Chapter 1
1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
2 who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ in all that he saw.
3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near!
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you and peace from Him who is, and who was, and who is to come,
5 and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ; he is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loved us and freed us from our sins by his blood,
6 and who has made us kings and priests of God, his Father, to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen!
7 Look, he is coming with the clouds. Every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth will beat their breasts when they see him. Yes. Amen!
8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega" [the beginning and the end], says the Lord God, who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
9 I, John, your brother, who shares with you in affliction, in the kingdom, and in patience in Jesus [-Christ], I was on the island called Patmos, because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
11 who said, »Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches in Asia: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.«
12 Then I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me; and when I turned around, I saw seven golden lampstands,
13 and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a long robe, with a gold sash around his chest;
14 His head and his hair were white like wool, white as snow, and his eyes were like a flame of fire;
15 His feet were like bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
16 In his right hand he held seven stars; coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead; and he laid his right hand on me, saying, »Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last,
18 and the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive forevermore; and I hold the keys of death and hell.
19 Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place later,
20 The mystery of the seven stars that 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 seven churches.«
Chapter 2
1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands:
2 I know your works, your labor and your patience; I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people; that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them liars;
3 that you have of patience, which you have had to endure for my name, and which you have not grown weary of.
4 But I have against you that you have loosened your grip on your first love.
5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen, repent and return to your former works; otherwise, I will come to you, and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
6 Yet it is in your favor that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, works which I also hate.
7 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of [my] God.
8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again:
9 I know your tribulation and your poverty, — but you are rich, — and the insults of those who call themselves Jews and are not, but rather a synagogue of Satan.
10 Do not be afraid of what you will suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death and I will give you the crown of life.
11 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will suffer no harm from the second death.
12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword:
13 I know where you live: where Satan's throne is; yet you hold fast to my name, and you have not denied my faith, even in these days when Antipas, my faithful witness, was put to death among you, where Satan dwells.
14 But I have a few grievances against you; that you have there some who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who advised Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to make them eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit fornication.
15 Likewise, you also have people who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
16 Repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly, and I will make them the war with the sword of my mouth.
17 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows except the one who receives it.
18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like bronze:
19 I know your works, your love, your faith, your kindness, your patience, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
20 But I have a few grievances against you: that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce my servants into sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
21 I gave her time to do penance, and she does not want to repent of her immorality.
22 Behold, I will cast her upon a bed, and plunge her adulterous companions into great sorrow, if they do not repent of the works which she taught them.
23 I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds; and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
24 But to you, the rest of you who believe in Thyatira, who do not accept this teaching, who have not learned Satan’s so-called deep things, I say to you: I will not impose any other burden on you;
Only 25, hold fast to what you have, until I come.
26 And to the one who overcomes and keeps my works until the end, I will give authority over the nations;
27 He will rule them with an iron scepter, as one smashes earthen vessels,
28 as I myself have received the authority from my Father, and I will give him the morning star.
29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches!
Chapter 3
1 Write again to the angel of the church in Sardis: This is what the One who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says:
7 “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David, who opens and no one shuts, who shuts and no one opens:
8 I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut, because you have little power, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
9 Behold, I will give unto you some of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews, and are not, but lie; behold, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they shall know that I have loved you.
10 Because you have kept my word on patience, I too will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
11 Behold, I am coming soon: hold fast what you have, so that no one takes your crown.
12 The one who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never leave it again; and 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 out of heaven from my God, and my new name.
13 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches!
15 I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either cold or hot!
16 Therefore, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I am going to spit you out of my mouth.
17 You say, “I am rich; I have acquired great wealth; I need nothing.” But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.,
18 I advise you to buy me gold refined by fire, so that you may become rich; white clothes to wear so that you do not expose the shame of your nakedness; and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.
19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline; therefore be earnest and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to you and eat with him, and he with me.
Chapter 4
1 After this I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard was like the sound of a trumpet speaking to me, saying, »Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.«
2 At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne was set up in heaven, and one was seated on the throne.
3 The one who sat had an appearance like jasper and sardius stone; and the throne was surrounded by a rainbow, its appearance like an emerald.
