If any one worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on
his forehead, or on his hand, (10)he also shall drink of the wine of
the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of
his wrath, and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the
presence of holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb. (11)And the
smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; and they have no rest
day and night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever
receives the mark of his name.
(12)Here is the patience of the saints, who keep the commandments of
God, and the faith of Jesus.
(13)And I heard a voice out of heaven saying: Write, Happy are the
dead who die in the Lord, henceforth; yea, says the Spirit, that they
shall rest from their labors, for their works follow with them.
(14)And I saw, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one
sitting like to the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and
in his hand a sharp sickle. (15)And another angel came forth out of
the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud: Put
forth thy sickle, and reap; because the time to reap is come; because
the harvest of the earth is ripe. (16)And he who sat on the cloud
thrust in his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped.
(17)And another angel came forth out of the temple which is in heaven,
he also having a sharp sickle. (18)And another angel came out from the
altar, who had power over fire; and he cried with a loud cry to him
who had the sharp sickle, saying: Put forth thy sharp sickle, and
gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully
ripe. (19)And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and
gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great wine-press
of the wrath of God. (20)And the wine-press was trodden without the
city, and blood came forth out of the wine-press, even to the bits of
the horses, as far as a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
XV.
AND I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels
having seven plagues; which are the last, because in them is completed
the wrath of God.
(2)And I saw as it were a sea of glass, mingled with fire; and those
who had gained the victory over the beast, and over his image, and
over the number of his name, standing by the sea of glass, 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 marvelous are thy works,
Lord God the Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of the
nations. (4)Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? Because
thou alone art holy; because all the nations shall come and worship
before thee; because thy judgments are made manifest.
(5)And after these things I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of
the testimony in heaven was opened; (6)and there came forth the seven
angels having the seven plagues, clothed in pure, shining linen, and
girded about the breasts with golden girdles. (7)And one of the four
animals gave to the seven angels seven golden cups, full of the wrath
of God, who lives forever and ever. (8)And the temple was filled with
smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no one was able
to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels
should be completed.
XVI.
AND I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven
angels: Go, and pour out the seven cups of the wrath of God into the
earth.
(2)And the first departed, and poured out his cup into the
earth[16:2]; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men
who have the mark of the beast, and who worship his image.
(3)And the second poured out his cup into the sea; and it became
blood, as of a dead man; and every living thing died that was in the
sea.
(4)And the third poured out his cup into the rivers, and the fountains
of water; and they became blood. (5)And I heard the angel of the
waters saying: Righteous art thou, who art and who wast holy, because
thou didst thus judge; (6)because they shed the blood of saints and
prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink. They are worthy.
(7)And I heard, out of the altar, one saying[16:7]: Even so, Lord God
the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
(8)And the fourth poured out his cup upon the sun; and it was given to
it to scorch men with fire. (9)And men were scorched with great heat,
and blasphemed the name of God, who has the power over these plagues,
and repented not, to give him glory.
(10)And the fifth poured out his cup upon the throne of the beast; and
his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
(11)and blasphemed the God of heaven, because of their pains and their
sores, and repented not of their works.
(12)And the sixth poured out his cup upon the great river, the
Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings, who
are from the rising of the sun, might be prepared. (13)And I saw 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, three unclean spirits as frogs;
(14)for they are spirits of demons, working signs, which go forth over
the kings of the whole habitable world, to gather them to the battle
of that great day of God the Almighty.
(15)Behold, I come as a thief. Happy is he that watches, and keeps his
garments, that he may not walk naked and they see his shame.
(16)And they gathered them into the place called in the Hebrew tongue,
Armageddon.
(17)And the seventh poured out his cup upon the air; and there came
forth a loud voice out of the temple of heaven, 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 was a man upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, so great.
(19)And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of
the nations fell; and Babylon the great was remembered before God, to
give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
(20)And every island fled away, and mountains were not found. (21)And
great hail, as of a talent's weight, comes down out of heaven upon
men; and men blasphemed God on account of the plague of the hail;
because the plague thereof was exceeding great.
