand in the presence of God;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:2 \ft \+xt Lk 1:19; Rv 15:1,6–8; 16:1; 17:1; 21:9\+xt*\f* seven trumpets were given to them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:2 \ft \+xt Jos 6:6; Zph 1:14–16\+xt*\f*
\v 3 Another angel, with a golden incense burner, came and stood at the altar. He was given a large amount of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar in front of the throne.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:3 \ft \+xt Rv 5:8\+xt*\f*
\v 4 The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up in the presence of God from the angel’s hand.
\v 5 The angel took the incense burner, filled it with fire from the altar,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:5 \ft \+xt Lv 6:12–13; Nm 16:46\+xt*\f* and hurled it to the earth; there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:5 \ft \+xt Rv 4:5\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Seven Trumpets
\m
\v 6 And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.
\s1 The First Trumpet
\m
\v 7 The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire, mixed with blood, were hurled to the earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:7 \ft \+xt Ex 9:13–35; Jl 2:30–31\+xt*\f* So a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:7 \ft \+xt Ezk 5:12; 38:22; Zch 13:8–9; Lk 21:25–26; Rv 9:15,18; 12:4\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Second Trumpet
\m
\v 8 The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain ablaze with fire was hurled into the sea.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:8 \ft \+xt Jr 51:25; Mk 11:23\+xt*\f* So a third of the sea became blood,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:8 \ft \+xt Ex 7:20–21\+xt*\f*
\v 9 a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
\s1 The Third Trumpet
\m
\v 10 The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from heaven.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:10 \ft \+xt Is 14:12; Rv 9:1\+xt*\f* It fell on a third of the rivers and springs of water.
\v 11 The name of the star is Wormwood,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:11 \ft \+xt Pr 5:3–4; Jr 9:15; Lm 3:19\+xt*\f* and a third of the waters became wormwood. So, many of the people died from the waters, because they had been made bitter.
\s1 The Fourth Trumpet
\m
\v 12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day was without light and also a third of the night.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:12 \ft \+xt Ex 10:21–23; Is 13:10; Jl 2:2; Am 5:18; 8:9; Mk 13:24\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 13 I looked and heard an eagle~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 8:13 \ft Other mss read \fqa angel\f* flying high overhead, crying out in a loud voice, “Woe!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:13 \ft \+xt Rv 9:12; 11:14; 12:12\+xt*\f* Woe! Woe to those who live on the earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts that the three angels are about to sound!~”
\c 9
\s1 The Fifth Trumpet
\m
\v 1 The fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:1 \ft \+xt Is 14:12; Lk 10:18; Rv 8:10\+xt*\f* The key for the shaft to the abyss~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:1 \ft \+xt Lk 8:31; Rm 10:7; Rv 9:11; 11:7; 17:8; 20:1–3\+xt*\f* was given to him.
\v 2 He opened the shaft to the abyss, and smoke came up out of the shaft like smoke from a great~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 9:2 \ft Other mss omit \fqa great\f* furnace~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:2 \ft \+xt Gn 19:28; Ex 19:18\+xt*\f* so that the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the shaft.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:2 \ft \+xt Jl 2:2,10\+xt*\f*
\v 3 Then locusts came out of the smoke on to the earth,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:3 \ft \+xt Ex 10:1–20; Dt 28:42; 1Kg 8:37; Ps 78:46\+xt*\f* and power~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 9:3 \ft Or \fqa authority\ft , also in v.~10\f* was given to them~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:3 \ft \+xt Mt 10:1; 28:18; Rv 6:8\+xt*\f* like the power that scorpions have on the earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:3 \ft \+xt Dt 8:15; Ezk 2:6; Lk 10:19\+xt*\f*
\v 4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green plant, or any tree,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:4 \ft \+xt Rv 6:6; 7:3\+xt*\f* but only those people who do not have God’s seal on their foreheads.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:4 \ft \+xt Rv 7:3\+xt*\f*
\v 5 They were not permitted to kill them but were to torment them for five months; their torment is like the torment caused by a scorpion when it stings someone.
\v 6 In those days people will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:6 \ft \+xt Jb 3:20–22; Rv 6:16\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 7 The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:7 \ft \+xt Jl 2:4–5\+xt*\f* Something like golden crowns was on their heads; their faces were like human faces;
\v 8 they had hair like women’s hair; their teeth were like lions’ teeth;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:8 \ft \+xt Jl 1:6\+xt*\f*
\v 9 they had chests like iron breastplates; the sound of their wings was like the sound of many chariots with horses rushing into battle;
\v 10 and they had tails with stingers like scorpions, so that with their tails they had the power to harm people for five months.
\v 11 They had as their king~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 9:11 \ft Or \fqa as king over them\f* the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 9:11 \ft Or \fqa Destruction\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:11 \ft \+xt Jb 26:6; 28:22; 31:12; Ps 88:11; Pr 15:11; 27:20\+xt*\f* and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 9:11 \ft Or \fqa Destroyer\f*
\p
\v 12 The first woe has passed. There are still two more woes to come after this.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:12 \ft \+xt Rv 8:13; 11:14\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Sixth Trumpet
\m
\v 13 The sixth angel blew his trumpet. From the four~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 9:13 \ft Other mss omit \fqa four\f* horns of the golden altar~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:13 \ft \+xt Ex 39:38; 40:5\+xt*\f* that is before God, I heard a voice
\v 14 say to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:14 \ft \+xt Rv 7:1–2\+xt*\f* bound at the great river Euphrates.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:14 \ft \+xt Rv 16:12\+xt*\f*
\v 15 So the four angels who were prepared for the hour, day, month, and year~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:15 \ft \+xt Gn 7:11; 2Kg 25:1; Jr 39:2; 52:4,12,31\+xt*\f* were released to kill a third~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:15 \ft \+xt Rv 8:7–12\+xt*\f* of the human race.
\v 16 The number of mounted troops was two hundred million;~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 9:16 \ft Other mss read \fqa a hundred million\f* I heard their number.
\v 17 This is how I saw the horses and their riders in the vision: They had breastplates that were fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and from their mouths came fire, smoke, and sulfur.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:17 \ft \+xt Gn 19:24; Dt 29:23; Jb 18:15; Ps 11:6; Is 34:9; Lk 17:29; Rv 14:10; 19:20; 20:10; 21:8\+xt*\f*
\v 18 A third of the human race was killed by these three plagues~#—~#by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came from their mouths.
\v 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, because their tails, which resemble snakes, have heads that inflict injury.
\p
\v 20 The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:20 \ft \+xt 1Kg 13:33; 2Ch 34:25; Ps 7:12; Jr 1:16; Rv 16:9,11\+xt*\f* to stop worshiping demons~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:20 \ft \+xt 1Co 10:20\+xt*\f* and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:20 \ft \+xt Dt 29:17; Dn 2:32,35,45; Hab 2:19; Ac 17:29\+xt*\f* which cannot see, hear, or walk.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:20 \ft \+xt Dt 4:28; Ps 115:4–7; 135:15–17; Dn 5:23\+xt*\f*
\v 21 And they did not repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts.
\c 10
\s1 The Mighty Angel and the Small Scroll
\m
\v 1 Then I saw another mighty angel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:1 \ft \+xt Rv 5:2; 18:21\+xt*\f* coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:1 \ft \+xt Rv 4:3\+xt*\f* over his head.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 10:1 \ft Or \fqa a halo on his head\f* His face was like the sun, his legs~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 10:1 \ft Or \fqa feet\f* were like pillars of fire,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:1 \ft \+xt Rv 3:12\+xt*\f*
\v 2 and he held a little scroll opened in his hand. He put his right foot on the sea, his left on the land,
\v 3 and he called out with a loud voice like a roaring lion. When he cried out, the seven thunders raised their voices.
\v 4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders said,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:4 \ft \+xt Dn 8:26; 12:4,9\+xt*\f* and do not write it down!~”
\p
\v 5 Then the angel that I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.
\v 6 He swore by the one who lives forever and ever,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:6 \ft \+xt Dn 12:7\+xt*\f* who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, “There will no longer be a delay,
\v 7 but in the days when the seventh angel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:7 \ft \+xt Rv 11:15; 16:17\+xt*\f* will blow his trumpet, then the mystery of God~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:7 \ft \+xt Rv 1:20; 17:5,7\+xt*\f* will be completed, as he announced to his servants the prophets.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:7 \ft \+xt 2Kg 9:7; 17:23; Ezk 38:17; Am 3:7; Zch 1:6; 1Pt 2:10–12\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 8 Then the voice that I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, “Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
\p
\v 9 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take and eat it; it will be bitter in your stomach, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:9 \ft \+xt Ps 119:103; Jr 15:16; Ezk 2:8–3:3\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 10 Then I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I ate it, my stomach became bitter.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:10 \ft \+xt Nm 5:24; Ezk 3:1–3\+xt*\f*
\v 11 And they said to me, “You must prophesy again about~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 10:11 \ft Or \fqa prophesy again against\f* many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:11 \ft \+xt Dn 3:4,7; 4:1; 5:19; 7:14; Rv 5:9; 7:9; 11:9\+xt*\f*
\c 11
\s1 The Two Witnesses
\m
\v 1 Then I was given a measuring reed~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:1 \ft \+xt Ezk 40:3,5; 42:15–19; Rv 21:15\+xt*\f* like a rod,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 11:1 \ft Other mss add \fqa and the angel stood up\f* with these words: “Go~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 11:1 \ft Lit \fqa “Arise\f* and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count those who worship there.
