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Introduction to Revelation:
Author: The apostle John (1:1, 9).Time of Writing: Approximately A.D. 90, while John was in exile on the island of Patmos.Place of Writing: The island of Patmos (1:9).Recipients: The seven churches in Asia (1:4).

Subject of Revelation:
Christ as the Center of God's Administration
according to God's Eternal Economy

Revelation

Chapter 1 of 22

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I.  Introduction—the revelation of Christ and the testimony of Jesus1:1-8

Rev 1:1 - The 1arevelation of Jesus Christ which God gave to Him to bshow to His cslaves the things that must quickly take place; and He made it known by 2dsigns, sending it by His eangel to His slave John,
Rev 1:2 - Who atestified the bword of God and the 1ctestimony of Jesus Christ, even all that he dsaw.
Rev 1:3 - aBlessed is he who reads and those who bhear the cwords of the 1prophecy and dkeep the things written in it, for the time is enear.
Rev 1:4 - John to the 1aseven bchurches which are in 2Asia: cGrace to you and dpeace from 3eHim who is and who was and 4who is coming, and from the 5fseven Spirits who are before His throne,
Rev 1:5 - And from Jesus Christ, the faithful aWitness, the bFirstborn of the dead, and the cRuler of the kings of the earth. To Him who dloves us and has 1released us from our sins 2by His eblood
Rev 1:6 - And made us a 1akingdom, 2bpriests to His God and Father, cto Him be the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen.
Rev 1:7 - Behold, He 1acomes with the 2bclouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who cpierced Him; and all the 3tribes of the 4land will 5dmourn over Him. Yes, amen.
Rev 1:8 - I am the 1aAlpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, bHe who is and who was and who is coming, the cAlmighty.

II.  "The things which you have seen"1:9-20

A.  Seven golden lampstands—the shining churchesB.  The Son of Man—the living ChristC.  Seven stars—the bright messengers of the churches
Rev 1:9 - I John, your brother and fellow apartaker in the btribulation and ckingdom and 1dendurance in 2Jesus, was on the island called 3Patmos because of the eword of God and the ftestimony of Jesus.
Rev 1:10 - I was in 1aspirit on the 2Lord’s Day and heard behind me a loud voice like a btrumpet,
Rev 1:11 - Saying, What you asee bwrite in a scroll and 1send it to the cseven dchurches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
Rev 1:12 - And I 1turned to see the voice that spoke with me; and when I 1turned, I saw aseven 2golden 3blampstands,
Rev 1:13 - And 1in the amidst of the lampstands One like the 2bSon of Man, clothed with a 3cgarment reaching to the feet, and 4dgirded about at the breasts with a golden egirdle.
Rev 1:14 - And His head and 1ahair were as white as 2bwhite wool, as 2snow; and His 3ceyes were like a flame of 4dfire;
Rev 1:15 - And His 1afeet were like shining 1bronze, as having been 2fired in a furnace; and His voice was like the 3bsound of many waters.
Rev 1:16 - And He had in His right hand aseven 1stars; and out of His 2bmouth proceeded a 2sharp two-edged csword; and His 3dface shone as the sun shines in its power.
Rev 1:17 - And when I saw Him, I afell at His feet as dead; and He bplaced His right hand on me, saying, cDo not fear; I am the 1dFirst and the Last
Rev 1:18 - And the 1aliving One; and I became bdead, and behold, I am aliving forever and ever; and I have the ckeys of 2death and of Hades.
Rev 1:19 - aWrite therefore the things which you have seen and the things which are and the things which are about to take place bafter these things.
Rev 1:20 - The 1mystery of the aseven stars which you saw upon My right hand and the bseven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the 2messengers of the cseven churches, and the seven dlampstands are the seven churches.

Revelation

Chapter 2 of 22

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III.  "The things which are"—the seven local churches2:1-3:22

A.  The church in Ephesus—the church at the close of the initial stage2:1-7
Rev 2:1 - 1To the messenger of the church in 2aEphesus write: These things says 3He who 4holds the bseven stars in His right hand, He who 4walks in the cmidst of the dseven golden lampstands:
Rev 2:2 - I aknow your bworks and your labor and your cendurance and that you cannot bear evil men; and you have dtried those who call themselves eapostles and are not, and have found them to be false;
Rev 2:3 - And you have endurance and have borne all things because of My aname and have not grown weary.
Rev 2:4 - But I have one thing aagainst you, that you have left your 1first 2blove.
Rev 2:5 - aRemember therefore where you have fallen from and brepent and do the first works; but if not, I am ccoming to you and will 1remove your lampstand out of its place, unless you repent.
Rev 2:6 - But this you have, that you hate the works of the 1aNicolaitans, which I also bhate.
Rev 2:7 - He who has an 1aear, let him hear what the 2bSpirit says to the 3churches. To him who 4covercomes, to him I will give to 5deat of the 6etree of life, which is in the 7fParadise of God.
B.  The church in Smyrna—the church under persecution2:8-11
Rev 2:8 - And to the messenger of the church in 1Smyrna write: These things says the 2aFirst and the Last, who became bdead and 3lived again:
Rev 2:9 - I know your 1atribulation and 2bpoverty (but you are 2rich) and the 3cslander from those who call themselves dJews and are 4not, but are a 5esynagogue of 6fSatan.
Rev 2:10 - Do not afear the things that you are about to bsuffer. Behold, the 1cdevil is about to cast some of you into dprison that you may be etried, and you will have ftribulation for 2gten days. Be hfaithful iunto death, and I will give you the 3jcrown of life.
Rev 2:11 - He who has an aear, let him hear what the bSpirit says to the churches. He who 1covercomes shall by no means be hurt of the 2dsecond death.
C.  The church in Pergamos—the church married to the world2:12-17
Rev 2:12 - And to the messenger of the church in 1Pergamos write: These things says He who has the asharp two-edged sword:
Rev 2:13 - I know where you dwell, where 1aSatan’s throne is; and you hold fast My 2bname and have cnot denied dMy 2faith, even in the days of 3Antipas, My ewitness, My ffaithful one, who was gkilled among you, where hSatan dwells.
Rev 2:14 - But I have a few things aagainst you, that you have some there who hold the 1bteaching of 2cBalaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat 3didol sacrifices and to commit 3efornication.
Rev 2:15 - In the same way you also have some who hold in like manner the 1ateaching of the 2bNicolaitans.
Rev 2:16 - aRepent therefore; but if not, I am 1bcoming to you quickly, and I will make war with them with the csword of My mouth.
Rev 2:17 - He who has an aear, let him hear what the bSpirit says to the churches. To him who 1covercomes, to him I will give of the 2dhidden emanna, and to him I will give a white 3fstone, and upon the stone a 4gnew name written, which hno one knows except him who receives it.
D.  The church in Thyatira—the church in apostasy2:18-29
Rev 2:18 - And to the messenger of the church in 1aThyatira write: These things says the 2bSon of God, He who has 3ceyes like a flame of fire, and His dfeet are like shining bronze:
Rev 2:19 - I aknow your 1bworks and love and faith and service and your endurance and that your last works are more than the first.
Rev 2:20 - But I have something aagainst you, that you tolerate the 1woman bJezebel, she who calls herself a 2prophetess and cteaches and 3leads My slaves astray to commit 4dfornication and to eat 4eidol sacrifices.
Rev 2:21 - And I gave her time that she might arepent, and she is bnot willing to repent of her fornication.
Rev 2:22 - Behold, I cast her into a 1bed, and those who commit aadultery with her, into 2great tribulation, unless they repent of her works;
Rev 2:23 - And her children I will 1kill with death; and all the churches will know that I am He who asearches the 2inward parts and the hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your bworks.
Rev 2:24 - But I say to you—the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this ateaching, who have not known the 1bdeep things of cSatan, as they say—I put no other burden upon you;
Rev 2:25 - Nevertheless what you have ahold fast 1until I bcome.
Rev 2:26 - And he who 1aovercomes and he who keeps 2bMy works cuntil the end, to him I will give 3dauthority over the nations;
Rev 2:27 - And he will 1shepherd them with an airon rod, as bvessels of pottery are broken in pieces, as 2cI also have received from My Father;
Rev 2:28 - And to him I will give the 1amorning star.
Rev 2:29 - He who has an 1aear, let him hear what the bSpirit says to the churches.

