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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from the book of

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Revelation, chapters 6 through 9. Chapter 6 Now

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I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals,

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and I heard one of the four living creatures

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saying, with a voice like thunder, Come and see.

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And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who

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sat on it had a bow, and a crown was given to

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him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.

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When he opened the second seal, I heard the second

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living creature saying, Come and see. Another

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horse, fiery red, went out, and it was granted

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to the one who sat on it to take peace from the

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earth, and that people should kill one another,

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and there was given to him a great sword. When

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he opened the third seal, I heard the third living

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creature say, Come and see. So I looked, and

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behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had

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a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard a voice

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in the midst of the four living creatures, saying,

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A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts

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of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the

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oil and the wine. When he opened the fourth seal,

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I heard the voice of the fourth living creature,

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saying, Come and see. So I looked, and behold,

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a pale horse, and the name of him who sat on

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it was Death. And Hades followed with him. And

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power was given to them over a fourth of the

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earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with

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death, and by the beasts of the earth. When he

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opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar

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the souls of those who had been slain for the

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word of God and for the testimony which they

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held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying,

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How long, O Lord, holy and true, until you judge

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and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the

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earth? Then a white robe was given to each of

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them, and it was said to them that they should

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rest a little while longer, until both the number

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of their fellow servants and their brethren,

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who would be killed as they were, was completed.

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I looked when he opened the sixth seal, and behold,

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there was a great earthquake, and the sun became

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black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became

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like blood, and the stars of heaven fell to the

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earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when

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it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded

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as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain

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and island was moved out of its place. And the

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kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men,

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the commanders, the mighty men, Every slave and

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every free man hid themselves in the caves and

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in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the

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mountains and rocks, Fall on us and hide us from

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the face of him who sits on the throne and from

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the wrath of the Lamb. For the great day of his

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wrath has come, and who is able to stand? After

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these things I saw four angels standing at the

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four corners of the earth, holding the four winds

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of the earth, that the wind should not blow on

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the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. Then I

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saw another angel ascending from the east, having

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the seal of the living God, and he cried with

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a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was

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granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying,

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Do not harm the earth. the sea or the trees,

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till we have sealed the servants of our God on

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their foreheads. And I heard the number of those

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who were sealed. 144 ,000 of all the tribes of

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the children of Israel were sealed. Of the tribe

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of Judah, 12 ,000 were sealed. Of the tribe of

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Reuben, 12 ,000 were sealed. Of the tribe of

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Gad, 12 ,000 were sealed. Of the tribe of Asher,

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12 ,000 were sealed. Of the tribe of Naphtali,

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12 ,000 were sealed. Of the tribe of Manasseh,

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twelve thousand were sealed. Of the tribe of

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Simeon, twelve thousand were sealed. Of the tribe

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of Levi, twelve thousand were sealed. Of the

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tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand were sealed.

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Of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand were

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sealed. Of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand

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were sealed. Of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve

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thousand were sealed. After these things I looked,

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and behold, a great multitude, which no one could

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number. of all nations, tribes, peoples, and

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tongues, standing before the throne and before

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the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm

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branches in their hands, and crying out with

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a loud voice, saying, Salvation belongs to our

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God, who sits on the throne and to the Lamb.

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All the angels stood around the throne and the

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elders and the four living creatures, and fell

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on their faces before the throne and worshipped

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God, saying, Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom.

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Then one of the elders answered, saying to me,

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Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where

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did they come from? And I said to him, Sir, you

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know. So he said to me, These are the ones who

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come out of the great tribulation, and washed

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their robes, and made them white in the blood

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of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne

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of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple.

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and he who sits on the throne will dwell among

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them. They shall neither hunger any more nor

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thirst any more. The sun shall not strike them

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nor any heat. For the Lamb who is in the midst

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of the throne will shepherd them and lead them

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to living fountains of waters, and God will wipe

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away every tear from their eyes. Chapter 8 When

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he opened the seventh seal, There was silence

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in heaven for about half an hour. And they saw

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the seven angels who stand before God, and to

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them were given seven trumpets. Then another

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angel, having a golden censer, came and stood

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at the altar. He was given much incense, that

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he should offer it with the prayers of all the

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saints upon the golden altar which was before

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the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with

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the prayers of the saints, ascended before God

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from the angel's hand. Then the angel took the

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censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and

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threw it to the earth. And there were noises,

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thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake. So

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the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared

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themselves to sound. The first angel sounded,

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and hail and fire followed, mingled with blood,

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and they were thrown to the earth, and a third

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of the trees were burned up, and all green grass

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was burned up. Then the second angel sounded,

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and something like a great mountain, burning

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with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third

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of the sea became blood, and a third of the living

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creatures in the sea died, and a third of the

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ships were destroyed. Then a third angel sounded,

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and a great star fell from heaven, burning like

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a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers

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and on the springs of water. The name of the

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star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became

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Wormwood, and many men died from the water because

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it was made bitter. Then a fourth angel sounded,

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and a third of the sun was struck, a third of

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the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a

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third of them were darkened. A third of the day

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did not shine, and likewise the night. And I

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looked and I heard an angel flying through the

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midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe,

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woe, woe, to the inhabitants of the earth, because

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of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the

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three angels who are about to sound. Chapter

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9 Then a fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star

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fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given

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the key to the bottomless pit. And he opened

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the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the

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pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the

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sun and the air were darkened because of the

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smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts

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came upon the earth, and to them was given power,

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as the scorpions of the earth have power. They

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were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth,

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or any green thing, or any tree, but only those

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men who do not have the seal of God on their

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foreheads, and they were not given authority

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to kill them. but to torment them for five months.

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Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion

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when it strikes a man. In those days, men will

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seek death and will not find it. They will desire

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to die, and death will flee from them. The shape

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of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle.

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On their heads were crowns of something like

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gold, and their faces were like the faces of

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men. They had hair like women's hair, and their

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teeth were like lion's teeth. And they had breastplates

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like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their

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wings was like the sound of chariots with many

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horses running into battle. They had tails like

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scorpions, and there were stings in their tails.

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Their power was to hurt men five months. And

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they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless

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pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in

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Greek he has the name Apollyon. One woe is past.

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Behold, still two more woes are coming after

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these things. Then a sixth angel sounded, and

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I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden

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altar which is before God, saying to the sixth

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angel who had the trumpet, Release the four angels

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who are bound at the great river Euphrates. So

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the four angels who had been prepared for the

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hour and day and month and year were released

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to kill a third of mankind. Now the number of

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the army of the horsemen was two hundred million.

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i heard the number of them and thus i saw the

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horses in the vision those who sat on them had

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breastplates of fiery red hyacinth blue and sulphur

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yellow and the heads of the horses were like

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the heads of lions and out of their mouths came

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fire smoke and brimstone By these three plagues

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a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and

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the smoke and the brimstone which came out of

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their mouths. For their power is in their mouth

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and in their tails, for their tails are like

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serpents having heads, and with them they do

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harm. But the rest of mankind who were not killed

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by these plagues did not repent of the works

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of their hands, that they should not worship

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demons and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone,

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and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor

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walk. and they did not repent of their murders

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or their sorceries or their sexual immorality

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or their thefts. I hope you enjoyed today's reading

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as much as I did and I look forward to seeing

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you again tomorrow to continue on our journey.

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God bless you and have a great day.