\v 2 But exclude the courtyard outside the temple.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:2 \ft \+xt Ezk 40:17,20; 42:14\+xt*\f* Don’t measure it, because it is given to the nations,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 11:2 \ft Or \fqa Gentiles\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:2 \ft \+xt Lk 21:24\+xt*\f* and they will trample the holy city~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:2 \ft \+xt Rv 21:1\+xt*\f* for forty-two months.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:2 \ft \+xt Dn 7:25; 12:7,11; Rv 12:6,14; 13:5\+xt*\f*
\v 3 I will grant~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 11:3 \ft Or \fqa I will give to\f* my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:3 \ft \+xt Gn 37:34; 2Sm 3:31; 1Kg 20:31–32; 21:25–29; 2Kg 19:1–2; 1Ch 21:16; Is 3:24; 20:2; Jr 6:26\+xt*\f*
\v 4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 11:4 \ft Other mss read \fqa God\f* of the earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:4 \ft \+xt Zch 4:3,11–14\+xt*\f*
\v 5 If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and consumes their enemies;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:5 \ft \+xt 2Kg 1:10–12; Jr 5:14; Rv 9:17\+xt*\f* if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.
\v 6 They have authority to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the days of their prophecy.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:6 \ft \+xt Gn 8:2; Dt 11:17; 1Kg 8:35; 17:1; 2Ch 6:26; 7:13; Lk 4:25\+xt*\f* They also have power over the waters to turn them into blood~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:6 \ft \+xt Ex 4:9; 7:17–21; Rv 16:4\+xt*\f* and to strike the earth with every plague whenever they want.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:6 \ft \+xt Ex 5:3; 9:15; Jr 21:6; Ezk 28:23; Zch 14:12,15\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Witnesses Martyred
\m
\v 7 When they finish their testimony, the beast~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:7 \ft \+xt Dn 7:11; Rv 13:1–18; 17:8\+xt*\f* that comes up out of the abyss~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:7 \ft \+xt Ps 140:10; Lk 8:31; Rm 10:7; Rv 9:1,11; 17:8; 20:1–3\+xt*\f* will make war on them, conquer them, and kill them.
\v 8 Their dead bodies~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 11:8 \ft Or \fqa Their corpse\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:8 \ft \+xt Is 66:24\+xt*\f* will lie in the main street~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 11:8 \ft Or \fqa lie on the broad street\f* of the great city,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:8 \ft \+xt Rv 16:19; 17:18; 18:10,16–21,24\+xt*\f* which figuratively~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 11:8 \ft Or \fqa spiritually\f* is called Sodom~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:8 \ft \+xt Is 1:9,10; 3:9; Jr 23:14; Ezk 16:46,49\+xt*\f* and Egypt,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:8 \ft \+xt Ezk 23:3,8,19,27\+xt*\f* where also their Lord was crucified.
\v 9 And some of~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 11:9 \ft Lit \fqa And from\f* the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:9 \ft \+xt Rv 5:9; 7:9; 10:11\+xt*\f* will view their bodies for three and a half days and not permit their bodies to be put into a tomb.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:9 \ft \+xt Lv 26:30; 2Sm 4:12; Is 66:24\+xt*\f*
\v 10 Those who live on the earth will gloat~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:10 \ft \+xt Ps 25:2; 94:3; Pr 24:17; Ob 12–13\+xt*\f* over them and celebrate and send gifts to one another because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
\s1 The Witnesses Resurrected
\m
\v 11 But after three and a half days, the breath~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 11:11 \ft Or \fqa spirit\f* of life~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:11 \ft \+xt Gn 2:7; 6:17; 7:15,22; Ezk 37:5\+xt*\f* from God entered them, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell on those who saw them.
\v 12 Then they heard~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 11:12 \ft Other mss read \fqa Then I heard\f* a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” They went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies watched them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:12 \ft \+xt 2Kg 2:1; Mk 16:19; Lk 24:51; Ac 1:9–10\+xt*\f*
\v 13 At that moment a violent earthquake took place,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:13 \ft \+xt Is 29:6; Ezk 38:19\+xt*\f* a tenth of the city fell, and seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake. The survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
\p
\v 14 The second woe~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:14 \ft \+xt Rv 8:13; 9:12\+xt*\f* has passed. Take note: The third woe is coming soon!
\s1 The Seventh Trumpet
\m
\v 15 The seventh angel blew his trumpet,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:15 \ft \+xt Is 27:13\+xt*\f* and there were loud voices in heaven saying,
\qc The kingdom of the world has~become the~kingdom
\qc of our Lord and~of~his~Christ,
\qc and he will reign forever and~ever.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:15 \ft \+xt 2Sm 7:16; Is 37:16; Dn 7:14,18; Lk 1:32–33\+xt*\f*
\m
\v 16 The twenty-four elders, who were seated before God on their thrones, fell facedown and worshiped God,
\v 17 saying,
\qc We give you thanks, Lord~God, the~Almighty,
\qc who is and~who~was,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 11:17 \ft Other mss add \fqa and who is to come\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:17 \ft \+xt Rv 1:4,8; 4:8; 16:5\+xt*\f*
\qc because you have taken your~great~power
\qc and have begun to~reign.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:17 \ft \+xt Lk 1:33; 1Co 15:25; Rv 19:6\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 18 The nations were angry,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:18 \ft \+xt Ps 2:1\+xt*\f*
\qc but your wrath has~come.
\qc The time has~come
\qc for the dead to~be~judged
\qc and to give the~reward
\qc to your servants the~prophets,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:18 \ft \+xt Rv 10:7\+xt*\f*
\qc to the saints, and~to~those who~fear your~name,
\qc both small and~great,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:18 \ft \+xt 2Kg 23:2; Ps 115:13; Rv 19:5\+xt*\f*
\qc and the time has~come to~destroy
\qc those who~destroy the~earth.
\b
\p
\v 19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 11:19 \ft Other mss read \fqa ark of the covenant of the Lord\f* appeared in his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:19 \ft \+xt Rv 4:5; 8:5\+xt*\f* an earthquake,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 11:19 \ft Other mss omit \fqa an earthquake\f* and severe hail.
\c 12
\s1 The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon
\m
\v 1 A great sign~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 12:1 \ft Or \fqa great symbolic display\ft ; see Rv 12:3\f* appeared in heaven:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:1 \ft \+xt Mt 24:30\+xt*\f* a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:1 \ft \+xt Gn 37:9–10\+xt*\f*
\v 2 She was pregnant and cried out in labor and agony as she was about to give birth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:2 \ft \+xt Ps 48:6; Is 13:8; Jr 22:23\+xt*\f*
\v 3 Then another sign~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 12:3 \ft Or \fqa another symbolic display\f* appeared in heaven: There was a great fiery red dragon~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:3 \ft \+xt Rv 13:2,4,11; 20:2\+xt*\f* having seven heads and ten horns,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:3 \ft \+xt Dn 7:7,20,24; Rv 13:1; 17:3–18\+xt*\f* and on its heads were seven crowns.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 12:3 \ft Or \fqa diadems\f*
\v 4 Its tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:4 \ft \+xt Dn 8:10; Rv 8:7,12\+xt*\f* And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she did give birth it might devour her child.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:4 \ft \+xt Mt 2:16\+xt*\f*
\v 5 She gave birth to a Son, a male who is going to rule~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 12:5 \ft Or \fqa shepherd\f* all nations with an iron rod.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:5 \ft \+xt Ps 2:7–9; Rv 2:27; 19:15\+xt*\f* Her child was caught up to God and to his throne.
\v 6 The woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:6 \ft \+xt Ex 16:4; 1Kg 19:3–8; Hs 2:14\+xt*\f* to be nourished there~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 12:6 \ft Or \fqa God, that they might feed her there\f* for 1,260 days.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:6 \ft \+xt Dt 1:31; 2:7; Dn 12:11; Rv 11:2–3; 12:14; 13:5\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Dragon Thrown Out of Heaven
\m
\v 7 Then war broke out in heaven: Michael~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:7 \ft \+xt Dn 10:13,21; 12:1; Jd 9\+xt*\f* and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels also fought,
\v 8 but he could not prevail,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:8 \ft \+xt 1Sm 2:9; Ps 21:11; Jr 20:11\+xt*\f* and there was no place for them in heaven any longer.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:8 \ft \+xt Jb 2:1\+xt*\f*
\v 9 So the great dragon was thrown out~#—~#the ancient serpent,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:9 \ft \+xt Gn 3:1\+xt*\f* who is called the devil and Satan,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:9 \ft \+xt Lk 10:18; Rm 16:20; Rv 2:9; 3:9; 20:2,7\+xt*\f* the one who deceives the whole world.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:9 \ft \+xt Rv 13:14; 20:3,8,10\+xt*\f* He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:9 \ft \+xt Mt 25:41; Lk 10:18; Jn 12:31\+xt*\f*
\v 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say,
\qc The salvation and~the~power
\qc and the kingdom of~our~God
\qc and the authority of~his~Christ
\qc have now~come,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:10 \ft \+xt Rv 11:17; 19:1\+xt*\f*
\qc because the accuser~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:10 \ft \+xt Jb 1:6–12; 2:1–5; Zch 3:1; Rm 8:33–34\+xt*\f* of~our~brothers and sisters,
\qc who accuses them
\qc before our God day~and~night,
\qc has been thrown~down.
