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.”

Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” They went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies watched them.

If anyone is destined for captivity,
into captivity he goes.
If anyone is to be killed with a sword,
with a sword he will be killed.

This demands the perseverance and faith of the saints.

Here is wisdom: The one who has understanding must calculate the number of the beast, because it is the number of a man. His number is 666.

This demands the perseverance of the saints, who keep God’s commands and their faith in Jesus.”

“Here is the mind with wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated.