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By Vexen Crabtree 2014
Included as holy:
Protestant Bibles
Title: Revelation
Section: New Testament
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Catholic Bible
Title: Revelation
Section: New Testament
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Eastern Orthodox Bibles
Title: Revelation
Section: New Testament
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Rejected by:
Jewish Tanakh
Chapters in Revelation:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22
Total verses: 404
The Book of Revelation is the only apocalyptic document to have become part of the New Testament. An apocalyptic piece is one where an observer is shown heaven and hell, and given visions and highly symbolic and encoded messages, and learns how the temporal world comes to an end. It is the most dramatic book in the New Testament, where God's plan returns to more of the style of the Old-Testament: Mass destruction, large-scale slaughter (not just of humans, but of animals and vegetation too), and holy war against the enemies of God.
“Apocalypses are almost always written pseudonymously in the name of some renowned religious figure of the past. In Christian circles we have apocalypses in the names of Peter, Paul, and the prophet Isaiah. In Jewish circles we have apocalypses in the names of Daniel, Abraham, and even Adam! [...] Ancient people really did believe that they were written by the people who claimed to be writing them, as seen repeatedly in the ancient testimonies.”
It says in Revelation 1:1,9 that the author is John. However it doesn't say which John, although wishful-thinking Christians, who wished always to give great credence to the writings that they loved, imagined that the author of Revelation was the son of the one of the Apostles. But writers, ancient and modern alike, have warned that this is not the case.
“The name John was common [...]. Even though the Gospel and Epistles of John do not claim to be written by someone of that name, the book of Revelations does (see Rev. 1:9). But the author does not claim to be John the son of Zebedee, one of Jesus' apostles. In fact, in one scene "John" has a vision of the throne of God surrounded by twenty-four elders who worship him forever (Rev. 4:4, 9-10). These twenty-four elders are usually taken to refer to the twelve patriarchs of Israel and the twelve apostles. But the author gives no indication that he is seeing himself. Probably, then, this was not the apostle. And so, the book is anonymous, later accepted by Christians as canonical because they believed the author was, in fact, Jesus' earthly disciple.”
"Lost Christianities" by Bart Ehrman (2003)2
“A third-century Christian scholar of Alexandria, Egypt, named Dionysius, argued that the book was not actually written by Jesus' disciple John, the son of Zebedee. Dionysius's argument was compelling [, ... he argued] that the writing style of the book is so different from that of the Gospel of John that they could not have been written by the same person [and there] must have been two authors of the same name who later came to be confused as the same person.”
Christians themselves knew that the history of this book was dubious, and its inclusion in the New Testament was subject to a "great deal" of discussion before it was finally accepted4.
The Church Father Eusebius warned us that there were a number of previous writers who were concerned that Revelations was written by a heretic called Cerinthus, and he wrote the Book of Revelation in order to promulgate illegitimate ideas about a 1,000 years of paradise here on Earth5. The disputes were long-lasting, and the Book of Revelation was often rejected from Bibles as a result of its dubious legitimacy:
“[The Book of Revelation has] been many times rejected from the sacred canon. It did not appear in the Syriac Testament as late as 1562. Neither did Luther, the great reformer of the sixteenth century, nor his coworker, Erasmus, respect it, Luther declaring that for his part he would as soon it had not been written; Calvin, also, had small regard for it. The first collection of the New Testament canon, decided upon by the Council of Laodicea (A. D. 364), omitted the entire book from its list of sacred works; Jerome said that some Greek churches would not receive it. The celebrated Vatican codex in the papal library, the oldest uncial or Biblical manuscript in existence, does not contain Revelation. The canon of the New Testament was fixed as it now is by Pope Innocent I., A. D. 405, with the Book of Revelation still in dispute.”
"The Woman's Bible" by Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1898)6
#7 #paganism #religion #special_numbers #superstition
The number 7 is one of the most magical and holy numbers, and has been revered in ancient pagan religions throughout the world. It recurs in religious texts as a special number, but why? Firstly, it has some very mundane uses and although it is a prime number and not particularly useful as a factor, the Babylonians, who otherwise adored factorable numbers, divided weeks into 7 days. This was because it was in simplistic accordance with time intervals between phases of the moon7. As the calendar (and cyclic events) has always been an essential part of organized religion, this division into 7s was something that religious authors felt the need to explain in cosmic and supernatural terms and such lunar symbology formed a key part of pagan lore. It was easy to pick seven wandering astronomical bodies - the sun, the moon, and the five planets visible to the naked eye - and associate each one with a conscious, supernatural ruler8. Many ancient cultures did so8; as the historian Fara notes that "it's only a short step from being a special number to becoming a magical one"9. Such a simple division gave the number 7 astro-theological significance, noted far and wide as a religious number by those who like to give enhanced meaning to the vagaries of the natural world.
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The Book of Revelation is structured around the number 7 and its continual repetition of the importance of this number is somewhat of an overkill. The Book is purportedly a message to seven Christian churches represented by 7 spirits (Revelation 1:4,11) and starts when Jesus appears to the author amidst 7 candlesticks (1:12-13) and holding 7 stars in his right hand (1:16). 1:20 has seven stars in God's right hand, and two sets of seven sources of light, all of which represent seven churches. In 3:1 there are seven spirits of God, and seven stars. 4:5 has seven burning lamps before the throne, symbolizing seven parts of God. In 5:6, these 7 are sent to the Earth, and sacrificed, and are symbolized by a lamb with 7 horns and 7 eyes. Seven seals are opened revealing seven judgements (5:1). The seals are opened one by one and the 7th unleashes seven more judgements, heralded by 7 trumpet blasts and 7 angels (8:1-2). It goes on and on. Interestingly, it is not only all things godly and heavenly that come in sevens; the Beast, the enemy who fights against God, is also surrounded by multiples of 7. There are 22 chapters in Revelation and this was just some items from the first eight.
| KJV | YLT | Notes | |
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| 1 | The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: | A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify `it', having sent through his messenger to his servant John, | For more on Revelation 1:4,11 see The Mystical Number 7: 2. In the Bible (Judaism and Christianity) Revelation 1:12-13 is mentioned on The Mystical Number 7: 2. In the Bible (Judaism and Christianity) For more on Revelation 1:16 see The Mystical Number 7: 2. In the Bible (Judaism and Christianity) Revelation 1:20 is referenced on The Mystical Number 7: 2. In the Bible (Judaism and Christianity) |
| 2 | Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. | who did testify the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as many things also as he did see. | |
| 3 | Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. | Happy is he who is reading, and those hearing, the words of the prophecy, and keeping the things written in it -- for the time is nigh! | |
| 4 | John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; | John to the seven assemblies that `are' in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from Him who is, and who was, and who is coming, and from the Seven Spirits that are before His throne, | |
| 5 | And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, | and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who did love us, and did bathe us from our sins in his blood, | |
| 6 | And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. | and did make us kings and priests to his God and Father, to him `is' the glory and the power to the ages of the ages! Amen. | |
| 7 | Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. | Lo, he doth come with the clouds, and see him shall every eye, even those who did pierce him, and wail because of him shall all the tribes of the land. Yes! Amen! | |
| 8 | I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. | `I am the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is coming -- the Almighty.' | |
| 9 | I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. | I, John, who also `am' your brother, and fellow-partner in the tribulation, and in the reign and endurance, of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ; | |
| 10 | I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, | I was in the Spirit on the Lord's-day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, saying, | |
| 11 | Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. | `I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last;' and, `What thou dost see, write in a scroll, and send to the seven assemblies that `are' in Asia; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.' | |
| 12 | And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; | And I did turn to see the voice that did speak with me, and having turned, I saw seven golden lamp-stands, | |
| 13 | And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. | and in the midst of the seven lamp-stands, `one' like to a son of man, clothed to the foot, and girt round at the breast with a golden girdle, | |
| 14 | His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; | and his head and hairs white, as if white wool -- as snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire; | |
| 15 | And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. | and his feet like to fine brass, as in a furnace having been fired, and his voice as a sound of many waters, | |
| 16 | And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. | and having in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword is proceeding, and his countenance `is' as the sun shining in its might. | |
| 17 | And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: | And when I saw him, I did fall at his feet as dead, and he placed his right hand upon me, saying to me, `Be not afraid; I am the First and the Last, | |
| 18 | I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. | and he who is living, and I did become dead, and, lo, I am living to the ages of the ages. Amen! and I have the keys of the hades and of the death. | |
| 19 | Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; | `Write the things that thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to come after these things; | |
| 20 | The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. | the secret of the seven stars that thou hast seen upon my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands: the seven stars are messengers of the seven assemblies, and the seven lamp-stands that thou hast seen are seven assemblies. |
| KJV | YLT | Notes | |
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| 1 | Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; | `To the messenger of the Ephesian assembly write: These things saith he who is holding the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the midst of the seven lamp-stands -- the golden: | For more on Revelation 2:7 see Book of Genesis chapter 3: Adam, Eve and the Serpent in the Garden of Eden: 6. Why Was the Serpent in the Garden of Eden? A History of the Mythology of the Serpent |
| 2 | I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: | I have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars, | |
| 3 | And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. | and thou didst bear, and hast endurance, and because of my name hast toiled, and hast not been weary. | |
| 4 | Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. | `But I have against thee: That thy first love thou didst leave! | |
| 5 | Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. | remember, then, whence thou hast fallen, and reform, and the first works do; and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp-stand from its place -- if thou mayest not reform; | |
| 6 | But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate. | but this thou hast, that thou dost hate the works of the Nicolaitans, that I also hate. | |
| 7 | He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. | He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming -- I will give to him to eat of the tree of life that is in the midst of the paradise of God. | |
| 8 | And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; | `And to the messenger of the assembly of the Smyrneans write: These things saith the First and the Last, who did become dead and did live; | |
| 9 | I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. | I have known thy works, and tribulation, and poverty -- yet thou art rich -- and the evil-speaking of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but `are' a synagogue of the Adversary. | |
| 10 | Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. | `Be not afraid of the things that thou art about to suffer; lo, the devil is about to cast of you to prison, that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days; become thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of the life. | |
| 11 | He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. | He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: He who is overcoming may not be injured of the second death. | |
| 12 | And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; | `And to the messenger of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things saith he who is having the sharp two-edged sword: | |
| 13 | I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. | I have known thy works, and where thou dost dwell -- where the throne of the Adversary `is' -- and thou dost hold fast my name, and thou didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas `was' my faithful witness, who was put to death beside you, where the Adversary doth dwell. | |
| 14 | But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. | `But I have against thee a few things: That thou hast there those holding the teaching of Balaam, who did teach Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to commit whoredom; | |
| 15 | So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate. | so hast thou, even thou, those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans -- which thing I hate. | |
| 16 | Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. | `Reform! and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. | |
| 17 | He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. | He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving `it'. | |
| 18 | And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; | `And to the messenger of the assembly of Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who is having his eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet like to fine brass; | |
| 19 | I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. | I have known thy works, and love, and ministration, and faith, and thy endurance, and thy works -- and the last `are' more than the first. | |
| 20 | Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. | `But I have against thee a few things: That thou dost suffer the woman Jezebel, who is calling herself a prophetess, to teach, and to lead astray, my servants to commit whoredom, and idol-sacrifices to eat; | |
| 21 | And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. | and I did give to her a time that she might reform from her whoredom, and she did not reform; | |
| 22 | Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. | lo, I will cast her into a couch, and those committing adultery with her into great tribulation -- if they may not repent of their works, | |
| 23 | And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. | and her children I will kill in death, and know shall all the assemblies that I am he who is searching reins and hearts; and I will give to you -- to each -- according to your works. | |
| 24 | But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. | `And to you I say, and to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, and who did not know the depths of the Adversary, as they say; I will not put upon you other burden; | |
| 25 | But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. | but that which ye have -- hold ye, till I may come; | |
| 26 | And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: | and he who is overcoming, and who is keeping unto the end my works, I will give to him authority over the nations, | |
| 27 | And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. | and he shall rule them with a rod of iron -- as the vessels of the potter they shall be broken -- as I also have received from my Father; | |
| 28 | And I will give him the morning star. | and I will give to him the morning star. | |
| 29 | He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. | He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies. |
| KJV | YLT | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. | And to the messenger of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he who is having the Seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I have known thy works, and that thou hast the name that thou dost live, and thou art dead; | Revelation 3:1 is referenced on The Mystical Number 7: 2. In the Bible (Judaism and Christianity) |
| 2 | Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. | become watching, and strengthen the rest of the things that are about to die, for I have not found thy works fulfilled before God. | |
| 3 | Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. | `Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee. | |
| 4 | Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. | Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy. | |
| 5 | He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. | He who is overcoming -- this one -- shall be arrayed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the scroll of the life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before His messengers. | |
| 6 | He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. | He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies. | |
| 7 | And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; | `And to the messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who is having the key of David, he who is opening and no one doth shut, and he shutteth and no one doth open! | |
| 8 | I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. | I have known thy works; lo, I have set before thee a door -- opened, and no one is able to shut it, because thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name; | |
| 9 | Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. | lo, I make of the synagogue of the Adversary those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but do lie; lo, I will make them that they may come and bow before thy feet, and may know that I loved thee. | |
| 10 | Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. | `Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth. | |
| 11 | Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. | Lo, I come quickly, be holding fast that which thou hast, that no one may receive thy crown. | |
| 12 | Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. | He who is overcoming -- I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary of my God, and without he may not go any more, and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, that doth come down out of the heaven from my God -- also my new name. | |