\qc
\v 11 They conquered him
\qc by the blood of~the~Lamb~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:11 \ft \+xt 1Pt 1:19; Rv 5:9; 7:14\+xt*\f*
\qc and by the word of~their~testimony;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:11 \ft \+xt Rv 6:9\+xt*\f*
\qc for they did not love their~lives
\qc to the point of~death.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:11 \ft \+xt Lk 14:26; Jn 12:25; Heb 11:32–37; Rv 2:10\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 12 Therefore rejoice, you~heavens,
\qc and you who dwell in~them!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:12 \ft \+xt Ps 96:11; Is 49:13\+xt*\f*
\qc Woe to the earth and~the~sea,
\qc because the devil has~come~down to~you
\qc with great~fury,
\qc because he knows his~time is~short.
\s1 The Woman Persecuted
\m
\v 13 When the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he persecuted~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 12:13 \ft Or \fqa pursued\f* the woman who had given birth to the male child.
\v 14 The woman was given two wings of a great eagle,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:14 \ft \+xt Ex 19:4; Dt 32:10–11; Is 40:31\+xt*\f* so that she could fly from the serpent’s presence to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, times, and half a time.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:14 \ft \+xt Dn 7:25; 12:7; Rv 11:2; 13:5\+xt*\f*
\v 15 From his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river flowing after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood.
\v 16 But the earth helped the woman. The earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon had spewed from his mouth.
\v 17 So the dragon was furious with the woman and went off to wage war~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:17 \ft \+xt Rv 11:7; 13:7\+xt*\f* against the rest of her offspring~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 12:17 \ft Or \fqa seed\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:17 \ft \+xt Gn 3:15\+xt*\f*~#—~#those who keep the commands of God~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:17 \ft \+xt 1Co 7:19\+xt*\f* and hold firmly to the testimony about Jesus.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:17 \ft \+xt Rv 1:2,9; 19:10; 20:4\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Beast from the Sea
\m
\v 18 The dragon~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 12:18 \ft Or \fqa he\ft ; other mss read \fqa I\f* stood on the sand of the sea.~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 12:18 \ft Some translations put Rv 12:18 either in Rv 12:17 or Rv 13:1.\f*
\c 13
\m
\v 1 And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:1 \ft \+xt Dn 7:3\+xt*\f* It had ten horns and seven heads. On its horns were ten crowns,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:1 \ft Or \fqa diadems\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:1 \ft \+xt Rv 12:3\+xt*\f* and on its heads were blasphemous names.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 13:1 \ft Other mss read \fqa heads was a blasphemous name\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:1 \ft \+xt Rv 17:3\+xt*\f*
\v 2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:2 \ft \+xt Dn 7:4–6\+xt*\f* The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.
\v 3 One of its heads appeared to be fatally wounded, but its fatal wound was healed.
\p The whole earth was amazed and followed the beast.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:3 \ft \+xt Rv 17:8\+xt*\f*
\v 4 They worshiped the dragon~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:4 \ft \+xt Rv 12:3\+xt*\f* because he gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:4 \ft \+xt Ex 15:11; Is 46:5\+xt*\f* Who is able to wage war against it?~”
\p
\v 5 The beast was given a mouth to utter boasts and blasphemies.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:5 \ft \+xt Dn 7:8,11,20\+xt*\f* It was allowed to exercise authority~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 13:5 \ft Other mss read \fqa to wage war\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:5 \ft Or \fqa to rule\f* for forty-two months.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:5 \ft \+xt Rv 11:2\+xt*\f*
\v 6 It began to speak~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:6 \ft Or \fqa He opened his mouth in\f* blasphemies against God: to blaspheme his name and his dwelling~#—~#those who dwell in heaven.
\v 7 And it was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:7 \ft \+xt Rv 12:17\+xt*\f* It was also given authority~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:7 \ft \+xt Jr 27:6; Dn 7:6,14; Lk 4:6; Jn 19:11\+xt*\f* over every tribe, people, language, and nation.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:7 \ft \+xt Rv 5:9; 7:9; 11:9; 14:6\+xt*\f*
\v 8 All those who live on the earth will worship it, everyone whose name was not written from the foundation of the world in the book~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:8 \ft Or \fqa scroll\f* of life~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:8 \ft \+xt Ex 32:32–33; Ps 69:28; Php 4:3; Rv 3:5; 17:8; 20:12,15; 21:27\+xt*\f* of the Lamb who was slaughtered.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:8 \ft Or \fqa written in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered from the foundation of the world\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:8 \ft \+xt 1Pt 1:19–20; Rv 5:6,12; 7:14\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 9 If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:9 \ft \+xt Mt 11:15; Rv 2:7,11,17,19; 3:6,13,22\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 10 If anyone is to be taken~captive,
\qc into captivity he~goes.
\qc If anyone is to be killed~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 13:10 \ft Other mss read \fqa anyone kills\f* with~a~sword,
\qc with a sword he~will~be~killed.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:10 \ft \+xt Jr 15:2; 43:11\+xt*\f*
\m This calls for endurance~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:10 \ft Or \fqa Here is the perseverance\f* and faithfulness from the saints.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:10 \ft \+xt Rv 14:12\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Beast from the Earth
\m
\v 11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:11 \ft Or \fqa ram\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:11 \ft \+xt Dn 8:3\+xt*\f* but it spoke like a dragon.
\v 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast on its behalf and compels the earth and those who live on it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
\v 13 It also performs great signs,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:13 \ft \+xt Dt 13:1–3; Mk 13:22; 2Th 2:9–11\+xt*\f* even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in front of people.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:13 \ft \+xt 1Kg 18:38; 2Kg 1:10; Lk 9:54\+xt*\f*
\v 14 It deceives those who live on the earth~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:14 \ft \+xt Rv 12:9\+xt*\f* because of the signs that it is permitted to perform in the presence of the beast,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:14 \ft \+xt 2Th 2:9–12; Rv 19:20\+xt*\f* telling those who live on the earth to make an image~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:14 \ft Or \fqa a statue\ft , or \fqa a likeness\f* of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
\v 15 It was permitted to give breath~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:15 \ft Or \fqa a spirit\ft , or \fqa life\f* to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:15 \ft \+xt Dn 3:5–6; Rv 20:4\+xt*\f*
\v 16 And it makes everyone~#—~#small and great, rich and poor, free and slave~#—~#to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:16 \ft \+xt Rv 14:1,9,11; 16:2; 19:20; 20:4\+xt*\f*
\v 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark: the beast’s name or the number of its name.
\p
\v 18 This calls for wisdom:~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:18 \ft Or \fqa Here is wisdom\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:18 \ft \+xt Rv 17:9\+xt*\f* Let the one who has understanding calculate~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:18 \ft Or \fqa count\ft , or \fqa figure out\f* the number of the beast, because it is the number of a person. Its number is 666.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 13:18 \ft Other Gk mss read \fqa 616\f*
\c 14
\s1 The Lamb and the 144,000
\m
\v 1 Then I looked, and there was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:1 \ft \+xt Is 18:7; 24:23; Mc 4:7\+xt*\f* and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:1 \ft \+xt Dt 6:8; Ezk 9:4; Rv 3:12; 7:3; 9:4; 13:16; 22:4\+xt*\f*
\v 2 I heard a sound~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 14:2 \ft Or \fqa voice\f* from heaven like the sound of cascading waters~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:2 \ft \+xt Ezk 1:24; 43:2; Rv 1:15; 19:6\+xt*\f* and like the rumbling of loud thunder. The sound I heard was like harpists playing on their harps.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:2 \ft \+xt Rv 5:8\+xt*\f*
\v 3 They sang~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 14:3 \ft Other mss add \fqa as it were\f* a new song~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:3 \ft \+xt Rv 5:9\+xt*\f* before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:3 \ft \+xt Rv 4:4,6\+xt*\f* but no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
\v 4 These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, since they remained virgins.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:4 \ft \+xt 1Sm 21:4–5\+xt*\f* These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were redeemed~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 14:4 \ft Other mss add \fqa by Jesus\f* from humanity as the firstfruits~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:4 \ft \+xt Dt 21:17; Jr 2:3; Jms 1:18\+xt*\f* for God and the Lamb.
\v 5 No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:5 \ft \+xt Zph 3:13; Jn 1:47\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Proclamation of Three Angels
\m
\v 6 Then I saw another angel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:6 \ft \+xt Rv 7:2; 8:3; 14:15,17–18; 18:1\+xt*\f* flying high overhead,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:6 \ft \+xt Rv 8:13\+xt*\f* with the eternal gospel to announce to the inhabitants of the earth~#—~#to every nation, tribe, language, and people.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:6 \ft \+xt Rv 5:9; 7:9; 11:9; 13:7\+xt*\f*
\v 7 He spoke with a loud voice:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:7 \ft \+xt Rv 1:10; 8:13; 10:3\+xt*\f* “Fear God~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:7 \ft \+xt Gn 22:12; 42:18; Ps 66:16; Ec 5:7; 12:13; Ac 13:16,26; 1Pt 2:17\+xt*\f* and give him glory,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:7 \ft \+xt Jos 7:19; 1Sm 6:5; Jr 13:16; Lk 17:18; Rv 4:9; 16:9; 19:7\+xt*\f* because the hour of his judgment has come.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:7 \ft \+xt Rv 18:10\+xt*\f* Worship the one who made heaven and earth,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:7 \ft \+xt Ps 115:15; 121:2; 124:8; 134:3; 146:6\+xt*\f* the sea and the springs of water.”
