Blessed is he that reads, and those that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time is at hand.

and he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword, and his face shone like the sun in his strength.

And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he put his right hand on me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last

the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are angels of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks the seven churches.

To the angel of the church in Ephesus write, These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks,

And I saw at the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written. within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

And he came and took [the book] from the right hand of him that sat on the throne.

And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third cherub say, Come. And I saw, and behold, a black horse, and he that sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.

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

and he had in his hand a little book opened. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left on the land,

And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land, lifted up his right hand to heaven,

And the voice which I heard from heaven [I heard] again speak to me and say, Go and take the little opened book in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land.

And I took the little book from the hand of the angel and eat it; and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey; and when I eat it, my stomach was bitter.

And he caused all, small and great, and rich and poor, and freemen and servants, to receive the mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

And another, a third angel, followed them, saying with a loud voice, if any one worships the beast and his image, and receives the mark on his forehead or on his hand,

And I saw, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud one sitting like the Son of man, having on his head a crown of gold and in his hand a sharp sickle.

And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the impurities of the fornication of the earth,

And he cried with a loud voice, saving, Babylon the great has fallen, has fallen, and has become a habitation of demons, and a haunt of every impure spirit, and a haunt of every impure and hateful bird,

for true and righteous are his judgments, for he has judged the great harlot who destroyed the earth with her fornication, and avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

And I saw an angel descending from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

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;

And he said to me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; the time is at hand.