| 13 | He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. | He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies. | |
| 14 | And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; | `And to the messenger of the assembly of the Laodiceans write: These things saith the Amen, the witness -- the faithful and true -- the chief of the creation of God; | |
| 15 | I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. | I have known thy works, that neither cold art thou nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot. | |
| 16 | So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. | So -- because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to vomit thee out of my mouth; | |
| 17 | Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: | because thou sayest -- I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked, | |
| 18 | I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. | I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments that thou mayest be arrayed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see. | |
| 19 | As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. | `As many as I love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform; | |
| 20 | Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. | lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me. | |
| 21 | To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. | He who is overcoming -- I will give to him to sit with me in my throne, as I also did overcome and did sit down with my Father in His throne. | |
| 22 | He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. | He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.' |
| KJV | YLT | Notes | |
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| 1 | After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. | After these things I saw, and lo, a door opened in the heaven, and the first voice that I heard `is' as of a trumpet speaking with me, saying, `Come up hither, and I will shew thee what it behoveth to come to pass after these things;' | Revelation 4:5 appears on The Mystical Number 7: 2. In the Bible (Judaism and Christianity) |
| 2 | And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. | and immediately I was in the Spirit, and lo, a throne was set in the heaven, and upon the throne is `one' sitting, | |
| 3 | And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. | and He who is sitting was in sight like a stone, jasper and sardine: and a rainbow was round the throne in sight like an emerald. | |
| 4 | And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. | And around the throne `are' thrones twenty and four, and upon the thrones I saw the twenty and four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and they had upon their heads crowns of gold; | |
| 5 | And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. | and out of the throne proceed do lightnings, and thunders, and voices; and seven lamps of fire are burning before the throne, which are the Seven Spirits of God, | |
| 6 | And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. | and before the throne `is' a sea of glass like to crystal, and in the midst of the throne, and round the throne, `are' four living creatures, full of eyes before and behind; | |
| 7 | And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. | and the first living creature `is' like a lion, and the second living creature `is' like a calf, and the third living creature hath the face as a man, and the fourth living creature `is' like an eagle flying. | |
| 8 | And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. | And the four living creatures, each by itself severally, had six wings, around and within `are' full of eyes, and rest they have not day and night, saying, `Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is coming;' | |
| 9 | And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, | and when the living creatures do give glory, and honour, and thanks, to Him who is sitting upon the throne, who is living to the ages of the ages, | |
| 10 | The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, | fall down do the twenty and four elders before Him who is sitting upon the throne, and bow before Him who is living to the ages of the ages, and they cast their crowns before the throne, saying, | |
| 11 | Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. | `Worthy art Thou, O Lord, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power, because Thou -- Thou didst create the all things, and because of Thy will are they, and they were created.' |
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| 1 | And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. | And I saw upon the right hand of Him who is sitting upon the throne a scroll, written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals; | Some comments on Revelation 5:1 are on The Mystical Number 7: 2. In the Bible (Judaism and Christianity) Revelation 5:5 is referenced on The Birth of Jesus and the Christmas Story: Pagan and Unhistorical: 4. Who Was Jesus's Father? Was the Messiah Born of the Line of David by Jospeh, or of Virgin Birth through Mary Alone? Revelation 5:5 appears on 1st Century Christian Ebionites: The Original Christians?: 2.3. Adoptionism Revelation 5:5 is discussed on Christian Adoptionism and the Baptism of Jesus Christ: Centuries of Belief Before the Trinity For more on Revelation 5:5 see Christian Adoptionism and the Baptism of Jesus Christ: Centuries of Belief Before the Trinity: 1. Jesus Becoming God For more on Revelation 5:5 see The Gospel According to Saint Matthew: 8.0. Matthew 1 (25 verses) - Ancestors of Jesus Christ listed; Mary pregnant by Holy Spirit; Angel appears to Joseph; Joseph marries Mary; Jesus is born Revelation 5:5: Gnosticism (1st-7th Century): The Birth of Christianity: 3.2. Adoptionism (The True God Adopted Jesus) Revelation 5:5 is referenced on The Gospel According to Saint Luke: 4.0. Luke 3 (38 verses) - John the Baptist preaches; people repent; John baptizes in Jordan, put in prison by Herod; Jesus' baptism; Jesus' genealogy Revelation 5:6 is mentioned on The Mystical Number 7: 2. In the Bible (Judaism and Christianity) |
| 2 | And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? | and I saw a strong messenger crying with a great voice, `Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose the seals of it?' | |
| 3 | And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. | and no one was able in the heaven, nor upon the earth, nor under the earth, to open the scroll, nor to behold it. | |
| 4 | And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. | And I was weeping much, because no one was found worthy to open and to read the scroll, nor to behold it, | |
| 5 | And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. | and one of the elders saith to me, `Weep not; lo, overcome did the Lion, who is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, to open the scroll, and to loose the seven seals of it; | |
| 6 | And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. | and I saw, and lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb hath stood as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the Seven Spirits of God, which are sent to all the earth, | |
| 7 | And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. | and he came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who is sitting upon the throne. | |
| 8 | And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. | And when he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each one harps and golden vials full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the saints, | |
| 9 | And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; | and they sing a new song, saying, `Worthy art thou to take the scroll, and to open the seals of it, because thou wast slain, and didst redeem us to God in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, | |
| 10 | And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. | and didst make us to our God kings and priests, and we shall reign upon the earth.' | |
| 11 | And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; | And I saw, and I heard the voice of many messengers round the throne, and the living creatures, and the elders -- and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands -- | |
| 12 | Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. | saying with a great voice, `Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing!' | |
| 13 | And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. | and every creature that is in the heaven, and in the earth, and under the earth, and the things that are upon the sea, and the all things in them, heard I saying, `To Him who is sitting upon the throne, and to the Lamb, `is' the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the might -- to the ages of the ages!' | |
| 14 | And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. | and the four living creatures said, `Amen!' and the twenty-four elders fell down and they bow before Him who is living to the ages of the ages. |
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| 1 | And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. | And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as it were a voice of thunder, `Come and behold!' | Some comments on Revelation 6:8 are on Is the Christian God Evil? Evidence from Scripture and Nature: 2. The New Testament God is Also Evil: More Genocides and Divine Incitements of Murder Revelation 6:8 appears on Christian Extremism, Intolerance and Resurgent Fundamentalism: 6. The Basis for Intolerance in the New Testament Revelation 6:8 appears on Christian Moral Theory and Morality in Action: Biblical Morals and Social Disaster: 5. Violence and Murder Endorsed in the Bible Revelation 6:8 is referenced on Religion, Violence, Crime and Mass Suicide: 5.4. Christianity |
| 2 | And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. | and I saw, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is having a bow, and there was given to him a crown, and he went forth overcoming, and that he may overcome. | |
| 3 | And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. | And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, `Come and behold!' | |
| 4 | And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. | and there went forth another horse -- red, and to him who is sitting upon it, there was given to him to take the peace from the land, and that one another they may slay, and there was given to him a great sword. | |
| 5 | And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. | And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, `Come and behold!' and I saw, and lo, a black horse, and he who is sitting upon it is having a balance in his hand, | |
| 6 | And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. | and I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, `A measure of wheat for a denary, and three measures of barley for a denary,' and `The oil and the wine thou mayest not injure.' | |
| 7 | And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. | And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, `Come and behold!' | |
| 8 | And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. | and I saw, and lo, a pale horse, and he who is sitting upon him -- his name is Death, and Hades doth follow with him, and there was given to them authority to kill, (over the fourth part of the land,) with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and by the beasts of the land. | |
| 9 | And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: | And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony that they held, | |
| 10 | And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? | and they were crying with a great voice, saying, `Till when, O Master, the Holy and the True, dost Thou not judge and take vengeance of our blood from those dwelling upon the land?' | |
| 11 | And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. | and there was given to each one white robes, and it was said to them that they may rest themselves yet a little time, till may be fulfilled also their fellow-servants and their brethren, who are about to be killed -- even as they. | |
| 12 | And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; | And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and lo, a great earthquake came, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood, | |
| 13 | And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. | and the stars of the heaven fell to the earth -- as a fig-tree doth cast her winter figs, by a great wind being shaken -- | |
| 14 | And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. | and heaven departed as a scroll rolled up, and every mountain and island -- out of their places they were moved; | |
| 15 | And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; | and the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich, and the chiefs of thousands, and the mighty, and every servant, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens, and in the rocks of the mountains, | |
