5 And there was given unto beast; saying to them that dwell him a mouth speaking great on the earth, that they should things and blasphemies; and make an image to the beast, power was given unto him to which had the wound by a continue forty and two months. sword, and did live.

4

6 And he opened his mouth 15 And he had power to give in blasphemy against God, to life unto the image of the beast, blaspheme his name, and his tab- that the image of the beast should ernacle, and them that dwell in both speak, and cause that as heaven. many as would not worship the 7 And it was given unto image of the beast should be killhim to make war with the saints, ed. and to overcome them: and 16 And he causeth all, both power was given him over all small and great, rich and poor, kindreds, and tongues, and na- free and bond, to receive a mark tions. in their right hand, or in their 8 And all that dwell upon the foreheads; earth shall worship him, whose 17 And that no man might names are not written in the buy or sell, save he that had the book of life of the Lamb, slain mark, or the name of the beast, * from the foundation of the or the number of his name. world. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him 9 If any man have an ear, that hath understanding count let him hear. the number of the beast for it 10 He that leadeth into cap- is the number of a man; and tivity shall go into captivity: he his number is six hundred threethat killeth with the sword, must score and six.

CHAP. XIV.

be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

1

The Lamb standing on mount Sion with his company, 6 an angel preacheth the gospel; 8 another proclaimeth the fall of Babylon, 15 the harvest of the world, &c.

* 11 And I beheld another beast up out of the and

Lamb stood on the mount

he had two horns like a lam, AND I looked, and lo, a and he spake as a dragon. Sion, and with him a hundred

12 And he exerciseth all the forty and four thousand, having power of the first beast before his Father's name written in him, and causeth the earth and their foreheads.

them which dwell therein to 2. And I heard a voice from worship the first beast, whose heaven, as the voice of many deadly wound was healed. waters, and as the voice of a

13 And he doeth great won- great thunder: and I heard the ders, so that he maketh fire come voice of harpers harping with down from heaven on the earth their harps: in the sight of men,

3 And they sung as it were 14 And deceiveth them that a new song before the throne, dwell on the earth by the means and before the four beasts, and of those miracles which he had the elders: and no man could power to do in the sight of the learn that song but the hundred

and forty and four thousand, gels, and in the presence of the which were redeemed from the Lamb:

earth.

11 And the smoke of their 4 These are they which were torment ascendeth up for ever not defiled with women; for and ever: and they have no rest they are virgins. These are they day nor night, who worship the which follow the Lamb whith-beast and his image, and whosoersoever he goeth. These were ever receiveth the mark of his redeemed from among men, be- name.

ing the first-fruits unto God and 12 Here is the patience of the to the Lamb. saints: here are they that keep 5 And in their mouth was the commandments of God, and found no guile: for they are the faith of Jesus. without fault before the throne 13 And I heard a voice from of God. heaven, saying unto me, Write, 6 And I saw another angel Blessed are the dead which die fly in the midst of heaven, hav-in the Lord from henceforth: ing the everlasting gospel to Yea, saith the Spirit, that they preach unto them that dwell on may rest from their labours; and the earth, and to every nation, their works do follow them. and kindred, and tongue, and 14 And I looked, and behold, people, a white cloud, and upon the 7 Saying with a loud voice, cloud one sat like unto the Son Fear God, and give glory to of man, having on his head a him; for the hour of his judg-golden crown, and in his hand ment is come: and worship him a sharp sickle. that made heaven, and earth, 15 And another angel came and the sea, and the fountains out of the temple, crying with a of waters. loud voice to him that sat on the

8 And there followed anoth- cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and er angel, saying, Babylon is fall-reap: for the time is come for en, is fallen, that great city, be- thee to reap; for the harvest of cause she made all nations drink the earth is ripe.

of the wine of the wrath of her 16 And he that sat on the fornication. cloud thrust in his sickle on the

9 And the third angel follow-earth; and the earth was reaped. ed them, saying with a loud 17 And another angel came voice, If any man worship the out of the temple which is in beast and his image, and receive heaven, he also having a sharp his mark on his forehead, or in sickle.

his hand,

18 And another angel came 10 The same shall drink of out from the altar, which had the wine of the wrath of God, power over fire; and cried with which is poured out without a loud cry to him that had the mixture into the cup of his in- sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in dignation; and he shall be tor- thy sharp sickle, and gather the mented with fire and brimstone clusters of the vine of the earth; in the presence of the holy an- for her grapes are fully ripe.

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 the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

CHAP. XV.

1 The seven angels with the seven last plagues....3 The song of them that over

come the beast....7 The seven vials full of

the wrath of God.

AND I saw another sign in

CHAP. XVI.

heaven, great and marvel-1 Seven angels commanded to pour out their lous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them

vials on the earth: 2 great plagues follow thereupon....15 Christ cometh suddenly.

is filled up the wrath of God.

AND I heard a great voice

out of the temple, saying

2 And I saw as it were a sea 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 dead man; and every living soul

4 Who shall not fear thee, 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 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 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.

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

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.

AND there came one of the

14 For they are the spirits of devils, 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

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.

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 filthiness of her fornication:

13 These have one mind, 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.

CHAP. XVIII.

9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads 2 The fall of Babylon : 4 God's people comare seven mountains, on which manded to go out of her, &c. the woman sitteth.

10 And there are seven kings:

AND after these things I saw

another angel come down