\p
\v 8 And another, a second angel, followed, saying, “It has fallen, Babylon the Great~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:8 \ft \+xt Dn 4:30; Rv 16:19; 17:5; 18:2\+xt*\f* has fallen.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 14:8 \ft Other mss omit the second \fqa has fallen\f* She made all the nations drink the wine of her sexual immorality,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 14:8 \ft Or \fqa wine of her passionate immorality\f* which brings wrath.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:8 \ft \+xt Is 21:9; Jr 51:7–8,49; Rv 17:2,4; 18:2–3\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 9 And another, a third angel, followed them and spoke with a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,
\v 10 he will also drink the wine of God’s wrath, which is poured full strength into the cup of his anger.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:10 \ft \+xt Ps 75:8; Is 51:17; Jr 25:15–17; Rv 17:2,4; 18:2–3\+xt*\f* He will be tormented with fire and sulfur~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:10 \ft \+xt Lk 17:29; Rv 20:10; 21:8\+xt*\f* in the sight of the holy angels and in the sight of the Lamb,
\v 11 and the smoke of their torment will go up forever and ever.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:11 \ft \+xt Is 1:31; 34:10; 66:24; Rv 19:3\+xt*\f* There is no rest~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 14:11 \ft Or \fqa They have no rest\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:11 \ft \+xt Ps 22:2; Is 23:12; 62:6; Jr 45:3; Lm 2:18\+xt*\f* day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or anyone who receives the mark~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:11 \ft \+xt Gn 4:15; Ex 12:13; Ezk 9:4,6; Rv 13:16; 16:2; 19:20\+xt*\f* of its name.
\v 12 This calls for endurance from the saints,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:12 \ft \+xt Rv 13:10\+xt*\f* who keep God’s commands and their faith in Jesus.”~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 14:12 \ft Or \fqa and the faith of Jesus\ft , or \fqa and faithfulness to Jesus\f*
\p
\v 13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:13 \ft \+xt Rv 1:3; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7,14\+xt*\f*
\p “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they will rest from their labors, since their works follow them.”
\s1 Reaping the Earth’s Harvest
\m
\v 14 Then I looked, and there was a white cloud, and one like the Son of Man~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 14:14 \ft Or \fqa like a son of man\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:14 \ft \+xt Dn 7:13; Lk 21:27; Rv 1:13\+xt*\f* was seated on the cloud, with a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
\v 15 Another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the one who was seated on the cloud, “Use your sickle and reap, for the time to reap has come, since the harvest of the earth is ripe.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:15 \ft \+xt Jl 3:13\+xt*\f*
\v 16 So the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
\p
\v 17 Then another angel who also had a sharp sickle came out of the temple in heaven.
\v 18 Yet another angel, who had authority over fire, came from the altar, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Use your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vineyard of the earth, because its grapes have ripened.”
\v 19 So the angel swung his sickle at the earth and gathered the grapes from the vineyard of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:19 \ft \+xt Rv 16:19; 19:15\+xt*\f*
\v 20 Then the press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press up to the horses’ bridles for about 180 miles.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 14:20 \ft Lit \fqa 1,600 stadia\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:20 \ft \+xt Is 63:1–6\+xt*\f*
\c 15
\s1 Preparation for the Bowl Judgments
\m
\v 1 Then I saw another great and awe-inspiring sign~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 15:1 \ft Or \fqa and awesome symbolic display\f* in heaven:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 15:1 \ft \+xt Mt 16:1; 24:30; Lk 21:11; Ac 2:19; Rv 12:1,3; 13:13\+xt*\f* seven angels with the seven last plagues; for with them God’s wrath will be completed.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 15:1 \ft \+xt Jn 19:30; Rv 10:7; 16:17; 17:17\+xt*\f*
\v 2 I also saw something like a sea of glass~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 15:2 \ft \+xt Rv 4:6\+xt*\f* mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, its image,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 15:2 \ft Other mss add \fqa his mark\f* and the number of its name, were standing on the sea of glass with harps from God.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 15:2 \ft \+xt Rv 5:8; 14:2\+xt*\f*
\v 3 They sang the song of God’s servant Moses~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 15:3 \ft \+xt Ex 15:1; Dt 31:22\+xt*\f* and the song of the Lamb:
\qc Great and awe-inspiring are your~works,
\qc Lord God, the~Almighty;
\qc just and true~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 15:3 \ft \+xt Rv 16:7; 19:2\+xt*\f* are your~ways,
\qc King of~the~nations.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 15:3 \ft Other mss read \fqa ages\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 15:3 \ft \+xt Dn 2:37; Lk 22:25; 1Tm 6:15; Rv 17:14; 19:16\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 4 Lord, who will not~fear
\qc and glorify your~name?
\qc For you alone are~holy.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 15:4 \ft \+xt Is 8:13\+xt*\f*
\qc All the nations will~come
\qc and worship before~you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 15:4 \ft \+xt Ps 86:9; 113:4; Is 52:10; 61:11; Jr 3:17; 33:9\+xt*\f*
\qc because your righteous~acts
\qc have been~revealed.
\b
\p
\v 5 After this I looked, and the heavenly temple~#—~#the tabernacle of testimony~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 15:5 \ft \+xt Ex 38:21; Nm 17:7; 18:2\+xt*\f*~#—~#was opened.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 15:5 \ft \+xt Rv 11:19\+xt*\f*
\v 6 Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in pure, bright linen, with golden sashes wrapped around their chests.
\v 7 One of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God who lives forever and ever.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 15:7 \ft \+xt Ex 15:18; Ps 10:16; 45:6; 48:14; Gl 1:5; Eph 3:21; Php 4:20; 1Tm 1:17; 2Tm 4:18; Heb 1:8; 13:21; 1Pt 4:11; Rv 1:6,18; 4:9–10; 5:13; 7:12; 10:6; 11:15\+xt*\f*
\v 8 Then the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 15:8 \ft \+xt Ex 19:18; 20:18; Is 4:5; 6:4\+xt*\f* and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
\c 16
\s1 The First Bowl
\m
\v 1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:1 \ft \+xt Rv 8:2,6; 15:1,6–8\+xt*\f* “Go and pour out the seven~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 16:1 \ft Other mss omit \fqa seven\f* bowls~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:1 \ft \+xt Rv 17:1; 21:9\+xt*\f* of God’s wrath on the earth.”
\v 2 The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:2 \ft \+xt Ex 9:9–11; Dt 28:27,35; Jb 2:7; Is 1:6; Jr 30:12–17\+xt*\f* broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped its image.
\s1 The Second Bowl
\m
\v 3 The second~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 16:3 \ft Other mss add \fqa angel\f* poured out his bowl into the sea. It turned to blood like that of a dead person, and all life in the sea died.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:3 \ft \+xt Rv 8:8–9\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Third Bowl
\m
\v 4 The third~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 16:4 \ft Other mss add \fqa angel\f* poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:4 \ft \+xt Ex 7:17–21\+xt*\f*
\v 5 I heard the angel of the waters say,
\qc You are~just,
\qc the~Holy~One,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:5 \ft \+xt Is 5:19; 41:20; 45:11\+xt*\f* who is and who was,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:5 \ft \+xt Rv 11:17\+xt*\f*
\qc because you have passed judgment on~these~things.
\qc
\v 6 Because they poured~out
\qc the blood of~the~saints and~the~prophets,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:6 \ft \+xt 2Kg 9:7; Mt 23:30; Lk 11:50; Rv 17:6; 18:24\+xt*\f*
\qc you have given them blood to~drink;
\qc they deserve~it!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:6 \ft \+xt Is 49:26\+xt*\f*
\m
\v 7 I heard the altar say,
\qc Yes, Lord God, the~Almighty,
\qc true and just are your~judgments.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:7 \ft \+xt Ps 19:9; Rv 19:2\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Fourth Bowl
\m
\v 8 The fourth~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 16:8 \ft Other mss add \fqa angel\f* poured out his bowl on the sun. It was allowed to scorch people with fire,
\v 9 and people were scorched by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:9 \ft \+xt Lv 24:11; Is 52:5; Rm 2:24; 1Tm 6:1; Rv 13:6\+xt*\f* who has the power~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 16:9 \ft Or \fqa authority\f* over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:9 \ft \+xt Rv 9:20–21\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Fifth Bowl
\m
\v 10 The fifth~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 16:10 \ft Other mss add \fqa angel\f* poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:10 \ft \+xt Rv 2:13; 13:2\+xt*\f* and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:10 \ft \+xt Ex 10:21\+xt*\f* People~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 16:10 \ft Lit \fqa They\f* gnawed their tongues because of their pain
\v 11 and blasphemed the God of heaven~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:11 \ft \+xt Rv 13:6\+xt*\f* because of their pains and their sores, but they did not repent of their works.
\s1 The Sixth Bowl
\m
\v 12 The sixth~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 16:12 \ft Other mss add \fqa angel\f* poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:12 \ft \+xt Gn 2:14; 15:18; Dt 11:24; 1Kg 4:21; Rv 9:14\+xt*\f* and its water was dried up~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:12 \ft \+xt Ex 14:21–22,29; 15:19; Jos 2:10; 4:23; 5:1; 2Kg 2:8; Neh 9:11; Is 51:10\+xt*\f* to prepare the way for the kings from the east.