XVII.
AND there came one of the seven angels who have the seven cups, and
talked with me, saying: Come hither; I will show thee the judgment of
the great harlot, that sits upon many waters; (2)with whom the kings
of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth
were made drunk with the wine of her fornication. (3)And he carried me
away in the spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting upon
a scarlet beast, full of the names of blasphemy, having seven heads
and ten horns. (4)And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and
gilded with gold, and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup
in her hand, full of abominations and the impurities of her
fornication. (5)And upon her forehead was a name written: MYSTERY,
BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS
OF THE EARTH.
(6)And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with
the blood of the witnesses of Jesus; and I wondered when I saw her,
with great wonder. (7)And the angel said to me: Wherefore didst thou
wonder? I will tell thee 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 thou sawest was, and is not, and is to come up out of the
abyss, and to go into perdition; and they will wonder who dwell on the
earth, whose names are not written in the book of life from the
foundation of the world, seeing the beast, that he was, and is not,
and shall come.
(9)Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven
mountains, on which the woman sits. (10)And they are seven kings; the
five are fallen, and the one is; the other is not yet come; and when
he comes, he must remain a little time. (11)And the beast that was,
and is not, he also is an eighth, and is of the seven, and goes into
perdition.
(12)And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, who received no
kingdom as yet; but receive authority as kings one hour, along with
the beast. (13)These have one mind, and give their power and authority
to the beast. (14)These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will
overcome them; because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and
they who are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
(15)And he says to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot
sits, are peoples and multitudes, and nations and tongues. (16)And the
ten horns, and the beast, these will hate the harlot, and will make
her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her up
with fire. (17)For God put it into their hearts to do his will, and to
form one purpose, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the
words of God shall be fulfilled.
(18)And the woman which thou sawest is the great city, which has a
kingdom over the kings of the earth.
XVIII.
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 strong voice, saying: Babylon the great is
fallen, is fallen, and is become a habitation of demons, and a hold of
every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
(3)Because all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her
fornication, and the kings of the earth committed fornication with
her, and the merchants of the earth became rich out of the abundance
of her luxury.
(4)And I heard another voice out of heaven, saying: Come out of her,
my people, that ye partake not in her sins, and that ye receive not of
her plagues. (5)For her sins reached unto heaven, and God remembered
her iniquities. (6)Reward her as she also rewarded, and render twofold
according to her works; in the cup which she mixed, mix for her
twofold. (7)By as much as she glorified herself, and lived
luxuriously, so much torment and mourning give her; because in her
heart she says: I sit a queen, and not a widow, and shall not see
mourning. (8)Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and
mourning, and famine; and she shall be burned up with fire because
strong is the Lord God who judged her.
(9)And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived
luxuriously with her, shall weep, and shall lament for her, when they
see the smoke of her burning; (10)standing afar off for the fear of
her torment, saying: Alas, alas, the great city Babylon, the mighty
city! Because in one hour thy judgment is come.
(11)And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her,
because no one buys their lading any more; (12)the lading of gold, and
of silver, and of precious stones, and of pearls, and of fine linen,
and of purple, and of silk, and of scarlet; and all citron wood, and
every vessel of ivory, and every vessel of most precious wood, and of
brass, and of iron and of marble, (13)and cinnamon, and amomum, and
odors, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine
flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep; and [lading] of horses, and
of chariots, and of slaves; and souls of men. (14)And the fruit that
thy soul desired departed from thee, and all the dainty and goodly
things perished from thee, and thou shalt no more find them.
(15)The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, shall stand
afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
(16)saying: Alas, alas, the great city, that was clothed in fine
linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded with gold, and precious
stone, and pearls; (17)because in one hour so great riches are made
desolate.