4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders, clothed in white robes, with golden crowns on their heads.
5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder; and seven lamps blazing before the throne were burning: these are the seven Spirits of God.
6 Opposite the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and before the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes, in front and in back.
7 The first animal resembled a lion, the second a young bull, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.
8 Each of these four living creatures has six wings; they are covered with eyes all around, even under their wings, and they never stop day or night saying: »Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come!«
9 When the animals give glory, honor, and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever,
10 The twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and they cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
11 »You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they came into being and were created.«
Chapter 5
1 Then I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals.
2 And I saw a mighty angel crying out in a loud voice, »Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?«
3 And no one in heaven or on earth could open the scroll or look inside it.
4 And I wept bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look into it.
5 Then one of the elders said to me, »Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed, so that he is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.«
6 And I saw, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb was standing: it looked as though it had been slain; it had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
7 He came and received the scroll from the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.
8 When he had received the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
9 And they sang a new song, saying: »You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you were purchased for God, men from every tribe, language, people, and nation;
10 and you have made them kings and priests, and they will reign on the earth.«
11 Then I saw, and I heard around the throne, around the animals and the elders, the voice of a multitude of angels, and their number was myriads and thousands upon thousands.
12 They said in a loud voice, »Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!«
13 And every creature that is in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, I heard saying, »To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power for ever and ever!«
14 And the four living creatures said, »Amen!«
And the elders prostrated themselves and worshipped [He who lives forever and ever].
Chapter 6
1 And I saw the Lamb opening the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying in a voice like thunder, »Come!«
2 And I saw a white horse appear. The one who rode it had a bow; he was given a crown, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, »Come!«
4 And another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given authority to remove peace from the earth, so that men would slaughter one another, and he was given a large sword.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, »Come!» And I saw a black horse. Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand;
6 And I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, »A quart of wheat for a denarius! Three quarts of barley for a denarius!» And, »Do not spoil the oil and the wine!«
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, »Come!«
8 And I saw a pale horse appear. Its rider was named Death, and Hades followed him. They were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, famine, plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they had borne.
10 And they cried out with a loud voice, saying, »How long, O Holy and True Master, will you not execute justice and demand our blood from those who dwell on the earth?«
11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers who were to be put to death as they were was completed.
12 And I saw, when he had opened the sixth seal, that there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth made of goat hair, and the whole moon appeared as blood,
13 and the stars of heaven fell to earth, as unripe figs fall from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind.
14 And the sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the generals, and the rich, and the powerful, and every slave or free man, hid themselves in the caves and rocks of the mountains,
16 and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, »Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb;
17 For the great day of his wrath has come, and who can stand?«
Chapter 7
1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, holding the seal of the living God, and he cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the earth and the sea,
3 in these words: »Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.«
4 And I heard the number of those who had been sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand from all the tribes of the children of Israel:
5 of the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand marked with the seal; of the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand [marked]; of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand [marked];
6 of the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand [marked]; of the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand [marked]; of the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand [marked];
7 of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand [marked]; of the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand [marked]; of the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand [marked];
8 of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand [marked]; of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand [marked]; of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand marked with the seal.
9 After this I saw a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
10 And they cried out with a loud voice, saying, »Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne, and from the Lamb!«
11 And all the angels They stood around the throne, around the elders and the four living creatures; and they bowed down on their faces before the throne,
12 saying: »Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength be to our God, forever and ever!«
13 Then one of the elders spoke to me, saying, »Those you see clothed in white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?«
14 I said to him, »My Lord, you know.» And he said to me, »These are they who come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 That is why they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his sanctuary. And he who sits on the throne will shelter them in his tent;
16 They will hunger no more, they will thirst no more; the scorching sun will not overwhelm them, nor any burning heat;
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.«
Chapter 8
1 And when the Lamb had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
2 Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.
3 Then another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer in his hand; he was given much incense to offer as an offering of the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar which is in front of the throne;
4 and the smoke of the incense, formed from the prayers of the saints, went up from the hand of the angel before God.
5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, peals of lightning, and the earth shook.