Revelation

Chapter 3 of 22

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E.  The church in Sardis—the church in reformation3:1-6
Rev 3:1 - And to the messenger of the church in 1Sardis write: These things says He who has the 2aseven Spirits of God and the 2bseven stars: I cknow your works, that you have a 3name that you are dliving, and yet you are edead.
Rev 3:2 - Become awatchful and establish the 1things which remain, which were about to die; for I have found none of your works 2bcompleted before My God.
Rev 3:3 - aRemember therefore how you have received and heard, and keep it and brepent. If therefore you will not watch, I will ccome as a 1dthief, and you shall by no means know at what ehour I will come upon you.
Rev 3:4 - But you have a few names in Sardis who have not 1adefiled their garments, and they will walk with Me in 2bwhite because they are worthy.
Rev 3:5 - He who 1aovercomes will be 2clothed thus, in bwhite garments, and I shall by no means 3cerase his name out of the 4dbook of life, and I will 5econfess his name before My Father and before His angels.
Rev 3:6 - He who has an aear, let him hear what the bSpirit says to the churches.
F.  The church in Philadelphia—the church in recovery3:7-13
Rev 3:7 - And to the messenger of the church in 1Philadelphia write: These things says the 2aHoly One, the btrue One, the One who has the 3ckey of David, the One who opens and no one will shut, and shuts and no one opens:
Rev 3:8 - I aknow your works; behold, I have put before you an 1bopened door which cno one can shut, because you have a 2little power and have dkept My 3word and have not edenied My 3name.
Rev 3:9 - Behold, I will make those of the 1asynagogue of bSatan, those who call themselves cJews and are 2not, but lie—behold, I will cause them to come and dfall 3prostrate before your feet and to know that I have eloved you.
Rev 3:10 - Because you have akept the 1word of My bendurance, I also will 2ckeep you out of the hour of dtrial, which is about to come on the whole inhabited earth, to try them who edwell on the earth.
Rev 3:11 - I 1acome quickly; bhold fast what you have that no one take your 2ccrown.
Rev 3:12 - He who 1aovercomes, him I will make a 2bpillar in the ctemple of My God, and he shall by no means go out anymore, and I will write upon him the 3dname of My God and the name of the city of My God, the eNew Jerusalem, which descends out of heaven from My God, and My fnew name.
Rev 3:13 - He who has an aear, let him hear what the bSpirit says to the churches.
G.  The church in Laodicea—the church in degradation3:14-22
Rev 3:14 - And to the messenger of the church in 1aLaodicea write: These things says the 2bAmen, the faithful and true cWitness, the 3dbeginning of the creation of God:
Rev 3:15 - I aknow your works, that you are neither cold nor 1hot; I wish that you were cold or 1bhot.
Rev 3:16 - So, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am about to 1spew you out of My mouth.
Rev 3:17 - Because you 1say, I am awealthy and have become rich and have need of nothing, and do not know that you are 2bwretched and miserable and poor and cblind and dnaked,
Rev 3:18 - I counsel you to 1abuy from Me 2bgold crefined by dfire that you may be erich, and 3fwhite garments that you may be clothed and that the shame of your gnakedness may not be manifested, and 4eyesalve to hanoint your eyes that you may see.
Rev 3:19 - As many as I alove I reprove and bdiscipline; be 1zealous therefore and crepent.
Rev 3:20 - Behold, I stand at the 1adoor and bknock; if anyone chears My dvoice and 2opens the door, then I will ecome in to him and 3dine with him and he with Me.
Rev 3:21 - He who 1aovercomes, to him I will give to 2sit with Me on My bthrone, as I also covercame and dsat ewith My Father on His throne.
Rev 3:22 - He who has an aear, let him hear what the bSpirit says to the 1churches.

Revelation

Chapter 4 of 22

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IV.  "The things which are about to take place"4:1-22:5

A.  The first section, giving a general view of the things to come, from Christ's ascension to eternity future4:1-11:19
1.  The scene around the throne in the heavens—only the Lion-Lamb (the victorious and redeeming Christ) being worthy to open the mystery of God's economy4:1-5:14
Rev 4:1 - After these things I saw, and behold, a adoor 1bopened in heaven, and the first 2cvoice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, dCome up here, and I will show you the things that must take place after these ethings.
Rev 4:2 - Immediately I was in 1aspirit; and behold, there was a 2bthrone set in heaven, and upon the throne there was cOne sitting;
Rev 4:3 - And He who was sitting was like a 1ajasper stone and a 2bsardius in appearance, and there was a 3crainbow around the throne like an 4demerald in appearance.
Rev 4:4 - And aaround the throne there were 1btwenty-four thrones, and upon the thrones 1ctwenty-four 2elders sitting, clothed in 3dwhite garments, and upon their heads golden ecrowns.
Rev 4:5 - And out of the throne come forth alightnings and voices and thunders. And there were 1bseven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the 2cseven Spirits of God;
Rev 4:6 - And before the throne there was as it were a 1aglassy sea like bcrystal; and in the midst of the throne and around the throne, there were 2cfour living creatures 3dfull of eyes in front and behind.
Rev 4:7 - And the first living creature was 1like a alion, and the second living creature like a acalf, and the third living creature had a face like that of a aman, and the fourth living creature was like a flying aeagle.
Rev 4:8 - And the four living creatures, each one of them having asix wings apiece, are full of eyes around and within; and they have no rest day and night, saying, 1bHoly, holy, holy, cLord God the Almighty, 2dwho was and who is and who is coming.
Rev 4:9 - And when the four living creatures give 1aglory and honor and thanks to Him who sits upon the throne, to Him who blives forever and ever,
Rev 4:10 - The twenty-four elders will afall before Him who sits upon the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever; and they will 1cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Rev 4:11 - You are aworthy, our Lord and God, to receive the 1bglory and the honor and the power, for You have ccreated all things, and because of Your 2dwill they were, and were created.

Revelation

Chapter 5 of 22

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Rev 5:1 - And I saw on the right hand of Him who sits upon the throne a 1ascroll written within and on the back, sealed up with 2seven seals.
Rev 5:2 - And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is aworthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?
Rev 5:3 - And no one ain heaven nor on the earth nor under the earth was able to open the scroll or look into it.
Rev 5:4 - And I wept much because 1no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look into it.
Rev 5:5 - And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep; behold, the 1aLion of the tribe of bJudah, the 2cRoot of David, has 3dovercome so that He may open the scroll and its seven seals.
Rev 5:6 - And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures and in the midst of the elders a 1aLamb 2standing as 3having just been bslain, having 4seven chorns and 5dseven eeyes, 6which are the fseven Spirits of God sent forth into gall the earth.
Rev 5:7 - And He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sits upon the throne.
Rev 5:8 - And when He took the scroll, the afour living creatures and the btwenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each having a charp and dgolden 1bowls full of 2eincense, which bowls are the fprayers of the saints.
Rev 5:9 - And they sing a 1anew song, saying: You are 2bworthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, for You were cslain and have dpurchased for God 3by Your eblood men out of fevery tribe and tongue and people and nation,
Rev 5:10 - And have made 1them a 2akingdom and priests to our God; and they will breign 3on the earth.
Rev 5:11 - And I saw, and I heard the voice of 1many angels around the throne and of the living creatures and of the elders, and their number was aten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands,
Rev 5:12 - Saying with a loud voice, aWorthy is the bLamb who has been cslain to receive the dpower and eriches and wisdom and strength and honor and fglory and gblessing.
Rev 5:13 - And 1every creature which is ain heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea and all things in them, I heard saying, To Him who sits upon the throne and to the bLamb be the blessing and the honor and the glory and the might forever and ever.
Rev 5:14 - And the four living creatures said, aAmen. And the elders fell down and worshipped.

