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I saw that the woman was intoxicated with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered or, martyrs. 7 with great amazement.-(7) And the Angel said to me, Why dost thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast of prey that beareth her, which hath the seven heads and 8 the ten horns. (8) The beast of prey which thou sawest, was, and is not; and he will ascend from the abyss and go into perdition: and the dwellers on the earth, whose names are not written in the Sy. name is. book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast of prey, which 9 was, and is not, and approacheth. (9) Here is intelligence, for him who hath wisdom. Those seven heads are the seven mountains,d on which the Sy.a 10 woman sitteth. (10) And there are seven kings: of whom five have fallen, one exists, and the other hath not yet come; and when he cometh he must 11 continue for a short time. (11) And the beast of prey, which was and is not, is the eighth, and is 12 from the seven, and is for perdition. (12) And the ten horns which thou sawest, are ten kings. These persons have not yet received royalty; but they receive authority, as if kings, with the beasts of 13 prey, for one hour. (13) They have one mind; Sy. 100g. and they will give their power and authority unto 14 the beast of prey. (14) They will make war upon the Lamb; and the Lamb will vanquish them because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those with him [are] called and chosen and faithful. 15 (15) And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and 16 multitudes, and nations, and tongues. (16) And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast of prey, will hate the harlot; and they will make her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh, and 17 burn her with fire. (17) For God hath put into their hearts, to do his pleasure,f and to execute one Sy. S purpose, and to give their kingdom to the beast of

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XVIII. After these things, I saw another angel come

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down from heaven; and he had great authority,
and the earth was illumined by his glory. (2) And 2
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is Babylon the great: and hath become a cavern Sy. 123a of demons, and the home of every unclean spirit, and the home of every unclean and hateful bird, and the home of every unclean and hateful beast of prey. (3) For all the nations have drunken of 3 the wine of her wrath; and the kings of the earth have practised whoredom with her; and the merchants of the earth have been enriched by the abundance of her luxuries.-(4) And I heard 4 another voice from heaven, saying: Come ye out of her, my people; that ye may not participate in her sins, and may not partake of her plagues. Sy. adhered to. (5) For her sins have reached up to heaven; and 5 God hath remembered her iniquities. (6) Recom- 6 pense ye to her, as she also hath recompensed; and render to her double, according to her deeds; in the cup which she hath mixed, mix ye to her twofold. (7) As much as she pleased herself with 7 lasciviousness, so much of anguish and sorrow give ye to her. Because she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and I shall see no sorrow; (8) therefore, in one day, shall these her 8 plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. (9) And the kings 9 of the earth who committed whoredom and were lascivious with her, shall weep, and mourn, and bewail her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, (10) standing afar off, from fear of her 10 torment, [and] saying, Alas, alas! that great city Babylon, that powerful city; for in one hour is thy judgment come! (11) And the merchants of the 11 earth will mourn over her, because no one purchaseth their cargo; (12) no more, the cargo of 12 gold, and silver, and precious stones, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and every aromatic wood, and all vessels of ivory, and all vessels of very precious wood, and of brass, and of iron, and of marble, (13) and cinna- 13 mon, and amomum, and aromatics, and unguents, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts of burden, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and the bodies and souls of

14 men. (14) And the fruits which thy soul desired, have departed from thee; and all things delicious and splendid have perished from thee; and the 15 traders in them shall obtain them no more. (15)

And they who were enriched from her, will stand afar off, for fear of her torment; and will weep and 16 mourn, (16) saying: Alas, alas! that great city, which was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded with gold, and precious stones, and pearls; because, in one hour, such riches 17 are laid waste. (17) And every pilot, and every

navigator to the place, and the sailors, and all who 18 do business by sea, stood afar off, (18) and cried,

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when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying: 19 What [other] is like this great city! (19) And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping, and mourning, and saying: Álas, alas! that great city, in which all that have ships in the sea became rich, by her preciousness; for in one hour she hath 20 become desolate.-(20) Rejoice over her, O heaven, and ye Angels, and Legates, and Prophets; because 21 God judgeth your caused with her. (21) And an Sy.judgment angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying: So shall Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with violence, and shall 22 no more be found: (22) and the voice of harpers and musicians and pipers and trumpeters, shall no more be heard in thee; and no artificer of any 23 trade, shall be found any more in thee. (23) And the light of a candle, shall not be seen in thee; and the voice of a bridegroom and bride, shall no more be heard in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth, because all nations were 24 seduced by thy sorceries. (24) And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all those that have been slain on the earth.