6 And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
7 And the first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, which fell upon the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
8 Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, all fire, was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea turned to blood,
9 and a third of the living sea creatures perished, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky and fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
11 The name of this star is Wormwood; and a third of the waters were turned into wormwood, and many men died from these waters, because they had become bitter.
12 And the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of these stars were darkened, and a third of the day was without light, and likewise the night.
13 Then I saw, and I heard an eagle flying in midair, saying in a loud voice, »Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the sound of the other three trumpets which the three angels are about to sound!«
Chapter 9
1 And the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth, and to him was given the key to the shaft of the abyss.
2 She opened the shaft of the abyss, and smoke rose from the shaft like that of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the shaft.
3 From the smoke locusts came down to earth, and they were given power like that of scorpions of the earth;
4 and they were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, nor any green plant, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
5 They were given power not to kill them, but to torment them for five months; and the torment they cause is like that of a man stung by a scorpion.
6 In those days men will seek death, but will not find it; they will long for death, but death will flee from them.
7 These locusts looked like horses prepared for battle; they had on their heads something like golden crowns; their faces were like the faces of men,
8 Their hair was like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth.
9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of many-horsed chariots rushing into battle.
10 They have tails like scorpions, and stingers, and in their tails is the power to harm people for five months.
11 They have at their head, as king, the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, in Greek Apollyon.
12 The first »misfortune» has passed; now two more are coming in the aftermath.
13 And the sixth angel sounded his trumpet; and I heard a voice coming from the four choruses of the golden altar that is before God;
14 She said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, »Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.«
15 Then the four angels were released, who had been standing ready for the hour and the day and the month and the year, to kill a third of mankind.
16 And the number of the cavalry troops was two myriads of myriads; I heard their number.
17 And this is how the horses appeared to me in the vision, and those who rode them: they had breastplates the color of fire, hyacinth, and sulfur; the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and their mouths spewed fire, smoke, and sulfur.
18 A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire, by the smoke, and by the sulfur that came out of their mouths.
19 For the power of these horses is in their mouths and in their tails: for their tails, like serpents, have heads, and it is with them that they wound.
20 The other men, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, to no longer worship demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk;
21 and they did not repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their lewdness, nor of their thefts.
Chapter 10
1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, with a rainbow over his head; his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.
2 He held in his hand a small open book; and having placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,
3 He cried out with a loud voice, like the roar of a lion; and when he had uttered this cry, the seven thunders uttered their voices.
4 After the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, »Seal up what the seven thunders have said; do not write it down.«
5 Then the angel whom I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand toward heaven,
6 and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created the heavens and the things in them, the earth and the things in it, the sea and the things in it, that there would be no more delay,
7 But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.
8 And the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, »Go, take the little scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.«
9 Then I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, »Take it and eat it; it will be bitter in your stomach, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.«
10 Then I took the little book from the angel’s hand and ate it; and it was sweet as honey in my mouth; but when I had eaten it, it caused bitterness in my stomach.
11 Then I was told, »You must prophesy about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.«
Chapter 11
1 Then I was given a reed like a staff, and I was told, »Get up and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there.
2 But leave out the outer court of the temple and do not measure it, for it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.
3 And I will give power to my two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.
4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands which are set up before the Lord of the earth.
5 If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and devours their enemies: so shall whoever wants to harm them perish.
6 They have the power to shut up the heavens so that no rain falls during the days of their preaching; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with all kinds of plagues, as many times as they wish.
7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will do to them the war, will defeat and kill them;
8 and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was crucified.
9 Men from various peoples, tribes, languages and nations shall have their corpses laid out for three and a half days, without allowing them to be buried.
10 And the inhabitants of the earth will rejoice over them; they will be glad and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets have tormented the inhabitants of the earth.
11 But after three and a half days, the spirit of life from God entered the dead bodies, and they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.
12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, »Come up here.» And they went up to heaven in a cloud, in the sight of their enemies.
13 At that very hour there was a great earthquake; a tenth of the city collapsed, and seven thousand men perished in the earthquake; the rest, seized with terror, gave glory to the God of heaven.
