
{1}1{/}

{I}1_{/}The Revelation of 
Jesus Christ.
God gave it to him to let 
his servants know what is 
soon to take place.
He sent his angel to make 
it known to his servant, 
John,
{I}2_{/}who reports 
everything he saw, for 
this is the word of God 
and the declaration of 
Jesus Christ.
{I}3_{/}Happy is the one 
who reads aloud these 
prophetic words,
and happy those who hear 
them and treasure 
everything written here,
for the time is near.
{I}4_{/}From John to the 
seven Churches of Asia:
receive grace and peace 
from him who is, who was 
and who is to come,
and from the seven 
Spirits of God which are 
before his throne,
{I}5_{/}and from Jesus 
Christ, the faithful 
witness, the firstborn of 
the dead, the ruler of 
the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and 
has washed away our sins 
with his own blood, 
{I}6_{/}making us a 
kingdom and priests for 
God his Father,
to him be the glory and 
power for ever and ever. 
Amen.
{I}7_{/}See he comes with 
the clouds and everyone 
will see him, even those 
who pierced him; on his 
account all the nations 
of the earth will beat 
his breast. Yes. It will 
be so.
{I}8_{/}"I am the Alpha 
and the Omega," says the 
Lord God, he who is, who 
was and who is to come: 
the Master of the 
universe.
{I}9_{/}I, John, your 
brother, who share with 
you, in Jesus, the 
sufferings, the kingdom 
and the patient 
endurance, was on the 
island of Patmos, because 
of the Word of God and 
witnessing to Jesus. 
{I}10_{/}On the Lord's 
day, the Spirit took 
possession of me and I 
heard a voice behind me 
which sounded like a 
trumpet, {I}11_{/}"Write 
down all that you see, in 
a book, and send it to 
the seven Churches of 
Ephesus, Smyrna, 
Pergamum, Thyatira, 
Sardis, Philadelphia and 
Laodicea."
{I}12_{/}I turned to see 
who was speaking to me; 
behind me were seven 
golden lampstands 
{I}13_{/}and, in the 
middle of these, I saw 
someone like a son of 
man, dressed in a long 
robe tied with a golden 
girdle.
{I}14_{/}His head and his 
hair are white as wool or 
as snow and his eyes are 
like flames of fire. 
{I}15_{/}His feet are 
like burnished bronze 
when it has been refined 
in a furnace. His voice 
is like the roaring of 
the waves. 
{I}16_{/}I saw seven 
stars in his right hand 
and a sharp, double-edged 
sword coming out of his 
mouth; his face shone 
like the sun in all its 
brilliance. 
{I}17_{/}Seeing him, I 
fell at his feet like one 
dead but he touched me 
with his right hand and 
said, "Do not be afraid. 
It is I, the First and 
the Last. {I}18_{/}I am 
the living one; I was 
dead and now I am alive 
for ever and ever; and 
mine are the keys of 
death and the 
netherworld. {I}19_{/}Now 
write what you have seen, 
both what is and what is 
yet to come. 
{I}20_{/}Know the secret 
of the seven stars you 
saw in my right hand and 
the seven golden 
lampstands: the seven 
stars are the angels of 
the seven Churches and 
the seven lampstands are 
the seven Churches.
THE SEVEN MESSAGES TO THE 
CHURCHES{/}

{1}2{/}

{I}1_{/}Write this to the 
angel 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:
{I}2_{/}I know your 
works, your difficulties 
and your patient 
suffering. I know you 
cannot tolerate evildoers 
but have tested those who 
call themselves apostles 
and have proved them to 
be liars. {I}3_{/}You 
have persevered and have 
suffered for my name 
without losing  heart.
{I}4_{/}Nevertheless, I 
have this complaint 
against you: you have 
lost your first love. 
{I}5_{/}Remember from 
where you have fallen and 
repent, and do what you 
used to do before. If 
not, I will come to you 
and remove your lampstand 
from its place; this I 
will do, unless you 
repent. {I}6_{/}Yet it is 
in your favor that you 
hate the doings of the 
Nicolaitans, which I also 
hate.
{I}7_{/}Let anyone who 
has ears listen to what 
the Spirit says to the 
Churches: To the victor I 
will give to eat of the 
tree of life which is in 
God's Paradise."
{I}8_{/}Write this to the 
angel of the Church in 
Smyrna, "Thus says the 
First and the Last, he 
who was dead and returned 
to life:
{I}9_{/}I know your 
trials and your poverty: 
you are rich indeed. I 
know how you are 
slandered by those who 
pretend to be Jews but 
are not, for they are, in 
fact, the synagogue of 
Satan. {I}10_{/}Do not be 
afraid of what will 
happen to you. The devil 
will throw some of you 
into prison to test you 
and there will be ten 
days of trials. Remain 
faithful even to death 
and I will give you the 
crown of life.
{I}11_{/}Let anyone who 
has ears listen to what 
the Spirit says to the 
Churches: The victor has 
nothing to fear from the 
second death."
{I}12_{/}Write this to 
the angel of the Church 
in Pergamum, "Thus says 
the one who has the 
sharp, double-edged 
sword:
{I}13_{/}I know where you 
live, where Satan's 
throne is, but you cling 
firmly to my name; you 
have not renounced me, 
not even in the days when 
Antipas, my faithful 
witness, was killed in 
your place, where Satan 
lives.
{I}14_{/}Nevertheless, I 
have a few complaints 
against you: Some among 
you hold the teaching of 
Balaam, who taught Balak 
how to make the 
Israelites stumble by 
eating food sacrificed to 
idols and comitting 
adultery. {I}15_{/}Also, 
among you some follow the 
teaching of the 
Nicolaitans. 
{I}16_{/}Therefore, 
repent; if not, I will 
come to you soon to 
attack these people with 
the sword of my mouth.
{I}17_{/}Let anyone who 
has ears listen to what 
the Spirit says to the 
Churches: To the victor I 
will give the hidden 
manna. And I will also 
give a white stone with a 
new name written on it 
which no one knows except 
the one who receives it."
{I}18_{/}Write this to 
the angel of the Church 
in Thyatira, "Thus says 
the Son of God whose eyes 
are like flames of fire 
and whose feet are like 
burnished bronze. 
{I}19_{/}I know your 
works: your love, faith, 
service, patient 
endurance and your later 
works, greater than the 
first.
{I}20_{/}Nevertheless, I 
have a complaint against 
you: you tolerate your 
Jezebel, this woman who 
calls herself a 
prophetess and is 
deceiving my servants; 
she teaches them 
prostitution and the 
eating of food sacrificed 
to idols. {I}21_{/}I have 
given her time to repent 
but she is unwilling to 
leave her prostitution. 
{I}22_{/}So I am going to 
throw her onto a bed and 
inflict severe trials on 
her partners in adultery 
unless they repent of 
their evil. {I}23_{/}I 
will strike her children 
dead and all the Churches 
will know that I am he 
who probes the heart and 
mind; I will give each of 
you what your conduct 
deserves.
{I}24_{/}Listen to me 
now, the rest of you in 
Thyatira. You do not hold 
with this teaching and 
have not learned 'the 
secrets,' as they are 
called which are, in 
fact, those of Satan. So 
I have no cause to 
reproach you, 
{I}25_{/}only hold on to 
what you have, until I 
come. {I}26_{/}To the 
victor who keeps to my 
ways to the end, I will 
give power over the 
nations, {I}27_{/}to rule 
them with an iron rod and 
shatter them like earthen 
pots; he will be like me, 
who received this power 
from my Father. 
{I}28_{/}Moreover, I will 
give him the Morning 
Star.
{I}29_{/}Let anyone who 
has ears listen to what 
the Spirit says to the 
Churches."
{1}3{/}

