was red; and power was given to him that the east, having the seal of the living G sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and he cried with a loud voice to the bef and that they should kill one another: and angels, to whom it was given to hurt there was given unto him a great sword. 5 And when he had opened the third sea!, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he hat sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast szy, Come and see. earth and the sea, 3 Saying, hurt not the earth, neither! tru alt giv off go Cu ap 5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twe thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben le sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gth were sealed twelve thousand. de 6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twek qu thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim we Of the tribe se S 8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: sealed twelve thousand. and his name that sat on him was death, and Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. Well followed with him and power was giv-: 7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sear en unto them over the fourth part of the twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi rel earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Is and with death, and with the beasts of the char were sealed twelve thousand. earth. 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were seal twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. 9 After this 1 beheld, and, lo, a grea 10 And they cried with a loud voice, say-multitude, which no man could number, of ing, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost all nations, and kindreds, and people, and hou not judge and avenge our blood on tongues, stood before the throne, and before. them that dwell on the earth? the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow-servants also, and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 11 And all the angels stood round about, the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sack- 12 Saying, Amen: blessing, and glory, cloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, 13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the and power, and might, be unto our God for earth, even as a fig-tree casteth her untime-ever and ever. Amen. ly figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind: 13 And one of the elders answered, say 14 And the heaven departed as a scrolling unto me, What are these which are ar when it is rolled together; and every moun-rayed in white robes? and whence came tain and island were moved out of their they? places; 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou know. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the est. And he said to me, These are they great men, and the rich men, and the chief which came out of great tribulation, and captains, and the mighty men, and every have washed their robes, and made them bond man, and every free man, hid them- white in the blood of the Lamb. selves in the dens, and in the rocks of the mountains: 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? CHAP. VII. 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light un them, nor any heat. 17 For the Lamb, which is in the midst of the throne, shall feed them, and shall lead AND after these things I saw four angels them unto living fountains of waters: and standing on the four corners of the God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. earth, holding the four winds of the earth, CHAP. VIII. that the wind should not blow on the earth, AND when he had opened the seventh nor on the sea, nor on any tree. seal, there was silence in heaven about 2 And I saw another angel ascending from the space of half an hour. th P g P " કસું 2 And I saw the seven angels which stood should not hurt the grass of the earth, nei efore God; and to them were given seven ther any green thing, neither any tree; but umpets. only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. 3 And another angel came and stood at the ltar, having a golden censer; and there was iven unto him much incense, that he should ffer it with the prayers of all saints upon the olden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, which jame with the prayers of the saints, ascended p before God out of the angel's hand. 5 And the angel took the censer, and filed it with fire of the altar, and cast it into he earth and there were voices, and thunlerings, and lightnings, and an earthJuake. 6 And the seven angels, which had the seven trumpets, prepared themselves to sound. 7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth; and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. 5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. 6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. 7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. 8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. 9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. 10 And they had tails like unto scorpions; and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. And they had a king over them, whick 8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and the third part of is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose the sea became blood: name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apo lyon. 9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. 10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part 12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter. 13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the gol of the rivers, and upon the fountains of den altar which is before God, waters; 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had 11 And the name of the star is called the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are Wormwood: and the third part of the wa-bound in the great river Euphrates. ters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. 12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, nd the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. 15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. 16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand; and I heard the number of them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breast13 And I beheld, and heard an angel fly-plates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: ing through the midst of heaven, saying with and the heads of the horses were as the heads a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe to the inhabi- of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire, ters of the earth, by reason of the other and smoke, and brimstone. voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! CHAP. IX. star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire. and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued ont of their mouths, 19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they 2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and do hurt. there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the 20 And the rest of the men, which were smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and not killed by these plagues, yet repented not the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth; and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk. 21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornica 4 And it was commanded them that they 'tion nor of their thefts. CHAP. X. 6 These have power to shut heaver AND I saw another mighty angel come it rain not in the days of their propis down from heaven, clothed with a and have power over waters to turn cloud; and a rainbow was upon his head, to blood, and to smite the earth wit and his face was as it were the sun, and his plagues, as often as they will. feet as pillars of fire: 2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, 3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a on roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. 2 A 3 heav yen 4 Stal ear ma de 7 And when they shall have finished av testimony, the beast that ascendeth c the bottomless pit shall make war az, them, and shall overcome them, and kills 8 And their dead bodies shall be street of the great city, which spiritu called Sodom and Egypt, where als 4 And when the seven thunders had utter-Lord was crucified. ed their voices, I was about to write: and I 9 And they of the people, and kinds heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, and tongues, and nations, shall see Seal up those things which the seven thun- dead bodies three days and an half ders uttered, and write them not. shall not suffer their dead bodies to be in graves. 5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, 6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: 7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he bath declared to his servants the prophets. 8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 10 And they that dwell upon the e shall rejoice over them, and make met and shall send gifts one to another; ben these two prophets tormented them dwelt on the earth. 11 And after three days and an hal 4 Spirit of life from God entered into the and they stood upon their feet; and g fear fell upon thein which saw them. 12 And they heard a great voice heaven saying unto them, Come up And they ascended up to heaven in a cas and their enemies beheld them. 13 And the same hour was there a g earthquake, and the tenth part of the city and in the earthquake were slain of men ven thousand: and the remnant were ven. W 9 And I went unto the angel, and said un-frighted, and gave glory to the God of bei to him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. 10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey; and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. 