The great red dragon.

CHAP. XII, XIII.

The dreadful beast.

14 The second wo is past; and behold, them before our God day and night. the third wo cometh quickly. 11 And they overcame him by the blood

15 And the seventh angel sounded; and of the Lamb, and by the word of their there were great voices in heaven, saying, testimony; and they loved not their lives The kingdoms of this world are become the unto the death. kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,

17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.

12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Wo to the inhabiters of the earth, and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man-child.

18 And the nations were angry, and thy 14 And to the woman were given two wrath is come, and the time of the dead, wings of a great eagle,that she might fly into that they should be judged, and that thou the wilderness, into her place, where she is shouldest give reward unto thy servants the nourished for a time, and times, and half prophets, and to the saints, and them that a time, from the face of the serpent. fear thy name, small and great; and should- 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth est destroy them which destroy the earth. water as a flood, after the woman, that he 19 And the temple of God was opened might cause her to be carried away of the in heaven, and there was seen in his tem- flood. ple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. CHAP. XII.

AND there appeared a great wonder in

16 And the earth helped the woman; and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

17 And the dragon was wroth with the heaven; a woman clothed with the woman, and went to make war with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and remnant of her seed, which keep the comupon her head a crown of twelve stars: mandments of God, and have the testimony

CHAP. XIII.

2 And she, being with child, cried, tra- of Jesus Christ. vailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder And saw a beast rise up out of the sea ND I stood upon the sand of the sea, in heaven; and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his

4 And his tail drew the third part of the heads the name of blasphemy. stars of heaven, and did cast them to the 2 And the beast which I saw was like earth and the dragon stood before the wo-unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet man which was ready to be delivered, forto of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a devour her child as soon as it was born. lion: and the dragon gave him his power, 5 And she brought forth a man-child, and his seat, and great authority. who was to rule all nations with a rod of 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were iron and her child was caught up unto wounded to death; and his deadly wound God, and to his throne. was healed: and all the world wondered

6 And the woman fled into the wilder-after the beast. ness, where she hath a place, prepared of 4 And they worshipped the dragon which God, that they should feed her there a gave power unto the beast: and they worthousand two hundred and threescore days. shipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto 7 And there was war in heaven: Mi- the beast? who is able to make war with him? chael and his angels fought against the dra- 5 And there was given unto him a mouth gon; and the dragon fought and his angels, speaking great things and blasphemies; 8 And prevailed not; neither was their and power was given unto him to continue place found any more in heaven. forty and two months.

9 And the great dragon was cast out, 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy that old serpent, called the Devil, and against God, to blaspheme his name, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: jhis tabernacle, and them that dwell in he was cast out into the earth, and his heaven. angels were cast out with him.

7 And it was given unto him to make

10 And I heard a loud voice saying in war with the saints, and to overcome them: heaven, Now is come salvation, and and power was given him over all kinstrength, and the kingdom of our God, and dreds, and tongues, and nations. the power of his Christ: for the accuser of 8 And all that dwell upon the earth our brethren is cast down, which accused shall worship him, whose names are not

The beast with two horns.

REVELATION.

The fall of Babylon. written in the book of life of the Lamb midst of heaven, having the everlasting slain from the foundation of the world. gospel to preach unto them that dwell on 9 If any man have an ear, let him hear. the earth, and to every nation, and kin10 He that leadeth into captivity shall dred, and tongue, and people, go into captivity: he that killeth with the 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, sword, must be killed with the sword. Here and give glory to him; for the hour of his is the patience and the faith of the saints. judgment is come: and worship him that 11 And I beheld another beast coming made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and up out of the earth, and he had two horns the fountains of waters. like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly! wound was healed.

13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, thatgreat city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

10 The same shall drink of the wine of 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the the wrath of God, which is poured out earth by the means of those miracles which without mixture into the cup of his indighe had power to do in the sight of the beast; nation; and he shall be tormented with fire saying to them that dwell on the earth, and brimstone in the presence of the holy that they should make an image to the angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: beast, which had the wound by a sword,] 11 And the smoke of their torment asand did live. cendeth up for ever and ever: and they 15 And he had power to give life unto have no rest day nor night, who worship the image of the beast, that the image of the beast and his image, and whosoever the beast should both speak, and cause receiveth the mark of his name. that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads;

17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. CHAP. XIV.