{I}1_{/}Write this to the 
angel of the Church in 
Sardis, "Thus says he who 
holds the seven spirits 
of God and the seven 
stars:
I know your worth: you 
think you live but you 
are dead. {I}2_{/}Wake up 
and strengthen that which 
is not already dead. For 
I have found your works 
to be imperfect in the 
sight of my God. 
{I}3_{/}Remember what you 
were taught; keep it and 
change your ways. If you 
do not repent I will come 
upon you like a thief at 
an hour you least expect.
{I}4_{/}Yet, there are 
some left in Sardis who 
have not soiled their 
robes; these will come 
with me, dressed in 
white, since they deserve 
it. {I}5_{/}The victor 
will be dressed in white 
and I will never erase 
his name from the book of 
life; instead, I will 
acknowledge it before my 
Father and his angels.
{I}6_{/}Let anyone who 
has ears listen to what 
the Spirit says to the 
Churches."
{I}7_{/}Write this to the 
angel of the Church in 
Philadelphia, "Thus says 
he who is holy and true, 
who holds the key of 
David; if he opens, 
nobody shuts and if he 
shuts nobody opens.
{I}8_{/}I know your 
worth; I have opened a 
door before you, which 
nobody can close, because 
you have kept my Word and 
not renounced me, in 
spite of your lack of 
power. {I}9_{/}I am 
giving you some of the 
synagogue of Satan who 
call themselves Jews but 
they are only liars. I 
will make them fall at 
your feet and recognize 
that I have loved you. 
{I}10_{/}Because you have 
kept my words with 
patient endurance, I, for 
my part, will keep you 
safe in the hour of trial 
which is coming upon the 
whole world, to test the 
people of the earth. 
{I}11_{/}I am coming 
soon; hold fast to what 
you have, lest anyone 
take your crown.
{I}12_{/}I will make the 
victor into a column in 
the sanctuary of my God 
where he will stay 
forever. I will write on 
him the name of my God 
and the name of the city 
of my God, the new 
Jerusalem, which comes 
down from my God in 
heaven, and my own new 
name. {I}13_{/}Let anyone 
who has ears listen to 
what the Spirit says to 
the Churches."
{I}14_{/}Write this to 
the angel of the Church 
in Laodicea, "Thus says 
the Amen, the faithful 
and true witness, the 
beginning of God's 
creation:
{I}15_{/}I know your 
works: you are neither 
cold nor hot. Would that 
you were cold or hot! 
{I}16_{/}You are 
lukewarm, neither hot nor 
cold so I will spit you 
out of my mouth. 
{I}17_{/}You think you 
are rich and have piled 
up so much that you need 
nothing, but you do not 
realize that you are 
wretched and to be 
pitied, poor, blind and 
naked. 
{I}18_{/}I advise you to 
buy from me gold that has 
been tested by fire, so 
that you may be rich, and 
white clothes to wear so 
that your nakedness may 
not shame you, and 
ointment for your eyes 
that you may see. 
{I}19_{/}I reprimand and 
correct all those I love. 
Be earnest and change 
your ways.
{I}20_{/}Look, I stand at 
the door and knock. If 
you hear my call and open 
the door, I will come in 
to you and have supper 
with you, and you with 
me. {I}21_{/}I will let 
the victor sit with me on 
my throne just as I was 
victorious and took my 
place with my Father on 
his throne. {I}22_{/}Let 
anyone who has ears 
listen to what the Spirit 
says to the Churches."
A LOOK AT THE PAST: 
CHRIST AND ISRAEL{/}

THE THRONE IN HEAVEN{/}

{1}4{/}

{I}1_{/}After this, I 
looked up to the wall of 
the sky and saw an open 
door. The voice which I 
had first heard speaking 
to me like a trumpet 
said, "Come up here and I 
will show you what will 
come in the future."
{I}2_{/}Immediately I was 
seized by the Spirit. 
There, in heaven, was a 
throne and one sitting on 
it. {I}3_{/}He who sat 
there looked like jasper 
and carnelian and round 
the throne was a rainbow 
resembling an emerald. 
{I}4_{/}In a circle 
around the throne are 
twenty-four thrones and 
seated on these are 
twenty-four elders, 
dressed in white clothes, 
with golden crowns on 
their heads. 
{I}5_{/}Flashes of 
lightning come forth from 
the throne, with voices 
and thunderclaps. Seven 
flaming torches burn 
before the throne; these 
are the seven spirits of 
God. 
{I}6_{/}Before the throne 
there is a platform, 
transparent like crystal. 
Around and beside the 
throne stand four living 
creatures, full of eyes, 
both in front and behind. 
{I}7_{/}The first living 
creature is like a lion, 
the second like a bull, 
the third has the face of 
a man and the fourth 
looks like a flying 
eagle. {I}8_{/}Each of 
the four living creatures 
has six wings full of 
eyes, all around as well 
as within; day and night 
they sing without 
ceasing,
Holy, holy, holy is the 
Lord God,
master of the universe,
who was, and is and is to 
come.
{I}9_{/}Whenever the 
living creatures give 
glory, honor and thanks 
to the One on the throne, 
he who lives for ever and 
ever, {I}10_{/}the 
twenty-four elders fall 
down before him and 
worship the One who lives 
for ever and ever. They 
lay their crowns in front 
of the throne and say,
{I}11_{/}Our Lord and 
God, worthy are you
to receive glory, honor 
and power!
For you have created all 
things;
by your will they came to 
be and were made.
THE COMING OF THE LAMB{/}

{1}5{/}

{I}1_{/}Then I saw in the 
right hand of him who was 
seated on the throne a 
scroll written on both 
sides, sealed with seven 
seals. {I}2_{/}A mighty 
angel exclaimed in a loud 
voice, "Who is worthy to 
open this and break the 
seals?"
{I}3_{/}But no one in 
heaven or on earth or in 
the netherworld was found 
able to open the book and 
read it. {I}4_{/}I wept 
much when I saw that no 
one was found worthy to 
open the book and read 
it. {I}5_{/}Then one of 
the elders said to me, 
"Do not weep. Look, the 
Lion of the tribe of 
Judah, the Shoot of 
David, has conquered; he 
will open the book of the 
seven seals."
{I}6_{/}And I saw next to 
the throne with its four 
living creatures and the 
twenty-four elders a Lamb 
standing, although it had 
been slain. I saw him 
with seven horns and 
seven eyes, which are the 
seven spirits of God sent 
out to all the earth.
{I}7_{/}The Lamb moved 
forward and took the book 
from the right hand of 
him who was seated on the 
throne. {I}8_{/}When he 
took it, the four living 
creatures and the twenty-
four elders bowed before 
the Lamb. They all held 
in their hands harps and 
golden cups full of 
incense which are the 
prayers of the holy ones.
{I}9_{/}This is the new 
song they sang:
You are worthy to take 
the book
and open its seals,
for you were slain
and by your blood you 
purchased for God
people of every race, 
language and nation;
{I}10_{/}and you made 
them a kingdom and 
priests for our God
and they shall reign over 
the land.
{I}11_{/}I went on 
looking; I heard the 
noise of a multitude of 
angels gathered around 
the throne, the living 
creatures and the elders, 
numbering millions of 
millions, {I}12_{/}crying 
out with a loud voice:
Worthy is the Lamb who 
was slain to receive
power and riches, wisdom 
and strength,
honor, glory and praise.
{I}13_{/}Then I heard the 
voice of the whole 
universe, heaven, earth, 
sea and the place of the 
dead; every creature 
cried out:
To him who sits upon the 
throne and to the Lamb
be praise, honor, glory 
and power for ever and 
ever.
{I}14_{/}And the four 
living creatures said, 
Amen, while the elders 
bowed down and worshiped.
THE SEVEN SEALS{/}

