"To the messenger of the church in Smyrna, write: "The first and the last, who was dead and became alive, says this:

The dragon became angry with the woman and went away to do battle against the rest of her children, the ones who keep God's commandments and hold on to the testimony about Jesus.

The second angel poured his bowl into the sea. It became like the blood of a dead body, and every living thing in the sea died.

The kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and those living on earth became drunk with the wine of her immorality."

Then they threw dust on their heads and shouted while crying and mourning: "How terrible, how terrible it is for the great city, where all who had ships at sea became rich from her wealth, because it has been destroyed in a single hour!