After this
John heard a lot of noise coming from Israel (physical and spiritual) saying
“Praise God! Salvation, glory and power belong to our God!
True and just
are his judgements! He has condemned the prostitute who was corrupting the
earth with her immorality. God has punished her because she killed his
servants.”
Again they
shouted, "Praise God! The smoke from the flames that consume the great
city goes up forever and ever!"
The
twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God,
who was seated on the throne. They said, "Amen! Praise God!"
Then there
came from the throne the sound of a voice, saying, "Praise our God, all
his servants and all people, both great and small, who have reverence for
him!"
Then I heard
what sounded like a crowd, like the sound of a roaring waterfall, like loud
peals of thunder. I heard them say, "Praise God! For the Lord, our
Almighty God, is King! (from believers)
Let us rejoice and be glad; let us
praise his greatness! For the time has come for the wedding of the Lamb, and
his bride has prepared herself for it.
She has been
given clean shining linen to wear." (The linen is the good deeds of God's
people.)
Then the
angel said to me, "Write this: Happy are those who have been invited to
the wedding feast of the Lamb." And the angel added, "These are the
true words of God."
I fell down
at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "Don't do it! I am a servant
together with you and with other believers, all those who hold to the truth
that Jesus revealed. Worship God!" For the truth that Jesus revealed is
what inspires the prophets.
Then I saw
heaven open, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and
True; it is with justice that he judges and fights his battles.
His eyes were
like a flame of fire, and he wore many crowns on his head. He had a name
written on him, but no one except himself knows what it is.
The robe he
wore was covered with blood. His name is "The Word of God."
The armies of
heaven followed him, riding on white horses and dressed in clean white linen.
Out of his
mouth came a sharp sword, with which he will defeat the nations. He will rule
over them with a rod of iron, and he will trample out the wine in the wine
press of the furious anger of the Almighty God.
On his robe
and on his thigh (blessing) was written the name: "King of kings and Lord
of lords."
Then I saw an
angel standing on the sun. He shouted in a loud voice to all the birds flying
in mid-air: "Come and gather together for God's great feast!
Come and eat
the flesh of kings, generals, and soldiers, the flesh of horses and their
riders, the flesh of all people, slave and free, great and small!"
Then I saw
the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered to fight against
the one who was riding the horse and against his army.
The beast was
taken prisoner, together with the false prophet who had performed miracles in
his presence. (It was by those miracles that he had deceived those who had the
mark of the beast and those who had worshiped the image of the beast.) The
beast and the false prophet were both thrown alive into the lake of fire that
burns with sulfur.
Their armies
were killed by the sword (the Word of God) that comes out of the mouth of the
one who was riding the horse; and all the birds ate all they could of their
flesh.
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