{1}6{/}

{I}1_{/}I saw the Lamb 
opening the first of the 
seven seals, and I heard 
one of the four living 
creatures cry out with a 
voice like thunder, "Come 
and see!"
{I}2_{/}A white horse 
appeared, and its rider 
had a bow. He was 
crowned, and he went out 
as a conqueror and he 
will conquer.
{I}3_{/}When he opened 
the second seal, I heard 
the second living 
creature cry out, "Come!" 
{I}4_{/}Then another 
horse the color of fire 
came out. Its rider was 
ordered to take peace 
away from the earth, that 
people might kill one 
another; so he was given 
a great sword.
{I}5_{/}When he opened 
the third seal, I heard 
the third creature cry 
out, "Come!" This time it 
was a black horse, and 
its rider held a balance 
in his hand. {I}6_{/}Then 
from the midst of the 
four living creatures a 
voice was heard: "A 
measure of wheat for a 
piece of silver, and 
three measures of barley 
for a piece, as well! Do 
not spoil the oil or the 
wine."
{I}7_{/}When he opened 
the fourth seal, I heard 
a cry from the fourth 
living creature, "Come!" 
{I}8_{/}A greenish horse 
appeared, its rider was 
called Death, and the 
Netherworld rode behind 
him. He was allowed to 
utterly destroy by sword, 
famine, pestilence and 
wild beasts a fourth of 
the inhabitants of the 
earth.
{I}9_{/}When he opened 
the fifth seal, I saw 
under the altar the 
spirits of those who 
proclaimed the word of 
God and were slain for 
its sake. {I}10_{/}They 
began to cry aloud, "Holy 
and righteous Lord, how 
long will it be before 
you render justice and 
avenge our blood on the 
inhabitants of the 
earth?" {I}11_{/}Then 
each one of them was 
given a white garment, 
and they were told to 
wait a little while, un-
til the number of their 
brothers and sisters and 
fellow servants who would 
be killed as they had 
been would be completed.
{I}12_{/}And my vision 
continued. When the Lamb 
opened the sixth seal, 
there was a violent 
earthquake. The sun 
became black as a 
mourning dress, and the 
whole moon turned blood-
red, {I}13_{/}and the 
stars in the sky fell to 
the earth like dry figs 
falling from a fig tree 
shaken by a hurricane. 
{I}14_{/}The sky was 
folded up like rolled 
parchment; there was no 
mountain or continent 
that was not removed from 
its place. {I}15_{/}The 
kings of the earth and 
their ministers, the 
generals, the rich and 
the powerful, and all the 
people, slaves as well as 
free persons, hid in 
caves or among rocks on 
the mountains, 
{I}16_{/}saying, "Fall on 
us, mountains and rocks, 
and hide us, for we are 
afraid of him who sits on 
the throne, and of the 
wrath of the Lamb. 
{I}17_{/}The great Day of 
his wrath has come, and 
who can endure it?" 
144,000 FROM ISRAEL AND 
THE GREAT CROWD FROM 
EVERY NATION{/}

{1}7{/}

{I}1_{/}After this, there 
were four angels standing 
at the four corners of 
the earth, holding back 
the four winds to prevent 
their blowing against the 
earth, the sea and the 
trees. {I}2_{/}I saw 
another angel ascending 
from the sunrise, 
carrying the seal of the 
living God, and he cried 
out with a loud voice to 
the four angels empowered 
to harm the earth and the 
sea, {I}3_{/}"Do not harm 
the earth or the sea or 
the trees until we have 
sealed the servants of 
our God upon their 
foreheads."
{I}4_{/}Then I heard the 
number of those marked 
with the seal: a hundred 
and forty-four thousand 
from all the tribes of 
the people of Israel:
{I}5_{/}from the tribe of 
Judah, twelve thousand 
were sealed;
from the tribe of Reuben, 
twelve thousand;
from the tribe of Gad, 
twelve thousand;
{I}6_{/}from the tribe of 
Asher, twelve thousand;
from the tribe of 
Naphtali, twelve 
thousand;
from the tribe of 
Manasseh, twelve 
thousand;
{I}7_{/}from the tribe of 
Simeon, twelve thousand;
from the tribe of Levi, 
twelve thousand;
from the tribe of 
Issachar, twelve 
thousand;
{I}8_{/}from the tribe of 
Zebulun, twelve thousand;
from the tribe of Joseph, 
twelve thousand;
from the tribe of 
Benjamin, twelve 
thousand.
{I}9_{/}After this I saw 
a great crowd, impossible 
to count, from every 
nation, race, people and 
tongue, standing before 
the throne and the Lamb, 
clothed in white, with 
palm branches in their 
hands, {I}10_{/}and they 
cried out with a loud 
voice, "Who saves but our 
God who sits on the 
throne and the Lamb?" 
{I}11_{/}All the angels 
were around the throne, 
the elders and the four 
living creatures; they 
then bowed before the 
throne with their faces 
to the ground to worship 
God. {I}12_{/}They said,
Amen. Praise, glory, 
wisdom, thanks, honor, 
power and strength to our 
God forever and ever. 
Amen!
{I}13_{/}At that moment, 
one of the elders spoke 
up and said to me, "Who 
are these people clothed 
in white, and where did 
they come from?" 
{I}14_{/}I answered, 
"Sir, it is you who know 
this." 
The elder replied, "They 
are those who have come 
out of the great 
persecution; they have 
washed and made their 
clothes white in the 
blood of the Lamb.
{I}15_{/}This is why they 
stand before the throne 
of God
and serve him day and 
night in his sanctuary.
He who sits on the throne 
will spread his tent over 
them.
{I}16_{/}Never again will 
they suffer hunger or 
thirst
or be burned by the sun 
or any scorching wind.
{I}17_{/}For the Lamb 
near the throne will be 
their Shepherd,
and he will bring them to 
springs of life-giving 
water,
and God will wipe away 
their tears."
{1}8{/}

{I}1_{/}When the Lamb 
opened the seventh seal 
there was silence in 
heaven for about half an 
hour. {I}2_{/}Then I 
looked at the seven 
angels standing before 
God who were given seven 
trumpets.
{I}3_{/}Another angel 
came and stood before the 
altar of incense with a 
golden censer. He was 
given much incense to be 
offered with the prayers 
of all the holy ones, on 
the golden altar before 
the throne; {I}4_{/}and 
the cloud of incense rose 
with the prayers of the 
holy ones from the hands 
of the angel to the 
presence of God. 
{I}5_{/}Then the angel 
took the censer and 
filled it with burning 
coals from the altar, and 
threw them on the earth: 
and there came thunder, 
lightning and 
earthquakes.
THE SEVEN TRUMPETS{/}

{I}6_{/}The seven angels 
with the seven trumpets 
prepared to sound them. 
{I}7_{/}When the first 
angel blew his trumpet, 
there came hail and fire, 
mixed with blood, which 
fell on the earth. And a 
third of the earth was 
burned up with a third of 
the trees and the green 
grass.
{I}8_{/}When the second 
angel blew his trumpet, 
something like a great 
mountain was thrown into 
the sea, and a third of 
the sea was turned into 
blood. {I}9_{/}At once, a 
third of the living 
creatures in the sea died 
and a third of the ships 
perished.
{I}10_{/}When the third 
angel sounded his 
trumpet, a great star 
fell from heaven, like a 
ball of fire, on a third 
of the rivers and 
springs. {I}11_{/}The 
star is called Wormwood, 
and a third of the waters 
was turned into wormwood 
and many people died 
because of the water 
which had turned bitter.
{I}12_{/}The fourth angel 
blew his trumpet, and a 
third of the sun, the 
moon and the stars was 
affected. Daylight 
decreased one third, and 
the light at night as 
well.
{I}13_{/}And my vision 
continued: I noticed an 
eagle flying through the 
highest heaven and crying 
with a loud voice, "Woe, 
woe, woe to the 
inhabitants of the land 
when the last three 
angels sound their 
trumpets."
{1}9{/}

{I}1_{/}And the fifth 
angel blew his trumpet. I 
then saw a star fall from 
heaven to earth. The star 
was given the key to the 
depths of the abyss. 
{I}2_{/}He opened the 
abyss, and a cloud of 
smoke rose as if from a 
great furnace which 
darkened the sun and the 
air.
{I}3_{/}Locusts came from 
this smoke and spread 
throughout the earth. 
They were given the same 
harmful power as the 
scorpions of the earth. 
{I}4_{/}Then they were 
told not to harm the 
meadows, the green grass 
or the trees, but only 
the people who do not 
bear the seal of God upon 
their foreheads. 
{I}5_{/}They were not to 
kill them, but only 
torture them for five 
months. This pain is like 
the sting of scorpions. 
{I}6_{/}In those days, 
people will look for 
death but will not find 
it; they will long to 
die, but death will elude 
them. {I}7_{/}These 
locusts look like horses 
equipped for battle; they 
wear golden crowns on 
their heads, and their 
faces are like those of 
human beings. 
{I}8_{/}Their hair is 
like women's hair, and 
their teeth like lion's 
teeth; {I}9_{/}their 
chests are like iron 
breastplates; and the 
noise of their wings like 
the roar of an army of 
chariots and horses 
rushing for battle. 
{I}10_{/}Their tails are 
like those of scorpions 
and have stings; the 
power they have to 
torture people for five 
months is in their tails. 
{I}11_{/}These locusts 
have a king, who is the 
angel of the abyss whose 
name in Hebrew is Abaddon 
or Apollyon in Greek 
(Destruction in English).
{I}12_{/}The first woe 
has passed. Two others 
are to come.
{I}13_{/}The sixth angel 
blew his trumpet. Then I 
heard a voice calling 
from the corners of the 
golden altar before God. 
{I}14_{/}It said to the 
sixth angel who had just 
sounded the trumpet, 
"Release the four angels 
chained at the banks of 
the great river 
Euphrates."
{I}15_{/}And the four 
angels were released who 
had been waiting for this 
year, this month, this 
day and this hour, ready 
to utterly destroy a 
third of humankind. 
{I}16_{/}The number of 
the soldiers on horses 
was two hundred million; 
this is the number I 
heard. 
{I}17_{/}In my vision, I 
saw those horses and 
their riders: they wear 
breastplates the color of 
fire, hyacinth and 
sulfur. The heads of the 
horses look like lions' 
heads, and fire, smoke 
and sulfur come out of 
their mouths. 
{I}18_{/}Then a third of 
humankind was killed by 
these three plagues: 
fire, smoke and sulfur 
which the horses released 
through their mouths, 
{I}19_{/}for the power of 
the horses was both in 
their mouths and in their 
tails. Their tails, in 
fact, look like serpents, 
and their heads are able 
to inflict injury as 
well. 
{I}20_{/}However, the 
rest of humankind who 
were not killed by these 
plagues did not renounce 
their way of life: they 
went on worshiping the 
demons, keeping those 
idols of gold, silver, 
bronze, stone and wood 
that cannot see, hear or 
walk. {I}21_{/}No, they 
did not repent of their 
crimes, or their sorcery, 
or their sexual 
immorality or their 
theft.
WHAT HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED 
BY THE PROPHETS IS 
FULFILLED{/}

