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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 10 through 12. Chapter 10.

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I saw still another mighty angel coming down

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from heaven clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow

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was on his head, his face was like the sun, and

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his feet like pillars of fire. He had a little

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book open in his hand, and he set his right foot

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on the sea and his left foot on the land, and

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cried with a loud voice as when a lion roars.

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When he cried out, seven thunders uttered their

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voices. Now when the seven thunders uttered their

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voices, I was about to write, but I heard a voice

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from heaven saying to me, Seal up the things

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which the seven thunders uttered and do not write

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them. the angel whom i saw standing on the sea

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and on the land raised up his hand to heaven

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and swore by him who lives forever and ever who

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created heaven and the things that are in it

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the earth and the things that are in it and the

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sea and the things that are in it that there

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should be delay no longer but in the days of

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the sounding of the seventh angel when he is

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about to sound the mystery of god would be finished

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as he declared to his servants the prophets.

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Then a voice which I heard from heaven spoke

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to me again and said, Go take the little book

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which is open in the hand of the angel who stands

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on the sea and on earth. So I went to the angel

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and said to him, Give me the little book. And

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he said to me, Take and eat it, and it will make

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your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet

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as honey in your mouth. Then I took the little

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book out of the angel's hand and ate it, and

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it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when

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I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. And

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he said to me, You must prophesy again about

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many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings. Chapter

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11 Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod,

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and the angel stood saying, Rise and measure

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the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship

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there. But leave out the court which is outside

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the temple, and do not measure it, for it has

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been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread

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the holy city underfoot for forty -two months.

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And I will give power to my two witnesses, and

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they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and

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sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the

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two olive trees and the two lampstands standing

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before the God of the earth. And if anyone wants

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to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth

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and devours their enemies. and if anyone wants

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to harm them, he must be killed in this manner.

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These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain

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falls in the days of their prophecy, and they

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have power over waters to turn them to blood,

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and to strike the earth with all plagues as often

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as they desire. When they finish their testimony,

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the beast that ascends out of the bottomless

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pit will make war against them, overcome them,

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and kill them. And their dead bodies will lie

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in the street of the great city, which spiritually

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is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord

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was crucified. Then those from the peoples, tribes,

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tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies

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three and a half days, and not allow their dead

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bodies to be put into graves. And those who dwell

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on the earth will rejoice over them. Make merry

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and send gifts to one another, because these

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two prophets tormented those who dwell on the

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earth. Now after the three and a half days the

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breath of life from God entered them, and they

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stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those

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who saw them. And they heard a loud voice from

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heaven saying to them, Come up here. And they

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ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies

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saw them. In the same hour there was a great

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earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In

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the earthquake, 7 ,000 people were killed. The

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rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of

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heaven. The second wall is passed. Behold, the

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third wall is coming quickly. Then a seventh

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angel sounded, and there were loud voices in

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heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have

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become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ,

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and he shall reign forever and ever. And the

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twenty -four elders who sat before God on their

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thrones fell on their faces and worshipped God,

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saying, We give you thanks, O Lord God Almighty,

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the one who is and who was and who is to come.

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Because you have taken your great power and reigned,

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the nations were angry, and your wrath has come,

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and the time of the dead, that they should be

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judged, and that you should reward your servants,

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the prophets and the saints, and those who fear

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your name, small and great, and should destroy

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those who destroy the earth. Then the temple

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of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of his

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covenant was seen in his temple, and there were

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lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake,

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and great hail. chapter twelve now a great sign

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appeared in heaven a woman clothed with the sun

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with the moon under her feet and on her head

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a garland of twelve stars then being with child

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she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth

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And another sign appeared in heaven. Behold,

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a great fiery red dragon, having seven heads

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and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.

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His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven

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and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood

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before the woman who was ready to give birth,

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to devour her child as soon as it was born. She

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bore a male child who was to rule all nations

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with a rod of iron, and her child was caught

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up to God and his throne. Then the woman fled

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into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared

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by God, that they should feed her there one thousand

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two hundred and sixty days. And war broke out

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in heaven. Michael and his angels fought with

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the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought.

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But they did not prevail, nor was there a place

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found for them in heaven any longer. So the great

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dragon was cast out, that serpent of old. called

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the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world.

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He was cast to the earth, and his angels were

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cast out with him. Then I heard a loud voice

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saying in heaven, Now salvation and strength

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and the kingdom of our God and the power of his

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Christ have come. For the accuser of our brethren,

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who accused them before our God day and night,

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has been cast down. and they overcame him by

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the blood of the lamb and by the word of their

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testimony and they did not love their lives to

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the death therefore rejoice o heavens and you

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who dwell in them woe to the inhabitants of the

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earth and the sea for the devil has come down

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to you having great wrath because he knows that

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he has a short time Now when the dragon saw that

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he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted

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the woman who gave birth to the male child. But

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the woman was given two wings of a great eagle,

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that she might fly into the wilderness to her

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place, where she is nourished for a time and

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times and half a time from the presence of the

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serpent. So the serpent spewed water out of his

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mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might

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cause her to be carried away by the flood. But

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the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened

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its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the

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dragon had spewed out of his mouth. And the dragon

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was enraged with the woman, and he went to make

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war with the rest of her offspring, who keep

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the commandments of God and have the testimony

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of Jesus Christ. 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.