14 The second woe has passed; behold, the third woe is coming soon.
15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices were heard in heaven, saying: »The kingdom of the world has passed to our Lord and to his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.«
16 Then the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying:
17 »We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who are and who were, because you have clothed yourself with your great power and you reign.
18 The nations were angry, and your wrath has come, as well as the time for judging the dead, for rewarding your servants the prophets and the saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying those who destroy the earth.«
19 And God’s sanctuary in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his sanctuary. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a severe hailstorm.
Chapter 12
1 Then 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.
2 She was pregnant, and she cried out, in the work and the pains of childbirth.
3 Another sign appeared in heaven: suddenly a great red dragon appeared, having seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads seven diadems;
4 with its tail, it swept down a third of the stars of heaven, and flung them down to the earth.
Then the dragon rose up before the woman who was about to give birth in order to devour her child as soon as she had given birth.
5 And she gave birth to a male child, who is to rule all the nations with an iron scepter; and her child was caught up to God and to his throne,
6 and the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her, so that she might be nourished there for 1,260 days.
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought;
8 But they could not prevail, and their very place was no longer found in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was hurled down, the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, »Now salvation and power and dominion belong to our God, and authority to his Christ; for the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them day and night before our God, has been hurled down.
11 They also overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word to which they testified, and they despised their lives, even unto death.
12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great fury, because he knows that his time is short.«
13 When the dragon saw himself hurled to earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
14 And the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman to fly to the desert, to her place of retreat, where she is nourished for a time, times and half a time, out of the presence of the serpent.
15 Then the serpent spewed water like a river from its mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with the river.
16 But the earth came to the woman’s aid; it opened its breast and swallowed the river that the dragon had spewed out of its mouth.
17 And the dragon was filled with fury against the woman, and he went and did the war to the rest of his children, to those who observe God's commandments and keep Jesus' commandment.
18 And he stopped on the sand of the sea.
Chapter 13
1 Then I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on its horns ten diadems, and on its heads blasphemous names.
2 The beast I saw resembled a leopard; its feet were like those of a bear, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave it his power, his throne, and great authority.
3 One of its heads appeared to have a fatal wound; but its deadly wound was healed, and all the earth, filled with wonder, followed the beast,
4 And they worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, »Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?«
5 And he was given a mouth uttering arrogant and blasphemous words, and he was given authority to act for forty-two months.
6 And she opened her mouth to utter blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, his tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given him to do the war to the saints and to overcome them; and authority was given him over every tribe, people, language, and nation.
8 And all the inhabitants of the earth will worship him, those whose names have not been written in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world.
9 Let anyone who has ears hear!
10 If anyone is to be taken captive, they will be taken captive; if anyone is to be killed with the sword, they must be killed with the sword. This is here patience and the faith of the saints.
11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, having two horns like a lamb, but speaking like a dragon.
12 It exercised all the power of the first beast in its presence, and it made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose deadly wound had been healed.
13 It also performed great wonders, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in the sight of men,
14 and it deceived the inhabitants of the earth by the signs which it was given to perform in the sight of the beast, persuading the inhabitants of the earth to set up an image to the beast which was wounded by the sword and lived.
15 And it was given power to give breath to the image of the beast, so that it could speak and cause all who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
16 She caused all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,
17 and that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark of the name of the beast or the number of its name.
18 This calls for wisdom! Let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.
Chapter 14
1 I looked again, and behold, the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.
2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like the sound of mighty thunder; and the sound I heard was like a concert of harpists playing their instruments.
3 And they sang a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn this song except the 144,000 who were redeemed from the earth.
4 These are those who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were redeemed from among mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb;
5 and no lie was found in their mouths, for they are blameless.
6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language and people.
7 He said in a loud voice, »Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come; worship him who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and the springs of water.«
8 And another angel followed, saying, »Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink of the wine of the fury of her fornication!«
9 And a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, »If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,
10 He too will drink the wine of God’s fury, the pure wine poured into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the sight of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
11 And the smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and there will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who has received the mark of its name.«
12 This is it what should be shown the patience of the saints, who keep God's commandments and faith in Jesus.
13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, »Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!» »Yes,« says the Spirit, “they shall rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them.”
