Then the temple of God in heaven was thrown open, and the chest containing his agreement was seen inside the temple, and there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great storm of hail.

Then I saw another great, marvelous portent in heaven. There were seven angels with seven plagues which are to be the last, for they complete the expression of God's wrath.

and the stars will fall from the sky and the forces in the sky will shake.

I will show wonders in the sky above, And signs on the earth below, Blood and fire and thick smoke.

A woman

It is the bridegroom who has the bride; but the bridegroom's friend who stands outside and listens for his voice is very glad when he hears the bridegroom speak. So this happiness of mine is now complete.

I feel a divine jealousy about you, for I betrothed you to Christ, to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.

You who are husbands must love your wives, just as Christ loves the church and gave himself for her,

Clothed

The city does not need the sun nor the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God lighted it, and the Lamb is its lamp.

It is God's way of uprightness and comes through having faith in Jesus Christ, and it is for all who have faith, without distinction.

But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about gratifying your physical cravings.

For all of you who have been baptized into union with Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

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But I never want to boast of anything but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, on which the world has been crucified to me and I have been to the world.

For God's mercy has appeared and brought salvation to all men,

Crown

The secret meaning of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold lampstands is this: The seven stars are the guardian angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the Lamb's twelve apostles.

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Then Herod secretly sent for the astrologers, and found out from them the exact time when the star appeared.