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The sky roared. The earth trembled as if time itself had held its breath.
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[Music] It was the beginning of something the
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centuries would never [Music]
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forget. The veils between the visible and the invisible were torn. And then
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came the voice, "Write what you see and send it to the seven churches.
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The revelation did not start with whispers, but with thunder, not with obscure symbols, but with intense light.
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So intense that it burned the soul.
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[Music]
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The revelation did not begin with whispers, but with
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thunder. Not with obscure symbols, but with intense light. so intense it burned
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the soul. There he was, John, the last of
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the living apostles, prisoner on the island of Patmos, exiled by men, but
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called by God. The old disciple, now enveloped in
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a light no man could withstand, fell as though dead.
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The voice came from behind him like many waters, like trumpets in unison, as if
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heaven itself was speaking. I am the Alpha and the Omega,
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the first and the last. Joan turned around, his body still trembling, and
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saw. In the midst of seven golden lampstands, there was someone like the
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Son of Man. His eyes were like flames, his hair
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white as snow. His face shone like the midday sun. From his mouth came a sharp
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double-edged sword. His gaze pierced the soul and spirit. His voice carried the
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weight of all the kingdoms.
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[Music] I was dead, but behold, I'm alive
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forever and ever, and I have the keys of death and hell. The hand of the gentleman touched
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Jo, strong, serene, and said, "Do not be afraid." There, between lightning and
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silence, the apostle understood. He was seeing the lamb as a lion, the
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glorified Christ, no longer the man of Calvary, but the Lord of the eternal
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throne. The heavens were not distant. They opened before him like living
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portals. And what was once a mystery now became vision. Seven stars shone in the
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right hand of the Son of Man, the angels of the churches. The seven lampstands were the
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churches of the earth. John, with tears in his eyes, heard the command, "What
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you see, write it in a book." The revelation consumed him. And then came
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the words. Words that could never be forgotten. words that hurt and
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heal. Each church received its sentence not from a distant judge, but from a God
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who walks among them. Write to the church of Ephesus. I
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know your works, but I have against you that you have left your first
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love. The sacred fire burned before John's eyes.
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Cities appeared in the vision. Smyrna, Pergamum, Thotira, Sardis, Philadelphia,
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Leodysia. To each one the Lord revealed their innermost self. There was praise.
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There was judgment. But above all, there was an appeal, a call to
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return. He who has ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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Promises sparkled amid the warning. The hidden manner, the white
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stone, the new name, the throne next to the lamb. It was justice and mercy in
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the same breath. John could barely breathe. He felt the weight of eternity on his
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shoulders, but the revelation did not cease.
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Suddenly, a door opened in the sky, and the same voice that previously sounded
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like a trumpet called out again. Come up here, and I will show you
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what must happen after these things." In an instant, John was caught
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up in spirit. The earthly reality dissolved like smoke.
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Now he was before a throne and the one who sat on it. His appearance was like jasper and
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sardinics. Around the throne a rainbow like living emerald. Lightning came out
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from there. Voices echoed. In front of the throne, seven torches of fire were
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burning. The seven spirits of God. And in front of the throne, something like a
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sea of glass, similar to crystal. Four living creatures surrounded the throne.
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The first was like a lion. The second like an ox. The third had the face of a
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man. The fourth, like a flying eagle, were full of eyes inside and out, and
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did not cease day and night to proclaim, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God
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Almighty, who was, who is, and who is to come."
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24 elders seated on thrones around, dressed in white clothes and gold
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crowns, continuously bowed down and cast their crowns before the throne,
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saying, "Worthy are you, our Lord and our God, to receive glory, honor, and
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power, for you created all things, and by your will they exist.
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Jam was completely silent. The sky was not a symbol. It was
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reality. And at the center of everything, a book, a book sealed with
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seven seals in the right hand of God. Then a strong angel proclaimed with a
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loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book and
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break the seals?" But no one, neither in heaven, nor on earth, nor under the
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earth, could open the book. And John wept greatly. His tears
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flowed like silent rivers because no one was found
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worthy. But then one of the older men came over and touched his
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shoulder. Don't cry. Look, the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has triumphed. He can open the book and
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its seven seals. John lifted his eyes. Among the
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elders and the living beings appeared the lamb, not as a warrior in glory, but
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as a lamb that had been slain. His wounds were still visible, but an
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unfathomable power emanated from him. Seven horns and seven eyes.