{1}10{/}

{I}1_{/}Then I saw 
another mighty angel 
coming down from heaven 
wrapped in a cloud. A 
rainbow was around his 
head, his face was like 
the sun and his legs like 
pillars of fire. 
{I}2_{/}I could see a 
small book open in his 
hand. He stood, his right 
foot planted on the sea 
and his left on the land, 
{I}3_{/}and called in a 
loud voice like the 
roaring of a lion. 
{I}4_{/}Then the seven 
thunders sounded their 
own message.
I was about to write what 
the seven thunders had 
sounded, when a voice 
from heaven said to me, 
"Keep the words of the 
seven thunders secret  
and do{I}4_{/}not write 
them down."
{I}5_{/}And the angel I 
saw standing on the sea 
and land, raised his 
right hand to heaven, 
{I}6_{/}swearing by him 
who lives for ever and 
ever, and who created the 
heavens, the earth, the 
sea and everything in 
them.
He said, "There is no 
more delay; {I}7_{/}as 
soon as the trumpet call 
of the seventh angel is 
heard, the mysterious 
plan of God will be 
fulfilled according to 
the good news he 
proclaimed through his 
servants the prophets."
{I}8_{/}And the voice I 
had heard from heaven 
spoke again, saying to 
me, "Go near the angel 
who stands on the sea and 
on the land, and take the 
small book open in his 
hand." {I}9_{/}So I 
approached the angel and 
asked him for the small 
book; he said to me, 
"Take it and eat; 
although it be sweet as 
honey in your mouth, it 
will be bitter to your 
stomach."
{I}10_{/}I took the small 
book from the hand of the 
angel, and ate it. It was 
sweet as honey in my 
mouth, but when I had 
eaten it, it turned 
bitter in my stomach. 
{I}11_{/}Then I was told, 
"You must again proclaim 
God's words about many 
peoples, nations, tongues 
and kings."
THE TWO WITNESSES{/}

{1}11{/}

{I}1_{/}Then I was given 
a staff like a measuring 
stick, and I was told, 
"Go and measure the 
temple of God and the 
altar, and count those 
who worship there. 
{I}2_{/}Do not bother to 
measure the outer 
courtyard, for this has 
been given to the pagans 
who will trample over the 
Holy City for forty-two 
months. 
{I}3_{/}Meanwhile, I will 
entrust my Word to my two 
witnesses who will 
proclaim it for one 
thousand two hundred and 
sixty days, dressed in 
sackcloth."
{I}4_{/}These are the two 
olive trees and the two 
lamps which are before 
the Lord of the earth. 
{I}5_{/}If anyone intends 
to harm them, fire will 
come out of their mouths 
to devour their enemies: 
this is how whoever 
intends to harm them will 
perish. {I}6_{/}They have 
the power to close the 
sky and hold back the 
rain during the time of 
their prophetic mission; 
they also have the power 
to change water into 
blood, and punish the 
earth with a thousand 
plagues, any time they 
wish.
{I}7_{/}But when my 
witnesses have fulfilled 
their mission, the beast 
that comes up from the 
abyss will make war upon 
them, and will conquer 
and kill them. 
{I}8_{/}Their dead bodies 
will lie in the square of 
the Great City which the 
believers figuratively 
call Sodom or Egypt, 
where their Lord was 
crucified. {I}9_{/}And 
their dead bodies will be 
exposed for three days 
and a half to people of 
all tribes, races, 
languages and nations who 
will be ordered not to 
have them buried.
{I}10_{/}Then the 
inhabitants of the earth 
will rejoice, 
congratulate one another 
and exchange gifts among 
themselves because these 
two prophets were a 
torment to them.
{I}11_{/}But after those 
three and a half days, a 
spirit of life coming 
from God entered them. 
They then stood up, and 
those who looked at them 
were seized with great 
fear. {I}12_{/}A loud 
voice from heaven called 
them, "Come up here." So 
they went up to heaven in 
the midst of the clouds 
in the sight of their 
enemies.
{I}13_{/}At that moment, 
there was a violent 
earthquake which 
destroyed a tenth of the 
city and claimed seven 
thousand victims. The 
rest were overcome with 
fear, and acknowledged 
the God of heaven.
{I}14_{/}The second woe 
has passed. The third is 
coming soon.
{I}15_{/}The seventh 
angel blew his trumpet, 
then loud voices 
resounded in heaven: "The 
world has now become the 
Kingdom of our God and of 
his Christ. He will reign 
for ever and ever."
{I}16_{/}The twenty-four 
elders who sit on their 
thrones before God bowed 
down to worship God, 
{I}17_{/}saying,
We thank you, Lord God,
Master of the universe,
who are and who were,
for you have begun your 
reign,
making use of your 
invincible power.
{I}18_{/}The nations 
raged
but your wrath has come,
the time to judge the 
dead
and reward your servants 
the prophets,
the saints and those who 
honor your Name -
whether great or small -
and destroy those who 
destroy the earth.
{I}19_{/}Then the 
sanctuary of God in the 
heavens was opened, and 
the Ark of the Covenant 
of God could be seen 
inside the sanctuary. 
There were flashes of 
lightning, peals of 
thunder, an earthquake 
and a violent hail-storm.
TOWARDS THE FUTURE: THE 
WORLD AND THE CHURCH{/}

THE WOMAN AND THE 
DRAGON{/}

{1}12{/}

{I}1_{/}A great sign 
appeared in heaven: a 
woman, clothed with the 
sun, with the moon under 
her feet and a crown of 
twelve stars on her head. 
{I}2_{/}She was pregnant 
and cried out in pain, 
looking to her time of 
delivery.
{I}3_{/}Then another sign 
appeared: a huge, red 
dragon with seven heads 
and ten horns and wearing 
seven crowns on its 
heads. {I}4_{/}It had 
just swept along a third 
of the stars of heaven 
with its tail, throwing 
them down to the earth.
The dragon stood in front 
of the woman who was 
about to give birth, so 
that it might devour the 
child as soon as it was 
born. {I}5_{/}She gave 
birth to a male child, 
the one who is to rule 
all the nations with an 
iron scepter; then her 
child was seized and 
taken up to God and to 
his throne {I}6_{/}while 
the woman fled to the 
desert where God had 
prepared a place for her; 
there she would be looked 
after for one thousand 
two hundred and sixty 
days.
{I}7_{/}War broke out in 
heaven with Michael and 
his angels battling with 
the dragon. The dragon 
fought back with his 
angels, {I}8_{/}but they 
were defeated and lost 
their place in heaven. 
{I}9_{/}The great dragon, 
the ancient serpent known 
as the devil or Satan, 
seducer of the whole 
world, was thrown out. He 
was hurled down to earth, 
together with his angels.
{I}10_{/}Then I heard a 
loud voice from heaven:
Now has salvation come,
with the power and the 
kingdom of our God,
and the rule of his 
anointed.
For our brothers' accuser 
has been cast out,
who accused them night 
and day, before God.
{I}11_{/}They conquered 
him by the blood of the 
Lamb
and by the word of their 
testimony,
for they gave up their 
lives going to death.
{I}12_{/}Rejoice, 
therefore, O you heavens
and you who dwell in 
them;
but woe to you, earth and 
sea,
for the devil has come to 
you in anger
knowing that he has but a 
little time.
{I}13_{/}When the dragon 
saw that he had been 
thrown down to earth, he 
pursued the woman who had 
given birth to the male 
child. {I}14_{/}Then the 
woman was given the two 
wings of the great eagle 
so that she might fly 
into the desert where she 
would be looked after for 
three and a half years. 
{I}15_{/}The serpent 
poured water out of his 
mouth after the woman, to 
carry her away in the 
flood, {I}16_{/}but the 
earth came to her rescue: 
it opened its mouth and 
swallowed the flood which 
the dragon had poured 
from its mouth. 
{I}17_{/}Then the dragon 
was furious with the 
woman and went off to 
wage war on the rest of 
her children, those who 
keep God's commandments 
and bear witness to 
Jesus. {I}18_{/}And he 
stood on the seashore.
THE BEAST AND THE FALSE 
PROPHET{/}