14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud appeared, and on the cloud was seated one like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15 Then another angel came out of the sanctuary, calling in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, »Throw in your sickle and reap, for the time to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe.«
16 Then He who was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
17 Another angel came out of the sanctuary which is in heaven, also carrying a sharp sickle.
18 Then another angel, the one who has power over fire, came out from the altar and spoke in a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, saying, »Throw your sharp sickle and cut off the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.«
19 And the angel swung his sickle upon the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw its clusters into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 The vat was trodden outside the city, and blood came out of it up to the level of the horses' bits, over a distance of 1,600 stades.
Chapter 15
1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and astonishing: seven angels holding in their hands the seven last plagues, for with them the wrath of God must be completed.
2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and at the edge of the sea stood the conquerors of the beast, of its image, and of the number of its name, holding the holy harps.
3 They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: »Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of ages!”
4 Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. And all nations will come and worship before you, for your judgments have been revealed.«
5 After this I saw the sanctuary of the tabernacle of the testimony opened in heaven.
6 And the seven angels who had the seven plagues in their hands came out of the sanctuary; they were clothed in pure and bright linen, and had golden sashes around their chests.
7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever.
8 And the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Chapter 16
1 And I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary saying to the seven angels, »Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.«
2 And the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and a foul and painful boil struck the people who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image.
3 Then the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a dead man, and every living thing that was in the sea died.
4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and the waters became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, »You are just, you who are and who were, you Holy One, for you have executed this judgment.
6 For they have shed the blood of the righteous and the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink: they deserve it!«
7 And I heard the altar saying, »Yes, Lord, Almighty God, your judgments are true and just.«
8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch people with fire;
9 and the men were scorched with extreme heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who is master of these plagues, and they did not repent to give him glory.
10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness; people gnawed their tongues in agony,
11 And they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and they did not repent of their deeds.
12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its waters were dried up, to give passage to the kings coming from the East.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are demonic spirits who perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole earth, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
15 Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes on, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed!
16 And they gathered them together in the place called in Hebrew Armageddon.
17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the sanctuary, saying, »It is done!«
18 And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake, such as never was there since man has been on earth, so great was the earthquake.
19 The great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drink the cup of the wine of his fierce anger.
20 All the islands fled away, and no mountains were found.
21 And huge hailstones, weighing as much as a talent, fell from the sky on men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, because this plague was very great.
Chapter 17
1 Then one of the seven angels who carried the seven bowls came and spoke to me, saying, »Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seat on the great waters,
2 with which the kings of the earth have defiled themselves, and which has made the inhabitants of the earth drunk with the wine of her immorality.«
3 And he carried me away in the spirit into a desert.
And I saw a woman seat on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, and having seven heads and ten horns.
4 This woman was dressed in purple and scarlet; and richly adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls; she held in her hand a golden cup, filled with abominations and the filth of her prostitution.
5 On her forehead was a name, a mysterious name: »Babylon the Great, the mother of prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth.«
6 I saw this woman drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus; and, seeing her, I was seized with great astonishment.
7 And the angel said to me, »Why are you amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will rise again from the abyss, and go to destruction. And the inhabitants of the earth, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will be astonished when they see the beast, because it was, and is not, and will come again.
9 — This is it that it is necessary a mind endowed with wisdom. — The seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman is seat. They are also seven kings:
10 The five first They have fallen, one remains, the other has not yet come, and when he comes, he must remain only a short time.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, is itself an eighth and belongs to the seven, and goes to perdition.
12 And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received the kingdom, but who will receive royal authority for one hour along with the beast.
13 These have one purpose, and they put their power and authority at the service of the beast.
14 They will the war to the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with him are the called, the chosen, and the faithful.«
15 And he said to me, »The waters that you saw, at the place where the prostitute is seat, These are peoples, crowds, nations, and languages.
16 And the ten horns that you saw on the beast will themselves hate the prostitute; they will make her desolate and naked; they will eat her flesh and consume her with fire.
