Revelation 19; Revelation 20; Revelation 21; Revelation 22
1 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great
multitude in heaven shouting: "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power
belong to our God, 2 for true and just are his judgments. He
has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants." 3 And
again they shouted: "Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up for ever and
ever." 4 The twenty-four elders and the four living
creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they
cried: "Amen, Hallelujah!" 5 Then a voice came from
the throne, saying: "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear
him, both small and great!" 6 Then I heard what sounded
like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of
thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. 7 Let
us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has
come, and his bride has made herself ready. 8 Fine linen,
bright and clean, was given her to wear." 9 Then the
angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the
wedding supper of the Lamb!' " And he added, "These are the true
words of God." 10At this I fell at his feet to worship him.
But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with
your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the
testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." 11 I saw
heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is
called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. 12 His
eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name
written on him that no one knows but he himself. 13 He is
dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. 14 The
armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine
linen, white and clean. 15 Out of his mouth comes a sharp
sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an
iron scepter." He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God
Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name
written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 And I saw an
angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in
midair, "Come, gather together for the great supper of God, 18 so
that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and mighty men, of horses and
their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and
great." 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the
earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the
horse and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with
him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf.
With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast
and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake
of burning sulfur. 21 The rest of them were killed with the
sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds
gorged themselves on their flesh.
1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the
key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He
seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound
him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and
locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore
until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a
short time. 4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had
been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been
beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God.
They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on
their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a
thousand years. 5(The rest of the dead did not come to life until
the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed
and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death
has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will
reign with him for a thousand years. 7 When the thousand years
are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go
out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth--Gog and Magog--to
gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9 They
marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's
people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And
the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where
the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and
night for ever and ever. 11 Then I saw a great white throne
and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there
was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small,
standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened,
which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done
as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that
were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each
person was judged according to what he had done. 14 Then death
and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second
death. 15 If anyone's name was not found written in the book
of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first
heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I
saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And
I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is
with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself
will be with them and be their God. 4 He will wipe every tear
from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for
the old order of things has passed away." 5 He who was
seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he
said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." 6 He
said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and
the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring
of the water of life. 7 He who overcomes will inherit all
this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8 But the
cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those
who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--their place will be in
the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." 9 One
of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came
and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the
Lamb." 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a
mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down
out of heaven from God. 11 It shone with the glory of God, and
its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as
crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and
with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the
twelve tribes of Israel.13 There were three gates on the east,
three on the north, three on the south and three on the west.14 The
wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the
twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 The angel who talked with me
had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. 16 The
city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city
with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in length, and as wide and high
as it is long. 17 He measured its wall and it was 144 cubits
thick, by man's measurement, which the angel was using. 18 The
wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19 The
foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.
The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the
fourth emerald, 20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian,
the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth
chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21 The
twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great
street of the city was of pure gold, like transparent glass. 22 I
did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb
are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon
to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24 The
nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their
splendor into it. 25 On no day will its gates ever be shut,
for there will be no night there. 26 The glory and honor of
the nations will be brought into it. 27Nothing impure will ever
enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only
those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.
1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life,
as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down
the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the
tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month.
And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3 No
longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in
the city, and his servants will serve him. 4 They will see his
face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 There will be
no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun,
for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. 6 The
angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God
of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things
that must soon take place." 7 "Behold, I am coming
soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book." 8 I,
John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen
them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them
to me. 9 But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow
servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all who keep the
words of this book. Worship God!" 10Then he told me, "Do
not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near. 11Let
him who does wrong continue to do wrong; let him who is vile continue to be
vile; let him who does right continue to do right; and let him who is holy
continue to be holy." 12 "Behold, I am coming soon!
My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has
done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,
the Beginning and the End. 14 "Blessed are those who wash
their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go
through the gates into the city.15 Outside are the dogs, those who
practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and
everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 16 "I, Jesus,
have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root
and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star." 17 The
Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say,
"Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him
take the free gift of the water of life. 18 I warn everyone
who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to
them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19 And
if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from
him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in
this book. 20 He who testifies to these things says,
"Yes, I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. 21The
grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen.
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