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keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that hour which is to come upon the whole 2 world, to try them that dwell 11 upon the earth. I come quick

and he with me. He that 21
overcometh, I will give to him
to sit down with me in my
throne, as I also overcame,
and sat down with my Father
in his throne. He that hath 22

ly: hold fast that which thou 1Or, temp- an ear, let him hear what the

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hast, that no one take thy 12 crown. He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the 4 temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new 2 Gr. Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, 13 and mine own new name. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

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And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write;

inhabited
earth.

4 Or, sanc

Spirit saith to the churches.

After these things I saw, and 4 behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard, a voice as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will shew thee the things which must 5 come to pass hereafter. Straightway I was in the Spi- 2 rit: and behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting upon the throne; and 3 he that sat was to look upon like a jasper stone and a sardius: and there was a rain

These things saith the Amen, 3 Or, tempt bow round about the throne, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation 15 of God: I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold 16 or hot. So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of 17 my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind 18 and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou

tuary:
and so
through-
out this
book.

like an emerald to look upon. And round about the throne 4 were four and twenty thrones: and upon the thrones I saw four and twenty elders sitting, arrayed in white garments; and on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the throne 5 proceed lightnings and voices and thunders. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; and 6 before the throne, as it were a glassy sea like unto crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, four living creatures full of

mayest clothe thyself, and that 5 Or, come eyes before and behind. And 7

the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, 19 that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I reprove and chasten be zealous therefore, and 20 repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him,

to pass.
After
these
things
straight-
way &c.

the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face as of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. And the 8 four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within: and they have no rest day and night, saying,

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty, which was and which is and which is to 9 come. And when the living creatures shall give glory and honour and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth 2 for ever and 10 ever, the four and twenty elders shall fall down before him that sitteth on the throne, and shall worship him that liveth 2 for ever and ever, and shall cast their crowns before the 11 throne, saying, Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honour and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created.

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1Or, which cometh

2 Gr.

unto the ages of the ages.

And I saw 3in the right hand 3 Gr. on. of him that sat on the throne

a book written within and on the back, close sealed with se2 ven seals. And I saw a strong

ancient

authorities omit seven.

5 Gr. hath taken.

angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open 4 Some the book, and to loose the 3 seals thereof? And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look 4 thereon. And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or 5 to look thereon: and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome, to open the book and the seven 6 seals thereof. And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth. 7 And he came, and he 5 taketh it out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne.

6 Some ancient authorities add and see.

And when he had taken the 8 book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sing a new 9 song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, and mad- 10 est them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon the earth. And I saw, and I heard a 11 voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; saying with a great 12 voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honour, and glory, and blessing. And every created thing which 13 is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things that are in them, heard I saying, Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the dominion, 2 for ever and ever. And the four living crea- 14 tures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped.

And I saw when the Lamb 6 opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, Come 6. And I saw, and behold, a 2 white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown:

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1 Some
ancient
authori-
ties add
and see.

And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, 4 Come 1. And another horse came forth, a red horse: and to him that sat thereon it was given to take 2 peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another: and there 2 Some was given unto him a great sword.

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ancient
authori-
ties read

of the
earth.

rest yet for a little time, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, which should be killed even as they were, should 6 be fulfilled.

And I saw when he opened 12 the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood; and the stars 13 of the heaven fell unto the earth, as a fig tree casteth her the peace unripe figs, when she is shaken of a great wind. And the hea- 14 ven was removed as a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, 15 and the princes, and the 7chief captains, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains; and they 16 say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and I from the wrath of the Lamb: for the great day of their wrath 17 is come; and who is able to stand?

3 Gr.
choenix,
a small
measure.

4 See
marginal
note on
Matt.
xviii. 28.

And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature 8 saying, Come1. And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed 5 Or, pestiwith him. And there was giv-lence en unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with

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famine, and with 5 death, and by 6 Some the wild beasts of the earth.

And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the tes10 timony which they held: and they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on 1f the earth? And there was given them to each one a white robe; and it was said unto them, that they should

ancient authorities read have fulfilled their

course.

7 Or,
military
tribunes
Gr.

chiliarchs.

After this I saw four angels 7 standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the earth, or on the sea, or upon any tree. And I saw another angel 2 ascend from the sunrising, having the seal of the living God and he cried with a great voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, 3 Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we shall have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads. And I heard the number of 4 them which were sealed, a hundred and forty and four thou

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twelve thousand:

Of the tribe of Benjamin
were sealed twelve thou-
sand.

9 After these things I saw, and
behold, a great multitude,
which no man could number,
out of every nation, and of all

1 Gr. The
blessing,
and the
glory, &c.

2 Gr. unto
the ages of

the ages.

3 Gr.
have said.

4 Or, at

6 Or, for

whence came they? And I 14
3 say unto him, My lord, thou
knowest. And he said to me,
These are they which come
out of the great tribulation,
and they washed their robes,
and made them white in the
blood of the Lamb. Therefore 15
are they before the throne of
God; and they serve him day
and night in his temple: and
he that sitteth on the throne
shall spread his tabernacle over
them. They shall hunger no 16
more, neither thirst any more;
neither shall the sun strike
upon them, nor any heat: for 17
the Lamb which is in the
midst of the throne shall be
their shepherd, and shall guide
them unto fountains of waters
of life and God shall wipe
away every tear from their
eyes.

And when he opened the 8 seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I 2 saw the seven angels which stand before God; and there were given unto them seven

And another angel came and 3 stood over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should 5 add it unto the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, 4 6 with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand. And the angel 5 7 taketh the censer; and he filled it with the fire of the altar, and cast it 8 upon the earth: and there followed thunders, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

tribes and peoples and tongues, 5 Gr. give. trumpets. standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their 10 hands; and they cry with a great voice, saying, Salvation unto our God which sitteth on the throne, and unto the 11 Lamb. And all the angels were standing round about the throne, and about the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped 12 God, saying, Amen: 1 Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our 8 Or, into God 2 for ever and ever. Amen. 13 And one of the elders answer

ed, saying unto me, These which are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and

7 Gr. hath
taken.

And the seven angels which 6 had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

And the first sounded, and 7

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there followed hail and fire, mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of the earth was burnt up, and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

And the second angel sound

ed, and as it were a great 1 Or, into mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea be9 came blood; and there died the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, even they that had life; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.

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And the third angel sounded, and there fell from heaven a great star, burning as a torch, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of the 11 waters; and the name of the

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And he opened the pit of the 2 abyss; and there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And out of the 3 smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And 4 it was said unto them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only such men as have not the seal of God on their foreheads. And it was given them 5 that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when it striketh a man. And in those days men 6 shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they shall desire to die, and death fleeth from them. And the 3 shapes 7 of the locusts were like unto horses prepared for war; and upon their heads as it were crowns like unto gold, and their faces were as men's faces. And they had hair as the hair 8 of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. And they 9 had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to war. And 10 they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months. They have 11 over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek tongue he hath the name + Apollyon.

The first Woe is past: be- 12 hold, there come yet two Woes hereafter.

And the sixth angel sound. 13

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