the fine linen is the righteous-a loud voice, saying to all the ness of saints. fowls that fly in the midst of 9 And he saith unto me, heaven, Come, and gather yourWrite, Blessed are they which selves together unto the supper are called unto the marriage-sup- of the great God; per of the Lamb. And he saith 18 That ye may eat the flesh unto me, These are the true of kings, and the flesh of capsayings of God. tains, and the flesh of mighty 10 And I fell at his feet to men, and the flesh of horses, worship him. And he said unto and of them that sit on them, me, See thou do it not I am and the flesh of all men, both thy fellow-servant, and of thy free and bond, both small and brethren that have the testimony great. of Jesus worship God: for the 19 And I saw the beast, and testimony of Jesus is the spirit the kings of the earth, and their of prophecy. armies, gathered together to 11 And I saw heaven open- make war against him that sat ed, and behold, a white horse; on the horse, and against his arand he that sat upon him was my. called Faithful and True, and 20 And the beast was taken, in righteousness he doth judge and with him the false prophet and make war. that wrought miracles before 12 His eyes were as a flame him, with which he deceived, of fire, and on his head were them that had received the mark many crowns; and he had a of the beast, and them that worname written, that no man shipped his image. These both knew, but he himself. were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword 14 And the armies which proceeded out of his mouth: and were in heaven followed him all the fowls were filled with upon white horses, clothed in their flesh. fine linen, white and clean. CHAP. XX. 15 And out of his mouth 2 Satan bound for a thousand years....5 The 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 wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. first resurrection: 6 They blessed that have part therein....7 Satan let loose again....10 The devil cast into the lake of fire and brimstone....11 The general resurrection. AND I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and 16 And he hath on his ves- a great chain in his hand. ture and on his thigh a name 2 And he laid hold on the written, KING OF KINGS, dragon, that old serpent, which AND LORD OF LORDS. is the Devil, and Satan, and 17 And I saw an angel stand-bound him a thousand years, ing in the sun; and he cried with 3 And cast him into the bot tomless pit, and shut him up, and and shall be tormented day and set a seal upon him,that he should night for ever and ever. deceive the nations no more, till 11 And I saw a great white the thousand years should be throne, and him that sat on it, fulfilled; and after that he must from whose face the earth and be loosed a little season. the heaven fled away; and there 4 And I saw thrones, and was found no place for them. they sat upon them, and judg- 12 And I saw the dead, small ment was given unto them and and great, stand before God; I saw the souls of them that were and the books were opened: beheaded for the witness of Je- and another book was opened, sus, and for the word of God, which is the book of life: and and which had not worshipped the dead were judged out of the beast, neither his image, nei- those things which were written ther had received his mark upon in the books, according to their their foreheads, or in their hands; works. and they lived and reigned 13 And the sea gave up the with Christ a thousand years. dead which were in it; and 5 But the rest of the dead liv- death and hell delivered up the ed not again until the thousand dead which were in them and years were finished. This is the they were judged every man ac first resurrection. cording to their works. This 6 Blessed and holy is he that 14 And death and hell were hath part in the first resurrec- cast into the lake of fire. tion: on such the second death is the second death. hath no power, but they shall be 15 And whosoever was not priests of God and of Christ, found written in the book of life and shall reign with him a thou- was cast into the lake of fire. sand years. 7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8 And shall go out to deceive CHAP. XXI. 1 A new heaven and a new earth....3 The blessedness of God's people. The judg ment of the wicked....10 A description of the heavenly Jerusalem. ANDI saw a new heaven and the nations which are in the a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no 9 And they went up on the 2 And I John saw the holy breadth of the earth, and com- city, new Jerusalem, coming passed the camp of the saints down from God out of heaven, about, and the beloved city: and prepared as a bride adorned for fire came down from God out of her husband. heaven, and devoured them. 3 And I heard a great voice 10 And the devil that deceiv-out of heaven, saying, Behold, ed them was cast into the lake the tabernacle of God is with of fire and brimstone, where the men, and he will dwell with beast and the false prophet are, them, and they shall be his peo ple, and God himself shall be stone most precious, even like a with them, and be their jasper-stone, clear as crystal ; 12 And had a wall great and God. 4 And God shall wipe away high, and had twelve gates, and all tears from their eyes; and at the gates twelve angels, and there shall be no more death, names written thereon, which neither sorrow, nor crying, nei- are the names of the twelve tribes ther shall there be any more of the children of Israel. pain for the former things are passed away. 13 On the east, three gates; on the north, three gates; on the 5 And he that sat upon the south, three gates; and on the throne said, Behold, I make all west, three gates. things new. And he said unto 14 And the wall of the city me, Write: for these words are had twelve foundations, and in true and faithful. them the names of the twelve 