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The seven spirits of God were upon him, and the Lamb approached the throne and
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took the book from the right hand of the one who was seated. When this happened,
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a cry erupted in heaven. The four living creatures and the 24 elders bowed down
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before the Lamb. Each one held a harp and golden
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bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
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John beheld the crowd that multiplied. Millions of angels, thousands upon
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thousands surrounded the throne and cried out with a loud
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voice, "Worthy is the lamb who was slain to receive power, wealth, wisdom,
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strength, honor, glory, and praise." And then the first seal was opened. From
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among the living beings, a voice said, "Come." John saw a white horse. The one
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who rode it had a bow and was given a crown. He went out conquering and to
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conquer. Then the old man whispered to the person next to John, "Conquest is
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the start, not of peace, but of domination. The second seal has been
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opened. The second living being cried out, "Come."
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Another horse appeared, red as blood. Its rider was given a great sword and
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was granted the power to take peace from the earth. "Bo,"
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murmured Jew, seeing the bloodshed among men. The third seal, a black horse. The
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rider held a scale. A voice said,
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a measure of wheat for a daenarius and three measures of barley for a daenarius. But do not damage the oil or
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the wine. And the elder said, "Hunger,
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imbalance, scarcity, despair." The fourth seal revealed a pale horse,
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and the name of its rider was death, and hell followed him. They were given
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authority to kill a fourth of the earth with sword, famine, plague, and wild
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[Music] beasts. John trembled. The sky seemed to
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shrink before what was to come. The visions were as real as the pain, as
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clear as the fire. The fifth seal was broken. John saw under the altar the
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souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and the testimony they
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held. They shouted loudly, "How long, oh sovereign, holy
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and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"
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They were given a white robe and were told to rest a little while longer until the number of their fellow servants and
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brothers who were to be killed as they were was
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completed. John wept seeing the martyrs. His eyes firm as stone revealed peace
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and pain at the same time. They had conquered but by blood.
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The sixth seal was opened and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as
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sackcloth. The moon turned like blood. And the stars of the sky fell to the
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earth like a fig tree drops its green figs when shaken by a strong wind. The
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sky receded like a scroll being rolled up. And every mountain and island were
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moved from their places.
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kings, wealthy individuals, rich people, powerful ones, and slaves hid in the
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caves and among the rocks of the mountains. And they said to the mountains, "Fall on us. Hide us from the
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face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the lamb. For the great day of his wrath has come, and who
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will be able to stand?" Silence fell. John felt the gravity of the question
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spread like smoke across the [Music] firmament. But then another angel
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appeared coming from the east with the seal of
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God. Alive, he cried out to the four angels to whom it was given the power to
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harm the earth and the sea. Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the
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trees until we have sailed the servants of our guard on their
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foreheads. John saw the number of the sealed 144,000 from all the tribes of the sons
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of Israel. Each name echoed like an ancient
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call, an eternal covenant being preserved in the midst of judgment.
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And after this, John saw a great multitude that no one could count from
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all nations, tribes, peoples, and languages. They stood before the throne,
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and the Lamb wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried
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out, "Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb.
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All the angels were around the throne, the elders and the four living
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creatures. They fell on their faces and worshiped God,
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saying, "Amen. Praise, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and strength
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to our God forever. Amen.
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One of the elders asked John, "Who are these that are dressed in white, and where did they come
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from?" replied, "Sir, you know it." And the elders said, "These are the ones who
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came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb. Therefore,
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they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple.
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And he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over
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them. They will never be hungry again, nor thirsty, nor will the sun strike them, nor any heat, because the Lamb who
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is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and guide them to springs of the waters of life. And God will wipe
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away every tear from their
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eyes. The words were like balm to John's heart. Amidst the judgment, there was promise.
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Amidst the destruction, there was salvation. But the visions did not
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cease. The seventh seal was yet to be opened. When the Lamb opened the seventh
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seal, the sky was silent for about half an hour. No voice, no singing, no
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thunder, only the weight of suspended eternity. The silence was more powerful
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than sound. John felt as if the entire universe waited on its knees for the next act of
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judgment. Seven angels approached the throne. To each a trumpet was
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given. Before them another angel came and stood at the altar holding a golden
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sensor. He was given much incense to offer with the prayers of the saints on the golden altar before the throne.
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The smoke of the incense with the prayers of the saints rose from the angel's hand before God. Then the angel
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filled the sensor with fire from the altar and cast it upon the earth. Then
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there were thunders, voices, lightning, and an
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earthquake. The seven angels prepared to blow the trumpets.
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The first trumpet sounded. Hail and fire mixed with blood
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were thrown upon the earth. Onethird of the trees was burned. All the green
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grass was consumed. The ground smoldered as if after the passage of a divine
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army. The sky darkened with smoke. The second trumpet sounded.
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Something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. Onethird of the sea became blood.