And every pilot, and every one that sails to any place, and seamen,
and as many as do business at sea, stood afar off, (18)and cried out
when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying: Who is like to the
great city! (19)And they cast dust upon their heads, and cried out,
weeping and mourning, saying: Alas, alas, the great city, whereby all
that have the ships in the sea became rich by reason of her
costliness; because in one hour she is made desolate.
(20)Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, ye apostles, and ye
prophets; because God judged your cause upon her.
(21)And a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and
cast it into the sea, saying: Thus with violence shall Babylon the
great city be cast down, and shall be found no more. (22)And the voice
of harpers, and of musicians, and of pipers, and of trumpeters, shall
be heard in thee no more; and no craftsman, of whatever craft, shall
be found any more in thee, and the sound of a millstone shall be heard
in thee no more; (23)and the light of a lamp shall shine in thee no
more; and the voice of bridegroom and of bride shall be heard in thee
no more; because thy merchants were the great men of the earth;
because by thy sorcery all the nations were led astray.
(24)And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints and of
all that have been slain upon the earth.
XIX.
AFTER these things, I heard as it were a loud voice of a great
multitude in heaven, of those saying: Alleluia; the salvation, and the
glory, and the power, are our God's; (2)because true and righteous are
his judgments; because he judged the great harlot, who corrupted the
earth with her fornication, and avenged the blood of his servants at
her hand. (3)And a second time they said: Alleluia. And her smoke goes
up forever and ever.
(4)And the twenty-four elders, and the four animals, fell down and
worshiped God, who sits on the throne, saying: Amen; Alleluia.
(5)And a voice came out from the throne, saying: Praise our God, all
ye his servants, and ye who fear him, the small and the great.
(6)And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the
sound of many waters, and as the sound of mighty thunders, saying:
Alleluia; because the Lord God the Almighty reigns. (7)Let us rejoice
and exult, and we will give to him the glory; because the marriage of
the Lamb is come, and his wife made herself ready. (8)And it was given
her that she should be clothed in fine linen, pure and shining; for
the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.
(9)And he says to me: Write, Happy are they who are called to the
marriage-supper of the Lamb. And he says to me: These are the true
sayings of God. (10)And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he
said to me: See thou do it not. I am a fellow-servant of thee and of
thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the
testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
(11)And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse, and he who sat
upon him, called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he judges,
and makes war. (12)His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head
were many crowns; and he had a name written, which no one knows but he
himself. (13)And he was clothed with a garment dipped in blood; and
his name is called, The Word of God. (14)And the armies which are in
heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white,
pure. (15)And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he may
smite the nations; and he will rule them with a rod of iron; and he
treads the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of God the
Almighty. (16)And he has 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
gather yourselves together to the great supper of God; (18)that ye may
eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains of thousands, and
the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit
on them, and the flesh of all, both free and bond, both small and
great.
(19)And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies,
gathered together to make war with him who sat on the horse, and with
his army. (20)And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet
that wrought the signs in his presence, with which he led astray those
who received the mark of the beast, and who warship his image. The two
were cast alive into the lake of fire, that burns with brimstone.
(21)And the rest were slain with the sword of him who sat upon the
horse, which went forth out of his mouth; and all the birds were
filled with their flesh.
XX.
AND I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the
abyss, and a great chain in his hand. (2)And he laid hold of the
dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a
thousand years, (3)and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and set a
seal over him, that he mislead the nations no more, until the thousand
years are finished; after these he must be loosed a little time.
(4)And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given
to them; and the souls of those beheaded on account of the testimony
of Jesus, and on account of the word of God, and whoever did not
worship the beast, neither his image, and did not receive the mark
upon the forehead, or upon their hand; and they lived and reigned with
Christ a thousand years. (5)The rest of the dead lived not until the
thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. (6)Happy
and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection; on these the
second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of
Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
(7)And when the thousand years are finished, Satan will be loosed out
of his prison, (8)and will go out to mislead the nations that are in
the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together
to the war, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. (9)And they
went up upon the breadth of the earth, and encompassed the camp of the
saints, and the beloved city; and fire came down from God[20:9] out of
heaven, and devoured them. (10)And the Devil who misleads them was
cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and
the false prophet; and they will be tormented day and night forever
and ever.
