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19 And the angel thrust in and white linen, and having his sickle into the earth, and their breasts girded with golden gathered the vine of the earth, girdles. and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven 20 And the wine-press was golden vials full of the wrath of trodden without the city, and God, who liveth for ever and blood came out of the wine- ever.

press, even unto the horse-bri- 3 And the temple was filled dles, by the space of a thousand with smoke from the glory of and six hundred furlongs. God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into 1 The seven angels with the seven last the temple, till the seven plagues plagues....3 The song of them that overcome the beast....7 The seven vials full of of the seven angels were fulfilled.

CHAP. XV.

the wrath of God.

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CHAP. XVI. Seven angels commanded to pour out their vials on the earth: 2 great plagues follow thereupon....15 Christ cometh suddenly.

ND I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvel-1 lous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. AND I heard a great voice 2 And I saw as it were a sea out of the temple, saying of glass mingled with fire: and to the seven angels, Go your them that had gotten the victory ways, and pour out the vials of over the beast, and over his im- the wrath of God upon the age, and over his mark, and earth.

over the number of his name, 2 And the first went, and stand on the sea of glass, having poured out his vial upon the the harps of God. earth; and there fell a noisome

3 And they sing the song of and grievous sore upon the men Moses the servant of God, and which had the mark of the the song of the Lamb, saying, beast, and upon them which Great and marvellous are thy worshipped his image. works, Lord God Almighty; just 3 And the second angel and true are thy ways, thou king poured out his vial upon the sea; of saints. and it became as the blood of a 4 Who shall not fear thee, dead man; and every living soul O Lord, and glorify thy name? died in the sea.

for thou only art holy for all 4 And the third angel poured nations shall come and worship out his vial upon the rivers and before thee; for thy judgments fountains of waters: and they beare made manifest. came blood.

5 And after that I looked, 5 And I heard the angel of and behold, the temple of the the waters say, Thou art rightabernacle of the testimony in teous, O Lord, which art, and heaven was opened: wast, and shalt be, because thou

6 And the seven angels came hast judged thus. out of the temple, having the 6 For they have shed the seven plagues, clothed in pure blood of saints and prophets, and

thou hast given them blood to 16 And he gathered them todrink; for they are worthy. gether into a place called in the 7 And I heard another out of Hebrew tongue Armageddon. the altar say, Even so, Lord 17 And the seventh angel God Almighty, true and righte-poured out his vial into the air; ous are thy judgments. and there came a great voice out 8 And the fourth angel pour-of the temple of heaven, from ed out his vial upon the sun; the throne, saying, It is done. and power was given unto him 18 And there were voices,and to scorch men with fire. thunders, and lightnings; and

9 And men were scorched there was a great earthquake, with great heat, and blasphem- such as was not since men were ed the name of God, which hath upon the earth, so mighty an power over these plagues: and earthquake, and so great. they repented not to give him 19 And the great city was glory. divided into three parts, and the 10 And the fifth angel poured cities of the nations fell: and out his vial upon the seat of the great Babylon came in remembeast; and his kingdom was brance before God, to give unto full of darkness: and they gnaw- her the cup of the wine of the ed their tongues for pain, fierceness of his wrath.

11 And blasphemed the God 20 And every island fled away, of heaven, because of their and the mountains were not pains and their sores, and repen- found. ted not of their deeds.

21 And there fell upon men

12 And the sixth angel pour- a great hail out of heaven, every ed out his vial upon the great stone about the weight of a talent: river Euphrates; and the water and men blasphemed God bethereof was dried up, that the cause of the plague of the hail : way of the kings of the east for the plague thereof was exmight be prepared. ceeding great.

13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

CHAP. XVII. 3, 4 A woman arrayed in purple and scarlet,

with a golden cup in her hand, sitteth upon the beast; 5 her name: 6 she is drunken with the blood of the saints,...7 The interpretation of the seven heads and ten horns, &c.

14 For they are the spirits of AND there came one of the devils, working miracles, which seven angels which had. go forth unto the kings of the the seven vials, and talked with earth, and of the whole world, me, saying unto me, Come hithto gather them to the battle of er; I will shew unto thee the that great day of God Almighty. judgment of the great whore

15 Behold, I come as a thief. that sitteth upon many waters; Blessed is he that watcheth, and 2 With whom the kings of the keepeth his garments, lest he earth have committed fornicawalk naked, and they see his tion, and the inhabitants of the shame. earth have been made drunk

with the wine of her fornica-five are fallen, and one is, and tion. the other is not yet come; and 3 So he carried me away in when he cometh, he must conthe spirit into the wilderness: tinue a short space. and I saw a woman sit upon a 11 And the beast that was, scarlet-coloured beast, full of and is not, even he is the eighth, names of blasphemy, having and is of the seven, and goeth seven heads and ten horns. into perdition.