\v 13 Then I saw three unclean spirits like frogs~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:13 \ft \+xt Ex 8:2–14; Lv 11:9–12,41–47\+xt*\f* coming from the dragon’s mouth,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:13 \ft \+xt Rv 12:9\+xt*\f* from the beast’s mouth,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:13 \ft \+xt Rv 13:1\+xt*\f* and from the mouth of the false prophet.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:13 \ft \+xt Rv 13:11–17\+xt*\f*
\v 14 For they are demonic spirits performing signs,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:14 \ft \+xt 2Th 2:9–10\+xt*\f* who travel to the kings of the whole world to assemble them~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:14 \ft \+xt 1Kg 22:20–23; Mt 24:24; 2Th 2:10\+xt*\f* for the battle on the great day of God, the Almighty.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:14 \ft \+xt Ezk 38–39; Jl 2:11; 3:2; Zch 14:2; Rv 19:11–21\+xt*\f*
\v 15 \wj “Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:15 \ft \+xt Rv 1:3; 14:13; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7,14\+xt*\f* \wj is the one who is alert and remains clothed\wj*~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 16:15 \ft Or \fqa and guards his clothes\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:15 \ft \+xt Lk 12:35–40; 1Th 5:2,6–8\+xt*\f* \wj so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame.”\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:15 \ft \+xt Rv 3:18\+xt*\f*
\v 16 So they assembled the kings at the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 16:16 \ft Some mss read \fqa Armagedon\ft ; other mss read \fqa Harmegedon\ft ; other mss read \fqa Mageddon\ft ; other mss read \fqa Magedon\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:16 \ft \+xt Jdg 5:19; 2Kg 9:27; Ezk 38:8\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Seventh Bowl
\m
\v 17 Then the seventh~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 16:17 \ft Other mss add \fqa angel\f* poured out his bowl into the air,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 16:17 \ft Or \fqa bowl on the air\f* and a loud voice came out of the temple~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 16:17 \ft Other mss add \fqa of heaven\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:17 \ft \+xt Is 66:6\+xt*\f* from the throne, saying, “It is done!~”
\v 18 There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. And a severe earthquake occurred like no other since people have been on the earth, so great was the quake.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:18 \ft \+xt Ex 19:16–19; Rv 4:5; 8:5; 11:19\+xt*\f*
\v 19 The great city~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:19 \ft \+xt Rv 18:10,16,18–19,21\+xt*\f* split into three parts, and the cities of the nations~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 16:19 \ft Or \fqa the Gentile cities\f* fell. Babylon the Great was remembered in God’s presence; he gave her the cup filled with the wine of his fierce anger.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:19 \ft \+xt Rv 14:19; 19:15\+xt*\f*
\v 20 Every island fled, and the mountains disappeared.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:20 \ft \+xt Ezk 38:20; Rv 6:14\+xt*\f*
\v 21 Enormous hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 16:21 \ft Lit \fqa about a talent\ft ; talents varied in weight upwards from 75 pounds\f* fell from the sky on people, and they blasphemed God~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:21 \ft \+xt Rv 16:9,11\+xt*\f* for the plague of hail because that plague was extremely severe.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 16:21 \ft \+xt Jos 10:11; Ezk 38:22\+xt*\f*
\c 17
\s1 The Woman and the Scarlet Beast
\m
\v 1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:1 \ft \+xt Rv 15:7; 16:1; 21:9\+xt*\f* came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the judgment of the notorious prostitute~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 17:1 \ft Traditionally translated \fqa the great whore\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:1 \ft \+xt Rv 19:2\+xt*\f* who is seated on many~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 17:1 \ft Or \fqa by many\f* waters.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:1 \ft \+xt Jr 51:13; Rv 17:15\+xt*\f*
\v 2 The kings of the earth~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:2 \ft \+xt Ps 2:2; 76:12; Is 24:21; Ezk 27:33; Rv 1:5; 6:15; 18:9; 19:19; 21:24\+xt*\f* committed sexual immorality with her, and those who live on the earth became drunk on the wine of her sexual immorality.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:2 \ft \+xt Is 23:16–17; Nah 3:4; Rv 14:8; 18:3\+xt*\f*
\v 3 Then he carried me away in the Spirit~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 17:3 \ft Or \fqa in spirit\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:3 \ft \+xt Ezk 8:3; 11:24; Lk 4:1,14; Rv 1:10; 4:2; 21:10\+xt*\f* to a wilderness.
\p I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 17:3 \ft Or \fqa was filled\f* with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:3 \ft \+xt Rv 12:3,6; 13:1\+xt*\f*
\v 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:4 \ft \+xt Ezk 28:13; Rv 18:16\+xt*\f* She had a golden cup in her hand filled with everything detestable~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:4 \ft \+xt Mt 24:15; Mk 13:14; Lk 16:15; Rv 21:27\+xt*\f* and with the impurities of her~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 17:4 \ft Other mss read \fqa earth’s\f* prostitution.
\v 5 On her forehead was written a name, a mystery:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:5 \ft \+xt Rv 14:1\+xt*\f* B\sc abylon the\sc* G\sc reat, the\sc* M\sc other of\sc* P\sc rostitutes and of the\sc* D\sc etestable\sc* T\sc hings of the\sc* E\sc arth\sc*.
\v 6 Then I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses to Jesus.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:6 \ft \+xt Dt 32:42; Is 49:26; 63:6; Ezk 39:19\+xt*\f* When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.
\s1 The Meaning of the Woman and of the Beast
\m
\v 7 Then the angel said to me, “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast, with the seven heads and the ten horns, that carries her.
\v 8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up from the abyss~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:8 \ft \+xt Ps 140:10; Lk 8:31; Rm 10:7; Rv 9:1,11; 11:7; 20:1–3\+xt*\f* and go to destruction.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:8 \ft \+xt Mt 7:13; Jn 17:12; Rm 9:22; Php 3:19; 2Th 2:3; 2Pt 3:7; Rv 1:18; 2:8\+xt*\f* Those who live on the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:8 \ft \+xt Ps 69:28; Is 4:3; Mt 25:34; Eph 1:4; Php 4:3; 1Pt 1:20; Rv 3:5; 13:8; 20:12,15; 21:27\+xt*\f* will be astonished when they see the beast that was, and is not, and is to come.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:8 \ft \+xt Ps 48:5; Rv 13:3,12,14\+xt*\f*
\v 9 This calls for a mind that has wisdom.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 17:9 \ft Or \fqa Here is the mind of wisdom\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:9 \ft \+xt Rv 13:18\+xt*\f*
\p “The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated. They are also seven kings:
\v 10 Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he comes, he must remain for only a little while.
\v 11 The beast that was and is not, is itself an eighth king, but it belongs to the seven and is going to destruction.
\v 12 The ten horns you saw are ten kings~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:12 \ft \+xt Dn 7:24; Rv 13:1\+xt*\f* who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:12 \ft \+xt Rv 18:10,17,19\+xt*\f*
\v 13 These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
\v 14 These will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:14 \ft \+xt Dt 10:17; Ps 136:2–3; Dn 2:47; 1Tm 6:15; Rv 1:5; 19:11–21\+xt*\f* Those with him are called, chosen, and faithful.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:14 \ft \+xt Rv 12:11; 13:8\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 15 He also said to me, “The waters you saw,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:15 \ft \+xt Jr 51:13\+xt*\f* where the prostitute was seated, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:15 \ft \+xt Is 17:12; Jr 51:58; Dn 5:19; Hab 2:8; Rv 5:9; 7:9; 10:11; 11:9; 13:7; 14:6\+xt*\f*
\v 16 The ten horns you saw, and the beast, will hate the prostitute.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:16 \ft \+xt 2Sm 13:15–20; Ezk 23:22–35\+xt*\f* They will make her desolate and naked, devour her flesh, and burn her up with fire.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:16 \ft \+xt Lv 20:14; 21:9\+xt*\f*
\v 17 For God has put it into their hearts to carry out his plan by having one purpose~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:17 \ft \+xt Gn 50:20\+xt*\f* and to give their kingdom~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 17:17 \ft Or \fqa sovereignty\f* to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 17:17 \ft \+xt Jr 51:12; Rv 10:7\+xt*\f*
\v 18 And the woman you saw is the great city that has royal power over the kings of the earth.”
\c 18
\s1 The Fall of Babylon the Great
\m
\v 1 After this I saw another angel with great authority coming down from heaven,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:1 \ft \+xt Dn 4:13,23; Rv 10:1; 20:1\+xt*\f* and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.
\v 2 He called out in a mighty voice:
\qc It has~fallen,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 18:2 \ft Other mss omit \fqa It has fallen\f*
\qc Babylon the~Great has~fallen!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:2 \ft \+xt Is 21:9; Dn 4:30; Rv 14:8; 16:19; 17:5\+xt*\f*
\qc She has become a~home for~demons,
\qc a haunt for every~unclean~spirit,
\qc a haunt for every~unclean~bird,
\qc and a haunt~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 18:2 \ft Or \fqa prison\f* for every~unclean and~despicable~beast.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 18:2 \ft Other mss omit the words \fqa and a haunt for every unclean beast.\ft The words \fqa and despicable \ft then refer to the \fqa bird \ft of the previous line.\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:2 \ft \+xt Is 13:20–22; Mal 1:3\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 3 For all the nations have~drunk~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 18:3 \ft Some mss read \fqa collapsed\ft ; other mss read \fqa fallen\f*
\qc the wine of her sexual~immorality,
\qc which brings~wrath.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:3 \ft \+xt Rv 14:8; 17:2\+xt*\f*
\qc The kings of~the~earth
\qc have committed sexual~immorality with~her,
\qc and the merchants of~the~earth
\qc have grown wealthy from~her~sensuality and~excess.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:3 \ft \+xt Ezk 16:29\+xt*\f*
\m
\v 4 Then I heard another voice from heaven:
\qc Come out of her, my~people,
\qc so that you will~not~share in~her~sins~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:4 \ft \+xt Is 52:11; Jr 50:8; 51:6,9,45; 2Co 6:17\+xt*\f*
\qc or receive any of~her~plagues.