AND I looked, and lo, a Lamb stood on

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

13 And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

14 And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

15 And another angel came out of the

temple, crying with a loud voice to him

the mount Sion, and with him a hun- that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, dred forty and four thousand, having his and reap: for the time is come for thee to Father's name written in their foreheads. reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as 16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust the voice of many waters, and as the voice in his sickle on the earth; and the earth of a great thunder: and I heard the voice was reaped. of harpers harping with their harps:

17 And another angel came out of the 3 And they sung as it were a new song be- temple which is in heaven, he also having fore the throne, and before the four beasts, a sharp sickle. and the elders: and no man could learn that 18 And another angel came out from the song but the hundred and forty and four thou- altar, which had power over fire; and sand,which were redeemed from the earth. cried with a loud cry to him that had the 4 These are they which were not defiled sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp with women; for they are virgins. These sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine are they which follow the Lamb whither- of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. soever he goeth. These were redeemed 19 And the angel thrust in his sickle from among men, being the first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb.

into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great wine-press of the wrath of God.

5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne 20 And the wine-press was trodden of God. without the city, and blood came out of the 6 And I saw another angel fly in the wine-press, even unto the horse-bridles

Vials of the seven angels. CHAP. XV, XVI, XVII. by the space of a thousand and six hun-| dred furlongs. CHAP. XV.

AND I saw another sign in heaven,

Christ comes suddenly.

8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

9 And men were scorched with great

great and marvellous, seven angels heat, and blasphemed the name of God, having the seven last plagues; for in them which hath power over these plagues: and is filled up the wrath of God. they repented not to give him glory. 2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass 10 And the fifth angel poured out his mingled with fire: and them that had got-vial upon the seat of the beast; and his ten the victory over the beast, and over his kingdom was full of darkness; and they image, and over his mark, and over the gnawed their tongues for pain, number of his name, stand on the sea of 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven, glass, having the harps of God. because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

5 And after that I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:

6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.

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

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

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

15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth,and keepeth hisgarments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 16 And he gathered them together into place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

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7 And one of the fourbeasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke 17 And the seventh angel poured out from the glory of God, and from his pow-his vial into the air; and there came a er; and no man was able to enter into the great voice out of the temple of heaven, temple, till the seven plagues of the seven from the throne, saying, It is done. angels were fulfilled.

CHAP. XVI.

AND I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

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

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

18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great

earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath."

20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God be4 And the third angel poured out his cause of the plague of the hail; for the vial upon the rivers and fountains of wa-plague thereof was exceeding great. ters: and they became blood.

CHAP. XVII.

ND there came one of the seven an

5 And I heard the angel of the waters Agels which had the seven vials, and say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou talked with me, saying unto me, Come hast judged thus. hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment 6 For they have shed the blood of saints of the great whore that sitteth upon many and prophets, and thou hast given them waters; blood to drink; for they are worthy.

2 With whom the kings of the earth 7 And I heard another out of the altar have committed fornication, and the insay, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true habitants of the earth have been made and righteous are thy judgments. drunk with the wine of her fornication.

The fall of Babylon.

3 So he carried me away in the spirit intoj 18 And the woman which thou sawest the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon is that great city, which reigneth over the a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of kings of the earth. blasphemy, having seven heads and ten

horns.

CHAP. XVIII.

4 And the woman was arrayed in purple AND after these things I saw another

angel come down from heaven, and scarlet-colour, and decked with gold having great power; and the earth was and precious stones and pearls, having a lightened with his glory. golden cup in her hand full of abomina- 2 And he cried mightily with a strong tions and filthiness of her fornication: voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, 5 And upon her forehead was a name is fallen, and is become the habitation of written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HAR-a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. LOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine THE EARTH. of the wrath of her fornication, and the

6 And I saw the woman drunken with kings of the earth have committed fornithe blood of the saints, and with the blood cation with her, and the merchants of the of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw earth are waxed rich through the abunher, I wondered with great admiration. dance of her delicacies.

