(M107) 1 After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great
multitude in heaven, saying,
Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, belong to our God: 2
for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the
great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication,
and he hath avenged the blood of his servants(247) at her hand.
(M108) 3 And a second time they say(248), Hallelujah. And her smoke goeth
up for ever and ever(249). 4 And the four and twenty elders and the four
living creatures fell down and worshipped(250) God that sitteth on the
throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah. 5 And a voice came forth from the
throne, saying,
Give praise to our God, all ye his servants, ye that fear him, the
small and the great.
6 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, the Almighty, reigneth. 7 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 wife hath made
herself ready.
(M109) 8 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.
(M110) 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to
the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are true
words of God.
(M111) 10 And I fell down before his feet to worship(251) him. And he
saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow‐servant with thee and
with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship(252) God: for
the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
(C) The Last Things
(M112) 11 And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he
that sat thereon called(253) Faithful and True; and in righteousness he
doth judge and make war. 12 And his eyes _are_ a flame of fire, and upon
his head _are_ many diadems; and he hath a name written which no one
knoweth but he himself. 13 And he _is_ arrayed in a garment sprinkled
with(254) 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 _and_ pure. 15 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(255) of the wrath of
God, the Almighty. 16 And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name
written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
(M113) 17 And I saw an(256) 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 supper of God; 18 that ye may eat the
flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains(257), 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.
(M114) 19 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 against his army. 20 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 the beast and them that worshipped(258) his
image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with
brimstone: 21 and the rest 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.