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tongues and nations do men look upon their 1 dead 1 Gr. bodies three days and a half, and suffer not their dead 10 bodies to be laid in a tomb. And they that dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and make merry; and they shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwell on the earth. 11 And after the three days and a half the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which beheld 12 them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they went up into heaven in the cloud; and their enemies be13 held them. And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and there were killed in the earthquake 2 seven thousand per- 2 Gr. names sons: and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

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The second Woe is past behold, the third Woe cometh quickly.

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of men,

seven thousand.

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And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign 3 for ever 16 and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sit the ages. before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces, and 17 worshipped God, saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, which art and which wast; because thou hast taken thy great power, and didst reign. 18 And the nations were wroth, and thy wrath came, and the time of the dead to be judged, and the time to give their reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, the small and the great; and to destroy them that destroy the earth.

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And there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his temple the ark

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of his covenant; and there followed lightnings, and 4 Or, testavoices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.

And a great sign was seen in heaven; a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet,

1 Gr. inhabited earth.

2 Or, Now is

the sal

vation, and

the power, and the kingdom, become our God's, and the authority is become his Christ's

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tabernacle.

and upon her head a crown of twelve stars; and she 2 was with child and she crieth out, travailing in birth, and in pain to be delivered. And there was seen 3 another sign in heaven; and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems. And his tail draweth the 4 third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was about to be delivered, that when she was delivered, he might devour her child. And she was 5 delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne. And the woman 6 fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his 7 angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels; and they prevailed not, 8 neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, 9 he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole 1 world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him. And I heard a 10 great voice in heaven, saying, 2 Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accuseth them before our God day and night. And they overcame him because 11 of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death. Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and ye that 12 3 dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.

And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to 13 the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. And there were given to the 14 woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from

15 the face of the serpent. And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream. 16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the river which 17 the dragon cast out of his mouth. And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus: 13 and he stood upon the sand of the sea.

2 Or, to do

during

And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten dia2 dems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, 3 and his throne, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as though it had been 'smitten unto 1 Gr. slain. death; and his death-stroke was healed: and the 4 whole earth wondered after the beast; and they worshipped the dragon, because he gave his authority unto the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? and who is able to war 5 with him? and there was given to him a mouth speak- his works ing great things and blasphemies; and there was given see Dan. to him authority to continue forty and two months. xi. 28. 6 And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, tabernacle. to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, even them 4 Some 7 that dwell in the heaven. And it was given unto ancient him to make war with the saints, and to overcome omit And it them: and there was given to him authority over every overcome was given... 8 tribe and people and tongue and nation. And all that them. dwell on the earth shall worship him, every one whose or, written from the name hath not been written in the book of life of foundation the Lamb that hath been slain from the foundation of in the book 9 the world. If any man hath an ear, let him hear. 10 If any man is for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if 6 The Greek any man shall kill with the sword, with the sword must verse is he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

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authorities

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of the world

slain

text in this

somewhat uncertain.

7 Or, lead

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And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; captivity

eth into

and he had two horns like unto a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the authority of 12 the first beast in his sight. And he maketh the earth and them that dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose death-stroke was healed. And he doeth great 13 signs, that he should even make fire to come down out of heaven upon the earth in the sight of men. And 14 he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, who hath the stroke of the sword, and lived. And it was given 15 unto him to give breath to it, even to the image of the beast, 1that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth 16 all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be speak and given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their

1 Some ancient authorities read that even the

image of the beast should

he shall

cause &c.

2 Some ancient authorities read Six hundred and sixteen.

forehead; and that no man should be able to buy or 17
to sell, save he that hath the mark, even the name of
the beast or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. 18
He that hath understanding, let him count the number
of the beast; for it is the number of a man: and his
number is 2Six hundred and sixty and six.

And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on the 14
mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty and
four thousand, having his name, and the name of his
Father, written on their foreheads. And I heard a 2
voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as
the voice of a great thunder: and the voice which I
heard was as the voice of harpers harping with their
harps: and they sing as it were a new song before the 3
throne, and before the four living creatures and the
elders and no man could learn the
song save the
hundred and forty and four thousand, even they that
had been purchased out of the earth. These are they 4
which were not defiled with women; for they are
virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whither-
soever he goeth. These were purchased from among
men, to be the firstfruits unto God and unto the Lamb.

5 And in their mouth was found no lie: they are without blemish.

6 And I saw another angel flying in mid heaven,

having an eternal gospel to proclaim unto them that 'dwell on the earth, and unto every nation and tribe 1 Gr. sit. 7 and tongue and people; and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgement is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.

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And another, a second angel, followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, which hath made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, If any man worshippeth the beast and his image, and receiveth a mark on his forehead, 10 or upon his hand, he also shall drink of the wine of the

wrath of God, which is 2prepared unmixed in the cup 2 Gr. of his anger; and he shall be tormented with fire and mingled. brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in 11 the presence of the Lamb: and the smoke of their

torment goeth up 3for ever and ever; and they have 3 Gr. unto no rest day and night, they that worship the beast and ages of ages. his image, and whoso receiveth the mark of his name.

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

Lord. From henceforth, yea, saith the Spirit

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from 4 Or, in the henceforth yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; for their works follow with them. And I saw, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud I saw one sitting like unto a son of man, 5 Or, the Son having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a

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temple, crying with a great voice to him that sat on
the cloud, Send forth thy sickle, and reap: for the
hour to reap is come; for the harvest of the earth is
16 over-ripe. And he that sat on the cloud cast his sickle 6 Gr.
upon the earth; and the earth was reaped.

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And another angel came out from the temple which

dried up.

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