REVELATION, Michael and his angels overcome the dragon. ark of his testament: and there] 8 And prevailed not; neither were lightnings, and voices, and was their place found any more thunderings, and an earthquake, in heaven. and great hail. CHAP. XII. The great red dragon. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which AND there appeared a great deceiveth the whole world: he wonder in heaven; a wo-was cast out into the earth, and man clothed with the sun, and his angels were cast out with the moon under her feet, and him. upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come 2 And she, being with child, salvation, and strength, and the cried, travailing in birth, and kingdom of our God, and the pained to be delivered. power of his Christ: for the 3 And there appeared another accuser of our brethren is cast wonder in heaven; and behold, down which accused them bea great red dragon, having seven fore our God day and night. heads and ten horns, and seven 11 And they overcame him crowns upon his heads. by the blood of the Lamb, and 4 And his tail drew the third by the word of their testimony; part of the stars of heaven, and and they loved not their lives did cast them to the earth: and unto the death. the dragon stood before the 12 Therefore rejoice, ye hea woman which was ready to be vens, and ye that dwell in them. delivered, for to devour her Wo to the inhabiters of the child as soon as it was born. earth, and of the sea! for the 5 And she brought forth a devil is come down unto you, man-child, who was to rule all having great wrath, because he nations with a rod of iron: and knoweth that he hath but a short her child was caught up unto time. God, and to his throne. 13 And when the dragon saw 6 And the woman fled into that he was cast unto the earth, the wilderness, where she hath he persecuted the woman which a place prepared of God, that brought forth the man-child. they should feed her there a 14 And to the woman were thousand two hundred and three-given two wings of a great eagle, score days. that she might fly into the wil 7 And there was war in hea- derness, into her place, where ven: Michael and his angels she is nourished for a time, and fought against the dragon; and times, and half a time, from the the dragon fought and his an- face of the serpent. gels, 15 And the serpent cast out The beast with seven CHAP. XIII. heads and ten horns of his mouth water as a flood, him a mouth speaking great after the woman, that he might things and blasphemies; and cause her to be carried away of power was given unto him to the flood. continue forty and two months. 16 And the earth helped the 6 And he opened his mouth woman; and the earth opened in blasphemy against God, to her mouth, and swallowed up blaspheme his name, and his the flood which the dragon cast tabernacle, and them that dwell out of his mouth. in heaven. 17 And the dragon was wroth 7 And it was given unto him with the woman, and went to to make war with the saints, and make war with the remnant of to overcome them: and power her seed, which keep the com- was given him over all kindreds, mandments of God, and have and tongues, and nations. the testimony of Jesus Christ. 8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the CHAP. XIII. The beast with seven heads. AND I stood upon the sand book of life of the Lamb slain of the sea, and saw a beast from the foundation of the rise up out of the sea, having world. seven heads and ten horns, and 9 If any man have an ear, let upon his horns ten crowns, and him hear. upon his heads the name of 10 He that leadeth into capblasphemy. tivity shall go into captivity: 2 And the beast which I saw he that killeth with the sword, was like unto a leopard, and his must be killed with the sword. feet were as the feet of a bear, Here is the patience and the and his mouth as the mouth of a faith of the saints. lion and the dragon gave him 11 And I beheld another beast his power, and his seat, and coming up out of the earth, and great authority. he had two horns like a lamb, 3 And I saw one of his heads and he spake as a dragon. as it were wounded to death; 12 And he exerciseth all the and his deadly wound was heal-power of the first beast before ed: and all the world wondered him, and causeth the earth and after the beast. them which dwell therein to 4 And they worshipped the worship the first beast, whose dragon which gave power unto deadly wound was healed. the beast: and they worshipped 13 And he doeth great wonthe beast, saying, Who is like ders, so that he maketh fire unto the beast? who is able to come down from heaven on the make war with him? earth in the sight of men, 5 And there was given untol 14 And deceiveth them that The image of the beast. dwell on the carth by the means voice of harpers harping with of those miracles which he had their harps: REVELATION, The Lamb on mount Sign. power to do in the sight of the 3 And they sung as it were a beast; saying to them that dwell new song before the throne, and on the earth, that they should before the four beasts, and the make an image to the beast, elders: and no man could learn which had the wound by a that song but the hundred and sword, and did live. forty and four thousand, which 15 And he had power to give were redeemed from the earth. life unto the image of the beast, 4 These are they which were that the image of the beast not defiled with women; for should both speak, and cause they are virgins. These are that as many as would not wor- they which follow the Lamb ship the image of the beast whithersoever he goeth. These should be killed. were redeemed from among 16 And he causeth all, both men, being the first-fruits unto small and great, rich and poor, God and to the Lamb. free and bond, to receive a mark 5 And in their mouth was in their right hand, or in their found no guile: for