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great and marvellous, seven angels having seven plagues, which are the last, for in them is finished the wrath of God.

And I saw as it were a glassy! sea mingled with fire; and them that Icome victorious from the beast, and from his image, and 'from the number of his name, standing 1by the glassy sea, having harps of God. 3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages!. (4°Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy Irighteous acts have been made manifest.

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And after these things I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: 6) and there' came out 'from the temple the seven angels that had the seven plagues, 'arrayed with precious stone', pure and bright, and girt about their breasts with golden girdles. 7 °And one of the four living creatures! gave unto the seven angels seven golden bowls 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 none was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels 'should be finished'.

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bowl into the sea; and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living soul died, even the things that were in the sea.

And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the fountains of the waters; and it became blood. (5) °And I heard the angel of the waters Isaying, Righteous art thou, which art and which wast, thou Holy One', because thou didst thus (6) judge for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink : (7 they are worthy. And I heard the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, 'the' Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgements.

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And the fourth poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given unto it to scorch men with *9 fire. And men were scorched with great heat and they blasphemed the name of the God which hath the power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory.

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And the fifth poured out his bowl! upon the thronel of the beast; and his kingdom was darkened'; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, 11 and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores; and they repented not of their works'.

(12) And the sixth poured out his bowl' upon the great river, the river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the 'sun13) rising". And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three un(14 clean spirits, 'as it were frogs: for they are spirits of 10devils, working Isigns; which go forth 1unto the kings of the whole world, to gather them together unto the war of the great 15 day of God, the Almighty. (Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they

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them together into the place which is called in Hebrew Har-Magedon'. (17 And the seventh poured out his bowl upon the air; and there came forth a great voice out of the temple, from the throne, saying, It is done: (18) and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men upon the earth, so 19) great an earthquake, so mighty. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell and Babylon 'the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of 20 the fierceness of his wrath. °And

every island fled away, and the moun(21) tains were not found. And great hail, every stone about the weight of a talent, cometh down out of heaven upon men and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof is exceeding great. 17(1 And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls', and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the judgement of the great 'harlot that sitteth (2 upon many waters; with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and they that dwell in the earth were made drunken with the 3 wine of her fornication. And he

carried me away in the Spirit into 'al wilderness and I saw a woman 'sitting upon a scarlet-coloured beast, 2full of names of blasphemy, having (4) seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of (5 her fornication, and upon her forehead a name written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMI6 NATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with a great

7 wonder. And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and 8 the ten horns. The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and 'is about to come up out of the abyss', 'and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, they' whose name hath not been written 8in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is (9 not, and shall come. Here is the 10mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which (10 the woman sitteth: and they are seven kings; the five are fallen, 'the

one is, the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue 11 a little while. And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven; and he' 12) goeth into perdition. And the ten horns 'that thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour. 13 These have one mind, and they

give their power and authority unto (14 the beast. These shall war against

the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they also shall overcome that are with him, 15 called and chosen and faithful. And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the 'harlot' sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and na16 tions, and tongues. And the ten horns which thou sawest, 'and' the beast, these shall hate the 'harlot', and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her utterly with fire. 17 °For God did put in their hearts to do his mind', and to come to one mind', and to give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of 18 God 'should be 'accomplished'. And the woman 'whom' thou sawest is the great city, which 12reigneth over the kings of the earth.

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18(1 After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory. (2) And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become 'a' habitation of Idevils, and a hold of every unclean' spirit, and a hold of every unclean (3) and hateful bird. For by the wine of the wrath of her fornication all the nations are fallen'; and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth waxed rich by the power of her Swantonness'.

4) And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come 'forth', my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye 5 receive not of her plagues: °for her sins have reached even unto heaven, and God hath remembered her ini6 quities. Render unto her even as she rendered', and double unto her the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle (7) unto her double. "How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed 7wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in no wise see 8) mourning. Therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God 'which judged1 (9 her. And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived "I wantonly with her, shall 'weep1 and Iwail over her, when they look upon 10 the smoke of her burning, standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one (11 hour is thy judgement come. °And

the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth (12 their 10merchandise any more; °10merchandise of gold, and silver, and

precious stone, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet; and all thyine wood, and levery vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of most precious wood, and of 13 brass, and iron, and marble; and