6 And he said unto me, It apostles of the Lamb. is done. I am Alpha and Omega, 15 And he that talked with the beginning and the end. I me, had a golden reed to meawill give unto him that is athirst sure the city, and the gates thereof the fountain of the water of of, and the wall thereof. life freely. son. 16 And the city lieth four7 He that overcometh shall square, and the length is as large inherit all things; and I will be as the breadth: and he measurhis God, and he shall be my ed the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The 8 But the fearful, and unbe- length, and the breadth, and lieving, and the abominable, and the height of it are equal. murderers, and whoremongers, 17 And he measured the wall and sorcerers, and idolaters, and thereof, a hundredand forty and all liars, shall have their part in four cubits,according to the meathe lake which burneth with sure of a man, that is, of the fire and brimstone: which is the angel. second death. 18 And the building of the 9 And there came unto me wall of it was of jasper: and one of the seven angels, which the city was pure gold, like unto had the seven vials full of the clear glass. seven last plagues, and talked 19 And the foundations of with me, saying, Come hither, the wall of the city were garI will shew thee the bride, the nished with all manner of precLamb's wife. ious stones. The first founda10 And he carried me away tion was jasper; the second, sapin the spirit to a great and high phire; the third, a chalcedony ; mountain, and shewed me that the fourth, an emerald; great city the holy Jerusalem, 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the descending out of heaven, from sixth, sardius; the seventh, chryGod. solite; the eighth, beryl; the 11 Having the glory of God: ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a and her light was like unto a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an ame-tree were for the healing of the thyst. nations. 21 And the twelve gates were 3 And there shall be no more twelve pearls; every several gate curse: but the throne of God was of one pearl; and the street and of the Lamb shall be in it; of the city was pure gold, as it and his servants shall serve were transparent glass. him: 22 And I saw no temple no temple 4 And they shall see his face; therein for the Lord God Al- and his name shall be in their mighty and the Lamb are the foreheads. temple of it. 5 And there shall be no 23 And the city had no need night there; and they need no of the sun, neither of the moon, candle, neither light of the sun; to shine in it: for the glory of for the Lord God giveth them God did lighten it, and the light: and they shall reign for Lamb is the light thereof. ever and ever. 24 And the nations of them 6 And he said unto me, 'These which are saved shall walk in sayings are faithful and true. the light of it: and the kings And the Lord God of the holy of the earth do bring their glory prophets sent his angel to shew and honour into it. unto his servants the things 25 And the gates of it shall which must shortly be done. not be shut at all by day: for 7 Behold, I come quickly: there shall be no night there. blessed is he that keepeth the 26 And they shall bring the sayings of the prophecy of this glory and honour of the nations book. into it. 8 And I John saw these 27 And there shall in no wise things, and heard them. enter into it any thing that de- when I had heard and seen, I fileth, neither whatsoever work-fell down to worship before the eth abomination, or maketh a lie; feet of the angel which shewed but they which are written in me these things. the Lamb's book of life. CHAP. XXII. 1 The river of the water of life....2 The tree of life....5 The light of the city of God is himself....9 The angel will not be worshipped....18 Nothing may be added to the word of God, nor taken therefrom. AND he shewed me a pure And 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. 10 And he saith unto me, river of water of life, clear Seal not the sayings of the as crystal, proceeding out of the prophecy of this book: for the throne of God and of the Lamb. time is at hand. 2 In the midst of the street of 11 He that is unjust, let him it, and on either side of the river, be unjust still: and he which is was there the tree of life, which filthy, let him be filthy still: and bare twelve manner of fruits, he that is righteous, let him be and yielded her fruit every righteous still: and he that is nonth: and the leaves of the holy, let him be holy still. 12 And behold, I come quick- that heareth say, Come. And ly; and my reward is with me, let him that is athirst, come: to give every man according as and whosoever will, let him take his work shall be. the water of life freely. 18 For I testify unto every 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the man that heareth the words of first and the last. the prophecy of this book, If any 14 Blessed are they that do man shall add unto these things, his commandments, that they God shall add unto him the may have right to the tree of life, plagues that are written in this and may enter in through the book: gates into the city. 19 And if any man shall 15 For without are dogs, take away from the words of and sorcerers, and whoremon- the book of this prophecy, God gers, and murderers, and idol- shall take away his part out of aters, and whosoever loveth and the book of life, and out of the maketh a lie. holy city, and from the things 16 I Jesus have sent mine an- which are written in this book. gel to testify unto you these 20 He which testifieth these things in the churches. I am things saith, Surely I come the root and the offspring of quickly; Amen. Even so, come, David, and the bright and morn-Lord Jesus. ing star. 21 The grace of our Lord 17 And the Spirit and the Jesus Christ be with you all. bride say, Come. And let him Amen THE END. |