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which the seven thunders utter- the angel stood, saying, Rise, ed, and write them not. and measure the temple of God, 5 And the angel which I saw and the altar, and them that stand upon the sea and upon the worship therein.

earth,lifted up hishand to heaven, 2 But the court which is with

6 And sware by him that liv- out the temple, leave out, and eth for ever and ever, who creat- measure it not for it is given ed heaven, and the things that unto the Gentiles: and the holy therein are, and the earth, and city shall they tread under foot the things that therein are, and forty and two months. the sea, and the things which 3 And I will give power unto are therein, that there should be my two witnesses, and they shall time no longer: prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

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 hath declared to his servants the prophets.

4These are the two olive-trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. 5 And if any man will hurt 8 And the voice which I heard them, fire proceedeth out of their from heaven spake unto me mouth, and devoureth their eneagain,and said, Go, and take the mies and if any man will hurt little book which is open in the them, he must in this manner hand of the angel which standeth be killed.

upon the sea and upon the earth. 6 These have power to shut

9 And I went unto the angel, heaven, that it rain not in the and said unto him, Give me the days of their prophecy and little book. And he said unto me, have power over waters to turn Take it, and eat it up; and it them to blood, and to smite the shall make thy belly bitter, but earth with all plagues, as often it shall be in thy mouth sweet as they will.

as honey.

7 And when they shall have 10 And I took the little book finished their testimony, the out of the angel's hand, and beast that ascendeth out of the ate it up; and it was in my bottomless pit shall make war mouth sweet as honey: and as against them, and shall oversoon as I had eaten it my belly come them, and kill them. was bitter.

3 And their dead bodies shall 11 And he said unto me, lie in the street of the great city, Thou must prophesy again be- which spiritually is called Sodfore many peoples, and nations, om and Egypt, where also our and tongues, and kings. Lord was crucified.

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9 And they of the people, and kindreds, and tongues, and nations, shall see their dead bodies three days and a half, and

AND there was given me a shall not suffer their dead bodies reed like unto a rod: and to be put in graves.

10 And they that dwell upon the time of the dead, that they the earth shall rejoice over them, should be judged, and that thou and make merry, and shall send shouldest give reward unto thy gifts one to another; because servants the prophets, and to the these two prophets tormented saints, and them that fear thy them that dwell on the earth. name, small and great; and

11 And after three days and shouldest destroy them which a half the spirit of life from God destroy the earth.

entered into them, and they 19 And the temple of God stood upon their feet; and great was opened in heaven, and there fear fell upon them which saw was seen in his temple the ark them. of his testament : and there

12 And they heard a great were lightnings, and voices, and voice from heaven, saying unto thunderings, and an earthquake, them, Come up hither. And and great hail. they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies be-1 held them.

CHAP. XII.

A woman clothed with the sun travaileth 4 the great red dragon standeth before he ready to devour her child: 5 she is delivered, and fleeth into the wilderness, &c.

13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and AND there appeared a great the tenth part of the city fell, wonder in heaven; a woand in the earthquake were slain man clothed with the sun, and of men seven thousand; and the the moon under her feet, and remnant were affrighted, and upon her head a crown of twelve gave glory to the God of heav- stars:

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2 And she, being with child, 14 The second wo is past; cried, travailing in birth, and and behold, the third wo com- pained to be delivered. eth quickly. 3 And there appeared another 15 And the seventh angel wonder in heaven; and behold, sounded; and there were great a great red dragon, having seven voices in heaven, saying, The heads and ten horns, and seven kingdoms of this world are be- crowns upon his heads. come the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,

4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

17 Saying, We give thee 5 And she brought forth a thanks, O Lord God Almighty, man-child, who was to rule all which art, and wast, and art to nations with a rod of iron: and come; because thou hast taken her child was caught up unto to thee thy great power, and God, and to his throne.

hast reigned. 6 And the woman fled into 18 And the nations were an- the wilderness, where she hath a gry, and thy wrath is come, and place prepared of God, that they

should feed her there a thou- times, and half a time, from the sand two hundred and threescore face of the serpent. days. 15 And the serpent cast out 7 And there was war in heav- of his mouth water as a flood, en: Michael and his angels after the woman, that he might fought against the dragon; and cause her to be carried away of the dragon fought and his an- the flood.

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16 And the earth helped the 8 And prevailed not; neither woman, and the earth opened her was their place found any more mouth, and swallowed up the in heaven. flood which the dragon cast out

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9 And the great dragon was of his mouth. cast out, that old serpent, called 17 And the dragon was the Devil, and Satan, which wroth with the woman, and deceiveth the whole world: he went to make war with the remwas cast out into the earth, and nant of her seed, which keep the his angels were cast out with commandments of God, and him. have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

CHAP. XIII.

A beast riseth out of the sea with seven

10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the heads and ten horns. 11 Another beast kingdom of our God, and the cometh up out of the earth, which suppower of his Christ: for the acporteth the worship of the former beast. cuser of our brethren is cast of ND I stood upon the sand down, which accused them be-of the sea, and saw a beast fore our God day and night. rise up out of the sea, having 11 And they overcame him seven heads and ten horns, and by the blood of the Lamb, and upon his horns ten crowns, and by the word of their testimony: upon his heads the name of and they loved not their lives blasphemy. unto the death.