| 16 | And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: | and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, `Fall upon us, and hide us from the face of Him who is sitting upon the throne, and from the anger of the Lamb,' | |
| 17 | For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? | because come did the great day of His anger, and who is able to stand? |
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| 1 | And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. | And after these things I saw four messengers, standing upon the four corners of the land, holding the four winds of the land, that the wind may not blow upon the land, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree; | Revelation 7:11 comments: SAB: And they fell on their faces. A recurring phrase found throughout the Bible. |
| 2 | And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, | and I saw another messenger going up from the rising of the sun, having a seal of the living God, and he did cry with a great voice to the four messengers, to whom it was given to injure the land and the sea, saying, | |
| 3 | Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. | `Do not injure the land, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we may seal the servants of our God upon their foreheads.' | |
| 4 | And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. | And I heard the number of those sealed, (144 thousands were sealed out of all the tribes of the sons of Israel): | |
| 5 | Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. | of the tribe of Judah 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Gad 12 thousand were sealed; | |
| 6 | Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. | of the tribe of Asher 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Naphtali 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Manasseh 12 thousand were sealed; | |
| 7 | Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. | of the tribe of Simeon 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Levi 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Issachar 12 thousand were sealed; | |
| 8 | Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. | of the tribe of Zebulun 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Joseph 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Benjamin 12 thousand were sealed. | |
| 9 | After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; | After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands, | |
| 10 | And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. | and crying with a great voice, saying, `The salvation `is' to Him who is sitting upon the throne -- to our God, and to the Lamb!' | |
| 11 | And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, | And all the messengers stood around the throne, and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell upon their face, and bowed before God, | |
| 12 | Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. | saying, `Amen! the blessing, and the glory, and the wisdom, and the thanksgiving, and the honour, and the power, and the strength, `are' to our God -- to the ages of the ages! Amen!' | |
| 13 | And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? | And answer did one of the elders, saying to me, `These, who have been arrayed with the white robes -- who are they, and whence came they?' | |
| 14 | And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. | and I have said to him, `Sir, thou hast known;' and he said to me, `These are those who are coming out of the great tribulation, and they did wash their robes, and they made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb; | |
| 15 | Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. | because of this are they before the throne of God, and they do service to Him day and night in His sanctuary, and He who is sitting upon the throne shall tabernacle over them; | |
| 16 | They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. | they shall not hunger any more, nor may the sun fall upon them, nor any heat, | |
| 17 | For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. | because the Lamb that `is' in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters, and wipe away shall God every tear from their eyes.' |
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| 1 | And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. | And when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about half-an-hour, | Revelation 8:1-2 appears on The Mystical Number 7: 2. In the Bible (Judaism and Christianity) Revelation 8:9 comments: What Do Religions Say About Souls?: 2.3.1. No Souls, Only Physical Resurrection |
| 2 | And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. | and I saw the seven messengers who before God have stood, and there were given to them seven trumpets, | |
| 3 | And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. | and another messenger did come, and he stood at the altar, having a golden censer, and there was given to him much perfume, that he may give `it' to the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar that `is' before the throne, | |
| 4 | And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. | and go up did the smoke of the perfumes to the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the messenger, before God; | |
| 5 | And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. | and the messenger took the censer, and did fill it out of the fire of the altar, and did cast `it' to the earth, and there came voices, and thunders, and lightnings, and an earthquake. | |
| 6 | And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. | And the seven messengers who are having the seven trumpets did prepare themselves that they may sound; | |
| 7 | The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. | and the first messenger did sound, and there came hail and fire, mingled with blood, and it was cast to the land, and the third of the trees was burnt up, and all the green grass was burnt up. | |
| 8 | And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; | And the second messenger did sound, and as it were a great mountain with fire burning was cast into the sea, and the third of the sea became blood, | |
| 9 | And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. | and die did the third of the creatures that `are' in the sea, those having life, and the third of the ships were destroyed. | |
| 10 | And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; | And the third messenger did sound, and there fell out of the heaven a great star, burning as a lamp, and it did fall upon the third of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters, | |
| 11 | And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. | and the name of the star is called Wormwood, and the third of the waters doth become wormwood, and many of the men did die of the waters, because they were made bitter. | |
| 12 | And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. | And the fourth messenger did sound, and smitten was the third of the sun, and the third of the moon, and the third of the stars, that darkened may be the third of them, and that the day may not shine -- the third of it, and the night in like manner. | |
| 13 | And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! | And I saw, and I heard one messenger, flying in the mid-heaven, saying with a great voice, `Wo, wo, wo, to those dwelling upon the land from the rest of the voices of the trumpet of the three messengers who are about to sound.' |
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| 1 | And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. | And the fifth messenger did sound, and I saw a star out of the heaven having fallen to the earth, and there was given to it the key of the pit of the abyss, | Revelation 9:1 appears on Lucifer, the Eastern Crown Prince of Satanism: 1. Sources Revelation 9:1 is discussed on Satan and The Devil in World Religions: 2.3.3. Lucifer - The Misreading of Isaiah Led to the Demonisation of an Innocent Name For more on Revelation 9:15 see Is the Christian God Evil? Evidence from Scripture and Nature: 2. The New Testament God is Also Evil: More Genocides and Divine Incitements of Murder Revelation 9:15 comments: Christian Extremism, Intolerance and Resurgent Fundamentalism: 6. The Basis for Intolerance in the New Testament Some comments on Revelation 9:15 are on Christian Moral Theory and Morality in Action: Biblical Morals and Social Disaster: 5. Violence and Murder Endorsed in the Bible For more on Revelation 9:15 see Religion, Violence, Crime and Mass Suicide: 5.4. Christianity |
| 2 | And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. | and he did open the pit of the abyss, and there came up a smoke out of the pit as smoke of a great furnace, and darkened was the sun and the air, from the smoke of the pit. | |
| 3 | And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. | And out of the smoke came forth locusts to the earth, and there was given to them authority, as scorpions of the earth have authority, | |
| 4 | And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. | and it was said to them that they may not injure the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but -- the men only who have not the seal of God upon their foreheads, | |
| 5 | And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. | and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment `is' as the torment of a scorpion, when it may strike a man; | |
| 6 | And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. | and in those days shall men seek the death, and they shall not find it, and they shall desire to die, and the death shall flee from them. | |
| 7 | And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. | And the likenesses of the locusts `are' like to horses made ready to battle, and upon their heads as crowns like gold, and their faces as faces of men, | |
| 8 | And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. | and they had hair as hair of women, and their teeth were as `those' of lions, | |
| 9 | And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. | and they had breastplates as breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings `is' as the noise of chariots of many horses running to battle; | |
| 10 | And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. | and they have tails like to scorpions, and stings were in their tails; and their authority `is' to injure men five months; | |
| 11 | And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. | and they have over them a king -- the messenger of the abyss -- a name `is' to him in Hebrew, Abaddon, and in the Greek he hath a name, Apollyon. | |
| 12 | One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter. | The first wo did go forth, lo, there come yet two woes after these things. | |
| 13 | And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, | And the sixth messenger did sound, and I heard a voice out of the four horns of the altar of gold that is before God, | |
| 14 | Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. | saying to the sixth messenger who had the trumpet, `Loose the four messengers who are bound at the great river Euphrates;' | |
| 15 | And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. | and loosed were the four messengers, who have been made ready for the hour, and day, and month, and year, that they may kill the third of men; | |
| 16 | And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. | and the number of the forces of the horsemen `is' two myriads of myriads, and I heard the number of them. | |
| 17 | And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. | And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those sitting upon them, having breastplates of fire, and jacinth, and brimstone; and the heads of the horses `are' as heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceedeth fire, and smoke, and brimstone; | |
| 18 | By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. | by these three were the third of men killed, from the fire, and from the smoke, and from the brimstone, that is proceeding out of their mouth, | |
| 19 | For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. | for their authorities are in their mouth, and in their tails, for their tails `are' like serpents, having heads, and with them they do injure; | |
| 20 | And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: | and the rest of men, who were not killed in these plagues, neither did reform from the works of their hands, that they may not bow before the demons, and idols, those of gold, and those of silver, and those of brass, and those of stone, and those of wood, that are neither able to see, nor to hear, nor to walk, | |
| 21 | Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. | yea they did not reform from their murders, nor from their sorceries, nor from their whoredoms, nor from their thefts. |
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| 1 | And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: | And I saw another strong messenger coming down out of the heaven, arrayed with a cloud, and a rainbow upon the head, and his face as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire, | |
