66:017:004 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:
66:017:005 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
66:017:006 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, andwith the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, Iwondered with great admiration.
66:017:007 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? Iwill tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast thatcarrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
66:017:008 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.
66:017:009 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
66:017:010 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.
66:017:011 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
66:017:012 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.
66:017:013 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
66:017:014 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shallovercome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: andthey that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
66:017:015 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where thewhore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, andtongues.
66:017:016 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, theseshall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked,and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
66:017:017 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and toagree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the wordsof God shall be fulfilled.
66:017:018 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
66:018:001 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
66:018:002 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon thegreat is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation ofdevils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of everyunclean and hateful bird.
66:018:003 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of herfornication, and the kings of the earth have committedfornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxedrich through the abundance of her delicacies.
66:018:004 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.
66:018:005 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
66:018:006 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto herdouble according to her works: in the cup which she hathfilled fill to her double.
66:018:007 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, somuch torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart,I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
66:018:008 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, andmourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned withfire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
66:018:009 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication andlived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament forher, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
66:018:010 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas,alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in onehour is thy judgment come.
66:018:011 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
66:018:012 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,
66:018:013 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, andwine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, andsheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
66:018:014 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed fromthee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departedfrom thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
66:018:015 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her,shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping andwailing,
66:018:016 And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed infine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, andprecious stones, and pearls!
66:018:017 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And everyshipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and asmany as trade by sea, stood afar off,
66:018:018 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
66:018:019 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.
66:018:020 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
66:018:021 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.
66:018:022 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, andtrumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and nocraftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any morein thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no moreat all in thee;
66:018:023 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 beheard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the greatmen of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nationsdeceived.
66:018:024 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
66:019:001 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:
66:019:002 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.
66:019:003 And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
66:019:004 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell downand worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen;Alleluia.
66:019:005 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God,all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small andgreat.
66:019:006 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.
66:019:007 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for themarriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herselfready.
66:019:008 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in finelinen, clean and white: for the fine linen is therighteousness of saints.
66:019:009 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are calledunto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me,These are the true sayings of God.
66:019:010 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.
66:019:011 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he thatsat upon him was called Faithful and True, and inrighteousness he doth judge and make war.
66:019:012 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were manycrowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but hehimself.
66:019:013 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and hisname is called The Word of God.
66:019:014 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon whitehorses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
66:019:015 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.
66:019:016 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
66:019:017 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with aloud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst ofheaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper ofthe great God;
66:019:018 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 ofthem that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free andbond, both small and great.
66:019:019 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.
66:019:020 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.
66:019:021 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.
66:020:001 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key ofthe bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
66:020:002 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is theDevil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
66:020:003 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.
66:020:004 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.
66:020:005 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
66:020:006 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.
66:020:007 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
66:020:008 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the fourquarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them togetherto battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
66:020:009 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassedthe camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and firecame down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
66:020:010 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake offire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are,and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
66:020:011 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, fromwhose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there wasfound no place for them.
66:020:012 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.
66:020:013 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.
66:020:014 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This isthe second death.
66:020:015 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life wascast into the lake of fire.
66:021:001 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heavenand the first earth were passed away; and there was no moresea.
66:021:002 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down fromGod out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for herhusband.
66:021:003 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, thetabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them,and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be withthem, and be their God.
66:021:004 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and thereshall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neithershall there be any more pain: for the former things are passedaway.
66:021:005 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make allthings new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words aretrue and faithful.
66:021:006 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, thebeginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst ofthe fountain of the water of life freely.
66:021:007 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be hisGod, and he shall be my son.
66:021:008 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, andmurderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, andall liars, shall have their part in the lake which burnethwith fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
66:021:009 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had theseven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked withme, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, theLamb's wife.
66:021:010 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
66:021:011 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
66:021:012 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
66:021:013 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on thesouth three gates; and on the west three gates.
66:021:014 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in themthe names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
66:021:015 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure thecity, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
66:021:016 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
66:021:017 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
66:021:018 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
66:021:019 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnishedwith all manner of precious stones. The first foundation wasjasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; thefourth, an emerald;
66:021:020 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh,chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth,a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, anamethyst.
66:021:021 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
66:021:022 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
66:021:023 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, toshine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lambis the light thereof.
66:021:024 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in thelight of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their gloryand honour into it.
66:021:025 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for thereshall be no night there.
66:021:026 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations intoit.
66:021:027 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
66:022:001 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.
66:022:002 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.
66:022:003 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and ofthe Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
66:022:004 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in theirforeheads.
66:022:005 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.
66:022:006 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: andthe Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew untohis servants the things which must shortly be done.
66:022:007 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
66:022:008 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I hadheard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of theangel which shewed me these things.
66:022:009 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thyfellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of themwhich keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
66:022:010 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
66:022:011 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.
66:022:012 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to giveevery man according as his work shall be.
66:022:013 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first andthe last.
66:022:014 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may haveright to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gatesinto the city.
66:022:015 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, andmurderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh alie.
66:022:016 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these thingsin the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, andthe bright and morning star.
66:022:017 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him thatheareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. Andwhosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
66:022:018 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of theprophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things,God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in thisbook:
66:022:019 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book ofthis prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book oflife, and out of the holy city, and from the things which arewritten in this book.
66:022:020 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly.Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
66:022:021 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.