Revelation

Chapter 6 of 22

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2.  The seven seals—the mystery of God's economy6:1-8:5
a.  The first seal: a white horse and its rider—the preaching of the gospel6:1-2
Rev 6:1 - And I saw when the aLamb 1opened one of the bseven seals, and I heard one of the cfour 2living creatures saying like the dsound of thunder, eCome.
Rev 6:2 - And I saw, and behold, a 1awhite horse, and 2he who sits on it had a 3bow; and a 4bcrown was given to him, and he cwent forth 5dconquering and to conquer.
b.  The second seal: a red horse and its rider—the spread of war6:3-4
Rev 6:3 - And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.
Rev 6:4 - And 1I saw, and behold, another horse, a 2ared one, went forth; and to him who sits on it, to him authority was given to 3btake peace from the earth, and that men should slay one another; and to him a great csword was given.
c.  The third seal: a black horse and its rider—the increase of famine6:5-6
Rev 6:5 - And when He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come. And I saw, and behold, a 1ablack horse; and he who sits on it had a 2bbalance in his hand.
Rev 6:6 - And I heard as it were a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying: A 1choenix of wheat for a 2denarius and three choenixes of barley for a 2denarius; and do not harm the 3aoil and the wine.
d.  The fourth seal: a pale horse and its rider—rampant death6:7-8
Rev 6:7 - And when He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come.
Rev 6:8 - And I saw, and behold, a 1pale horse, and he who sits upon it, his name is aDeath; and 2bHades followed with him. And authority was given to them over the fourth part of the earth to ckill with the sword and with famine and with 3death and by the 4beasts of the earth.
e.  The fifth seal: the cry of the souls underneath the altar—the prayer of the martyred saints from Paradise for vengeance6:9-11
Rev 6:9 - And when He opened the 1fifth seal, I saw 2underneath the aaltar the bsouls of those who had been cslain because of the dword of God and because of the etestimony which they had.
Rev 6:10 - And they 1cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Master, aholy and true, will You not bjudge and cavenge our blood on those who ddwell on the earth?
Rev 6:11 - And to each of them was given a 1awhite robe; and it was said to them that they should brest yet a little while, until also the number of their fellow slaves and their brothers who were cabout to be 2killed, even as they were, is completed.
f.  The sixth seal: the shaking of the earth and heaven, the beginning of the great tribulation—a warning to earth's dwellers6:12-17
Rev 6:12 - And I saw when He opened the 1sixth seal, and there was a great 2aearthquake, and the bsun became black like csackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;
Rev 6:13 - And the astars of heaven fell to the earth as a bfig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.
Rev 6:14 - And aheaven was removed like a scroll being rolled up, and every bmountain and island were moved out of their places.
Rev 6:15 - And the akings of the earth and the great men and the 1generals and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man bhid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains;
Rev 6:16 - And they 1asay to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the bface of Him who sits upon the throne and from the cwrath of the dLamb;
Rev 6:17 - For the agreat day of Their wrath has come, and bwho is able to stand?

Revelation

Chapter 7 of 22

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g.  The visions inserted between the sixth and seventh seals7:1-17(1)  144,000 of the twelve tribes sealed—the chosen Israelites preserved on earth — vv. 1-8
Rev 7:1 - 1After this I saw four angels standing at the afour corners of the earth, holding the bfour 2winds of the earth, so that 3no wind would blow on the earth nor on the sea nor on any tree.
Rev 7:2 - And I saw 1another Angel ascending from the arising of the sun, having the seal of the bliving God; and He cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom authority was given to harm the earth and the sea,
Rev 7:3 - Saying, Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we aseal the slaves of our God upon btheir foreheads.
Rev 7:4 - And I heard the number of 1those who were sealed, a ahundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel:
Rev 7:5 - Out of the tribe of 1Judah, twelve thousand sealed; out of the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;
Rev 7:6 - Out of the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of 1aManasseh, twelve thousand;
Rev 7:7 - Out of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand;
Rev 7:8 - Out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand sealed.
(2)  A great multitude serving God in the heavenly temple—the redeemed saints raptured to heaven to enjoy God's care and the Lamb's shepherding — vv. 9-17
Rev 7:9 - After these things I saw, and behold, there was a 1great multitude which no one could number, out of aevery nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, 2standing before the throne and before the bLamb, clothed in 3cwhite robes and 4dpalm branches in their hands.
Rev 7:10 - And they cry with a loud voice, saying, 1aSalvation to our God who sits upon the throne and to the bLamb.
Rev 7:11 - And all the angels stood around the throne and the aelders and the bfour living creatures; and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God,
Rev 7:12 - Saying, 1aAmen. The bblessing and the cglory and the wisdom and the dthanks and the honor and the power and the strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen.
Rev 7:13 - And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?
Rev 7:14 - And I said to him, My lord, you know. And he said to me, These are those who come out of the 1great atribulation, and they have bwashed their robes and made them cwhite in the dblood of the eLamb.
Rev 7:15 - Because of this 1they are before the throne of God and 2aserve Him day and night in His btemple; and He who sits upon the throne 3will ctabernacle over them.
Rev 7:16 - They will not ahunger any more, neither will they bthirst any more, neither will the csun 1beat upon them, nor any heat;
Rev 7:17 - For the aLamb who is in the midst of the throne will 1bshepherd them and cguide them to dsprings of 2ewaters of life; and God will fwipe away every 2tear from their eyes.

Revelation

Chapter 8 of 22

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h.  The seventh seal: seven trumpets brought in—the answer to the martyred saints' prayer in the fifth seal8:1-2
Rev 8:1 - And when He opened the seventh seal, there was asilence in 1heaven for about half an hour.
Rev 8:2 - And I saw the aseven angels who stand before God, and 1bseven trumpets were given to them.
i.  The scene in heaven after the opening of the seventh seal—Christ as the High Priest offering the prayers of the saints to God8:3-5
Rev 8:3 - And 1aanother Angel came and stood at the 2baltar, having a 3golden ccenser, and much 4dincense was given to Him to 5offer with the eprayers of all the 6saints upon the 7fgolden altar which was before the throne.
Rev 8:4 - And the 1asmoke of the 2incense went up with the bprayers of the saints out of the hand of the Angel before God.
Rev 8:5 - And the Angel took the censer and 1filled it with the afire of the altar and 2bcast it to the earth; and there were cthunders and voices and lightnings and an dearthquake.
3.  The seven trumpets—the execution of God's economy8:6-11:19
Rev 8:6 - And the aseven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves 1to trumpet.
a.  The first trumpet: judgment on the earth8:7
Rev 8:7 - And the first trumpeted, and there was ahail and bfire mingled with blood, and it was cast to the earth; and the 1cthird part of the dearth was burned up, and the third part of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
b.  The second trumpet: judgment on the sea8:8-9
Rev 8:8 - And the second angel trumpeted, and as it were a great amountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and the third part of the 1sea became bblood,
Rev 8:9 - And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea and had 1life died, and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
c.  The third trumpet: judgment on the rivers8:10-11
Rev 8:10 - And the third angel trumpeted, and a great astar fell out of heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers and upon the bsprings of waters.
Rev 8:11 - And the name of the star is called 1Wormwood; and the 2third part of the waters became awormwood, and many of the men died from the waters because they were made bitter.
d.  The fourth trumpet: judgment on the sun, moon, and stars8:12
Rev 8:12 - And the 1fourth angel trumpeted, and the 2third part of the asun and the third part of the moon and the third part of the stars were smitten, so that the third part of them would be bdarkened and the day would not appear for the third part of it, and the night likewise.
e.  The fifth trumpet—the first woe: judgment on men—Satan and Antichrist collaborating to torment men8:13-9:11
Rev 8:13 - And I saw, and I heard an aeagle flying in bmid-heaven, saying with a loud voice, 1cWoe, woe, woe, to those who ddwell on the earth because of the remaining trumpet sounds of the ethree angels who are about to trumpet!

Revelation

Chapter 9 of 22

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Rev 9:1 - And the fifth angel trumpeted, and I saw a 1astar out of heaven bfallen to the earth, and to him was given the ckey of the pit of the 2dabyss.
Rev 9:2 - And he opened the pit of the abyss, and asmoke went up out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace; and the bsun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.
Rev 9:3 - And out of the smoke came forth 1alocusts to the earth, and to them 2power was given, as the bscorpions of the earth have 2power.
Rev 9:4 - And it was said to them that they should not harm the grass of the earth or any green thing or any tree, but 1men who do not have the aseal of God on their foreheads.
Rev 9:5 - And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented afive months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.
Rev 9:6 - And in those days men will aseek death and shall by no means find it; and they will long to die, and death flees from them.
Rev 9:7 - And 1the 2alocusts were like horses prepared for bwar, and on their heads there were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were like faces of men.
Rev 9:8 - And they had hair like the hair of women, and their ateeth were like the teeth of lions.
Rev 9:9 - And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the asound of their wings was like the sound of chariots of many horses rushing into war.
Rev 9:10 - And they have atails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to harm men for bfive months.
Rev 9:11 - They have a aking over them, the 1angel of the babyss; his name in Hebrew is 2Abaddon; and in Greek he has the name 3Apollyon.
f.  The sixth trumpet—the second woe: further judgment on men—two hundred million horsemen killing the third part of men9:12-21
Rev 9:12 - The 1afirst woe has passed; behold, 2btwo woes are yet coming after these things.
Rev 9:13 - And the sixth angel trumpeted, and I heard a voice out of the four horns of the 1agolden altar which is before God
Rev 9:14 - Saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, Release the four angels who are bound at the great river aEuphrates.
Rev 9:15 - And the four angels were released, who had been prepared 1for the hour and day and month and year that they might kill the athird part of men.
Rev 9:16 - And the number of the armies of 1horsemen was two hundred million; I heard their number.
Rev 9:17 - And thus I saw the horses in the vision and those sitting on them, having breastplates of afire and of hyacinth and of bbrimstone; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceed fire and csmoke and brimstone.
Rev 9:18 - By these three aplagues the third part of the men were killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone proceeding out of their mouths.
Rev 9:19 - For the power of the horses is in their mouth and in their atails; for their tails are like 1bserpents and have heads, and with them they harm men.
Rev 9:20 - And the rest of the men, who were not killed by these plagues, still did anot 1repent of the bworks of their hands, so as not to cworship the demons and the didols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood, which can 2neither see nor hear nor walk;
Rev 9:21 - And they did anot repent of their murders or of their bsorceries or of their cfornication or of their thefts.

