Archives for December 2022

Revelation 22 The River of Life 1Then the angel[a]showed methe river ofthe water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb2through the middle ofthe street of the city;also, on either side of the river,the tree of life[b]with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree werefor the healin...

Revelation 22 The River of Life 1Then the angel[a]showed methe river ofthe water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb2through the middle ofthe street of the city;also, on either side of the river,the tree of life[b]with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree werefor the healin...

Revelation 21 The New Heaven and the New Earth 1Then I sawa new heaven and a new earth, forthe first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.2And I sawthe holy city,new Jerusalem,coming down out of heaven from God,preparedas a bride adorned for her husband.3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold,the dwelling p...

Revelation 20 The Thousand Years 1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven,holding in his hand the key tothe bottomless pit[a]and a great chain.2And he seizedthe dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, andbound him for a thousand years,3and threw him intothe pit, and shut it andsealed it over him, so thathe might not deceive the nati...

Revelation 19 Rejoicing in Heaven 1After this I heardwhat seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, "Hallelujah!Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,2forhis judgments are true and just;for he has judgedthe great prostitutewho corrupted the earth with her immorality,andhas avenged on her the blood of his servants...

Revelation 18 The Fall of Babylon 1After this I sawanother angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, andthe earth was made bright with his glory.2And he called out with a mighty voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!She has becomea dwelling place for demons,a hauntfor every unclean spirit,a hauntfor every unclean bird,a haunt for eve...

Revelation 17 The Great Prostitute and the Beast 1Thenone of the seven angels who hadthe seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment ofthe great prostitutewho is seated on many waters,2with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, andwith the wine of whose sexual immoralitythe dwellers on earth have become dru...

Revelation 16 The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath 1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple tellingthe seven angels, "Go andpour out on the earththe seven bowls of the wrath of God." 2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painfulsores came upon the people who borethe mark of the beast and worshiped its image. 3The sec...

Revelation 15 The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues ThenI saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing,seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished. 2And I sawwhat appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fireand also thosewho had conquered the beast and its image andthe number of its name, standing bes...

Revelation 14 The Lamb and the 144,000 Then I looked, and behold, onMount Zionstood the Lamb, and with him144,000 whohad his name and his Father's name writtenon their foreheads.2And I heard a voice from heavenlike the roar of many waters andlike the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound ofharpists playing on their harps,3and they we...

Revelation 13 The First Beast And I saw a beast rising out of the sea,with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns andblasphemous names on its heads.2And the beast that I saw waslike a leopard; its feet were likea bear's, and its mouth was likea lion's mouth. And to itthe dragon gave his power andhis throne and great authority.3One of its...

Revelation 12 The Woman and the Dragon And a great sign appeared in heaven: a womanclothed withthe sun, withthe moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.2She was pregnant andwas crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.3And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a greatred dragon,with seven heads andten horns, and on h...

Revelation 11 The Two Witnesses Then I was givena measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, "Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there,2but do not measurethe court outside the temple; leave that out, forit is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city forforty-two months.3And I will grant authority ...

Revelation 10 The Angel and the Little Scroll Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, witha rainbow over his head, andhis face was like the sun, andhis legs like pillars of fire.2He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land,3and called out with a loud voic...

Revelation 8 The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer When the Lamb openedthe seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.2Then I saw the seven angelswho stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.3And another angel came and stoodat the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer withthe prayers of al...

Revelation 7 The 144,000 of Israel Sealed After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding backthe four winds of the earth,that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree.2Then I saw another angel ascendingfrom the rising of the sun, withthe seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four ange...

Revelation 9 And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, andI saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was giventhe key to the shaft ofthe bottomless pit.[a]2He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaftrose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, andthe sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft.3Then from the smoke camel...

Revelation 6 The Seven Seals Now I watched when the Lamb opened one ofthe seven seals, and I heardone of the four living creatures saywith a voice like thunder,"Come!"2And I looked, and behold,a white horse! Andits rider had a bow, anda crown was given to him, and he came outconquering, and to conquer. 3When he opened the second seal, I heardthe second l...

Revelation 5 The Scroll and the Lamb Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the thronea scroll written within and on the back,sealed with seven seals.2AndI saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?"3And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll ...

Revelation 4 The Throne in Heaven After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to melike a trumpet, said,"Come up here, andI will show you what must take place after this."2At onceI was in the Spirit, and behold,a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne.3And he who sat there...

Revelation 3 To the Church in Sardis "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: 'The words of himwho has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. "'I know your works. You have the reputationof being alive,but you are dead.2Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your workscomplete in the sight of my God.3...

Revelation 2 To the Church in Ephesus "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: 'The words ofhim who holds the seven stars in his right hand,who walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2"'I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, buthave tested thosewho call themselves apostles and are ...

Revelation 1 Prologue The revelation of Jesus Christ, which Godgave himto show to his servantsa]"[a]the things that must soon take place.He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,2who bore witness to the word of God and tothe testimony of Jesus Christ, evento all that he saw.3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, a...