The angel asked him to continue prophesying and testifying. At this time he was given a reed, and a voice told him to measure the temple of God, the altar, and the people who worshiped in the temple. The courtyard outside the temple is not to be measured, for it will be reserved for the Gentiles, who will trample the Holy City underfoot for forty-two months. John also heard it said, "I will make my two witnesses, clothed in woolen wool, to preach a thousand two hundred and sixty days." These two men will breathe fire out of their mouths and consume their enemies who seek to harm them; and on the day they preach, heaven will If there is no rain, the water will turn to blood, and they can attack the world with all kinds of disasters at any time. When they have finished their testimony, a beast from the abyss will come up and fight with them and kill them. Their bodies will remain in the streets of the great city called Egypt or Sodom for three and a half days, and the people will rejoice over it. Three and a half days later, God's anger entered their bodies, and they were resurrected and obeyed God's call to go up to heaven. Everyone who saw them was very afraid. At this time, the earth shook and the city collapsed. One-tenth of the city collapsed, and seven thousand people died. earthquake.
The seventh angel blew his trumpet, and John heard a voice from heaven proclaiming: “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of my God and his God Christ.” Then the twenty-four elders fell on their faces and worshiped Almighty God, thanking Him for being in power. king. At this time, the temple in heaven opened, and the Ark of the Covenant appeared in the temple. Then there were lightning, thunder, earthquake, and hail.
Various visions appeared in the sky: a woman covered with the sun and the moon, with a crown of twelve stars on her head, shouting in the pain of childbirth; a giant red dragon with seven crowns on its seven heads and ten horns, and a third of the stars trailing behind it. , before the woman, wanting to devour the child that was about to be delivered. When a woman gives birth to a baby boy, he is immediately taken up to the throne of God, who will rule all the nations with a rod of iron. The woman followed God's guidance and fled to the wilderness, where she could survive for 1,260 days.
The angel Michael and his messengers fought with the dragon and his messengers. The dragon was defeated and was thrown to the ground. Then he chased the woman. The woman got the wings of an eagle and flew into the wilderness. The dragon chased after him and sprayed. The water was about to wash away the woman, but then the earth opened up and swallowed the flood. The woman was saved, and the dragon had to stand on the beach and get angry. This dragon is the ancient deceiving serpent, Satan the devil.
At this time, a strange beast appeared in the sea. It had ten horns and ten crowns. Its seven heads were marked with blasphemous names. It had a body like a leopard, four legs like a bear, and a mouth as big as a lion. One of its seven heads seemed to have been injured and healed. alright. The dragon gave his power and seat to the beast, and left it to exercise his power for forty-two months, and the beast blasphemed God, triumphed over the saints, and subdued every tribe, people, tongue, and nation. Then another monster came up from the earth. It had horns like a lamb, and its voice was like a giant monster. It exerted its power to cause fire to fall from heaven, and caused everyone, big or small, rich or poor, to receive a mark on their right hand or forehead, whether they were gods or slaves. , get the name of the beast or the number of the name of the beast, the number is 666.
Meanwhile the Lamb stood on Mount Zion, with a crowd of one hundred and forty-four thousand, with the name of the Lamb and the name of His Father written on their foreheads. They had never defiled themselves with women, they did not lie, and they were without blemish. They were with the Lamb. Together, with the sound of the piano, we sing a new song. Three angels flew in the sky to preach the eternal gospel to the people on earth, and to tell people: The day of God's judgment has come; the great adulterous city of Babylon has fallen; those who have received the mark of the beast and those who worship the beast will suffer Painful, restless day and night.
A white cloud floated over, and there sat a man who looked like the Son of Man, wearing a golden crown on his head. He used a sharp sickle to harvest the ripe crops on the ground. Another angel came out and used a sickle to collect the ripe grapes on the ground. Then he harvested the grapes. When the drunkenness of God is poured into a man, blood immediately gushes out from it. Those who defeated the beast stood on the sea of glass, playing the harps of God and singing the songs of Moses and the Lamb. Then the temple where the ark of the testimony was kept was opened, and the seven angels in charge of the seven plagues, dressed in fine linen and girded with gold belts, came out of the temple. One of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God. , letting them fall to the ground.
The first angel poured out his bowl on the ground, and those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped his image were covered with sores.
The second angel poured the bowl into the sea, and the water immediately turned into blood, and all living things in the sea died.
The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and sources of water, and the water turned into blood.
The fourth angel poured the bowl onto the sun, and the sun was immediately scorching and the heat wave hit you.
The fifth angel poured the bowl onto the throne of the beast, and the kingdom of the beast fell into darkness. The people in the kingdom were covered with sores and were in great pain, so they uttered obscene words and bit their own tongues.
The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and the water dried up, revealing a path. Three unclean spirits—spirits of demons—came out of the mouths of frogs, dragons, beasts, and the false prophet. These three demons moved All the kings of the world gathered at Armageddon to fight.
The seventh angel poured the bowl into the air, and a voice came from the throne in the temple saying "It is finished." Then there was lightning and thunder, earthquakes and cities collapsed, islands and mountains disappeared, and huge hail fell and hit people.
An angel from the seven bowls summoned John and took him to the wilderness to see the great disciples being punished. Then John saw a woman clothed in purple and scarlet, riding on a scarlet beast with seven heads and ten horns. She was decked out in gold, silver, and jewels. It is written: "Mystery! Babylon the Great, the mother of the **** and all the abominations of the world." The **** drank the blood of the saints and the witnesses of Jesus as wine, and became very drunk. John was puzzled, and the angel explained to him the mystery of the woman and the seven-headed and ten-horned beast on which she was riding: the beast that was before and is not now is, will rise from the bottomless pit and will perish again. Its seven heads are the seven mountains on which the woman is seated, which are the seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one is yet to come, and the other is not yet to come; and the ten horns of the beast are the ten kings, who have not yet gained a kingdom, but once they have Receive the power, and with one accord surrender it to the beast, and make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb, God of gods and King of kings, will overcome the beast. The water on which **** is sitting implies many peoples, many people, many nations, and many directions. That **** is the great city that governs the kings of the earth.
At this time, another angel with great authority came from heaven and announced loudly: Babylon has fallen! It has become the abode of devils and the nest of every unclean spirit and abominable bird. "
Another voice said in heaven, let the people evacuate from the city, so as not to suffer the punishment of the ****. Because of her luxury, her sin, and her unrighteousness, God will punish her twice as much, and she will suffer and mourn, and be consumed by fire. The kings and gods of the earth who had committed adultery with her, and the merchants who had made fortune through her, all mourned and wept for her. But the saints, apostles, and prophets who were oppressed by her rejoiced because she was punished, because God avenged them.
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