17 For God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
18 And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.«
Chapter 18
1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great power, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
2 He cried out with a loud voice, saying, »Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a lair for every foul and detestable bird,
3 because all the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have defiled themselves with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the excess of her luxury.«
4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, »Come out of her, O my people, so that you will not share in her sins, and so that you will not have part in her calamities;
5 For her sins have piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
6 Pay her back as she herself has paid, and give her back double according to her deeds; in the cup in which she has poured to drink, pour her double;
7 As much as she has glorified herself and indulged in luxury, so much torment and grief give her. For she says in her heart, “I reign as queen; I am not a widow and will never mourn!”
8 Because of this, in one day calamities will fall upon her: death, mourning, and famine, and she will be consumed by fire; for mighty is the [Lord] God who has judged her.«
9 The kings of the earth who committed fornication and luxury with her will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning.
10 Standing at a distance, for fear of her torment, they will say: »Woe! Woe! O great city, Babylon, O mighty city, in one hour your judgment has come!«
11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over him, because no one buys their cargo anymore:
12 cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet, and all kinds of fragrant wood, and all kinds of articles of ivory, and all kinds of articles of very precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble,
13 and cinnamon, perfumes, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, chariots, and the bodies and souls of men.
14 — The fruits you delighted in have gone far from you; all the delicate and beautiful things are lost to you, and you will never find them again.
15 The merchants of these goods, who have grown rich from her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment; they will weep and grieve,
16 saying: »Woe! Woe! O great city, clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and richly adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls! In one hour so much wealth has been laid waste!«
17 And all the pilots, and all who sail to the city, the sailors and all who work the sea, stood at a distance,
18 And they cried out when they saw the smoke of its burning: »What could be compared to this great city?«
19 And they threw dust on their heads, and cried out, weeping and wailing: »Woe! Woe! The great city, whose wealth enriched all who had ships at sea, has been reduced to a desert in one hour!«
20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you also, saints, apostles and prophets; for in judging her, God has done justice to you.
21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, »So Babylon, the great city, will be thrown down suddenly, and will be found no more.
22 In you the sounds of harpists, musicians, flute players, and trumpeters will no longer be heard; in you no craftsmen of any trade will be found, and the sound of the millstone will no longer be heard;
23 The light of the lamp will no longer shine there; nor will the voice of the bridegroom and the bride be heard there anymore: because your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deluded by your enchantments.
24 And in that city the blood of the prophets and of the saints, and of all who have been slaughtered on the earth, was found.«
Chapter 19
1 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: »Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!”,
2 because his judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality; he has avenged the blood of his servants shed by her hands.«
3 And they said a second time, »Hallelujah!” And the smoke of his conflagration It has stood the test of time and time.«
4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, »Amen! Hallelujah!«
5 And a voice came from the throne, saying, »Praise our God, all you his servants, and you who fear him, both small and great!«
6 And I heard what sounded like the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters, like the sound of mighty thunders, saying: »Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns!”
7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready,
8 and he was given fine linen to wear, bright and clean.» — This fine linen represents the virtues of the saints.
9 And the angel said to me, »Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!» And he added, »These are the true words of God.«
10 So I fell at his feet to worship him; but he said to me, »Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God!» — For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there appeared a white horse; the one who sat on it is called Faithful and True; he judges and makes war in righteousness.
12 His eyes were like a blazing flame; he had many diadems on his head, and bore a written name that no one knew except himself;
13 He was clothed with a garment dipped in blood: his name is the Word of God.
14 The armies of heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure.
15 From his mouth came a sharp [double-edged] sword with which to strike down the nations; he will rule them with an iron scepter, and he will tread the winepress of the furious wrath of God Almighty.
16 On his garment and on his thigh he had this name written: King of kings and Lord of lords.
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he called out with a loud voice to all the birds that flew in midair, »Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of military leaders, the flesh of soldiers valiant, the flesh of horses and those who ride them, the flesh of all men, free and slave, small and great.«
19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies, gathered together to do the war to Him who rode the horse and to his army.
