(The Lamb in the Middle of the Throne.)

And I saw in the middle of the Throne
And of the four Living Creatures,
And among the Elders,

A Lamb standing as if it had been slain,
With seven horns and seven eyes,
Which are the Seven Spirits of God,
Sent out into all the world.
And he came and took the Book
Out of the right hand of him
Who was sitting on the Throne.

And when he took the Book
The four Living Creatures
And the twenty-four Elders
Fell down before the Lamb,
Each with a harp,

And a gold bowl full of incense,

Which are the prayers of the saints.

And they sang a new song,

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Worthy art thou to take the Book,
And to open its Seals.

For thou wast slain,

And didst purchase to God

With thy blood,

Men out of every tribe, and tongue,

And people, and nation.
And madest them to our God

A kingdom and priests,

And they are reigning on the earth."

And I saw and I heard a sound of many Angels Round the Throne, and the Living Creatures and the Elders.

And the number of them

Was ten thousand times ten thousand,

And thousands of thousands.

And they kept saying in a loud voice:

"Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain

To take the power,

And riches, and wisdom, and might,
And honor, and majesty, and blessing."

And every created thing

Which is in heaven, and on the earth,
And under the earth, and on the sea,

And everything which is in them,
I heard saying:

"To him who is sitting on the Throne,
And to the Lamb,

Be the blessing, and the honor,

And the majesty, and the dominion,
Forever and ever."

And the four Living Creatures said : "Amen."

And the Elders fell down and worshipped.

5:13.

6: 1.

THE POWERS OF JUDGMENT.

(Captivity.)

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the Seven Seals.

And I heard one of the four Living Creatures, saying,

As if in a voice of thunder:

"Come."

And I saw, and, lo, a White Horse,

And he who was sitting on him had a bow,

And a crown was given to him,

And he came out conquering and to conquer.

(War.)

And when he opened the Second Seal,
I heard the second Living Creature, saying:
"Come."

And another, a Red Horse, came out,

And to him who was sitting on him

Was given power to take peace from the earth,
And so that they should kill each other,

And a big sword was given to him.

6:5.

(Famine.)

And when he opened the Third Seal,

I heard the third Living Creature, saying: "Come."

And I saw, and, lo, a Black Horse,

And he who was sitting on him had scales in his hand.

And I heard as it were a voice

Among the four Living Creatures, saying:

"A quart of wheat for a dollar,

And three quarts of barley for a dollar,

And see that you do not hurt the oil and the

wine."

(Death.)

And when he opened the Fourth Seal,

I heard the voice of the fourth Living Creature,

saying,

"Come."

And I saw, and lo, a Pale Horse,

And the name of him who was sitting on him
Was Death.

And Hades was following with him,

And they were given authority

Over the fourth of the earth,

To kill with sword, and with famine,
And with death,

And by the wild beasts of the earth.