7 And the angel said unto me, Where- 4 And I heard another voice from heafore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the ven, saying, Come out of her, my people, mystery of the woman, and of the beast that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that carrieth her, which hath the seven that ye receive not of her plagues. heads, and ten horns. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven,

8 The beast that thou sawest, was, and is and God hath remembered her iniquities. not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless 6 Reward her even as she rewarded pit, and go into perdition: and they that you, and double unto her double according dwell on the earth shall wonder, (whose to her works: in the cup which she hath names were not written in the book of life filled, fill to her double. from the foundation of the world,) when 7 How much she hath glorified herself, they behold the beast that was, and is not, and lived deliciously, so much torment and and yet is. sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, 9 And here is the mind which hath wis-I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall dom. The seven heads are seven moun-see no sorrow. tains, on which the woman sitteth.

8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one 10 And there are seven kings: five are day, death, and mourning, and famine; and fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet she shall be utterly burned with fire: for come; and when he cometh, he must strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. continue a short space. 9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke ofherburning,

11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

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

12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13 These have one mind, and shall give 11 And the merchants of the earth shall their power and strength unto the beast. weep and mourn over her; for no man 14 These shall make war with the Lamb, buyeth their merchandise any more: and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine they that are with him are called, and linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and chosen, and faithful. all thyine wood, and all manner of vessels of 15 And he saith unto me, The waters ivory, and all manner of vessels of most prewhich thou sawest, where the whore sit- cious wood, and of brass, and iron, and teth, are peoples, and multitudes, and na- marble,

tions, and tongues.

13 And cinnamon, and odours, and oint16 And the ten horns which thou sawest ments, and frankincense, and wine, and upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and shall make her desolate and naked, and and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. slaves, and souls of men.

17 For God hath put in their hearts to 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their are departed from thee, and all things which kingdom unto the beast, until the words of were dainty and goodly are departed from God shall be fulfilled. thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

God is praised in heaven.

CHAP. XIX. The marriage of the Lamb.

15 The merchants of these things which great multitude, and as the voice of many were made rich by her, shall stand afar off, waters, and as the voice of mighty thunfor the fear of her torment, weeping and derings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord wailing, God omnipotent reigneth.

16 And saying, Alas, alas! that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

17 For in one hour so great riches is come! to nought. And every ship-master, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

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

19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas! that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God! hath avenged you on her.

7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage-supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse; and he that sat upon 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone him was called Faithful and True, and in like a great mill-stone, and cast it into righteousness he doth judge and make war. the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and that great city Babylon be thrown down, on his head were many crowns; and he had and shall be found no more at all. a name written, that no man knew, but he

22 And the voice of harpers, and musi- himself. cians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall 13 And he was clothed with a vesture be heard no more at all in thee; and no dipped in blood and his name is called craftsman of whatsoever craft he be, shall The Word of God. be found any more in thee; and the sound of a mill-stone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

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

23 And the light of a candle shall shine 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp no more at all in thee; and the voice of the sword, that with it he should smite the nabridegroom and of the bride shall be heard tions: and he shall rule them with a rod no more at all in thee: for thy merchants of iron: and he treadeth the wine-press of were the great men of the earth; for by the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his 24 And in her was found the blood of thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, prophets, and of saints, and of all that were AND LORD OF LORDS. slain upon the earth.

17 And I saw an angel standing in the CHAP. XIX. sun; and he cried with a loud voice, sayND after these things I heard a great ing to all the fowls that fly in the midst of voice of much people in heaven, say- heaven, Come, and gather yourselves toing, Alleluia: Salvation, and glory, and ho-gether unto the supper of the great God; nour, and power, unto the Lord our God: 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and 2 For true and righteous are his judg- the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty ments: for he hath judged the great whore, men, and the flesh of horses, and of them which did corrupt the earth with her for- that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, nication, and hath avenged the blood of both free and bond, both small and great. his servants at her hand.

19 And I saw the beast, and the kings

3 And again they said, Alleluia. And of the earth, and their armies, gathered toher smoke rose up for ever and ever. gether to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.

4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.

20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived 5 And a voice came out of the throne, them that had received the mark of the saying, Praise our God all ye his servants, beast, and them that worshipped his imand ye that fear him, both small and great. jage. These both were cast alive into a 6 And I heard as it were the voice of allake of fire burning with brimstone.