4 And the woman was ar- 12 And the ten horns which rayed in purple and scarlet- thou sawest are ten kings, which colour, and decked with gold have received no kingdom as and precious stones and pearls, yet; but receive power as kings having a golden cup in her hand one hour with the beast. full of abominations and filthi- 13 These have one mind, ness of her fornication: and shall give their power and

5 And upon her forehead was strength unto the beast. a name written, MYSTERY. 14 These shall make war BABYLON THE GREAT, with the Lamb, and the Lamb THE MOTHER OF HAR-shall overcome them: for he is LOTS AND ABOMINA- Lord of lords, and King of TIONS OF THE EARTH. kings; and they that are with 6 And I saw the woman drun-him are called, and chosen, and ken with the blood of the saints, faithful.

and with the blood of the mar- 15 And he saith unto me, tyrs of Jesus: and when I saw The waters which thou sawest, her, I wondered with great ad- where the whore sitteth, are miration. peoples, and multitudes, and

7 And the angel said unto nations, and tongues. me, Wherefore didst thou mar- 16 And the ten horns which vel? I will tell thee the mystery thou sawest upon the beast,these of the woman, and of the beast shall hate the whore, and shall that carrieth her, which hath make her desolate and naked, the seven heads, and ten horns. and shall eat her flesh, and burn 8 The beast that thou sawest, her with fire.

was, and is not; and shall as- 17 For God hath put in their cend out of the bottomless pit, hearts to fulfil his will, and to and go into perdition: and they agree, and give their kingdom that dwell on the earth shall unto the beast, until the words wonder, (whose names were not of God shall be fulfilled. written in the book of life from 18 And the woman which the foundation of the world,) thou sawest is that great city, when they behold the beast that which reigneth over the kings was, and is not, and yet is. of the earth.

9 And here is the mind which CHAP. XVIII. hath wisdom. The seven heads 2 The fall of Babylon : 4 God's people comare seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

10 And there are seven kings:

manded to go out of her, &c.

AND after these things I saw

another angel come down

from heaven, having great pow-for her, when they shall see the er; and the earth was lighten-smoke of her burning,

ed with his glory.

10 Standing afar off for the

2 And he cried mightily with fear of her torment, saying, a strong voice, saying, Babylon Alas, alas! that great city Babthe great is fallen, is fallen, and ylon, that mighty city! for in is become the habitation of dev-one hour is is thy judgment ils, and the hold of every foul come. spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn 3 For all nations have drunk over her; for no man buyeth of the wine of the wrath of her their merchandise any more: fornication, and the kings of the 12 The merchandise of gold, earth have committed fornica- and silver, and precious stones, tion with her, and the merchants and of pearls, and fine linen, and of the earth are waxed rich purple, and silk, and scarlet, and through the abundance of her all thyine wood, and all mandelicacies. ner of vessels of ivory, and all

4 And I heard another voice manner of vessels of most prefrom heaven, saying, Come out cious wood, and of brass, and of her, my people, that ye be not iron, and marble, partakers of her sins, and that 13 And cinnamon, and ye receive not of her plagues. odours, and ointments, and 5 For her sins have reached frankincense, and wine, and oil, unto heaven, and God hath re- and fine flour, and wheat, and membered her iniquities. beasts, and sheep, and horses, 6 Reward her even as she and chariots, and slaves, and rewarded you, and double unto souls of men.

her double according to her 14 And the fruits that thy works in the cup which she soul lusted after are departed hath filled, fill to her double. from thee, and all things which

7 How much she hath glorifi- were dainty and goodly are deed herself, and lived deliciously, parted from thee, and thou shalt so much torment and sorrow find them no more at all. give her for she saith in her 15 The merchants of these heart, I sit a queen, and am no things which were made rich by widow, and shall see no sor- her, shall stand afar off, for the fear of her torment, weeping and

row.

8 Therefore shall her plagues wailing, come in one day, death, and 16 And saying, Alas, alas! that mourning, and famine; and she great city, that was clothed in shall be utterly burned with fire: fine linen, and purple, and scarfor strong is the Lord God who let, and decked with gold, and judgeth her. precious stones, and pearls!

9 And the kings of the earth, 17 For in one hour so great who have committed fornica- riches is come to nought. And tion and lived deliciously with every ship-master, and all the her, shall bewail her, and lament company in ships, and sailors,

and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!

1 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and

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CHAP. XIX.

God is praised in heaven for judging the great whore, and avenging the blood of his saints....7 The marriage of the Lamb....10 The angel will not be worshipped....17

The fowls called to the great slaughter.

heard a great voice of much ND after these things I

wailing, saying, Alas, alas! that people in heaven, saying, Allegreat city, wherein were made luia: Salvation, and glory, and rich all that had ships in the sea honour, and power, unto the by reason of her costliness! for Lord our God:

in one hour is she made deso- 2 For true and righteous are late. his judgments: for he hath thou judged the great whore, which apostles did corrupt the earth with her hath fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her

20 Rejoice over her, heaven, and ye holy and prophets; for God avenged you on her.

21 And a mighty angel took hand. up a stone like a great mill- 3 And again they said, Allestone, and cast it into the sea, luia. And her smoke rose up for saying, Thus with violence shall ever and ever.

that great city Babylon be 4 And the four and twenty thrown down, and shall be found elders and the four beasts fell no more at all. down and worshipped God that 22 And the voice of harpers, sat on the throne, saying, and musicians, and of pipers, Amen; Alleluia.

and trumpeters, shall be heard 5 And a voice came out of no more at all in thee; and no the throne, saying, Praise our craftsmen, of whatsoever craft God, all ye his servants, and ye he be, shall be found any more that fear him, both small and in thee; and the sound of a mill-great.

stone shall be heard no more at 6 And I heard as it were the all in thee; voice of a great multitude, and 23 And the light of a candle as the voice of many waters, shall shine no more at all in thee; and as the voice of mighty and the voice of the bridegroom thunderings, saying, Alleluia: and of the bride shall be heard for the Lord God omnipotent no more at all in thee: for thy reigneth.

merchants were the great men 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, of the earth; for by thy sor- and give honour to him: for the ceries were all nations deceiv-marriage of the Lamb is come, ed. and his wife hath made herself

24 And in her was found the ready. blood of prophets, and of saints, 8 And to her was granted and of all that were slain upon that she should be arrayed in the earth. fine linen, clean and white: for

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