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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 17 to 19. Chapter 17 Then

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one of the seven angels, who had the seven bowls,

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came and talked with me, saying to me, Come,

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I will show you the judgment of the great harlot

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who sits on many waters, with whom the kings

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of the earth committed fornication. and the inhabitants

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of the earth were made drunk with the wine of

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her fornication. So he carried me away in the

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spirit into the wilderness, and I saw a woman

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sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of

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names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten

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horns. The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet,

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and adorned with gold and precious stones and

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pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full

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of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.

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And on her forehead a name was written, Mystery,

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Babylon the Great. the mother of harlots, and

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of the abominations of the earth. I saw the woman

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drunk with the blood of the saints and with the

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blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw

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her, I marveled with great amazement. But the

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angel said to me, Why do you marvel? I will tell

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you the mystery of the woman and of the beast

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that carries her, which has the seven heads and

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the ten horns. The beast that you saw was and

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is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless

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pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell

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on the earth will marvel. whose names are not

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written in the book of life from the foundation

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of the world, when they see the beast that was

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and is not and yet is. Here is the mind which

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has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains

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on which the woman sits. There are also seven

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kings. Five have fallen. One is and the other

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has not yet come. And when he comes, he must

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continue a short time. The beast that was and

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is not is himself also the eighth and is of the

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seven and is going to perdition. The ten horns

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which you saw are ten kings who have received

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no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority

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for one hour as kings with the beast. These are

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of one mind, and they will give their power and

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authority to the beast. These will make war with

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the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for

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he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those

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who are with him are called, chosen, and faithful.

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Then he said to me, The waters which you saw,

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where the harlot sits, Our peoples, multitudes,

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nations, and tongues, and the ten horns which

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you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot,

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make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh, and

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burn her with fire. For God has put it into their

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hearts to fulfill his purpose to be of one mind

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and to give their kingdom to the beast until

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the words of God are fulfilled. And the woman

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whom you saw is that great city which reigns

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over the kings of the earth. After these things

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I saw another angel coming down from heaven,

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having great authority, and the earth was illuminated

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with his glory. And he cried mightily with a

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loud voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen,

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and has become a dwelling place of demons. a

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prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for

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every unclean and hated bird. For all the nations

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have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication,

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the kings of the earth have committed fornication

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with her, and the merchants of the earth have

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become rich through the abundance of her luxury.

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And I heard another voice from heaven saying,

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Come out of her, my people, lest you share in

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her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.

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For her sins have reached to heaven. and God

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has remembered her iniquities. Render to her

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just as she rendered to you, and repay her double

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according to her works. In the cup which she

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has mixed, mix double for her. In the measure

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that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously,

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in the same measure give her torment and sorrow.

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For she says in her heart, I sit as queen, and

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am no widow, and will not see sorrow. Therefore

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her plagues will come in one day, death, and

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mourning, and famine, and she will be utterly

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burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God

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who judges her. The kings of the earth, who committed

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fornication and lived luxuriously with her, will

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weep and lament for her when they see the smoke

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of her burning, standing at a distance for fear

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of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great

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city Babylon, that mighty city, for in one hour

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your judgment has come. And the merchants of

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the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no

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one buys their merchandise any more. Merchandise

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of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls,

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fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every

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kind of citron wood, every kind of object of

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ivory, every kind of object of most precious

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wood, bronze, iron and marble, and cinnamon and

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incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine

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and oil, fine flour and wheat. cattle and sheep,

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horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of

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men. The fruit that your soul longed for has

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gone from you, and all the things which are rich

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and splendid have gone from you, and you shall

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find them no more at all. The merchants of these

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things, who became rich by her, will stand at

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a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and

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wailing. and saying alas alas that great city

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that was clothed in fine linen purple and scarlet

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and adorned with gold and precious stones and

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pearls for in one hour such great riches came

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to nothing every shipmaster all who travelled

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by ship sailors and as many as strayed on the

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sea stood at a distance and cried out when they

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saw the smoke of her burning saying what is like

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this great city They threw dust on their heads

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and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying,

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Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who

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had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth,

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for in one hour she is made desolate. Rejoice

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over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and

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prophets, for God has avenged you on her. Then

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a mighty angel took up a stone, like a great

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millstone, and threw it into the sea, saying,

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Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall

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be thrown down, and shall not be found any more.

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The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and

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trumpeters shall not be heard in you any more.

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No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you

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any more, and the sound of a millstone shall

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not be heard in you any more. The light of a

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lamp shall not shine in you any more, and the

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voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard

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in you any more. For your merchants were the

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great men of the earth. For by your sorcery all

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the nations were deceived. And in her was found

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the blood of prophets and saints, and of all

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who were slain on the earth. Chapter 19 After

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these things I heard the loud voice of a great

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multitude in heaven saying, alleluia salvation

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and glory and honor and power belong to the lord

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our god for true and righteous are his judgments

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because he has judged the great harlot who corrupted

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the earth with her fornication and he has avenged

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on her the blood of his servants shed by her

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again they said alleluia her smoke rises up forever

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and ever and the 24 elders and the four living

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creatures fell down and worshiped god who sat

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on the throne saying ameen alleluia Then a voice

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came from the throne, saying, Praise our God,

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all you his servants and those who fear him,

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both small and great. And I heard, as it were,

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the voice of a great multitude, as the sound

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of many waters, and as the sound of mighty thunderings,

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saying, Alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent

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reigns. Let us be glad and rejoice and give him

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glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come.

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and his wife has made herself ready. And to her

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it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean

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and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous

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acts of the saints. Then he said to me, Write,

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Blessed are those who are called to the marriage

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supper of the Lamb. And he said to me, These

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are the true sayings of God. And I fell at his

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feet to worship him. But he said to me, See that

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you do not do that. I am your fellow servant,

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and of your brethren who have the testimony of

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Jesus. Worship God. For the testimony of Jesus

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is the spirit of prophecy. Now I saw heaven opened,

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and behold, a white horse. And he who sat on

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him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness

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he judges and makes war. His eyes were like a

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flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns.

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He had a name written that no one knew except

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himself. He was clothed with a robe dipped in

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blood, and his name is called the Word of God.

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And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen,

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white and clean, followed him on white horses.

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Now out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that

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with it he should strike the nations, and he

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himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He

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himself treads the winepress of the fierceness

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and wrath of Almighty God, and he has on his

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robe and on his thigh a name written, King of

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Kings and Lord of Lords. Then I saw an angel

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standing in the sun. And he cried with a loud

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voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the

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midst of heaven, Come and gather together for

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the supper of the great God, that you may eat

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the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the

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flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and

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of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all

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people, free and slave, both small and great.

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And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth and

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their armies, gather together to make war against

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him who sat on a horse and against his army.

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Then the beast was captured, and with him the

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false prophet who worked signs in his presence,

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by which he deceived those who received the mark

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of the beast and those who worshipped his image.

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These two were cast live into the lake of fire

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burning with brimstone. And the rest were killed

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with the sword which proceeded from the mouth

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of him who sat on a horse. And all the birds

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were filled with their flesh. I hope you enjoyed

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today's reading as much as I did. And I look

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forward to seeing you again tomorrow to continue

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on our journey. God bless you and have a great

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day.