| 2 | And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, | and he had in his hand a little scroll opened, and he did place his right foot upon the sea, and the left upon the land, | |
| 3 | And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. | and he cried with a great voice, as a lion doth roar, and when he cried, speak out did the seven thunders their voices; | |
| 4 | And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. | and when the seven thunders spake their voices, I was about to write, and I heard a voice out of the heaven saying to me, `Seal the things that the seven thunders spake,' and, `Thou mayest not write these things.' | |
| 5 | And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, | And the messenger whom I saw standing upon the sea, and upon the land, did lift up his hand to the heaven, | |
| 6 | And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: | and did swear in Him who doth live to the ages of the ages, who did create the heaven and the things in it, and the land and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it -- that time shall not be yet, | |
| 7 | But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. | but in the days of the voice of the seventh messenger, when he may be about to sound, and the secret of God may be finished, as He did declare to His own servants, to the prophets. | |
| 8 | And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. | And the voice that I heard out of the heaven is again speaking with me, and saying, `Go, take the little scroll that is open in the hand of the messenger who hath been standing upon the sea, and upon the land:' | |
| 9 | And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. | and I went away unto the messenger, saying to him, `Give me the little scroll;' and he saith to me, `Take, and eat it up, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet -- as honey.' | |
| 10 | And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. | And I took the little scroll out of the hand of the messenger, and did eat it up, and it was in my mouth as honey -- sweet, and when I did eat it -- my belly was made bitter; | |
| 11 | And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. | and he saith to me, `It behoveth thee again to prophesy about peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings -- many.' |
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| 1 | And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. | And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; | Revelation 11:16: See SAB: And they fell on their faces. A recurring phrase found throughout the Bible. |
| 2 | But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. | and the court that is without the sanctuary leave out, and thou mayest not measure it, because it was given to the nations, and the holy city they shall tread down forty-two months; | |
| 3 | And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. | and I will give to My two witnesses, and they shall prophesy days, a thousand, two hundred, sixty, arrayed with sackcloth; | |
| 4 | These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. | these are the two olive `trees', and the two lamp-stands that before the God of the earth do stand; | |
| 5 | And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. | and if any one may will to injure them, fire doth proceed out of their mouth, and doth devour their enemies, and if any one may will to injure them, thus it behoveth him to be killed. | |
| 6 | These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. | These have authority to shut the heaven, that it may not rain rain in the days of their prophecy, and authority they have over the waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the land with every plague, as often as they may will. | |
| 7 | And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. | `And when they may finish their testimony, the beast that is coming up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them, | |
| 8 | And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. | and their dead bodies `are' upon the broad-place of the great city (that is called spiritually Sodom, and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified,) | |
| 9 | And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. | and they shall behold -- they of the peoples, and tribes, and tongues, and nations -- their dead bodies three days and a half, and their dead bodies they shall not suffer to be put into tombs, | |
| 10 | And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. | and those dwelling upon the land shall rejoice over them, and shall make merry, and gifts they shall send to one another, because these -- the two prophets -- did torment those dwelling upon the land.' | |
| 11 | And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. | And after the three days and a half, a spirit of life from God did enter into them, and they stood upon their feet, and great fear fell upon those beholding them, | |
| 12 | And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. | and they heard a great voice out of the heaven saying to them, `Come up hither;' and they went up to the heaven in the cloud, and their enemies beheld them; | |
| 13 | And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. | and in that hour came a great earthquake, and the tenth of the city did fall, and killed in the earthquake were names of men -- seven thousands, and the rest became affrighted, and they gave glory to the God of the heaven. | |
| 14 | The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. | The second wo did go forth, lo, the third wo doth come quickly. | |
| 15 | And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. | And the seventh messenger did sound, and there came great voices in the heaven, saying, `The kingdoms of the world did become `those' of our Lord and of His Christ, and he shall reign to the ages of the ages!' | |
| 16 | And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, | and the twenty and four elders, who before God are sitting upon their thrones, did fall upon their faces, and did bow before God, | |
| 17 | Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. | saying, `We give thanks to Thee, O Lord God, the Almighty, who art, and who wast, and who art coming, because Thou hast taken Thy great power and didst reign; | |
| 18 | And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. | and the nations were angry, and Thine anger did come, and the time of the dead, to be judged, and to give the reward to Thy servants, to the prophets, and to the saints, and to those fearing Thy name, to the small and to the great, and to destroy those who are destroying the land.' | |
| 19 | And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. | And opened was the sanctuary of God in the heaven, and there was seen the ark of His covenant in His sanctuary, and there did come lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail. |
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| 1 | And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: | And a great sign was seen in the heaven, a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars, | Revelation 12:9 comments: Lucifer, the Eastern Crown Prince of Satanism: 1. Sources |
| 2 | And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. | and being with child she doth cry out, travailing and pained to bring forth. | |
| 3 | And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. | And there was seen another sign in the heaven, and, lo, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his head seven diadems, | |
| 4 | And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. | and his tail doth draw the third of the stars of the heaven, and he did cast them to the earth; and the dragon did stand before the woman who is about to bring forth, that when she may bring forth, her child he may devour; | |
| 5 | And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. | and she brought forth a male child, who is about to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, and caught away was her child unto God and His throne, | |
| 6 | And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. | and the woman did flee to the wilderness, where she hath a place made ready from God, that there they may nourish her -- days a thousand, two hundred, sixty. | |
| 7 | And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, | And there came war in the heaven; Michael and his messengers did war against the dragon, and the dragon did war, and his messengers, | |
| 8 | And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. | and they did not prevail, nor was their place found any more in the heaven; | |
| 9 | And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. | and the great dragon was cast forth -- the old serpent, who is called `Devil,' and `the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world -- he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him. | |
| 10 | And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. | And I heard a great voice saying in the heaven, `Now did come the salvation, and the power, and the reign, of our God, and the authority of His Christ, because cast down was the accuser of our brethren, who is accusing them before our God day and night; | |
| 11 | And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. | and they did overcome him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life -- unto death; | |
| 12 | Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. | because of this be glad, ye heavens, and those in them who do tabernacle; wo to those inhabiting the land and the sea, because the Devil did go down unto you, having great wrath, having known that he hath little time.' | |
| 13 | And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. | And when the dragon saw that he was cast forth to the earth, he pursued the woman who did bring forth the male, | |
| 14 | And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. | and there were given to the woman two wings of the great eagle, that she may fly to the wilderness, to her place, where she is nourished a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent; | |
| 15 | And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. | and the serpent did cast forth after the woman, out of his mouth, water as a river, that he may cause her to be carried away by the river, | |
| 16 | And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. | and the land did help the woman, and the land did open its mouth and did swallow up the river, that the dragon did cast forth out of his mouth; | |
| 17 | And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. | and the dragon was angry against the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, those keeping the commands of God, and having the testimony of Jesus Christ. |
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| 1 | And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. | And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw out of the sea a beast coming up, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads a name of evil speaking, | Revelation 13:8 is discussed on Is the Christian God Evil? Evidence from Scripture and Nature: 5. No Free Will in the New Testament Revelation 13:8 is discussed on Biblical Christianity Denies Free Will Revelation 13:8 is discussed on Biblical Christianity Denies Free Will: 2. Those Who Are Not Chosen Some comments on Revelation 13:8 are on Monotheism and Free Will: God, Determinism and Fate: 4.1. Christianity Revelation 13:8 is referenced on The Illusion of Choice: Free Will and Determinism: 7.3. Free Will in the Christian Bible |
| 2 | And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. | and the beast that I saw was like to a leopard, and its feet as of a bear, and its mouth as the mouth of a lion, and the dragon did give to it his power, and his throne, and great authority. | |
| 3 | And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. | And I saw one of its heads as slain to death, and its deadly stroke was healed, and all the earth did wonder after the beast, | |
| 4 | And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? | and they did bow before the dragon who did give authority to the beast, and they did bow before the beast, saying, `Who `is' like to the beast? who is able to war with it?' | |
| 5 | And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. | And there was given to it a mouth speaking great things, and evil-speakings, and there was given to it authority to make war forty-two months, | |
| 6 | And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. | and it did open its mouth for evil-speaking toward God, to speak evil of His name, and of His tabernacle, and of those who in the heaven tabernacle, | |
| 7 | And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. | and there was given to it to make war with the saints, and to overcome them, and there was given to it authority over every tribe, and tongue, and nation. | |