XIX. And after these things, I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying: Hallelujah : Sy. Lello Deliverance, and strength, and glory, and honor, 2 unto our God: (2) for, true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged that great harlot, who corrupted the earth with her whoredom; and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. 3 (3) And again they said: Hallelujah: and her 4 smoke ascendeth up for ever and ever. (4) And

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the twenty-four Elders fell down, and the four
Animals, and worshipped God who sitteth on the
throne, saying: Amen: Hallelujah! (5) And a
voice came forth from the throne, saying: Praise
our God, all ye his servants; and such as fear him,
small and great. (6) And I heard, as it were the 6
voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of
many
waters, and as the voice of heavy thunders, saying:
Hallelujah; for our Lord God, Omnipotent, reign-
eth. (7) Let us rejoice and exult, and give glory 7
to him: for the marriage supper of the Lamb hath
come, and his bride hath made herself ready.
(8) And it was granted her to be clothed in fine 8
linen, bright and clean: for fine linen is the righ-
teousnesses of the saints.-(9) And he said to me, 9
Write; Blessed are they who are called to the sup-
per of the marriage feast of the Lamb. And he
said to me, These my [sayings] are the true words
of God. (10) And I fell at his feet, to worship 10
him. And he said to me, See, [thou do it] not;
I am thy fellow-servant, and of those thy brethren
who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship ye
God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of
prophecy.

And I saw heaven opened: and lo, a white 11
horse; and he that sat on it, is called Faithful and
True: and in righteousness he judgeth, and maketh
war. (12) His eyes [were] like a flame of fire, and 12
on his head [were] many diadems; and he had
names inscribed; and the name which was written
on him, no one knew, except himself. (13) And 13
he was clothed with a vesture sprinkled with
blood; and his name is called, The Word of God.c
(14) And the soldiery of heaven followed him, on 14
white horses, clad in garments of fine linen, pure
[and] white. (15) And from his mouth issued a 15
sharp two-edged sword, that with it he could smite
the nations; and he will rule the nations with a
rod of iron; and he will tread the wine-press of the
wrath of God Almighty. (16) And he hath upon 16
his vesture and upon his thigh the words written:
King of kings, and Lord of lords.-(17) And I saw 17
an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a
loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the
midst of heaven: Come ye, assemble unto this
great supper of God; (18) that ye may eat the 18

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flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains of thousands, and the flesh of valiant men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all the free-born and of slaves, and of the 19 small and the great.-(19) And I saw the beast of prey, and the kings of the earth, and their warriors, that they assembled to wage battle with him who sat on the [white] horse, and with his warriors. 20 (20) And the beast of prey was captured, and the false prophet that was with him, who did those prodigies before him, whereby he seduced them who had received the mark of the beast of preya Sy. and who worshipped his image. And they were both cast alive into the laked of fire, which burneth 21 with sulphur. (21) And the rest were slain by the sword of him that sat on the horse, by that [sword] which issueth from his mouth: and all XX. the fowls were satiated with their flesh.-(XX.) And I saw an angel that descended from heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand. 2 (2) And he seized the dragon, the old serpent, who is the Deceivera and Satan, who seduced the whole habitable world: and he bound him a thousand 3 years. (3) And he cast him into the abyss, and closed and sealed upon him; so that he might deceive the nations no more, until these thousand years shall be completed: but after that, he will be 4 loosed for a little time. (4) And I saw thrones, and [persons] sat on them, and judgment was given to them, and to the souls that were beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God: and these are they who had not worshipped the beast of prey, nor its image, neither had they received the mark upon their forehead or on their hand; and they lived and reigned with their Mes5 siah those thousand years. (5) This is the first 6 resurrection. (6) Blessed and holy is he that hath Sy. part in this first resurrection: over them the second death hath no dominion; but they shall be,-[nay] are, priests of God and of his Messiah; and they 7 will reign with him the thousand years.--(7) And when these thousand years shall be completed, 8 Satan will be released from his prison; (8) and will go forth to seduce the nations that are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog; and to assemble them for battle, whose number is as the|

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