20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who, by the signs performed in its presence, had deceived those who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur;
21 The rest were killed by the sword that came out of the mouth of the one who rode the horse; and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
Chapter 20
1 And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a great chain;
2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
3 And he threw him into the abyss, which he locked and sealed over him, so that he might no longer deceive the nations until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a little while.
4 Then I saw thrones, where persons sat to whom authority to judge had been given, and I live the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were over. — This is the first resurrection! —
6 Blessed and holy is he who shares in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them; they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
7 When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison, and he will go out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, in order to gather them for battle: their number is like the sand of the sea.
8 They went up on the surface of the earth, and they surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city;
9 But God called down fire from heaven, and it devoured them. And the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast is.
10 and the false prophet, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
11 Then I saw a great throne shining with light and Him who was seated on it: before His face the earth and the heavens fled away, and no place was found for them.
12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. Books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged according to what was written in the books, according to their works.
13 The sea gave up its dead; Death and Hell gave up theirs; and they were judged, each according to their deeds.
14 Then Death and Hell were thrown into the lake of fire: — this is the second death, the lake of fire.
15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Chapter 21
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.
2 And I saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, dressed as a new bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a loud voice saying, »Behold, the dwelling place of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his people; and he himself shall be God with them, and he shall be their God.
4 And God will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.«
5 And he who was seated on the throne said, »Behold, I am making all things new.» And he added, »Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.«
6 Then he said to me, »It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.”.
7 The one who overcomes will possess these things; I will be his God and he will be my son.
8 But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.«
9 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke to me, saying, »Come, I will show you the new bride, the Bride of the Lamb.«
10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
11 shining with the glory of God, and the star that shines on it is like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.
12 It has a great and high wall, with twelve gates; at the gates are twelve angels, and inscribed names, those of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.
13 There are three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
14 The city wall has twelve foundation stones on which are twelve names, those of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 And the one who was speaking to me had a measuring rod, a golden reed, to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
16 The city is quadrangular, and its length is equal to its width. He measured the city with his reed, to twelve thousand stadia; its length, width, and height are equal.
17 He also measured its wall, one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to human measurement, which is also angelic measurement.
18 The city wall is made of jasper, and the city is of pure gold, like pure crystal.
19 The foundation stones of the city wall are adorned with all kinds of precious stones; the first base is jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
20 the fifth, of sardonyx; the sixth, of sardonyx; the seventh, of chrysolite; the eighth, of beryl; the ninth, of topaz; the tenth, of chrysoprase; the eleventh, of hyacinth; the twelfth, of amethyst.
21 The twelve gates are twelve pearls; each gate is made of a single pearl; the city street is pure gold, like transparent glass.
22 I did not see a temple there, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor to it.
25 Its gates will not be shut every day, for there will be no night.
26 They will bring to it the most magnificent and precious things the nations have;
27 and nothing impure will enter it, nor will anyone who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Chapter 22
1 Then he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb,
2 in the middle of the city street; and on either side of the river, trees of life which yield twelve times their fruit, giving it up once a month, and whose leaves are for the healing of the nations.
3 There will be no more curse; the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him, and
4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
5 There will be no more night, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light; and they will reign forever and ever.
6 And the angel said to me, »These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”
7 «Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book!”
8 It is I, John, who heard and saw these things. And after hearing and seeing them, I fell down at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, to worship him.
9 But he said to me, »Do not do that! I am a servant just as you are, and as are your brothers the prophets, and those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.«
10 And he said to me, »Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
11 Let the one who is unjust continue to do evil; let the unclean continue to be defiled; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness; and let the holy continue to be holy.
12 And behold, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me, to give to each one according to his work.
13 I am the alpha and the omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter the city by the gates!
15 Outside are the dogs, the magicians, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood!
16 It is I, Jesus, who have sent my angel to testify to these things for the churches. I am the root and the son of David, the bright morning star.«
17 And the Spirit and the Bride say, »Come!» Let the one who hears say also, »Come!» Let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the free gift of the water of life!
18 I also warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book that if anyone adds to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book;
19 and that if anyone takes away from the words of this prophetic book, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
20 He who testifies to these things says, »Yes, I am coming soon.» Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
21 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! [Amen!]
