Seven angels with CHAP. VIII, IX. seven trumpets. CHAP. VIII. creatures which were in the ND when he had opened sea, and had life, died; and the seventh seal, there the third part of the ships was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. A 2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. t 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. were destroyed. 10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; 11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. 12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the 5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into day shone not for a third part the earth: and there were of it, and the night likewise. voices, and thunderings, and w13 And I beheld, and heard lightnings, and an earth-an angel flying through the quake. 6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Wo, wo, wo, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! A CHAP. IX. v 7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and ND the fifthangel soundthey were cast upon the earth: ed, and I saw a star fall and the third part of trees from heaven unto the earth: was burnt up, and all green and to him was given the key grass was burnt up. of the bottomless pit. 8 And the second angel 12 And he opened the botsounded, and as it were a tomless pit; and there arose great mountain burning with a smoke out of the pit, as the fire was cast into the sea: and smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. the third part of the sea became blood; 9 And the third part of the The sixth REVELATION. trumpet soundeth. 3 And there came out of the name in the Hebrew tongue smoke locusts upon the earth: is Abaddon, but in the Greek and unto them was given tongue hath his name Apolpower, as the scorpions of lyon. the earth have power. 12 One wo is past; and, be 4 And it was commanded hold, there come two woes them that they should not more hereafter. hurt the grass of the earth, 13 And the sixth angel neither any green thing, nei- sounded, and I heard a voite ther any tree; but only those from the four horns of the men which have not the seal golden altar which is before of God in their foreheads. God, 5 And to them it was given g 14 Saying to the sixth angel that they should not kill which had the trumpet, Loose them, but that they should the four angels which are be tormented five months: bound in the great river Euand their torment was as the phrates. torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. 15 And the four angels were loosed, which were pre 6 And in those days shall pared for an hour, and a day, men seek death, and shall not and a month, and a year, for find it; and shall desire to die, to slay the third part of men. and death shall flee from them. 16 And the number of the 7 And the shapes of the lo- army of the horsemen were custs were like unto horses two hundred thousand thouprepared unto battle; and on sand: and I heard the number their heads were as it were of them. crowns like gold, and their r 17 And thusI saw the horses faces were as the faces of in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breast8 And they had hair as the plates of fire, and of jacinth, hair of women, and their and brimstone: and the heads teeth were as the teeth of lions, of the horses were as the men. 9 And they had breast-heads of lions; and out of their plates, as it were breastplates mouths issued fire and smoke of iron; and the sound of their and brimstone. wings was as the sound of 18 By these three was the chariots of many horses run-third part of men killed, by ning to battle. the fire, and by the smoke, 10 And they had tails like and by the brimstone, which unto scorpions, and there issued out of their mouths. were stings in their tails: and 19 For their power is in their power was to hurt men five months. their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had headsand with them they do hurt. n 11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel the bottomless pit, whose 20 And the rest of the men 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. An angel CHAP. X, XI. with a book. which were not killed by these that there should be time no plagues yet repented not of longer: the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: 21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. A t CHAP. X. ND I sawanother mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: 8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. 2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, 3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. my belly was bitter. 10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, 4 And when the seven thun-r11 And he said unto me, ders had uttered their voices, Thou must prophesy again I was about to write: and I before many peoples, and naheard a voice from heaven tions, and tongues, and kings. saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. 5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, A CHAP. XI. ND there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. d 2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. t 6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, 3 And I will give power un The seventh REVELATION. angel soundeth. to my two witnesses, and they 11 And after three days shall prophesy a thousand and an half the Spirit of life two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. 5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. 77 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. 12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come uphither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. 13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. w14 The second wo is past; and, behold, the third wo cometh quickly. were 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become 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, 9 And they of the people and kindreds and tonguesandt 17 Saying, We give thee nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. 10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth, thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. t 18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. red dragon. 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and 9 And the great dragon was there were lightnings, and cast out, that old serpent, voices, and thunderings, and called the Devil, and Satan, anearthquake, and great hail. which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into ND there appeared a the earth, and his angels great wonder in heaven; were cast out with him. a woman clothed with the 10 And I heard a loud voice sun, and the moon under her saying in heaven, Now is feet, and upon her head a come salvation and strength, crown of twelve stars: A CHAP. XII. 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. and the kingdom of our God, 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them tothe earth: and the dragon stood before in them. Wo to the inhabitthe woman which was ready ers of the earth and of the to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. 5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a |