| 8 | And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. | And bow before it shall all who are dwelling upon the land, whose names have not been written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world; | |
| 9 | If any man have an ear, let him hear. | if any one hath an ear -- let him hear: | |
| 10 | He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. | if any one a captivity doth gather, into captivity he doth go away; if any one by sword doth kill, it behoveth him by sword to be killed; here is the endurance and the faith of the saints. | |
| 11 | And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. | And I saw another beast coming up out of the land, and it had two horns, like a lamb, and it was speaking as a dragon, | |
| 12 | And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. | and all the authority of the first beast doth it do before it, and it maketh the land and those dwelling in it that they shall bow before the first beast, whose deadly stroke was healed, | |
| 13 | And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, | and it doth great signs, that fire also it may make to come down from the heaven to the earth before men, | |
| 14 | And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. | and it leadeth astray those dwelling on the land, because of the signs that were given it to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling upon the land to make an image to the beast that hath the stroke of the sword and did live, | |
| 15 | And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. | and there was given to it to give a spirit to the image of the beast, that also the image of the beast may speak, and `that' it may cause as many as shall not bow before the image of the beast, that they may be killed. | |
| 16 | And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: | And it maketh all, the small, and the great, and the rich, and the poor, and the freemen, and the servants, that it may give to them a mark upon their right hand or upon their foreheads, | |
| 17 | And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. | and that no one may be able to buy, or to sell, except he who is having the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. | |
| 18 | Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. | Here is the wisdom! He who is having the understanding, let him count the number of the beast, for the number of a man it is, and its number `is' 666. |
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| 1 | And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. | And I saw, and lo, a Lamb having stood upon the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty-four thousands, having the name of his Father written upon their foreheads; | Revelation 14:2 is referenced on Homocentricity or Anthropocentrism: Why Do Religions Think Humanity Is Central to God and Creation?: 4. The Instruments of Heaven in the Christian Bible Revelation 14:2 is referenced on Theological Problems with Heaven, Paradise and Nirvana: 4. Musical Instruments in the Book of Revelation For more on Revelation 14:4 see Marriage: Its Diversity and Character: 5.3. Christianity and Marriage Revelation 14:4 is referenced on Christianity and Sexuality: The Damaging Results of Faulty Teachings For more on Revelation 14:4 see Christianity and Sexuality: The Damaging Results of Faulty Teachings: 2. Christianity and Marriage Revelation 14:4 is referenced on Christianity and Marriage For more on Revelation 14:4 see Christianity and Marriage: 2. The Bible's Demands No Sex Without Marriage (Mostly) Revelation 14:4 appears on Christianity and Marriage: 3. Christianity and Sexuality: The Damaging Results of Faulty Teachings Revelation 14:4 is referenced on Christian Moral Theory and Morality in Action: Biblical Morals and Social Disaster: 7. Christianity and Sexuality: The Damaging Results of Faulty Teachings Revelation 14:4 appears on The Peacock vs. the Ostrich - Religious Behaviour and Sexuality: 5. Case Study: Christianity |
| 2 | And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: | and I heard a voice out of the heaven, as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of great thunder, and a voice I heard of harpers harping with their harps, | |
| 3 | And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. | and they sing, as it were, a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the elders, and no one was able to learn the song except the hundred forty-four thousands, who have been bought from the earth; | |
| 4 | These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. | these are they who with women were not defiled, for they are virgin; these are they who are following the Lamb whithersoever he may go; these were bought from among men -- a first-fruit to God and to the Lamb -- | |
| 5 | And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God. | and in their mouth there was not found guile, for unblemished are they before the throne of God. | |
| 6 | And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, | And I saw another messenger flying in mid-heaven, having good news age-during to proclaim to those dwelling upon the earth, and to every nation, and tribe, and tongue, and people, | |
| 7 | Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. | saying in a great voice, `Fear ye God, and give to Him glory, because come did the hour of His judgment, and bow ye before Him who did make the heaven, and the land, and sea, and fountains of waters.' | |
| 8 | And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. | And another messenger did follow, saying, `Fall, fall, did Babylon, the great city, because of the wine of the wrath of her whoredom she hath given to all nations to drink.' | |
| 9 | And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, | And a third messenger did follow them, saying in a great voice, `If any one the beast doth bow before, and his image, and doth receive a mark upon his forehead, or upon his hand, | |
| 10 | The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: | he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, that hath been mingled unmixed in the cup of His anger, and he shall be tormented in fire and brimstone before the holy messengers, and before the Lamb, | |
| 11 | And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. | and the smoke of their torment doth go up to ages of ages; and they have no rest day and night, who are bowing before the beast and his image, also if any doth receive the mark of his name. | |
| 12 | Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. | Here is endurance of the saints: here `are' those keeping the commands of God, and the faith of Jesus.' | |
| 13 | And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. | And I heard a voice out of the heaven saying to me, `Write: Happy are the dead who in the Lord are dying from this time!' `Yes, (saith the Spirit,) That they may rest from their labours -- and their works do follow them!' | |
| 14 | And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. | And I saw, and lo, a white cloud, and upon the cloud `one' sitting like to a son of man, having upon his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle; | |
| 15 | And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. | and another messenger did come forth out of the sanctuary crying in a great voice to him who is sitting upon the cloud, `Send forth thy sickle and reap, because come to thee hath the hour of reaping, because ripe hath been the harvest of the earth;' | |
| 16 | And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. | and he who is sitting upon the cloud did put forth his sickle upon the earth, and the earth was reaped. | |
| 17 | And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. | And another messenger did come forth out of the sanctuary that `is' in the heaven, having -- he also -- a sharp sickle, | |
| 18 | And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. | and another messenger did come forth out from the altar, having authority over the fire, and he called with a great cry to him having the sharp sickle, saying, `Send forth thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, because come to perfection have her grapes;' | |
| 19 | And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. | and the messenger did put forth his sickle to the earth, and did gather the vine of the earth, and did cast `it' to the great wine-press of the wrath of God; | |
| 20 | And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. | and trodden was the wine-press outside of the city, and blood did come forth out of the wine-press -- unto the bridles of the horses, a thousand, six hundred furlongs. |
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| 1 | And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. | And I saw another sign in the heaven, great and wonderful, seven messengers having the seven last plagues, because in these was completed the wrath of God, | |
| 2 | And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. | and I saw as a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who do gain the victory over the beast, and his image, and his mark, `and' the number of his name, standing by the sea of the glass, having harps of God, | |
| 3 | And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. | and they sing the song of Moses, servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, `Great and wonderful `are' Thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty, righteous and true `are' Thy ways, O King of saints, | |
| 4 | Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. | who may not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? because Thou alone `art' kind, because all the nations shall come and bow before Thee, because Thy righteous acts were manifested.' | |
| 5 | And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: | And after these things I saw, and lo, opened was the sanctuary of the tabernacle of the testimony in the heaven; | |
| 6 | And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. | and come forth did the seven messengers having the seven plagues, out of the sanctuary, clothed in linen, pure and shining, and girded round the breasts with golden girdles: | |
| 7 | And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. | and one of the four living creatures did give to the seven messengers seven golden vials, full of the wrath of God, who is living to the ages of the ages; | |
| 8 | And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. | and filled was the sanctuary with smoke from the glory of God, and from His power, and no one was able to enter into the sanctuary till the seven plagues of the seven messengers may be finished. |
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| 1 | And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. | And I heard a great voice out of the sanctuary saying to the seven messengers, `Go away, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God to the earth;' | Revelation 16:3 is referenced on What Do Religions Say About Souls?: 2.3.1. No Souls, Only Physical Resurrection |
| 2 | And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. | and the first did go away, and did pour out his vial upon the land, and there came a sore -- bad and grievous -- to men, those having the mark of the beast, and those bowing to his image. | |
| 3 | And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. | And the second messenger did pour out his vial to the sea, and there came blood as of `one' dead, and every living soul died in the sea. | |
| 4 | And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. | And the third messenger did pour out his vial to the rivers, and to the fountains of the waters, and there came blood, | |
| 5 | And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. | and I heard the messenger of the waters, saying, `righteous, O Lord, art Thou, who art, and who wast, and who shalt be, because these things Thou didst judge, | |
| 6 | For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. | because blood of saints and prophets they did pour out, and blood to them Thou didst give to drink, for they are worthy;' | |
| 7 | And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. | and I heard another out of the altar, saying, `Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous `are' Thy judgments.' | |
| 8 | And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. | And the fourth messenger did pour out his vial upon the sun, and there was given to him to scorch men with fire, | |
| 9 | And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. | and men were scorched with great heat, and they did speak evil of the name of God, who hath authority over these plagues, and they did not reform -- to give to Him glory. | |
| 10 | And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, | And the fifth messenger did pour out his vial upon the throne of the beast, and his kingdom did become darkened, and they were gnawing their tongues from the pain, | |
| 11 | And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. | and they did speak evil of the God of the heaven, from their pains, and from their sores, and they did not reform from their works. | |