Revelation

Chapter 10 of 22

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g.  The visions inserted between the sixth and seventh trumpets10:1-11:13(1)  Christ coming to possess the earth10:1-7
Rev 10:1 - 1And I saw 2aanother strong Angel bcoming down out of heaven, clothed with a ccloud; and the 3drainbow was upon His head, and His eface was like the 4sun, and His ffeet like 5pillars of 6fire;
Rev 10:2 - And He had in His hand a 1little opened ascroll. And He placed His 2right foot on the sea and the left on the land;
Rev 10:3 - And He cried out with a loud voice just as a 1alion broars. And when He cried out, the 2seven cthunders uttered their own voices.
Rev 10:4 - And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, and I heard a avoice out of heaven saying, bSeal the things which the seven thunders spoke, and do not write them.
Rev 10:5 - And the Angel whom I saw astanding on the sea and on the land blifted up His right hand to heaven
Rev 10:6 - And 1swore by Him who alives forever and ever, who bcreated heaven and the 2things in it, and the earth and the 3things in it, and the sea and the 4things in it, that there shall be 5cdelay no longer,
Rev 10:7 - But in the 1days of the voice of the aseventh angel when he is about to trumpet, then the 2mystery of God 3is 4finished, as He has bannounced the 5good news to His own slaves the prophets.
(2)  John charged to prophesy again10:8-11
Rev 10:8 - And the avoice which I heard out of heaven, I heard again speaking with me and saying, Go, take the opened bscroll in the hand of the Angel who is cstanding on the sea and on the land.
Rev 10:9 - And I went to the Angel and told Him to give me the little scroll. And He said to me, Take it and adevour it, and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as bsweet as honey.
Rev 10:10 - And I took the little scroll out of the hand of the Angel and 1devoured it, and it was as 2sweet as honey in my mouth; and when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.
Rev 10:11 - And 1they said to me, You must prophesy 2again over many apeoples and nations and tongues and kings.

Revelation

Chapter 11 of 22

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(3)  The temple measured and the court cast out—the heavenly temple sanctified and preserved and the earthly one given to the Gentiles11:1-2
Rev 11:1 - And there was given to me a 1areed like a 1rod, and someone said, Rise and 2bmeasure the 3ctemple of God and the 4daltar and those who eworship in it.
Rev 11:2 - And the 1acourt which is outside the 2temple cast out and do not measure it, because it has been given to the bGentiles, and they will trample the 3choly city for 4dforty-two months.
(4)  The two witnesses—Moses and Elijah11:3-12
Rev 11:3 - And I will 1cause My 2two awitnesses to prophesy a 3bthousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in 4csackcloth.
Rev 11:4 - These are the atwo 1olive trees and the two 2blampstands which stand before the cLord of the earth.
Rev 11:5 - And if anyone desires to harm them, afire proceeds out of their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone desires to harm them, thus must he be killed.
Rev 11:6 - These have the authority to ashut heaven that no brain may fall during the days of their prophecy; and they have authority over the waters to turn them into cblood and to smite the earth with every dplague as often as they desire.
Rev 11:7 - And when they have completed their 1atestimony, the 2bbeast who comes up out of the cabyss will make dwar with them and will overcome them and kill them.
Rev 11:8 - And their corpses will be on the street of the 1great acity, which spiritually is called 2bSodom and cEgypt, dwhere also their Lord was crucified.
Rev 11:9 - And those of the apeoples and tribes and tongues and nations see their corpses for three and a half days, and they do not allow their bcorpses to be placed in a tomb.
Rev 11:10 - And those who adwell on the earth rejoice over them and make merry; and they will send gifts to one another because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.
Rev 11:11 - And after the 1three and a half days, the 2abreath of life out of God entered into them, and they 3stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those beholding them.
Rev 11:12 - And they heard a loud voice out of heaven saying to them, Come up here. And they 1awent up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies beheld them.
(5)  A great earthquake—the third earthquake predicted in this book11:13
Rev 11:13 - And in that hour there was a great aearthquake, and the tenth part of the 1bcity fell; and seven thousand 2men were killed in the earthquake, and the rest became terrified and gave cglory to the dGod of heaven.
h.  The seventh trumpet—the eternal kingdom of Christ, the third woe comprising the seven bowls, the judgment of the dead, the giving of the reward to the prophets, to the saints, and to the God-fearing people, and the destruction of the destroyers of the earth11:14-18
Rev 11:14 - The second awoe has passed; behold, the 1bthird woe is coming quickly.
Rev 11:15 - And the 1aseventh angel 2btrumpeted; and there were loud cvoices in heaven, saying, The 3dkingdom of the world has become the ekingdom of our Lord and of fHis Christ, and He will 4greign forever and ever.
Rev 11:16 - And the atwenty-four elders who sit before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshipped God,
Rev 11:17 - Saying, We thank You, aLord God the Almighty, He who is and who was, because You have taken Your great bpower and have reigned.
Rev 11:18 - And the anations became angry, and Your 1bwrath came, and the time came for the 2cdead to be judged, and the time to give the 3dreward to Your slaves the prophets and to the saints and to those who 4efear Your name, to the small and to the great, and to destroy 5those who destroy the earth.
i.  The scene in heaven after the trumpeting of the seventh trumpet—the temple opened and the ark seen11:19
Rev 11:19 - And the 1atemple of God which is in heaven was opened, and the bArk of His Covenant was seen in His 1temple; and there were clightnings and voices and thunders and an 2earthquake and great dhail.

Revelation

Chapter 12 of 22

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B.  The second section, giving details of the important things and the crucial matters covered in the first section12:1-22:5
1.  A woman who brings forth a man-child, and a great red dragon—Satan12:1-18
a.  The woman in travail — vv. 1-2
Rev 12:1 - And a great asign was seen in heaven: a 1bwoman clothed with the csun, and the moon underneath her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars;
Rev 12:2 - And she was with 1child, and she 2cried out, 3atravailing in birth and being in bpain to bring forth.
b.  The great red dragon against the woman — vv. 3-4
Rev 12:3 - And another sign was seen in heaven; and behold, there was a great red 1adragon, having 2bseven heads and ten horns, and on his heads 3seven cdiadems.
Rev 12:4 - And his tail drags away the third part of the 1astars of heaven, and he cast them to the earth. And the 2dragon stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, so that when she brings forth he might bdevour her child.
c.  The man-child born and caught up to God and to His thronev. 5
Rev 12:5 - And she 1brought forth a son, a 2man-child, who is to ashepherd all the nations with an iron rod; and her child was 3caught up to God and to His throne.
d.  The woman fleeingv. 6
Rev 12:6 - And the woman fled into the 1wilderness, where she has a place there prepared by God so that they might nourish her there a athousand two hundred and sixty days.
e.  War in heaven — vv. 7-9
Rev 12:7 - And there was 1war in heaven: 2aMichael and his angels went to war with the dragon. And the dragon warred and 3bhis angels.
Rev 12:8 - And they did not prevail, neither was their place found any longer in heaven.
Rev 12:9 - And the great dragon was 1cast down, the 2ancient aserpent, he who is called the 3bDevil and 4cSatan, he who ddeceives the whole inhabited earth; he was ecast to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.
f.  The triumphant shout in heaven — vv. 10-12
Rev 12:10 - And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, Now has come the salvation and the power and the 1akingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ, for the 2accuser of our brothers has been cast down, who baccuses them before our God day and night.
Rev 12:11 - And 1they aovercame him because of the 2bblood of the cLamb and because of the 3word of their testimony, and they 4dloved not their soul-life even 5eunto death.
Rev 12:12 - Therefore be glad, O heavens and athose who 1dwell in them. bWoe to the earth and the sea because the devil has come down to you and has 2great rage, knowing that he has only a 3short time.
g.  The dragon persecuting the woman — vv. 13-16
Rev 12:13 - And when the dragon saw that he was cast to the earth, he 1persecuted the woman who brought forth the man-child.
Rev 12:14 - And to the woman there were given the two wings of the 1great aeagle that she might bfly into the wilderness into her place, where she is nourished for 2a ctime and times and half a time from the face of the serpent.
Rev 12:15 - And the serpent cast 1awater as a river out of his mouth after the woman that he might cause her to be carried away by its current.
Rev 12:16 - And the earth helped the woman, and the earth 1opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
h.  The dragon making war with the rest of the woman's seed — vv. 17-18
Rev 12:17 - And the dragon became angry with the woman and went away to make awar with the 1rest of her seed, who bkeep the commandments of God and have the ctestimony of Jesus.
Rev 12:18 - And 1he stood on the sand of the 2asea.