2 And the beast which I 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heav- saw was like unto a leopard, ens, and ye that dwell in them. and his feet were as the feet of Wo to the inhabitants of the a bear, and his mouth as the earth, and of the sea! for the mouth of a lion: and the dragdevil is come down unto you, on gave him his power, and his having great wrath, because he seat, and great authority. knoweth that he hath but a short 3 And I saw one of his heads time. as it were wounded to death; 13 And when the dragon saw and his deadly wound was healthat he was cast unto the earth, ed: and all the world wonderhe persecuted the woman which ed after the beast. brought forth the man-child.

4 And they worshipped the

14 And to the woman were dragon which gave power unto given two wings of a great eagle, the beast: and they worshipped that she might fly into the wil- the beast, saying, Who is like derness, into her place, where unto the beast? who is able to she is nourished for a time, and make war with him!

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5 And there was given unto beast; saying to them that dwell him a mouth speaking great on the earth, that they should things and blasphemies; and make an image to the beast, power was given unto him to which had the wound by á continue forty and two months. sword, and did live.

6 And he opened his mouth 15 And he had power to give in blasphemy against God, to life unto the image of the beast, blaspheme his name, and his tab- that the image of the beast should ernacle, and them that dwell in both speak, and cause that as heaven. many as would not worship the 7. And it was given unto image of the beast should be killhim to make war with the saints, ed.

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and to overcome them: and 16 And he causeth all, both power was given him over all small and great, rich and poor, kindreds, and tongues, and na- free and bond, to receive a mark tions. in their right hand, or in their

8. And all that dwell upon the foreheads; earth shall worship him, whose 17 And that no man might names are not written in the buy or sell, save he that had the book of life of the Lamb, slain mark, or the name of the beast, from the foundation of the or the number of his name.

world.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him

9 If any man have an ear, that hath understanding count let him hear. the number of the beast: for it 10 He that leadeth into cap- is the number of a man; and tivity shall go into captivity: he his number is six hundred threethat killeth with the sword, must score and six. 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.

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CHAP. XIV.

The Lamb standing on mount Sion with his company, 6 an angel preacheth the gospel; 8 another proclaimeth the fall of Babylon, 15 the harvest of the world, &c. AND I looked, and lo, a

Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him a hundred 12 And he exerciseth all the forty and four thousand, having power of the first beast before his Father's name written in him, and causeth the earth and their foreheads.

them which dwell therein to 2 And I heard a voice from worship the first beast, whose heaven, as the voice of many deadly wound was healed. waters, and as the voice of a 13 And he doeth great won- great thunder: and I heard the ders, so that he maketh fire come voice of harpers harping with down from heaven on the earth their harps:

in the sight of men,

3 And they sung as it were

14 And deceiveth them that a new song before the throne, dwell on the earth by the means and before the four beasts, and of those miracles which he had the elders and no man could power to do in the sight of the learn that song but the hundred

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and forty and four thousand, gels, and in the presence of the which were redeemed from the Lamb:

earth.

11 And the smoke of their

4 These are they which were torment ascendeth up for ever not defiled with women; for and ever: and they have no rest they are virgins. These are they day nor night, who worship the which follow the Lamb whith-beast and his image, and whosoersoever he goeth. These were ever receiveth the mark of his redeemed from among men, be- name.

ing the first-fruits unto God and 12 Here is the patience of the to the Lamb. saints: here are they that keep 5 And in their mouth was the commandments of God, and found no guile: for they are the faith of Jesus.

without fault before the throne 13 And I heard a voice from of God. heaven, saying unto me, Write,

6 And I saw another angel Blessed are the dead which die fly in the midst of heaven, hav- in the Lord from henceforth: ing the everlasting gospel to Yea, saith the Spirit, that they preach unto them that dwell on may rest from their labours; and the earth, and to every nation, their works do follow them. and kindred, and tongue, and 14 And I looked, and behold, people, a white cloud, and upon the

7 Saying with a loud voice, cloud one sat like unto the Son Fear God, and give glory to of man, having on his head a him; for the hour of his judg- golden crown, and in his hand ment is come: and worship him a sharp sickle. that made heaven, and earth, 15 And another angel came and the sea, and the fountains out of the temple, crying with a of waters. loud voice to him that sat on the

8 And there followed anoth- cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and er angel, saying, Babylon is fall-reap: for the time is come for en, is fallen, that great city, be- thee to reap; for the harvest of cause she made all nations drink the earth is ripe.

of the wine of the wrath of her 16 And he that sat on the fornication. cloud thrust in his sickle on the

9 And the third angel follow-earth; and the earth was reaped. ed them, saying with a loud 17 And another angel came voice, If any man worship the out of the temple which is in beast and his image, and receive heaven, he also having a sharp his mark on his forehead, or in sickle. his hand,

18 And another angel came 10 The same shall drink of out from the altar, which had the wine of the wrath of God, power over fire; and cried with which is poured out without a loud cry to him that had the mixture into the cup of his in- sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in dignation; and he shall be tor- thy sharp sickle, and gather the mented with fire and brimstone clusters of the vine of the earth; in the presence of the holy an- for her grapes are fully ripe.

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