"*** REVELATION 14 ***" "The great Babylon has fallen 1After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven . He had great authority and the earth was illuminated by his splendour . 2With a mighty voice he cried , Fallen, fallen is the great Babylon. She has become a home for demons and a haunt for everyunclean spirit and for every unclean and detestable bird. For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of herfornication." "The rulers of the earth committed adultery with her and the merchants of the earth grew rich from herexcessive luxuries. Come out of her my people for her sins are piled up to heaven Then I heard another voice from heaven say , Come out of her my people lest you share in her sins or any of her plagues. For hersins are heaped high as the heavens and God has remembered them. Pay her back two-fold for what she has done. Mix her a double portion from her own cup. 6Give her as much torture and grief, as the glory and luxury she gaveherself. Babylon to be destroyed by plagues , famine" "and fire In her heart she boasts, I rule as a queen. I am not a widow and will never mourn. Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her; death, mourning, andfamine. She will be consumed by fire for mighty is the Lord God who judges her. The rulers of the earth will weep and mourn 9When the rulers of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning, they shall weep and mourn over her. They will stand afar off terrified at her torment and cry out, Woe Woe O great city, O Babylon city of power. In one houryour doom has come. The" "merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn The merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their cargoes any more. 12Cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth. 13Every sort of rare timber and articles of ivory, finewood, bronze, iron and marble. Cargoes of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh and frankincense. Wine, olive oil, fine flour and wheat. Cattle, sheep, horses and carriages, and slaves; human lives. 15They will say, The fruit for which you longed for is gone from you. All your riches and splendour" "have vanished never to be recovered. The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand afar off, terrified at her torment and will weep and mourn and cry out, Woe Woe Ogreat city, dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet, glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. In one hour your great wealthhas been brought to ruin. Seamen will weep and mourn Also every sea captain and all who travel by ship, the sailors and all who earntheir living from the sea shall stand afar off. When they see the smoke of her burning they will exclaim, Was there ever a" "city likethis great city? They will throw dust on their heads and with weeping and mourning cry out, WoeWoe O great city, where all who had ships on the sea became rich through your wealth. In one hour you have been broughtto ruin. The saints , apostles and prophets will rejoice Rejoice over her O heaven. Rejoice saints and apostles and prophets. God has judged her for the way she treated you. The great Babylon to be thrown down with violence 21Then a mighty angel picked up a rock the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea saying , So shall the great city of Babylon" "be thrown down with violencenever to be found again. No more will be heard the sound of music , or workman or bride and groom The music of harpists and musicians, flute players and trumpeters will never be heard in you again. No workman of any trade shall ever be found in you again, nor will be heard the sound of a millstone, nor the voice ofbridegroom and bride. The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The great Babylon led astray the nations and shed the blood of the saints and prophets 25For your merchants were the lords of the earth, and by your sorcery all" "nationswere led astray. And in her was found the blood of prophets and of the saints and of all whohave been slain on the earth." "*** REVELATION 15 ***" "Hallelujah sounded in heaven by a great multitude 1After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven proclaiming , Hallelujah Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for true and just are his judgements. He has condemned the Great Harlot who corrupted the earth by her fornication. He has avenged on her the blood of hisservants." "Again they proclaimed , Hallelujah The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever. And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God who was seated on the throne . And they cried out , Amen. Hallelujah Rome, a traditional symbol of wealth, power and worldliness. The wedding of the Lamb has come and the Bride is ready 5Then came a voice from the throne saying , Praise our God all you his servants and all who revere him, both small and great. And I heard what sounded like the voice of a great multitude , like the roar of rushing waters and loud" "peals of thunder . The voices cried out , Hallelujah For our Lord God Almighty reigns. 7Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory. For the wedding of the Lamb hascome and his Bride has made herself ready, clothed in fine linen, bright and pure. The fine linen represents the righteous works of the saints . Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb 9The angel said to me , Write this, Blessed are those who are invited to the weddingsupper of the Lamb. Then he said , These are the true words of God. John forbidden to worship the angel of the Lord At" "this I fell at the angel s feet to worship him, but he said to me , You must not do that. I am a fellow servant with you and with your brethren who hold to the testimony ofJesus. Worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Jesus returns to earth riding a white horse and clothed in a blood red robe 12Then I saw heaven standing open and a white horse . He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True . 13With justice he judges and wages war . His eyes are like blazing fire and on his head are many crowns" ". 14A name is written on his forehead that no one knows but himself . 15He is clothed in a robe , dipped in blood and his name is the Word of God . 16From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations . He will rule them with an iron sceptre . 17He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty . 18On his robe and on his thigh is written this name , King of kings and Lord of lords . The armies of heaven follow Jesus , also riding white horses 19The armies of heaven followed him , riding on white horses , clothed in fine linen , white and pure . The" "birds called to the great supper to eat the flesh of those who will fall at Armageddon 20I saw an angel standing in the sun . He cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying in mid- air saying , Come gather together for the great supper of God, that you may eat theflesh of kings, captains and mighty men, of horses and their riders. And the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great. The kings of the earth gather their armies to wage war 22Then I saw the Beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and his" "army . The Beast and False Prophet captured and cast alive into the Lake of Fire 23But the Beast was captured and with him the False Prophet who performed miracles inhis presence . With these miracles he had deceived those who had received the mark of the Beast and worshipped his image . 25The two of them were cast alive into the fiery lake of burning sulphur . The kings and their armies slain and the birds gorge on their flesh 26The rest were slain by the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse , and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh .Satan bound in" "the Pit for a thousand years 27Then I saw an angel coming down out of heaven having the key to the Pit and holding inhis hand a great chain . He seized the Dragon , that ancient serpent who is the devil or Satan , and bound him for a thousand years . 29He threw him into the Pit and locked and sealed it over him to keep him from deceiving the nations any more , until the thousand years are ended. 30After that he is to be set free for a short time." "*** REVELATION 16 ***" "The faithful spirits are resurrected and judged and reign with Christ on earth a thousand years 1Then I saw thrones ," "on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge .2And I saw the spirits of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and of the word of God . 3They had not worshipped the Beast nor his image , and had not received his mark in their foreheads or their hands . 4They were resurrected and reigned with Christ a thousand years . 5Blessed and holy are they who have part in the first resurrection . The Second Death has no power over them . 6They shall be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Christ for a thousand years . The rest of the" "dead not resurrected until the thousand years are ended 7This is the first resurrection . The rest of the dead were not resurrected until the thousand years were ended . Satan will be released to again deceive the nations when the thousand years are over 8When the thousand years are over , Satan will be released from his prison and will againgo out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth . As did Gog of Magog , to gather them for battle . The nations again gather to attack the Holy City 10I saw them , in number like the sand on the seashore . They marched across" "the breadth of the earth and surrounded the city of God s people , the city he loves . Fire comes down from heaven and devours them 11But fire came down from heaven and devoured them . 12And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of burning sulphur where the Beast and the False Prophet were , and they will be in torment day and night for ever and ever. The final resurrection and day of judgement 13Then I saw a great white throne and he who sat upon it , from whose face earth and its heavens fled away , and" "there was no place found for them . 14The sea gave up the dead that were in it and the grave and Hades gave up their dead that were in them , and each person was judged according to what they had done . 15I saw the dead , great and small standing before the throne and books were opened . The Book of Life 16And another book was opened which is the Book of Life . 17The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded inthe books . The Second Death Then death and Hades were cast into the Lake of Fire , which represents the Second Death . 19Anyone whose name was not found" "written in the Book of Life was cast into the Lake of Fire."