Revelation

Chapter 13 of 22

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2.  The two beasts13:1-18
a.  The beast out of the sea—Antichrist — vv. 1-10
Rev 13:1 - And I saw a 1abeast coming up out of the 2bsea, having 3cten horns and dseven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and on his heads enames of 4blasphemy.
Rev 13:2 - And the beast which I saw was 1like a aleopard, and his feet like those of a bbear, and his mouth like the mouth of a clion. And the ddragon egave him his 2power and his fthrone and great gauthority.
Rev 13:3 - And 1one of his heads was as it were slain to death, and his death stroke was healed. And the whole earth amarveled after the beast.
Rev 13:4 - And they worshipped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they aworshipped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast? And who can make war with him?
Rev 13:5 - And there was given to him a mouth aspeaking great things and blasphemies, and authority was given to him to act for 1bforty-two months.
Rev 13:6 - And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His atabernacle, which tabernacle in heaven.
Rev 13:7 - And permission was given to him to make awar with the 1saints and to overcome them; and authority was given to him over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
Rev 13:8 - And all those adwelling on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name is not 1bwritten in the 2cbook of life of the dLamb who was slain efrom the foundation of the world.
Rev 13:9 - If anyone has an aear, let him hear.
Rev 13:10 - If anyone is for captivity, into captivity he goes; if anyone akills with the sword, with the sword he is to be killed. Here is the bendurance and the cfaith of the 1saints.
b.  The beast out of the earth—the false prophet — vv. 11-18
Rev 13:11 - And I saw 1aanother beast coming up out of the 2earth, and he had two horns 3like a lamb, and he spoke like a bdragon.
Rev 13:12 - And he exercises all the authority of the first beast ain his sight, and he causes the earth and those who dwell in it to bworship the first beast, whose cdeath stroke was healed.
Rev 13:13 - And he does great 1asigns, so that he even makes bfire come down out of heaven to the earth before men.
Rev 13:14 - And he adeceives those who dwell on the earth on account of the signs which he was given power to do before the beast, 1commanding those who dwell on the earth to make an bimage to the beast, who had the cstroke of the sword and revived.
Rev 13:15 - And power was given to him to give 1breath to the image of the beast that the image of the beast might even 2aspeak and cause whoever would bnot worship the image of the beast to be killed.
Rev 13:16 - And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the freemen and the slaves, to be given a amark on their right hand or on their bforehead,
Rev 13:17 - And that no one may be able to buy or sell except him who has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the anumber of his name.
Rev 13:18 - Here is wisdom. Let him who has 1understanding calculate the 2number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred sixty-six.

Revelation

Chapter 14 of 22

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3.  Three reapings14:1-20
a.  The firstfruits of the believers before the great tribulation — vv. 1-5
Rev 14:1 - And I saw, and behold, the aLamb standing on Mount 1bZion, and with Him a 2chundred and forty-four thousand, having 3His dname and the ename of His Father written on their foreheads.
Rev 14:2 - And I heard a voice out of heaven like the sound of 1many awaters and like the sound of 2loud bthunder; and the voice which I heard was like the sound of 3harp-singers playing on their charps.
Rev 14:3 - And they asing a bnew song before the throne and before the cfour living creatures and the delders; and 1no one could learn the song except the hundred and forty-four thousand, who have been epurchased 2from the earth.
Rev 14:4 - These are they who have not been defiled with women, for they are 1avirgins. These are they who bfollow the Lamb wherever He may go. These were purchased from among men as 2cfirstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
Rev 14:5 - And in their mouth 1ano lie was found; they are 2bwithout blemish.
b.  The eternal gospel in the great tribulation — vv. 6-7
Rev 14:6 - And I saw another angel flying in amid-heaven, having an 1eternal gospel to announce to those 2bdwelling on the earth, even to every nation and tribe and tongue and people,
Rev 14:7 - Saying with a loud voice, 1aFear God and bgive Him glory because the hour of His 2cjudgment has come; and 3dworship Him who has emade heaven and earth and the sea and the fsprings of waters.
c.  The fall of religious Babylon in the great tribulationv. 8
Rev 14:8 - And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, aFallen, fallen is 1bBabylon the Great, who has made all the nations cdrink of the 2wine of the fury of her fornication!
d.  The warning against the worship of Antichrist in the great tribulation — vv. 9-12
Rev 14:9 - And another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, If anyone aworships the beast and his bimage and receives a cmark on his forehead or on his hand,
Rev 14:10 - He also shall drink of the awine of the fury of God, which is mixed undiluted in the bcup of His wrath; and he shall be tormented in 1cfire and brimstone before the holy angels and before the Lamb.
Rev 14:11 - And the asmoke of their tormenting goes up forever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his bimage, and whoever receives the mark of his name.
Rev 14:12 - Here is the 1aendurance of the 2saints, those who bkeep the commandments of God and the cfaith of Jesus.
e.  The blessing of the martyrs in the great tribulationv. 13
Rev 14:13 - And I heard a voice out of heaven, saying, Write, Blessed are the 1dead who adie in the Lord from now on. Yes, says 2the bSpirit, that they may crest from their labors; for their works follow with them.
f.  The harvest of the believers near the end of the great tribulation — vv. 14-16
Rev 14:14 - And I saw, and behold, there was a white cloud, and 1on the acloud One like the 2bSon of Man sitting, having a 3golden ccrown on His head and a 4sharp sickle in His hand.
Rev 14:15 - And another angel acame out of the btemple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, Send forth Your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come because the 1charvest of the earth is 2ripe.
Rev 14:16 - And He who sat on the cloud thrust His 1sickle upon the earth, and the earth was 2reaped.
g.  The gathering of the grapes (the evildoers) at the end of the great tribulation — vv. 17-20
Rev 14:17 - And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
Rev 14:18 - And another angel came out of the aaltar, he who has authority over fire, and he cried with a loud voice to 1him who had the sharp sickle, saying, Send forth your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the 2vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripened.
Rev 14:19 - And the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth and cast it into the great 1awinepress of the fury of God.
Rev 14:20 - And the winepress was trodden outside the 1acity, and bblood came out of the winepress up to the bridles of the 2chorses for a 3thousand six hundred 4stadia.