(11)And I saw a great white throne, and him who sat upon it, from
whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and no place was found
for them.
(12)And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the
throne. And books were opened; and another book was opened, which is
[the book] of life; and the dead were judged out of the things written
in the books, according to their works. (13)And the sea gave up the
dead which were in it; and death and the underworld gave up the dead
which were in them; and they were judged each one according to their
works.
(14)And death and the underworld were cast into the lake of fire. This
is the second death, the lake of fire. (15)And if any one was not
found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.
XXI.
AND I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the
first earth passed away, and the sea is no more.
(2)And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven
from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (3)And I heard
a loud voice out of the throne, saying: Behold, the tabernacle of God
is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his
people, and GOD-WITH-THEM[21:3] himself will be their God. (4)And he
will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more,
nor shall mourning, nor crying, nor pain be any more; because the
former things are passed away.
(5)And he who sat upon the throne said: Behold, I make all things new.
And he says: Write; because these words are faithful and true.
(6)And he said to me: It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the
beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts, of the
fountain of the water of life freely. (7)He that overcomes shall
inherit these things; and I will be to him a God, and he shall be to
me a son. (8)But the fearful, and unbelieving, and defiled with
abominations, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and
idolaters, and all the liars, shall have their part in the lake which
burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
(9)And there came one from among the seven angels, who have the seven
cups full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying: Come
hither; I will show thee the bride, the wife 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)having the glory of God; her luminary like to a most precious
stone, as it were to a jasper stone, clear as crystal; (12)having a
wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve
angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve
tribes of the sons of Israel; (13)on the east three gates, and on the
north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three
gates. (14)And the wall of the city had twelve foundation-stones, and
on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
(15)And he who talked with me had a golden reed for a measure, that he
might measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
(16)And the city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as the
breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand
furlongs. The length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal.
(17)And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty-four cubits,
the measure of a man, which is that of an angel. (18)And the structure
of its wall was jasper; and the city was pure gold, like to pure
glass. (19)The foundation-stones of the wall of the city were adorned
with every precious stone. The first foundation-stone was jasper; the
second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; (20)the
fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the
eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the
eleventh, hyacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. (21)And the twelve gates
were twelve pearls; each several gate was of one pearl; and the street
of the city was pure gold, as transparent glass.
(22)And I saw in it no temple; for the Lord God the Almighty is its
temple, and the Lamb.
(23)And the city has no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine
on it; for the glory of God lightened it, and the Lamb is the light
thereof. (24)And the nations will walk by its light; and the kings of
the earth bring their glory into it. (25)And its gates will not be
shut by day; for there will be no night there; (26)and they will bring
the glory and the honor of the nations into it. (27)And there shall
not enter into it any thing unclean, or that works abomination or
falsehood; but they who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
XXII.
AND he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal,
proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. (2)In the midst
of its street, and on either side of the river, was a tree of life,
bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves
of the tree are for the healing of the nations. (3)And there will be
no more curse. And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it;
and his servants will serve him, (4)and will see his face, and his
name will be upon their foreheads. (5)And there will be no night
there; and they will have no need of a lamp, nor of the light of the
sun, because the Lord God will give them light; and they will reign
forever and ever.
(6)And he said to me: These sayings are faithful and true; and the
Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show
to his servants what things must shortly come to pass. (7)Behold, I
come quickly. Happy is he that keeps the sayings of the prophecy of
this book.
(8)And I, John, am he who heard and saw these things. And when I heard
and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel, who
showed me these things. (9)And he says to me: See thou do it not. I am
a fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren the prophets, and of
those who keep the sayings of this book; worship God.
(10)And he says to me: Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this
book; for the time is at hand. (11)He that is unjust, let him be
unjust still; and he that is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he
that is righteous, let him be righteous still; and he that is holy,
let him be holy still.