A REVELATION of Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his servants [things] which must shortly occur, and he sent and made them known by his angel to his servant John,

who declared the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ which he saw.

and made us a kingdom, priests to God even his Father, to him be the glory and the power forever; amen.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God; the Is, and the Was, and the Is to come, the Almighty.

I, John, your brother and companion in the affliction and kingdom and patience in Christ Jesus, was in the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

Let him that has an ear hear what the Spirit says to the churches; To him that conquers will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of my God.

And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, These things says the Son of God, he that has his eyes like a flame of fire and his feet like fine brass,

And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, These things says he that has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars, I know your works, that you have a name to live, and are dead.

Be watchful, confirm the rest who are about to die. For I have not found your works perfect before my God.

Him that overcomes will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out of it no more, and I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write, These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God,

And there proceeded from the throne lightnings and voices and thunders; and seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God,

And the four cherubs had each six wings apiece. And they were full of eyes around and within, and they had no rest day nor night, saying, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty the Was and the Is and the Is to come.

Thou art worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for thou hast created all things, and on account of thy will they are and were created.

And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four cherubs and in the midst of the elders, a lamb standing as if killed, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth.

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for thou wast killed and hast redeemed to God with thy blood [men] from every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those killed for the word of God and for the testimony which they had.

And I saw another angel ascend from the east, having the seal of the living God, and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to injure the earth and the sea,

saying, Injure not the earth nor the sea nor the trees, till we seal the servants of our God on their foreheads.

From the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,

and they cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation be to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb.

And all the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four cherubs, and fell down before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

saying, Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever.

Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sits on the throne will dwell among them.

for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shall feed them and lead them to fountains of the waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and there were given them seven trumpets.

And a cloud of incense ascended with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel before God.

And it was told them not to injure the grass of the earth nor any green thing nor any tree, but the men who had not the seal of God on their foreheads.

And the sixth angel sounded; and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God,

but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God shall be finished, as he told his servants the prophets.

And a rod was given me like a staff, and he said, Arise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those that worship in it.

And after three days and a half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those that saw them.

And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth part of the city fell, and seven thousand men were killed by the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

And the twenty-four elders who sit before God on their thrones fell on their faces, and worshipped God,

saying, We thank thee, Lord God Almighty, the Is and the Was, that thou didst take thy great power and reign,

And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of his covenant appeared in his temple, and there were lightnings and voices and thunders and great hail.

And she bore a male child, who is about to rule all nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God, and to his throne.

And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they may nourish her there twelve hundred and sixty days [three years and a half].

And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, Now has come the salvation and power and kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ, for the accuser of the brothers, that accused them day and night before God, has been cast [to the earth].

And the dragon was angry with the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus.

And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle and those that dwell in heaven.

These are they who were not defiled with women; for they are virgins; these are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from men a first fruit to God and the Lamb,

saying with a loud voice, Fear God and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him that made heaven and the earth and the sea and fountains of waters.

he shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, mingled undiluted in the cup of his indignation, and he shall be tormented with fire and sulphur before the angels and before the Lamb.

Here is the patience of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

And the angel cast his sharp sickle on the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth and cast it into the great wine-press of the wrath of God.

AND I saw another symbol in heaven, great and wonderful, seven angels having the last seven plagues, because by them the wrath of God was finished.

And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those becoming victors over the beast and his image and the number of his name standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, king of the nations;

And one of the four cherubs gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of the God who lives forever and ever.

And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter into the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

And I heard a loud voice saying to the seven angels, Go, pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth.

And I heard the altar say, Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God who had power over these plagues, and changed not their minds to give him glory.

and blasphemed the God of heaven on account of their painful labors and their ulcers, and they changed not their minds to turn from their works.

And I saw three impure spirits like frogs [proceed] from the mouth of the dragon and from the mouth of the beast and from the mouth of the false prophet;??14 for [these] are spirits of demons that perform miracles, that go to the kings of all the world, to assemble them for the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of his indignant wrath.

And great hail of about the weight of a talent [the Attic talent, pounds, the Jewish, 113] came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God on account of the plague of the hail because its plague was very great.

for God has put it into their hearts to do his will and to have one will and give their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God are finished.

for her sins have reached to heaven and God has remembered her wickedness.

Therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death and sorrow and famine, and she shall be burnt with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her.

Rejoice over her, heaven, and you holy angels and apostles and prophets, for God has executed your judgment on her.

AFTER this I heard a loud voice as of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Halleluia, the salvation and glory and power of our God,

And the twenty-four elders fell down, and the four cherubs, and worshipped God who sat on the throne, saying, Amen, Halleluia.

And a voice came out from the throne, saying, Praise our God, all his servants and those that fear him, small and great.

And I heard them as the voice of a great multitude, and as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunders, saying, Halleluia, for the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

And he said to me, Write, Blessed are those who are called to the wedding supper of the Lamb. And he told me, These are the true words of God.

And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; I am your fellow-servant and of your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

and he is clothed in a mantle dipped in blood, and his name is called The Word of God.

And out of his mouth proceeds a sharp sword, that with it he may smite the nations; and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, and he shall tread the wine-press of the indignant wrath of God Almighty.

And I saw an angel standing on the sun, and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, Come, assemble yourselves to the great supper of God,

And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and the word of God, and who did not worship the beast nor his image and did not receive the mark on their forehead and on their right hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years;

Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection; on these the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and Christ, and reign with him a thousand years.

And I saw the holy city New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

And I heard a loud voice from heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them, their God,

He that conquers shall inherit these things, and I will be to him a God and he shall be to me a son.

And he bore me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

having the glory of God; its luminary was like the most precious stone, like a crystalline jasper.

And I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb.

And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to give a light to it; for the glory of God lights it, and its light the Lamb.

And he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and the Lamb.

And no curse shall be there any more. And the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall serve him,

And there shall be no night, and they shall have no need of a lamp and light, for the Lord God shall shed light on them, and they shall reign forever and ever.

And he said to me, These words are faithful and true, and the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show his servants what must shortly occur.

And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; for I am your fellow servant and of your brothers the prophets and of those that keep the words of this book; worship God.

I testify to every one that hears the words of the prophecy of this book. If any one adds to them, God shall add to him the plagues written in this book;

and if any one takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and the holy city, described in this book.