Revelation

Chapter 15 of 22

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4.  The outpouring of the seven bowls15:1-16:21
a.  The last seven plagues15:1
Rev 15:1 - And I saw another asign in heaven, great and wonderful, bseven angels having 1seven cplagues, the last plagues; for in them the dfury of God was finished.
b.  The praise of the late overcomers15:2-4
Rev 15:2 - And I saw as it were a 1aglassy sea mingled with fire and 2bthose who come away victorious from the cbeast and from his dimage and from the enumber of his name 3standing on the glassy sea, having fharps of God.
Rev 15:3 - And they sing the 1asong of Moses, the bslave of God, and the 2csong of the Lamb, saying, dGreat and ewonderful are Your 3works, fLord God the Almighty! gRighteous and true are Your 3hways, O iKing of the 4nations!
Rev 15:4 - Who will not afear, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are 1bholy; for call the nations will come and worship before You, for Your 2drighteous judgments have been manifested.
c.  The scene in heaven before the outpouring of the seven bowls15:5-8
Rev 15:5 - And after these things I saw, and the 1atemple of the bTabernacle of the 2Testimony in heaven was opened,
Rev 15:6 - And the seven angels who had the seven plagues acame out of the temple, 1clothed in clean bright blinen and cgirded around the breasts with golden girdles.
Rev 15:7 - And one of the afour living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bbowls full of the fury of God, who clives forever and ever.
Rev 15:8 - And the atemple was filled with bsmoke from the cglory of God and from His power, and 1dno one could enter into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

Revelation

Chapter 16 of 22

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d.  The first bowl: a malignant sore upon the worshippers of Antichrist16:1-2
Rev 16:1 - And I heard a loud voice out of the atemple, saying to the bseven angels, Go and pour out the seven 1bowls of the cfury of God into the earth.
Rev 16:2 - And the first went and poured out his bowl into the aearth; and there came to be an evil and malignant 1bsore upon the men who have the cmark of the beast and worship his image.
e.  The second bowl: the sea becoming blood16:3
Rev 16:3 - And the second poured out his bowl into the asea, and it became bblood like that of a dead man; and 1every living soul that was in the sea died.
f.  The third bowl: the rivers and springs becoming blood16:4-7
Rev 16:4 - And the third poured out his bowl into the arivers and the springs of waters; and they became blood.
Rev 16:5 - And I heard the angel who had power over the waters saying, You are 1arighteous, 2bwho is and who was, the 1cHoly One, because You have djudged these things;
Rev 16:6 - For they poured out the ablood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink; they are worthy of it.
Rev 16:7 - And I heard the aaltar saying, 1Yes, bLord God the Almighty, 2ctrue and righteous are Your judgments.
g.  The fourth bowl: the sun burning men with fire16:8-9
Rev 16:8 - And the fourth poured out his bowl upon the asun; and it was given to it to burn men with fire.
Rev 16:9 - And men were burned with great heat, and they ablasphemed the name of God, who has the authority over these plagues, and they did bnot repent so as to cgive Him glory.
h.  The fifth bowl: the kingdom of Antichrist becoming darkened16:10-11
Rev 16:10 - And the fifth poured out his bowl upon the 1athrone of the beast; and his bkingdom became cdarkened; and they gnawed their tongues for pain
Rev 16:11 - And ablasphemed the bGod of heaven for their pains and for their csores; and they did dnot repent of their works.
i.  The sixth bowl: the Euphrates dried up16:12
Rev 16:12 - And the 1sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river aEuphrates; and its water was bdried up that the way of the kings from the crising of the sun might be prepared.
j.  The vision inserted between the sixth and seventh bowls: the gathering at Armageddon16:13-16
Rev 16:13 - And I saw, out of the mouth of the adragon and out of the mouth of the bbeast and out of the mouth of the cfalse prophet, three 1dunclean spirits as efrogs;
Rev 16:14 - For they are aspirits of demons doing bsigns, which go forth to the kings of the cwhole inhabited earth to gather them to the dwar of the egreat day of God the Almighty.
Rev 16:15 - (Behold, I 1come as a athief. Blessed is he who bwatches and keeps his cgarments that he may not walk dnaked and they see his shame.)
Rev 16:16 - And they 1agathered them to the place which in Hebrew is called, 2Armageddon.
k.  The seventh bowl: the greatest earthquake and the great hail16:17-21
Rev 16:17 - And the seventh poured out his bowl upon the air; and a loud voice came out of the 1atemple from the bthrone, saying, It is 2cdone.
Rev 16:18 - And there were alightnings and voices and thunders; and there was a great 1bearthquake, such as had cnot been since man appeared on the earth, such an earthquake, so great.
Rev 16:19 - And the 1agreat city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And 2bBabylon the Great was cremembered before God to give her the dcup of the 3wine of the fury of His wrath.
Rev 16:20 - And every aisland fled, and the mountains were not found.
Rev 16:21 - And great ahail, every stone about the weight of a 1talent, came down out of heaven upon men; and men 2bblasphemed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague of it is exceedingly great.

Revelation

Chapter 17 of 22

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5.  Babylon the Great and her destruction17:1-19:4
a.  The religious aspect17:1-18(1)  The great harlot — vv. 1-6
Rev 17:1 - And one of the aseven angels who had the bseven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, cCome here; I will show you the 1djudgment of the 2great 3harlot who sits upon the emany waters,
Rev 17:2 - With whom the kings of the earth have committed 1afornication, and those who bdwell on the earth have been made cdrunk with the 2wine of her fornication.
Rev 17:3 - And he acarried me away in 1bspirit into a 2wilderness; and I saw a cwoman sitting upon a 3scarlet 4dbeast, full of enames of 5blasphemy, having 6fseven heads and gten horns.
Rev 17:4 - And the woman was aclothed in 1purple and 2scarlet, and gilded with 3gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a 4bgolden cup full of cabominations 5and the dunclean things of her fornication.
Rev 17:5 - And on her aforehead there was a name written, 1bMYSTERY, cBABYLON THE GREAT, THE 2MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND THE 3ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Rev 17:6 - And I saw the woman 1drunk with the ablood of the saints and with the blood of the 2bwitnesses of Jesus. And I marveled with great marvel when I saw her.
(2)  The interpretation of the woman and the beast — vv. 7-15, 18
Rev 17:7 - And the angel said to me, Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast who bears her, who has the seven heads and the ten horns.
Rev 17:8 - The 1beast that you saw was and is not and is about to acome up out of the babyss and 2go into cperdition. And those who ddwell on the earth, those whose names are not ewritten from the foundation of the world in the 3fbook of life, will gmarvel when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will be present.
Rev 17:9 - Here is the mind which has awisdom. The bseven heads are the 1seven mountains where the woman sits
Rev 17:10 - And are 1seven kings: five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain only a short time.
Rev 17:11 - And the beast who was and is not, he himself is 1also the eighth and is out of the seven and goes into perdition.
Rev 17:12 - And the aten horns which you saw are 1ten kings, who have not yet received a bkingdom but receive authority as kings for cone hour with the beast.
Rev 17:13 - These have one 1amind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
Rev 17:14 - These will make 1awar with the bLamb, and the Lamb will covercome them, for He is dLord of lords and King of kings; and they who are ewith Him, the called and 2fchosen and gfaithful, will also overcome them.
Rev 17:15 - And he said to me, The 1awaters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are bpeoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
(3)  The destruction of the harlot by the beast — vv. 16-17
Rev 17:16 - And the aten horns which you saw and the beast, these will 1hate the harlot and will make her bdesolate and naked and will eat her flesh and cburn her utterly with fire.
Rev 17:17 - For 1God has put it into their hearts to perform His 2mind and to perform one amind and to give their bkingdom to the beast until the cwords of God are accomplished.
(2)  The interpretation of the woman and the beast (cont'd)v. 18
Rev 17:18 - And the 1woman whom you saw is the agreat city, which has a kingdom over the kings of the earth.

