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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 13 through 16. Chapter 13

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Then I stood on the sand of the sea, and I saw

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a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven

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heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns,

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and on his heads a blasphemous name. Now the

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beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet

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were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like

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the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his

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power, his throne, and great authority. And I

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saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally

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wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And

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all the world marveled and followed the beast.

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So they worshipped the dragon who gave authority

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to the beast, and they worshipped the beast,

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saying, Who is like the beast? Who is able to

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make war with him? And he was given a mouth speaking

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great things and blasphemies, and he was given

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authority to continue for forty -two months.

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Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against

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God to blaspheme his name, his tabernacle, and

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those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to

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him to make war with the saints and to overcome

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them. And authority was given him over every

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tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the

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earth will worship him. whose names have not

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been written in the book of life of the Lamb

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slain from the foundation of the world. If anyone

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has an ear, let him hear. He who leads into captivity

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shall go into captivity. He who kills with the

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sword must be killed with the sword. Here is

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the patience and the faith of the saints. Then

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I saw another beast coming up out of the earth,

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and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like

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a dragon. And he exercises all the authority

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of the first beast in his presence and causes

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the earth and those who dwell in it to worship

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the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

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He performs great signs so that he even makes

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fire come down from heaven on the earth in the

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sight of men. And he deceives those who dwell

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on the earth by those signs which he was granted

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to do in the sight of the beast, telling those

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who dwell on the earth to make an image to the

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beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.

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He was granted power to give breath to the image

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of the beast, that the image of the beast should

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both speak and cause as many as would not worship

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the image of the beast to be killed. He causes

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all, both small and great, rich and poor, free

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and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand

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or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy

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or sell except one who has the mark or the name

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of the beast or the number of his name. Here

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is wisdom. Calculate the number of the beast,

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for it is the number of a man. His number is

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666. Chapter 14 Then I looked, and behold, a

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lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144

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,000, having his father's name written on their

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foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, like

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the voice of many waters, and like the voice

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of loud thunder. And they heard the sound of

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harpists playing their harps. They sang, as it

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were, a new song before the throne, before the

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four living creatures and the elders. And no

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one could learn that song except the 144 ,000

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who were redeemed from the earth. These are the

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ones who were not defiled with women, for they

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are virgins. These are the ones who follow the

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Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from

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among men, being firstfruits to God and to the

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Lamb. and in their mouth was found no deceit,

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for they are without fault before the throne

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of God. Then I saw another angel flying in the

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midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel

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to preach to those who dwell on the earth, to

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every nation, tribe, tongue, and people, saying

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with a loud voice, Fear God and give glory to

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him, for the hour of his judgment has come, and

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worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea

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and springs of water. And another angel followed,

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saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great

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city, because she has made all nations drink

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of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

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Then a third angel followed them, saying with

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a loud voice, If anyone worships the beast and

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his image and receives his mark on his forehead

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or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of

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the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured

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out full strength into the cup of his indignation.

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He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone

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in the presence of the holy angels and in the

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presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their

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torment ascends forever and ever, and they have

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no rest day or night who worship the beast and

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his image, and whoever receives the mark of his

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name. Here is the patience of the saints. Here

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are those who keep the commandments of God and

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the faith of Jesus. Then I heard a voice from

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heaven saying to me, Write, Blessed are the dead

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who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the

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Spirit, that they may rest from their labors,

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and their works follow them. Then I looked, and

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behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat one

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like the Son of Man, having on his head a golden

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crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another

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angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud

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voice to him who sat on the cloud, Thrust in

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your sickle and reap, for the time has come for

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you to reap, for the harvest of the earth is

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ripe. So he who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle

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on the earth, and the earth was reaped. Then

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another angel came out of the temple, which is

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in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. And

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another angel came out from the altar, who had

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power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry

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to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust

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in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters

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of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are

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fully ripe. So the angel thrust his sickle into

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the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth,

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and threw it into the great winepress of the

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wrath of God. And the winepress was trampled

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outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress

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up to the horse's bridles, for one thousand six

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hundred furlongs. Chapter 15 Then I saw another

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sign in heaven, great and marvelous. seven angels

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having the seven last plagues for in them the

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wrath of god is complete and i saw something

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like a sea of glass mingled with fire and those

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who have the victory over the beast over his

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image and over his mark and over the number of

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his name standing on a sea of glass having harps

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of god they sing the song of moses the servant

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of god and the song of the lamb saying Great

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and marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty.

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Just and true are your ways, O King of the Saints.

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Who shall not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your

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name? For you alone are holy. For all nations

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shall come and worship before you. For your judgments

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have been manifested. After these things I looked,

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and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the

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testimony in heaven was opened. And out of the

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temple came the seven angels, having the seven

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plagues, clothed in pure bright linen. and having

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their chests girded with golden bands. Then one

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of the four living creatures gave to the seven

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angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of

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God who lives forever and ever. The temple was

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filled with smoke from the glory of God and from

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his power, and no one was able to enter the temple

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till the seven plagues of the seven angels were

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completed. Then I heard a loud voice from the

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temple saying to the seven angels, Go and pour

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out the bowls of the wrath of God on the earth.

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So the first went and poured out his bowl upon

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the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came

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upon the men who had the mark of the beast and

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those who worshipped his image. Then the second

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angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it

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became blood as of a dead man, and every living

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creature in the sea died. Then the third angel

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poured out his bowl, on the rivers and springs

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of water, and they became blood. And I heard

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the angel of the water saying, You are righteous,

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O Lord, the one who is and who was and who is

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to be, because you have judged these things.

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For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,

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and you have given them blood to drink, for it

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is their just due. And I heard another from the

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altar saying, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true

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and righteous are your judgments. Then the fourth

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angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power

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was given to him to scorch men with fire. And

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men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed

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the name of God who has power over these plagues,

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and they did not repent and give him glory. Then

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the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne

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of the beast, and his kingdom became full of

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darkness, and they gnawed their tongues because

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of the pain. they blasphemed the god of heaven

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because of their pains and their sores and did

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not repent of their deeds then a sixth angel

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poured out his bowl on the great river euphrates

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and its water was dried up so that the way of

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the kings from the east might be prepared and

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i saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming

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out of the mouth of the dragon out of the mouth

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of the beast and out of the mouth of the false

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prophet for they are spirits of demons performing

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signs which go out to the kings of the earth

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and of the whole world to gather them to the

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battle of that great day of god almighty behold

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i am coming as a thief blessed is he who watches

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and keeps his garments lest he walk naked and

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they see his shame and they gathered them together

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to the place called in hebrew armageddon Then

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a seventh angel poured out his bowl into the

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air, and a loud voice came out of the temple

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of heaven from the throne, saying, It is done.

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And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings,

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and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty

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and great earthquake as had not occurred since

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men were on the earth. Now the great city was

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divided into three parts, and the cities of the

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nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered

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before God to give her the cup of the wine of

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the fierceness of his wrath. Then every island

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fled away, and the mountains were not found.

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And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each

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hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed

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God because of the plague of the hail, since

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that plague was exceedingly great. I hope you

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enjoyed today's reading as much as I did, and

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I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow to

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continue on our journey. God bless you and have

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a great day.