\qc
\v 5 For her sins are~piled~up~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 18:5 \ft Or \fqa sins have reached up\f* to~heaven,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:5 \ft \+xt Jr 51:9\+xt*\f*
\qc and God has remembered her~crimes.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:5 \ft \+xt 2Sm 19:19; Neh 6:14; Ps 74:22; Is 64:9; Jr 14:10; 31:34; Hs 8:13\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 6 Pay her back the~way she~also~paid,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:6 \ft \+xt Jr 50:29\+xt*\f*
\qc and double it according~to~her~works.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:6 \ft \+xt Ex 22:4,7,9; Is 40:2; Jr 16:18; 17:18\+xt*\f*
\qc In the cup in~which she~mixed,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:6 \ft \+xt Rv 14:8\+xt*\f*
\qc mix a double portion for~her.
\qc
\v 7 As much as she glorified~herself and~indulged her sensual and excessive ways,
\qc give her that much torment and~grief.
\qc For she says in~her~heart,
\qc “I sit as a~queen;
\qc I am not a~widow,
\qc and I will never see~grief.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:7 \ft \+xt Is 47:7–8; Ezk 28:2–8; Zph 2:15\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 8 For this reason her plagues will~come in~just one~day~—
\qc death and grief and~famine.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:8 \ft \+xt Is 47:9\+xt*\f*
\qc She will be burned up with~fire,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:8 \ft \+xt Ps 21:9; 97:3; Is 33:12; 47:14; Rv 16:8; 17:16\+xt*\f*
\qc because the Lord God who~judges~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:8 \ft \+xt Ps 7:8; 58:11; 96:10\+xt*\f*~her is~mighty.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:8 \ft \+xt Dt 10:17; Jos 4:24; Ps 24:8; Is 1:24\+xt*\f*
\s1 The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall
\m
\v 9 The kings of the earth who have committed sexual immorality and shared her sensual and excessive ways will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke from her burning.
\v 10 They will stand far off in fear of her torment,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:10 \ft \+xt Ezk 26:16–18\+xt*\f* saying,
\qc Woe, woe, the~great~city,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:10 \ft \+xt Rv 11:8; 16:19; 17:18\+xt*\f*
\qc Babylon, the~mighty~city!
\qc For in a~single~hour
\qc your judgment has~come.
\b
\p
\v 11 The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any longer~#—~#
\v 12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of fragrant wood products; objects of ivory; objects of expensive wood, brass,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 18:12 \ft Or \fqa bronze\ft , or \fqa copper\f* iron, and marble;
\v 13 cinnamon, spice,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 18:13 \ft Other mss omit \fqa spice\f* incense, myrrh,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 18:13 \ft Or \fqa perfume\f* and frankincense; wine, olive oil, fine flour, and grain; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and slaves~#—~#human lives.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:13 \ft \+xt Gn 36:6; Nm 31:32–35; 1Ch 5:21; Ezk 27:12–22\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 14 The fruit you craved has~left~you.
\qc All your splendid and~glamorous~things are~gone;
\qc they will never find~them~again.
\b
\p
\v 15 The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand far off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
\v 16 saying,
\qc Woe, woe, the~great~city,
\qc dressed in fine linen, purple, and~scarlet,
\qc adorned with gold, jewels, and~pearls;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:16 \ft \+xt Rv 17:4\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 17 for in a~single~hour
\qc such fabulous wealth was~destroyed!
\b
\p And every shipmaster, seafarer, the sailors, and all who do business by sea, stood far off
\v 18 as they watched the smoke from her burning and kept crying out, “Who was like the great city?~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:18 \ft \+xt Ex 15:11; Dt 33:29; 2Sm 7:23; Ezk 27:32; Rv 13:4\+xt*\f*
\v 19 They threw dust on their heads and kept crying out, weeping, and mourning,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:19 \ft \+xt Ezk 27:30\+xt*\f*
\qc Woe, woe, the~great~city,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:19 \ft \+xt Rv 18:10,16\+xt*\f*
\qc where all those who~have~ships on~the~sea
\qc became rich from~her~wealth;
\qc for in a single hour she~was~destroyed.
\qc
\v 20 Rejoice over her,~heaven,
\qc and you saints, apostles, and~prophets,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:20 \ft \+xt Rv 12:12\+xt*\f*
\qc because God has pronounced on~her the judgment~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:20 \ft \+xt Ps 48:11; 97:8\+xt*\f* she passed on~you!
\s1 The Finality of Babylon’s Fall
\m
\v 21 Then a mighty angel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:21 \ft \+xt Rv 5:2; 10:1\+xt*\f* picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,
\qc In this way, Babylon the~great~city
\qc will be thrown down~violently~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:21 \ft \+xt Jr 51:59–64\+xt*\f*
\qc and never be found~again.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:21 \ft \+xt Rv 16:20; 18:11,14,22–23\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 22 The sound of harpists, musicians,
\qc flutists, and~trumpeters
\qc will never be heard in~you~again;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:22 \ft \+xt Is 24:8\+xt*\f*
\qc no craftsman of any~trade
\qc will ever be found in~you~again;
\qc the sound of a~mill
\qc will never be heard in~you~again;
\qc
\v 23 the light of a~lamp
\qc will never shine in~you~again;
\qc and the voice of~a~groom and~bride
\qc will never be heard in~you~again.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:23 \ft \+xt Jr 25:10\+xt*\f*
\qc All this will~happen
\qc because your~merchants
\qc were the nobility of~the~earth,
\qc because all the nations were~deceived
\qc by your~sorcery.
\qc
\v 24 In her was found the blood of~prophets and~saints,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:24 \ft \+xt Rv 16:6\+xt*\f*
\qc and of all those slaughtered on~the~earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 18:24 \ft \+xt Rv 6:10; 16:6\+xt*\f*
\c 19
\s1 Celebration in Heaven
\m
\v 1 After this I heard something like the loud voice of a vast multitude~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:1 \ft \+xt Rv 7:9\+xt*\f* in heaven, saying,
\qc Hallelujah!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:1 \ft \+xt Ps 104:35; 106:1,48; 146:10; 148:14; 150:1\+xt*\f*
\qc Salvation, glory, and~power belong to~our~God,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:1 \ft \+xt Jb 12:13; Dn 9:9; Rv 7:10\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 2 because his judgments are~true~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 19:2 \ft Valid; Jn 8:16; 19:35\f* and~righteous,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:2 \ft \+xt Jn 8:16; 19:35; Rv 15:3; 16:7\+xt*\f*
\qc because he has judged the~notorious~prostitute~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:2 \ft \+xt Rv 17:1\+xt*\f*
\qc who corrupted the earth with~her~sexual~immorality;
\qc and he has avenged the blood of~his~servants
\qc that was on~her~hands.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:2 \ft \+xt Dt 32:43; 2Kg 9:7; Rv 6:10; 16:6; 17:6; 18:24\+xt*\f*
\m
\v 3 A second time they said,
\qc Hallelujah!
\qc Her smoke ascends forever and~ever!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:3 \ft \+xt Is 34:8–10; Rv 14:11\+xt*\f*
\m
\v 4 Then the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:4 \ft \+xt Rv 4:8–10; 5:6–14; 7:11; 11:16\+xt*\f* who is seated on the throne, saying,
\qc Amen! Hallelujah!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:4 \ft \+xt Ps 106:48\+xt*\f*
\m
\v 5 A voice came from the throne, saying,
\qc Praise our God,
\qc all his servants, and the ones who~fear~him,
\qc both small and great!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:5 \ft \+xt Dt 1:17; 2Ch 18:30; 34:30; Jb 3:19; Ps 115:13; Rv 11:18\+xt*\f*
\m
\v 6 Then I heard something like the voice of a vast multitude, like the sound of cascading waters,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:6 \ft \+xt Ezk 1:24; 43:2; Rv 1:15; 14:2\+xt*\f* and like the rumbling of loud thunder, saying,
\qc Hallelujah, because our~Lord~God, the~Almighty,
\qc reigns!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:6 \ft \+xt Ex 15:18; Ps 93:1; 96:10; 97:1; 99:1; 146:10; Is 24:23; Lk 1:33; 1Co 15:25; Rv 11:15,17\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 7 Let us be glad, rejoice, and~give~him~glory,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:7 \ft \+xt Mt 5:12; Rm 1:21; 4:20\+xt*\f*
\qc because the marriage of~the~Lamb has~come,
\qc and his bride has~prepared~herself.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:7 \ft \+xt Is 54:5–7; Hs 2:19; Mt 22:2–14; Eph 5:27,32; Rv 21:2\+xt*\f*
\qc
\v 8 She was given fine linen to wear, bright and~pure.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:8 \ft \+xt Gn 41:42; Ezk 16:10,13; Mt 27:59; Lk 16:19; Rv 15:6; 19:14\+xt*\f*
\m For the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the saints.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:8 \ft \+xt Eph 2:10\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 9 Then he~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 19:9 \ft Probably an angel; Rv 17:1; 22:8–9\f* said to me,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:9 \ft \+xt Rv 17:1; 22:8–9\+xt*\f* “Write: Blessed are those invited to the marriage feast~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:9 \ft \+xt Is 25:6–8; Lk 13:29\+xt*\f* of the Lamb!~” He also said to me, “These words of God are true.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:9 \ft \+xt Rv 21:5; 22:6\+xt*\f*
\v 10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don’t do that!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:10 \ft \+xt Ac 10:25; Rv 22:9\+xt*\f* I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold firmly to the testimony of Jesus.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:10 \ft \+xt Rv 1:2,9; 12:17; 20:4\+xt*\f* Worship God, because the testimony of Jesus is the spirit~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 19:10 \ft Or \fqa the Spirit\f* of prophecy.”