{1}13{/}

{I}1_{/}Then, I saw a 
beast rising out of the 
sea, with ten horns and 
seven heads, with ten 
crowns on its horns. On 
each head was a title 
challenging God. 
{I}2_{/}The beast I saw 
looked like a leopard, 
with paws like a bear and 
a mouth like a lion. The 
dragon passed on his 
power, his throne and his 
great authority to the 
beast.
{I}3_{/}One of its heads 
seemed to be fatally 
wounded but this wound 
healed. The whole earth 
wondered and they 
followed the beast. 
{I}4_{/}People prostrated 
themselves before the 
dragon who had given such 
authority to the beast 
and they prostrated 
themselves before the 
beast, saying, "Who is 
like the beast? Who can 
oppose it?"
{I}5_{/}The beast was 
given speech and it spoke 
boastful and blasphemous 
words against God; it was 
allowed to wield its 
power for forty-two 
months. {I}6_{/}It spoke 
blasphemies against God, 
his name and his 
sanctuary, that is, those 
who already dwell in 
heaven.
{I}7_{/}It was allowed to 
make war on the saints 
and to conquer them. It 
was given authority over 
people of every tribe, 
language and nation; 
{I}8_{/}this is why all 
the inhabitants of the 
earth will worship before 
it, those whose names 
have not been written in 
the book of life of the 
slain Lamb, since the 
foundation of the world.
{I}9_{/}Let anyone who 
has ears to hear, listen: 
{I}10_{/}If your lot is 
the prison, to prison you 
will go; if your lot is 
to be killed by the 
sword, by the sword will 
you be slain. This is, 
for the holy ones, the 
time of endurance and 
faith.
{I}11_{/}Then I saw 
another beast rise out of 
the earth, with two horns 
like the Lamb but 
speaking like the dragon. 
{I}12_{/}This second 
beast is totally at the 
service of the first one 
and enjoys its authority. 
So it makes the world and 
its inhabitants worship 
the first beast whose 
fatal wound has been 
healed. {I}13_{/}It works 
great wonders, even 
making fire descend from 
heaven to earth, in the 
sight of all. 
{I}14_{/}Through these 
great wonders which it is 
able to do on behalf of 
the beast, it deceives 
the inhabitants of the 
earth, persuading them to 
make a statue of the 
beast which, although 
wounded by the sword, is 
still alive. {I}15_{/}It 
has been allowed to give 
a spirit to this statue; 
the statue of the beast 
speaks and those who 
refuse to worship it are 
killed. {I}16_{/}So this 
second beast makes 
everyone - great and 
small, rich and poor, 
free and enslaved - be 
branded on the right hand 
or on the forehead, 
{I}17_{/}and no one can 
buy or sell unless he has 
been branded with the 
name of the beast or with 
the number of its name.
{I}18_{/}Let us see who 
is wise! If you are 
clever, you can interpret 
the number of the Beast; 
it is 666 and it is the 
name of a certain person.
144,000 ON MOUNT ZION{/}

{1}14{/}

{I}1_{/}I was given 
another  vision: The Lamb 
was standing on Mount 
Zion, surrounded by one 
hundred and forty-four 
thousand people who had 
his name and his Father's 
name written on their 
foreheads. {I}2_{/}A 
sound reverberated in 
heaven like the sound of 
the roaring of waves or 
deafening thunder; it was 
like a chorus of singers, 
accompanied by their 
harps. 
{I}3_{/}They sing a new 
song before the throne, 
in the presence of the 
four living creatures and 
the elders, a song which 
no one can learn except 
the hundred and forty-
four thousand who have 
been taken from the 
earth. {I}4_{/}They are 
those who were not 
defiled with women but 
were chaste; these are 
given to follow the Lamb 
wherever he goes. They 
are the first taken from 
humankind who are already 
of God and the Lamb. 
{I}5_{/}No deceit has 
been found in them; they 
are faultless.
{I}6_{/}Then I saw 
another angel, flying 
high in the sky, sent to 
proclaim the definitive 
good news to the 
inhabitants of the earth, 
to every nation, race, 
language and people. 
{I}7_{/}He cried out with 
a loud voice, "Give God 
glory and honor, for the 
hour of his judgment has 
come. Worship him who 
made the heavens, the 
earth, the sea and all 
the waters."
{I}8_{/}Another angel 
followed him, crying out, 
"Fallen is Babylon the 
great, fallen the 
prostitute who has made 
all the nations drunk 
with her unleashed 
prostitution!"
{I}9_{/}A third angel 
then followed, shouting 
aloud, "If anyone 
worships the beast or its 
image or has his forehead 
or hand branded, 
{I}10_{/}he will also 
drink the wine of God's 
anger which has been 
prepared, undiluted, in 
the cup of his fury: he 
will be tortured by fire 
and brimstone, in the 
presence of the holy 
angels and the Lamb." 
{I}11_{/}The smoke of 
their torment goes up for 
ever and ever; for there 
is no rest, day or night, 
for those who worshiped 
the beast and its image, 
and for those who were 
branded with the mark of 
its name.
{I}12_{/}This is the time 
for patient endurance 
among the holy ones, for 
those who keep the 
commandments of God and 
faith in Jesus. 
{I}13_{/}I heard someone 
from heaven say, "Write 
this: Happy from now are 
the dead who have died in 
the Lord. The Spirit 
says: Let them rest from 
their labors; their good 
deeds go with them."
{I}14_{/}Then I had this 
vision. I saw a white 
cloud and the one sitting 
on it like a son of man, 
wearing a golden crown on 
his head and a sharp 
sickle in his hand. 
{I}15_{/}An angel came 
out of the sanctuary, 
calling loudly to the one 
sitting on the cloud, 
"Put in your sickle and 
reap, for harvest time 
has come and the harvest 
of the earth is ripe." 
{I}16_{/}He who was 
sitting on the cloud 
swung his sickle at the 
earth and reaped the 
harvest.
{I}17_{/}Then another 
angel, who also had a 
sharp sickle, came out of 
the heavenly sanctuary. 
{I}18_{/}Still another 
angel, the one who has 
charge of the altar fire, 
emerged and shouted to 
the first who held the 
sharp sickle, "Swing your 
sharp sickle and reap the 
bunches of the vine of 
the earth for they are 
fully ripe." {I}19_{/}So 
the angel swung his 
sickle and gathered in 
the vintage, throwing all 
the grapes into the great 
winepress of the anger of 
God. {I}20_{/}The grapes 
were trodden outside the 
city and blood flowed 
from the winepress, to 
the height of the horses' 
bridles and over an area 
of sixteen hundred 
furlongs.
{1}15{/}

{I}1_{/}Then I saw 
another  great and 
marvelous sign in the 
heavens: seven angels 
brought seven plagues 
which are the last, for 
with these the wrath of 
God will end. 
{I}2_{/}There was a sea 
of crystal mingled with 
fire, and the conquerors 
of the beast, of its name 
and the mark of its name 
stood by it.
They had been given the 
celestial harps 
{I}3_{/}and they sang the 
song of Moses the servant 
of God and the song of 
the Lamb:
Great and marvelous are 
your works,
O Lord,
God and Master of the 
universe.
Justice and truth guide 
your steps,
O King of the nations.
{I}4_{/}Lord, who will 
not give honor and glory 
to your Name?
For you alone are holy.
All the nations will come 
and bow before you,
for they have now seen 
your judgments.

