Therefore write what you have seen, what is, and what will take place after this.

After this I looked, and there in heaven was an open door. The first voice that I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”

And I looked, and there was a pale green horse. The horseman on it was named Death, and Hades was following after him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword, by famine, by plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.

After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, restraining the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.

After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were robed in white with palm branches in their hands.

The first woe has passed. There are still two more woes to come after this.

But after 3½ days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet. So great fear fell on those who saw them.

From his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river flowing after the woman, to sweep her away in a torrent.

After this I looked, and the heavenly sanctuary—the tabernacle of testimony—was opened.

After this I saw another angel with great authority coming down from heaven, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.

After this I heard something like the loud voice of a vast multitude in heaven, saying:

Hallelujah!
Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God,

He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it so that he would no longer deceive the nations until the 1,000 years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.