\s1 The Rider on a White Horse
\m
\v 11 Then I saw heaven opened,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:11 \ft \+xt Jn 1:51; Rv 4:1; 11:19; 15:5\+xt*\f* and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:11 \ft \+xt Rv 3:14\+xt*\f* and with justice he judges and makes war.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:11 \ft \+xt Ps 9:8; 96:13; Rv 16:7; 19:2\+xt*\f*
\v 12 His eyes were like a fiery flame,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:12 \ft \+xt Rv 1:14; 2:18\+xt*\f* and many crowns~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 19:12 \ft Or \fqa diadems\f* were on his head.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:12 \ft \+xt Rv 12:3; 13:1\+xt*\f* He had a name written that no one knows except himself.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:12 \ft \+xt Rv 2:17; 3:12\+xt*\f*
\v 13 He wore a robe dipped in blood,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:13 \ft \+xt Is 63:1–6; Rv 14:14–20\+xt*\f* and his name is called the Word of God.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:13 \ft \+xt Jn 1:1–5; Heb 4:12\+xt*\f*
\v 14 The armies that were in heaven followed him on white horses, wearing pure white linen.
\v 15 A sharp~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 19:15 \ft Other mss add \fqa double-edged\f* sword~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:15 \ft \+xt Is 49:2; Heb 4:12; Rv 1:16; 2:12,16\+xt*\f* came from his mouth, so that he might strike the nations with it.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:15 \ft \+xt Is 11:4; 2Th 2:8; Rv 1:16; 2:12\+xt*\f* He will rule~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 19:15 \ft Or \fqa shepherd\f* them with an iron rod.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:15 \ft \+xt Ps 2:9; Rv 12:5\+xt*\f* He will also trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:15 \ft \+xt Jr 25:15; Rv 14:8,10,19–20; 16:19; 18:3\+xt*\f* the Almighty.
\v 16 And he has a name written on his robe and on his thigh: K\sc ing of\sc* K\sc ings and\sc* L\sc ord of\sc* L\sc ords\sc*.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:16 \ft \+xt Dt 10:17; Dn 2:47; 1Tm 6:15; Rv 17:14\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Beast and Its Armies Defeated
\m
\v 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he called out in a loud voice, saying to all the birds flying high overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
\v 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of military commanders, the flesh of the mighty, the flesh of horses and of their riders, and the flesh of everyone, both free and slave, small and great.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:18 \ft \+xt Ezk 32:4; 39:17–20\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 19 Then I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:19 \ft \+xt Rv 16:13–14; 17:2; 18:3,9\+xt*\f* gathered together to wage war~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:19 \ft \+xt Nm 27:3; Jdg 6:33; Is 13:4; Hs 1:11\+xt*\f* against the rider on the horse and against his army.
\v 20 But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with it the false prophet, who had performed the signs in its presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image with these signs.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:20 \ft \+xt Rv 13:13–17\+xt*\f* Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 19:20 \ft \+xt Mt 5:22; Mk 9:43; Rv 20:10,14; 21:8\+xt*\f*
\v 21 The rest were killed with the sword that came from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds ate their fill of their flesh.
\c 20
\s1 Satan Bound
\m
\v 1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key to the abyss~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:1 \ft \+xt Ps 140:10; Lk 8:31; Rm 10:7; Rv 9:1,11; 11:7; 17:8\+xt*\f* and a great chain~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:1 \ft \+xt Ps 107:10; 149:8; Jr 39:7; Ezk 7:23\+xt*\f* in his hand.
\v 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 20:2 \ft Other mss add \fqa who deceives the whole world\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:2 \ft \+xt Rv 12:9\+xt*\f* and bound~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:2 \ft \+xt Is 24:22\+xt*\f* him for a thousand years.
\v 3 He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:3 \ft \+xt Dn 6:17; Mt 27:66\+xt*\f* so that he would no longer deceive the nations~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:3 \ft \+xt Rv 12:9\+xt*\f* until the thousand years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.
\s1 The Saints Reign with Christ
\m
\v 4 Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:4 \ft \+xt Dn 7:22; Mt 19:28; 1Co 6:2–3; Rv 3:21; 6:9\+xt*\f* I also saw the souls of those~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:4 \ft \+xt Rv 6:9\+xt*\f* who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:4 \ft \+xt Rv 1:2,9; 12:11,17; 19:10\+xt*\f* and because of the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:4 \ft \+xt Rv 7:3; 9:4; 13:12–16; 14:1; 22:4\+xt*\f* They came to life~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:4 \ft \+xt Is 25:6–8; Mt 9:18; 26:29; Lk 13:29; Rv 2:8; 13:14\+xt*\f* and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:4 \ft \+xt 2Tm 2:12\+xt*\f*
\v 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed.
\p This is the first resurrection.
\v 6 Blessed~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:6 \ft \+xt Rv 1:3; 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 22:7,14\+xt*\f* and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! The second death~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:6 \ft \+xt Rv 2:11; 20:14; 21:8\+xt*\f* has no power~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 20:6 \ft Or \fqa authority\f* over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:6 \ft \+xt Rv 1:6; 5:10\+xt*\f*
\s1 Satanic Rebellion Crushed
\m
\v 7 When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison
\v 8 and will go out to deceive the nations~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:8 \ft \+xt Gn 3:13; 2Co 11:3; 1Tm 2:14; 2Jn 7; Rv 12:9; 18:23; 19:20\+xt*\f* at the four corners of the earth,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:8 \ft \+xt Is 11:12; Ezk 7:2; Rv 7:1\+xt*\f* Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:8 \ft \+xt Ezk 38–39\+xt*\f* Their number is like the sand of the sea.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:8 \ft \+xt Gn 32:12; Is 10:22; Jr 33:22; Hs 1:10\+xt*\f*
\v 9 They came up across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the encampment of the saints, the beloved city.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:9 \ft \+xt Ezk 38:16; Jl 3:2,11–12; Zch 14:2\+xt*\f* Then fire came down from heaven~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 20:9 \ft Other mss add \fqa from God\f* and consumed them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:9 \ft \+xt 2Kg 1:10,12; Ezk 38:22; 39:6; Lk 9:54\+xt*\f*
\v 10 The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet are,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:10 \ft \+xt Rv 19:20\+xt*\f* and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:10 \ft \+xt Mt 25:41\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Great White Throne Judgment
\m
\v 11 Then I saw a great white throne and one seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:11 \ft \+xt Is 51:6; Mt 24:35; 2Pt 3:10; Rv 18:21\+xt*\f*
\v 12 I also saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:12 \ft \+xt Dn 7:10\+xt*\f* Another book was opened, which is the book of life,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:12 \ft \+xt Is 4:3; 34:16; Dn 12:1; Rv 3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 20:15; 21:27\+xt*\f* and the dead were judged according to their works~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:12 \ft \+xt Ps 62:12; Jr 17:10; Rm 2:6; 1Pt 1:17\+xt*\f* by what was written in the books.
\v 13 Then the sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:13 \ft \+xt Rv 1:18; 6:8\+xt*\f* gave up the dead that were in them; each one was judged according to their works.
\v 14 Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 20:14 \ft \+xt Is 25:7–8; 1Co 15:26\+xt*\f* This is the second death, the lake of fire.