THE SEVEN CUPS{/}

{I}5_{/}Then the 
sanctuary of the Tent of 
Divine Declarations was 
opened, {I}6_{/}and the 
seven angels bringing the 
seven plagues came out of 
the Sanctuary, clothed in 
pure and bright linen, 
with their waists girded 
with golden belts. 
{I}7_{/}One of the four 
living creatures gave the 
seven angels seven golden 
cups full of the wrath of 
God who lives for ever 
and ever. {I}8_{/}Then 
the sanctuary was filled 
with smoke which wraps 
God's glory and power, so 
that no one could enter 
until the seven plagues 
of the seven angels were 
completed.
{1}16{/}

{I}1_{/}I heard a loud 
voice  calling from the 
sanctuary to the seven 
angels, "Go and empty on 
the earth the seven cups 
of the wrath of God."
{I}2_{/}The first angel 
went to empty his cup on 
the earth, and malignant 
and painful sores 
appeared on the people 
who bore the mark of the 
beast and had bowed 
before its image. 
{I}3_{/}The second angel 
emptied his cup into the 
sea which turned into 
blood like that of the 
dead, and every living 
thing in the sea died.
{I}4_{/}The third angel 
emptied his cup into the 
rivers and springs which 
turned into blood. 
{I}5_{/}And I heard the 
angel of the waters say, 
"You who are and who 
were, O Holy One, you are 
just in punishing them in 
this way; {I}6_{/}since 
they have shed the blood 
of your holy ones and the 
prophets, you have made 
them drink blood; they 
rightly deserved it." 
{I}7_{/}I heard another 
cry from the altar, "Yes, 
Lord and God, Master of 
the universe, your 
judgments are true and 
just."
{I}8_{/}The fourth angel 
poured out his cup on the 
sun and its heat began to 
scorch people. 
{I}9_{/}They were 
severely burned and began 
to insult God who has 
power over those plagues, 
instead of acknowledging 
him.
{I}10_{/}The fifth angel 
emptied his cup on the 
throne of the beast, and 
suddenly his kingdom was 
in darkness and the 
people bit their tongues 
in agony. {I}11_{/}They 
insulted the Most High 
God for their pain and 
wounds, but they did not 
repent.
{I}12_{/}The sixth angel 
poured out his cup on the 
great river Euphrates; 
then its water was dried 
up, leaving a free 
passageway for the kings 
of the east. {I}13_{/}I 
saw coming from the 
mouths of the monster, 
the beast and the false 
prophet, three unclean 
spirits which looked like 
frogs. {I}14_{/}They are, 
in fact, spirits of 
demons that perform 
marvelous things and go 
to the kings of the whole 
world to gather them for 
battle on the great day 
of God, the Master of the 
universe.
{I}15_{/}"Beware! I come 
like a thief; happy is 
the one who stays awake 
and does not take off his 
clothes; so he will not 
have to go naked and his 
whole body be exposed for 
all to see."
{I}16_{/}Then they 
assembled them at the 
place called Armageddon 
in Hebrew (or the Hills 
of Megiddo).
{I}17_{/}The seventh 
angel emptied his cup 
into the air. Then a 
voice came forth from the 
throne and was heard 
outside the sanctuary, 
saying, "It is done." 
{I}18_{/}And there were 
flashes of lightning, 
peals of thunder and a 
violent earthquake. No, 
never has there been an 
earthquake so violent 
since people existed on 
earth. {I}19_{/}The Great 
City was split into 
three, while the cities 
of the nations collapsed. 
For the time had come for 
Babylon the Great to be 
remembered before God and 
to be given the cup of 
the foaming wine of his 
anger.
{I}20_{/}Then the 
continents withdrew and 
the mountain ranges hid. 
{I}21_{/}Great hailstones 
from heaven, as heavy as 
stones, dropped on the 
people, and the people 
insulted God because of 
this disastrous 
hailstorm, for it was 
truly a terrible plague.
THE JUDGMENT OF 
BABYLON{/}

{1}17{/}

{I}1_{/}Then one of the  
seven angels of the seven 
cups came to me and said, 
"Now I will show you the 
judgment of the sovereign 
prostitute who dwells on 
the great waters. 
{I}2_{/}She it is who let 
the kings of the earth 
sin with her; and with 
the wine of her lewdness 
the inhabitants of the 
earth have become drunk."
{I}3_{/}The angel brought 
me to the desert: it was 
a new vision. There a 
woman was seated on a red 
beast. The beast, which 
had seven heads and ten 
horns, covered itself 
with titles and 
statements that offend 
God. {I}4_{/}The woman 
was clothed in purple and 
scarlet, with ornaments 
of gold, precious stones 
and pearls. She held in 
her hands a golden cup 
full of loathsome 
idolatry and impure 
prostitution. {I}5_{/}Her 
name could be read on her 
forehead, written in a 
mysterious way: Babylon 
the Great, mother of 
prostitutes and of the 
loathsome idols of the 
whole world. {I}6_{/}And 
I saw that the woman was 
drunk with the blood of 
the holy ones and the 
martyrs of Jesus.
What I saw greatly 
surprised me, {I}7_{/}but 
the angel said to me, 
"Why are you surprised? I 
will reveal to you the 
secret of this woman and 
of the beast with seven 
heads and ten horns that 
she mounts. {I}8_{/}The 
beast you saw has been, 
though it IS not. It will 
come up from the abyss 
and then go to perdition. 
What a surprise for the 
inhabitants of the earth 
whose names are not 
written in the Book of 
Life from the creation of 
the world! They will 
marvel on discovering 
that the beast who has 
been IS not and passes 
away. 
{I}9_{/}Let us see if you 
guess: the seven heads 
are seven hills on which 
the woman sits. And they 
are also seven kings, 
{I}10_{/}five of which 
have already fallen, one 
is in power, and the 
seventh has not yet come 
but will remain only a 
short while. {I}11_{/}The 
beast that has been but 
IS not can be considered 
as the eighth though it 
takes place among the 
seven; and it goes to 
perdition. 
{I}12_{/}The ten horns 
are ten kings who have 
not yet received power 
but will have authority 
for an hour with the 
beast. {I}13_{/}They all 
have only one aim and 
they place their 
authority and power at 
the service of the beast. 
{I}14_{/}They will fight 
against the Lamb, but the 
Lamb will conquer them, 
for he is Lord of lords 
and King of kings; and 
with him will be his 
followers who have been 
called and chosen and are 
faithful.
{I}15_{/}The angel went 
on, "Those waters you 
saw, on which the 
prostitute is seated, are 
peoples, multitudes and 
nations of every 
language. {I}16_{/}The 
ten horns, and the beast 
itself, will plan evil 
against the prostitute. 
They will destroy her and 
leave her naked; they 
will eat her flesh and 
set her on fire. 
{I}17_{/}God makes use of 
them to carry out his 
plan, so he has inspired 
them with their common 
purpose and they will 
place their power at the 
service of the beast 
until the words of God 
are fulfilled. A last 
word: {I}18_{/}the woman 
you saw is the Great City 
which reigns over the 
kings of the whole 
world."
{1}18{/}

