Revelation 20

Chapter 20

Satan is bound during the Millennium—The Saints will then live and reign with Christ—The dead stand before God and are judged out of the books according to their works.

1 And I saw an ^aangel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless ^bpit and a great chain in his hand.

2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old ^aserpent, which is the ^bDevil, and Satan, and ^cbound him a thousand years,

3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the ^anations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be ^bloosed a little season.

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and ^ajudgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and ^breigned with Christ a ^cthousand years.

5 But the rest of the ^adead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

6 ^aBlessed and holy is he that hath part in the ^bfirst ^cresurrection: on such the ^dsecond death hath no power, but they shall be ^epriests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

7 And when the ^athousand years are expired, ^bSatan shall be loosed out of his prison,

8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, ^aGog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

[Joseph Fielding Smith clarifies the difference between the battle of Armageddon and the battle of Gog and Magog: “Before the coming of Christ, the great war, sometimes called Armageddon, will take place as spoken of by Ezekiel, chapters 38 and 39. Another war of Gog and Magog will be after the millennium.” ( Doctrines of Salvation, 3:45.)]

9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

10 And the ^adevil that deceived them was ^bcast into the lake of ^cfire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the ^aearth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no ^bplace for them.

12 And I saw the ^adead, small and great, ^bstand before God; and the ^cbooks were opened: and another book was opened, which is the ^dbook of life: and the dead were ^ejudged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their ^fworks.

13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and ^adeath and ^bhell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

14 And ^adeath and ^bhell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the ^csecond death.

15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

First posted 11/27/11

Revelation 6

Chapter 6

Christ opens the six seals, and John sees the events therein—In the fifth seal, he sees the Christian martyrs; and in the sixth, he sees the signs of the times.

1 ^aAnd I saw when the Lamb opened one of the ^bseals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four ^cbeasts saying, Come and see.

Beasts: Cherubim. Figures representing heavenly creatures, the exact form being unknown. They are found in the Holy of Holies, on the Mercy Seat of the Ark (Ex. 25:18, 22; 1 Kgs. 6:23–28; Heb. 9:5), and in the visions of Ezekiel (Ezek. 10; 11:22). In the account of the Fall, cherubim are represented as keeping “the way of the tree of life” (Gen. 3:24).

First Seal

2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
[“Truly, never was there a ministry such as Enoch’s, and never a conqueror and general who was his equal! How appropriate that he should ride the white horse of victory in John’s apocalyptic vision!” (McConkie, DNTC, 3:476–78.)]

Second Seal

3 And when he had opened the ^asecond seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
[the era from 3000 B.C. , to 2000 B.C. , was one of war and destruction, these being the favorite weapons of Satan for creating those social conditions in which men lose their souls. bad enough that the Lord had to cleanse the earth with a flood --  McConkie says the figure on the red horse could have been Satan himself, or a wicked warrior represent the many.]

 Third Seal

5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. [A day's wages will buy only enough to feed one person for a day.]
[“. . . Truly the third seal was a millennium in which hunger among men affected the whole course of God’s dealings with his people.” (McConkie, DNTC, 3:479–80.) ]

Fourth Seal

7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with ^asword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
[This is the millennium of those great kingdoms and nations whose wars and treacheries tormented and overran, again and again, the people whom Jehovah had chosen to bear his name. This is also the general era in which the Lord’s own people warred among themselves and sent countless numbers of their own brethren to untimely graves.” (McConkie, DNTC, 3:481.)]

Fifth Seal  - The Dispensation of Martyrdom

9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the ^aaltar the souls of them that were ^bslain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and ^aavenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

11 And ^awhite ^brobes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should ^crest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

Sixth Seal

12 And I beheld when he had opened the ^asixth seal, and, lo, there was a great ^bearthquake; and the ^csun became ^dblack as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as ^eblood;

13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her ^auntimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

14 ^aAnd the heaven departed as a ^bscroll when it is rolled together; and every ^cmountain and island were moved out of their places.

15 And the ^akings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the ^bdens and in the rocks of the mountains;

16 And said to the ^amountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

17 For the great ^aday of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to ^bstand?
[Answer: The righteous of God -- His loyal Priesthood -- Wilford Woodruff, see Institute Manual, 55-13] 

First posted 11-27-11

Revelation 5

Chapter 5

John sees the book sealed with seven seals, and he sees those people redeemed out of every nation—He hears every creature praising God and the Lamb.