| 12 | And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. | And the sixth messenger did pour out his vial upon the great river, the Euphrates, and dried up was its water, that the way of the kings who are from the rising of the sun may be made ready; | |
| 13 | And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. | and I saw `come' out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs -- | |
| 14 | For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. | for they are spirits of demons, doing signs -- which go forth unto the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to bring them together to the battle of that great day of God the Almighty; -- | |
| 15 | Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. | `lo, I do come as a thief; happy `is' he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness,' -- | |
| 16 | And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. | and they did bring them together to the place that is called in Hebrew Armageddon. | |
| 17 | And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. | And the seventh messenger did pour out his vial to the air, and there came forth a great voice from the sanctuary of the heaven, from the throne, saying, `It hath come!' | |
| 18 | And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. | and there came voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and a great earthquake came, such as came not since men came upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake -- so great! | |
| 19 | And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. | And it came -- the great city -- into three parts, and the cities of the nations did fall, and Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the wrath of His anger, | |
| 20 | And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. | and every island did flee away, and mountains were not found, | |
| 21 | And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. | and great hail (as of talent weight) doth come down out of the heaven upon men, and men did speak evil of God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague is very great. |
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| 1 | And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: | And there came one of the seven messengers, who were having the seven vials, and he spake with me, saying to me, `Come, I will shew to thee the judgment of the great whore, who is sitting upon the many waters, | Revelation 17:5-6 is referenced on What Do Religions Say About Souls?: 2.3.3. Jehovah's Witnesses' Absolute Rejection of Religions that Believe in Souls |
| 2 | With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. | with whom the kings of the earth did commit whoredom; and made drunk from the wine of her whoredom were those inhabiting the earth;' | |
| 3 | So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. | and he carried me away to a wilderness in the Spirit, and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of evil-speaking, having seven heads and ten horns, | |
| 4 | And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: | and the woman was arrayed with purple and scarlet-colour, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and uncleanness of her whoredom, | |
| 5 | And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. | and upon her forehead was a name written: `Secret, Babylon the Great, the Mother of the Whores, and the Abominations of the earth.' | |
| 6 | And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. | And I saw the woman drunken from the blood of the saints, and from the blood of the witnesses of Jesus, and I did wonder -- having seen her -- with great wonder; | |
| 7 | And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. | and the messenger said to me, `Wherefore didst thou wonder? I -- I will tell thee the secret of the woman and of the beast that `is' carrying her, which hath the seven heads and the ten horns. | |
| 8 | The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. | `The beast that thou didst see: it was, and it is not; and it is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go away to destruction, and wonder shall those dwelling upon the earth, whose names have not been written upon the scroll of the life from the foundation of the world, beholding the beast that was, and is not, although it is. | |
| 9 | And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. | `Here `is' the mind that is having wisdom; the seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman doth sit, | |
| 10 | And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. | and there are seven kings, the five did fall, and the one is, the other did not yet come, and when he may come, it behoveth him to remain a little time; | |
| 11 | And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. | and the beast that was, and is not, he also is eighth, and out of the seven he is, and to destruction he doth go away. | |
| 12 | And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. | `And the ten horns that thou sawest, are ten kings, who a kingdom did not yet receive, but authority as kings the same hour do receive with the beast, | |
| 13 | These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. | these have one mind, and their own power and authority to the beast they shall give over; | |
| 14 | These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. | these with the Lamb shall make war, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because Lord of lords he is, and King of kings, and those with him are called, and choice, and stedfast.' | |
| 15 | And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. | And he saith to me, `The waters that thou didst see, where the whore doth sit, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues;' | |
| 16 | And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. | and the ten horns that thou didst see upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her in fire, | |
| 17 | For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. | for God did give into their hearts to do its mind, and to make one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast till the sayings of God may be complete, | |
| 18 | And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. | and the woman that thou didst see is the great city that is having reign over the kings of the land.' |
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| 1 | And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. | And after these things I saw another messenger coming down out of the heaven, having great authority, and the earth was lightened from his glory, | |
| 2 | And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. | and he did cry in might -- a great voice, saying, `Fall, fall did Babylon the great, and she became a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird, | |
| 3 | For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. | because of the wine of the wrath of her whoredom have all the nations drunk, and the kings of the earth with her did commit whoredom, and merchants of the earth from the power of her revel were made rich. | |
| 4 | And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. | And I heard another voice out of the heaven, saying, `Come forth out of her, My people, that ye may not partake with her sins, and that ye may not receive of her plagues, | |
| 5 | For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. | because her sins did follow -- unto the heaven, and God did remember her unrighteousness. | |
| 6 | Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. | Render to her as also she did render to you, and double to her doubles according to her works; in the cup that she did mingle mingle to her double. | |
| 7 | How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. | `As much as she did glorify herself and did revel, so much torment and sorrow give to her, because in her heart she saith, I sit a queen, and a widow I am not, and sorrow I shall not see; | |
| 8 | Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. | because of this, in one day, shall come her plagues, death, and sorrow, and famine; and in fire she shall be utterly burned, because strong `is' the Lord God who is judging her; | |
| 9 | And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, | and weep over her, and smite themselves for her, shall the kings of the earth, who with her did commit whoredom and did revel, when they may see the smoke of her burning, | |
| 10 | Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. | from afar having stood because of the fear of her torment, saying, Wo, wo, the great city! Babylon, the strong city! because in one hour did come thy judgment. | |
| 11 | And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: | `And the merchants of the earth shall weep and sorrow over her, because their lading no one doth buy any more; | |
| 12 | The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, | lading of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearl, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyne wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel of most precious wood, and brass, and iron, and marble, | |
| 13 | And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. | and cinnamon, and odours, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and of horses, and of chariots, and of bodies and souls of men. | |
| 14 | And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. | `And the fruits of the desire of thy soul did go away from thee, and all things -- the dainty and the bright -- did go away from thee, and no more at all mayest thou find them. | |
| 15 | The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, | The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, far off shall stand because of the fear of her torment, weeping, and sorrowing, | |
| 16 | And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! | and saying, Wo, wo, the great city, that was arrayed with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded in gold, and precious stone, and pearls -- because in one hour so much riches were made waste! | |
| 17 | For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, | `And every shipmaster, and all the company upon the ships, and sailors, and as many as work the sea, far off stood, | |
| 18 | And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! | and were crying, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, What `city is' like to the great city? | |
| 19 | And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. | and they did cast dust upon their heads, and were crying out, weeping and sorrowing, saying, Wo, wo, the great city! in which were made rich all having ships in the sea, out of her costliness -- for in one hour was she made waste. | |
| 20 | Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. | `Be glad over her, O heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets, because God did judge your judgment of her!' | |
| 21 | And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. | And one strong messenger did take up a stone as a great millstone, and did cast `it' to the sea, saying, `Thus with violence shall Babylon be cast, the great city, and may not be found any more at all; | |
| 22 | And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; | and voice of harpers, and musicians, and pipers, and trumpeters, may not be heard at all in thee any more; and any artizan of any art may not be found at all in thee any more; and noise of a millstone may not be heard at all in thee any more; | |
| 23 | And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. | and light of a lamp may not shine at all in thee any more; and voice of bridegroom and of bride may not be heard at all in thee any more; because thy merchants were the great ones of the earth, because in thy sorcery were all the nations led astray, | |
| 24 | And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. | and in her blood of prophets and of saints was found, and of all those who have been slain on the earth.' |
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| 1 | And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: | And after these things I heard a great voice of a great multitude in the heaven, saying, `Alleluia! the salvation, and the glory, and the honour, and the power, `is' to the Lord our God; | Revelation 19:6 is referenced on Is God All-Powerful? Can God or Anything Truly Be Omnipotent?: 5. Is God All-Powerful According to the Christian Bible and Qur'an? |
| 2 | For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. | because true and righteous `are' His judgments, because He did judge the great whore who did corrupt the earth in her whoredom, and He did avenge the blood of His servants at her hand;' | |
| 3 | And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. | and a second time they said, `Alleluia;' and her smoke doth come up -- to the ages of the ages! | |
| 4 | And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. | And fall down did the elders -- the twenty and four -- and the four living creatures, and they did bow before God who is sitting upon the throne, saying, `Amen, Alleluia.' | |
