Chapter 15
Rev 15:1 And I saw another sign
in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues;
for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
Rev 15:2 And I saw as it were a
sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over
the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of
his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
Rev 15:3 And they sing the song
of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and
marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways,
thou King of saints.
Rev 15:4 Who shall not fear thee,
O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall
come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
Rev 15:5 And after that I looked,
and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was
opened:
Rev 15:6 And the seven angels came
out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white
linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
Rev 15:7 And one of the four beasts
gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God,
who liveth for ever and ever.
Rev 15:8 And the temple was filled
with smoke from the glory of 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.
Chapter 16
Rev 16:1 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.
Rev 16:2 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.
Rev 16:3 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.
Rev 16:4 And the third angel poured
out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
Rev 16:5 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.
Rev 16:6 For they have shed the
blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink;
for they are worthy.
Rev 16:7 And I heard another out
of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy
judgments.
Rev 16:8 And the fourth angel poured
out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with
fire.
Rev 16:9 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.
Rev 16:10 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,
Rev 16:11 And blasphemed the God
of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their
deeds.
Rev 16:12 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.
Rev 16:13 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.
Rev 16:14 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.
Rev 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief.
Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked,
and they see his shame.
Rev 16:16 And he gathered them together
into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Rev 16:17 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.
Rev 16:18 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.
Rev 16:19 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.
Rev 16:20 And every island fled
away, and the mountains were not found.
Rev 16:21 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.
Chapter 17
Rev 17:1 And there came one of the
seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto
me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore
that sitteth upon many waters:
Rev 17:2 With whom the kings of
the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth
have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
Rev 17:3 So he carried me away in
the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured
beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Rev 17:4 And the woman was arrayed
in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones
and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness
of her fornication:
Rev 17:5 And upon her forehead was
a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS
OF THE EARTH.
Rev 17:6 And I saw the woman drunken
with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus:
and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
Rev 17:7 And the angel said unto
me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman,
and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten
horns.
Rev 17:8 The beast that thou sawest
was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into
perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were
not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when
they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Rev 17:9 And here is the mind which
hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
Rev 17:10 And there are seven kings:
five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he
cometh, he must continue a short space.
Rev 17:11 And the beast that was,
and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into
perdition.
Rev 17:12 And the ten horns which
thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive
power as kings one hour with the beast.
Rev 17:13 These have one mind, and
shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
Rev 17:14 These shall make war with
the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and
King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Rev 17:15 And he saith unto me,
The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and
multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Rev 17:16 And the ten horns which
thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make
her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
Rev 17:17 For God hath put in their
hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the
beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
Rev 17:18 And the woman which thou
sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Chapter 18
Rev 18:1 And after these things
I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the
earth was lightened with his glory.
Rev 18:2 And he cried mightily with
a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is
become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and
a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Rev 18:3 For all nations have drunk
of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth
have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are
waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Rev 18:4 And I heard another voice
from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers
of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Rev 18:5 For her sins have reached
unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
Rev 18:6 Reward 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.
Rev 18:7 How much she hath glorified
herself, and lived deliciously, 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.
Rev 18:8 Therefore shall her plagues
come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly
burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
Rev 18:9 And the kings of the earth,
who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail
her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
Rev 18:10 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.
Rev 18:11 And the merchants of the
earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise
any more:
Rev 18:12 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,
Rev 18:13 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 slaves, and
souls of men.
Rev 18:14 And the fruits that thy
soul lusted 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.
Rev 18:15 The merchants of these
things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear
of her torment, weeping and wailing,
Rev 18:16 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!
Rev 18:17 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,
Rev 18:18 And cried when they saw
the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
Rev 18:19 And they cast dust 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.
Rev 18:20 Rejoice over her, thou
heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on
her.
Rev 18:21 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 Babylon be thrown down, and shall be
found no more at all.
Rev 18:22 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;
Rev 18:23 And the light of a candle
shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice 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 sorceries were all nations deceived.
Rev 18:24 And in her was found the
blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.