1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book ^awritten within and on the backside, ^bsealed with seven ^cseals.  [a scroll written with writing on both sides, overflowing with his revealed will, mysteries, . . . works"  D&C 77:6  See Parry, p. 67]

2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is ^aworthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the ^aLion of the tribe of ^bJuda, the ^cRoot of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
[The phrase  "one of the elders"  refers to one of the 24 elders described in Revelation 4. See Parry, pg. 59.]

6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a ^aLamb as it had been slain, ^bhaving seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. = apostle  [JST says 12 horns (power) and 12 eyes (perhaps seership) -- representing his 12 apostles (leaders) Parry p. 70.]

7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of ^aodours, which are the ^bprayers of saints.

9 And they ^asung a new song, saying,  [first stanza] Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast ^bredeemed us to God by thy blood out of every ^ckindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

10 And hast made us unto our God kings and ^apriests: and we shall reign on the earth.

11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and ^athousands of thousands;

12 Saying with a loud voice,  [second stanza] Worthy is the ^aLamb that was slain to receive ^bpower, and riches, and ^cwisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.  [Seven terms symbolize the fullness of the praise. -- Parry p. 73]

13 And every ^acreature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying,  [third stanza]  Blessing, and honour, and glory, and ^bpower, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

This song reminiscent of D&C 128:23


http://institute.lds.org/manuals/new-testament-institute-student-manual/nt-in-12-12-55.asp
Illustration: http://lionsofzion.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/11-4-10-lion-lamb-big-of-judah.jpg

Parry indicates Understanding the Book of Revelation by Jay A. Parry and Donald W. Parry, Deseret Book, 1998. 

First posted 11/27/11.

Revelaion 18

Chapter 18

The Saints are called out of Babylon lest they partake of her sins—She falls and is lamented by her supporters.

 1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was ^alightened with his glory.

 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, ^aBabylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the ^bhold of every foul spirit, and a ^ccage of every unclean and hateful bird.

 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her ^afornication, and the kings of the earth have committed ^bfornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the ^cabundance of her delicacies.

 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, ^aCome ^bout of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her ^csins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

 5 For her ^asins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

 6 ^aReward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

 7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived ^adeliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

 8 Therefore shall her ^aplagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly ^bburned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who ^cjudgeth her.

 9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall ^abewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the ^bsmoke of her burning,

 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

 13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and ^aslaves, and souls of men.

 14 And the fruits that thy soul ^alusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

 15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

 16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

 17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the 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!

 19 And they cast ^adust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

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

 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city ^aBabylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

 22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

 23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the ^avoice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy ^bsorceries were all nations deceived.

 24 And in her was found the ^ablood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

Revelation 16

Chapter 16

God pours out plagues upon the wicked—The nations assemble for Armageddon—Christ comes, islands flee, and mountains cease.

 1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

 2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

 3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

 4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

 7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

 8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

 10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

 12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

 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.

 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

 17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

 18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

 19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

 20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

Revelation 12

Chapter 12

See Joseph Smith Translation Revelation 12:1-17, pg. 812-813

John sees the imminent apostasy of the Church—He also sees the War in Heaven in the beginning when Satan was cast out—He sees the continuation of that war on earth.

1 ^aAnd there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a ^bwoman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
1 And there appeared a great sign in heaven, in the likeness of things on the earth; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.

2 And she being with ^achild cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
2 And the woman being with child, cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

3 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up unto God and his throne.

 4 And his tail drew the ^athird part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
4 And there appeared another sign in heaven; and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman which was delivered, ready to devour her child after it was born.
 5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a ^arod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

5 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore years.

 6 And the ^awoman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

6 And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought against Michael;

 7 And there was ^awar in heaven: ^bMichael and his ^cangels fought against the dragon; and the ^ddragon fought and his angels,
7 And the dragon prevailed not against Michael, neither the child, nor the woman which was the church of God, who had been delivered of her pains, and brought forth the kingdom of our God and his Christ.

8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in ^aheaven.
8 Neither was there place found in heaven for the great dragon, who was cast out; that old serpent called the devil, and also called Satan, which deceiveth the whole world; he was cast out into the earth; and his angels were cast out with him.