Revelation

Chapter 18 of 22

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b.  The material aspect18:1-24(1)  The shout of Christ: "Babylon the Great is fallen" — vv. 1-3
Rev 18:1 - After these things I saw 1aanother Angel 2coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was billumined with His glory.
Rev 18:2 - And He cried with a strong voice, saying, 1aFallen, fallen is Babylon the Great! And she has become a bdwelling place of demons and a 2hold of every cunclean spirit and a 2hold of every unclean and hateful bird;
Rev 18:3 - For all the nations 1have 2adrunk of the wine of the fury of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have bcommitted fornication with her, and the cmerchants of the earth have become drich by the power of her eluxury.
(2)  The call for separation: "Come out of her" — vv. 4-5
Rev 18:4 - And I heard another voice out of heaven, saying, 1aCome out of her, My people, that you do not participate in her sins and that you do not receive her plagues;
Rev 18:5 - For her sins have 1accumulated up ato heaven, and God has bremembered her 2unrighteousnesses.
(3)  Babylon's pride and destruction — vv. 6-8
Rev 18:6 - aPay her back even as she has paid, and 1double to her double according to her works; in the bcup which she has mixed, mix to her double.
Rev 18:7 - As much as she has aglorified herself and lived bluxuriously, as much torment and sorrow give to her; for she says in her heart, I sit a cqueen, and I am not a dwidow, and I shall by no means see sorrow.
Rev 18:8 - Therefore in aone day her plagues will come, death and sorrow and famine, and she will be utterly 1bburned with fire; for the Lord God who cjudges her is strong.
(4)  The weeping over Babylon — vv. 9-19
Rev 18:9 - And the kings of the earth, who have acommitted fornication and lived luxuriously with her, will bweep and lament over her when they see the csmoke of her burning,
Rev 18:10 - aStanding afar off because of fear of her torment, saying, bWoe, woe, the cgreat city, dBabylon, the strong city, for in eone hour your fjudgment has come!
Rev 18:11 - And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargo anymore:
Rev 18:12 - 1Cargo of gold and silver and precious stone and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of 2thyine wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel of most precious wood and brass and iron and marble,
Rev 18:13 - And cinnamon and 1amomum and incense and ointment and frankincense and wine and oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargo of horses and chariots and 2aslaves and 3bsouls of men.
Rev 18:14 - And the ripe fruits of your soul’s lust have gone away from you, and all the sumptuous and splendid things have perished from you; and men will find them no more at all.
Rev 18:15 - The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand afar off because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
Rev 18:16 - Saying, Woe, woe, the great city, which was aclothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and gilded with gold and precious stone and pearl;
Rev 18:17 - For in one hour such great wealth has become adesolate! And every ship captain and everyone sailing to a place and sailors and all who work on the sea stood afar off
Rev 18:18 - And cried out, seeing the asmoke of her burning, saying, What city is like the great city?
Rev 18:19 - And they cast dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, by which all those who have ships on the sea became rich from her 1wealth, for in 2one hour she has become desolate!
(5)  The rejoicing in heavenv. 20
Rev 18:20 - aBe glad over her, O heaven and saints and bapostles and prophets, because God has 1judged cjudgment for you upon her.
(6)  The declaration of Babylon's absolute destruction — vv. 21-24
Rev 18:21 - And a strong angel took up a astone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, Thus will Babylon, the great city, be 1thrown down with violence and shall be found no more at all.
Rev 18:22 - And the sound of aharp-singers and musicians and flutists and trumpeters shall be heard no more at all in you, and no craftsman of any craft shall be found any more at all in you, and the bsound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in you,
Rev 18:23 - And the alight of a lamp shall shine no more at all in you, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall be heard no more at all in you; for your merchants were the bgreat ones of the earth, for by your 1csorcery all the nations were deceived.
Rev 18:24 - And in her was found the ablood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth.

Revelation

Chapter 19 of 22

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c.  The praise in heaven19:1-4
Rev 19:1 - After these things I heard as it were a aloud voice of a bgreat multitude in heaven, saying, 1cHallelujah! The dsalvation and the eglory and the power are of our God.
Rev 19:2 - For atrue and righteous are His judgments; for He has judged the 1bgreat harlot who corrupted the earth with her cfornication, and He avenged the dblood of His slaves 2at her hand.
Rev 19:3 - And a second time they said, Hallelujah! And her asmoke goes up forever and ever.
Rev 19:4 - And the atwenty-four elders and the bfour living creatures cfell down and worshipped God, dwho sits upon the throne, saying, 1eAmen, Hallelujah!
6.  The marriage of the Lamb19:5-10
a.  The praise of a great multitude — vv. 5-6
Rev 19:5 - And a 1avoice came out from the throne, saying, bPraise our God, all His slaves and those who cfear Him, the small and the great.
Rev 19:6 - And I heard as it were the avoice of a great multitude and like the sound of 1bmany waters and like the sound of 1mighty cthunders, saying, Hallelujah! For the dLord our God the Almighty ereigns.
b.  The Lamb's marriage and His marriage dinner — vv. 7-9
Rev 19:7 - Let us arejoice and exult, and let us give the glory to Him, for the 1bmarriage of the Lamb has come, and His 2cwife has made herself dready.
Rev 19:8 - And it was given to her that she should be aclothed in fine linen, bright and 1clean; for the fine linen is the 2brighteousnesses of the saints.
Rev 19:9 - And he said to me, Write, aBlessed are they who are called to the 1bmarriage 2dinner of the Lamb. And he said to me, These are the ctrue words of God.
c.  The spirit of the prophecyv. 10
Rev 19:10 - And I afell before his feet to worship him. And he said to me, Do not do this. I am your fellow slave and a fellow slave of your brothers who have the btestimony of Jesus. cWorship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the 1spirit of the dprophecy.
7.  The war at Armageddon19:11-21
a.  Christ coming to tread the great winepress — vv. 11-16
Rev 19:11 - And I saw aheaven opened, and behold, a bwhite horse, and 1He who sits on it called 2cFaithful and True, and in 3drighteousness He judges and makes ewar.
Rev 19:12 - And His 1aeyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are 2many bdiadems, and He has a cname written 3which no one knows but Himself.
Rev 19:13 - And He is clothed with a agarment 1dipped in blood; and His name is called the 2bWord of God.
Rev 19:14 - And the 1aarmies which are in heaven bfollowed Him on white horses, 2cdressed in fine linen, white and clean.
Rev 19:15 - And out of His amouth proceeds a sharp 1bsword, that with it He might csmite the nations; and He will 2dshepherd them with an iron rod; and He treads the 3ewinepress of the fury of the wrath of God the fAlmighty.
Rev 19:16 - And He has on His 1garment and on His thigh a aname written, bKING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
b.  A great dinner — vv. 17-18
Rev 19:17 - And I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the abirds that fly in bmid-heaven, Come here; gather yourselves to the 1great dinner of God,
Rev 19:18 - That you may aeat the flesh of kings and the flesh of 1generals and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both bfree and slave and small and great.
c.  The defeat and perdition of Antichrist and the false prophet — vv. 19-21
Rev 19:19 - And I saw the abeast and the 1bkings of the earth and their 2carmies dgathered together to make 3ewar with Him who sits on the horse and with His farmy.
Rev 19:20 - And the beast was seized, and with him the afalse prophet, who in his presence had done the bsigns by which he deceived those who received the cmark of the beast and those who dworshipped his image. These two were 1ecast alive into the flake of fire, which burns with gbrimstone.
Rev 19:21 - And the rest were killed with the asword which proceeds out of the mouth of Him who sits on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

Revelation

Chapter 20 of 22

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8.  The imprisonment of Satan20:1-3
a.  For one thousand years — vv. 1-2
Rev 20:1 - And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the akey of the babyss and a great cchain in his hand.
Rev 20:2 - And he laid hold of the adragon, the ancient bserpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and 1cbound him for a thousand years
b.  In the abyssv. 3
Rev 20:3 - And acast him into the abyss and bshut it and sealed it over him, that he might not cdeceive the nations any longer until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be dloosed for a little while.
9.  The millennial kingdom20:4-6
a.  In the best resurrection — vv. 4-5
Rev 20:4 - And I saw athrones, and 1they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the bsouls of 2those who had been beheaded because of the ctestimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and of 3those who had not dworshipped the beast nor his image, and had not received the emark on their forehead and on their hand; and they 4lived and freigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Rev 20:5 - The 1arest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were completed. This is the 2bfirst resurrection.
b.  With the priesthood and the kingship for one thousand yearsv. 6
Rev 20:6 - 1aBlessed and bholy is he who has part in the 2first resurrection; over these the 3csecond death has no authority, but they will be 4dpriests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for 5a thousand years.
10.  The last rebellion20:7-10
a.  The release of Satanv. 7
Rev 20:7 - And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his 1prison
b.  The rebellion of the nations and their destruction — vv. 8-9
Rev 20:8 - And will go out to adeceive the nations which are in the bfour corners of the earth, 1Gog and cMagog, to dgather them together for the 2war. Their number is like that of the sand of the sea.
Rev 20:9 - And they awent up upon the breadth of the earth and surrounded the 1camp of the saints and the 1bbeloved city; and cfire came down 2out of heaven and devoured them.
c.  Satan's perdition in the lake of firev. 10
Rev 20:10 - And the adevil, who deceived them, was cast into the 1blake of fire and brimstone, where also the beast and the false prophet were; and they will be ctormented day and night forever and ever.
11.  The judgment of the great white throne20:11-15
a.  Earth and heaven fleeing awayv. 11
Rev 20:11 - And I saw a great 1white throne and 2Him who sat upon it, from whose face 3aearth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
b.  The unbelieving dead being judgedv. 12
Rev 20:12 - And I saw the adead, the great and the small, 1standing before the throne, and 2bscrolls were opened; and another 3scroll was opened, which is cthe book of life. And the dead were judged by the things which were written in the 2scrolls, daccording to their works.
c.  The demons being judgedv. 13
Rev 20:13 - And the 1asea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and bHades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, each of them, according to their works.
d.  Death and Hades being cast into the lake of firev. 14
Rev 20:14 - And 1adeath and Hades were cast into the blake of fire. This is the 2csecond death, the lake of fire.
e.  The perdition of the unbelievers and demons in the lake of firev. 15
Rev 20:15 - And if 1anyone was not found awritten in the 2book of life, he was cast into the 3lake of fire.

