5 And a voice came out of the throne, 21 And the remnant were slain with the ying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, sword of him that sat upon the horse, which dye that fear him, both small and great. sword proceeded out of his mouth and all 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a the fowls were filled with their flesh. eat multitude, and as the voice of many aters, and as the voice of mighty thunder gs, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God nnipotent reigneth. CHAP. XX. AND I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottom less pit and a great chain in his hand. 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give ho- 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old our to him: for the marriage of the Lamb serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and come, and his wife hath made herself bound him a thousand years, ady. 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, 8 And to her was granted that she should and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, › arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: that he should deceive the nations no more, r the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. till the thousand years should be fulfilled: 19 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed and after that he must be loosed a little seae they which are called unto the marriage- son. pper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon hese are the true sayings of God. them, and judgment was given unto them: 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. and I saw the souls of them that were bend he said unto me, See thou do it not; headed for the witness of Jesus, and for the am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren word of God, and which had not worshipped at have the testimony of Jesus: worship the beast, neither his image, neither had reod: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit ceived his mark upon their foreheads, or in prophecy. their hands; and they lived and reigned 11 And I saw heaven opened, and be-with Christ a thousand years. old a white horse; and he that sat upon him 5 But the rest of the dead lived not again as called Faithful and True; and in righte- until the thousand years were finished. This sness he doth judge and make war. is the first resurrection. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in 1 his head were many crowns; and he the first resurrection: on such the second id a name written that no man knew but death hath no power; but they shall be himself: priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dip-with him a thousand years. d in blood: and his name is called The ord of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven llowed him upon white horses, clothed in e linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp vord, that with it he should smite the naons; and he shall rule them with a rod of on: and he treadeth the wine-press of the erceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his igh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan 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. 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. 30 And the devil that deceived them was 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, nd he cried with a loud voice, saying to all where the beast and the false prophet are, he fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, and shall be tormented day and night for Come and gather yourselves together unto ever and ever. e supper of the great God; 11 And I saw a great white throne, and 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth he flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty and the heaven fled away; and there was en, and the flesh of horses, and of them found no place for them. hat sit on them, and the flesh of all men, oth free and bond, both small and great. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great stand before God: and the books were open19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of ed; and another book was opened, which he earth, and their armies, gathered toge-is the book of life and the dead were judgher to make war against him that sat on the ed out of those things which were written in Jorse, and against his army. the books, according to their works. 20 And the beast was taken, and with 13 And the sea gave up the dead which im the false prophet that wrought miracles were in it; and death and hell delivered up before him, with which he deceived them the dead which were in them; and they hat had received the mark of the beast and were judged every man according to their hem that worshipped his image. These works. both were cast alive into a lake of fire burnng with brimstone. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written thousand furlongs: the length, and in the book of life was cast into the lake of breadth, and the height of it are equal fire. 17 And he measured the wall thered, hundred and forty and four cubits, arver CHAP. XXI. AND I saw a new heaven and a new to the measure of a man, that is, of in earth: for the first heaven and the first gel. earth were passed away; and there was no 18 And the building of the wall of t of jasper: and the city was pure guli, = unto clear glass. more sea. 19 And the foundations of the wall of i 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her hus-city were garnished with all manner ef band. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end: I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels, which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 10 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, 11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper-stone, clear as crystal; 12 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. 13 On the east, three gates; on the north, three gates; on the south, three gates; and on the west, three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the welve apostles of the Lamb. cious stones. The first foundation ana per; the second, sapphire; the third, a cedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, saria the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, he the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrys sus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twen amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were t pearls; every several gate was of ose pr and the street of the city was pure gol it were transparent glass. 22 And I saw no temple therein: fr Lord God Almighty and the Lamb art temple of it.. 23 And the city had no need of the neither of the moon, to shine in it; fr glory of God did lighten it, and the Law the light thereof. 24 And the nations of them which a saved shall walk in the light of it: a kings of the earth do bring their gly u honour into it. 25 And the gates of it shall not be sir: z all by day; for there shall be to g there. 26 And they shall bring the glory and wi nour of the nations into it. 27 And there shall in no wise enter in any thing that defileth, neither ridin worketh abomination, or maketh a b they which are written in the Lamb's b of life. CHAP. XXII. AND he shewed me a pure river of w of life, clear as crystal, proceeding of the throne of God and of the Lan 2 In the midst of the street of it a either side of the river, was there the life, which bare twelve manner of frais d yielded her fruit every month: and the of the tree were for the healing of th tions. 3 And there shall be no more curse the throne of God and of the Lamb s in it; and his servants shall serve him 4 And they shall see his face; ast name shall be in their foreheads. 5 And there shall be no night there they need no candle, neither light of the for the Lord God giveth them light. 15 And he that talked with me had a gol-they shall reign for ever and ever." den reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16 And the city lieth four-square, and the length is as large as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve 6 And he said unto me, These saying faithful and true: and the Lord God holy prophets sent his angel to shew of his servants the things which must st be done. : 15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, 7 Behold, I come quickly blessed is he at keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of and whoremongers, and murderers, and idois book. laters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 8 And I John saw these things, and heard 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. 17/And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let hiin that is athirst come. And whosoever will, 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 the book: 11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust II: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy Il: and he that is righteous, let him be ghteous still: and he that is holy, let him 19 And if any man shall take away from holy still. the words of the book of this prophecy, God 12 And behold, I come quickly; and my shall take away his part out of the book of ward is with me, to give every man ac-life, and out of the holy city, and from the rding as his work shall be. things which are written in this book. 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginng and the end, the first and the last. 14 Blessed are they that do his commandents, that they may have right to the tree life, and may enter in through the gates to the city. 837 20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly; Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ de with you all. Amen. End of the New Testament |