11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nalions, and tongues, and kings. CHAP XI. AND there was given me a reed like unto 14 The second woe is past; and, beh the third woe cometh quickly. 15 And the seventh angel sounded; zi there were great voices in heaven, say The kingdoms of this world are become ! | kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ. and he shall reign for ever and ever. 16 And the four and twenty elders, wh sat before God on their seats, fell upon the. faces and worshipped God, 17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Let God Almighty, which art, and wast, and a rod and the angel stood, saying, to come; because thou hast taken to ther, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and thy great power, and hast reigned. the altar, and them that worship therein. 18 And the nations were angry, and t 2 But the court which is without the tem-wrath is come, and the time of the dea ple leave out, and measure it not; for it is that they should be judged, and that the given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shouldest give reward unto thy servants th hall they tread under foot forty and two prophets, and to the saints, and them th months. fear thy name, small and great; and shou 3 And I will give power unto my two est destroy them which destroy the earth. witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thou- 19 And the temple of God was opened i sand two hundred and threescore days, cloth-heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ed in sackcloth. ark of his testament: and there were 2 2 t 4 These are the two olive-trees, and the nings, and voices, and thunderings, and an two candlesticks standing before the God of earthquake, and great hail. the earth. 5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proveedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies; and if any man will hurt them he must it this manner be killed. CHAP. XII. ND there appeared a great wonderi heaven; a woman clothed with the su and the moon under her feet, and upon b bead a crown of twelve stars: 2 And the beast which I saw was like un And she being with child, cried, travail- ing seven heads and ten horns, and upon A birth, and pained to be delivered. horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the And there appeared another wonder in name of blasphemy. en; and behold a great red dragon, ng seven heads and ten horus, and se- to a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of crowns upon his heads. a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3 And saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And his tail drew the third part of the of heaven, and did cast them to the h; and the dragon stood before the wowhich was ready to be delivered, for to our her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man-child, who to rule all nations with a rod of iren: 4 And they worshipped the dragon which her child was caught up unto God, and gave power unto the beast: and they wor is throne. shipped the beast, saying, Who is like unt And the woman fled into the wilderness, the beast? who is able to make war with ere she hath a place prepared of God, him? t they should feed her there a thousand 5 And there was given unto him a mouth > hundred and threescore days. speaking great things, and blasphemies: an power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. And there was war in heaven: Michael 1 his angels fought against the dragon; 4 the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their ice found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that I serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, nich deceiveth the whole world: he was st out into the earth, and his angels were 1st out with him. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in worship him, whose names are not written in eaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. nd the kingdom of our God, and the power f his Christ: for the accuser of our brehren is cast down, which accused them beore our God day and night. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 9 If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10 He that leadeth into captivity, shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword, must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. 11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters! 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is first beast before him, and causeth the carth, come down unto you, having great wrath, and them which dwell therein, to worship because he knoweth that he hath but a short the first beast, whose deadly wound was time. healed. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he cast unto the earth, he persecuted the wo-maketh fire come down from heaven on the man which brought forth the man-child. earth in the sight of men, 14 And to the woman were given two 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the wings of a great eagle, that she might fly earth by the means of those miracles which he into the wilderness, into her place; where had power to do in the sight of the beast, sayshe is nourished for a time, and times, and ing to them that dwell on the earth, that they half a time, from the face of the serpent. should make an image to the beast which had 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth wa- the wound by a sword, and did live. ter as a flood after the woman, that he might 15 And he had power to give life unto the cause her to be carried away of the flood. image of the beast, that the image of the beast 16 And the earth helped the woman; and should both speak, and cause that as many the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed as would not worship the image of the beast the flood which the dragon cast out of his should be killed. up mouth. 16 And he caused all, both small and great 17 And the dragon was wroth with the rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a woman, and went to make war with the mark in their right hand, or in their fore. remuant of her seed, which keep the com- heads: mandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. CHAP. XIII. 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save The that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. ND I stood upon the sand of the s: a. zud 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath un saw a beast rise up out of the sea, hay- lerstanding count the number of the beas for it is the number of a man; and his num-, on the cloud, Thrust in tny sickle, and reube ber is Six hundred threescore and six. for the time is come for thee to reap; for wo harvest of the earth is ripe. CHAP. XIV. 16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust the mount Sion, and with him an hun-his sickle on the earth; and the earth dred forty and four thousand, having his Fa-reaped. uner's name written in their foreheads. AND I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thuuder; and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 17 And another angel came out of temple which is in heaven, he also having sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from altar, which had power over fire; and c with a loud cry to him that had the sa sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle,:: gather the clusters of the vine of the ear!! for her grapes are fully ripe. 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts and the elders and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. 19 And the angel thrust in his sickle 4 These are they which were not defiled the earth, and gathered the vine of the ear, with women; for they are virgins. These and cast it into the great wine-press of vị are they which fellow the Lamb whitherso- wrath of God. ever he gooth These were redeemed from 20 And the wine-press was trodden wit among men, being the first-fruits unto God out the, city, and blood came out of d and to the Lamb. wine-press, even unto the horse-bridles, 5 And in their mouth was found no guile: the space of a thousand and six hundr for they are without fault before the throne furlongs. of God. 6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, CHAP. XV. AND I saw another sign in heaven, gra and marvellous, seven angels having t seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. 2 And I saw as it were a sea of gh mingled with fire; and them that had gone the victory over the beast, and over s image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. 3 And they sing the song of Moses the ser vant of God, and the song of the Lamb, say ing, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the thee; fo thy judgments are made manifest wrath of God, which is poured out without 5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the mixture into the cup of his indignation; and temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in he shall be tormented with fire and brim-heaven was opened. stone in the presence of the holy angels, and 6 And the seven angels came out of the in the presence of the Lamb: temple, having the seven plagues, clothed 11 And the smoke of their torment ascend-in pure and white linen, and having their eth up for ever and ever: and they have no breasts girded with golden girdles. rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven sayang unto ine, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. 14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat 7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the tem ple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. CHAP. XVI. AND I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go you ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. 2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had T W t |