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Onethird of the living creatures in the sea died and onethird of the ships was
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destroyed. Fishermen screamed. Sailors fell to their knees. The sea which had
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always been a symbol of vastness and life now exuded death.
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The third trumpet sounded. A great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch.
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It was called wormwood. It fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs
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of water. The waters became bitter and many died from drinking
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them. The fourth trumpet sounded.
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A third of the sun, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars were struck so
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that they were darkened for a third of the time. The earth plunged into partial
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darkness. The day without complete light, the night without shine. There
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was confusion among men. Animals wandered disoriented. The cycles of
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nature seemed broken.
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And John saw flying in midheaven an eagle that shouted with a loud
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voice. Oh to those who dwell on the earth because of the remaining blast of
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the trumpets that the three angels are yet to sound. The warning loomed like a shadow
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over the creation. And then the fifth trumpet
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sounded. A fallen star was given the key to the pit of the abyss. When it was
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opened, smoke rose like that from a great furnace. The sun and the air were
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darkened. From the smoke came creatures resembling locusts, but with power like
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scorpions. They had human faces, hair like a woman's, teeth like a lion's, iron
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breastplates, wings buzzing like chariots in battle. They were told not
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to harm the vegetation, but only the men who did not have the seal of God on
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their foreheads. They would not kill them, but would torment them for 5 months.
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And in those days, men will seek death and will not find it. They will desire
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to die, but death will flee from them. John watched in horror. The torment of
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the creatures was like liquid fire upon the bodies. The pain of the wicked
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filled the air. The righteous prayed silently. These locusts had as king the angel of
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the abyss whose name in Hebrew is Abaden and in Greek Apollon the destroyer. The
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first woe has passed. Behold, two more woes are yet to come after these. The
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sixth trumpets sounded. A voice coming from the four horns of the golden altar
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that is before God said to the sixth angel, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.
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And the four angels prepared for the hour, day, month, and year were released
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to kill a third of mankind. An army of 200 million horsemen
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emerged. John saw horses whose riders had breastplates of fire, hyerin, and
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sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of
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their mouths came fire, smoke, and sulfur.
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Through these three plagues, fire, smoke, and sulfur, a third of mankind
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was killed. But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did
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not repent of the works of their hands. They continued to worship demons and
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idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood. idols that cannot see, hear,
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or walk. John felt an unbearable weight.
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The pains did not break their hearts. Rebellion persisted. Time was short, but
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men remained blind. Then he saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was wrapped
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in a cloud, and a rainbow was over his head. His face was like the sun and his
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feet like pillars of fire. He had a little open book in his hand. He placed
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his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land and cried out with a
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loud voice like a roaring lion. When he cried out, seven thunders uttered their
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voices. John was about to write, but he heard a voice from heaven.
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Seal up what the seven thunders said and do not write it down. The angel raised
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his hand to heaven and swore by him who lives forever and ever. No more delay.
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In the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he blasts his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled as he
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announced to his servants, the prophets. The voice from heaven spoke to
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John again. Go take the little open book from the angel's hand. John approached.
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The angel extended the book to him with a firm and serious look and said, "Take
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it and eat it. It will be sweet in your mouth but bitter in your stomach."
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Jon ate the book. In his mouth, it was as sweet as honey. But when swallowing,
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it became bitter. And the voice said to him, "It is important that you prophesy
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again to many peoples, nations, languages, and kings." The vision changed again. John saw a
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temple and was given a rod similar to a staff, and the voice
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said, "Rise, measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship in it,
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but leave out the court which is outside the temple. Do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations, and they
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will tread the holy city for 42 months." It was then revealed to him the
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emergence of two witnesses. They would prophesy for
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1,260 days dressed in sackcloth. They were like two olive trees, two
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lampstands before the Lord of the Earth. Fire came from their mouths against the
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enemies. They closed the sky so that it would not rain. They had power over the
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waters, turning them into blood. They struck the earth with plagues as many as
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they wished. But when they finish their testimony, the beast that rises from the
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abyss will fight against them, will overcome them, and will kill them. Their
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bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt where also the Lord was
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crucified. The peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will gaze at
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their bodies for 3 and 1/2 days. They will not allow them to be buried. There
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will be joy among the wicked, and gifts will be exchanged because these witnesses had afflicted the inhabitants
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of the earth. But after 3 and 1/2 days, a spirit of life from God entered them,
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and they stood up, great fear fell upon all who saw
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them. A voice from heaven called, "Come up here."