| 5 | And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. | And a voice out of the throne did come forth, saying, `Praise our God, all ye His servants, and those fearing Him, both the small and the great;' | |
| 6 | And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. | and I heard as the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, `Alleluia! because reign did the Lord God -- the Almighty! | |
| 7 | Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. | may we rejoice and exult, and give the glory to Him, because come did the marriage of the Lamb, and his wife did make herself ready; | |
| 8 | And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. | and there was given to her that she may be arrayed with fine linen, pure and shining, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.' | |
| 9 | And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. | And he saith to me, `Write: Happy `are' they who to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb have been called;' and he saith to me, `These `are' the true words of God;' | |
| 10 | And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. | and I fell before his feet, to bow before him, and he saith to me, `See -- not! fellow servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren, those having the testimony of Jesus; bow before God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of the prophecy.' | |
| 11 | And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. | And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war, | |
| 12 | His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. | and his eyes `are' as a flame of fire, and upon his head `are' many diadems -- having a name written that no one hath known, except himself, | |
| 13 | And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. | and he is arrayed with a garment covered with blood, and his name is called, The Word of God. | |
| 14 | And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. | And the armies in the heaven were following him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen -- white and pure; | |
| 15 | And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. | and out of his mouth doth proceed a sharp sword, that with it he may smite the nations, and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, and he doth tread the press of the wine of the wrath and the anger of God the Almighty, | |
| 16 | And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. | and he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh the name written, `King of kings, and Lord of lords.' | |
| 17 | And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; | And I saw one messenger standing in the sun, and he cried, a great voice, saying to all the birds that are flying in mid-heaven, `Come and be gathered together to the supper of the great God, | |
| 18 | That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. | that ye may eat flesh of kings, and flesh of chiefs of thousands, and flesh of strong men, and flesh of horses, and of those sitting on them, and the flesh of all -- freemen and servants -- both small and great.' | |
| 19 | And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. | And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, having been gathered together to make war with him who is sitting upon the horse, and with his army; | |
| 20 | And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. | and the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who did the signs before him, in which he led astray those who did receive the mark of the beast, and those who did bow before his image; living they were cast -- the two -- to the lake of the fire, that is burning with brimstone; | |
| 21 | And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. | and the rest were killed with the sword of him who is sitting on the horse, which `sword' is proceeding out of his mouth, and all the birds were filled out of their flesh. |
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| 1 | And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. | And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand, | Revelation 20:10 is mentioned on Universalism: If there is a Good God, Everyone Must Go to Heaven: 7. Christian Arguments for Universalism Revelation 20:10 appears on Proverbs Chapter 6: 3.0. Proverbs 6:12-15 - Troublemakers and villains will be destroyed by God, with no chance for redemption |
| 2 | And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, | and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years, | |
| 3 | And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. | and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time. | |
| 4 | And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. | And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not bow before the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand, and they did live and reign with Christ the thousand years; | |
| 5 | But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. | and the rest of the dead did not live again till the thousand years may be finished; this `is' the first rising again. | |
| 6 | Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. | Happy and holy `is' he who is having part in the first rising again; over these the second death hath not authority, but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. | |
| 7 | And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, | And when the thousand years may be finished, the Adversary shall be loosed out of his prison, | |
| 8 | And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. | and he shall go forth to lead the nations astray, that are in the four corners of the earth -- Gog and Magog -- to gather them together to war, of whom the number `is' as the sand of the sea; | |
| 9 | And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. | and they did go up over the breadth of the land, and did surround the camp of the saints, and the beloved city, and there came down fire from God out of the heaven, and devoured them; | |
| 10 | And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. | and the Devil, who is leading them astray, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where `are' the beast and the false prophet, and they shall be tormented day and night -- to the ages of the ages. | |
| 11 | And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. | And I saw a great white throne, and Him who is sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven did flee away, and place was not found for them; | |
| 12 | And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. | and I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and scrolls were opened, and another scroll was opened, which is that of the life, and the dead were judged out of the things written in the scrolls -- according to their works; | |
| 13 | And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. | and the sea did give up those dead in it, and the death and the hades did give up the dead in them, and they were judged, each one according to their works; | |
| 14 | And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. | and the death and the hades were cast to the lake of the fire -- this `is' the second death; | |
| 15 | And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. | and if any one was not found written in the scroll of the life, he was cast to the lake of the fire. |
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| 1 | And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. | And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, bright as crystal, going forth out of the throne of God and of the Lamb: | Revelation 22:16: See The Birth of Jesus and the Christmas Story: Pagan and Unhistorical: 4. Who Was Jesus's Father? Was the Messiah Born of the Line of David by Jospeh, or of Virgin Birth through Mary Alone? Revelation 22:16: 1st Century Christian Ebionites: The Original Christians?: 2.3. Adoptionism Revelation 22:16 appears on Lucifer, the Eastern Crown Prince of Satanism: 1. Sources Revelation 22:16: See Christian Adoptionism and the Baptism of Jesus Christ: Centuries of Belief Before the Trinity Revelation 22:16: Christian Adoptionism and the Baptism of Jesus Christ: Centuries of Belief Before the Trinity: 1. Jesus Becoming God For more on Revelation 22:16 see The Gospel According to Saint Matthew: 8.0. Matthew 1 (25 verses) - Ancestors of Jesus Christ listed; Mary pregnant by Holy Spirit; Angel appears to Joseph; Joseph marries Mary; Jesus is born Revelation 22:16 is discussed on Satan and The Devil in World Religions: 2.3.3. Lucifer - The Misreading of Isaiah Led to the Demonisation of an Innocent Name Revelation 22:16 is referenced on Gnosticism (1st-7th Century): The Birth of Christianity: 3.2. Adoptionism (The True God Adopted Jesus) Revelation 22:16 is referenced on The Gospel According to Saint Luke: 4.0. Luke 3 (38 verses) - John the Baptist preaches; people repent; John baptizes in Jordan, put in prison by Herod; Jesus' baptism; Jesus' genealogy |
| 2 | In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. | in the midst of its broad place, and of the river on this side and on that, `is' a tree of life, yielding twelve fruits, in each several month rendering its fruits, and the leaves of the tree `are' for the service of the nations; | |
| 3 | And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: | and any curse there shall not be any more, and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him, | |
| 4 | And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. | and they shall see His face, and His name `is' upon their foreheads, | |
| 5 | And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. | and night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign -- to the ages of the ages. | |
| 6 | And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. | And he said to me, `These words `are' stedfast and true, and the Lord God of the holy prophets did send His messenger to shew to His servants the things that it behoveth to come quickly: | |
| 7 | Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. | Lo, I come quickly; happy `is' he who is keeping the words of the prophecy of this scroll.' | |
| 8 | And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. | And I, John, am he who is seeing these things and hearing, and when I heard and beheld, I fell down to bow before the feet of the messenger who is shewing me these things; | |
| 9 | Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. | and he saith to me, `See -- not; for fellow-servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those keeping the words of this scroll; before God bow.' | |
| 10 | And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. | And he saith to me, `Thou mayest not seal the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is nigh; | |
| 11 | He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. | he who is unrighteous -- let him be unrighteous still, and he who is filthy -- let him be filthy still, and he who is righteous -- let him be declared righteous still, and he who is sanctified -- let him be sanctified still: | |
| 12 | And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. | And lo, I come quickly, and my reward `is' with me, to render to each as his work shall be; | |
| 13 | I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. | I am the Alpha and the Omega -- the Beginning and End -- the First and the Last. | |
| 14 | Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. | `Happy are those doing His commands that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of the life, and by the gates they may enter into the city; | |
| 15 | For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. | and without `are' the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the whoremongers, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one who is loving and is doing a lie. | |
| 16 | I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. | `I, Jesus did send my messenger to testify to you these things concerning the assemblies; I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star! | |
| 17 | And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. | And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come; and he who is hearing -- let him say, Come; and he who is thirsting -- let him come; and he who is willing -- let him take the water of life freely. | |
| 18 | For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: | `For I testify to every one hearing the words of the prophecy of this scroll, if any one may add unto these, God shall add to him the plagues that have been written in this scroll, | |
| 19 | And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. | and if any one may take away from the words of the scroll of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the scroll of the life, and out of the holy city, and the things that have been written in this scroll;' | |
| 20 | He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. | he saith -- who is testifying these things -- `Yes, I come quickly!' Amen! Yes, be coming, Lord Jesus! | |
| 21 | The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. | The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ `is' with you all. Amen. |