\v 15 And anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
\c 21
\s1 The New Creation
\m
\v 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:1 \ft \+xt Is 65:17; 66:22; 2Pt 3:13\+xt*\f* for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:1 \ft \+xt Lk 21:33; 1Co 7:31; 2Pt 3:10\+xt*\f* and the sea was no more.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:1 \ft \+xt Is 57:20; Rv 13:1,6–7\+xt*\f*
\v 2 I also saw the holy city,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:2 \ft \+xt Neh 11:1; Is 48:2; 52:1; Dn 9:24; Mt 4:5; 27:53; Rv 11:2; 22:19\+xt*\f* the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:2 \ft \+xt Gl 4:26; Php 3:20; Heb 11:10; 12:22; 13:14; Rv 3:12\+xt*\f* prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:2 \ft \+xt Is 61:10; Rv 19:7\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 3 Then I heard a loud voice~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:3 \ft \+xt Dt 5:22; Ezk 9:1; Mt 27:46,50; Jn 11:43; Rv 1:10; 11:12; 16:1\+xt*\f* from the throne:~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 21:3 \ft Other mss read \fqa from heaven\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:3 \ft \+xt Mt 19:28\+xt*\f* Look, God’s dwelling~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 21:3 \ft Or \fqa tent\ft , or\fqa tabernacle\f* is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 21:3 \ft Other mss read \fqa people\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:3 \ft \+xt Lv 26:11–12; Jr 7:23; 30:22; 31:33; Ezk 37:27; Hs 2:23; Zch 8:8\+xt*\f* and God himself will be with them and will be their God.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 21:3 \ft Other mss omit \fqa and will be their God\f*
\v 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:4 \ft \+xt Is 25:8; 30:19; 35:10; 51:11; 65:19; Rv 7:16–17\+xt*\f* Death will be no more;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:4 \ft \+xt Hs 13:14; 1Co 15:54\+xt*\f* grief, crying, and pain will be no more,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:4 \ft \+xt Is 60:20\+xt*\f* because the previous things~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 21:4 \ft Or \fqa the first things\f* have passed away.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:4 \ft \+xt Is 42:9; 2Co 5:17\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 5 Then the one seated on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new.” He also said, “Write, because these words~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 21:5 \ft Other mss add \fqa of God\f* are faithful and true.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:5 \ft \+xt Rv 3:14; 19:11; 22:6\+xt*\f*
\v 6 Then he said to me, “It is done!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:6 \ft \+xt Rv 16:17\+xt*\f* I am the Alpha and the Omega,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:6 \ft \+xt Rv 1:8; 22:13\+xt*\f* the beginning and the end.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:6 \ft \+xt Is 44:6; 48:12\+xt*\f* I will freely give to the thirsty~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:6 \ft \+xt Ps 42:1–2; Is 41:17; 44:3; 55:1; Jn 4:14; 7:37\+xt*\f* from the spring of the water of life.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:6 \ft \+xt Ps 36:9; Jr 2:13; Jn 4:14\+xt*\f*
\v 7 The one who conquers~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:7 \ft \+xt Rv 2:7\+xt*\f* will inherit these things, and I will be his God, and he will be my son.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:7 \ft \+xt 2Sm 7:14\+xt*\f*
\v 8 But the cowards, faithless,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 21:8 \ft Other mss add \fqa the sinful,\f* detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:8 \ft \+xt Rm 1:28–32; 1Co 6:9–10; Rv 22:15\+xt*\f*~#—~#their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:8 \ft \+xt Rv 19:20\+xt*\f* which is the second death.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:8 \ft \+xt Rv 20:6\+xt*\f*
\s1 The New Jerusalem
\m
\v 9 Then one of the seven angels, who had held the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:9 \ft \+xt Rv 16:1\+xt*\f* came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
\v 10 He then carried me away in the Spirit~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 21:10 \ft Or \fqa in spirit\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:10 \ft \+xt Rv 1:10; 4:2; 17:3\+xt*\f* to a great, high mountain~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:10 \ft \+xt Ezk 40:2\+xt*\f* and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
\v 11 arrayed with God’s glory.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:11 \ft \+xt Is 60:1–2\+xt*\f* Her radiance was like a precious jewel, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.
\v 12 The city had a massive high wall, with twelve gates. Twelve angels were at the gates; the names of the twelve tribes of Israel’s sons were inscribed on the gates.
\v 13 There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:13 \ft \+xt Ezk 48:30–34\+xt*\f*
\v 14 The city wall had twelve foundations, and the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb were on the foundations.
\p
\v 15 The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:15 \ft \+xt Rv 11:1\+xt*\f* to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:15 \ft \+xt Ezk 40:3\+xt*\f*
\v 16 The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 \em stadia\em*.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 21:16 \ft A \fqa stadion \ft (sg) = about 600 feet; 12,000 \fqa stadia \ft = 1,400 miles.\f* Its length, width, and height are equal.
\v 17 Then he measured its wall, 144 cubits according to human measurement, which the angel used.
\v 18 The building material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold clear as glass.
\v 19 The foundations of the city wall were adorned with every kind of jewel:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:19 \ft \+xt Ex 28:15–21; Is 54:11\+xt*\f* the first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
\v 20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.
\v 21 The twelve gates are twelve pearls; each individual gate was made of a single pearl. The main street~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 21:21 \ft Or \fqa The public square\f* of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.
\p
\v 22 I did not see a temple in it, because the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
\v 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:23 \ft \+xt Is 24:23; 30:26; 60:19–20; Zch 14:6–7; Rv 22:5\+xt*\f*
\v 24 The nations will walk by its light,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:24 \ft \+xt Is 42:6; 49:6; 60:3,5\+xt*\f* and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 21:24 \ft Other mss read \fqa will bring to him the nations’ glory and honor\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:24 \ft \+xt Is 49:7,23; 60:10\+xt*\f*
\v 25 Its gates will never close by day because it will never be night there.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:25 \ft \+xt Neh 7:3\+xt*\f*
\v 26 They will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 21:26 \ft Other mss add \fqa in order that they might go in\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:26 \ft \+xt Is 60:11\+xt*\f*
\v 27 Nothing unclean will ever enter it,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:27 \ft \+xt Is 35:8; 52:1\+xt*\f* nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those written in the Lamb’s book of life.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 21:27 \ft \+xt Rv 3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 20:12,15\+xt*\f*
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\s1 The Source of Life
\m
\v 1 Then he showed me the river~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 22:1 \ft Other mss read \fqa pure river\f* of the water of life,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:1 \ft \+xt Jr 2:13; 17:13; Jn 4:10\+xt*\f* clear as crystal,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:1 \ft \+xt Rv 4:6\+xt*\f* flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:1 \ft \+xt Ps 46:4; Ezk 47:1–2; Jl 3:18; Zch 14:8\+xt*\f*
\v 2 down the middle of the city’s main street. The tree of life was on each side of the river, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit every month.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:2 \ft \+xt Gn 2:9; 3:22,24; Pr 13:12\+xt*\f* The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:2 \ft \+xt Is 19:22; 57:19; 61:1; Jr 51:8–9; Zch 8:22–23; Mal 4:2; Mt 4:24; Jn 4:47; Ac 28:8\+xt*\f*
\v 3 and there will no longer be any curse.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:3 \ft \+xt Gn 3:14–19; Zch 14:11\+xt*\f* The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will worship him.
\v 4 They will see his face,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:4 \ft \+xt Ex 33:20,23; Ps 17:15; Mt 5:8; 1Jn 3:2\+xt*\f* and his name will be on their foreheads.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:4 \ft \+xt Rv 7:3; 9:4; 13:16; 14:1,9; 17:5; 20:4\+xt*\f*
\v 5 Night will be no more;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:5 \ft \+xt Zch 14:7; Rv 21:25\+xt*\f* people will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:5 \ft \+xt Ps 56:13; 118:27; Is 60:19; 1Jn 1:5\+xt*\f* and they will reign forever and ever.
\s1 The Time Is Near
\m
\v 6 Then he said to me, “These words are faithful~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 22:6 \ft Or \fqa trustworthy\f* and true.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:6 \ft \+xt Rv 3:14; 19:11; 21:5\+xt*\f* The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 22:6 \ft Other mss read \fqa God of the holy prophets\f* has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:6 \ft \+xt Dn 2:28–29,45; Rv 1:1\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 7 \wj “Look, I am coming soon!\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:7 \ft \+xt Rv 3:11\+xt*\f* \wj Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:7 \ft \+xt Rv 1:3; 14:13; 19:9; 20:6; 22:14\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown them to me.
\v 9 But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you, your brothers the prophets, and those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:9 \ft \+xt Rv 19:10\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 10 Then he said to me, “Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:10 \ft \+xt Is 8:16; Dn 8:26; 9:24; 12:4; Rv 1:3; 10:4\+xt*\f*
\v 11 Let the unrighteous go on in unrighteousness; let the filthy still be filthy; let the righteous go on in righteousness; let the holy still be holy.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:11 \ft \+xt Ezk 3:27; Dn 12:10\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 12 \wj “Look, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:12 \ft \+xt Is 40:10; 62:11\+xt*\f* \wj to repay each person according to his work.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:12 \ft \+xt Ps 62:12; Is 59:18; Jr 17:10; 25:14; Rm 2:6\+xt*\f*
\v 13 \wj I am the Alpha and the Omega,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:13 \ft \+xt Rv 1:8\+xt*\f* \wj the first and the last,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:13 \ft \+xt Rv 1:17\+xt*\f* \wj the beginning and the end.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:13 \ft \+xt Rv 21:6\+xt*\f*
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\v 14 \wj “Blessed\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:14 \ft \+xt Rv 1:3; 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7\+xt*\f* \wj are those who wash their robes,\wj*~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 22:14 \ft Other mss read \fqa who keep his commands\f* \wj so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates.\wj*
\v 15 \wj Outside are the dogs,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:15 \ft \+xt Ps 22:16,20; Mt 15:26–27; Php 3:2\+xt*\f* \wj the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:15 \ft \+xt Rm 1:28–32; 1Co 6:9–10; Rv 21:8\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 16 \wj “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the Root\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:16 \ft \+xt Rv 5:5\+xt*\f* \wj and descendant of David,\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:16 \ft \+xt Is 11:1,10; Rm 1:3\+xt*\f* \wj the bright morning star.”\wj*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:16 \ft \+xt Nm 24:17; Rv 2:28\+xt*\f*
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\v 17 Both the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!~” Let anyone who hears, say, “Come!~” Let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who desires take the water of life freely.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:17 \ft \+xt Is 55:1; Jn 4:10\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book.
\v 19 And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share of the tree of life and the holy city, which are written about in this book.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:19 \ft \+xt Dt 4:2; 12:32\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 20 He who testifies about these things~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:20 \ft \+xt Rv 1:2\+xt*\f* says, \wj “Yes, I am coming soon.”\wj*
\p Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 22:20 \ft \+xt 1Co 16:22\+xt*\f*
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\v 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 22:21 \ft Other mss add \fqa Christ\f* be with everyone.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 22:21 \ft Other mss read \fqa with all the saints\f* Amen.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 22:21 \ft Other mss omit \fqa Amen.\f*