{I}1_{/}After this I saw 
another angel coming down 
from heaven. So great was 
his authority that the 
whole earth was lit up 
with his glory. 
{I}2_{/}In a strong voice 
he cried out:
"Fallen is Babylon the 
great! Fallen!
She has become a haunt of 
demons,
a lodge for every unclean 
spirit,
a nest for any filthy and 
disgusting bird.
{I}3_{/}She has made all 
nations drunk
with the wine of her 
lewdness,
fornicated with kings of 
the earth,
and glutted the world's 
merchants
with her wantonness and 
wealth."
{I}4_{/}Then I heard 
another voice from 
heaven:
"Depart from her, my 
people,
lest you share in her 
evil
and so share in her 
punishments;
{I}5_{/}for her sins are 
piled up to heaven,
and God keeps count of 
her crimes.
{I}6_{/}Give back to her 
as she has given,
pay her twice for what 
she has done.
Let her drink a double 
portion
of what she made others 
do.
{I}7_{/}Give her as much 
torment and grief
as the wantonness she 
enjoyed herself.
For she said to herself,
'I sit as queen, I am not 
a widow,
never will I go into 
mourning!'
{I}8_{/}And so, suddenly, 
her plagues will come -
death, mourning and 
famine.
She will be consumed by 
fire,
for mighty is the Lord, 
the judge,
who has passed sentence 
on her."
{I}9_{/}The kings who 
shared her luxury and 
committed adultery with 
her will see the smoke as 
she burns, and they will 
weep and lament. 
{I}10_{/}They will 
nevertheless keep their 
distance, terrified at 
her punishment, and 
exclaim:
"Alas, alas! Great city 
that you are,
O Babylon, seat of power!
Your doom has come in a 
single hour!"
{I}11_{/}The merchants of 
the world will mourn over 
her, for they will lose a 
market for their goods - 
{I}12_{/}their cargoes of 
gold and silver, precious 
stones and pearls, fine 
linen and purple 
garments, silk and 
scarlet cloth, fragrant 
wood, ivory pieces and 
expensive furniture, 
bronze, iron and marble, 
{I}13_{/}cinnamon and 
spices, perfume, myrrh 
and frankincense, wine 
and olive oil, fine flour 
and grain, cattle and 
sheep, horses and 
carriages, slaves and 
human lives. 
{I}14_{/}They will say:
"Gone is the fruit you 
longed for.
Gone are your luxury and 
splendor.
Never will you recover 
them, never!"
{I}15_{/}The merchants 
who dealt in these goods, 
who grew rich from 
business with the city, 
will stand at a safe 
distance for fear of her 
punishment. Weeping and 
mourning, {I}16_{/}they 
will cry out:
"Woe, woe to the great 
city,
to the linen and purple 
and scarlet you wore,
to your gold and pearls, 
your finery,
{I}17_{/}your great 
wealth destroyed in an 
hour!"
Every captain and 
navigator, every sailor 
and seafarer, will stand 
afar, {I}18_{/}crying out 
on seeing the smoke going 
up as the city burns to 
the ground. "What city 
could have compared with 
this one?" {I}19_{/}They 
will pour dust on their 
heads and cry out in 
mourning:
"Alas, alas, great city,
where all who had ships 
at sea
grew rich through her 
trade!
In an hour she has been 
devastated."
{I}20_{/}Rejoice over 
her, O heavens!
Rejoice, prophets, saints 
and apostles!
God has rendered justice 
to you.
{I}21_{/}A powerful angel 
picked up a boulder the 
size of a large millstone 
and threw it into the 
sea, saying:
"With such violence will 
Babylon, the great city, 
be thrown down, never 
again to be seen.
{I}22_{/}Never again will 
tunes of harpists, 
minstrels, trumpeters and 
flutists be heard in you. 
Never again will an 
artisan of any trade be 
found in you. Never again 
will the noise of the 
mill be heard.
{I}23_{/}Never again will 
the light of a lamp shine 
in you. The voice of 
bridegroom and bride will 
never again be heard in 
you.
Because your traders were 
the world's great and you 
led the nations astray by 
your magic spell. 
{I}24_{/}In this city was 
found blood of prophets 
and saints - yes, the 
blood of all who have 
been slain on the earth."
SONGS IN HEAVEN{/}

{1}19{/}

{I}1_{/}After this I 
heard what sounded like 
the loud singing of a 
great assembly in heaven:
Alleluia! Salvation, 
glory and might belong to 
our God,
{I}2_{/}for his judgments 
are true and just.
He has condemned the 
great harlot who 
corrupted the world with 
her adultery.
He has avenged his 
servants' blood shed by 
her hand in harlotry.
{I}3_{/}Once more they 
sang: Alleluia! The smoke 
from her goes up for ever 
and ever!
{I}4_{/}The twenty-four 
elders and the four 
living creatures fell 
down and worshiped God 
seated on the throne. And 
they cried: Amen! 
Alleluia!
{I}5_{/}A voice came from 
the throne: "Praise our 
God, all you his 
servants, all you who 
revere him, both small 
and great!"
{I}6_{/}Then I heard what 
sounded like a great 
crowd, like the roaring 
of the waves, like peals 
of thunder, answering:
Alleluia! The Lord now 
reigns,
our Lord, the Master of 
the universe!
{I}7_{/}Let us rejoice 
and be glad
and give him glory!
This is the time to 
celebrate the wedding of 
the Lamb,
his bride has made 
herself ready.
{I}8_{/}Fine linen, 
bright and clean,
is given her to wear.
This linen stands for the 
good works of the holy 
ones.
{I}9_{/}Then the angel 
told me, "Write: Happy 
are those invited to the 
wedding of the Lamb." And 
he went on, "These are 
true words of God."
{I}10_{/}As I fell down 
at his feet to worship 
him, he said to me, 
"Beware, I am but a 
servant like you and your 
brothers who utter the 
testimonies of Jesus 
(these testimonies of 
Jesus are proclaimed 
through the spirit of the 
prophets). Worship God 
alone."

THE TRIUMPH OF THE WORD 
OF GOD{/}

{I}11_{/}Then I saw 
heaven opened and a white 
horse appeared. Its rider 
is the Faithful and True; 
he judges and wages just 
wars. {I}12_{/}His eyes 
are flames of fire; he 
wears many crowns and 
written on him is his own 
name, which no one can 
understand except 
himself. {I}13_{/}He is 
clothed in a cloak 
drenched in blood. His 
name is the Word of God.
{I}14_{/}The armies of 
heaven clothed in pure 
white linen follow him on 
white horses. {I}15_{/}A 
sharp sword comes out of 
his mouth. With it he 
will strike the nations 
for he must rule them 
with an iron rod. He 
treads the winepress of 
the burning wrath of God, 
the Master of the 
universe. {I}16_{/}This 
is why this title is 
written on his cloak and 
on his thigh: King of 
kings and Lord of lords.
{I}17_{/}I also saw an 
angel standing in the 
sun. He cried out with a 
loud voice to all the 
birds of the air, "Come 
here to the great feast 
of God. {I}18_{/}Come and 
eat the flesh of kings, 
of generals and of the 
mighty; come and devour 
the soldier and his 
horse, flesh of all, both 
free and slaves, both 
small and great."
{I}19_{/}Then I saw the 
beast with the kings of 
the earth and their 
armies gathered together 
to fight against him who 
rides on the horse and 
his army. {I}20_{/}But 
the beast was captured 
with the false prophet 
who served it and 
performed signs by which 
he deceived those who had 
received the mark of the 
beast and worshiped its 
statue. The two were 
thrown alive into the 
fiery lake of burning 
sulfur, and all 
{I}21_{/}the rest were 
killed by the sword which 
comes from the mouth of 
the rider who mounts the 
horse. And all the birds 
were fed with their 
flesh.
THE THOUSAND YEARS{/}

{1}20{/}

{I}1_{/}Then an angel 
came down from heaven, 
holding in his hand the 
key to the Abyss and a 
huge chain. {I}2_{/}He 
seized the monster, the 
ancient serpent, namely 
Satan or the devil, and 
chained him for a 
thousand years. 
{I}3_{/}He threw him into 
the abyss and closed its 
gate with the key, then 
secured it with locks, 
that he might not deceive 
the nations in the future 
until the thousand years 
have passed. Then he will 
be released for a little 
while.
{I}4_{/}There were 
thrones and seated on 
them were those with the 
power to judge. I then 
saw the spirits of those 
who had been beheaded for 
having held the teachings 
of Jesus and on account 
of the word of God. I saw 
all those who had refused 
to worship the beast or 
its image, or receive its 
mark on the forehead or 
on the hand. They 
returned to life and 
reigned with the Messiah 
for a thousand years. 
This is the first 
resurrection. {I}5_{/}The 
rest of the dead will not 
return to life before the 
end of the thousand 
years.
{I}6_{/}Happy and holy is 
the one who shares in the 
first resurrection, for 
the second death has no 
power over them; they 
will be priests of God 
and of his Messiah and 
reign with him a thousand 
years.
{I}7_{/}At the end of 
these thousand years, 
Satan will be released 
from his prison; 
{I}8_{/}then he will set 
out to deceive the 
nations of the four 
corners of the world, 
namely Gog and Magog, and 
gather them for war. What 
an army, so numerous like 
the sand of the seashore! 
{I}9_{/}They invaded the 
land and surrounded the 
camp of the holy ones, 
the most beloved city, 
but fire came down from 
heaven and devoured them.
{I}10_{/}Then the devil, 
the seducer, was thrown 
into the lake of fire and 
sulfur, where the beast 
and the false prophet 
already were. Their 
torment will last day and 
night for ever and ever.
THE LAST JUDGMENT{/}