they are foreheads; without fault before the throne 17 And that no man might of God. buy or sell, save he that had 6 And I saw another angel the mark, or the name of the fly in the midst of heaven, havbeast, or the number of his ing the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on 18 Here is wisdom. Let him the earth, and to every nation, that hath understanding count and kindred, and tongue, and the number of the beast: for it people, naine. is the number of a man; and his 7 Saying with a loud voice, number is Six hundred three- Fear God, and give glory to score and six. CHAP. XIV. The Lamb and his company. him; for the hour of his judg ment is come: and worship him ND I looked, and lo, a and the sea, and the fountains Sion, and with him a hundred 8 And there followed another 2 And I heard a voice from the wine of the wrath of her heaven, as the voice of many fornication. waters, and as the voice of a 9 And the third angel followgreat thunder and I heard the ed them, saying with a loud CHAP. XV. The fall of Babylon. The harvest of the world. voice, If any man worship the for thee to reap; for the harvest beast and his image, and receive of the earth is ripe. his mark in his forehead, or in 16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the his hand, 10 The same shall drink of earth; and the earth was reaped. the wine of the wrath of God, 17 And another angel came which is poured out without out of the temple which is in mixture into the cup of his in- heaven, he also having a sharp dignation; and he shall be tor- sickle. mented with fire and brimstone 18 And another angel came in the presence of the holy an-out from the altar, which had gels, and in the presence of the power over fire; and cried with Lamb: a loud cry to him that had the 11 And the smoke of their sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in torment ascendeth up for ever thy sharp sickle, and gather the and ever: and they have no rest clusters of the vine of the earth; day nor night, who worship the for her grapes are fully ripe. beast and his image, and who- 19 And the angel thrust in soever receiveth the mark of his his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, name. 12 Here is the patience of the and cast it into the great winesaints here are they that keep press of the wrath of God. the commandments of God, and 20 And the wine-press was the faith of Jesus. trodden without the city, and 13 And I heard a voice from blood came out of the wine-press, heaven, saying unto me, Write, even unto the horse-bridles, by Blessed are the dead which die the space of a thousand and six in the Lord from henceforth hundred furlongs. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; CHAP. XV. and their works do follow AND I saw another sign in them. heaven, great and marvel 14 And I looked, and behold, lous, seven angels having the a white cloud, and upon the seven last plagues; for in them cloud one sat like unto the Son is filled up the wrath of God. of man, having on his head a 2 And I saw as it were a sea golden crown, and in his hand of glass mingled with fire and a sharp sickle. them that had gotten the victory 15 And another angel came over the beast, and over his out of the temple, crying with image, and over his mark, and a loud voice to him that sat on over the number of his name, the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, stand on the sea of glass, having and reap: for the time is comelthe harps of God. The REVELATION, Vials of wrath emptied. song of the lamb. 3 And they sing the song of poured out his vial upon the Moses the servant of God, and earth; and there fell a noisome the song of the Lamb, saying, and grievous sore upon the men Great and marvellous are thy which had the mark of the beast, works, Lord God Almighty; just and upon them which worshipand true are thy ways, thou ped his image. King of saints. 3 And the second angel pour 4 Who shall not fear thee, O ed out his vial upon the sea; Lord, and glorify thy name ? and it became as the blood of a for thou only art holy: for all dead man; and every living soul nations shall come and worship died in the sea. before thee; for thy judgments 4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and 5 And after that I looked, and fountains of waters: and they behold, the temple of the taber- became blood. nacle of the testimony in heaven 5 And I heard the angel of was opened: the waters say, Thou art right are made manifest. 6 And the seven angels came eous, O Lord, which art, and out of the temple, having the wast, and shalt be, because seven plagues, clothed in pure thou hast judged thus. and white linen, and having 6 For they have shed the their breasts girded with golden blood of saints and prophets, girdles. and thou hast given them blood 7 And one of the four beasts to drink; for they are worthy. gave unto the seven angels seven 7 And I heard another out of golden vials full of the wrath of the altar say, Even so, Lord God God, who liveth for ever and Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. ever. 9 And men were scorched 8 And the temple was filled 8 And the fourth angel poured with smoke from the glory of out his vial upon the sun; and God, and from his power; and power was given unto him to no man was able to enter into scorch men with fire. the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were ful-with great heat, and blasphemed filled. the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. CHAP. XVI. Of the vials full of wrath. ND I heard a great voice A out of the temple, saying to 10 And the fifth angel poured the seven angels, Go your ways, out his vial upon the seat of the and pour out the vials of the beast; and his kingdom was full wrath of God upon the earth. of darkness; and they gnawed 2 And the first went, and their tongues for pain, |