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And they went up to heaven in a cloud in front of everyone. At the same hour, there was a
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great earthquake. A tenth of the city collapsed. 7,000 people died and the
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survivors gave glory to the God of heaven. The second woe is passed. Third,
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it comes without delay. Then the seventh angel blew the trumpet and there were
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loud voices in heaven. The kingdom of the world has become our lords and his
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Christs and he shall reign forever and ever.
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The 24 elders fell on their faces and worshiped
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God. We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was because you
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have taken your great power and begun to reign. The nations were angry, and your wrath
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came, and the time to judge the dead, to give the reward to your servants, the prophets, to the saints, to those who
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fear your name, small and great, and to destroy those who destroy the
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earth. The temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was
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seen. There were flashes of lightning, voices, peels of thunder, an earthquake,
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and heavy hail. Then John saw a great sign in the sky, a woman clothed with
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the sun, with the moon under her feet, and a crown of 12 stars on her head. She
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was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. Another sign appeared, a great
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red dragon with seven heads and 10 horns. On its heads were seven
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crowns. Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to
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the earth. The dragon stood before the woman to devour her child as soon as it
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was born. And she gave birth to a male child who is to rule all the nations
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with a rod of iron. But the child was caught up to God and to his throne. And
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the woman fled to the wilderness where God had prepared a place to sustain her
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for 1,260 days. There was war in
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heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and
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his angels also fought, but they did not prevail, and their place was no longer
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found in the heavens. The great dragon, the ancient serpent
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called the devil, and Satan was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast with
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him. Then a loud voice sounded in heaven. Now salvation has come, the
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power, the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser
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of our brothers has been cast out, the one who accused them day and night before
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God. They overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their
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lives to the death. Rejoice, O heavens, and you who
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dwell in them. But woe to the earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to
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you with great wrath, knowing that he has little time left.
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The dragon pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. But she
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was given wings like those of a great eagle and flew to the desert where she
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would be sustained for a time, times, and half a time. The dragon spewed a river of water
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from his mouth after the woman to make her be swept away by the current.
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But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the
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river. Angry, the dragon turned to make war on the rest of her
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offspring. Those who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. And the
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dragon stood on the sand of the sea. John then saw a beast rising from
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the sea with seven heads and 10 horns. On its horns 10 crowns, and on its heads
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names of blasphemy. The beast was like a leopard with feet like a bear and a mouth like a
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lion. The dragon gave it his power, thrown, and great
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authority. One of its heads seemed mortally wounded, but the wound was
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healed. The whole earth marveled and followed the beast. They worshiped the dragon who had given
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authority to the beast and they worshiped the beast itself saying, "Who is like the beast? Who can
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fight against it?" He was given a mouth to utter arrogance and blasphemies and authority
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to act for 42 months. He opened his mouth in blasphemies against God,
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against his name, his tabernacle, and those who dwell in them. He was allowed
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to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and authority over every
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tribe, people, language, and nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship it.
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those whose names are not written in the Lamb's Book of Life, who was slain from
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the foundation of the world. John felt a deep
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fear. The faces of the saints, though persecuted, remained
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steadfast. Their eyes did not gaze upon the earth, but towards the one on high.
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John remained still before the terrifying vision. The beast dominated
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the earth, but a new figure emerged, a second beast coming from the earth, with
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two horns like those of a lamb, but whose voice was like that of the dragon.
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This second beast exercised all the power of the first, causing men to
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worship the one whose deadly wound had been healed. It performed supernatural signs like
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fire coming down from the sky before the eyes of the crowds and through wonders
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deceived the world. It ordered an image of the first beast to be made and gave
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it life so that it could speak and kill those who did not bow before it. Then it
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imposed on everyone, great and small, rich and poor, a mark on the right hand
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or the forehead. Without this mark, no one could buy or sell. It was the name of
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the beast or the number of its name, 666. John trembled, but the vision
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changed. On Mount Zion, he saw the Lamb standing with 144,000 redeemed, who had
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his name and the Father's name on their foreheads. From the sky came a powerful
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sound, like rushing waters, thunder, and harps. The chosen ones sang a new song
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before the throne, the four living creatures, and the elders. No one else could learn that
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song. They were pure, blameless, without deceit in their lips. An angel was
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flying overhead, proclaiming the eternal gospel to every
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nation. Fear God, for the time of his judgment has come. Worship the creator
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of all. Another angel was following, announcing,
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fallen is Babylon, the great prostitute. And a third angel cried out, "Whoever
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worships the beast or receives its mark will drink the wrath of God and will be tormented forever in the presence of the
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holy angels and the Lamb." John trembled, but a heavenly voice comforted
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him. "Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Blessed are those who
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die in the Lord from now on." Then he saw a white cloud and on it
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someone like the Son of Man with a golden crown and a sharp sickle. An
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angel exclaimed, "Harvest, for the time has come." And the earth was
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harvested. Another angel with a sharp sickle harvested the vineyard of the
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earth, and the grapes were thrown into the wine press of the wrath of God. The
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blood poured out in such a quantity that it reached the bridles of the horses for
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300 kilometers. But then John saw seven angels with seven plagues, the last
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ones. They were by a sea of glass with fire, and those who had overcome the
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beast were singing praises to the all powerful God. The heavenly temple was
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opened. The seven angels came out dressed in
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pure linen and golden sashes. One of the four living creatures
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handed them seven bowls full of the wrath of God. The smoke of glory filled
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the temple, and no one could enter until all the plagues were
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completed. Then a mighty voice said, "Go and pour out the bowls of God's wrath
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upon the earth. The first angel poured out his bowl, and
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malignant sores covered those who had the mark of the beast. Cries and agony
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took over, but there was no
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repentance. The second angel turned the sea into blood, and every sea creature
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died. The stench and death covered the shores.