{I}11_{/}After that I saw 
a great and splendid 
throne and the one seated 
upon it. At once heaven 
and earth disappeared, 
leaving no trace. 
{I}12_{/}I saw the dead, 
both great and small, 
standing before the 
throne while books were 
opened. Another book, the 
Book of Life, was also 
opened. Then the dead 
were judged according to 
the records of these 
books, that is, each one 
according to his works.
{I}13_{/}The sea gave up 
the dead it had kept, as 
did death and the 
netherworld, so that all 
might be judged according 
to their works. 
{I}14_{/}Then death and 
the netherworld were 
thrown into the lake of 
fire. This lake of fire 
is the second death. 
{I}15_{/}All who were not 
recorded in the Book of 
Life were thrown into the 
lake of fire.
THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE 
NEW EARTH{/}

{1}21{/}

{I}1_{/}Then I saw a new 
heaven and a new earth. 
The first heaven and the 
first earth had passed 
away and no longer was 
there any sea. {I}2_{/}I 
saw the new Jerusalem, 
the holy city coming down 
from God, out of heaven, 
adorned as a bride 
prepared for her husband. 
{I}3_{/}A loud voice came 
from the throne, "Here is 
the dwelling of God among 
mortals: He will pitch 
his tent among them and 
they will be his people; 
he will be God-with-them.
{I}4_{/}He will wipe 
every tear from their 
eyes. There shall be no 
more death or mourning, 
crying out or pain, for 
the world that was has 
passed away." {I}5_{/}The 
One seated on the throne 
said, "See, I make all 
things new."
And then he said to me, 
"Write these words 
because they are sure and 
true."
{I}6_{/}And he said to 
me: It is already done! I 
am the Alpha and the 
Omega, the Beginning and 
the End. I myself will 
give the thirsty to drink 
without cost from the 
fountain of living water. 
{I}7_{/}Thus the winner 
will be rewarded: For him 
I shall be God and he 
will be my son. 
{I}8_{/}As for cowards, 
traitors, depraved, 
murderers, adulterers 
sorcerers, and idolators 
- all those who live in 
falsehood, their place is 
the lake of burning 
sulfur. This is the 
second death."
THE NEW JERUSALEM{/}

{I}9_{/}Then one of the 
seven angels came to me, 
one of those with the 
seven bowls full of the 
seven last plagues. And 
he said, "Come, I am 
going to show you the 
bride, the wife of the 
Lamb." {I}10_{/}He took 
me up in a spiritual 
vision to a very high 
mountain and he showed me 
the holy city Jerusalem, 
coming down out of heaven 
from God. It shines with 
the glory of God, 
{I}11_{/}like a precious 
jewel with the color of 
crystal-clear jasper.
{I}12_{/}Its wall, large 
and high, has twelve 
gates; stationed at them 
are twelve angels. Over 
the gates are written the 
names of the twelve 
tribes of the sons of 
Israel. {I}13_{/}Three 
gates face the east; 
three gates face the 
north; three gates face 
the south and three face 
the west. {I}14_{/}The 
city wall stands on 
twelve foundation stones 
on which are written the 
names of the twelve 
apostles of the Lamb.
{I}15_{/}The angel who 
was speaking to me had a 
golden measuring rod to 
measure the city, its 
gates and its wall. 
{I}16_{/}The city is laid 
out like a square: its 
length is the same as its 
breadth. He measured it 
with his rod and it was 
twelve thousand furlongs; 
its length, breadth and 
height are equal. 
{I}17_{/}Then he measured 
the wall: it was a 
hundred and forty-four 
cubits high. The angel 
used an ordinary measure.
{I}18_{/}The wall is made 
of jasper and the city of 
pure gold, crystal-clear. 
{I}19_{/}The foundations 
of the wall are adorned 
with every kind of 
precious jewel: the first 
is jasper, the second 
sapphire, the third 
turquoise, the fourth 
emerald, {I}20_{/}the 
fifth agate, the sixth 
ruby, the seventh 
chrysolite, the eighth 
beryl, the ninth topaz, 
the tenth chrysopraze, 
the eleventh hyacinth and 
the twelfth amethyst. 
{I}21{/}The twelve gates 
are twelve pearls, each 
gate made of a single 
pearl and the square of 
the city is paved with 
gold as pure as 
transparent crystal.
{I}22_{/}I saw no temple 
in the city for the Lord 
God, Master of the 
universe, and the Lamb 
are themselves its 
temple. {I}23_{/}The city 
has no need of the light 
of the sun or the moon, 
since God's Glory is its 
light and the Lamb is its 
lamp.
{I}24_{/}The nations will 
walk in its light and the 
kings of the earth will 
bring their treasures to 
it. {I}25_{/}Its gates 
will not be closed at 
sunset, for there will be 
no night there. 
{I}26_{/}It is there that 
the wealth and the most 
precious things of the 
nations will be brought. 
{I}27_{/}Nothing unclean 
will enter it, or anyone 
who does what is evil and 
false but only those 
whose names are written 
in the Lamb's Book of 
Life. 
{1}22{/}

{I}1_{/}Then he showed me  
the river of life, clear 
as crystal, gushing from 
the throne of God and of 
the Lamb. {I}2_{/}In the 
middle of the city, on 
both sides of the river 
are the trees of life 
producing fruit twelve 
times, once each month, 
the leaves of which are 
for healing the nations.
{I}3_{/}No longer will 
there be a curse; the 
throne of God and of the 
Lamb will be in the City 
and God's servants will 
live in his presence. 
{I}4_{/}They will see his 
face and his name will be 
on their foreheads. 
{I}5_{/}There will be no 
more night. They will not 
need the light of lamp or 
sun for God himself will 
be their light and they 
will reign forever.
I AM COMING SOON{/}

{I}6_{/}Then the angel 
said to me, "These words 
are sure and true; the 
Lord God who inspires the 
prophets has sent his 
angel to show his 
servants what must happen 
soon."
{I}7_{/}"I am coming 
soon! Happy are those who 
keep the prophetic words 
of this book."
{I}8_{/}I, John, saw and 
heard all this. When I 
had seen and heard them I 
fell at the feet of the 
angel who had shown me 
everything, to worship 
him. {I}9_{/}But he said, 
"No, I am a fellow 
servant like you and your 
brothers, the prophets, 
and those who heed the 
words of this book. It is 
God you must worship."
{I}10_{/}He then said to 
me, "Do not keep secret 
the prophetic words of 
this book because the 
time is near. 
{I}11_{/}Let the sinner 
continue to sin and the 
defiled remain in his 
defilement; let the 
righteous continue to do 
what is right and he who 
is holy grow holier."
{I}12_{/}"I am coming 
soon, bringing with me 
the salary I will  pay to 
each one according to his 
deeds. {I}13_{/}I am the 
Alpha and the Omega, the 
First and the Last, the 
Beginning and the End."
{I}14_{/}Happy are those 
who wash their robes for 
they will have free 
access to the tree of 
Life and enter the city 
through the gates. 
{I}15_{/}Outside are the 
dogs, sorcerers, the 
immoral, murderers, 
idolaters and all who 
take pleasure in 
falsehood!
{I}16_{/}"I, Jesus, sent 
my angel to make known to 
you these revelations 
concerning the Churches. 
I am the Shoot and 
Offspring of David, the 
radiant Morning Star."
{I}17_{/}The Spirit and 
the Bride say, "Come!" 
Whoever hears let him 
say, "Come!" Whoever 
thirsts let him approach, 
and whoever desires, let 
him freely take the water 
of life. {I}18_{/}As for 
me, I warn everyone who 
hears the prophetic words 
of this book: If anyone 
adds anything to them, 
God will pile on him the 
plagues described in this 
book. {I}19_{/}And if 
anyone takes away words 
from this book of 
prophecy, God will take 
from him his share in the 
tree of Life and the holy 
city described in this 
book.
{I}20_{/}He who has 
declared all this says, 
"Yes, I am coming soon."
Amen! Come, Lord Jesus.
{I}21_{/}May the grace of 
the Lord Jesus be with 
you all -