cinnamon, and "spice', and 'incense, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle', and sheep; and merchandise of horses and chariots and 14 12slaves; and 18souls of men. And the fruits which thy soul lusted after are gone from thee, and all things that were dainty and 'sumptuous are perished' from thee, and men shall find them no more at all. 15 °The merchants of these things, who' were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, (16 weeping and mourning"; saying, Woe, woe, the great city, she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold 17 and precious stone' and 'pearl! "for in one hour so great riches is made desolate. And every shipmaster, and levery one that saileth any whither', and mariners, and as many as 151gain their living by sea, stood afar off, 18 and cried out as they looked upon

the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like the great city? 19 And they cast dust on their heads,

and cried, weeping and mourning', saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein were made rich all that had

their ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she 20 made desolate. Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and yet apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath 'judged your judgement' on her. 21) And 16a strong angel took up a stone as it were a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with a mighty fall shall Babylon, the great city, be cast down, and (22 shall be found no more at all. And the voice of harpers and minstrels and flute-players and trumpeters

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shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, 1of whatsoever craft, shall be found any more at all in thee; and the voice of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; 23 and the light of a lamp shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the 'princes! of the earth; for with thy sorcery! 24 were all the nations deceived. And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that have been slain upon the earth. 19(1 After these things I heard as it were a great voice of la great multitude in heaven, saying, 'Hallelujah'; Salvation, and glory, and power, 'be2 long to our God: for true and righteous are his judgements; for he hath judged the great 'harlot', which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of 3 his servants at her hand. And la second time they say, Hallelujah'. And her smoke goeth up for ever 4 and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures! fell down and worshipped God that Isitteth' on the throne, saying, Amen; (5 Hallelujah!. And a voice came 'forth from the throne, saying, 'Give praise Ito our God, all ye his servants, ye that fear him, the small and 'the' 6 great. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders', saying, Hallelujah for the Lord our God, 7) the Almighty', reigneth. Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his 8) wife hath made herself ready. And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure! : for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. (9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are

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10 words of God. And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee' and Iwith thy brethren that 'hold' the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

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And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon', 'called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth 12 judge and make war. And his eyes are a flame of fire, and upon his head are many diadems; and he hath' a name written, 'which' no one 13 knoweth but he himself. And he is arrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood and his name is called 14 The Word of God. And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine 15 linen, white and 'pure'. And out of his mouth 'proceedeth' a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the 16 wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF kings,

AND LORD OF LORDS.

(17) And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the 'birds that fly in mid heaven, Come and be gathered together unto the great sup18 per of God; that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of them that sit thereon', and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, 'and' small and great.

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And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and 20 against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of

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the beast, and them that worshipped his image they twain were cast alive into the lake of fire that 21) burneth with brimstone: and the Irest' were killed with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, even the sword which came forth out of his mouth and all the birds were filled with their flesh. 201 And I saw an angel 'coming down lout of heaven, having the key of the labyss and a great chain 1in his hand. 2 °And he laid hold on the dragon, 'the' old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand 3 years, and cast him into the abyss', and shut it, and 'sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished': after this he must be loosed for a little 'time'. 4) And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgement was given unto them and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, 'and' received not the mark upon their forehead and uponꞌ their hand; and they lived, and reigned (5 with Christ a thousand years. The rest of the dead lived not until the thousand years should be finished. 6 This is the first resurrection. "Bless

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And when the thousand years are 'finished', Satan shall be loosed out 8 of his prison, and shall 'come forth' to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war: the number of whom is (9 as the sand of the sea. "And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down out of heaven, 10) and devoured them. And the devil

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that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no (12) place for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, Istanding before the thronel; and books were opened and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 °And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and 'Hades gave up the dead which were in them and they were judged every 14 man according to their works. And

death and 'Hades' were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second 15 death, even the lake of fire. And if any was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

211) And I saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth are' passed away; and (2) the sea is no more. And I saw

the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 'made ready as a bride adorned for her hus3 band. And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples', and God himself shall be with them, and be (4) their God: and he shall wipe away levery tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning", nor crying, 'nor' pain, any more: the 'first' things are 5) passed away. And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith', 'Write: for these words are faithful and true. 6 And he said unto me, 'They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is

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