Revelation

Chapter 21 of 22

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12.  The new heaven and the new earth21:1-8
a.  The first heaven and the first earth having passed away and the sea being no morev. 1
Rev 21:1 - And I saw a 1anew heaven and a new earth; for the 2bfirst heaven and the first earth passed away, and the 3sea is no more.
b.  New Jerusalem coming down to the new earthv. 2
Rev 21:2 - And I saw the aholy city, 1bNew Jerusalem, 2coming down out of heaven from God, cprepared as a 3dbride adorned for her ehusband.
c.  The peoples on the new earth — vv. 3-4
Rev 21:3 - And I heard a aloud voice out of the throne, saying, Behold, the 1btabernacle of God is with men, and He will ctabernacle with them, and dthey will be His peoples, and God Himself will be with them and be their God.
Rev 21:4 - And He will 1awipe away every tear from their eyes; and 2bdeath will be no more, nor will there be csorrow or crying or pain anymore; for the 3dformer things have passed away.
d.  The sons of God in eternity — vv. 5-7
Rev 21:5 - And He awho sits on the throne said, Behold, I make all things bnew. And He said, Write, for these words are cfaithful and true.
Rev 21:6 - And He said to me, 1They have come to pass. I am the aAlpha and the Omega, the bBeginning and the End. I will give to him who cthirsts from the dspring of the ewater of life freely.
Rev 21:7 - He who 1aovercomes will inherit these things, and bI will be God to him, and he will be a 2cson to Me.
e.  The perished in the lake of firev. 8
Rev 21:8 - But the cowardly and unbelieving and aabominable and murderers and bfornicators and sorcerers and idolaters and all the 1false, their part will be in the 2clake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the dsecond death.
13.  New Jerusalem21:9-27
a.  The bride, the wife of the Lambv. 9
Rev 21:9 - And 1one of the aseven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, bCome here; I will show you the 2cbride, the dwife of the Lamb.
b.  The holy cityv. 10
Rev 21:10 - And he acarried me away bin spirit onto a 1great and high mountain and showed me the choly city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
c.  Her glory and appearancev. 11
Rev 21:11 - Having the 1aglory of God. Her 2blight was like a most 3cprecious stone, like a 4djasper stone, as clear as ecrystal.
d.  Her structure and measurement — vv. 12-21
Rev 21:12 - It had a 1great and high awall and had 2btwelve cgates, and at the gates twelve 3angels, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of 4Israel:
Rev 21:13 - On the 1east three gates, and on the 1north three gates, and on the 1south three gates, and on the 1west three gates.
Rev 21:14 - And the wall of the city had twelve 1afoundations, and on them the twelve names of the btwelve 2apostles of the Lamb.
Rev 21:15 - And he who spoke with me had a 1golden reed as a measure that he might ameasure the city and its gates and its wall.
Rev 21:16 - And the city lies 1asquare, and its length is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed to a length of 2twelve thousand 3stadia; the 4length and the breadth and the height of it are bequal.
Rev 21:17 - And he measured its wall, a 1hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a 2man, that is, of an 2aangel.
Rev 21:18 - And the building work of its wall was 1ajasper; and the city was 2pure 3bgold, like 4clear glass.
Rev 21:19 - The 1afoundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every bprecious stone: the first foundation was 2jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
Rev 21:20 - The fifth, asardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
Rev 21:21 - And the atwelve gates were twelve 1bpearls; each one of the gates was, respectively, of 2one pearl. And the 3street of the city was pure cgold, like 4transparent glass.
e.  The enlarged templev. 22
Rev 21:22 - And I saw 1no 2atemple in it, for the bLord God the Almighty and the cLamb are its 2dtemple.
f.  Her light and lampv. 23
Rev 21:23 - And the city has 1ano need of the sun or of the moon that they should shine in it, for the bglory of God illumined it, and its 2clamp is the Lamb.
g.  The nations around her — vv. 24-27
Rev 21:24 - And the 1anations will walk by its 2light; and the 3bkings of the earth bring their 4glory into it.
Rev 21:25 - And its gates shall by 1ano means be shut by day, for there will be no 2bnight there.
Rev 21:26 - And they will bring the 1aglory and the 2honor of the nations into it.
Rev 21:27 - And anything acommon and he who makes an babomination and a clie shall by no means denter into it, but only 1those who are ewritten in the Lamb’s 2book of life.

Revelation

Chapter 22 of 22

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14.  The river of water of life and the tree of life22:1-2
a.  The river of water of lifev. 1
Rev 22:1 - And 1he ashowed me a 2briver of 3cwater of life, bright as 4dcrystal, eproceeding out of the 5fthrone of God and of the Lamb in the middle of its 6gstreet.
b.  The tree of lifev. 2
Rev 22:2 - And on this aside and on that side of the river was the 1btree of life, producing twelve 2cfruits, yielding its fruit 3each 4month; and the 5dleaves of the tree are for the ehealing of the fnations.
15.  The blessings of God's redeemed in eternity22:3-5
a.  No more curseb.  Having the throne of God and of the Lambc.  Serving God and the Lambv. 3
Rev 22:3 - And there will no longer be 1a 2acurse. And the 3throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bslaves will 4cserve 5Him;
d.  Seeing the face of God and of the Lambe.  The name of God and of the Lamb being on their foreheadsv. 4
Rev 22:4 - And they will 1asee His bface, and His cname will be on their foreheads.
f.  Being under the illumination of the Lord Godg.  Reigning foreverv. 5
Rev 22:5 - And 1anight will be no more; and they have bno need of the 2light of a lamp and of the light of the sun, for the 3Lord God will shine upon them; and they will 4creign forever and ever.

V.  Conclusion—the Lord's last warning and the apostle's last prayer22:6-21

Rev 22:6 - And 1he said to me, These words are afaithful and true; and the 2Lord, the bGod of the 3cspirits of the dprophets, has sent His angel to eshow to His slaves the things which must quickly take place.
Rev 22:7 - And behold, 1I acome quickly. bBlessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this scroll.
Rev 22:8 - And I aJohn am he who hears and sees these things. And when I heard and saw, I bfell to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
Rev 22:9 - And he said to me, aDo not do that! I am your fellow slave and a fellow slave of your brothers the bprophets and of those who ckeep the words of this scroll. dWorship God.
Rev 22:10 - And he said to me, Do 1not aseal the words of the bprophecy of this scroll, for the ctime is near.
Rev 22:11 - 1Let ahim who does unrighteousness do unrighteousness still; and let him who is filthy be filthy still; and let him who is righteous do righteousness still; and let him who is holy be holy still.
Rev 22:12 - Behold, 1I acome quickly, and My 2breward is with Me to render to each one as his work is.
Rev 22:13 - 1I am the aAlpha and the Omega, the 2bFirst and the Last, the cBeginning and the End.
Rev 22:14 - 1aBlessed are those who 2bwash their crobes that 3they may have 4dright to the etree of life and may fenter 5by the ggates into the city.
Rev 22:15 - 1aOutside are the bdogs and the sorcerers and the fornicators and the murderers and the idolaters and everyone who loves and cmakes a lie.
Rev 22:16 - I Jesus have asent My angel to testify to you these things 1for the 2bchurches. I am the 3cRoot and the dOffspring of David, the bright 4emorning star.
Rev 22:17 - And the 1aSpirit and the bbride say, 2cCome! And let him who hears say, cCome! And let him who is dthirsty 3ecome; let 4him who wills take the fwater of life freely.
Rev 22:18 - 1I testify to everyone who hears the words of the aprophecy of this scroll: If anyone badds to them, God will add to him the 2cplagues which are written in this scroll;
Rev 22:19 - And if anyone atakes away from the words of the scroll of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the 1btree of life and out of the choly city, which are written in this scroll.
Rev 22:20 - He who testifies these things says, Yes, 1I acome quickly. bAmen. 2cCome, Lord Jesus!
Rev 22:21 - The 1agrace of the Lord Jesus2 be with all 3the bsaints. cAmen.
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