9 And the great dragon was ^acast out, that old serpent, called the ^bDevil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
9 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ;

10 And I heard a loud ^avoice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and ^bstrength, and the kingdom of our God, and the ^cpower of his Christ: for the ^daccuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
10 For the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

11 And they ^aovercame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their ^btestimony; and they loved not their lives unto the ^cdeath.
11 For they have overcome him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; for they loved not their own lives, but kept the testimony even unto death. Therefore, rejoice O heavens, and ye that dwell in them.

12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
12 And after these things I heard another voice saying, Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, yea, and they who dwell upon the islands of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he ^apersecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
13 For when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
 14 Therefore, to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might flee into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
 15 And the serpent casteth out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
 16 And the earth helpeth the woman, and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth up the flood which the dragon casteth out of his mouth.

17 And the ^adragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make ^bwar with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
 17 Therefore, the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 11

Chapter 11

In the last days, two prophets will be slain in Jerusalem—After 3½ days, they will be resurrected—Christ will reign over all the earth.
1 And there was given me a ^areed like unto a rod: ^band the angel stood, saying, Rise, and ^cmeasure the temple of God, and the ^daltar, and them that worship therein.

2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the ^aholy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

3 And I will give ^apower unto my two ^bwitnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to ^aturn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all ^bplagues, as often as they will.

7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall ^aovercome them, and ^bkill them.

8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was ^acrucified.

9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.

10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.

12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

13 And the same hour was there a great ^aearthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The ^akingdoms of this world are become the ^bkingdoms of our Lord, and of his ^cChrist; and he shall ^dreign for ever and ever.

16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God ^aAlmighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.

18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be ^ajudged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which ^bdestroy the earth.

19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ^aark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great ^bhail.

Revelation 10

Chapter 10

John seals up many things relative to the last days—He is commissioned to participate in the restoration of all things.

1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
2 And he had in his hand a little ^abook open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,

3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

5 And the angel which I saw ^astand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, 6 And ^asware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be ^btime no longer:

7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the ^amystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

10 And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ^aate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy ^aagain before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

Revelation 9

Chapter 9

John also sees the wars and plagues poured out during the seventh seal and before the Lord comes. 1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the ^abottomless ^bpit.

2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those ^amen which have not the ^bseal of God in their foreheads.

5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

6 And in those days shall men seek ^adeath, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the ^ateeth of lions.

9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the ^asound of chariots of many horses running to battle.

10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.

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

14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound ^ain the great river Euphrates.

15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

16 And the ^anumber of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

21 Neither repented they of their ^amurders, nor of their ^bsorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

Revelation 8

Chapter 8

John sees fire and desolation poured out during the seventh seal and preceding the Second Coming.

1 And when he had ^aopened the ^bseventh seal, there was ^csilence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven ^atrumpets.

3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much ^aincense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the ^aprayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.

5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and ^acast it into the earth: and there were ^bvoices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
6 And the seven angels which had the seven ^atrumpets prepared themselves to sound.

7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and ^afire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became ^ablood;

9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

10 And the third angel sounded, and there ^afell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

 3 And I beheld, and heard an ^aangel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, ^bWoe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

Revelation 7

Chapter 7

John also sees in the sixth seal the restoration of the gospel, the sealing of the 144,000, and the hosts of the exalted from all nations.

1 And after these things I saw four ^aangels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four ^bwinds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
2 And I saw another angel ^aascending from the east, having the ^bseal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

3 Saying, ^aHurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have ^bsealed the ^cservants of our God in their foreheads.

4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an ^ahundred and forty and four thousand of all the ^btribes of the children of ^cIsrael.

5 Of the tribe of ^aJuda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of ^bReuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.

6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.

7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.

8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of ^aJoseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and ^akindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and ^bpalms in their hands;

10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four ^abeasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came ^aout of great ^btribulation, and have ^cwashed their robes, and made them ^dwhite in the ^eblood of the ^fLamb.

15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his ^atemple: and he that ^bsitteth on the throne shall ^cdwell among them.

16 They shall hunger no more, neither ^athirst any more; neither shall the ^bsun light on them, nor any heat.

17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of ^awaters: and God shall wipe away all ^btears from their eyes.