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The third did the same with rivers and springs. The angel of the waters
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declared, "You are just, oh holy one, for they shed the blood of the saints,
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and now they have blood to drink." The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the
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sun, and the men were scorched with fire, but they blasphemed against God
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instead of repenting. The fifth brought darkness upon the throne of the
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beast. Men bit their tongues in pain, but their blasphemies continued. The
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sixth angel dried up the Euphrates River, preparing the way for the kings
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of the east. Three unclean spirits resembling frogs came out of the dragon,
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the beast, and the false prophet. They were demons who performed signs and
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gathered the kings of the earth for the battle of the great day of the Almighty
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God. A warning sounded. Behold, I come like a thief.
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Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps their clothes. The kings gathered in
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Armageddon. The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. A voice echoed
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from the temple. It's done. Lightning voices and a devastating
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earthquake shook the entire earth. The great city was divided. The islands
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disappeared. The mountains could not be found. Hail weighing almost 40 kg fell
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from the skies and the men continued to blaspheme. The vision changed again.
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John saw a woman dressed in purple and scarlet adorned with gold and precious
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stones sitting on a scarlet beast with seven heads and 10 horns.
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On the woman's forehead it read, "Mster mystery Babylon, the great mother of
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harlots and of the abominations of the earth." She was drunk with the blood of
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the saints and the witnesses of Jesus. An angel approached and
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explained, "The beast she was on was and is not, but will ascend from the abyss
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and go to pition." The woman symbolized the city that reigned over the kings of
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the earth. Corrupted, arrogant, luxurious, and spiritually
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prostituted. But her end would come suddenly. In a single day, plagues,
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famine, fire, and destruction would reach her. The kings of the earth would weep for her. The merchants would mourn
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the loss of their profits. The smoke from her fall rose to the skies, but the
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heavens rejoiced. An angel threw a large stone into the sea and declared, "Thus
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Babylon will be thrown down, and it will never be found again."
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All music, commerce, and light would disappear from it because in it was found the blood of the saints, the
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prophets, and all those who were killed on the earth. The corrupt system has
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fallen. The empire of spiritual prostitution was destroyed. But John
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knew the final judgment was not yet over. The sky was preparing for the
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climax of the eternal plan. John heard a celestial multitude singing,
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"Hallelujah! For God has judged the great prostitute and avenged the blood of his servants." The 24 elders and the
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four living creatures fell down in worship. From the throne came an order.
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Praise God all you his servants. There was then a cry like the
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sound of many waters. The Almighty Lord reigns. Let us rejoice for the wedding of the Lamb has
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come. The bride pure and radiant was ready. And the angel
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declared, "Blessed are those invited to the Lamb's wedding feast." The heavens opened. A rider on a
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white horse appeared, faithful and true, with eyes of fire and a robe dipped in
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blood. His name the word of God. The heavenly armies followed him. From his
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mouth came a sharp sword. On his robe was written, "King of kings and lord of
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lords." The beast and the kings rose against him, but they were defeated. The
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beast and the false prophet were cast alive into the lake of fire. The dragon
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was bound for 1,000 years.
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After that time, Satan was released, gathered the nations, but was consumed
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by fire from heaven and thrown into the lake of fire forever. Then John saw the
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great white throne. The dead were judged according to their
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deeds. Anyone not found in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire, the
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second death. John saw a new heaven and a new
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earth. The new Jerusalem descended like a bride adorned. God dwelled with men.
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There were no more tears, pain, or death. The city shone with the glory of
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God. And only those registered in the book of life could enter.